The approaching person had an exceptionally delicate and petite frame, and on the tips of her embroidered shoes were two pearls the size of pigeon eggs. She was dressed in a spring shirt woven with golden threads and jade details, her head adorned with a veil hat encircled with a row of pearls.
Such a splendidly dressed married woman suddenly appearing in front of Liu Sisi was no wonder Liu Sisi asked in such a way.
"Indeed! It is I the Empress who is speaking to you. You are Liu Sisi, aren't you?"
Liu Sisi's eyes suddenly narrowed, and then she restored her expression, smiling faintly at the married woman.
"Old people, how do you come to know me?"
Liu Sisi spoke casually, but her feet silently and slowly retreated backward.
It was only at this moment that she realized something was wrong. Although the married woman spoke nicely, her tone carried a foreign accent—a way of speaking unique to the people of Xixia Country.
