"Yellow-faced hag, just you wait!"
She fiercely shook off her sleeves, her eyes bloodshot as she looked at her own maid.
"Let's go."
"Yes, Secondary Consort."
The maid complied, silently sighing with relief, then followed Secondary Consort Yuan out.
…
As dusk fell, the nanny sent to investigate the deaths in Secondary Consort Yuan's courtyard had returned.
"Heh, she's quite ruthless indeed."
Upon hearing the nanny's report, Lin Caisang, sitting nearby, chuckled lightly and said,
Yet, despite the smiling face, her eyes were devoid of any warmth, her forefinger lightly tapping on the table.
"If she weren't ruthless, how could she have attained her current status?"
Princess Consort Niu also smiled, picking up a teacup from the table, and spoke to Lin Caisang,
This Secondary Consort Yuan, without a powerful family background, has used her own cunning charm to make the prince obtain an imperial decree, appointing her as Secondary Consort.
