Zhao Fujin's matchmaking for Zhao Yingluo was originally a scheme to kill two birds with one stone. She might have feelings for Shen Yue, but ultimately, as someone already wed, she devised an excellent way to connect Shen Yue and Zhao Yingluo.
As long as Shen Yue accepted her kind intentions, the tensions between them would resolve themselves.
If Shen Yue accepted Zhao Yingluo and the Jade Green Bead, he would then be accepting Zhao Fujin's goodwill. In doing so, Shen Yue would find it hard to execute any thunderous attacks against the Cai Family.
Some thoughts were plain to everyone, yet none would voice them aloud.
Empress Zheng remained silent.
Having presided over the harem for many years, she did not rely solely on kindness but on an acute understanding of human nature and worldly affairs. She knew the Emperor harbored complicated feelings toward the Cai Family.
Some flaws are not so easily severed.
