"Your Imperial Ancestral Mother is quite well. Your father has called upon many doctors who have all been diligent. As long as her mood remains joyful, this illness is not much of an issue."
"That's very good." Li Chongjin nodded.
"What brings you to the palace today?"
Since September, when several princes were summoned back to the capital, they assumed posts at the court. Li Chongjin took a position in the Ministry of Works, which wasn't a particularly crucial post, and he wasn't usually busy. However, he seldom entered the palace unless it was to see the Dowager Empress.
Because of this, the Empress Dowager always worried that he was too lonely.
"Father summoned me." Li Chongjin replied tersely.
The Empress Dowager paused slightly upon hearing this, then gently patted his shoulder: "The tasks your father gives you, do them well. You mustn't bring shame upon the Royal Family. If you don't like it, come to your Imperial Ancestral Mother."
