Upon hearing the Empress Dowager inquire about the Empress, Ye Lingyue felt a bit surprised; she had thought that the beautiful woman clad in red palace attire was the Empress of Daxia.
Although Ye Lingyue was not familiar with the rules of the court, Lady Lan had instructed her in some basic etiquette before she entered the palace, including certain taboos to be aware of during a palace banquet, such as aspects of eating and drinking, speech and behavior, and even the color of one's clothing.
One of those points was that the color bright red could only be worn by the Empress during a palace banquet.
But the lady before her...
The beautiful woman in palace dress raised her head, and amidst the lush lantern light, wore a strikingly vivid red gown that added a few degrees of brilliance to her grandeur.
