78 Chapter 19: Imperial Dr. Yen, Fingers (1/2)
”Bullying….” Yijun had a look of disbelief.
That's right. Maids must not do such things to high-ranking consorts. It was unthinkable.
”It's hard to believe,” Yen said. If the other party was reluctant to understand it, Yen also didn't want to talk about it. She didn't like to talk about speculation.
However, it was crucial for her to explain why the maid had touched the bowl. She decided to honestly speak her mind instead of doing a poor job of pretending.
”Can you tell me about it?” he asked.
”I will. I just want to say in advance that this is just my speculation,” she said.
”That's fine.”
She talked about it first from the unique perspective of Consort Hui.
About her becoming the previous emperor's consort despite her young age and leaving her family as a result of that. Many women are educated to commit their body as wives to their husbands fully. It is more prominent for those who were well-bred. Even if it was said to be political, the fact that Consort Hui married the son of her deceased husband was severely unvirtuous.
”Did you see Consort Hui's Garden Party outfit?” Yen asked.
”….”
”She didn't read the atmosphere.” However, everyone in her entourage had been wearing correspondingly white outfits. ”Normally, maids are supposed to advise their consort on what to wear. Otherwise, they would wear outfits that will compliment her. But what we saw there, was as if only Consort Hui was clowning around.”
Maids are people who support their master. That was what Hong and the other maids had told her. Even the things Yao said during the Garden party, she understood as reality. If she thought of it that way, it brings out a different side to the incident where those maids were arguing amongst each other about Consort Hui's outfit.
The young Consort Hui most surely wore that outfit as she was flattered by her maids and was told that it matched her. There was no doubt about it. In the inner palace, everyone around her is an enemy, so the only ones she could trust were her maids.