Even on her way to the palace, Ji Fengyao was still taking her own pulse.
Unfortunately, sleepwalking is not a condition that can be detected by pulse diagnosis. Medically speaking, it is a "sleep disorder," which is essentially a behavioral abnormality caused by a psychological illness. The causes are extremely complex.
The magpie asked with concern, "Miss, are you feeling unwell?"
Ji Fengyao shook her head, her face full of sorrow.
What could she say? That she was sick, and quite seriously so, specifically that she was climbing into the prince's bed every night?
She can't be like some prince who can wear a mask every day and be shameless, right?
Consort Yin was already the most favored concubine in the harem, and many people wanted to curry favor with her. In addition, with the Empress Dowager's influence over her, there were quite a few people attending the banquet this time.
When Ji Fengyao's carriage arrived, the palace gate was already bustling with activity, filled with elegant ladies and noblewomen from the capital.
Seeing the crowd at the entrance, a servant from Prince Su's residence loudly announced, "The Ninth Princess Consort has arrived!"
The noble ladies who were crowding at the door, vying for status and priority, were all taken aback. They first showed disdain, but then had no choice but to reluctantly make way for Ji Fengyao.
Because of their status, apart from the Emperor, Empress, and Empress Dowager, even Consort Yin had to treat the Ninth Prince's wife with utmost respect, let alone the families of these ministers.
Lin Shuang and Xi Que helped Ji Fengyao out of the carriage. Ji Fengyao turned around and glanced at Bai Lu inside the carriage.
Bai Lu nodded knowingly and gave the princess a reassuring look.
Today, Ji Fengyao was not dressed in her finest attire. She wore only a snow-white inner skirt and a purple-gold embroidered peony gauze outer garment. A whole, vibrant peony vine twined around her back, blooming and blossoming boldly behind and in front of her, lifelike and dazzling.
She wore only a set of gold hairpins within the prescribed regulations, with gold hair ornaments with rubies hanging from her forehead, which made her small, fair face appear even smaller. Her pair of bright, phoenix eyes sparkled, and with a gentle blink or a slight curve of her lips, she seemed clever and adorable.
Many noble families had seen her before at the Hui Nuan Pavilion in the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
Seeing her again today, I felt even more heartbroken. I wondered if God had made a mistake. How could there be a bandit who looks like this? Is she a fox spirit who ran out of the deep mountains?
"Bandits are bandits, they have no manners at all. They actually dressed like this to attend a banquet. They are a disgrace to the Ninth Prince," a sarcastic and contemptuous voice came from the crowd.
People looked in the direction of the voice and saw it was Chen Ziying, the second young lady of the Chen family. They all looked surprised.
The Chen State Duke's Mansion was the Empress's maternal family, and the Chen State Duke also held military power, commanding an army of 200,000. There were not many people in the court and the country who dared to challenge the Ninth Prince, and the Chen State Duke was one of them.
Chen Ziying is the Empress's younger sister, born of the same mother. She is greatly loved by the Duke of Chen and the Empress. Her willful and capricious nature is comparable to that of the Sixth Princess, Chen Yuelang.
Too far away, Ji Fengyao didn't hear Chen Ziying's first sarcastic remark. She was too lazy to pay attention to these people with strabismus. Holding Lin Shuang's hand and leading Xique, she walked through the path cleared by the crowd, head held high and chest out, towards the palace gate.
Just as they were about to enter the palace gates after passing through the crowd, a voice suddenly called out from behind, "Hey, I'm talking to you! You're going to a banquet at the palace, dressed so revealingly, have you no shame?"
Ji Fengyao slowly turned around, her gorgeous dress slightly wrapped around her long legs, making her figure appear even more slender and shapely.
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Look, everyone! There's a dog looking for a ride over there!
~~~That's all for today's bonus chapter. See you tomorrow!~~~~
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