"Empress Dowager Xie." Consort Shu took her seat and got straight to the point. "I've come to ask the Empress Dowager for instructions regarding the Mid-Autumn Festival palace banquet."
The Empress Dowager frowned slightly. "The palace has its traditions. Just follow precedent."
The smile on Consort Shu's face faltered. 'No wonder the Emperor isn't close to the Empress Dowager,' she thought. 'Even I would feel miserable if she were my mother.'
