The carriage eventually arrived at the gate.

Before the carriage had even come to a complete stop, they saw an old woman with bound feet looking at them with her eyes crinkled in a smile, or more specifically, at Xiao Yang.

"Truly a treasure!" Bai Zihua muttered to himself.

Meanwhile, Song Yan'er was also sizing up the old lady.

She looked kind and gentle, her hair was neatly combed without a single strand out of place, and her eyes sparkled with intelligence and competence. Her deep brown eyes quietly told the story of the vicissitudes of life.

However, when Song Yan'er thought about her first impression of the old lady that day, she wanted to gouge out her own eyes, since she was already blind as bad as she could be.

Xiao Yang had already stepped forward and helped the old lady jump down from the carriage. You read that right, she really jumped!

This jump shocked everyone, and they were all filled with lingering fear, worried that something might have happened to the old lady! They would all be in deep trouble!

"Look at you all, don't think that just because I'm old I can't do anything, I'm perfectly fine, aren't I? See, is there anything wrong?" The old lady got angry as soon as she saw their disapproving expressions, as if she were some useless piece of trash who couldn't do anything for herself!

"Grandma, stop joking, you'll scare us!" Xiao Yang said in a tone that sounded like he was coaxing a child, with a hint of helplessness in his voice.

"Hmph, there's nothing to say to you. You've been gone for so long and haven't even written a single letter. Why are you still calling me grandma? Just call me Passerby A!"

I must say, the old lady is truly righteous! And she doesn't seem like an empress dowager at all, more like an ordinary family's grandmother!

However, Song Yan'er was so shocked that she couldn't recover: Passerby A? Could it be the Passerby A she knew?!

Could this empress dowager also be a time traveler?

"No way, what a coincidence!" Song Yan'er comforted herself.

Who would have thought that it wouldn't be long before they were proven wrong!

"Grandma~"

Xiao Yang was visibly relaxed in front of the old lady, not the Empress Dowager, but an ordinary grandmother.

"Alright, alright, you're like a little girl. You've always been like this since you were little. You always have a sweet tongue whenever you make a mistake. Is this the wife you chose?"

They're here, they're here. What's meant to happen will happen. Song Yan'er quickly gave the old lady a polite bow.

"Hello, Grandma! I am Song Yan'er, Xiao Yang's wife!"

"Hmm, she's alright looking!"

Song Yan'er...

Thank you for the compliment!

"Thank you for your praise, Grandma. I guess Xiao Yang only has his eye on this face!"

It means your grandson took a liking to me first. If you want trouble, go find your grandson, don't come after me!

Xiao Yang...

Am I the kind of person who judges people by their appearance?

"Hey, cousin-in-law, you're so funny!" Bai Zihua found it amusing when he heard Song Yan'er say that Xiao Yang was attracted to her face. She wasn't like this when he first met Song Yan'er; he had even told her she was ugly!

Song Yan'er responded to Bai Zihua by rolling her eyes!

The old lady happened to see it, and perhaps out of affection for the house, she suddenly said:

"Hmm, rolling your eyes is kind of cute!"

Song Yan'er...

Bai Zihua, I'll remember you!

But is this really the Empress Dowager? It's not what I expected, or is she really doing this out of respect for Xiao Yang?

Bai Zihua laughed wildly as he watched Song Yan'er suffer a setback, laughing so hard he bent over. He was about to make a sarcastic remark, but he immediately stopped himself.

"uncle!"

"uncle!"

Song Yan'er looked up at the person who was rumored to be going to beat up Bai Zihua. She was extremely curious!

I wonder if I can watch the beating myself?

Hmm, a man who was about forty years old, with a handsome appearance, bright and piercing eyes that shone with an air of authority. He walked with a swift movement, exuding the cunning and shrewdness of an old fox.

Despite having a face that is very similar to Bai Zihua's, she exudes a completely different aura.

"Uncle, this is Yan'er, my wife!"

"Um!"

Then, without engaging in any special conversation, he went directly to the Empress Dowager and said, "Your Majesty must be exhausted from your long journey. Why don't you go inside and rest for a while?"

"Indeed, I'm feeling a bit tired too. I'd better go and rest for a bit!" The old lady winked at Song Yan'er as she walked, but Song Yan'er really didn't understand what she meant!

The group marched in a grand procession toward the Fourth Prince's residence. Luckily, the residence was large enough, otherwise it would have been too small to accommodate everyone!

Suddenly, the Empress Dowager, who was walking at the front, stopped and turned to look at Xiao Yang:

"Xiao Yang, do you live next door? I want to stay at your place!"

"Hmm? Go to my place? But..." Yan'er's parents didn't know their identities!

The old lady's eyes immediately turned sharp: "What, not allowed?"

"Of course, but my parents don't know the Empress Dowager's identity, and they're just country folk. They might offend her!" Song Yan'er interrupted Xiao Yang's attempt to refuse the Empress Dowager. She was the Empress Dowager, how could he refuse her? It's like something out of a TV drama where someone might get beheaded if they're not careful.

"Is that so difficult? Don't treat me like an empress dowager. I'm just a grandmother who came to seek refuge with her grandson. And don't let these people follow me. I want to live the life of an ordinary person!"

The Empress Dowager looked at Bai Zihua's father and pointed to the group of maids and eunuchs who had come with him.

However, the other party objected: "Your Majesty, this is unreasonable! You are the most honored person in the Western Shu Kingdom. If anything goes wrong, I would gladly die!"

"Alright, stop with that. I'm sick of hearing it in the palace. With Xiao Yang protecting me, it's fine. Besides, does anyone here even know me? Don't come looking for me next door! I don't want to expose my identity and end up like I'm back in the palace again!" Having spent my whole life in the palace, I've finally gotten out, so of course I want to experience the life of an ordinary person.

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