Chapter 25: This attitude
Where is Ling Chan?
After she led Gong Lan for a while, she smelled a fragrance, so she turned a corner to eat something.
"In the past, the master would eat more beforehand every time she came to the palace. She said that she was never full at the banquets in the palace." Gong Lan recalled the interesting story of Gong Lele.
"The current Concubine Rou was once the concubine of Prince Wen. She loves plum blossoms the most and used to hold plum blossom viewing banquets when she was in Prince Wen's mansion."
"The master went there twice, but later he refused to go."
"Why?" Ling Chan was curious.
Gong Lan looked up at the sky, "Because... the master doesn't know how to speak fancy words, and he doesn't understand them."
"She loves horseback riding, archery, and swordplay... She says that's where she feels most at ease."
Ling Chan imagined Gong Lele's face while sitting at the plum blossom viewing banquet and couldn't help laughing.
"I don't like it either," she said.
The two of them walked to the gate of the palace, where only a few people were already there, being examined by the palace maids.
They were at the end of the line, and when it was their turn, the palace maids were stunned...
"Who are you?"
Ling Chan handed over the invitation sent by Concubine Rou.
Concubine Rou's post invited Princess Wanyue to attend the plum blossom viewing banquet...
The two palace maids looked Ling Chan up and down. They saw that Ling Chan was dressed simply, wearing a simple white thin shirt with a simple cloak on the outside.
The hair accessories are even simpler, with a peach wood hairpin to fix the bun.
No matter how you look at it...the word "Princess" doesn't fit her at all.
"You are Princess Wanyue." Fortunately, Concubine Rou had sent someone to remind her long ago, and the two politely returned the invitation to Ling Chan. "Concubine Rou has sent two palace maids to pick up the princess."
After saying that, the two palace maids waved to the side, and two palace maids came out. Their attire was much more gorgeous than the two being examined.
"My two sisters, this is Princess Wanyue."
The two gorgeous palace maids looked at her again, and then showed contempt in their eyes.
"Come with us." His attitude was also perfunctory.
Gong Lan subconsciously took a step forward, but was stopped by Ling Chan.
The gorgeous palace maid turned around and saw Ling Chan still not moving. She frowned and looked dissatisfied, "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and go. Concubine Rou is waiting. Don't miss lunch."
Ling Chan asked directly, "Who are you calling to hurry up?"
The gorgeous palace maid replied, "I'm calling you, aren't you Princess Wanyue?"
Ling Chan tilted her head and asked, "Am I Princess Wanyue?"
"Aren't you Princess Wanyue?" The gorgeous palace maids looked at each other and walked back to Ling Chan in confusion.
"I'm Princess Wanyue. Who are you? Who are you talking to?" Ling Chan took out the post. "If I remember correctly, it was your Concubine Rou who sent me the post, right?"
"Is this your attitude towards this princess?"
Ling Chan threw the invitation to the two palace maids and said, "In that case, I will not attend this appointment with Concubine Rou."
After saying that, Ling Chan turned around and left.
The two gorgeous palace maids were dumbfounded. How...how could there be such a person?
When Concubine Rou asked them to pick someone up, although her face was full of contempt, she kept reminding them not to offend Ling Chan.
They didn't want to offend Ling Chan, they just wanted to give her a warning.
Now...if she were to die like this, how would they explain this to the Empress? And how would the Empress explain this to the Empress Dowager?
"Wait." One of the palace maids who looked older called out to Ling Chan.
But Ling Chan had no intention of stopping at all.
In a hurry, the maid had to change her words, "Princess Wanyue, please stay."
Ling Chan then stopped but did not look back.
The two palace maids quickly walked around to Ling Chan and bowed, "This servant greets Princess Wanyue."
"Princess, we were negligent just now. Please forgive us."
Ling Chan turned around with satisfaction, "Then lead the way."
She still had to go into the palace to set up surveillance equipment, so how could she just leave like that?
Doing this is just to confirm one thing, that is... someone wants to see her when she comes to the palace this time!
The palace was very big, and after walking around for a long time, we finally arrived.
The palace was already filled with laughter and conversation, and the atmosphere was very good.
"Princess, please come in."
The maid walked up to the palace servant at the door and whispered to him.
Then, the palace maids sang loudly, "Princess Wanyue has arrived."
As soon as the palace maid finished speaking, the laughter in the palace stopped instantly.
Ling Chan brought Gong Lan and the palace maids in, looking straight ahead calmly the whole time. As for the women passing by on both sides, she didn't even glance at them.
Ruan Yiyu, Ling Xueyao, and Ling Xuehui also watched Ling Chan walk past them...
When they entered the palace, they found that Ling Chan had not come yet. The senior palace maid beside Concubine Rou even came over to ask questions, wondering why Ling Chan did not come with them.
Ruan Yiyu had no choice but to lie and said that Ling Chan got her clothes dirty when she went out and went back to change clothes.
But they were afraid that Concubine Rou would have to wait for a long time, so they came first.
"Princess Wanyue, please." The palace maid led Ling Chan to a seat.
Ling Chan sat down and Gong Lan stood aside.
No wonder the palace was so lively just now. It turned out that the host of the plum blossom viewing banquet, Concubine Rou, had not arrived yet.
This is the time when everyone is most relaxed and unrestrained.
Not long after Ling Chan sat down, the laughter and chattering around her began to rise again, but this time... there was a lot more discussion about her.
"She is Princess Wanyue?"
"Yes, she's the daughter of General Ling's first wife, Gong Lele. Her name seems to be... Ling Chan..."
"Gong Lele, oh my god, I still remember how charming she was back then... I didn't expect her daughter is already this old, and she's been gone for so many years."
"That's right. If Gong Lele were still here, with her abilities, Princess Wanyue would definitely be in great glory."
"The character 'Chan' in her name was given by the late emperor."
"And the title of Wan Yue, on par with Moonlight, shows how much the late emperor valued her."
"What a pity, Gong Lele is dead. This motherless child...tsk tsk tsk."
"I heard she wasn't in good health, but isn't her complexion quite rosy?"
"Don't you understand the tricks in the backyard?"
Those who came to attend the plum blossom viewing banquet were all wives of ministers of the fifth rank and above. What kind of tricks had they not seen in the backyard?
Especially for those ladies who have many illegitimate children in their families, if they want to suppress someone, isn’t it just a common tactic used by those with weak bodies?
"General Ling's current wife is the second daughter of the Anyang Marquis family. The wife of the Anyang Marquis family... hehe."
Anyang Hou's wife Qiu Lan, Ruan Yiyu's mother, was also in the palace at this moment.
Her husband, the Marquis of Anyang, was a well-known womanizer in the capital.
Now there is one wife, three concubines, two side rooms, four maids in the backyard, and a mistress outside.
Ruan Yiyu's mother only gave birth to two daughters, the legitimate daughter Ruan Yuexin and the second legitimate daughter Ruan Yiyu.
The other nine concubines, side wives, and maids had no children, but the concubine from outside lived up to her expectations and gave birth to a son for Anyang Marquis Ruan Fu.
The reason for this...will become clear with a little thought.
"What nonsense are you talking about? This girl is already sixteen, but she's as thin as a thirteen or fourteen-year-old. She must be in poor health."
"My Yi Yu has been so beautiful for so many years. I have put so much effort into taking care of her and making her look so beautiful."
"You guys should stop talking without any hesitation."
"Let's try to find a sickly, short-lived person in your family?"
"Mrs. Ruan, are you saying that Princess Wanyue is a sickly person? A short-lived ghost?" Suddenly, someone in the crowd asked loudly.
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