"Surrounded by a flock of chirping and chattering concubines, the Empress Dowager gently pinched her brow.
Her daughters-in-law, each skilled in flattery, lacked a sincere one among them.
Having spent most of her life in the palace, she had tasted the creations of every Imperial Chef and Spiritual Delicacy Master, only to be repeatedly palmed off with the same old dishes.
Empress Feng and the other concubines had no choice but to leave helplessly.
Shi Guiren, standing off to the side and without a chance to speak, had to leave as well.
Holding a food box, she was in a dilemma, unable to decide whether to leave or stay.
Thinking of Xin Lin's instructions, she gritted her teeth, stumbled, and the food box in her hand clattered to the ground.
"Who let this clumsy fool in, disturbing the Empress Dowager with such negligence? Can you bear the responsibility?"
The nanny beside the Empress Dowager scolded.
"Shi Guiren, don't you leave now."
