"The Eldest Princess hasn't arrived yet!"
"Could it be that the Empress Dowager and the Eldest Princess have had some conflict?"
"Watch your words!"
"Yes, yes, I spoke without thinking!"
"Everyone, say less!"
"But isn't it rather late now?"
"Although it isn't the Empress Dowager's grand birthday, at this hour, it's probably past the auspicious time!"
"You, say less!"
"With so many people silent, you seem clever!"
...
The noblewomen gathered in the palace whispered in small groups.
Women always love to chatter.
Especially when a group of women gather with nothing else to do, naturally there's gossip and chatter.
Today, the biggest event is the Empress Dowager's birthday.
In previous years, the Eldest Princess would usually arrive at the palace a day early for the Empress Dowager's birthday, staying overnight at Cining Palace, and would be up early the next day to preside over the celebration.
But today, the Eldest Princess was absent.
