C387 Confinement

"The Emperor has arrived."

"Oh, it's the Emperor! I thought with your recent ascension to the throne, you'd be too busy with state affairs to visit your dear mother," the Royal Noble Consort Xian remarked with a sly smile.

"You're too kind, Consort. We're in this together, after all. How could I possibly ignore you? I should have granted you a title right after my ascension