"How did you know Lady Dong was showing weakness? Has Che'er been to Luotang Courtyard?" Chu Qingmeng hadn't quite caught on at first, but then she realized: for Jiangche to go to Luotang Courtyard was highly unusual, so for Chunhe to notice it made complete sense.
"You guessed right, my lady." Chunhe picked up a pearl hairpin and held it against her hair, but deciding it didn't look right, she swapped it for a jade hairpin instead. "While you were away in Qingzhou, Concubine Dong wrote a petition to Second Young Master pouring her heart out. After all, Second Young Master was in the wrong—and men being men, a few soft words were enough to stir his pity and help her regain her footing."
Chu Qingmeng arched an eyebrow and smiled without a word. Since she couldn't change her son anyway, she simply chose to wash her hands of the matter.
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