The Swordswoman's Revenge Story after Rebirth

Chapter 296 The Atmosphere at the Palace Gate

Esme breathed a sigh of relief, feeling both relieved and pleased as she watched Isolde.

Isolde’s temper had improved significantly.

Aveline led Isolde to greet each of the noblewomen one by one.

“This is the Queen’s mother, Mrs. Morris.”

“It’s my honor to meet you, Mrs. Morris,” Isolde curtsied.

“Greetings, Princess Langley,” Lady Yuan returned the gesture with a kind and gentle smile, clearly impressed.

“This is Consort Cora’s mother, Lady Wondery, honored by the King.”

“Hello, Lady Wondery!”

“Greetings, Princess Langley.”

After this round of introductions, Isolde received generally positive feedback.

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The main reason for this was that despite her status as a princess and the King’s appointed General, Isolde remained humble and respectful, neither overbearing nor submissive.

Secondly, she had earned the favor of Aveline, who was known to be Queen Dowager’s adopted daughter and part of the inner circle of the royal family.

This inner circle included Aveline, Rosemary, and Elisa, the wife of Graeme–all close confidantes of Queen Dowager who could enter the palace without a formal summons.

While many sought to curry favor with this elite group, few succeeded, so most chose to keep their distance and avoid offending them.

After the introductions, the palace gates opened.

The procession began to move slowly and silently inside.

It was the fifth watch of the night, and the sky was still dark. As they entered the palace, they walked through a long palace corridor illuminated by bonfires on either side. The high walls of the palace isolated it from the outside world, and almost no sound from beyond could be heard.

chirp noisily, and from a distant, nameless tree, a flock of birds took flight. The sound of

they walked, the horizon began to

morning light painted the sky in shades of black and blue, and a thin mist hung

The noblewomen and young ladies who had been

the front of the procession was a chamberlain leading them to pay their respects to Queen

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Queen Sophia issued an edict allowing the families of palace

Queen Catherine had extended the invitation, everyone treated it as an imperial decree. Upon entering the palace, they first went to

could only

hoped to catch a glimpse of Queen Dowager. They had brought generous gifts, using the

Dowager. However, they were well aware that seeing Queen Dowager would be difficult, so they planned to entrust their gifts to Queen Catherine for delivery. It was unthinkable

and the outer court, family members visiting the palace had to be women and were required to strictly adhere to etiquette. They could only meet in the main halls and were not

fabrics, and silks. They dared not bring anything too

only once or twice a year instead of monthly. For example,

a lower rank. She wanted to comfort her daughter and teach her

they walked, they noticed that the chamberlain was leading them not

her curiosity, Alice asked, “Lord Chamberlain, may

and bowed, “Ladies and young misses, Grand Queen Mother is unwell. Queen Grandmother stayed overnight at Mystic Palace to

Everyone was instantly excited.

except for Alice, who said, “We pray for

and aside from the sound of footsteps, even breathing seemed to be held in

appearances, smoothing their clothes and fixing their hair,

silence, her

to receive so many people, she certainly couldn’t ask her questions in front of everyone. She wasn’t sure if Queen

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Queen Catherine was present, how could

didn’t ask today, she would surely