Min Liangdi nodded with tears in her eyes.
The Empress Dowager Min instructed further, "Don't be in such a hurry either. The Crown Prince treats you this way, I fear he resents my meddling. There's nothing I can do, for the sake of the Min family, even if he is displeased, I still must bestow the marriage. Just endure for a few more days. The Crown Prince is kind-hearted. Once he sees your gentleness and proper manners, he will naturally cherish you."
Min Liangdi nodded, and then they parted ways.
On the first day of the new year, female members of the imperial clan and ladies of third rank and above came to the palace to kowtow to the Empress Dowager. Because the Grand Empress Dowager was advanced in years, these duties had been handed over to Empress Dowager Min, who would only receive a few female relatives at Cining Palace.
