However, the Zhao Family proved to be far more patient than Yun Zhao had anticipated. Mr. Zhao even submitted a memorial of apology, claiming it was his failure to raise his daughter properly that led her to misbehave in the palace, and he begged Your Majesty for punishment.
When Song Yunzhao heard the news, she found her feelings hard to put into words. A knot of frustration tightened in her chest, making it hard to breathe.
The Zhao Family was certainly patient. Not only that, but with Mr. Zhao's petition, they made her, the Imperial Concubine, appear all the more arrogant, domineering, and unreasonable.
They had effectively slapped a nasty label on her.
Tsk.
'As expected, they're a handful.'
Song Yunzhao wasn't angry. Her reputation was already polarized; it was excellent because of the Treasure Pearl Building, but it plummeted whenever matters of harem rivalry were involved.
