"Sent from the Chengyuan Marquis Manor?" The Empress Dowager sat before her vanity, gazing into the exceptionally clear bronze mirror as she lifted a hand to trace the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.
"Yes. It was written in the personal hand of the Old Madame of the Chengyuan Marquis Manor, who entrusted me to deliver it to you personally," Head Eunuch Kang Deze replied, his head bowed and his back arched in a respectful posture.
"Leave it on the table." The Empress Dowager glanced at the small wild flower sketched on the envelope. With a gesture of her hand, a senior maid immediately stepped forward to assist her to the main hall, where she took her seat. "Is the Empress not still waiting outside? Invite her in."
Chapter 32