"What is there to be afraid of? If she hasn't done those things, she wouldn't be such a fool."
With just that little bit of ability, she dared to plot against her; who gave her such misplaced courage? She didn't even hold the current emperor in high regard, let alone some mere Ninth Princess. At worst, she would just kill them all.
Ye Shuxin suddenly felt a twinge of envy toward Zha Muxi. To have the capital to be so arrogant, daring to openly reject the Ninth Princess's face. Well, it made sense—she was Marquis Zha's precious pearl, and now she was even the Prince's unattainable obsession, whereas she was merely the daughter of a concubine from a humble fifth-rank official's household.
Chapter 31