The thought came and went in a flash for Song Yunzhao. The Emperor's absence from the harem didn't affect her much. Seeing how composed the three concubines were, what did she have to be anxious about?
So, she decided to settle down and focus on her career. Pleading poverty to the Emperor was something she could only do once in a while. She couldn't keep fleecing the same sheep—the Emperor—or she might push him too far.
It was better to rely on herself than on anyone else.
Han Jinyi was right about one thing: imperial favor was the most unreliable thing in the world.
'In her past life, she hadn't known the first thing about infrastructure, wasn't a chemistry whiz, and was certainly no weapons expert. She was completely clueless when it came to that kind of "hardware." So, as for helping the Emperor eliminate dissidents, expand his army, improve the grade and quality of his weapons, or build a cannon that could shoot for the sky... she was completely out of her depth.'
