Slapped in the face, the woman still said loftily, "Behind the vermilion gates, meat and wine go to waste while out on the road lie the bones of the frozen. Qiao Jinniang, how can you treat your relatives like this? You're get retribution sooner or later!"
Tong Xuan said in a hurry and anger, "If you want to court death, don't implicate me!"
Qiao Jinniang knew Tong Xuan. She was the daughter of Censor Tong, who impeached her two days ago, and the niece of Mrs. Zhou, the Queen's sister-in-law.
In the racecourse that day, Tong Xuan also satirized her, but when Myriad Taste opened, she came to attend the opening ceremony and presented gifts.
Tong Yingying said, "Sister, you're too timid! She has not entered the East Palace yet, and even if she has, why can't I scold her for being extravagant and wasteful? The late Imperial Censor Wei once scolded Emperor Taizong's harem for extravagance, and Emperor Taizong felt extremely ashamed, but what about Qiao Jinniang?
