C12 In the end i've still been exposed

Standing outside the Palace, Snow Lotus hesitated. Although she was a married woman, everyone in the Palace knew that I was an abandoned wife. If Her Majesty were to know that I painted the Palace of Spring, would she be prejudiced against me?

"Esteemed Empress, the empress dowager invites the esteemed empress to the palace." While the snow lotus was still hesitating