The Empress Dowager was not old in age, seeming to be just over forty.
Of course, her real age was a bit higher than she appeared.
As an elder, Grand Princess Ronghua naturally received courtesies and was arranged to sit in the seat closest to the host's position.
Normally, according to the rules, families like Lady Meng's would be seated according to their imperial edict levels, but just then, Gu Shengyin was affectionately held in the arms of Grand Princess Ronghua, smiling, which meant she had to sit with her grandmother in a very conspicuous seat.
This garnered her quite a few assessing glances, especially from those families that had the intention of sending their girls to the palace, who all scrutinized Gu Shengyin.
When they recognized who she was, those looks turned quite friendly. After all, everyone seated there was well-informed, knowing that the legitimate daughter of Grand Tutor Liang was betrothed to the princely heir of Prince Zhenbei.
