"How come you're all gathering and exchanging ideas without prior agreement?" Li Shimin asked casually.
He kept restarting his inquiries to discover that some of the concubines seemed to have reached some kind of consensus, yet they had never directly communicated; no matter how he investigated, he couldn't see any secret communication between them, which was quite bizarre.
Could it be, by sheer coincidence, that everyone decided to open a shop?
This is simply impossible.
Li Shimin sensed something was amiss.
Mary Sue, being an advanced tea master, pretended nothing was amiss and continued to work out, unabashedly saying, "Actually, us concubines discussed among ourselves before entering the palace. We can't rely on royal favor and luck bestowed from above... We decided to be self-reliant and self-sufficient, so we deliberated and planned to pursue our individual interests."
Upon hearing the explanation, Li Shimin's heart stirred slightly.
