"Servant understands, but My Lady, you still hit her. If she was pretending... I fear there may be further schemes to come," Ah Yuan said.
"Hit her I did, for indeed I was vexed today. I hit her to show the newcomers in the palace. To let them know I am domineering, so they think twice before contending with me."
"As for her... when His Majesty comes later, I'll apologize then."
"Servant is worried that someone might use this incident to speak ill of you. The palace is not like before; the new masters are all no simple matter. Among them is even the Empress Dowager's niece," Ah Yuan sighed.
"Ah, there really is never a peaceful moment in this palace," Ye Zao chuckled. "But what you don't understand is that your master, I, am not afraid of this. Being too clean does me no good, nor does it benefit the Fifth Prince. It's better to let it be chaotic." Ye Zao chuckled again.
In the midst of chaos, clarity emerges.
The fierce waves sift the sand, inevitably washing away the unfit.
