Nurse Lu and Nurse Qin frowned at the excited women gathered in the room. Now that the imperial decree had arrived and the prince was absent from the residence, the queen should naturally take control of the situation. What counted for all these women clustering here like bees? "Consorts, madams, representatives from the palace have arrived, please step back."
Why should they step back? Women of higher standing felt unjustified in their hearts. Feeling cooped up in the Wang Residence day after day, they were on the verge of neurotic restlessness. Hardly any news ever trickled down from the Capital City, and they could hardly miss such an opportunity.
Besides, many people wanted to test just how far Lin Ziyin's patience would stretch.