Chapter 133 Entering the Palace

Jiang Ting followed Wen with restrained her breath, and walked to the harem with several beautiful palace people who led the way with several strange women. You are not allowed to drive in the inner courtyard of the palace. Therefore, they got to the downstairs of the rosefinch gate on the outer wall of the palace and got out of the carriage and walked all the way.

Today is New Year's Eve. Any lady above the second grade in the capital has to come to congratulate her for no other special reasons. Counting it, there are more than hundreds of women who want to enter the palace today? Therefore, after Jiang Ting and Wen got out of the carriage, they met these wives who also wanted to enter the palace.

Jiang Ting and Wen didn't show up in front of people, so everyone didn't know them. However, it is not a fuel-efficient lamp that can make the aristocratic main room. Although Wen was still young and a little nervous and shy, he was trapped in a few words. Even Jiang Ting followed so untimely because the Empress Dowager's special instructions were told to several people.

Jiang Ting had no choice but to accept the surprised eyes of the people, and after respectfully saluted the wives, she stopped talking. She lowered her head slightly, with a shy smile, and was looked at. After the palace man who led the way came, she followed Wen's side and thought she was an invisible person.

As for Wen, although she was very excited about being able to meet the queen in the palace. But she knew in her heart that she was just the step-wife of Zhenbeihou, and she was shorter than the ladies present. What's more, now the Jiang family is waiting to be prosperous, which is incomparable to these prosperous families. In addition, before she came, Mother Zheng had warned her many times that it was a terrible thing to take a wrong step in the palace.

So, although Wen was excited, she was tricked into some words by these ladies. But after seeing the palace people who came out to lead the way, she restrained all the excited faces and followed the ladies with a dignified and serious face, but stopped saying a word.

When those ladies saw that Wen was not easy to talk to, they suddenly lost their interest and stopped asking more questions. Several people quietly followed the guide to the Fengyi Palace where the queen lived. As soon as I entered the palace door, a maid in the palace greeted me.

"These are the wives of Lord Shangshu Linglin, the wives of Lord Zhongshu Money, the wives and daughters of Lord Jiang, the Marquis of Zhenbei..." The leading eunuch in charge of the way quickly took a few steps and introduced the two maids who came to greet him.

After listening to the introduction of the little eunuch, the two maids greeted Jiang Ting and the others with a soft and quiet smile on their faces: "Welcome ladies."

These two look at the clothes, and they are both female officials of the rank in the palace. These ladies all knew it, so they naturally dared not neglect it, and politely returned the half of the gifts. Jiang Ting knew that her identity was much lower than that of the ladies in front of her, so she simply returned the whole gift. Anyway, she is a short child, and she won't care too much about how she salutes others. In a word, she adheres to one, and it's not surprising that many people are polite.

But after everyone saw the ceremony, the little eunuchs went back to welcome the people behind. One of the maids turned to Jiang Ting, an invisible man, and said, "Miss Jiang, Princess Pingning is waiting for you in the Taiji Palace. Please follow me over there first.

Jiang Ting was stunned, and then nodded to the maid of honor. Then, she saluted Wen first and saluted several other ladies, and then said to the maid of honor, "Thank you, sister."

Along the way, Jiang Ting followed the maid of honor to the Taiji Palace where the empress dowager lived. She knew that the main purpose of this visit was to let the Empress Dowager see herself. But she and her father have no clue as to why the empress dowager wanted to see herself.

Fortunately, Mother Wang and Mother Zheng both came out of the Empress Dowager's palace and still know something about the preferences of the Empress Dowager. Therefore, she has been trained very hard by Mother Wang these days in order to make a good impression on the Empress Dowager. Never mind why, the Empress Dowager wants to see her. If she doesn't behave well, won't it smear her father's face?

She came to the Taiji Palace speechlessly all the way. Listening to the layers of announcements, Jiang Ting finally entered the Taiji Hall after changing several little maids who led the way.

She lowered her eyebrows and only looked at the place three feet in front of her, suppressed her curiosity, kept her face stable and calm, and did not look at what the most noble woman in the world lived in.

"Empress dowager, the girl of the Jiang family has arrived."

As soon as she entered the threshold of the hall, her eyes swept across the left and right sides. After seeing the neat rows of two rows of maids, Jiang Ting knew that she had arrived. Then, a clear and pleasant female voice came into her ear, and Jiang Ting knew that it was time for her to perform. She took three small steps forward, and then bowed in the direction of the Lord's throne according to the palace rules and etiquette taught by Mother Wang.

"Jiang Ting, the minister, pay a visit to the Empress Dowager. Congratulations to the Empress Dowager Hongfu Qitian and longevity.

"Let's have a flat body."

A kind and gentle voice came from above, which made Jiang Ting feel a little more stable with trembling and excitement. She felt slightly at ease, bowed again respectfully, and said crisply, "Thank you, Empress Dowager."

