Chapter 24 Walking to the Palace
The questioner was a graceful old man. Although his temples were white, his skin was still taut. His cheeks were slightly red with anger, and his eyes were glaring...
She had a rather awe-inspiring aura! She was none other than the current Empress Dowager, Rong Ruxiang.
The person she questioned was Nanny Xian who was beside her, and Nanny Xian also looked confused at this time.
"In the past ten years, I have indeed never left the Ling Mansion."
"I don't know what happened today. I'm actually waiting for Ling Rui to come back at the Ling Mansion."
"I heard from the people around here that Ling Chan looked thin and pale, and she looked very weak."
"But she speaks in a clear, bright voice and with a steady breath, but she doesn't seem sickly."
Hearing this, Rong Ruxiang raised her hand and slammed the table beside her, "How does this Madam of the Ling Mansion do things?"
Nanny Xian shrank her neck and asked cautiously, "Empress Dowager, then, should we ask Madam Ling to come to the palace and ask?"
"It's not appropriate to let her enter the palace at this time." Rong Ruxiang pondered for a moment, and after a moment, she came up with an idea. "Doesn't Concubine Rou love plum blossoms the most? The plum blossoms are in bud now, about to bloom, and their fragrance is most pleasant."
"There's no need to wait for her plum blossom viewing banquet. Let's hold it as soon as possible."
"If we wait any longer, it will be freezing cold and the ladies won't be able to bear it."
"I will go to Concubine Rou right away." Nanny Xian understood.
"Tell her that Princess Wanyue is of noble status and must not be neglected."
After Nanny Xian went to Concubine Rou's palace, invitations were sent out from Concubine Rou's palace one after another.
Two letters were sent to Ling's house, and two groups of people were assigned to deliver the letters.
It was two days later when Ling Chan received the post, and the plum blossom viewing banquet mentioned in the post was five days later.
Hongdou has been worried since she received the post.
"Miss, this plum blossom viewing banquet was held so urgently that it's too late to make clothes now. What should we do?"
"But fortunately, the jewelry is still there." All of Ling Xueyao's imperial jewelry was still there.
"Which dress should I wear?"
There were only a few sets of clothes in the closet that had been made by the cloth shop before, and she had looked at them over and over again.
"Just wear whatever you want to wear on that day, don't worry about it." Ling Chan didn't care at all.
Hongdou sat down in front of Lingchan in a rage, "Miss, this is your first time attending such a big banquet. You must not be shabby and let others look down on you."
Ling Chan helplessly reminded her, "Hongdou, have you forgotten that I am a poor little girl who has been bullied by the Ling family for many years?"
The poor little thing is dressed so formally, isn't he just slapping himself in the face and clearing the Ling family's name at the same time?
Ling Chan didn't worry about what to wear. She thought that she finally had a chance to enter the palace openly, so she had to take this opportunity to bring in the surveillance equipment.
So during these five days, she modified some surveillance equipment and self-defense equipment.
Monitoring equipment or stones, branches, bricks, etc...
Considering that there are many palace servants in the palace, there should be many people responsible for cleaning. If these stones, branches, and bricks are thrown, it will be a small problem, but it will be a big problem if they delay her from obtaining intelligence.
So she decided to go to the palace to collect materials and make some modifications.
As for self-defense equipment, in addition to what I am currently equipped with.
She added some more.
For example, the Suquan Ring has been given the function of verifying and absorbing poisons.
The previously modified gold hairpin gun was too eye-catching, so it was replaced with a simple peach wood hairpin gun, which also contained three bullets.
Finally, he wore a pair of contact lenses with see-through capabilities.
X-ray glasses can see through any material and even the internal structure of the human body.
This is the latest product developed, and in her previous life, she was the only one who had this latest see-through contact lens.
It has powerful functions and can set the see-through materials according to your own wishes.
For example, if a person hides a dagger, Ling Chan can choose to see through the cloth and see the person directly, or not see through the cloth and see the dagger under the cloth directly.
With these things... Ling Chan felt at ease taking Gong Lan out of the house and preparing to enter the palace.
Originally, she didn't want to bring Gong Lan with her when she entered the palace for the first time, for fear that others would recognize her.
But when she thought about setting up surveillance equipment, Gong Lan could better protect her.
Ruan Yiyu brought Ling Xueyao and Ling Xuehui out, but saw the doorman standing outside in a daze.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Madam." The doorman looked outside the house awkwardly, "The eldest lady... walked to the palace."
The plum blossom viewing banquet was held at noon. The female guests had their meal in Concubine Rou's palace, and then moved to Merlin in the palace, where they recited poems, composed couplets, sang and danced until dusk, when they dispersed.
Ling Chan got up early, so it wouldn't be too late if she walked over slowly.
"If she wants to go, let her go." Ling Xueyao said unhappily.
Ruan Yiyu's expression changed. She quickly pulled Ling Xueyao and Ling Xuehui onto the carriage and ordered the driver, "Hurry, catch up with the young lady."
"Mom, why are you chasing her? Just let her go."
"Yao'er, you..." Ruan Yiyu tapped Ling Xueyao on the head, "Why are you so stupid lately?"
"What is her identity?"
Ruan Yiyu lifted the car curtain and looked outside. After confirming that no one was around, she continued to say to Ling Xueyao, "She is now a princess."
"She walked to the palace, but we, the white-clad family, rode in the princess's carriage to the palace."
That's right, the carriage they were riding in was the one that the imperial court had assigned to the princess. It had a red roof.
Only then did Ling Xueyao realize the problem.
In the past, they rode the princess’ carriage to the palace and could say whatever they wanted, as long as Ling Chan didn’t show up.
Ling Chan now has no idea that family disgrace should not be made public.
When they arrived at the palace, they didn't see Ling Chan.
"Where did she go?" Ruan Yiyu got off the carriage, and Ling Xueyao and Ling Xuehui followed.
Many carriages have gathered at the gate of the palace. When the female relatives get off the carriages, they will be led to one place and picked up after they leave the palace.
Ruan Yiyu, her mother and daughter searched for Ling Chan among the cars and the crowd, but couldn't find her.
"Mom, could she have already gone in?" Ling Xueyao looked towards the entrance of the palace.
There were several palace maids there checking whether the female members were carrying any dangerous items. Only those who passed the inspection could enter.
"Is she walking so fast?" Ruan Yiyu frowned. In order to catch up with Ling Chan, the carriage sped up for two cups of tea. Could Ling Chan be faster than them in the carriage?
"Mom, you forgot that she knows kung fu." Ling Xueyao reminded Ruan Yiyu.
Ruan Yiyu thought about it and it made sense. People who knew martial arts had fast legs and feet, and their lightness skills were even faster.
"Let's go in and look for her." Ling Xueyao whispered in Ruan Yiyu's ear, "Mom, what if she gets in before us and says something she shouldn't..."
Ruan Yiyu's heart trembled. Yes, what if Ling Chan went in first...
"Come on, let's go in first."
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