"What nonsense are you talking about! I don't understand!"
Wei snorted in feigned displeasure, then quickly turned her head away and stopped looking at Yang Zhao.
Seeing this, Yang Zhao said nothing more.
At the palace gate.
When the carriage of the Marquis of Zhenbei arrived at the palace gate, many wives of powerful and noble families had already arrived.
The carriages were parked in the open space at the palace gate.
They stood together in small groups, more or less whispering to each other, as if they were discussing something.
Until I saw the carriage of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.
"Is that the carriage from the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion?"
"Why is this person from the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion here too? I remember that there didn't seem to be any unmarried young ladies of marriageable age in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion?"
"Who said there is no one? You forgot about that person..."
"The emperor himself issued an edict to annul the marriage, which means they are still unmarried."
"That's impossible. She's not young anymore. Even though the marriage is off, she's been his wife for six years. That alone doesn't make it right!"
"Shh, keep your voice down, someone is coming down..."
At this moment, the ladies gathered at the palace gate stopped whispering and looked at the stopped carriage with smiles on their faces.
Especially some who are familiar with Wei.
They all walked forward with a smile, intending to greet Wei as soon as she got off the carriage.
But when I saw Wei's.
Everyone present was stunned.
Her clothes were so gray, as plain as the old maid beside her. The red hairpin on her head was even duller, not to mention her haggard face...
What is going on?
Could it be that the old lady of the Marquis Mansion died?
Thinking of this, many of the noble ladies present restrained their smiles.
Several ladies who were somewhat acquainted with Wei came forward one after another, and with sorrowful expressions on their faces, they whispered to Wei, "Madam Yang, the deceased is gone. Please accept our condolences!"
"Yes, my condolences!"
"You have to take care of your body..."
Everyone in the capital city knew that the old lady of the Marquis of Zhenbei's mansion had said she was dying more than half a month ago. The imperial doctors had been invited in batches, but they all said she was beyond saving. For this reason, all the generals and civil officials in the court pleaded for mercy, and the emperor even graciously allowed the Marquis of Zhenbei to return to the capital to observe the mourning period!
Although I haven't heard the news of the old lady's death.
But looking at Wei's attire and her dark and haggard face... everyone immediately guessed that she must be dead.
that's all.
As soon as Wei got off the carriage, she was met with a wave of words of condolence, which made her stunned.
Until she reacted, she hurriedly explained: "Everyone has misunderstood, my old lady is not dead."
Whose deceased old lady would come to a banquet hosted by the Queen Mother? Isn't this just bringing bad luck to the Queen Mother?
Because of this big mistake.
Those noble ladies were embarrassed, so they naturally did not mention what they had discussed privately before in front of Wei. Even when they saw Yang Zhao coming down from behind, they rarely came forward.
"Why haven't you entered the palace yet?"
Wei soon discovered that everyone was standing at the palace gate, and none of them looked anxious to enter.
All the ladies smiled and said nothing.
Only Mrs. Huang, the Assistant Minister of War, came forward and whispered, "I heard that Princess Yu will also be attending this Buddha worship banquet. Since it's still early, everyone should wait a little longer."
"Princess Yuchang?"
When Wei heard this, her eyes lit up slightly.
Among the noble ladies in the Beijing circle, apart from the old empress dowager in the palace, the woman with the most noble status would naturally be Princess Yuchang.
The most beloved princess of the late emperor.
The only princess to be given the title of "Yu".
And most importantly, she is the elder sister of Emperor Wenyuan. She has had a very good relationship with Emperor Wenyuan since childhood. It can even be said that Princess Yuchang made an indelible contribution to Emperor Wenyuan's smooth ascension to the throne!
If I could win the favor of Princess Yuchang, it would be extremely beneficial to the entire family.
"And I also heard that Princess Yuchang will bring Prince Xiao with her this time..." Prince Xiao is Princess Yuchang's son. After his husband died in the battlefield, Emperor Wenyuan honored him with the title of king of a different surname. The title was inherited by his son, Prince Xiao, who was still an infant at the time.
King Xiao joined the army at the age of sixteen.
Although he is as brave and good at fighting as his father and has made many military achievements in a few years, he is now twenty-three years old and has not yet married.
Not that he was picky.
But King Xiao has always been at the border and rarely returns to the capital.
"I heard that the Queen Mother's Buddha worship banquet today only invited families with unmarried daughters of marriageable age..." Mrs. Huang whispered mysteriously.
No matter how stupid Wei was, he understood the meaning of these words.
This Buddha worship banquet, is it actually a blind date party?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but turn around and look at Yang Zhao who was standing not far away.
She has no makeup on and her clothes are not special, one could even say they are very plain.
But even so, she was very conspicuous among a bunch of noble ladies, especially her plain face, which was as white and tender as a peeled egg, and her facial features were very beautiful. Coupled with her pair of peach-like phoenix eyes, there was a hint of charm in her purity.
It's really a good-looking appearance.
Like her mother—
Wei couldn't help but grind his back teeth.
I'm not happy about this damn girl marrying into a rich family, especially one like Princess Yuchang's.
She looked at Mrs. Huang and was about to say something to her when the sound of horse hooves came from a distance.
"It's Princess Yuchang!"
One of the ladies who had been waiting shouted.
Then everyone looked forward to it with smiles on their faces, many of them were busy tidying up their daughters' appearance and clothes, and some delicate ladies also became shy.
Only Webster.
She almost immediately walked up to Yang Zhao, took her and Xier's hands and said, "Let's go, it's too late now, let's go to the palace first."
Yang Zhao had heard the conversation between Wei and Mrs. Huang.
Even though they were some distance away, it didn't prevent her from hearing.
What's more, the ladies and girls around were also explaining something, so it was basically quite complete.
King Xiao?
This is someone who was unexpected.
In his previous life, Prince Xiao was not recalled until the new emperor ascended the throne. But this time he came back so early, and the Queen Mother even specially held a Buddha worship banquet for him today?
It's getting more and more lively.
Looking at Wei who was hurriedly pulling her into the palace, Yang Zhao did not refuse.
But just a moment after they entered the palace, they heard the sound of horse hooves and wheel wheels behind them.
Wei and others subconsciously avoided the palace road.
"Whoa!"
A fine horse and a luxurious carriage stopped directly on the palace road beside them.
then.
A tall figure leaped down from his horse.
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