Chapter 154 Leaving
Why did he stretch out his arm...
Chu Yi regretted so much that he wished he could chop off both of his arms.
He hugged the girl in public. If he said he didn't want to marry her, his parents would definitely beat him to death.
But the Prince of Jingyang embraced Miss Shen Er, but he didn't come to propose marriage. And the Prince of Ning rescued Miss Shen Er, but he didn't get engaged...
At least one of these two people will definitely not marry Miss Shen Er, can he not marry her too?
Chu Yi protested inwardly, but his mouth seemed to be blocked by something and he couldn't utter a single word.
Chu Yi said that he had nothing to do with the eldest daughter of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion. Xiao Xun certainly didn't believe it, but it didn't matter. He smiled and said, "It seems that I have to drink your wedding wine first."
Chu Yi, "..."
Xie Guimo, "..."
For other people, getting engaged is faster than having a meal, but why is it so difficult for him?
There were many people coming to the palace for the banquet today, so it was already very lively. With the topics of conversation contributed by Chu Yi and Miss Yun, the Imperial Garden was full of laughter and joy. Wherever Chu Yi went, congratulations followed. All he wanted now was to find the toad and skin it alive!
When the news reached Chen Tang's ears, Chen Tang felt that this marriage was a good match. Although Chu Yi had a strange temper, he was a good person. Miss Yun was the daughter of the Right Prime Minister. She was proficient in everything from playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and songs. She was not comparable to ordinary ladies. In her previous life, the Right Prime Minister did not take sides. He neither stood on the side of the eldest prince nor the second prince. But even so, he still made the second prince's party unhappy. After all, the Right Prime Minister was a very powerful official, and there were countless people eyeing that position. After the second prince ascended the throne, the Right Prime Minister was forced to resign.
Chu Yi is on Xie Guimo's side. He married the daughter of the Right Prime Minister, so it will be much easier for them to win over the Right Prime Minister in the future.
Today, Queen Xu's birthday banquet is held in the Wende Hall and is about to begin. The palace servants invite all the civil and military officials and their families who have come to celebrate the birthday to move to the Wende Hall.
Shen Xian was not there, Shen Tang and Shen Ran sat at the same table. When everyone was present, a duck voice came:
"The Emperor has arrived!"
Everyone stood up, respectfully welcomed the Emperor and the Queen Mother, and wished the Queen a long and healthy life.
Empress Xu was all smiles, but the smile was only on the surface. Although it was a birthday banquet for the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, and these ministers were also present, a birthday banquet carefully prepared a month in advance could not be compared with one prepared six or seven days in advance. It would not sound good if it were made public. Among all the empresses in history, she was probably the only one who held a birthday banquet so hastily.
It was said that they were celebrating her birthday, but what they were actually showing off was how favored Concubine Ye was. Even if Empress Xu wanted to pretend, she couldn't pretend to be happy.
Concubine Ye tried her best to be patient and still smiled. She glanced at the Second Madam and had to say that Second Madam Shen's move of holding a birthday banquet for the Queen was indeed brilliant.
If that thing can be done today, she will definitely reward you handsomely.
The highlight of the birthday banquet was the birthday celebration. The Empress Dowager gave a jade ruyi to Empress Xu, and the Emperor gave a pair of colored porcelain cups and vases. Empress Xu stood up to express her gratitude. Concubine Ye presented a string of jade beads, and Concubine Zhao presented two oriental pearls.
The eldest prince was next, presenting a longevity painting embroidered with gold thread, and then the second prince...
The princes and princesses presented their gifts first, and then it was Prince Ning's turn. Prince Ning presented a jade ruyi made of gold. Empress Xu stood up and thanked him.
After Prince Ning, it was the princes of Zhao Palace and others, then the princes of counties, dukes and marquises. The gifts they gave were varied, but they all emphasized a sense of luxury.
