Xiangxue nodded and said no more. For a palace attendant, the best one could hope for was to leave the palace safely one day and marry into a good family.
Shizhu took the other one-hundred-tael silver note and went to find Anshun with great fanfare. She wanted everyone in Wangyou Palace to know about their master's generous reward. When people had something to look forward to, their loyalty would naturally grow stronger.
After receiving the silver note, Anshun came specifically to kowtow his thanks. Song Yunzhao offered him a few words of praise and added an instruction, "Tomorrow, only allow my aunt to enter the palace. Also, please pay my respects to my father on my behalf."
Anshun committed it all to memory before leaving the palace.
After talking for so long, Song Yunzhao surprisingly felt a bit tired. 'That fainting spell must have left some lingering effects.'
She didn't eat much for her evening meal and went to bed early.
