Empress Dowager Shan barely managed to compose herself and dress properly. By then, the sky outside was dimming. She stood up and walked out, the guards stationed outside slightly frowned, their hands resting on their sword hilts, "Why is Empress alone, where are the maids who accompany you?"
Empress Dowager Shan coldly replied, "She wants to stay behind to look after the place. Why, is the palace going to assign more palace maids to me?"
The guard did not speak.
On this journey of exile, many had died or gotten lost. Empress Dowager Shan was not considered an important figure. The general had been kind enough not to abandon her halfway; how could he possibly assign more palace maids?
Seeing that he did not respond, Empress Dowager Shan walked towards the banquet hall by herself, with two guards immediately following her.
