She was so worried that she hadn't noticed the absence of a maid by the Fifth Prince's side.
However, someone did notice—the people in the Imperial Garden. But they wouldn't speak of it. They acted as if they hadn't seen anything.
After all, the deputy manager of the Imperial Garden had been promoted solely by the hand of Consort Ming Guipin.
Thus, when Ye Zao arrived, the Empress Dowager was truly caught off guard.
"Greetings to the Empress Dowager. May the Empress Dowager be Auspicious." Ye Zao glanced at the Fifth Prince who had stopped crying.
She had only just offered her greetings when the Fifth Prince burst into tears.
Ye Zao rushed over in distress, not even waiting for the Empress Dowager to call her.
The Fifth Prince threw himself into Ye Zao's arms like a wronged and pitiful child, "Mother, wuu wuu wuu..."
"Hush, don't be afraid, Mother is here." Ye Zao's heart ached terribly. How could her darling have suffered such grievances?
