It really is different.
"After all, they're not our own kin." Consort Qi said with a resigned smile, "Prince Wu still has connections with the other side, but as for my Prince Jing, he can't even touch the edge."
Consort Ruan's heart stirred upon hearing these words, and she looked up at Consort Qi, probing, "Sister Consort Xian, do you also believe that the Empress will definitely be impartial in handling the matter of the great weddings?"
Consort Qi certainly understood the implication in Consort Ruan's words, and this time she nodded readily, "The Empress has always been just in her actions, she will naturally handle it fairly."
For a moment, both women fell silent.
The Empress and Noble Consort Li had been at odds for many years, and although in earlier years they seemed evenly matched, in reality, Noble Consort Li had always been slightly superior, especially since His Majesty greatly doted on her.