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Lady Anguo and Lady Mengqi came to escort Song Qingning to the palace.

Inside the flower hall of the Yongning Marquis's residence.

Liu felt particularly uncomfortable.

Of the six wives in the Meng family, three accompanied their husbands to their posts outside the capital, while the other three were highly respected among the ladies of the capital, especially Lady Ye, the wife of Anguo.

Lady Ye came from a prominent family in Runan and was the head of the ladies of the court.

Although both were "First-Rank Imperial Lady", the prestige of Lady Ye and Lady Liu was different.

Both were wearing the attire of a first-rank noblewoman, but Lady Ye's embroidered pheasant pattern on her shawl was made of gold thread, while Lady Liu's was made of silver thread, making the difference in their status immediately apparent.

"Madam Anguo, my Qingning is not attending the palace banquet today." Madam Liu did not intend to bring Song Qingning along.

As soon as she finished speaking, Song Qingning walked into the flower hall.

When Madam Meng saw her, she immediately got up and went forward.

"Has Qingning grown taller again? And fairer too. The environment in the capital really does make her more radiant. She suffered a lot during those three years in Youcheng."

Madam Meng looked at Song Qingning with a pained expression.

Seeing that Song Qingning was only wearing a light blue cloud-patterned robe without much jewelry, Madam Meng frowned. "It's too plain. Even a beauty should wear more jewelry."

Madam Meng Qi was familiar with palace banquets and also with the noble ladies of the capital.

On an occasion like today, people are bound to compete to outshine each other, comparing their status and jewelry.

She was worried that Song Qingning would suffer a loss.

"I think it's fine," said Madam Anguo.

Song Qingning looked at her and immediately bowed to her.

She had met Lady Anguo twice in her previous life.

The first time was when she entered the Jiang family and accompanied Madam Jiang to buy jewelry. During this time, she displeased Madam Jiang, who then kicked her off the carriage.

When she was in a disheveled state, Lady Anguo helped her up.

The second time was when Lady Anguo was busy running around to establish a girls' school, and she saw her figure from afar.

At that time, Song Qingning admired this lady from the bottom of his heart.

Unfortunately, her hard work was ruined after only one year of establishing the girls' school, and it also brought great disaster to the Meng family.

She was verbally attacked by court officials and cursed by the people, and was eventually driven to suicide by jumping off a building.

"Is this Qingning? Seventh Sister always praises you to me, saying you are beautiful and kind-hearted. Today I finally meet you, and you are indeed a beauty, even more beautiful than Seventh Sister was when she was young."

She was the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Zhongyi, and her beauty was unparalleled in the capital.

Madam Meng, teased, playfully retorted, "Sister-in-law!"

The sisters-in-law have an excellent relationship.

A warm feeling welled up in Song Qingning's heart. Perhaps it was because she had experienced too much evil in humanity in her past life. Seeing these two wonderful people in front of her, Song Qingning subconsciously wanted to get closer to them.

Liu's heart trembled violently.

She stared at Song Qingning. She had never paid attention to Song Qingning's appearance before, because in her heart Song Qingning was just lowly mud and did not deserve to be beautiful.

It was only then that I realized how beautiful Song Qingning was.

She wasn't delicate and pitiful; her beauty exuded a heroic spirit and a transcendent quality.

"Qingning is very special. Jewelry and adornment would only detract from its charm. This way, it's quite nice," Lady Anguo said with a smile.

Her praise and affirmation of Song Qingning pierced Liu's heart like needles.

Lady Anguo suddenly looked at Madam Liu, "Second Madam Song, what did you just say?"

Liu came to her senses and forced a smile, "Qingning is not going to the palace banquet."

"Not going?" Madam Meng Qi exclaimed in surprise.

She then laughed and said, "How could I not go? On such an occasion, with all the officials in attendance, Qingning not only has to go, but also has to participate in the sacrificial ceremony with them."

Liu: "..."

Just as she was about to try to stop her, Madam Meng Qi said again, "Anyone who dares to stop me is courting death!"

Liu: "..."

Just then, the gatekeeper rushed in to report, "Madam, Minister Meng has sent word outside the mansion, asking when the Second Miss will enter the palace, and also about the Prince of Huai..."

