Just as Song Yaoyao was sighing with emotion, she heard a shrill voice:
"Her Majesty the Empress Dowager arrives!"
Everyone rose in unison. The Empress Dowager entered and sat directly in the seat of honor.
Everyone knelt together to pay their respects.
The Empress Dowager said kindly:
"You may all rise!"
After everyone stood, the Empress Dowager continued:
"Today, I heard that Madam Song and her daughter had entered the palace, so I came to join the fun."
The Empress quickly said:
"If you wished to see them, Your Majesty, you only needed to send word. Why trouble yourself to come in person?"
The Empress Dowager waved a hand.
"I simply wanted to get out and stretch my legs! ..."
Afterward, the Empress Dowager asked Madam Song about various matters in her household...
Song Yaoyao listened quietly from the side when Guagua suddenly asked:
[Host, there's more juicy gossip. Want a taste?]
The moment everyone heard there was gossip, they pricked up their ears. Whose juicy scandal would be next?
They could hardly wait!
Song Yaoyao: [Yes.]
As long as it was gossip, Song Yaoyao loved to feast on it.
Guagua: [This time, let's feast on Noble Consort Liu's gossip.]
At those words, some people reveled in her misfortune, looking ready to enjoy a good show. Others fell silent as cicadas in winter, afraid they might learn something they should not and be killed to keep them quiet.
Noble Consort Liu's expression remained unchanged. She wanted to hear just what this little girl could reveal.
At that moment, everyone saw the screen above Song Yaoyao's head appear again. Noble Consort Liu's image was displayed prominently on it.
Guagua began spilling the secrets:
*[Noble Consort Liu's name is Liu Yubing. She is the legitimate daughter of Liu Qingfeng, the second-rank Grand