Chapter 272: Transcendent Qing (9)
What the...? Me?
Qing stared at the pair of ornate shoes positioned right above her bowed head, eyes darting subtly left and right.
Yep. Definitely me.
Slowly, Qing lifted her head.
To be honest, Qing wasn’t from around here. She didn’t feel particularly ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ awed or flustered by the royal presence. It was just awkward to be the center of attention in such a tense atmosphere.
Empress Dowager? Well, so what? Qing had shared meals with Prince Jayu. Sure, they hadn’t gone to the baths together or slept in the same room, but they had eaten together.
So, technically, she could consider herself a friend of the Empress Dowager’s son, right?
Well, not exactly the Empress Dowager’s son. More like Jayu the person, not Jayu the prince.
Qing raised her head to look at the woman everyone called the Mother of All Under Heaven.
Despite the backlighting, Qing’s superhuman vision clearly discerned the Empress Dowager’s face.
A stunningly beautiful noblewoman.
It was hard to pinpoint her exact age—her skin was still firm and youthful, but subtle lines hinted at the passage of time.