kingnovel Chapter 262: The Good Show That Cannot Be Seen
Chapter 262: The Good Show That Cannot Be Seen
Chapter 262: The Good Show That Cannot Be Seen
March 15th is the day of Princess Lingxi's coming-of-age ceremony. In the past few days, the palace has been sending out many invitations.
The host and guest who inserted the hairpin was chosen by the Queen to be the wife of the Marquis of Dongping, who was recognized as a blessed person among the nobles of the Great Zhou.
As for the selection of the sponsor, the Queen looked through the list handed over by Nanny He Wan and hesitated.
For the Queen, her own son was about to be driven out of the capital. His Majesty had already issued an edict ordering Prince An to move out of the capital and return to his territory before April 1st. Her heart and eyes were now filled with ruthless hatred towards the emperor, so how could she be willing to support this damn princess?
Everything she does now is just to maintain her dignity as the mother of a country and fulfill her duties.
Therefore, all the utensils used in the coming-of-age ceremony were allocated from the Imperial Household Department. Although each piece was heavy, luxurious and magnificent, they had to be collected back after the ceremony.
"Have all the posts been sent out?" She leaned lazily on the couch, with a headband on her head, looking tired.
"The message to the Empress has been sent," Nanny He Wan replied. "It's just that Minister of Works Lin Zhihen is ill, and the female members of his family are attending to him and are unable to enter the palace. The wife of the Marquis of Lu is also unwell, so she has sent her unmarried daughter to the palace to observe the ceremony..."
Nanny He Wan listed more than ten names in a row. Some of them had family matters or were unwell. Even if they accepted the invitation and came to watch the ceremony, they would only send some insignificant female relatives to deal with it.
The Queen sneered at the end and said, "How ridiculous that Princess Lingxi still boasts of being favored by the Emperor, but she doesn't know that the erotic dance at the family banquet has already made no one in the capital want to be associated with her."
"Exactly."
"Hmm? Why isn't Princess Ping'an on the list?" The Queen looked through it again. "She was originally on it, but Princess Lingxi crossed it out before the post was sent out, saying it was inappropriate for the Princess's mother to have died young."
The Queen narrowed her eyes: "Who told her this?"
Nanny He Wan smiled slightly and lowered her voice to tell the Queen the rumor she had heard, "I heard that Princess Lingxi personally went to invite Princess Ping'an to be a sponsor a few days ago, but she refused, citing her mother's early death. I guess the Princess was too embarrassed to admit her guilt and simply didn't invite her."
"Ping'an...is actually a smart man." The queen sneered.
"There are only about twenty people willing to enter the palace to watch the ceremony. Would Your Majesty like to select some new people?" asked Nanny He Wan.
"No need for that. Lingxi is a foreign princess after all. If she doesn't want to attend her coming-of-age ceremony, I can't force her to come!" After saying that, she remembered something and stood up from the couch. "Send a copy of the list of those powerful royal relatives who refused to enter the palace to watch the ceremony to His Majesty. Let him see what it feels like to have no one pay attention to the person you want to support!" "This..." Nanny He Wan hesitated and advised, "Why is Your Majesty angry with His Majesty?"
The Queen gave Nanny He Wan a cold look and said, "I haven't been deposed yet, so your words are meaningless?"
"I dare not! I will do it right away!" Nanny He Wan's heart trembled.
After she left, the queen looked at the list of sponsors that had been presented to her earlier, her eyes fixed on Cheng Jintong's name, and she smiled slightly.
The Queen naturally heard that Lin Jiaoyue's plot against Cheng Jintong failed and ended up ruining her own reputation.
In previous years, the Queen would be angry that Lin Jiaoyue had ruined the Fourth Prince's reputation and would definitely order a reprimand, but now... the Fourth Prince's reputation was ruined, so what did it have to do with her?
However, after she heard about this incident, she realized that the sisters had completely fallen out.
And Cheng Jintong, that brainless girl, cursed the princess in the mansion for being a bad person because Lin Jiaoyue was once the princess of Qingyang.
In this case, let her be the sponsor of Princess Lingxi. I think it will be a good show to watch.
As for whether something would go wrong and implicate her? Ha, why should she care?!
After all, Cheng Jintong was the granddaughter of the Minister of Rites. Who would have thought that she would do something out of the ordinary at her coming-of-age ceremony... Even though she was the queen, it was still unexpected.
Thinking of this, the queen curled her lips.
In this way, the list of guests of honor, sponsors and spectators for the coming-of-age ceremony was finalized and sent to His Majesty and Princess Lingxi at the same time.
Princess Lingxi, naturally unable to discern anything, ordered her maid to investigate. She learned that the main guest was the most distinguished Madam Quanfu, and that the sponsor was the granddaughter of the Minister of Rites. Although she had witnessed her fiery temper at the Flower Festival garden party, she assumed she was a respectable person given her family background. Therefore, she was very pleased with the Queen's arrangement.
His Majesty had no objection to the guests of honor and the sponsors, but he frowned slightly after looking at the list of people watching the ceremony.
In the end, he didn't say anything, but ordered the eunuch to pass a message to the prince's mansion, asking them to order the female members of their families to enter the palace to watch the ceremony on March 15th, as a way of supporting Princess Lingxi.
Mu Rong also brought a copy of this list to Zhuxiang Yayuan.
He sat opposite Xu Rongrong and drank tea, while the girl just glanced at him briefly and then put it aside and continued to look through her account book.
Seeing this, Mu Rong raised his lips and said, "Rongrong isn't interested at all."
"I know there's excitement going on, but I can't see it...it's better not to know!" Xu Rongrong curled her lips.
"Oh? Rongrong thinks the coming-of-age ceremony will be lively?"
Xu Rongrong looked up at him and said, "Even if a noblewoman in the capital holds her coming-of-age ceremony at home, there are still 20 to 30 people watching. But Princess Lingxi was personally appointed by His Majesty, and she held her coming-of-age ceremony in the palace with great fanfare, yet only these people were willing to attend. If this were to be revealed, it would surely become a laughing stock in the capital. Even if she doesn't understand now, how could she not be annoyed when she hears others talking about it on the day of her coming-of-age ceremony? After all, she wants to marry into the capital."
"What's more... there are so many noble ladies in the capital, who could be the sponsor? The Queen chose Cheng Jintong!"
"Oh? Rongrong thinks there's something wrong with her?"
Xu Rongrong glanced at him. "If it were just a normal daytime tribute to someone, it wouldn't be a big deal, but His Majesty has already ordered that the women in the prince's household must attend the ceremony at the palace. Although Lin Jiaoyue hasn't officially married into the royal family, she was personally betrothed to the Fourth Prince by His Majesty. Even though she thought she had taken leave to attend to her father's illness, how could the Fourth Prince allow her to go against His Majesty's wishes? He will certainly force her into the palace."
"Lin Jiaoyue schemed against Cheng Jintong and caused such a scene. When I think about them meeting at the coming-of-age ceremony, I know there will be something interesting to watch!"
Xu Rongrong pouted and muttered. Seeing this, Mu Rong couldn't help but curl his lips: "It's really so interesting. Rongrong said that, I want to go and see it."
Xu Rongrong squinted at him and said, "My Lord, please don't say you didn't see it."
Mu Rong smiled without saying a word, his fingers moving the teacup in his hand, causing ripples in the water.