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.

of birds took flight. The sound

began to lighten with the

painted the sky in shades of black and blue, and a thin mist hung in the air, carrying the chill of

silent. The noblewomen and young ladies who had been chattering outside

chamberlain

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Catherine had grown kind and approachable over the years, enjoying interactions with others. Thus, after Queen Sophia issued an edict allowing the families of palace concubines to visit once a month, Queen Catherine invited everyone to

Upon entering the palace, they first

visitors, and one could only see

brought generous gifts, using the

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

be women and were required to strictly adhere to etiquette. They could only meet

but due to explicit edicts, these gifts were limited to items like tonics, fabrics, and silks. They dared not bring anything too valuable, let alone silver. The

high–ranking concubines were even more cautious, visiting only once or twice a year instead of

been demoted to a lower rank. She wanted to comfort her daughter and teach her how to regain

walked, they noticed that the chamberlain was

“Lord Chamberlain, may I ask where we

young misses, Grand Queen Mother is unwell. Queen Grandmother stayed overnight at Mystic Palace to accompany her. Thus, I am leading you all to Mystic Palace to

Everyone was instantly excited.

one spoke, except for Alice, who said,

quickened, and aside from the sound of footsteps,

clothes and fixing their hair, afraid of

walked in silence, her mind

people, she certainly couldn’t ask her questions in front of everyone.

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Queen Catherine was present, how could

today, she would surely burst from