The Empress Dowager looked at Jiang Ting, who was standing upright below with a smile, patted Princess Antai who was shaking her arm beside her with both hands, and said gently, "Look up and let my family see what you look like."

Jiang Ting raised her face with a slightly shy smile. Although she really wants to see what the most prestigious woman in the Southern Tang Dynasty looks like at this moment. But she thought she wanted to keep the head on her neck, so she still resisted her mind and didn't dare to look up.

"Well, it's a cute and clever child, not bad." The Empress Dowager nodded and praised, and her eyes flashed with satisfaction. However, it is unknown whether her good words mean that Jiang Ting is good-looking or whether she handled it properly.

"Grandma the Empress Dowager, you have finished reading it. It's time to let us play." When Princess Antai has been locked up for so long, she has been suffothed for a long time. Although she didn't know why the Empress Dowager asked Jiang Ting to see it, it was still very happy for her to have a friend outside to come into the palace. Because after Princess Pingning was locked up this time, she seemed to have changed her nature and was no longer willing to have fun with her.

Now Jiang Ting, who is obviously very good at playing, came, and Princess Anta's naughty nature showed her head again and she didn't want to sit here anymore.

"You girl, don't want to sit with me for such a short time? I loved you so much that I specially ordered your father to take you back. I should have known that this girl was so unfilial, hum..." The Empress Dowager looked at Princess Antai like a child and hummed to scare her.

Princess Antai heard this, and the impatient look on her face immediately disappeared. She hugged the Empress Dowager's arm with a flattering smile and said, "Grandma, it's her granddaughter who is wrong. My granddaughter will compensate you. Didn't I get excited as soon as I saw Tingting? Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere today. Can I just sit here with you?

Jiang Ting was surprised when she heard the conversation between Princess Antai and the Empress Dowager. She couldn't help it for a moment and looked up. Sure enough, she saw the throne beside her, and Princess Antai was talking coquettishly to a graceful old woman next to her.

The old woman with a kind smile and a little childishness should be the Empress Dowager.

She turned her eyes and saw the little girl sitting next to the old woman smiling at her. Isn't it Princess Pingning? She subconsciously smiled at Princess Pingning and couldn't help looking at the empress dowager who was talking to Princess Antai.

Jiang Ting thought that the people in the palace were all regular and old-fashioned. How could she imagine that the Empress Dowager was such a kind old man. She looked at the Empress Dowager and stopped breathing three times. It was not until the Empress Dowager turned her eyes away that she realized that her behavior had surpassed.

Jiang Ting hurriedly lowered her head and dared not look again. her heart pounded wildly, nervous and worried. When the Empress Dowager just looked over, although she smiled very gently and amiable, her eyes at that moment were wise as if she could see through her body and mind. This made Jiang Ting panic and couldn't help scolding herself for not being determined. Why can't you help looking at it?

"Miss Jiang, since you have made friends with the two granddaughters of the mourning family, you don't have to be so restrained in front of the mourning family. An Tai and Ping are very new to you. I thought you were as lawless as the two of them. Now that I see you, I know that you are a good person, much more polite and calm than the two of them. It's not bad.

The praise of the Empress Dowager made Jiang Ting's heart beat wildly. She hurriedly bowed and thanked: "Thank you for your praise. Ting'er's temperament is out of touch, and I dare not praise you. On the contrary, the princess and princess are kind and lively, gentle and kind to people. They are really rare good women.

For the first time, Jiang Ting regretted that she had not learned how to say good words and flattered others. She didn't dare to take the praise of the Empress Dowager seriously. On the contrary, the scene in front of her made it clear that both Princess Pingning and Princess Antai liked it very much. The Empress Dowager praised her, but that's what she meant. But if she really dares to take it seriously, she will be a fool among fools.

The Empress Dowager sitting on the main seat looked at Jiang Ting bowing respectfully and sincerely praising her two granddaughters, and a trace of excitement flashed in her eyes. An 11-year-old girl can make such progress and retreat, which is really a personal thing. If she keeps growing up with her current temperament, she can really look forward to what she plans to do.

At this time, the maid's announcement came from outside: "The Empress Dowager, Your Highness the Prince has come to say hi."

Jiang Ting was stunned and subconsciously wanted to turn around and look out the door. However, she still remembered that she was answering with the empress dowager, so she fixed herself and dared not move at all.

However, she cried bitterly in her heart. The last time I saw the prince in the study, it was an accident. No matter what she said today, she should avoid it first. Unfortunately, the Empress Dowager seemed to forget that she was the daughter of a foreign minister, and it was inconvenient to see the prince. The Empress Dowager put aside Jiang Ting and raised her voice directly to the outside, "Is Yuer here? Hurry up and let him in."