Just before the banquet was about to start, Huai En came looking for her.
"Countess, the Prince is asking for you."
Daohua looked at Huai En, "The banquet is about to begin. Why is the Prince summoning me at this time?"
Huai En smiled, "The Prince was just speaking with the Empress Dowager about the wager won by the Little Prince today. Hearing that the Seven-Star Blade can cut through iron as if it were mud, the Empress Dowager wanted to have a look."
Daohua’s brows imperceptibly furrowed. "Is the Prince with the Empress Dowager?"
Huai En nodded.
Given that her future father-in-law had summoned her, and there was the matter of the Empress Dowager added into the mix, despite her reluctance, Daohua had no choice but to follow Huai En to the Cining Palace.
Daohua smiled as she looked at Madam Yan and Madam Li, taking Wang Manman and Bi Shi along as she followed Huai En out.
Meanwhile, at the Cining Palace.
A Palace Maid reported softly to the Empress Dowager, "The Countess of Shengping is already on her way here with Huai En."
The Empress Dowager gave an ’um’ sound and smiled as she looked towards the Prince, who was being chatted up by Duke Cheng’en and Jiang Princely Heir, and stood up to say, "The banquet has begun. Let’s hurry over."
The Prince was taken aback. "Mother, didn’t you want to meet Miss Yan? I’ve already sent Huai En to fetch her."
The Empress Dowager’s kindly smile remained. "The Countess of Shengping has already been bestowed to Prince Yeyang by the Emperor, essentially becoming our Imperial Family’s daughter-in-law. We can see her any time. Today, the Ministers are here to celebrate my birthday; it wouldn’t be good to keep them waiting. Don’t worry, I will send someone to tell the Countess to go directly to the main hall."
Saying this, she sent the Palace Maid out in front of the Prince.
"Prince, let us hurry and follow my aunt. Waiting a bit on the Ministers is fine, but we cannot keep the Emperor waiting," Princely Heir Jiang said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, the Prince finally nodded.
Elsewhere, Huai En had just taken Daohua halfway when a Palace Maid sent by the Empress Dowager arrived.
"Countess, the Empress Dowager and the Prince wouldn’t want to delay the Emperor, they are already at the banquet. You should also go directly there."
Confusion flashed in Daohua’s eyes.
What did the Empress Dowager have in mind?
To make her come all this way for nothing?
"Countess, please go to the banquet with this servant."
Daohua glanced sidelong at Huai En and, without letting her guard down, followed the Palace Maid.
Daohua then turned to the Palace Maid. "Lead the way," she said icily. freёwebnovel.com
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