Auntie Ying asked whatever, and she answered accordingly, "This servant remembers, when that gentleman spoke of the Favored Concubine, his words carried some scorn. He said that although she was unrivaled in the Harem, and none could compare, she was of lowly birth and frail destiny, unable to bear such immense grace, which is why such a thing happened."
Auntie Ying then asked, "Did he say what the Favored Concubine's surname is, what her status is?"
The woman thought for a moment, "I didn't hear the surname, this servant doesn't understand the rankings of the consorts in the palace. I only heard the gentleman mention in passing that the Favored Concubine's status seemed not that high, he said that in the Harem for so many years, the only one who could be considered a Favored Concubine was this one Beauty."
At the time, she thought, that Beauty must be very beautiful, to be so favored.
Behind the screen, Lian Bao's face paled for an instant.
