A steady stream of news came from Zhichun Palace. A girl from this family had argued with one person, another had gotten into a fight with someone else. Catfights were an almost daily occurrence.
The clever ones left no evidence to be caught. The less cunning ones were set up and caught red-handed. Those girls did not advance any further; they were sent directly out of the palace.
Song Yunzhao was only paying attention to two people: An Shutong and Xu Mingying.
Xu Mingying was the youngest daughter of Marchioness Wu Xin. It seemed the Marquis Wuxin Mansion felt the marriage alliance between Xu Anxing and Song Qinghan was not only unreliable but had also made them a laughingstock. Thus, they had sent their younger daughter to participate in the concubine selection.
In any case, it was better to rely on yourself than on anyone else.
Xu Mingying was much smarter than her brother; she hadn't been dragged into the mud yet.
