General Yuan's mansion
The madams all burst into low laughter, their laughter irritated Xia Yong who was yet to recover from the previous statement one of the madams made about the Crown Prince his new concubine. It felt like an indirect insult to her, although Madam Chen was yet to make any moves against her, Xia Ying was on edge. She did not like the means at which this new madam got married into the haram but to maintain her image in the eyes of the Crown Prince and society. She was forced into this mess, forced to entertain an unfaithful man.
