With that precious sword as a foundation, my status as a master swordsmith was firmly secured. Since I had been arranged to stay within the Royal Palace, I did not need to leave the Eldest Princess’s service. Naturally, I had to pay my respects to my young mistress, so I made a grand show of it and had someone escort me to the Eldest Princess’s residence.
Once you have a bit of fame, things get much easier. As a freshly minted celebrity, highly valued by the King and the First Prince, the eunuchs in the Royal Palace were remarkably obliging; they dispatched several high-ranking officials to lead the way for me.
The journey went smoothly, and I arrived to pay my respects to the Eldest Princess. I took the opportunity to pay my respects to the Queen as well. She looked to be in her forties and was still quite beautiful. In my past life, many forty-year-olds were still single, yet here she was, a mother of two, still retaining an elegant charm.
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