Ge Yuanhui, who was following behind her, glanced at Xue Zhiyi calmly as soon as he entered the room.
The person next to Concubine Ge must be the recently popular Concubine An. This Concubine An is gentle and graceful, with a bit of coldness, and has a light figure. She looks to be of the same age as Xue Zhiyi, like a water lily that is about to bloom.
Several people bowed and greeted the Queen Mother.
Concubine Ge smiled and said, "Today is the Marquis of Lin'an's coming-of-age ceremony. His Majesty has allowed the ceremony to be held in Jianzhang Palace. As the elder, I should have brought some small gifts to witness it. I didn't expect to meet Sister An on the way, so we came together."
Upon hearing this, An Zhaoyi also smiled gently, her voice clear and melodious, like the gurgling of a stream: "I hope the Queen Mother and the Marquis of Lin'an don't think we are disturbing them."
The two of them seemed to get along well, not at all like the rumors said they were incompatible.
The Queen Mother did not point out their mistake, but simply said, "Please sit down."
As soon as he sat down, the Ninth Prince said, "Mother, I want to sit next to the Empress Dowager."
Upon hearing this, the noble lady nodded his head and said, "You are always acting like this. How could your mother dare to let you disturb your grandmother's peace?"
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "It's okay. I haven't seen Ying'er for some time."
Then he waved to the Ninth Prince, "Come."
The Ninth Prince was delighted and jumped up to snuggle up to the Queen Mother.
Seeing this, An Zhaoyi smiled and covered her lips, "Your Highness has brought up His Royal Highness Prince Gong and His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince so well. If it were a concubine, I'm afraid she wouldn't have the leisure to do this."
She could tell An Zhaoyi was mocking her recent neglect by the Emperor, but the smile on her lips didn't diminish at all. She simply said, "An Zhaoyi, you don't know. Serving His Majesty well is important, but being able to continue the royal family is equally important."
An Zhaoyi frowned and said, "Your Majesty is teaching me that I am young and cannot be as thorough as you in many matters."
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