Chapter 129 - 35 Forced Marriage_2
"This..." The leading palace maid hesitated for a moment, "When the Empress Dowager saw her own grandson, she was naturally overjoyed and went forward to embrace the elder princess. The elder princess was also sweet-mouthed, calling her ’grandma’, and at that time, the Empress Dowager’s smile was so wide it couldn’t close. When the Consort arrived, she said she wanted to hold the princess as well. The elder princess isn’t shy with strangers, so she let the Consort hold her. But who knew, after seeing the consort, she inexplicably started calling her ’sister’."
The Empress Dowager and the Consort are of the same generation, both having served the late Emperor, and if we really consider their ages, there’s at most a two to three-year difference.
They say children speak their minds; to be called ’grandma’ by one, and ’sister’ by another, when such comparisons are made, it would anger any woman to death.
After the palace maids and others left, Lie Rou approached the Empress Dowager, helping her stretch out her muscles and bones.
The Empress Dowager was just in her forties this year, and she took care of herself quite well. With a dignified and graceful appearance, she looked no more than thirty-five or thirty-six. However, when compared to the Consort’s allure which resembled that of an eighteen-year-old girl, there was indeed a stark difference.
"Adoptive mother, the elder princess is just a child and her words should not be taken to heart," having no daughters of her own, the Empress Dowager had always been fond of Lie Rou, and now that only the two of them were left in the inner hall, Lie Rou quietly comforted her.
"I’m old, this face of mine has loosened," the Empress Dowager sighed.
An idea flickering in her heart, Lie Rou took out a bottle of Elixir Pills, "Empress Dowager, you are not old, the Consort has always been consuming Elixir Pills for beauty, and with less hard work, this made her look younger. I have a few here... Huahua has used the alchemy recipe left by my mother to refine these Elixir Pills, which are quite useful for preserving beauty."
Hearing that it was the alchemy recipe left by her good friend Feng Wanwan, the Empress Dowager turned her head to look at Lie Rou again.