Yin Can’s crimes were not light. He was originally charged with improper relations with royal concubines. Now that I had been granted to Cang Lian, and I was nominally Yin Can’s sister, it was already good that I wasn’t implicated.
“The messenger was the prince’s personal attendant. As a mere servant, I didn’t dare to ask too much!” The steward looked at my worried expression.
Perhaps he thought Wu Han being summoned to the palace was a very ordinary matter.
“No, I’m going to the palace to check!” I disregarded the steward’s anxiety and prepared to leave.
“Go to the palace? With what identity? As the prince’s favored concubine?” A soft voice entered my ears, making me feel uncomfortable.
Turning to look at the speaker, he seemed to be one of Wu Han’s attendant consorts from last time. Seeing him look at me with a contemptuous expression made an inexplicable anger rise within me.
“Yes, madam. The prince also instructed before leaving that you should rest well in the mansion. He said he would come find you when he returns!” The steward chimed in.
In fact, I had never known my exact status in the mansion. Calling me a favored concubine seemed to make others quite respectful. Wu Han had also made everyone call me “madam”, but in terms of status, I wasn’t even a secondary wife. My current identity was only slightly higher than a maid.
Thinking of this, I didn’t want to worry anymore. Wu Han’s safety wasn’t something I should be concerned about. Now I should think about how to complete the transaction between me and Yin Can.
I turned to leave, ignoring them.
“What a heartless woman. Just moments ago you looked so worried, and now you have an expression of complete indifference,” the man began to persistently provoke me.
I turned and gave him a charming smile, speaking with utmost coquettishness: “In terms of status, it’s not my place to worry; in terms of being cherished, I’m not qualified; in terms of identity, I have even less right! So tell me, what else should I be worried about?”
To put it bluntly, I’m just an unloved concubine, nothing more.”
He didn’t expect me to suddenly say such words and looked at me, somewhat stunned.
