Sitting in the seat of honor, the Empress Dowager looked down at her granddaughter-in-law who was kneeling demurely on the stair.

In order not to let Empress Su seize the initiative, Song Yixiao didn’t have time to return to the mansion and change into her official dress. Now she was still wearing the same clothes as she did when she was going to meet Elder Lady Duanmu—a narrow-sleeve blouse with the background of a primrose pattern decorated with the hidden embroidery ...