The Virtuous Concubine froze. Despite the Grand Princess Sheng An's words being full of praises for her, she could discern the implied meaning. The competition between her and her elder sister for the eldest son of the Duke Residence had left her on the losing end. Out of anger, she had entered the palace and became an imperial consort. Her family had managed to conceal this ugly history well, but there was no such thing as airtight secrecy. The emperor might not know, but the Grand Princess knew it all too well, after having caught her pushing her sister to the floor, causing a miscarriage.
No matter what the Virtuous Concubine had planned, the Grand Princess's words were an implicit warning. If she fanned the flames today and led the emperor to punish her grandson, the past would be unearthed.