"If you don't want to be a monk, then why are you going through with this apprenticeship? Is that senior monk forcing you? My little darling, don't worry. As long as you don't want to, Grandmother will definitely protect you!"
Xiaosuisui shook her head again forcefully. "There's no need for that, Grandmother. Eldest Maternal Uncle said I don't need to do anything else; I just need to wait obediently."
Hearing Xiaosuisui's words, the Empress Dowager was perplexed. But when Suisui said this was Ji Youyuan's idea, It's likely Ji Youyuan has some sort of plan, she thought. She looked up towards the Courtyard entrance just as Xie Pan'Er ran in, panting heavily.
"Greetings, Empress Dowager!" Xie Pan'Er gasped, clutching her chest.
"You may rise." Seeing her panting so heavily, the Empress Dowager couldn't bear to have her complete the formal greeting and hurriedly told her to stand.
