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A young eunuch answered, "The Empress Dowager is chatting in the Heart-Nourishing Pavilion in the rear garden."
Eunuch Dong smiled. "The Empress Dowager and Miss Shengnan never run out of things to talk about."
Hu Xiaotian wondered who this Shengnan was. Could she be an imperial princess? On second thought, that seemed unlikely. If she were a princess, Eunuch Dong would never have addressed her that way.
Following Eunuch Dong along the corridor on the right, they skirted the Empress Dowager's bedchamber and entered the rear garden. They walked across the lush green grass toward the Heart-Nourishing Pavilion. Even from a distance, they could hear hearty laughter ringing out inside. Judging by the voice, it belonged to an Old Madam. Hu Xiaotian looked up and saw a white-haired Old Madam sitting facing him, with a palace maid standing on either side. Another woman had her back to him. Her figure was superb; even that glimpse from behind was unforgettable. Her hair was tied up like a man's, and she leaned casually against the railing. Clearly, her relationship with the Empress Dowager was exceptional. Anyone else would never have dared behave so casually in her presence.
Perhaps hearing movement behind her, the young woman turned around. She was in the full bloom of her youth. Her complexion lacked the customary fairness of a well-bred young lady, instead possessing a wheat-colored hue. Her thick, elegant brows rose to swordlike peaks. Though her beautiful eyes were not especially large, their dark pupils were deep, clear, and bright, shimmering with light. Every glance radiated a heroic spirit. Her nose was high and straight, her