The West Wing guest room.
Outside the window, the warm sun slanted westward. Empress Dowager Guo sat on the tea couch. Since she was quite far from the rear residence, she had yet to notice any ghostly goings-on and was merely looking over the newly purchased clothes.
Jiang Xian was more reserved, sitting obediently and looking on, while Lin Zisu was much livelier. She leaned close, unfolding the clothes and chatting:
"I spent ages choosing this one. It'll definitely suit you, Your Majesty. Why not try it on?"
Empress Dowager Guo had only bought these to amuse herself by ordering Mei Conggao around. Seeing the little scraps of fabric that could not even fully cover crescent-shaped buns, how could she try them on in front of them? She simply replied with a smile:
"They look lovely. No need to try them on. Thank you for the trouble."
"Oh, Your Majesty, don't mention it."
Lin Zisu felt that the Empress Dowager also wanted to wear them for Xie Lang in secret, so she did not expose her. She had been about to go shopping with Xiao Biao again when the Empress Dowager added:
"By the way, I noticed today that Xie Jinhuan's waist and back seemed weak, apparently from overexerting himself lately. Jiang Xian, go massage his shoulders and back. The medicine and everything you need are in the dressing table drawer in his bedroom. I originally intended to take care of him myself, but he wasn't there when I went..." Jiang Xian had been warned by the Invisible Great Hand not to obey the Empress Dowager's orders. But however she looked at it, rubbing Young Master Xie's shoulders and pounding his back hardly counted as an unreasonable order, so she disregarded the Invisible Great Hand's warning:
"As you command. I'll