"Sister Wenjun, why can't we just speak our minds?" The delicate-featured woman complained, "Sister Wenjun, you're just too kind, always considering others."
"I'm doing this for your own good." Shang Wenjun poured each of them a cup of tea, calmly analyzing, "Ye Qiu is now a meritorious official, deeply trusted by Your Majesty. What if someone with ulterior motives hears what you say and uses it against you?"
"What could she possibly do to us? Yingxin is a Commandery Princess!"
"Precisely because Yingxin is a Commandery Princess, she represents the Imperial Family. If word gets out, people might think the Princess and His Majesty are at odds!" Shang Wenjun explained unhurriedly, "So, you should speak less."
"My uncle dotes on me the most, he wouldn't punish me!" Tong Yingxin said defiantly, but eventually fell silent.
