"Forget it, I won't argue with you anymore. You're the one the Emperor detests, not me!"
"You!"
Honored Lady Jiang was fuming.
"What about 'you'? Am I not telling the truth?"
"I haven't even properly served in his bedchamber!"
"And no one has supported me, so those people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs don't dare to go too far. But you, it's different, isn't it, Honored Lady Jiang?"
Honored Lady Du laughed, thoroughly pleased with herself.
Honored Lady Jiang was so furious she was speechless for a long moment, unable to form a proper response.
Reaching a fork in the path, Honored Lady Du flung her sleeves and departed, leaving Honored Lady Jiang standing alone at the crossroads, her face etched with rage.
A blast of cold wind made her complexion turn even paler. The thin cape she wore offered little warmth and no protection from the wind, which seemed to pierce straight through her collar and into her very bones!
Honored Lady Jiang couldn't help but shiver.
