Three days passed by in a flash.
When Princess Danyang entered the palace again, not only was the nun named Wutong already in the princess's mansion, training the new servants, but Xu Qing also followed her instructions and found soldiers who were excellent in martial arts and only listened to her orders.
Of course, in order not to worry my mother, those people were arranged in a villa outside the princess's residence. Besides Xu Qing, no one else knew about it.
Just as Danyang closed his eyes to rest, thinking about how to convince the prince's brother, he suddenly remembered Zizhu's extremely pressing, but still full of contemptuous scolding.
"That's it!"
Danyang didn't need to think too much to guess that something happened to the Duke's carriage that followed them into the palace, or to be more precise, something happened to Bai Mingzhu.
After estimating the itinerary, she opened her eyes and asked:
"Are we almost at the palace gate? Is there anything going on ahead?"
"Ah, did I disturb the princess?"
Because she didn't expect that the angry voice she made almost exclusively in her breath would disturb her princess who was sitting on the low couch behind the car, Zizhu was so shocked that she dropped the bamboo curtain in her hand.
Danyang smiled and shook his head, while listening to the report from the maid on the other side who followed him into the palace, "The carriage from the Duke's Mansion has arrived. There is still a distance of two or three feet between us."
"Then, what happened in front?"
As she spoke, she turned her gaze to the car curtain, which could only reflect a vague shadow in front of her.
At this time, Zizhu had sat back next to Princess Danyang. When he heard this question, he immediately became furious, puffed out his cheeks, and replied angrily:
"The princess didn't know that they were pressing down on our carriage along the way, and they were about to hit us several times. Fortunately, Old Wutou was good at driving, and he avoided them all. We had no choice but to stay away from them to avoid disaster. .”
"But when they saw that they were approaching Miyagi City, they suddenly picked up their speed and started running! I really don't know what they want to do?!"
When Danyang heard this, he just smiled, waved his hand and said:
"Oh, what else could it be? It's just something that we don't dare or can't let us know. But as long as we don't let assassins enter the palace, we don't have to worry about anything they want to do."
And even if you want to bring sharp weapons or assassins, you still have to pass the barrier of the forbidden army in front of the door.
She and the maids accompanying her were exempted from the search, but others did not have this privilege.
Sure enough, Bai Mingzhu's carriage was stopped in front of the palace gate, and he was not even qualified to search.
Until Bai Mingzhu's maid couldn't help the arrogant and cold attitude of the waiter guarding the door. She gritted her teeth and pointed at another carriage that was about to arrive behind her. She argued with the imperial guard guarding the gate and Xiaohuangmen and explained:
"My young lady is the eldest daughter of the Duke's palace! She was invited to the palace together with Princess Danyang, why can't she even get out of the car!"
Xiao Huangmen turned sideways and looked past the carriage of the Duke's Mansion that blocked his view. Sure enough, he saw the carriage of the Princess Mansion that he was used to seeing approaching the door. Then he put away his serious face and said with a slightly friendly smile. :
"It turns out to be Miss Bai. Why didn't you tell me earlier that she was with Princess Danyang?"
After exchanging pleasantries to ease the awkward atmosphere, he immediately assumed a businesslike attitude, but did not forget to explain:
"But even if you are invited to the palace together with the princess, you are not exempt from search and registration. Please get out of the car, Miss Bai, and accept the search."
As Xiao Huangmen spoke, he stepped aside to make way for the car, and raised his hand to signal Bai Mingzhu to follow him to the concierge.
Bai Mingzhu also went to the palace with her grandmother and mother, but it was during the New Year celebrations. Not to mention that she was not searched, and she didn't even have to give her name.
Anyone who saw the Duke's carriage would respectfully let it pass!
But now, does she even have to walk through the first door by herself?
Just when Bai Mingzhu was about to emphasize her identity, the carriage from the Princess Palace also arrived in front of the palace gate, and drove directly into the city gate tower without stopping under the attention of the gatekeepers!
Comparing the two, Bai Mingzhu's face turned green and red, feeling that she had been severely humiliated by Danyang.
Moreover, she was ordered by her mother to find an opportunity to privately ask the chamberlain about the rules of the third prince's entry and exit when entering the palace. She was afraid that she would also be in trouble!
But she still remembered that before leaving the house, her grandmother and mother taught her to be careful in her words and deeds after entering the palace, so as not to ruin the reputation of the family and herself.
After taking a deep breath, Bai Mingzhu bit her lip, holding back the tears in her eyes, and asked softly at the small yellow door under the car:
"Excuse me, why do I have to be searched before I can enter the palace, but the princess can directly let the carriage drive into the inner palace city?"
The implication is that they naturally come from the same place and should receive the same treatment.
It's not that she wants to get Danyang's glory, but she really doesn't want others to search her body like a criminal.
Besides, she didn't bring anything prohibited. Danyang is also walking with her. Isn't this enough to prove that she is special?
But who would have thought that after hearing that she was traveling with Princess Danyang, Xiao Huangmen's expression became much more respectful. After hearing this, an even more sarcastic smile appeared on his face immediately.
"Oh, what Miss Bai said. You are also from a famous family, and you must have read a lot of poems and books. How come you have never heard of the old saying that "one kind of rice can feed a hundred kinds of people"? For such a noble person as Princess Danyang, How can cats and dogs from other places be compared together?"
Bai Mingzhu's face instantly turned red when she was ridiculed, and her personal maid's eyes widened in anger. She pinched her waist and wanted to yell at Xiao Huangmen, "You are looking down on others!"
But no matter what, now in front of the palace gate, when Bai Mingzhu was told to abide by the rules, this maid was also with her, and she was smart and wise in the past, so naturally she did not dare to touch this bad luck, so she could only be speechless for a while, "You , you, you", and could not utter the second word.
After Bai Mingzhu took two sharp breaths, she knew she couldn't go on like this anymore. Otherwise, if Danyang waited too long, he might go back on his word and ignore her, and go into the palace alone.
Thinking of this moment, she tried hard to suppress the shame and anger in her heart, pulled her personal maid Bai Ling, and said to Xiao Huangmen who was too lazy to talk to them but did not walk away:
"Well, then, I'll just get off the car and walk in with the maid. But even if you come with Princess Danyang and have Princess Danyang's guarantee, do you still have to search yourself?"
After hearing this, Xiao Huangmen no longer dared to be so arrogant.
If there is really a guarantee from Princess Danyang, then of course there is nothing wrong with it. But just now, when this person was stopped for questioning, he didn't see the princess' carriage stop for a moment to ask what was going on...
When Xiao Huangmen was hesitant, he turned around and glanced at the young general of the Yulin Army who was also on duty. The two of them took a step back and said:
"If Miss Bai can ask the princess to send someone to inform us, this custom of body search will not be exempted."
