After entering the palace gate, he was led by a palace maid and walked between the tall palace walls. Xia Luotong moved his hand to withdraw, but was held tighter by the man beside him.
Xia Luotong was helpless and had no choice but to let him lead her.
There is still a lot of time before the banquet starts. The female relatives attending the banquet have to go to Cining Palace to meet the Queen Mother. They are not together with the men for the time being. They will not get together again until the banquet starts, so it’s time After leaving the place, Xia Luotong and Wu Zechen temporarily separated.
"You should pay more attention to your own safety. If anything happens, go to the Queen Mother or Miss Si. Don't let Lindong leave." Wu Zechen held her hand and warned her uneasily, not caring about the reaction of the little palace maid who was leading the way.
Xia Luotong squeezed his hand and told him to pay attention with his eyes. This was the palace after all. He said this as if the palace was very dangerous.
"Don't worry, I won't let Lindong stay away. See you later." She smiled and took the initiative to take out her hand, turned around and walked towards the direction of Cining Palace.
The female relatives of ordinary officials are not allowed to bring their own servants into the palace. Only the female relatives of second-rank officials and above can bring servants who serve, and each house can only bring one person.
As a first-class princess, Xia Luotong was naturally qualified to bring maids into the palace. Lindong was extremely skilled and alert, and was familiar with various palace rules, so she was naturally the most suitable person to accompany her into the palace.
The road from the palace entrance to Cining Palace is quite long. Xia Luotong, who has not received any special grace, can only walk there like all the female relatives who come to the banquet. Fortunately, she has been exercising every day recently. , otherwise with her previous small body, she must have been extremely tired.
When she arrived at Cining Palace, the outer hall was already filled with ladies and ladies from various palaces. They were all people who had not been summoned by the Queen Mother and could not enter the inner hall, so they had to wait until the banquet started in the outer hall.
As soon as Xia Luotong stepped into the outer hall, she felt many looks coming towards her. Some of these looks were surprising and some were doubtful, but none of them could affect her at all.
She looked around lightly, and with just one glance, she saw several slightly familiar faces. They were all the ladies and ladies she had met at the banquets in the Xia Mansion and the West Courtyard of the Prince's Mansion before, but she did not recognize most of them. .
She had only been in this circle for a short time, and Wu Zechen protected her so that she could live freely and happily, so she was not allowed to attend those troublesome banquets.
Even in the face of so many gazes, she remained calm and composed. Just as she was about to find a place to sit down, she saw a palace maid walking towards her.
The palace maid bowed and said, "My slave, please pay your respects to Princess An. The Queen Mother sent a message to ask Princess An to go directly to the inner hall when she arrives. Please greet Princess An."
Xia Luotong was not surprised after hearing this. He had already expected that he would be summoned, so he followed the maid towards the inner hall.
As soon as she left, the discussion in the outer palace became quite heated, and without exception, it was all about her, Princess An.
"Is that Princess An?! I didn't expect to be so beautiful?"
"Really? I was almost dumbfounded just now. How did it happen that she was said to be like that before? She was said to be extremely ugly?"
"What's the use of being beautiful? Prince An has his own crush." Someone winked disdainfully.
"What! You didn't keep up with the news. I heard that Prince An and his wife are very affectionate. Those rumors are simply based on rumors and are not true!"
"Why are you just making false claims? Prince An is only close to that person, isn't that what everyone has seen with their own eyes?" The man was dissatisfied and retorted with dissatisfaction, but at least he knew that he was taking into account the many people and did not directly name him. The surname Dao came out.
"Why are they so close? That person can only say a few words. Does it mean that they are close if they can pick up the conversation?"
"But except for that one, no one can talk to Prince An anymore. Doesn't that mean she is special?"
"Speaking of this, you didn't know that I attended the banquet hosted by Princess Xu at Prince An's Palace a few days ago, so..."
Those who had attended the banquet with Xia Luotong before immediately described the situation vividly, but it is unknown how many of these people could describe it truthfully.
Xia Luotong was led by the palace maid to the entrance of the inner hall. After being passed through, he stepped into the hall.
At this time, the hall was already full of people, with ladies and ladies from various houses on both sides. Those who could enter the inner hall at this time were all high-status people in the house. Under the gaze of these people, There was no trace of nervousness on Xia Luotong's face. He walked up step by step with a calm smile.
After passing the news, everyone in the palace, whether they had seen her or not, knew her identity. Princess An, who had only been in rumors for a long time, finally unveiled her mysterious veil today!
At this time, no matter what their status was or which camp they were in, everyone had the same thought in their minds. This Princess An was really unparalleled in beauty. Her slightly raised eyes seemed to have a seductive color, and she was so bright. Xingchen's eyes cast a veil of mystery over her, making it impossible to guess what she was really thinking.
She is walking with firm steps, and her strong and calm aura cannot be ignored. Step by step, she seems to be unstoppable and powerful. The red dress makes her dazzling like a fire. It's hard to look away.
Is this really the eldest daughter of the Xia family, Minister of Rites? The eldest daughter who was raised in the countryside and could not only read a single Chinese character, but also had no knowledge of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and was extremely vulgar?
Such a question has arisen in everyone's mind, and it is getting harder and harder to believe those rumors!
Painting a tiger's skin is harder than painting its bones. A person's inner temperament is the most difficult to imitate and change. Of all the people here, who is not from a noble family at the top of the Zhou Dynasty? In this regard, they believe in their own eyesight!
So the moment Princess An made her debut, she refreshed everyone's understanding of her!
No matter what everyone thought, Xia Luotong walked to the front of the hall and saluted the Queen Mother in her seat: "My granddaughter-in-law Luo Tong gives my regards to the Queen Mother."
After solemnly saluting the Queen Mother, she met with the Queen and Concubine Wu beside her. Her status as a princess was equivalent to that of Concubine Wu. As for the other four concubines, they were not as good as her in terms of rank. They were also royal wives. , she doesn’t need to salute them.
Xia Luotong knew nothing about these before, but now she has already understood these rules and etiquette well with the help of Lindong. No matter what position she is in, she will not let herself fall into passivity. , so she will not leave any opportunity or leverage for others to attack herself.
