The Empress Dowager, who had been about to leave, paused involuntarily. Her gaze immediately fell on the phoenix.
"Phoenix, why have you suddenly calmed down? What did I say just now that calmed you down?"
The Empress Dowager looked at the phoenix, racking her brain, but all she could ultimately think of were the words she had just spoken. This phoenix was indeed sentient and could understand human speech; they had all realized this over the past few days.
The phoenix held its head high, gazing at the sky, completely ignoring the Empress Dowager.
"Nanny Xiao! Am I being scorned by this phoenix?"
Nanny Xiao thought to herself: Isn't that obvious! That look says it all!
Regardless, she replied, "Your Highness, you're overthinking."
Whether she was overthinking or not, the Empress Dowager didn't dwell on it.
However, as she had said earlier, she sent Nanny Xiao to the National Master's residence to inform him about the phoenix's strange behavior.
