"She was stunned.
After a long pause, she opened her mouth in disbelief, but didn't say anything for a long time.
...Jiaojiao?
Was the name she once casually uttered now belonging to this little girl?
Why did she feel so...?
"The Empress Dowager!"
The voice of Zhuang Yuexi suddenly appeared. She saw a familiar small figure standing beside the Empress Dowager from a distance. Perplexed, she walked over and confirmed that it was indeed Gu Jiao.
Her heart skipped a beat.
Then she saw a small purse in Gu Jiao's hand, and her face rapidly changed.
She tried hard to hide her unease, telling herself that the Empress Dowager had long forgotten about this little girl. Now, she was the one that the Empress Dowager loved, and no matter how much this girl struggled, it was all in vain.
With this thought, she calmed down.
She looked at Gu Jiao and asked with suspicion, "What are you doing here? Can you come and go freely in the Imperial Palace?"