Xie Pan'Er blinked, sharing a tacit understanding.
The Empress Dowager tidied herself up and voluntarily went to Wanhua Palace where Princess Lianchun resided.
"I heard you returned, so I sent Nanny Xiao to pick you up. I didn't tell the Emperor because I wanted to surprise him. I didn't expect that you'd be more eager to see the Emperor than me, visiting him as soon as you returned!"
Within those words, there was a trace of jealousy.
Princess Lianchun chuckled softly, "Who said that? I've been away from the Imperial Palace too long. I thought you still lived in Kunning Palace. I ran all the way into the palace, went to Kunning Palace first, then remembered you are now the Empress Dowager and have moved to Cining Palace, so I went to see Zhanzhan on the way!"
Upon hearing Princess Lianchun call the Emperor by name, her heart was filled with mixed emotions.
