They thought she was angry… that she couldn't bear the idea of Ming Mei being summoned while she remained alone in Yunlu Palace.
But what they didn't understand was—she didn't care who Xiang Longwei favored tonight. As long as power rested in her hands, nothing else mattered.
Love is fleeting. Power is what endures. She will have her revenge. And she knows that one day, Xiang Longwei and she will turn on each other… because they were never destined to walk the same path. He destroyed her family. For that, she will make him pay.
Just as Mei Liang stepped out toward Zhao Jieyu's Linglong Palace, the emperor's procession arrived at Xiangting Auspicious Pavilion.
It wasn't Eunuch Zhao this time, but Eunuch Guo.
Ming Mei's maidservants beamed with joy, their eyes lighting up as they saw the imperial palanquin. Ming Mei had already dressed hours ago, having been informed that morning that she would serve the emperor tonight.
