Chapter 216.1
After seeing off Huiniang, Yaoniang pondered for a long time, her delicate willow eyebrows still furrowed.
It wasn’t that she was afraid of causing trouble for herself since her reputation outside the palace wasn’t great anyway. Emperor Jin’an refused to expand his harem. Although he hadn’t mentioned the reason, rumours had long spread that it was because of her, and the label of “jealous woman” had been circulating for quite some time. Adding one more scandal wouldn’t make much difference.
What she was thinking about was how to deal with Li-shi.
There was no doubt that Li-shi was the root of all these troubles, and she could probably smooth things over this time. But what about the next time? She could ignore Li-shi, and her brother-in-law could do the same, but her sister Huiniang had to be considered.
When her sister spoke to her before, Yaoniang could clearly sense that there might have been a rift between her sister and brother-in-law. An argument had most likely happened just prior to entering the palace.
In the end, Li-shi was her sister’s mother-in-law, so it was impossible to not deal with it.
Seeing the empress lost in thought, Hong Chou and the others dared not disturb her. It wasn’t until Sibao came looking for her that the palace servants led her over.
“What’s going on now?”
Sibao didn’t speak; she just clung to Yaoniang’s clothing. Nowadays, it was nearly impossible for Yaoniang to wear tidy clothes unless she stayed far away from Sanbao and Sibao; otherwise, these two mischievous troublemakers would ruin her attire in no time.