Song Yunzhao hadn't expected Xu Mingying to commit such a wicked act to harm her. Xu Anchen and his wife had been working for her, so now that they were in trouble, she naturally had to protect them.
Besides, the Emperor was aware of this matter. Allowing Xu Anchen to keep his post would also let the courtiers witness the Emperor's benevolence.
It was, in a way, killing two birds with one stone.
"It looks like the harem will be quiet for a good long while now," Consort Shu said with a smile. "Because of this disaster, even your pregnancy didn't provoke much of a reaction from the Empress Dowager. I suppose it's a blessing in disguise."
Song Yunzhao smiled along with her. 'It's true. The Empress Dowager even had Nanny Yao send over some nourishing supplements, but I didn't eat any of them. I just put them in the storeroom.'
