After Empress Dowager Zong departed, she stopped to share a few lighthearted remarks with Xiao Youlan outside the palace gate.
Once she was gone, Xiao Youlan hurried inside, looking deeply troubled. He questioned Nan Xueyin, "What did the Empress Dowager say to you just now?"
Nan Xueyin was blunt and direct. "She said that since I don’t come from a distinguished family, I am not worthy of you."
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