Su Rong looked at the Imperial Concubine Zhen. The woman seemed determined to die.
Before Su Rong's master died, he had great concerns and guilt for his daughter. He blamed himself for failing to live up to his duty as a father.
Close to the Emperor for years, the Imperial Concubine had held the sway she desired. She had managed to scheme and manipulate, right under the Emperor's nose, on behalf of Zhang Ping. Surely, half the credit for Zhang Ping's growing army was due to her actions: convincing the Emperor to trust Zhang Ping and his ambitious plans. After her arrival in the capital did the puppetmaster get exposed. Despite making a forced judgment in her youth of favoring Duan Xiao, it was clear she was a capable woman.
After some thought, Su Rong slowly started, "So, your plan is to kill Duan Xiao and then die with him?"
"You still call me your elder sister apprentice?" The Imperial Concubine Zhen stared at her.