No mother liked a woman who recommended herself to be a bed-warmer for her son. Jing guifei was no exception. Even if this woman was a relative of her maternal family, and that as a guifei, she had no power to send a decree, she could still lecture on any inadequacies found within the clan. Many fei in the past had been accused and imprisoned for not effectively controlling their clans’ behavior.
Ding mama was the most favored among Jing guifei’s servants. When she arrived on a green-clothed carriage at Wei lang zhong’s residence, the servants at that fu were very courteous to her. Wei lang zhong himself even went to the gate to greet her and he ushered her into the main hall which was used to receive valued guests.
Ding mama courteously bowed to Wei lang zhong and rejected Wei lang zhong’s offer when he told the servants to bring in refreshments: “Wei da ren, this old one has come today to pass on some words from guifei niangniang.”