Song Yexi shook her head.
Song Qinghan, of course, wasn't going. She had to prepare for the selection. After being so utterly humiliated, Mrs. Cai was sparing no expense to prepare things for her, determined that she be chosen to stay in the palace and redeem herself.
Song Qinghan wasn't going, but Old Mrs. Cai had invited *her*—Song Yunzhao. Song Yunzhao had no idea when she'd earned her maternal grandmother's favor. After all, the last time, this was the very same grandmother who had agreed with her own daughter's plan to confine Yunzhao to a temple for a "short stay."
Song Yexi reassured Song Yunzhao, "Don't worry. My mother will look out for you. I'm just giving you a heads-up so you can prepare."
Song Yunzhao let out a soft laugh. "I suppose I was never meant to be close with my mother's family."
