Today's banquet is held in the Linde Hall.
The route to Linde Hall from the outside is to enter Xuande Gate, go north along an alley, and at the end of the alley is Linde Hall in the East Garden.
The proper route from the East Palace to the Linde Hall should be to first visit the Central Palace, pay respects to the Central Palace, and then proceed together, following the path along the Taiye Pond.
The Crown Prince went to find his father.
Huan Yue led Di Baose.
Originally, Liangyuan could have gone. But Luo Yaohui was observing mourning for her parents, so now she's Luo Chenghui; her name is quite nice.
If Luo Yaohui wants to avoid the taboo, she can only change her name herself. If Chenghui of the East Palace wants to change his name, it depends on how much face she has.
Xuande Gate is bustling with activity!
Although today's banquet is not a grand one, it is mainly for relatives of the imperial family and officials of the third rank and above.
But this is lively enough.
There were many relatives and relatives. For example, the Di family, the Dong family, and the Duke of Rongguo had twelve sons.
Even if the youngest son of the Duke of Rongguo died, his eldest son already had grandchildren, and the whole family had over a hundred people.
This also needs to be considered: the retirement of the Duke of Rongguo does not affect the fact that he forced Dong Jinling to commit suicide, and his youngest son is also subject to mourning.
For all sons other than the eldest son, as well as the sons of brothers, the mourning period of the same length without the use of a staff is observed.
Parents who have children or daughters who have married should observe a great mourning period of nine months.
Even without the additional mourning period, the Duke of Rongguo would still have to observe a year of mourning.
The Empress also had to observe mourning. Married women also observed great mourning for their uncles, brothers, nephews, unmarried aunts, sisters, and nieces.
Anyway, that's how the banquet will be today.
The appearance of the Crown Princess brought Xuande Gate to a climax!
Many people haven't met the Crown Princess yet, nor have they met the young lady of the Pei family, but they haven't seen her since she became the Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace. Especially with the recent gossip, wow! The gossip fire is burning!
Everyone was quite experienced, gossiping while also following the proper etiquette.
Huan Yue is quite the experienced one. Although this is her first time meeting people as the Crown Princess, it's not her first time.
Di Baose was a little nervous at first, but with the Crown Princess standing in front of her, what was there for a mere concubine like her to be nervous about?
Although many people gossip about how the two girls from Sheng'an get along.
However, the two girls from Sheng'an have been together for almost two months, so the gossip has cooled down a bit.
The most talked-about person right now is definitely the Crown Princess; her status is different!
Di Baose deeply felt the difference in status, very good! Huan Yue is going to have a headache again!
Seeing that several people were trying to make a move on Huan Yue, they looked down on her as a country bumpkin.
Di Baose kindly reminded her, "Empress Huan has a headache!"
Everyone was so frightened that they quickly backed away!
Good heavens! When he has a headache, he goes berserk and hits people. We came here to gossip not to get beaten up!
The princesses were quite bold, but when they saw the Grand Princess of Nankang approaching, they suddenly became afraid.
Good heavens! They even dared to lay a hand on the Grand Princess of Nankang! Let's see how the Grand Princess takes her revenge first! Grand Princess, go first!
Princess Nankang, wearing a pheasant crown and a colorful Dragon Boat Festival haute couture outfit, is quite stunning!
Huan Yue is a junior, while Zhai Guan and the Grand Princess are essentially the same; it just depends on who is younger.
Is there even a need to compare a sixteen-year-old to a sixty-year-old?
Princess Pingyang stepped forward, dressed in the same colorful haute couture, looking like a young girl, and smiled at the Crown Princess.
Huan Yue gestured.
Di Baose personally came over to help her.
A group of palace maids also left.
What are you doing blocking Xuande Gate?
Di Baose was overjoyed and dragged Huan Yue away quickly! She didn't want to pretend in front of the Grand Princess.
The group from the Eastern Palace were running rather fast.
A group of onlookers were watching the drama unfold, and then the drama itself fell to the ground.
In particular, the women in the Eastern Palace were all young and beautiful, dressed in colorful and very pretty and light-hearted clothes.
