Blinded by gold

There was nothing pleasant about being called out on her behavior. Bai Li An's complexion worsened, alternating between white and bright red. Her chest heaving, she had a hard time calming herself.

And she also refused to admit that Bai Yue was right on a matter she wasn't even supposed to know! In fact, it only reinforced the idea that the wretched girl wanted to steal back her identity.

She sucked in a cold breath and a thought flashed across her mind - it was a good thing that Madam Fu insisted that she went out to receive the Dowager Empress' decree, thus thwarting Bai Yue's schemes.

"Watch your words," she warned Bai Yue in a hard voice instead of repenting. "The matters of the Imperial Harem isn't something a girl like you has the right to speak about."