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Bai Ruozhu turned her head to look at everyone, intending to share her discovery, when she suddenly noticed the queen's gaze on her was filled with caution and loathing, which involuntarily raised her concern. Even if they disliked her as a foreigner, surely they should not harbor such immense hostility and defensiveness? Especially since the king had just declared that all was well, what was the queen's true situation?
Quickly, she recalled that the queen seemed to be on bad terms with the Grand Princess. Considering that the Grand Princess and the king's former favorite concubine, Qingxuan, were best friends, it was natural for the queen to dislike her.
But was it solely because of the Grand Princess that she was filled with hostility? Bai Ruozhu felt something was amiss and harbored too many suspicions about the queen, so when the words reached her lips, she took a turn and changed the content.