Qin Wan shook her head at Su Yingxue, saying, "Although you've been granted the title of empress, you are, after all, a daughter who is married off, and you've been married to Chu Yihan for quite some time now, yet you still live at the Marquis's Manor."
Chu Yihan has a good temperament and indulges you, but if word of this spreads to the royal court or the streets, who knows what kind of speculation it will provoke!"
"The officials at court will speculate about your relationship with the emperor and harbor thoughts of affecting the harem; the commoners will even believe that there is discord between the emperor and the empress. How can this set their minds at ease?"
Qin Wan was filled with worry.
"Great aunt, I am not living to set other people's minds at ease!"
"What frivolous words you speak! It would have been fine if you had not become the empress, but now that you already are…"