Ning Xueyan becoming Prince Yi's consort could be said as a complete accident. The Empress recalled that there was another lady that Prince Yi favored, but the unlucky lady had the nerve to upset him. Ning Xueyan ended up being the only choice left.

Ning Xueyan becoming Princess Yi was even more incidental. The Emperor agreed to promote Ning Xueyan to calm Prince Yi's anger as well as to punish Commandery Princess Xianyun. It had nothing to do with her as a person. It could only ...