The flowers and plants in Xifeng Kingdom are much more abundant than those in Dongchen Kingdom.
It is said that the Empress, who was also her deceased mother, loved flowers, so her father named the capital here because the temperature and humidity were suitable for growing flowers.
Sang Jiang couldn't help but wonder what kind of woman her mother was. What a pity.
"Have you heard? I heard that this princess was a notorious jealous woman in Dongchen Kingdom."
"Really? I heard from people in the Crown Prince's residence that the princess is extremely beautiful."
"How could that be? I heard from someone when I went out of the palace that day that the princess was a famous ugly woman, and that she was even dumped by the Crown Prince of Dongchen when she was in Dongchen."
"Ahem." Chunhe couldn't stand it any longer. She took two steps forward and coughed twice: "Is it any of your business to criticize the princess?"
As soon as the group looked up, they saw Sang Jiang and her entourage. Upon seeing Sang Jiang, an older palace maid immediately knelt down and said, "This servant knows her mistake."
The others, seeing this, quickly followed her and knelt down.
Gossiping is human nature, so Sang Jiang didn't bother arguing with them and simply led the two away.
Only after the three had walked away did the older palace maid breathe a sigh of relief and collapse to the ground.
The other palace maids, not knowing what was going on, surrounded her and asked, "Sister, what's wrong with you?"
"Yes, who was that girl just now?"
The older palace maid helped them to their feet, and she breathed a sigh of relief before looking at them and saying, "The nine-colored flame set she was wearing..."
"Nine-colored flames?"
"Is that the Nine-Colored Flame?"
Only then did the group realize what had happened to Gu Lichun; if that girl had said just one word, they would all have been dead.
Sang Jiang had heard a lot about her along the way, but she acted as if she hadn't heard a word. However, Chunhe's expression grew increasingly grim.
Sang Jiang looked at her and smiled reassuringly.
The closer she got to the banquet, the quieter the dissenting voices became. When she was not far from the banquet, Sang Jiang heard people flattering and praising her to the emperor.
The Emperor, however, kept his eyes fixed on the entrance to the banquet hall.
Seeing the Emperor's reaction, everyone became even more curious about Sang Jiang.
Sang Jiang chuckled lightly, thinking that these people were probably all internally criticizing her.
"The princess has arrived!" Eunuch Li announced to the inside as soon as he saw Sang Jiang.
He had met Sang Jiang before and knew her place in the Emperor's heart. After speaking, he didn't wait for Sang Jiang to come over and ran over eagerly: "Princess."
Sang Jiang raised an eyebrow, nodded slightly, and continued walking forward without saying anything.
Upon hearing Eunuch Li's words, everyone at the banquet craned their necks, eager to see what this legendary princess looked like.
Sang Jiang walked in unhurriedly, and the families of the ministers all knelt down: "Greetings, Princess."
Sang Jiang disliked this. She frowned almost imperceptibly and walked up to the Emperor, saying, "Your subject greets Your Majesty."
Upon seeing her, the Emperor immediately beamed and stepped down from his seat, saying, "Get up quickly."
She reached out and helped Sang Jiang up, then addressed the others, "Please get up and sit down."
As he spoke, he led Sang Jiang to the upper part of the house.
When everyone looked up, they could only see Sang Jiang's back. She was quite thin, and it seemed that the rumors about her not being favored in Dongchen Kingdom were true.
Some of the older people also had a slight change in expression when they saw the Nine-Colored Flame.
It seems this princess has not only won the Emperor's heart, but the Crown Prince has even given her the Nine-Colored Flame.
When Sang Jiang turned around, everyone was amazed once again.
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