Is she mute?

  Song Linglong sat like a needle on a pin cushion, resentful that she couldn't get Empress Jiang to announce the end of the banquet right now. To her right was her elder sister Song Lingyu, who was currently chatting happily with Sixth Princess and didn't find it convenient to join in. And to her left, because Lou Xuanxuan, the eldest daughter of the Left Chancellor's Manor, was now the Crown Prince's consort, there wasn't anyone else by her side.

  Going further back, it was Shao Guo Gong, the eldest daughter of Shao Guo Gong's family, Shao Ying. She was notorious for being arrogant and they were separated by a table. Rather than going to talk to Shao Ying, she would rather remain silent.

  The madam was busy chatting with the elderly lady and other women at the front table, even the left minister's wife who had a bad relationship with her had to put on a smiling face. After all, this is the royal family's territory, if you want to quarrel or make trouble, you can roll out slowly and quarrel, once you leave this door, don't come back again.

  This formed a strange scene, where the eldest daughter of the Song family was chatting happily with the Sixth Princess, while the second daughter of the Song family sat alone in her seat, looking particularly pitiful and lonely.

  The Sixth Princess's gaze inadvertently fell on Song Lingluo, and she said to Song Lingyu: "Lingyu sister, is your younger sister mute?" The Sixth Princess's voice was neither loud nor soft, but just right for the idle Song Lingluo to hear clearly. Song Lingluo immediately turned her head and stared at the Sixth Princess, who was taken aback, blinking her eyes without saying a word.

  Song Linglong's loss of composure was only fleeting, so fast that even Sixth Princess suspected she had just seen an illusion. Song Linglong smiled and adjusted her mood, saying: "Sixth Princess is joking, I just saw you and my sister chatting happily and didn't want to disturb you."

  The Sixth Princess chuckled a few times, trying to ease the awkwardness: "Hehe, I knew it. This Second Miss Song is so beautiful and gentle, if she were mute, it would be such a waste."

  Song Lingrong's smile at the corner of her mouth was somewhat stiff, but since this was the imperial palace and the other party was a princess, she didn't refute anything.

  Song Lingyu looked at Song Linglong, she knew that Song Linglong was so angry that she wanted to smash everything. At this time, she suppressed her smile and said to the Sixth Princess: "Your Highness, please sympathize with my sister, this is her first time attending a banquet, and it's also hosted by the Empress Dowager, so she must be nervous."

  The Sixth Princess smiled and nodded: "So that's how it is, Miss Song. Actually, you don't have to be so formal. The banquet hosted by the Empress Dowager this time doesn't have many rules either."

  Song Linglong couldn't help but secretly scold in her heart, "That's for you!" But on her face, she still wore that unshakeable smile: "The Sixth Princess is right."

  The Sixth Princess found Song Linglong uninteresting and started talking to Song Lingyu again.

  The banquet ended at almost midnight, and the palace had already lit up a string of bright lanterns.

  All officials exit the garden in order and then leave through the palace gate. According to rank, the Left Chancellor and Right Chancellor are the first to walk out, followed by others.

  Sixth Princess tugged on Song Lingyu's sleeve, and Song Lingyu stopped in her tracks, turning around to look at her. "Sister Lingyu, can I come find you to play in the future?"

  "Of course," Song Lingyu smiled slightly.

  The Sixth Princess smiled contentedly and waved at Song Lingyu. Song Lingyu slightly bowed, then turned around and followed the footsteps of the Right Minister.

  After a while, the Seventh Prince walked up and flicked the back of Sixth Princess's head with his finger: "Little girl, everyone has left, are you still going to stay here and watch?"