"In the year of the princes' rebellion, she was no fool, how could she be unaware of the trickery within? That Madam Ru who offered up the last will and testament to demonstrate her loyalty, how clean was she really? Or was she harboring a malicious heart, without a shred of cleanliness?"
"That year, it was rumored that the third Prince and his son had both disappeared; the fact that Madam Ru personally went to welcome them back meant it was surely one of those two."
"If she could know of such matters, how could the Emperor, intelligent as he is, not be aware?"
"Yet the imperial will is unfathomable, and she was no longer inclined to guess at his intentions."
"Now her greatest enemy had arrived."
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"Family banquets in the Imperial Palace are rare occasions where everyone is able to sit together."
