The lights came on and the palace was brightly lit.

Dozens of elegant chairs are arranged in the spacious square next to the Imperial Garden.

The palace maids and eunuchs came and went, busy with their work in an orderly manner.

Today is the emperor's birthday banquet. Not only the concubines from various palaces are present, but also many important officials in the court. The banquet is of a particularly large scale, and they must not make any mistakes.

If there is any mistake, you will lose your head...

The concubines arrived one after another and took their seats according to their respective ranks.

Concubine Xi immediately noticed Concubine Rong walking towards her gracefully. The jade hairpin on her head swayed slightly, making her look more noble.

That hairpin was given to Concubine Rong by the Emperor. Today, at the Emperor's birthday banquet, she even wore it on her head to show off.

Concubine Xi clenched the handkerchief in her hand, smiled, took a step forward, and stopped right next to Concubine Rong's seat.

"Sister Rongfei, you are dressed so beautifully today."

Seeing that she was blocking her way, Concubine Rong was not angry. She reached out and touched the hairpin on her head and smiled back, "Sister Xipin is also naturally beautiful. It's a pity that I can't find any headwear that can match your stunning appearance."

This is mocking her!

Concubine Xi gritted her teeth and immediately retorted, "Everything else is empty. As long as the emperor cares about me, that's enough."

Seeing the gloom in Concubine Rong's eyes, Concubine Xi knew that she had won the game.

You know, the emperor has the most ruthless heart.

The emperor's favor cannot last forever.

But since entering the palace, Concubine Xi has been the most favored concubine in the harem and has been the emperor's exclusive favorite for a full six months.

Concubine Rong, don't think that you can control the emperor's heart just because the emperor's beloved third princess is raised in your palace.

One day, she will ask the emperor for the third princess!

Xibin raised a faint smile and walked back to her seat and sat down.

The entire banquet was arranged in a rectangular shape, with important officials and princes sitting on one side, and their wives and concubines sitting on the other. The two rows of seats faced each other.

The magnificent golden platform in the front is the throne of the emperor and the empress.

Xiao Yunze was deposed from the crown prince's position, but he was not made a king either. Naturally, he was considered a prince who lived in the palace all the time, so he sat with the palace concubines and sat at the head of the row.

The third prince Xiao Yuncheng was confined to his house for three years and was not even allowed out for the emperor's birthday banquet.

There is only one special seat in the whole audience - the first seat below the throne.

This seat is relatively close to Xiao Yunze and the throne.

Song Tingwan was sitting in this seat at this time, looking at the concubines entering the palace with boredom.

They are all really beautiful, no wonder they were able to enter the palace.

At this moment, except for the emperor and the queen, everyone else has arrived.

However, many people cast their eyes towards the seat below the throne, curious about who was sitting there, dressed in ordinary clothes, yet so special.

There was no such seat in previous years, it must have been added this year.

Could it be that the woman sitting here is some heavyweight?

"The Emperor and Empress have arrived!"

A long groan.

The emperor in bright yellow appeared with the empress in gold, followed by a group of eunuchs and palace maids, looking quite imposing.

If you look further back, you can see two luxurious sedan chairs.

All the guests stood up to greet him.

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Empress!"

The emperor took the queen's hand and sat down together.

The two of them had smiles on their faces and moved in unison, like a loving couple.

Xibin, who was maintaining a saluting posture below, gritted her teeth.

In this grand scene of people worshipping, Song Tingwan is an alternative landscape.

Just standing there quietly, with his back straight.

Miaoyi was a princess, and her seat was behind all the concubines. She quietly raised her eyes and saw the straight figure in the front, and she couldn't help but admire him.

She is worthy of being called the goddess sister, with such courage and boldness!

Miaoyi glanced at her father again.

Very majestic.

The goddess sister was standing right below him, very close, but he didn't seem to have any intention of attacking her.

Miaoyi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Everyone, please stand up." Xiao Qing flung his sleeves, his dignity evident without anger. "Today is my birthday banquet, so there's no need to be restrained."

"Thank you, Your Majesty! I wish Your Majesty great fortune and peace and prosperity for the people of Daqing!" Everyone bowed in gratitude.

Seeing that everyone was seated, Tai Sheng walked up to the podium and asked, "Your Majesty, everyone is here."

Xiao Qing nodded slightly, "Serve the food."

"yes."

Tai Sheng turned around and walked down the stage, waving to the young eunuch behind him.

After a while, the palace maids came in one after another carrying food.

Cakes and fine wine had already been prepared on each table, and the main course was now served.

Three palace maids came towards Song Tingwan carrying dishes and gently placed the exquisite porcelain plates and bowls in their hands on the table.

Song Tingwan was hungry, and her eyes were closely following the porcelain plates in the hands of the palace maids.

The palace maid gently lifted the lid, revealing the true appearance of the food.

The moment the lid was opened, the fragrance hit Song Tingwan's nose and his eyes widened.

Buddha Jumps Over the Wall!

It seems to smell better than what I ate at Qin's house!

"My dear, these are Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, Three-stranded Shark's Fin, and Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix." The palace maid respectfully announced the names of the dishes and poured her another glass of wine.

Song Tingwan nodded casually. She just wanted to eat quickly.

I was busy debugging the drone all day today and didn't eat much.

Song Tingwan pinched her fingers and saw out of the corner of her eye that no one else was eating, so she sat quietly as well.

The emperor on the throne said a few words, and the crowd echoed them.

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