Because of Lu Yingying, she immediately developed a liking for this Lu Yingying.
With an older sister like Lu Yingying, Lu Yingying's personality must be quite good as well.
However, there were many people around, so she didn't greet her. Instead, she turned to the round-faced girl next to her and asked with a smile, "Little sister, which family are you from?"
The girl was flattered and blushed as she said, "My surname is Su. You may call me Qianqian, Your Highness."
Upon hearing this, Wen Nongnong raised an eyebrow slightly.
This little girl is so adorable. When she was called "little sister," she immediately called her "big sister," which instantly brought everyone closer together.
"Su Qianqian? I'll remember that."
At this moment, several eunuchs carrying the sedan chair walked directly to Wen Nongnong.
"Princess Regent, the Empress Dowager has learned of your arrival at the palace and has specially dispatched servants and others to escort you to the Imperial Garden. Please get into your sedan chair."
Wen Nongnong was stunned for a moment. It turned out that the person sent by the Empress Dowager was to pick her up.
She lifted her skirt and got into the sedan chair.
Soon, several eunuchs carried the sedan chair away into the distance.
The atmosphere fell silent for a moment. Then, the ladies realized what was happening and began to whisper among themselves.
"I thought it was the Empress Dowager who sent someone to pick up Miss Lu."
"I think so too."
"It turns out that the Empress Dowager sent them to pick up the Regent's wife."
"I thought the Empress Dowager valued Miss Lu very much..."
Amid the discussions, occasional snickers were heard.
Their uninhibited conversation naturally reached Lu Yingying's ears.
She slightly raised the corner of her mouth, but didn't say anything more.
Su Qianqian looked at her with some sympathy, thought for a moment, and couldn't help but move closer to her, whispering to comfort her, "Sister Lu, don't take it to heart. They're just jealous of you."
Lu Yingying glanced at her with some surprise, then smiled at her, "Thank you, but I didn't take their words to heart."
"That's good." Su Qianqian breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing her like this, Lu Yingying immediately relaxed.
She knew that the Empress Dowager intended for the Emperor to marry her as Empress, and she had always felt uneasy about this.
She had heard that the emperor had a favorite concubine, but after only a few days of favor, he banished her to the cold palace.
This shows that the emperor was a cold-hearted person.
The imperial harem is a place that devours people without spitting out their bones; if the emperor is cold-hearted, life there will be truly unbearable.
She did not want to enter the palace and become a woman who would spend the rest of her life in sorrow.
However, the Empress Dowager took a liking to her, and her family dared not disobey.
Thinking of this, she became even more worried.
Today's banquet is ostensibly for appreciating flowers, but in reality, it's the emperor's way of enjoying beauty.
Although a batch of young ladies had recently entered the palace, such a large harem naturally needed to be filled with more women.
Therefore, she and the other noble ladies came to the palace today to be chosen by the emperor.
She hoped the emperor wouldn't fancy her, so she wouldn't have to suffer that torment.
While Lu Yingying was filled with worry, Wen Nongnong had already arrived at the Imperial Garden.
In the Imperial Garden, several of Gu Heng's concubines have arrived one after another, all of them of relatively low rank.
Upon seeing Wen Nong Nong, no matter how unwilling they were, they had to come over and bow to her.
"Greetings to the Regent's Wife."
Wen Nongnong could naturally see their reluctance.
She sighed inwardly, thankful that she had such a capable husband; otherwise, she would be the one performing the ceremony right now.
"Please, everyone, no need for formalities," she said with a smile.
Several concubines found the sight extremely offensive.
"Thank you, Regent Princess."
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