Yun Shang had been very proactive lately, constantly visiting the palace on the pretext of offering Li Chen advice.
Still, she behaved fairly normally. Rather than striking seductive poses and flaunting her charms, she simply tried to demonstrate her abilities before Li Chen, hoping to help him with something and make him feel she was useful.
She was using the opportunity to become a familiar face and win his favor. Who knew? Perhaps she would get her chance.
Even Li Sining could tell that Yun Shang had ulterior motives.
After returning from the Imperial Study, Li Sining went to Chu Ruoyan's Bedchamber Palace. It was very close to Li Chen's residence and right next door to Li Sining's.
"Ruo Yan, are you really not going to do anything about that Yun Shang?"
This was hardly the first time Li Sining had raised the subject over the past few days, but previously she had only dropped hints. This time, she spoke directly.
Chu Ruoyan opened her eyes from cultivation and exhaled a breath of stale air.
"Why should I do anything about her? Aren't you always saying His Majesty takes consorts too slowly, even slower than the Crown Prince?"
Hearing Chu Ruoyan say that, Li Sining sighed.
That was true, but she still felt something was off.
She had met quite a few of her brother Li Chen's women, but their statuses were all rather strange. Her brother had never formally taken them as consorts. Even now, Chu Ruoyan was his only official consort.
She felt Li Chen and Chu Ruoyan really were a perfect match. One followed his whims; the other went with the flow.
Most importantly, whenever these two turned Li Sining down, they were utterly decisive, leaving no room for negotiation.
In truth, Chu Ruoyan's thinking had never