"This humble servant pays respect to Your Highness." Xiqiu, dressed in formal attire of the First Rank, performed a graceful bow with elegance. Her complexion, however, was unusually pale and frail. Le Xiu stood up from the chair and assisted her, saying, "Alright, stand up!"
Xiqiu smiled as she rose and sat down in the seat below Le Xiu's position.
"Is your health well?" Le Xiu noticed her poor complexion, as if she hadn't recovered from childbirth, and secretly felt concerned. Not wanting to dampen the mood, Le Xiu smiled and said, "Upon hearing that you gave birth to twins, I was so joyful that I couldn't sleep all night, wishing I could leave the palace to visit." She wore a bean-green palace attire with a light pink gauze coat, vibrant colors that accentuated her graceful beauty. Through the years, nothing had changed except her eyes; she looked as she did when Xiqiu first met her.
