Before long, the gatekeeper returned.
"Marquis Ningyuan, Marchioness, my lady the Crown Princess Consort invites you."
The gatekeeper gestured with his hand for them to enter.
Immediately, people from the Eastern Palace came to help carry away the burlap sacks from the hands of Lai Zonghui and Lai Xuan.
A group entered the gates of the Eastern Palace, leaving the ministers still standing outside in utter shock.
Within a short hour, they received two pieces of news.
First, Lai Zonghui had become Marquis Ningyuan!
Second, the entire Lai Zonghui family had entered the Eastern Palace with gifts packed in burlap sacks!
What was the difference between them and him?
In terms of propriety, they were certainly not lacking.
But how did Lai Zonghui become Marquis Ningyuan?
Thinking they had been at the palace gate since early morning, they might have missed some crucial news.
Considering this, the ministers each carried gifts and returned home.