Upon hearing the words "Prince of Huai," Lady Liu's heart trembled, filled with fear. She hurriedly instructed the gatekeeper, "Go and report back quickly; she's going now."

We can't keep Prince Huai waiting; what if he can't wait to come to the mansion?

Song Qingning left the mansion without incident.

However, upon leaving the residence, they did not see the Prince of Huai.

After bowing to Vice Minister Meng, Song Qingning boarded the same carriage as Lady Anguo and Lady Meng Qi.

"Qingning thanks you both for your help." Song Qingning knew that the two ladies had come to pick her up because they were worried that she would be hindered from going out.

Lady Anguo and Lady Mengqi exchanged a smile.

They liked Song Qingning more and more because she was so smart.

"I really don't understand your mother. She treats her eldest daughter with all her heart, but she's completely guarded against you. How can she treat her own daughter like that?" said Madam Meng Qi.

Lady Liu was well-known among the ladies of the capital.

The ladies all said she had good character and protected the legitimate and illegitimate members of the Marquis's household.

Madam Meng Qi, however, disagreed.

Suppressing one's own daughter to protect the interests of others is perverted!

Song Qingning just smiled.

Song Qingyan is Liu's biological daughter, and the world will know this sooner or later.

Then they understood why Madam Liu had been so open and honest with her eldest daughter.

The Yongning Marquis's Residence.

After Madam Meng left with Song Qingning, Madam Liu's expression remained grim.

Madam Meng's protection of Song Qingning made her feel worried.

The sounds of smashing and breaking came again from the East Courtyard Mingtang. Madam Liu knew that Tang'er was upset.

If nothing goes wrong on the day of the poetry appreciation gathering, and Tang'er has secured her identity as "Bright Moon Fairy," she can attend an event like today as well.

Liu felt a lump in her throat.

But thinking of Yan'er, Madam Liu softened her mindset.

After Jiang Sheng made such a scene that night, Song Qingyan felt that he would barge in again. She didn't sleep well for several nights in a row, and even makeup couldn't hide the fatigue in her eyes.

The fingerprints left by Jiang Sheng on her face have not completely faded yet.

Fortunately, her pearl headdress was eye-catching, and her overall temperament was noble, enough to outshine all others.

As for Song Qingning...

Lady Liu harbored malicious intentions. If she could find an opportunity at the palace banquet to expose Lady Meng's disgraceful behavior, she would no longer protect her so much.

Song Qingning had never attended a palace banquet and was unfamiliar with the etiquette, which was something Song Qingning could exploit.

……

The Meng family's carriage first took Song Qingning to the Meridian Gate to enter the palace and join the officials in the sacrificial ceremony.

The carriage had just stopped when someone gently knocked on the carriage door.

Madam Meng Qi peeked out and saw a hand holding a neatly folded official robe in front of her.

Following the hand upwards, she saw a handsome face, and Madam Meng Qi's jaw dropped in astonishment, "Old..."

Fourth brother!

Xie Xuanjin raised his hand, signaling for silence.

While Madam Meng was stunned, Meng Huaizhou walked up from behind Xie Xuanjin. Seeing that Xie Xuanjin was holding Song Qingning's official robes, he didn't think much of it and told his wife, "Have the second young lady change into them in the carriage."

"Okay."

Madam Meng Qi snapped out of her daze and accepted the official robes.

Something just flashed through her mind.

Song Qingning changed into his official robes and came out of the carriage.

Although she was not as tall as the men, the official robes fit her perfectly, as if they were tailor-made for her.

She was already heroic, and the cruelty of the battlefield gave her a maturity that was rare among ordinary people.

Song Qingning thanked the two ladies of the Meng family and went to wait at the right side gate to enter the palace when the time came.

Song Qingning knew that as a woman standing in a group full of men, the men would definitely not accept her.

Sure enough, as soon as Song Qingning stood still, a series of questioning and disdainful gazes came over.

Some even stepped forward to provoke them:

"Song Qingning? With your skinny arms and legs, are you really capable of commanding the Capital Garrison alongside me?"

"Why don't we have a contest after the sacrificial ceremony? If you lose, you can ask the Emperor for permission to resign, find a man, and get married!"