"Concubine Du, Qingwu is right. The Empress Dowager is not someone you can speak of so freely. If anyone from the palace were to hear this, Prince Yong would be reprimanded as well. Do you admit your fault?"
Tao Wanxin's entire demeanor changed in an instant.
She was, after all, the eldest daughter of a great and noble house.
Born into a prestigious family and well-versed in literature, her seat at the head of the room gave her an air of cool, refined nobility that no young lady from an ordinary family could ever match.
Du Yufang was quick on the uptake. Sensing the shift in the atmosphere, she rose with the support of her maid's arm, then slowly sank to the floor.
"It is all my fault for displeasing you, Princess Consort. I am completely and utterly in the wrong."
Ji Qingwu watched with great interest as Du Yufang put on a frail, helpless display, remaining on the floor.
'It's so much more entertaining to watch someone else put on a show.'
