"A servant of Consort Lan?" The Empress asked, failing to maintain her dignified look.

"Yes, she was a major palace maid, who served Consort Lan before but was driven out of the imperial palace because of Consort Lan's fall in the battle three years ago." Nanny Xi knelt on the ground and reported truthfully.

She lowered her head and did not dare to peek at the Empress's face.

It became so quiet in the main hall that Nanny Xi could almost hear her ...