'At least there are still a few children, the Empress's position should be secure, and life won't be too bad!'
'When the time comes, I'll take the children and live on my own, let him go with that woman!'
'If worst comes to worst, when Henger and Yeye grow up, I'll move out when they build their own residences. I absolutely won't live with a man whose heart has changed! Hmph!'
In the latter half of the banquet, Xia Ruqing was in turmoil.
The concubines also lost interest.
At first, they forced smiles, but later they couldn't pretend anymore, so they simply stopped talking and focused on eating.
Zhao Junyao saw that it was time, so he waved his hand and dismissed everyone.
…
The concubines breathed a sigh of relief, disappearing from the Emperor's sight as quickly as possible.
Afraid that if the Emperor got upset, he might take it out on them.
Xia Ruqing also wanted to leave, so she bowed to Zhao Junyao.
