Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord

However, The Emperor seemed to not understand at all, continuously mentioning Miss Situ, as if she hadn't married, and took exceptionally good care of her.

After the meal, The Emperor took Xuexue to the Imperial Garden, appreciating flowers and fishing, leaving Xuexue wondering what exactly The Emperor intended. Did he bring her to the Imperial Palace just to eat and fish?

Finally, a high-ranking court official arrived with urgent matters, so The Emperor had to stop and send someone to escort Xuexue to the Empress Dowager's palace — Qiankun Palace.

Qiankun Palace.

This is the Empress Dowager's bedroom palace, more lavishly and luxuriously decorated compared to other palaces.

Although the Empress Dowager had reached middle age, she maintained herself well, with barely any traces of time on her face.

She elegantly sat on a stool, hands resting on her knees, her long nail covers slightly raised, her face showing a slight smile, her beautiful eyes looking at Xuexue, her voice gentle: "I haven't seen Miss Situ in a long time, just the other day, I was mentioning to The Emperor how much I missed you, and unexpectedly, here is Miss Situ today! Oh! The Emperor really understands my feelings, haha...!"

She laughed happily at the end.

Her eyes, smiling like crescents.

It was apparent that the Empress Dowager genuinely liked Situtu Xueer.

Situtu Xueer glanced around and noticed that the Hundred Longevity Picture she had given the Empress Dowager was prominently hung in the center of the hall.

Xuexue looked at the painting with a smile: "The Empress Dowager seems to really like this painting."

Before the Empress Dowager could speak, an Old Palace Maid beside her laughed and said: "Indeed, the Empress Dowager is quite fond of this painting and even said that looking at it every day could ensure a long life."

Xuexue, still smiling, said: "It's true, what the Empress Dowager said, a happy mind leads to a longer life."

The Empress Dowager, hearing this, was even more pleased, her joyful expression impossible to hide: "Haha, Miss Situ really understands my feelings."

"This Danqing Painting was painted by Xuexue's own hands, naturally understanding the Empress Dowager's appreciation."

"Good, Miss Situ, be sure to come often to the Imperial Palace to talk about your thoughts with me."

"It's an honor, as long as the Empress Dowager is happy, Xuexue will always be at your service."

"Good!" The Empress Dowager was extremely happy, and after a while, sighed: "Alas! I hope Miss Situ won't laugh at me, here in the palace, for decades, unable to find someone with whom I can share my deep thoughts, it is truly sad."

If it were in a previous life, Xuexue would definitely not dare to speak up, but now she was reborn, her personality quite different from her previous life.

Moreover, she knew that there were no true friendships within the Imperial Palace.

Today's friends might be tomorrow's enemies.

This was common in the Imperial Palace, and lessons from past incidents mustn't be forgotten, or else tomorrow would be her bloody lesson.

Therefore, for survival and name preservation, everyone within the palace, big and small, schemed for longevity, fortune, and prosperity.

For them, family and friendship were not more important than their own lives.

Of course, at the Empress Dowager's level, she no longer needed to use small schemes to survive, but as her opponents fell one by one before her, she was left alone, the loneliest of all.

Xuexue: "The Empress Dowager need not be sad, from now on, Xuexue will be your confidant."

The Empress Dowager was very pleased upon hearing this: "Good, I will be your confidant, come to the Imperial Palace often to see me."