"You...you...are unfilial!"
Old Madam Murong was so angry that she could hardly utter a word. Her face turned red and she had difficulty breathing, as if she couldn't catch her breath.
"Unfilial? You've already called me a money-loser. Why should I be filial to you? I'm not masochistic."
Gao Zhijun didn't indulge her at all.
If you think you are old and an elder and want to use filial piety to pressure her, don't even think about it.
"I'm your grandmother. If I say you're a money-loser, then you're a money-loser."
Old Madam Murong ignored the angry looks of Murong Yuanbo and Liu Ningchu, and even more so the disappointed looks of her two grandsons. She continued to say that Gao Zhijun was a money-loser while Lamei was pulling at her clothes.
"Who is so bold as to say that my goddaughter is a money-loser?"
Suddenly, the emperor's voice came from outside and reached everyone's ears. Then, the emperor came in with the queen, the crown prince and the princess, followed by the imperial guards and eunuch Zhang.
"Your Highness, long live the Emperor!"
"Greetings to the Queen, may the Queen live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years!"
"Greetings to the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess. May His Royal Highness live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years! May His Royal Highness live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years!"
Ministers and wealthy businessmen all paid their respects to the emperor, empress, prince and princess.
"Everyone, stand up!"
The emperor came upstairs, with the empress, the crown prince and the crown princess standing beside him.
At this time, Eunuch Zhang had the chairs removed and replaced with the dragon and phoenix chairs for the emperor and empress to sit on.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Everyone dared to get up.
The emperor and the empress sat in the upper seats, and let Murong Yuanbo and Liu Ningchu sit on both sides.
"Madam Murong, you just looked down on my goddaughter, Princess Xiangyun. Do you look down on me and the royal family as well?"
The emperor sat on the chair, supporting Gao Zhijun.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. That's not what I meant. I was just being mean and talking nonsense. Please have mercy on me, Your Majesty!"
Old Madam Murong was so frightened that her face turned blue and her body trembled.
How arrogant he was just now, how scared he is now.
"Since you are the princess's grandmother and you are still old, I can spare you! The death penalty can be avoided, but the crime cannot be washed away. I will punish you by sending you back to your old house to spend your remaining years in peace. You will never be allowed to enter the capital again! Also, you must ask for the princess's forgiveness before this matter can be over."
The emperor gave Madam Murong a light punishment but did not take her life. He ordered her to stay in the old house and not return to Beijing until her death.
In fact, this is also a severe punishment. For an elderly woman, without a son or grandson by her side, you can imagine how miserable it is.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me!"
Old Madam Murong breathed a sigh of relief. As long as she was still alive, nothing else mattered.
"Forget it. She is still my grandmother and an elder. This matter ends here! And the emperor is helping me vent my anger. That's enough!"
Gao Zhijun was very angry at first, but when the emperor stood up for her, her anger subsided by half.
Since we all share the same blood, we should show mercy to others!
"Come here, take the old lady back to the courtyard. No one can let her out without my order. Tomorrow morning, send the old lady back to the old house and take good care of her!"
Murong Yuanbo asked someone to send old lady Murong away to prevent her from causing trouble.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Soon two guards came out and forcibly helped the old lady leave.
Old Madam Murong didn't dare to make a noise and was obediently helped back to her yard by them.
Madam Murong left, and the Emperor said, "The banquet continues!"
Then the butler began to say, "Miss, please kowtow to the emperor and offer him tea!"
Gao Zhijun began to kowtow and serve tea to the emperor, empress, Murong Yuanbo and Liu Ningchu one by one.
There was no trouble this time and it was completed quickly.
"Go to the family tree!"
The butler was talking about the second round.
The patriarch of the Murong family came up with the family tree, followed by four elders. In front of Murong Yuanbo and the emperor, he wrote "illegible daughter Murong Zhixuan" on Murong Yuanbo's page.
"Send a gift!"
The butler said the last step.
"Your Majesty, the Empress gave you a set of gold head ornaments, a white jade ruyi, a pair of jade bracelets, and a box of silk and satin!"
"Prince, please give me a white jade Bodhi statue and a set of jadeite head ornaments..."
"The King of Zhenbei sent..."
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The butler took the gift list and read out the gifts on it, making the guests couldn't help but stick out their tongues.
What a big deal! The princess made a lot of money this time and is a winner in life.
"Please take your seats, the banquet will begin soon. Enjoy your meals and drinks!"
After the recognition ceremony was completed, the butler invited the guests to a banquet.
The guests followed the maids or servants of the palace to their seats and waited for their meals to be served.
This time, the banquet was also divided into two sides, one for men and the other for women, with a screen in the middle.
Just as everyone was seated, there was a commotion outside the palace, as if a fight was about to break out.
Gao Zhijun and Murong Yuanbo exchanged a glance, and Murong Yuanbo addressed the guests, "Everyone, please enjoy your meals and drinks. I hope you'll forgive me if I'm not entertaining you well enough. I have something to attend to, so I'll excuse myself!"
"Your Highness, please go and do what you need. We don't need you to accompany us."
The guests also heard the noise outside and knew that someone was causing trouble and the King of Zhenbei needed to deal with it.
Prince Zhenbei came to the room and said to the emperor and empress, "Your Majesty, Empress, I have some things to deal with. I'll excuse you. I'll let the princess stay with you."
Murong Yuanbo said to the emperor.
"If you can't handle it, ask Eunuch Zhang or the leader of the Imperial Guards for help."
The emperor also heard the noise outside and asked Murong Yuanbo to deal with it. If he couldn't handle it, he asked his people to handle it.
Anyone who dares to cause trouble at his goddaughter's wedding party will not be forgiven.
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