C424 The Worry for Shaang Jing

Shaang Tao made a good point. Deep down, Shaang Lu was reluctant for Bai Yun to attend the palace banquet. It was clearly a trap, designed to pull her into the current political turmoil. The Empress wanted to use her, and there was no way Consort Jing would be happy being a pawn in the Empress's game.

However, refusing the invitation would certainly offend Consort Jing