Competing for Favor (Part 1)_2

The old lady gazed at the delicate young boy in front of her, unable to articulate why, but she had an inkling that she had encountered him somewhere before.

—Correct, the emperor was quite fond of the twins from the Marquis Dingham Residence, and had the virtuous empress take the twins to pay respects to the empress dowager. Therefore, the old lady had indeed met the young Gu Yan before.

However, she was not particularly fond of children and, after granting them a few gifts, she promptly dismissed them. She didn't retain any memory of this encounter now.

Young Gu Yan had been too small then and could not remember what the empress dowager looked like. As such, when they sat face to face now, neither could recognize the other.

The old lady looked at the syrup in her bowl, then at Gu Yan's syrup, smacking her lips: "I'll swap with you."

The old lady had dietary restrictions, so the syrup Gu Jiao made for her was not sweet enough. Gu Yan's, on the other hand, was perfect.