Chen Tang watched the whole thing from beginning to end. Probably, except for the eldest prince who prepared it in advance, the others' were probably thought of temporarily in the past few days. However, there was nothing wrong with them. Empress Xu's expression also improved a lot. Even if the birthday banquet was hastily held and it hurt her heart, but these gifts were actually in her hands, which was also a considerable income, which could be used to win over people for the eldest prince.
Thinking of this, I felt much better.
However, only officials from Beijing presented birthday gifts, and the birthday banquet was held hastily. Officials who were sent to other places probably had not received the news by now, so naturally they would not send anyone to Beijing to send birthday gifts. Of course, there were also people from the eldest prince's party who sent gifts, but that was done privately, and they would send gifts regardless of whether a banquet was held or not.
After all the officials offered their congratulatory greetings, they all stood up and wished the empress good health and a long life. Then the dancers came up to perform a dance.
Very lively.
Chen Tang sat there, drinking tea, eating snacks and watching singing and dancing. Last time, Concubine Ye failed to plot against her and let Chen Xiang suffer. The same trick would not be used a second time, especially since today was Empress Xu's birthday banquet. Empress Xu was already very unhappy with the birthday banquet. If Concubine Ye continued to make trouble, Empress Xu would never agree.
Chen Tang was relieved. He just watched a few dances and ate some candied bayberries. A palace maid came over and slipped a note to him while she was pouring tea.
Chen Tang, "..."
Is there really someone who wants to meet her?
Chen Tang took the note and opened it under the table. It read:
Go to the White Jade Bridge in the Imperial Garden to see it.
Xiao Huan.
Only then did Shen Tang notice that Xiao Huan had left the banquet.
Chen Tang glanced in the direction of Xie Guimo, and noticed that Chen Tang was looking at him. Xie Guimo gave her a reassuring look, and Chen Tang left the table with peace of mind.
Shen Ran looked at her, "Where are you going, second sister?"
Chen Tang said, "I'll go wash my hands."
Shen Tang read the note, and Shen Ran knew that she was a little worried, "How about I go with you?"
Shen Tang refused, "No, I'll be back in a moment."
Since Shen Tang refused to let him accompany her, Shen Ran did not insist on accompanying her and continued to enjoy the singing and dancing.
Chen Tang left Wende Hall from the back, and when she saw her go out, Concubine Ye winked at the maid, and she went down.
Xie Guimo sat there drinking. After he finished a pot of wine, the eunuch brought him another pot, and he drank one cup after another.
As for Chen Tang, he followed the note and went to the White Jade Bridge in the Imperial Garden. However, there was no one on the bridge. Chen Tang waited there patiently, but Ginkgo was getting anxious. "Miss, how long do we have to wait before we go?"
She didn't know either, Xie Guimo didn't tell her.
"Wait."
It's nice to get some fresh air here.
Chen Tang waited for two quarters of an hour, feeling like she was about to be blown crazy by the wind, but no one came to pay attention to her. Chen Tang's legs were sore from standing, and she couldn't stand any longer. Chen Tang didn't care, "Go back."
She couldn't just stand here stupidly, so the master and servant walked back the same way they had come here. As they left, she looked around, wondering if the person Xie Guimo had arranged to protect her was also standing stupidly in some corner.
Chen Tang brought Ginkgo back to Wende Hall and could hear the pleasant singing and dancing coming from far away.
Inside the hall, after the dancers finished their dance, a lady from a noble family came on stage to perform.
Concubine Ye was watching at leisure. A palace maid came over quickly and whispered something in Concubine Ye's ear. Concubine Ye frowned and said, "What?!"
She deliberately lowered her voice, but it was still loud enough for the Emperor and Empress Xu to hear.
The emperor looked over and asked, "What's wrong?"
Concubine Ye hurriedly said, "It's nothing. I feel sick and will leave the table for a while."
The emperor withdrew his gaze and Concubine Ye stood up. Empress Xu was worried and gave a wink to her personal maid, Nanny Zhao, who then led her people to follow.
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