Shen Yile's eyes brimmed with joy. She merely wanted to return home for a few days, and hadn't expected the Empress to be so good to her, "Thank you, Empress."
The Empress continued, "This is the first and the last time. In the future, I won't intervene too much."
Shen Yile's smile froze at the corners of her mouth. She had acted rashly by entering the palace without being summoned today, which seemed to have displeased the Empress. She felt flustered inside, realizing she was not a member of the royal family, and became much more self-aware of her own identity, holding back her previous complacency, "Yes."
The Empress had Shen Yile's best interests at heart, to prevent the child from overstepping her bounds. Now that she recognized her own status, she might act with more restraint, avoiding any conflict with the Princely Heir.
