12.38

Bai Yunyu arrived at the Palace of White Swan, the Empress Dowager Palace. There was no warm welcome inside. Even the Empress Dowager's maids were too scared to greet Master Bai Yunyu, afraid that it might be offending the Empress Dowager.

Yunyu didn't take this at heart though, he knew that his mother-in-law didn't like him, so it was good not to dilly-dally with a fake greeting. He was also quite a straightforward man, so any fake banter wasn't really Yunyu's style, though maybe he didn't have a choice since he was now part of the palace harem. 

He stood in front of Empress Dowager and then bowed his heart courteously, "Nucai is answering Taihou E'nie's call. Thank you for inviting me, E'nie, this is my honor. May I know what do you want me to do?"

[Note – Nucai = This servant. Taihou = Empress Dowager. E'nie = Mother.]

[Note – Taihou E'nie = Mother Empress Dowager.]