She coughed lightly and changed the subject, "If you are interested in my makeup, I will teach you how to make it another day."

Shangguan Yanran was naturally interested. After hearing what she said, she immediately forgot the previous one, "Okay."

The carriage stopped when it arrived at the gate of the palace.

The two got off the carriage together and walked into the palace.

"Luckily the snow has stopped, otherwise it would be cold and the weather would be frozen, and it would not freeze people." Shangguan Yanran muttered in a low voice.

"Yes." Rong Qingqing held the hand stove and never let go.

After entering the palace gate, some palace servants already carried the sedan chair and were waiting.

The two of them each sat in a sedan chair, carried it by the palace servants, and headed towards the plum garden.

When they arrived at Meiyuan, they realized that they were late.

I saw the plum garden covered with snow. It was very lively at this time. The beautiful ladies were shuttled through the plum garden, in groups of three or five, enjoying the plum blossoms and writing poems.

When the ladies saw Shangguan Yanran and Rong Qingqing, they immediately became alert.

Today, the Empress Dowager suddenly summoned them here to enjoy the plum blossoms. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that it will not be that simple.

So they entered the palace today and each dressed up carefully, just to surpass the many people in this plum blossom feast, and stand out, and be noticed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Originally, every lady was full of confidence and felt that she was not inferior to anyone, but after seeing Shangguan Yanran and Rong Qingqing, they immediately became alarmed.

One is the pearl in the eyes of the prime minister of the dynasty, and the other is the princess who was just recognized as her adopted daughter by King Su.

Whether it is family background or appearance, these two people are outstanding, and they seem to have no chance of winning.

But soon, they noticed that the two were dressed in a simple manner, and compared with the ladies who were competing for beauty, the two were obviously much less dull.

A person with a bright mind will immediately react.

Could it be that the two of them were just a formality today and were not interested in the throne of the Crown Princess? And the Empress Dowager did not intend to marry these two families?

Because if the emperor and the empress dowager were interested, with the influence of the two families in the court, they could directly issue an order to marry each other, and there was no need to come to the plum blossom banquet to win the favor of the empress dowager and the prince.

Thinking of this, everyone instantly calmed down and did not take the two of them seriously anymore, and the two of them left and right could not pose a threat.

Rong Qingqing and Shangguan Yanran did not plunge into the crowd of ladies. They found a quiet place to chat.

"You are more thoughtful." Shangguan Yanran said, feeling a little uncomfortable when he thought of everyone's hostile eyes just now. "But these people are really self-righteous. Do they think that without us, they will definitely be able to get into the eyes of the Queen Mother or the Prince? It's simply delusional!"

Rong Qingqing smiled but said nothing, glanced at the noble girls gathered in the plum garden, thinking to herself that the Empress Dowager was afraid that she would have summoned all the unmarried noble girls in the entire capital.

Not long after, the Empress Dowager arrived, accompanied by Princess Huaiyin and Feng Xin, as well as a girl in a pink dress and a white cloak on her outside.

The girl was about fifteen or six years old, with a beautiful and dignified face, and she had a very elegant gesture, but her body seemed to be not very good. She kept pressing her handkerchief on her lips, and sometimes coughing a few words. When the queen mother saw her, she turned her head and said a few words of concern.

Rong Qingqing was looking at her, and Shangguan Yanran suddenly pushed her arm gently and lowered her voice, "Why is the cloak on that man so similar to your cloak, especially the hat is covered with white rabbit hair."
Chapter completed!