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.

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

they walked, the horizon began to lighten with the first

black and blue, and a thin mist hung in the air, carrying the chill

ladies who had been

the front of the procession was a chamberlain leading them

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Sophia issued an edict allowing the families of palace concubines to visit once a month, Queen Catherine invited everyone to

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

and one could only see her with

of Queen Dowager. They had brought generous gifts, using the opportunity to inquire about her health to pave the way

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

to be women and were required to strictly adhere to etiquette. They could only meet in the main halls and were not allowed to enter the

They dared not bring anything too valuable, let alone silver. The gifts for Queen Mother were particularly lavish, so they couldn’t be presented in the concubines‘

only once or twice a

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

they walked, they noticed that the chamberlain was leading them not to Queen Catherine’s palace but

curiosity, Alice asked, “Lord Chamberlain, may I ask where we

Mother is unwell. Queen Grandmother stayed overnight at Mystic

Everyone was instantly excited.

one spoke, except for Alice, who said, “We

aside from the sound of

their appearances, smoothing their clothes and fixing their hair, afraid

in silence,

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

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if Queen Catherine was present, how

today, she would surely burst from the