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Hongyue's eyes lowered as she began to sink into her thoughts. Even if she longed for such a position, her heart would never allow it easily.

The balance of trust was already skewed.

Although this third sister of hers seemed to genuinely care for her, the fact that she was still the general's daughter would remain all the same.

General Wei was not a trusting man.

If he was able to kill off his own fourth concubine without pity, why wouldn't he do the same to any other of his confidants? Or even better, why not any of his children?

Not to mention, after Concubine Mei went crazy and her father, Minister Hui, went against the general, the first person, General Wei, should have retaliated against should have been this third daughter of his.

But the third miss was left unharmed, unbothered. As if the general knew this daughter of his could do no wrong.

What gave him that confidence?

Hongyue frowned.

If she were to compare, the amount of trust was not just merely unsettling. If Hongyue had to create more than one elaborate scheme to gain only a fragment of General Wei's faith in her, this Lan'er...

How dangerous.

She clicked her tongue.

After all, the roses that contained the weren't something that would give away its nectar to just anyone.

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Hongyue paused, her right hand gently touching a spot on her left arm. After the fire incident, rumors were circulating around from inner servants that the empress was punished and lost favor from the emperor.

While the exact reasons weren't known for her punishment, Hongyue knew it was related to the spies in the garden.

It seemed like the emperor wasn't a clueless man; instead, he was a talented player of the game.

How could inner servants of a royal palace be allowed to run their mouths however they pleased?

One wrong word could be heard by the emperor, and they could all be beheaded. That is unless the emperor himself wanted the rumors to run wildly as such.

But for the emperor to allow such a thing... could it be that he was trying to protect the empress?

Rumors were merely rumors, but sometimes they gave hope to a specific determined audience. That false hope gave more possibility for a wrongful action being made.

Hongyue's hand paused.

More questions that she simply couldn't get the answers to yet.

Just who wanted her dead, and who wanted her alive?

Where did those trained normals come from?