Qin Xiyue's promotion to Wanyi livened up the palace for several days. Consort Shu even held a small banquet to celebrate.
Song Yunzhao was invited, but she declined, citing poor health.
Han Jinyi, however, did attend. She had no grievances with Qin Xiyue, and given her lower rank, it would have been unwise not to go. What surprised Song Yunzhao was that Lu Zhixue had been bold enough to refuse, using the exact same excuse: poor health.
At that moment, Song Yunzhao found Lu Zhixue rather interesting. 'So it seems her contrarian nature isn't just aimed at me.'
From that day forward, Song Yunzhao the troublemaker had a companion in Lu Zhixue.
To top it off, their palaces were situated one behind the other. Now, everyone in the palace wished they could give their entire section a wide berth. They were practically the two scourges of the harem.
Song Yunzhao was speechless when she heard this. 'Am I not just being dragged down by Lu Zhixue?'
