Cining Palace.
Empress Dowager Mo would occasionally send someone to check how close the guests were, yet she kept asking Nanny Shui to help tidy her appearance.
"What do you think? Is this outfit presentable?" Empress Dowager Mo touched the Phoenix Hairpin on her head and said, "Should I switch to a couple of younger vermilion hairpins?"
"Your Majesty, you look splendid as you are." Nanny Shui smiled and raised the small target mirror encrusted with various gems in front of her, saying, "You are probably more nervous than the Prince and Princess Consort, but you are the mother-in-law; it's your daughter-in-law who should be nervous."
Empress Dowager Mo smiled at the mirror, "This is the first time I'm meeting my daughter-in-law."
This completely overlooked the one in Kunning Palace.
Nanny Shui didn't remind her either, cherishing the Empress Dowager's joy; she avoided mentioning unpleasant matters.
