"Thank you, Lady, for your concern. I am well," Ye Zao replied indifferently, hardly willing to continue the conversation.
Perhaps it was the influence of the epidemic, or the Empress Dowager was too worried about contagion, but today, she surprisingly didn't bother with any small talk.
She merely invited everyone to have some tea and then gestured for them to leave.
After leaving Shoukang Palace, Ye Zao sneered as she boarded the palanquin.
Usually, she expressed concern for the Princes, yet today she hadn't asked a single question.
It wasn't just that she resented the Empress Dowager for not caring about the Fifth Prince, but the Empress Dowager hadn't even inquired about the usually favored Second and Fourth Princes.
The Empress Dowager was getting more muddleheaded with age. Her actions were truly disgusting!
