As soon as the first row was over, the empress and the emperor's concubines left. However, the others remained, as this was the perfect place to observe the palace affairs and their competitors. The second row came, consisting of the most beloved concubines of the crown prince. Laverna appeared more intense with two of them, the first being Cardia, who was the most beloved concubine of the crown prince. She truly looked beautiful—like a fallen angel. Laverna pointed this out sharply. Cardia had several supporters among the concubines because she didn't discriminate among them, and she fearlessly confronted the crown prince's wife. However, she was extremely coquettish and playful, ensnaring men within her grasp. And if she hated you, she wouldn't stop until the crown prince heard her words, even if it meant using one of her men against you.

Laverna smirked mockingly as she looked at the second one and said, "You'll be shocked by this one..." I looked at her with surprise, wondering what could be more surprising than what I had heard! Then she whispered to me, "That's a maid." No matter how much I pretended to be composed, I knew that my face clearly displayed shock. Laverna was proud of her knowledge and continued, "The maid of the crown prince's wife." My face displayed even more shock than before. She went on, "She offered herself to him when he visited his wife when she was sick."

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I kept staring at her intensely, wondering what she had found in him to throw herself at a man who would dispose of her as soon as he grew tired of her. Laverna continued her narrative, looking at Jessica. "In truth, the prince doesn't seem to care about her personally. No matter how hard she tries, she's just a servant; being with her is like being with a wall. She thinks she has all the answers; even I dislike her coldness." I looked at her with a question in my eyes: "Then why is she in the second row?" Laverna answered with surprised sarcasm, "That's what I don't understand. What could make our dear prince, sarcastically, visit Jessica?"