It wasn't until the Duke of Mao spoke up, "The Prefect of Meizhou and Lord Song have both perished in this earthquake; we must send people to provide disaster relief..."
The Emperor raised his hand to interrupt the Duke of Mao, "Someone in Meizhou is in charge of disaster relief. Today is the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, so we can discuss the rest at the morning court tomorrow."
With one mishap after another, how could the Empress Dowager possibly be in the mood to celebrate her birthday? But while the Empress Dowager was not, the Emperor was.
So, if an earthquake could be completely averted, and only a thousand people were injured or killed, it could truly be said that Heaven blessed the Great Chu.
None of the civil and military officials dared to spoil the emperor's mood, and the birthday banquet proceeded as planned.
Eat and drink as you please.
While the civil and military officials outwardly enjoyed the song and dance, they were all thinking about choosing sides.
Previously, Prince Jin held more power, but in the past few months, the eldest prince has been subtly gaining the upper hand. Now that Master Song has run into trouble and the Left Prime Minister's residence has suffered a severe blow, it is no exaggeration to say that it has broken two of Prince Jin's ribs.
The eldest prince and the Prince of Jin are locked in a fierce battle that has reached a point of life and death. It's really hard to say who will emerge victorious in the end.
The Empress Dowager was tired, so she asked her nanny to help her back to Shou Kang Palace to rest.
The Emperor and his officials rose to respectfully see off the Empress Dowager.
After the Empress Dowager left, the Emperor said, "The birthday banquet ends here."
The emperor lifted his foot to leave, and after the officials respectfully saw him off, they stepped out of the main hall, preparing to leave the palace.
As Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan stepped out of Antai Palace, she felt a nagging urge, wondering if the person the Emperor had mentioned in charge of disaster relief in Meizhou was her elder brother.
She was anxious for her older brother to return to Beijing, as he was in charge of disaster relief and she didn't know when he would be able to come back.
There were people all around, and Shen Wan wanted to ask Xie Jingyan, but she couldn't bring herself to speak. She just wanted to get back to the palace as soon as possible.
However, they had only walked a few steps out of the main hall when a young eunuch came over and said, "Prince Ling, Princess Ling, His Majesty wants you to go to the Imperial Study."
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