At Mrs. Ping's insistence, Ping'an had been shadowing Li Xiu. Li Xiu understood Mrs. Ping's intentions, and seeing that Elder Ping didn't object, he began to put real effort into mentoring the young master of the Ping Family. Mrs. Ping was overjoyed to see her younger son changing almost by the day. As a way of returning the favor, she frequently sent for Zhou Lian to join her at the Imperial Palace.
On this day, Zhou Lian was once again brought to the Imperial Palace. She was now over nine months pregnant. Mrs. Ping had actually stopped inviting her over recently, seeing how far along she was and worrying that something might go wrong in the freezing weather. But today was different. The girl she planned to introduce to her younger son was visiting, and she wanted the two of them to meet and get along. That was why she had sent for Zhou Lian.
