The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket!-Chapter 883 - 768: Reap What You Sow_2

Just before the banquet was about to start, Huai En came looking for her.

"Countess, the Prince is asking for you."

Daohua looked at Huai En, "The banquet is about to begin. Why is the Prince summoning me at this time?"

Huai En smiled, "The Prince was just speaking with the Empress Dowager about the wager won by the Little Prince today. Hearing that the Seven-Star Blade can cut through iron as if it were mud, the Empress Dowager wanted to have a look."

Daohua’s brows imperceptibly furrowed. "Is the Prince with the Empress Dowager?"

Huai En nodded.

Given that her future father-in-law had summoned her, and there was the matter of the Empress Dowager added into the mix, despite her reluctance, Daohua had no choice but to follow Huai En to the Cining Palace.

Daohua smiled as she looked at Madam Yan and Madam Li, taking Wang Manman and Bi Shi along as she followed Huai En out.

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A Palace Maid reported softly to the Empress Dowager, "The Countess of Shengping is already on her way here with Huai En."

The Empress Dowager gave an ’um’ sound and smiled as she looked towards the Prince, who was being chatted up by Duke Cheng’en and Jiang Princely Heir, and stood up to say, "The banquet has begun. Let’s hurry over."

The Prince was taken aback. "Mother, didn’t you want to meet Miss Yan? I’ve already sent Huai En to fetch her."

The Empress Dowager’s kindly smile remained. "The Countess of Shengping has already been bestowed to Prince Yeyang by the Emperor, essentially becoming our Imperial Family’s daughter-in-law. We can see her any time. Today, the Ministers are here to celebrate my birthday; it wouldn’t be good to keep them waiting. Don’t worry, I will send someone to tell the Countess to go directly to the main hall."

Saying this, she sent the Palace Maid out in front of the Prince.

"Prince, let us hurry and follow my aunt. Waiting a bit on the Ministers is fine, but we cannot keep the Emperor waiting," Princely Heir Jiang said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the Prince finally nodded.

Elsewhere, Huai En had just taken Daohua halfway when a Palace Maid sent by the Empress Dowager arrived.

"Countess, the Empress Dowager and the Prince wouldn’t want to delay the Emperor, they are already at the banquet. You should also go directly there."

Confusion flashed in Daohua’s eyes.

What did the Empress Dowager have in mind?

To make her come all this way for nothing?

"Countess, please go to the banquet with this servant."

Daohua glanced sidelong at Huai En and, without letting her guard down, followed the Palace Maid.

"Rip~"

The sound of a dress being torn.

"Young Lady, your dress is torn."

Seeing a long slit torn through the hem of her dress, Daohua’s eyebrows knitted tightly together, she glanced at the stone sculpture that had torn her garment.

On such a well-maintained path, how could there be such a sharp stone sculpture?

Huai En looked anxious. "What should we do?"

Right away, a Palace Maid from the Empress Dowager’s court suggested, "Chonghua Hall is just over there. Perhaps, Countess, you could wait there while a maid hurries to fetch a spare dress for you to change into?"

Daohua looked emotionlessly at the Palace Maid. The maid was all politeness and deference. After a moment, Daohua nodded, "Alright, Bi Shi, go and fetch a change of clothes for me."

Saying this, she turned towards Huai En.

"Huai En, would you kindly show Bi Shi the way? The sooner she leaves, the sooner she returns."

Despite feeling that something was amiss, Huai En knew the Countess needed a change of clothes due to the tear, so she nodded, "Countess, we’ll be back swiftly." Saying so, she hurried off with Bi Shi.

Daohua then turned to the Palace Maid. "Lead the way," she said icily.

With her head bowed, the Palace Maid started walking forward, and anyone paying close attention could see the fine sweat on the tip of her nose.

Daohua glanced at Wang Manman, giving her a look that conveyed to be ready to react to any situation.

Wang Manman nodded in acknowledgment.

It was too much of a coincidence that the young lady’s dress was torn, and clearly, the Palace Maid was leading them towards Chonghua Hall.

As they approached Chonghua Hall, the Palace Maid suddenly bumped into Wang Manman, who then ’Aiya’d’ and fell to the ground.

"What happened?"

Daohua quickly knelt down to help Wang Manman.

Wang Manman, her lips pale with pain, said, "Young Lady, this servant... this servant feels like she’s been bitten by something."

At that moment, the Palace Maid shrieked, "Ah, a snake!"

Daohua followed where her finger pointed, and saw a snake slither into the bushes.

Looking at Wang Manman’s ankle, now quickly swelling, Daohua’s face was very displeased as her cold gaze landed on the Palace Maid.

The Palace Maid, seemingly unaware, looked just as anxious at Wang Manman, "That snake is poisonous; we need urgent treatment. Countess, I will now take your maid to the Imperial Medical Bureau. There are others in Chonghua Hall, can the Countess go in by herself?"

Ignoring the Palace Maid, Daohua quickly took out a Detoxification Pill from her purse (space) and administered it to Wang Manman, before turning to the Palace Maid, "I will take my own maid to the Imperial Medical Bureau myself, you lead the way."