"Why has the Empress come?"
Before Yu Youhan could reply, the palace door was pushed open with a creak.
The Empress walked in gracefully, wearing a crimson palace gown and a butterfly golden hairpin in her coiffure, much like a blooming, noble peony.
Sun Senior Palace Lady walked closely behind, holding a wooden basket in her hands.
"I came without invitation, but I hope I haven't disturbed the Imperial Consort?" The Empress approached, glancing at He Yuzhi with feigned surprise, "Oh? Lady Chen is here too?"
"This humble servant greets Her Majesty the Empress, may you live long..."
He Yuzhi snapped back to her senses and hurriedly stood up to perform a kneeling salute.
Although she was the wife of a third-level high official, she held no official position herself and thus was required to kneel and kowtow upon meeting the concubines.
"No need for such formalities, Lady,"
