On the first day of June, just after the hour of Si (9:00 AM), a succession of carriages began to arrive at the entrance of Prince Residence.
In the past, when a banquet was hosted by Prince Residence, to avoid being looked down upon, Madam Ma would personally oversee almost every aspect of the preparation and demand perfection. Yet today, as the guests arrived, she was leisurely dressing and applying makeup.
Madam Ma sat with an unappealing expression while a maid did her hair, feeling extremely irritated.
Last time, at the Dragon Boat Festival banquet in the palace, the emperor did not allow the girl from the Yan Family to offer her a cup of tea, causing her to lose face in public. Now, a banquet was being organized at Prince Residence, and she was blatantly bypassed, with the chief historian put in charge—a clear slap in her face.