"Hmm?" Gu Youyou looked up at her.
She felt a bit embarrassed and said, "I've implicated you, I'm so sorry. But I'm not just saying this for fun, at home my father and grandmother are the authorities, but the one who really calls the shots in the inner court is my mother. Having her bear a grudge against you would make for difficult days; just the reduced personal spending allowance alone would show that. If you're concerned, just ask any of those concubines trying to curry favor and they'll tell you.
"The clever concubines would rather offend my grandmother than dare to cross my mother."
"Really?" Gu Youyou was somewhat surprised and said, "I'm not competing with your mother for favor."
