After the hangover, drinking chilled tea only aggravated her frustration, and Hua Yan truly began to feel unwell.
In the warm and gentle breeze of spring and summer, Hua Yan left her room and lay down on the wicker chair in the courtyard to bask in the sun. Bathed in the light, with her eyes closed, her mind was fully occupied with thoughts of how to extricate herself from the current predicament.
She had originally thought that her actions at Shunfang Gambling House the day before were sufficient for the Imperial Censorate to impeach her the following day and for the Emperor and Empress Dowager to despise her. She believed the entire court would be united in their dissatisfaction with her as the Crown Princess Consort, and under such immense pressure, Yun Chi would have no choice but to follow public opinion and call off the marriage.
