Wen Ziqi was, after all, a noble daughter carefully groomed by the Prime Minister's Estate; maximizing benefits was something she had always studied. The Eastern Palace now sat vacant, yet she did not want Xiao Jingkang to remarry. However, the influence brought by Princess Sangzhu would allow Xiao Jingkang to take a step up. She had no choice but to devise a plan.
"As you wish. If you want it that badly, I’ll let you have it, provided you can actually obtain it," Wen Jiu said, looking at her with an amused expression, as if she were merely playing with her.
Before Sangzhu could reply, someone arrived to usher her inside. Once seated, they learned that in the short time since the banquet began, Emperor Yuan had invested Xiao Jingyu as Prince Jing, and because Xiao Jingkang, though not yet of age, was soon to be a father, he had been invested as Prince Kang.
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