Eventually, the Dowager Empress refused his suggestion. "Look at you forcing this old woman. Living outside the palace has helped you grow wings. Next time, are you going to rob my storerooms?"
Ji Mo Yuan clasped his hand together and offered her a bow, lips spread into an enchanting grin, "Only if grandmother is willing to part with her treasures. Or if An'er wants them. Then I'll have to apologize to grandmother after committing the deed."
His words brought a timid smile to Ji An's rosy face.
"You are truly getting bolder," the Dowager Empress rebuked him once more, but her face was full of smiles. Each one reached her eyes, deepening the deep lines around them. "Niece-in-law, grand-niece, forgive these rascals. They came uninvited and even made a spectacle out of themselves."
