The Empress Dowager's eyes flashed with a complex emotion for a brief moment before she regained her composure without a word.
Stepping forward, the Empress smiled elegantly. "Such childhood trifles, Sister Shih remembers them quite vividly!"
Noble Concubine Shih keeps saying 'when I was young'—what is she implying? The past is, after all, the past. Now and in the future, I am the Emperor's wife, the only one who can stand shoulder to shoulder with the Emperor. Hmph!
"Your servant simply cherishes the memories," Noble Concubine Shih replied with a wistful smile. Some people, if they wish to reminisce, find they have nothing to reminisce about, right? The bond of childhood friends is something the Empress naturally wouldn't understand.
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Descending from Guanjing Mountain, it was already time for the midday meal, and everyone was hungry.
