While Song Yunzhao was at Taixi Hall to lodge a complaint and curry favor, Consort Shu and Princess Consort Wan found themselves on a rare walk alone, and Princess Consort Wan even invited Consort Shu to Roufu Palace for tea.
Consort Shu didn't particularly want to go, but seeing as it was Princess Consort Wan's first-ever invitation, she nodded in agreement.
Le Chun served the tea and led the palace attendants away. Yunshang glanced at her mistress, and after Consort Shu gave a slight nod, she also withdrew.
Consort Shu took a sip. Princess Consort Wan enjoyed dabbling in making her own concoctions, and one taste was enough to tell she had blended this tea herself. It was infused with a floral fragrance that Consort Shu found a little too cloying for her palate.
"You didn't invite me here just for tea, did you?" Consort Shu was no naive child. Her personality was the complete opposite of Princess Consort Wan's; the two had never held each other in high regard.
