The clear, ringing voice lingered above the grand hall.
Consort Li realized she was being manipulated by the Empress, and her gaze towards the Empress carried a hint of coldness.
"Though it's uncommon for a maid to wear a golden hairpin, it's not unheard of. Sister, are you looking at the maid's golden hairpin and suspecting that the Princess Consort Zhenbei couldn't part with a mere golden hairpin and hid it in the maid's hair?"
This retort didn't even curve, directly stumping the Empress.
However, the Empress had many loyal palace maids.
Seeing the Empress in distress, one stood out and said, "This servant saw with my own eyes the maid taking the golden hairpin from the Princely Heir's wife's head and placing it in her own hair."
Consort Li laughed, "When the maid of Princess Consort Zhenbei saved Princess Shouning, I saw the golden hairpin on her head. Could it be that I was mistaken?"
