"Your Majesty..." Nan Feng was looking for a reason to decline, "Nan Feng is a woman, and a woman's perspective might be different from that of a man."
"So, you are unwilling to do this favor for me?" the Emperor asked again.
Nan Feng did not respond, but the queen consort, De Fei, graciously provided her a seat: "Servant, add a cushion, and let Lady Nan Feng sit."
Then De Fei shifted her position to make room.
De Fei truly lived up to her title. Her own man was choosing concubines, yet she magnanimously offered Nan Feng a seat next to her. Didn't it hurt her inside? Wasn't she exhausted from keeping up appearances?
The moment Nan Feng sat down, Ning Liangpin who was next to De Fei, glared at her, and so did the royal consort Jiang Guipin sitting on the right of the emperor. Both gave her sharp looks.
However, Chen Daying and Zhang Liangdi seemed to welcome Nan Feng heartily—they sensed the emperor's unusual regard for Nan Feng, so they perhaps hoped to win some favour too.
