Consort Qi was concerned and frustrated about her son's marriage and pondered countermeasures, while Noble Consort Li was not faring any better as she was in the midst of a furious outburst in Zhaoyu Palace.
She had been refused an audience with His Majesty three times in a row, an unprecedented experience for her during her years in the palace.
Prince Xiang sat there with a wooden expression, seemingly lost in thought, dull and lacking his usual scholarly grace.
Fury mounted in Noble Consort Li when she saw her son like this. "What do you plan to do now?" she demanded.
Upon hearing his mother's question, Prince Xiang looked up, his eyes shifted, and then a trace of life finally appeared as he said, "I don't know."
Noble Consort Li: ...
