"Why is this matter not yet over, sir?" Zhu Cilang asked, clearly surprised.
In his understanding, falling out of the Emperor's favor was the most commonplace occurrence for a consort. Now that Consort Zhao had been cast into the cold palace, what else could there possibly be to follow?
"News of His Majesty's favor toward Consort Zhao has long since spread throughout the Capital. Based on my understanding of His Majesty, even if Consort Zhao had committed an act of deceiving the monarch, he would not have sent her directly to the cold palace. He would have downplayed the major issue and smoothed over the minor one."
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