Shen Qing had never been one to stay quiet and follow the rules.
She knew that many people around Yu Jiuqing now disapproved of her, and many officials who had only entered the court in the last decade also had a poor impression of her.
At this point, all she had to do was reveal her identity as Lord Xiao Shen, and many things would easily fall into place.
But doing so would mean resting on the laurels of her achievements from ten years ago. How could she possibly be satisfied with that?
Ten years ago, many had come to accept her serving in the court disguised as a man. But as Grandmaster Qian had said before, a large part of that acceptance was because she had acted first and reported later, concealing her identity as a woman. By the time the truth came out, she had already amassed achievements they could never hope to match.
That was why many of them were forced to admit she had a place alongside them in the political arena.
