Song Ci had just taken a sip of tea when Hong Ju announced, "Madam, Hongtao and Hong Zao have come to pay their respects."
Everyone fell silent and looked towards Song Ci.
Song Ci, however, smiled brightly and gestured, "Quickly, let them in."
Hongtao and Hong Zao walked in, and as soon as they reached Song Ci, they knelt down and kowtowed several times.
"Quickly, help them up. Oh my, I know your sincerity, but there's no need to kowtow so hard. You'll break the tiles in my room, and I'll have to find someone to fix them."
Everyone: "..."
Someone couldn't help but burst into laughter, and even Hongtao and Hong Zao, with reddened eyes, laughed too.
"Madam, you're being playful again."
"It's good to laugh. Get up now, holding respect is enough. There's no need for such hard kowtowing. If you bruise your forehead, it won't look good when you put on makeup as a bride," Song Ci said with a smile, pointing at the two.