Many people were amused by this style of writing. No wonder the emperor doted on the Crown Prince.
The Grand Princess of Nankang was furious, but there was no point in venting her anger here.
Princess Pingyuan was the most bewildered. The Crown Princess treated her like she was invisible? Even when she laughed in anger, looking as beautiful as a young girl, her face remained stiff.
The Cui family is in a huge group, give chase! There's bound to be a big show today!
Today was originally supposed to be Empress Dong's performance, and with such an extraordinary Crown Princess, the Cui family was in charge of watching the show.
The Crown Princess's sharp edge will inevitably attract some dislike, and the Cui family is the biggest winner.
Enter Linde Gate.
Ahead lies the magnificent Linde Hall, which is slightly larger than the Xuanzheng Hall, allowing for grand banquets for officials.
There was a large open space in front of the hall, and people were arriving one after another, so the area in front of the hall was quite lively.
Huan Yue stopped playing in front of the palace and went straight inside.
The hall is very deep, perhaps forty or fifty meters deep, and lighting is a problem, so many lights are always on to make it even more magnificent.
The key to a banquet is this atmosphere.
The lady-in-waiting came to fetch the Crown Princess, and suddenly things got awkward.
Huan Yue thought it wasn't wrong.
However, since everyone from the Xie family was there, the Princess Consort and the Eldest Princess were all ahead of her in line, while she, as a junior, was placed at the very back.
I didn't realize it when we were arranging the scene, but now the female officials feel very awkward around Consort Huan.
Huan Yue didn't mind and remained seated calmly.
Di Baose didn't have much to say; she didn't even have a separate table, but instead sat with the Crown Princess.
In ordinary households, it would be quite remarkable if a concubine had a seat.
The concubines in the Eastern Palace are different; if you were to give them a seat, it would be very far back.
Huan Yue settled down, supporting his head with one hand, but it didn't come across as pretentious.
Those who were close to her were worried that she might have a sudden outburst, so they became much more discreet about watching the spectacle.
Why are the seats in the back? Those who want to perform should go to the front. The back is the stands.
Some people, with pure hearts, felt indignant on behalf of the Crown Princess.
Huan Yue looked into the hall.
In fact, at a grand banquet for officials, women are not considered officials and have no right to attend.
Either the Empress hosts a banquet alone.
The Linde Hall is quite large, accommodating both men and women. However, the center is an open space, with the emperor and his harem in front. Men are on the east side, and women on the west. Both sides are adorned with beautiful large curtains.
This large curtain can basically block the view, so I won't stare at the handsome man so intently.
Women can be quite terrifying when they're like wolves or tigers.
King Zheng is so handsome. A seventeen-year-old boy.
If Huan Yue hadn't died of illness, he would have wanted to take a second look.
As people gradually took their seats.
Ahead, Su Meiren arrived, heavily pregnant.
Huan Yue and Di Baose exchanged a glance. Where did she get such a big belly?
But Consort Su had a particularly imposing air about her. Look at the Crown Princess, her position is really inconvenient!
Bad review!
Huan Yue held his head, extremely pleased, feeling that he wouldn't trade this seat for money!
Di Baose thinks she's hopeless!
However, Di Baose had always been the only legitimate daughter of the Di family, and any relatives who came to attend were always the most dazzling. She knew Huan Yue wasn't qualified. But today, Di Baose, unusually quiet, was watching the play with a certain charm.
A county princess hurried over to flirt with Di Baose: "Why are you so quiet today?"
Di Baose replied very seriously, "I am now a concubine of the Crown Prince, not a young lady of the Di family."
The county princess glanced at the Crown Princess and quietly slipped away.
Di Baose sat down, the Eastern Palace was so serene.
Huan Yue said, "As long as we don't feel embarrassed, it's others who will feel embarrassed."
There's nothing embarrassing about Di Baose.
Huan Yue added, "They are looking at the scenery, but they don't realize it's someone else's scenery."
Di Baose didn't want to hear it.
Huan Yue didn't want to talk, so he just sat there, enjoying himself. He thought he could play more often in the future.
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