Seeing the fiery look in her eyes when she looked at him, Tian An was not angry. Instead, he walked past her with a smile on his face, completely ignoring her.
But just when he was two steps past her, Tian An suddenly turned around, with an expression as if he had only just realized she was there, "Hey! Isn't this Miss Jiang? I hope you're all right!"
The others also stopped in cooperation.
Seeing this, the young ladies standing behind Jiang Wanmeng hurriedly bowed to Tian Anfu and said, "Greetings to the Princess of Anping County."
Only Jiang Wanmeng did not make any move
Tian An glanced past Jiang Wanmeng and nodded to them, smiling, "Ladies, there's no need to be so polite."
Then he looked at Jiang Wanmeng with a smile, as if waiting for her to respond.
Seeing this, the maidservant beside her gently pulled her sleeve, but she glared at her fiercely and could only lower her head and tremble.
Jiang Wanmeng had always disliked Tian An, so how could she be willing to bow down to her now?
Just when the two of them were at a stalemate and everyone thought there would be a big fight, Tian An spoke first, "It's been a long time since we last met, and Miss Jiang is still the same... hehe!"
Even if the middle part of the sentence was not said, it was self-evident to everyone. It was nothing more than words like arrogance, arrogance, and disregard for hierarchy.
Tian An turned and left mid-sentence, seemingly casually saying to the people around him, "Didn't they say Miss Jiang was forbidden from entering the palace? I thought I was seeing things just now!"
Wu Yufei glanced at Jiang Wanmeng, who was gritting her teeth, and continued in a neither-too-loud nor-soft voice: "I am Miss Jiang! She doesn't even take you, the county lady personally appointed by the emperor, seriously. She just entered the palace, and she came here as she said."
This statement has some connotations, enough to make everyone imagine, what kind of young lady can be so arrogant, ignoring the county lady personally appointed by the emperor, and even ignoring the emperor's will. How can the Jiang family be so powerful? What does the Jiang family want to do?
Although the women did not understand state affairs, they instinctively felt that Jiang Wanmeng was dangerous and that nothing good would come of it if they were associated with her. She had a backer, but they did not. To avoid becoming a stepping stone for her, the young ladies standing behind her subconsciously and unnoticeably moved away from her.
Jiang Wanmeng was furious, but she couldn't let go of her pride and ease the relationship with everyone. She was used to being flattered by others, and now she couldn't take the initiative to flatter those ladies.
She didn't have the chance to enter the palace today. It was her mother who begged the empress dowager for a long time before she got the invitation from the queen.
Since all the guests invited today were unmarried girls, her mother did not come along. Before she left, she was repeatedly told to control her temper and not to cause trouble.
She had originally planned to keep a low profile, but she could never bow to Tian An, that country girl. It would be more satisfying to kill her than to make her and Tian An bow their heads.
Before Tian An and the others arrived at the Queen's palace, the noise at the palace gate had already reached the ears of the Queen and the Empress Dowager.
The queen frowned slightly, a flash of disgust in her eyes, and then she said to Qingyi beside her: "Keep an eye on her, don't let her do anything weird."
In Cishou Palace, Empress Dowager Jiang, who was worshipping Buddha, paused and sighed, "Wanmeng is still so impatient. How did the Zhu family educate their children? How can this generation of descendants help my Jing'er in the future? After all, they don't have enough foundation!"
The Jiang family's wealth originated from Empress Dowager Jiang. After the current emperor ascended the throne, in order to repay Concubine Jiang for raising him, he not only promoted her to Empress Dowager, but also gave her brother from her natal family, Jiang Wanmeng's grandfather, the title of Earl Jingde.
Before this, the Jiang family was just a small local official family with no foundation. Although Jiang Shunyi, the legitimate son, married Zhu, the daughter of a local high-ranking official.
But after the Jiang family came to Beijing, Zhu was obviously not as powerful as she used to be. Unfortunately, she was unaware of this and was used to bullying people in the local area. Now she relied on the power of the empress dowager and looked down on others.
The other young ladies from official families watched her make fun of her behind her back and deliberately flattered her in person, flattering her so much that she really thought others were afraid of her.
Even Jiang Wanmeng was raised to have an arrogant and presumptuous personality. It was only after Empress Dowager Jiang brought Jiang Wanmeng into the palace and taught her for two years that she calmed down.
However, what is in his bones has already penetrated deep into his marrow, and his true nature will be exposed once he is provoked.
The personal nanny beside her advised, "She's just a little girl! It's normal for her to be a little spoiled. If you want to blame someone, blame that peasant girl from the Tian family for causing trouble."
The Queen Mother glanced at her without saying a word. After a pause, she raised her hand and motioned for the nanny to help her up. "I heard that girl is very good. Let's go and take a look!"
Mammy bowed and said, "Yes."
Hongtong brought Tian An and others to the Queen's Kunning Palace. After meeting the Queen, she was pulled outside the palace to talk with Yaoyao, who had come early to wait.
As soon as Yaoyao saw them, she excitedly told them about the content of today's Qiqiao Banquet.
"The banquet will be held in the Imperial Garden. Yesterday, my mother had a pavilion built for cooling off and a variety of fruits, vegetables, and cakes prepared.
Later, the girls and boys from each family can enjoy cakes and snacks while playing flying flowers.
Then there was the needle threading and embroidering of a robe, and then..."
"Now that you've said it all, what new things will they come up with later?" Yaoyao was talking happily when she was interrupted by the queen who came out of the palace.
The queen came over with a smile and pinched her little nose, saying lovingly, "You are such a girl who can't keep secrets."
When they saw the queen coming, they hurriedly saluted.
The Queen gave him a false support and said, "No need to be polite. It's almost time. Let's go first!"
Other young ladies did not receive such treatment. When they came to the Queen's Palace, they could only be led directly to the Imperial Garden by the palace maids and eunuchs.
After following the Queen all the way to the Imperial Garden, they saw that the young ladies from Tian An's family and the concubines from each palace had all arrived.
After everyone had paid their respects to the Queen, the Queen asked the palace maids to lead Tian An and others to their seats.
The seats for the palace banquet were all decided in advance. Each person had a long table and a soft stool. Two rows of tables and stools were arranged facing the middle. The young lady sat on the soft stool, and the personal maid had to kneel on the small cushion next to the soft stool to serve her.
The queen sits in the main seat, and on both sides are the concubines from various palaces, sitting in order from top to bottom according to their rank.
From the right of the queen down are the princesses. The eldest princess who is married is in the front, followed by the second princess, the third princess, and the fourth princess.
The fifth princess sat with her mother because of her age, and Yaoyao also sat next to the queen.
Then came the young ladies of each family, who were ranked in order according to the nobility and official positions of their fathers and brothers.
Originally, according to Tian Mingwu's position as a fourth-rank military officer, Tian An should have sat at least in the middle or back rank, but she worked hard and earned the title of county lady, so she was arranged before Gu Jinyan and others.
Sitting across from her was a princess from an idle old prince's family, in the back row, which was considered a position in the middle front.
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