The palace banquet is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. in the evening.
Without Nanny Hua reminding them, Mrs. Hu started making preparations intensively early in the morning.
In fact, there was nothing much to prepare, as the maids were busy.
Nanny Hua has done her best to teach them the rules and regulations these days, but time is too tight and there is no time to learn more standards.
However, when she thought of what the Empress had sent, Aunt Hua felt much more relieved.
The Empress said that there was no need to force them to learn to a very standard standard, as long as it was acceptable, she would take care of everything.
The palace banquet was held at the hour of You, and even though they lived very close to the palace gate, they set off half an hour in advance.
When I went out, I saw Xie Siheng standing at the door with a team of black feather guards.
"Miss Ji!" Ying Er stood behind Xie Siheng and greeted Ji Changying happily when he saw her come out.
Ji Changying raised her head and waved at him, then looked at Xie Siheng in surprise: "Why are you here?"
Xie Siheng glanced at Ying Er, and Ying Yi and the others dragged him aside, one on the left and one on the right.
"The Queen asked me to escort you into the palace."
The two maids, Yanyun and Feishuang, seemed to know that today's occasion was particularly important to them, and they put all their efforts into dressing up Ji Changying.
She wore a light yellow double-flared skirt with a waist and a bottom support. Her sleeves were covered with lotus-colored crabapple blossoms. Her long brocade-like hair was tied up in a bun, and a pair of silver-thread and gold-inlaid jewel butterfly hairpins were inserted on it.
She has a beautiful nose, beautiful eyes, and delicate eyebrows. When she speaks, the gold filigree lantern earrings on her ears tremble with her movements, giving her a look of vitality that is unique to young girls.
Xie Siheng had never seen her like this before, and for a moment he felt both familiar and strange.
Ji Changying didn't expect that at this moment today, the palace still remembered them.
"Your Majesty is so thoughtful!"
Zhou Liu was very excited at this moment.
Yue Niang, the mother, is so considerate, which shows that she really values them!
"Then I'll have to trouble you, sir!" Ji Fengyi hurriedly expressed his gratitude upon seeing this.
Xie Siheng smiled and shook his head: "No need to be so polite, these are all part of my job, not to mention, this is not the first time Uncle Ji has met me. Please -"
Xie Siheng politely returned the greeting and invited everyone to get in the car.
Escorted by the Black Feather Guards, the group marched out of the alley in a mighty procession.
Along the way, other carriages automatically retreated and stayed away from them to avoid offending the Black Feather Guards.
Thanks to the Black Feather Guards clearing the way on the road, they were spared the risk of being stuck in traffic.
Watching the carriages outside slowly moving towards the palace like ants, Zhou's eyes widened: "I've seen all the carriages in my life today!"
Mrs. Hu glanced at her angrily and said, "What nonsense are you talking about! You'll see carriages plenty of times in the future!"
The guards at the palace gate gave him a quick check and let him pass.
The carriage took a full quarter of an hour to travel along the outer wall of the palace before reaching the main gate.
Everyone has to get off here and walk in.
When they came down, a lot of people had already gathered at the door, all looking at them.
"Who are these people? They look so strange to me."
"I don't know. I don't think I've ever seen him before. But he was escorted in by the Black Feather Guards. I guess his identity must be something special, right?"
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Someone who had seen them on Suzaku Street that day looked at them with disdain and mocked them, "I'd recognize them even if they were ashes!"
"Isn't this the poor relative of the Empress who's been making the rounds in the capital lately? He's transformed into something so different that if you didn't know him, you'd really mistake him for some royal relative!"
The words "Empress" seemed to be sensitive words, and the sword in Xie Siheng's hand flew out.
With a 'swish' sound, it pierced the woman who had just spoken.
The women around were frightened and screamed, taking several steps back.
"You spoke so recklessly in front of the palace gates. For the sake of today's palace banquet, I'm giving you a warning. If you do it again, you'll be taken to the Criminal Investigation Department!"
Xie Siheng looked coldly at the woman who had just spoken.
The woman was so frightened that she lost all her face and was now being taught a lesson like this. She could feel the strange and mocking looks from others without even turning her head.
Her face flushed as she mustered up the courage to confront Xie Siheng: "Master Xie, what you said is really overbearing. I was just chatting with someone about my family. Do you think you are being so arrogant?"
"You know what you said. I'm only warning you this time."
Xie Siheng stepped forward and drew his sword, glanced coldly at the second wife of Duke Cheng, then turned and left.
"This is outrageous! Even in the palace, the emperor would never stop people from speaking. But a mere outsider actually speaks more rudely than the emperor..."
"ah!"
The stone flew from nowhere and suddenly landed on the mouth of the second wife of Duke Chengguo. She screamed and covered her mouth.
"mother!"
Jiang Shuyan quickly stepped forward to support her.
When the second lady let go of her hand, she looked at the blood and a big front tooth on her hand, rolled her eyes and fainted.
Chuan Qiong snorted coldly and chased forward, pushing aside Ying Er who was chatting next to Ji Changying, and stepped forward to introduce enthusiastically:
"Miss Ji, please come this way. The Queen has already instructed that you should be taken directly to the side hall of Yanfu Palace to rest first. We will go there together after the palace banquet begins. I believe Aunt Chuyu is already waiting in front."
Ji Changying glanced at Xie Siheng who was talking to his uncle's father, then turned to look at Chuan Qiong and asked curiously, "What were you laughing at when I was talking last time?"
Chuan Qiong didn't expect that she still remembered this after so long, and his face froze.
He couldn't say that he found it funny because Miss Ji kept talking about horse ass, right?
"It's because I thought of something funny and couldn't help myself! Ahem, when did Miss Ji meet my master? How long have you known him?"
Chuan Qiong casually explained and quickly changed the subject, his eyes flashing and his face full of gossip.
Ying Er had a smug look on his face: "If you beg me, I'll tell you!"
Chuan Qiong gave him a look of disdain, "Go play somewhere else! You're so stupid!"
Ji Changchuan watched the man move closer to his sister, and instinctively knew he was not a serious person. He came over and squeezed in between the two of them: "What are you talking about? Let me hear it too."
Chuanqiong: “…”
Before even reaching Yeonbokgung Palace, Chu Yu and his companions were eagerly waiting.
When she saw Zhou, her eyes lit up and she went to greet her: "I am waiting here on the orders of the Madam. May I ask if you are Madam Zhou?"
Seeing the other person looking at her intently, Zhou nodded: "Yeah."
Chu Yu glanced at the other female relatives who were very restrained and nervous, and nodded with a smile: "Master Xie will take care of the men. The women, please follow me."
The two groups separated.
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