Consort Ruan said disconsolately, "What's the point of all this struggle? It's better to be relaxed and carefree like us."
Consort Qi: ...
It was not that she didn't want to compete; she simply lacked the means. If she possessed the skills and family background of Noble Consort Li, she would naturally fight for her son.
Not only Consort Qi and Consort Ruan were paying attention to the whereabouts of You Xiangrui; many others inside and outside the court were equally concerned.
At that moment, Yan Junchu was being granted an audience with the emperor.
He had obtained several confessions and, combined with the testimony previously provided by Duchess An, even he was somewhat doubtful about the direction the case was taking.
The more such a situation developed, the less Yan Junchu would conceal anything. He was both son and subject to his imperial father.
