After the "showdown" with Yu Tan, Mingshu could clearly feel that the other party was much more attentive to her. It wasn't like the overly purpose-driven flattery from before since the frequency of the other's coquettish behavior in front of her had visibly decreased. It seemed as if she was now considered one of their own.
She was concerned about Si Chu's health and secretly summoned Zhui Ying.
Knowing that the two masters were having a conflict and that there was also a low pressure from the emperor's side, now it had come to the Noble Consort. Zhui Ying complained bitterly while carefully watching Mingshu, "What orders does Your Highness have for me?"
Mingshu stared at him steadily, making Zhui Ying's scalp tingle with nervousness. After a while, she said with a face that alternated between light and shadow, "I will ask you a question, and you'd best answer truthfully."