Is it pitiable?
After returning from Jiangnan, Lu Ying became well aware of Shen Yinning's family background.
A mere one thousand taels of patterned silver was hardly of any worth to her.
She was not the sort of woman to leave the gambling table early just because of losing a little money.
Lu Ying stood by the flower-patterned window with her hands behind her back, and in an instant, she guessed what this woman was up to—
She was deliberately tempting Shen Yunxi.
Huo Mingyan, unaware, only asked with concern, "She's here as a guest. Now that she's lost so much money, wouldn't it seem as though the women in the palace mistreated her? Should Your Majesty discreetly make up for it?"
Lu Ying refused, "No need."
Huo Mingyan, observing his back, slightly loosened the handkerchief she had been tightly gripping.
