Sinyeong responded quickly.
“That’s an unreasonable claim at best.”
“And yet, that kind of nonsense is exactly what spreads.”
She had a point.
He had to admit that more than half of the palace’s problems came from just that—nonsense.
Even perfectly reasonable decisions became scandal fodder the moment someone decided to start a rumor.
“Then... what do you intend to do?”
“For now, we buy time. Wait for the right moment. The selection will proceed as planned, but we’ll set the stage in her favor.”
“Set the stage?”
“We’ll focus on what she does best.”
Which was her way of saying: ‘We’ll rig the task to suit her strengths.’
Which, come to think of it, was no less underhanded.
But since matters of the inner palace fell under her jurisdiction, Sinyeong simply let it go... and began thinking.
What was Hwayeong good at?
Well.
She was excellent at climbing over walls.
Seriously, she was good.
