It was a good thing there was no Empress in the palace. If an Empress were in charge, they'd all be kneeling in Changle Palace right now.
Most of the well-bred young ladies in the Capital City knew how to play leaf cards to some extent. Regardless of their actual skill, it was a form of socialization, so they all learned the basics.
Song Yunzhao watched Lu Zhixue shuffle the cards and said with a smile, "I can see it now. Our Lu Pin is quite the expert. Look at that technique! You couldn't master that without twenty years of practice."
Lu Zhixue's hands faltered, and her face flushed with indignation. "How old do you think I am? Twenty years of practice? I wouldn't have that much time even if you counted my days in the womb!"
Feng Yunjin and Han Jinyi burst out laughing.
Once the cards were dealt, everyone began to draw their hands. Lu Zhixue spoke first. "No intentionally discarding cards for someone else to pick up."
