Outside the palace, the voices of the Ministry of Rites urged urgently. The little palace maid wiped her tears. Since she couldn't persuade the princess to take that thing off, she would have to be completely diligent in her care, so others wouldn't discover it, nor would the princess...
If only the little palace maid had been a bit more ruthless and forcibly removed that thing, perhaps she wouldn't have regrets later on.
However, people cannot predict the future. If they could, the little palace maid certainly wouldn't compromise now.
Cuiwei is a legitimate princess, and marrying the Crown Prince of another country means her departure is naturally very grand. Just the noblewomen accompanying her numbered twenty, all chosen from the families of high-ranking officials for their impeccable conduct, most of them being legitimate daughters.
