Li Shaonan returned home and recounted to his mother everything Zuo Xiangning had said.
"My living Bodhisattva, is it really true that your sister is pregnant?" Madam Li asked excitedly, rubbing her hands together before suddenly gripping Li Shaonan's arm anxiously, "How come we haven't heard a whisper of such a major event as your sister's pregnancy? What is the meaning behind the silence of the palace?"
"The harem says there are several pregnant women, and now both inside and outside the palace are in chaos. Once all the affairs are sorted out, they should find an opportunity to formally announce it," Li Shaonan consoled his mother, "Fourth Miss Zuo said that the Empress Dowager will take care of my sister, so you can rest assured."
"Amitabha, Fourth Miss Zuo truly is a kind young lady," Madam Li said, then looked at Li Shaonan and sighed with a troubled expression, "If only we could have secured Fourth Miss Zuo as a daughter-in-law, how wonderful that would have been."
