"An Pin is the Empress Dowager's own niece, so it's only natural for her to be so attentive." Song Yunzhao didn't comment further on An Shutong. In the book, she was a major supporting character.
Qin Xiyue had fallen, but An Shutong was still around. It was hard to say how things would develop in the future.
For now, she was adopting a wait-and-see approach. If An Shutong was smart enough to mind her own business, they could coexist peacefully in the future.
However, both the Empress Dowager and An Shutong were ambitious. She didn't know if they could ever be content and stop vying for power.
Consort Shu missed the deeper meaning in Yun Zhao's words. "You have a point," she said. "Her entry into the palace was all thanks to the Empress Dowager."
Having finished their conversation, the two parted ways at a fork in the path, each returning to her own palace.
