Face me First

After the morning greetings, the Empress sent the message to Ying Lili to come to her Manor as the Empress had something important to discuss with her. "Why is she calling me all of a sudden?" murmured Ying Lili. She stood up and left for the Empress's Manor with Court Lady Xue, followed by other maidservants.

Reaching there, she greeted the Empress and the other consorts. "Have a seat, Crown Princess," Weng Wei said. Ying Lili nodded and took the seat. "The reason I called the Crown Princess here is that you have the second-highest power in the Inner Palace yet your presence is nil," Weng Wei pronounced.

"Forgive me, your majesty, for not showing my presence," Ying Lili bowed and apologized.

"Crown Princess, it is your duty to actively take part in the Inner Palace too," the First Consort, Ju Fen stated and turned her gaze towards the Empress. "Sister Wei, I think the Crown Princess's mother never taught her such things," Consort Ju Fen deduced.