She should do something as well.
The Empress stood under a mulberry tree, looking up as the sunlight filtered through the leaves onto her face: "Today, when I saw you climb the stone steps, I became a bit bewildered, as if it were twenty years ago when I first encountered your father at Zhengyang Gate."
Bai Li was taken aback.
The Empress's words suggested a deep acquaintance with Prince Jing, yet she had never heard anyone mention it before.
Yuan Jin, hearing this behind them, promptly handed over the golden silk hook as a reminder: "Empress, it's time to pick mulberries."
But the Empress ignored her and continued her own reflections: "You don't actually look alike, nor do you share the same temperament, but for some reason, I felt a bit disoriented just now."
Yuan Jin's expression changed, and she turned to dismiss the palace female servants: "Go pick mulberries nearby, and don't come back without my permission."
