Xiangxue shook her head. "I didn't hear Chief Steward Zhang mention this."
Song Yunzhao figured the matter hadn't been decided yet. But knowing the Emperor's personality, a welcoming banquet was surely unavoidable. The Empress Dowager's actions, however, would definitely displease him.
She guessed it was likely because of the palace attendant who had been beaten to death. The Empress Dowager was expressing her dissatisfaction with the Emperor.
Song Yunzhao felt the Empress Dowager still didn't understand her place. She was trying to coerce her son by pulling rank as his birth mother, completely ignoring how little affection there was between them.
Still, it was precisely because she was his birth mother that she dared to cause such a scene.
It was just like the situation with An Shutong. Any other young lady would have been too ashamed to show her face at the traveling palace again after what happened last time. But with the Empress Dowager's backing, it was no problem at all.
