Liang Wan paused for only a moment before continuing forward without hesitation. 'What does their argument have to do with me?'
'I'm not going to compete with them for favor anyway.'
All her past efforts to get close to and flatter Gao Qian had been for one purpose: to enter the palace and find an opportunity to kill him. Now that she was inside, there was no need to continue the charade. She just had to wait until she was of no more use, then a single cup of tea would be enough to end him.
"You! Stop right there!"
Liang Wan had only taken a few steps before two Palace Attendants blocked her path. The one who had spoken so harshly earlier reached out and grabbed her.
Whether from anger or from her short run, the woman was slightly out of breath.
"Are you deaf? I was calling for you, can't you hear? You see that Zhao Hongde is here, yet you don't hurry over to pay your respects? How dare you turn and walk away? How utterly insolent! You have no manners at all—"
