Princess Rui felt a twinge of bitterness in her heart; perhaps things wouldn't be this way if she had given birth to a son.
Princess Yiyang did not attend in person either, sending Chang Yue and Xia Zhiliao instead. Chang Yue disliked such gatherings, but Princess Yiyang had told her that since they would be living in the Capital from now on, these occasions were unavoidable and she needed to learn to socialize. Fortunately, her daughter was there to keep her company; otherwise, Chang Yue would have felt completely out of place.
Although the event was not held on a grand scale, a considerable number of guests still arrived. After all, with the position of Crown Prince currently vacant and the Second Prince both benevolent, virtuous, and the eldest in line of succession, many people came to curry favor.
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