Ye Qingcheng shook her head.
"Huh? We have no connection? Then what's this about?"
Ye Qingcheng smiled gently: "I did receive the banquet invitation, so I can't refuse."
"Received the banquet invitation?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Jiang paused slightly, then carefully examined Ye Qingcheng.
"Could it be that Doctor Ye is also a woman from some prestigious family?"
Ye Qingcheng smiled and was about to explain.
However, at this time...
"Your Majesty the Empress, the Eldest Princess, Consort Xuan, and all Your Highnesses have arrived."
A voice relaying a message interrupted her.
After hearing this, the group turned to look.
The Empress, the Eldest Princess, and Consort Xuan walked side by side, followed by more than a dozen concubines, toward the banquet hall.
Although the princess was over forty, she was very well-maintained, with fair skin and a beautiful complexion, looking like a woman under thirty, exuding the mature charm of a young woman.
Her elegant and noble demeanor, combined with her red palace dress, made people want to take a second look.
now.
Upon seeing this, everyone knelt down on the ground.
Madam Jiang and Madam Wang also quickly walked towards the crowd.
Ye Qingcheng and Princess Wen Ning followed them over.
After the four of them entered the crowd.
Madam Jiang, Madam Wang, and Princess Wenning, like everyone else, knelt on the ground to greet the Empress and her entourage.
A few breaths later.
The Empress, the Eldest Princess, and others also arrived at the banquet hall.
Everyone lowered their heads: "Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress, the Eldest Princess, Consort Xuan, and all Your Majesties."
The Empress nodded in satisfaction, opened her mouth, and was about to tell everyone to stand up.
However, at this time...
She noticed Ye Qingcheng and, seeing that she didn't kneel down to pay her respects like everyone else, her face immediately darkened.
The eldest princess, standing to the side, also fixed her majestic gaze on Ye Qingcheng.
Those kneeling on the ground did not wait for the Empress, the Princess, and the others to ask them to stand up.
They were all very puzzled, and looked up at them. They saw that the Empress and the Princess looked very bad, and their gazes fell on them.
The crowd's gazes shifted in confusion, following the gazes of the Empress and the others, to Ye Qingcheng.
Everyone was surprised that Ye Qingcheng was so bold as not to kneel down and greet them like they had.
They all frowned slightly.
"A beauty that could topple empires..."
Princess Wenning quietly tugged at Ye Qingcheng's sleeve and whispered a reminder.
"Dr. Ye..."
Madam Jiang also called out to her softly, reminding her to kneel down to greet her.
Ye Qingcheng glanced at the two of them and gave them a reassuring smile.
Upon seeing this, the two were immediately puzzled.
kindness?
What's wrong with this beautiful woman? Does she think that just because she's the Princess Consort of Han, she doesn't have to pay her respects to the Empress, the Princess, and Consort Xuan?
Even if she is the Princess Consort of Han, she should still know these etiquette rules!
Princess Wenning looked up at Ye Qingcheng, speechless, but she still gestured to her with her eyes.
Seeing this, Ye Qingcheng smiled at her, unmoved.
Princess Wenning was very anxious for her when she saw this.
As for Madam Jiang, seeing that she not only ignored their reminders but could even laugh, she immediately became extremely anxious for her.
What's wrong with this Doctor Ye? With such amazing medical skills, she should have excellent eyesight, so why is she completely unmoved by our reminders, as if she doesn't understand them?
If the Empress or the Princess were to blame us, that would be terrible.
No, I have to speak up and remind her.
Thinking of this.
Madam Jiang shifted slightly while kneeling, tugging at Ye Qingcheng's sleeve, and began, "Ye..."
"How dare you, Ye Qingcheng! How dare you not kneel and pay your respects to the Empress, the Princess, and all the other ladies? And you even dare to wear a veil! Do you have a death wish?"
Before Madam Jiang could finish speaking, Ye Qingyao stepped out from behind the Empress and shouted at Ye Qingcheng.
kindness?
Ye Qingcheng?
Upon hearing the name Ye Qingcheng, everyone was stunned, and their gazes, which had previously shifted away, all returned to Ye Qingcheng.
After a moment of stunned silence, Madam Jiang stared wide-eyed at Ye Qingcheng with disbelief.
"Hey, did I hear that right? Just now, what did that Crown Prince's concubine call that woman?"
"It seems her name is... Ye Qingcheng."
"What? Ye Qingcheng? So she's the legitimate daughter of the Duke's mansion, the Princess Consort of Han?"
"Yes! I think so."
"this…"
After the crowd whispered among themselves to confirm, everyone's mouths gaped open, their expressions filled with shock.
But then someone else spoke up.
"Even if she is the Princess Consort of Han, she still has to bow to the Empress and the Eldest Princess!"
"That's right, she's just standing there. Could she really be an idiot, as the rumors say?"
"Hey, watch your mouth. She's a princess now, her status is what it is. Be careful, or she'll punish you."
"Hmph, punish me? You're overthinking it! She's probably in deep trouble herself, how could she possibly punish me? What a joke."
"That's right. To stand so upright like that, so lacking in manners, is clearly disrespectful to the Empress, the Princess, and all the other ladies."
"That's right, just watch! The Empress and the Princess will definitely convict her."
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