Bab 163: 110: Shang Junyan always attracts hatred

The sudden reward from the Empress made Su Jingmo and the others quite surprised and delighted. They said to Su Xinyi, "The Empress's reward will be good for your reputation when it spreads."

After all, as a mother of the whole nation, the Empress's rewards were not cabbages that anyone could grab with ease.

Su Baiwei, however, felt that things were not entirely simple and said to her sisters, "Today, only someone from the Empress's side came to us, and there was no imperial decree from the Empress, so it can't be considered a proper reward."

If the Empress genuinely wanted to thank Xinyi, she should have this matter written in the Imperial Decree, then delivered through the main gate of the Qi Country Duke's Mansion, not just have a maid bring over two boxes as if that was all there was to it.

From the Empress's perfunctory response to the matter, it was clear that she was not fond of the Sixth Missy.