Hua Gongmei's face fell, growing uglier and uglier as the eunuch announced her placing once more.
When Prince Chu had given his toast, he had tossed a wax ball into her cup. She had been filled with joy as she unfolded the note: How to weaken a vassal. She immediately understood that His Highness was giving her a hint. Surely no one understood His Majesty's mind better than the princes who spent day and night by his side.
She had been so excited that her heart felt like it would explode! His Highness was giving her a hint, and this was surely his way of saying that she was the woman he had in mind! Her dream was finally coming true, and she felt like she could cry.
But! But! She only got third place!
And based on what the Tian Sheng Emperor had just said, she finally understood what Ning Yi had intended, and her face paled.
