Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

The carriage pulled up to Harmony Palace.

The doorman went inside to report, and soon emerged with a look of apology.

"I beg your pardon, Lady Helen and Lady Carissa. I forgot for a moment, but it turns out Grand Princess Eleanor has gone out today."

Upon hearing this, Helen turned to Carissa and said, "In that case, we should return for now. We can leave a message and come back tomorrow." Carissa asked the doorman, "Do you know where Grand Princess Eleanor has gone? What time will she return?"

The doorman replied, "I'm not sure. She might not be back until very late."

Carissa responded, "That's fine. We'll wait."

She then took Helen's hand, and moved to enter the residence.

Seeing this, the doorman hurried over. "Lady Helen, Lady Carissa, this is Grand Princess Eleanor's residence. You cannot just barge in."

Carissa smiled. "How is it barging in? We're here for a visit and will wait for Grand Princess Eleanor to return. Can't this place accommodate guests?" The doorman, who had experienced Carissa's assertiveness before, didn't believe she was someone easily dealt with, despite her smiling demeanor. While he hesitated, Carissa had already pulled Helen inside.

Helen protested, "Have you no sense of propriety? He already

necessary," Carissa said with a steely glare. "Mother, Gillian, if

"Didn't you say you could give the Mystic Pearls to me? If so, I'll decide when

should return for now. If you won't

wrist, but Helen was unwilling to let

Helen worry that offending Eleanor, especially on her account, could

someone to

sort to be offended, and how it would be troublesome if they did. Carissa could hardly understand what was going on in her mother-in-law's head. Was there nothing but

Victoria. Carissa felt deeply for Victoria, who had undoubtedly been exhausted by

main hall, the servants did their best to attend to their guests. Everyone in Harmony Palace knew that while Helen could be managed, this new princess

the kind who would seek

were people

The floor was paved with white marble, and the intricately carved wooden beams

wall directly opposite the entrance hung a grand landscape painting, majestic and imposing. To the right of the hall was a

pearls as curtains