"Not necessarily. It's precisely because she just lost face that she'll have to be more careful and keep a low profile." Wang Zhaorong, however, had a different opinion. She also knew the Empress Dowager better. 'The Empress Dowager's reach wouldn't extend to the Inner Workshop.'
Since they couldn't expand the workshop for now, they would just have to find another way.
Song Yunzhao had an idea, but it wasn't fully formed yet. She looked at the others and said, "The matter of Yan City is causing a huge uproar outside. We should try our best not to stir up any more trouble in the palace. Postponing the workshop expansion isn't a big deal."
Everyone nodded. That made sense. The Emperor wasn't in the Capital City, and Fan Deshi was a smooth operator. It was better to lay low for now.
