Princess Consort Ji indeed felt somewhat embarrassed and annoyed. Clearly, she was the proper mother-in-law, but in terms of etiquette, she did not hold the legitimate status, so the tea offered by her son and daughter-in-law was not first given to her, but to the legitimate mother.
How truly distressing.
Besides, she couldn't even surpass Empress Dowager Wang in the tea recognition ceremony for the new daughter-in-law, otherwise, it would be against the protocol.
However, regarding this point, she was quite pleased and welcomed it wholeheartedly. Who would want to bestow a grand ceremony upon an unsatisfactory daughter-in-law?
"The Prince hasn't returned yet, has he?" Princess Consort Ji asked the Palace Maid beside her.
The Palace Maid smiled and said, "They should be almost back."
