Chapter 207.1

The coronation ceremony of the empress was a major and essential occasion for the nation.

The imperial decree had already been introduced all through the capital, so all the metropolis knew that right this moment was the day for the brand new emperor to crown his empress.

When the bells of the palace started to ring in unison, all the Forbidden Metropolis, even all the inside metropolis, quieted down involuntarily. Everybody who heard the sound of the bells and drums couldn’t assist however look towards the course of the palace.

In an opulent mansion not removed from the palace, a younger girl in a inexperienced gown was tending to the flowers within the backyard with a hoe.

Upon listening to the sound of the palace bells, she paused for a second, instantly remembering that right this moment was the day of the empress’s coronation ceremony.

She felt a bit absent-minded and misplaced, and a sentence involuntarily echoed in her thoughts: Did she remorse it?

If she hadn’t been aloof and proud, maybe she would have been the one being topped as empress.

A myriad of photos appeared in her thoughts for a second: the disgust she felt when she was younger, the suffocating sense of despair, the pounding of her coronary heart when she first noticed her, the panic when she was advised she would marry the fifth prince, the helplessness of her failed suicide try. Many recollections instantly turned clear, and previous occasions turned vivid in her thoughts.

But, together with these recollections, her coronary heart felt bitter, melancholic, and nostalgic, intertwining right into a style that couldn’t be described as merely candy, bitter, bitter, or spicy.

However on the identical time, her coronary heart was additionally telling her that she didn’t remorse it.

Though the journey had been arduous, with a whole lot of filth entangled with it, wasn’t it a type of expertise, a type of maturation, a type of profound understanding gained by numerous trials and tribulations?

If she had died again then, how might she have realized to savour all these flavours?

The identical sentiments had been echoed by Huiniang and Lancao.

In comparison with Wu-shi and Huiniang, Lancao was visibly extra reserved. She was normally very open-minded, however right this moment she appeared a bit constrained. Luckily, Yaoniang wasn’t a demanding individual, and he or she was at all times in a position to empathize with others. When she first entered the palace, she was additionally considerably restrained.

Yaoniang didn’t converse to Wu-shi and the others in the principle corridor however led them to a facet room the place solely shut acquaintances had been allowed. She sat reverse Wushi, whereas Huiniang and Lancao sat on the seats under. Dong Ge’er and the others stood beside them.

It was evident that the kids had been disciplined earlier than getting into the palace; they had been all well-behaved. It made Yaoniang really feel a bit of heartache; in any case, she had taken care of Dong Ge’er and the others since they had been younger.

She beckoned and smiled, “Why don’t you acknowledge your little aunt anymore?”

Seeing Yaoniang’s acquainted smile, Dong Ge’er and the others lastly discovered traces of their acquainted little aunt on this esteemed girl.

“Little Aunt.” The eldest boy, Dong Ge’er, who was already ten years outdated, and had the longest affiliation with Yaoniang, got here ahead on his personal. Yuan Ge’er and Ming Ge’er adopted him.

Yaoniang patted every of their heads and stated, “Though there are numerous guidelines within the palace, you don’t must be too formal if you come to your little aunt’s place.”

“Sure, little aunt,” the kids stated in unison.

Xiaobao and Erbao walked in, and as quickly as Yaoniang noticed them, she waved and stated, “Come and greet your grandmother and aunts.”

Each Wu-shi and Huiniang had been high quality, with shiny smiles throughout their faces, however Lancao routinely stood up and stated many times: “It’s not proper, it’s not proper. How can two princes pay respects to this commoner girl?”