The three of them rested for a while, re-dressed and changed their clothes before heading towards the Banquet Pavilion.
After leaving the yard, the servants led the way in front of them. When they arrived at the banquet hall, the responsible maids led them to their respective seats.
Except for Lin Qingtang who was sitting slightly in the front, she and Yu Wan'er were both seated near the back.
Their seats were next to each other. After sitting down in their respective seats, she and Yu Wan'er looked at each other. They both saw the look of relief on each other's faces, and found it quite funny. They couldn't help but curl their lips at each other.
There was no other reason, just because both of them wanted to be an ostrich and not be noticed, and their positions were just blocked by the concubines in front, making it difficult for people to look here.
Because the three of them did not care about the emperor, they did not dress up as formally as other concubines. They just simply tidied themselves up and looked decent before going out. Therefore, they arrived early and there were not many people in the Banquet Hall at this time.
After sitting in their seats for a while, concubines finally came in one after another. They saw the three people who came in first were constantly looking at them, except for Lin Qingtang who drank the tea in her hand with an indifferent look on her face, ignoring the stares.
Ye Jinyun and Yu Wan'er both lowered their heads slightly and looked at the fruit in front of them, making it impossible for others to tell what they were looking at.
As more and more concubines came, no one finally paid attention to them. The two of them secretly breathed a sigh of relief and drank tea in small sips.
The concubines kept coming to the table, some sat in front of them, some sat behind them, and without exception, they were all dressed up.
Ye Jinyun smelled the complex aromas intertwined together and felt it was difficult to breathe. He couldn't help but admire the emperor for often having to face such situations.
After sitting for a long time, the emperor and the empress dowager finally arrived and sat on the luxurious chairs above.
All the concubines stood up and saluted, and Ye Jinyun followed suit:
"Your concubine, I pay my respects to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. May the Emperor and the Empress Dowager be blessed with good health and happiness."
"Stand up, my beloved concubines, please don't bow," the emperor's low voice sounded. After everyone was seated, he ordered the banquet to begin.
Dishes were served on the table and the banquet began. Ye Jinyun and Yu Wan'er sat in the back, focusing on eating the dishes on the table and ignoring the concubines in front who were trying to show their courtesy to the emperor.
If everyone needs to raise their glasses and drink together, they can just raise their glasses and say congratulations, which will not affect their eating at all.
During this time, the two only knew that the emperor seemed to praise Bai Ruoli a few words, and drank several cups with Concubine Shu and the hot Chen Lanxin.
Although many concubines invited the emperor to drink with them, he refused. Moreover, the two of them only heard some of the noises and had no idea what was going on.
When the two of them were almost full, they heard the emperor say that he had finished his meal and was leaving first, letting them continue.
All the concubines stood up and respectfully saw the emperor off. Just as the empress dowager sat down, she said she had finished and wanted to go back to rest. Everyone hurriedly stood up again and respectfully saw the empress dowager off.
Ye Jinyun complained in her heart that the emperor and the empress dowager were really patient. It took them so long to finally leave. But she still had to be tortured here for a while, and she had to wait until the concubines in front of her left before she dared to leave. Alas.
Fortunately, when the concubines saw that the emperor and the empress dowager had left, they had no one to show their courtesy to and no longer had the heart to eat. After a while, they all got up and went back. Ye Jinyun and the other two also got up and followed them back to their rooms.
After walking out of the Banquet Hall and reaching a deserted place, the three of them breathed in deep gulps of fresh air. They really felt like they would suffocate if they stayed any longer. No wonder the emperor said he was full and wanted to leave without eating much. It really is true that it is difficult to lose weight even with so many beauties.
The three of them smiled at each other, then slowly returned to the yard. After returning to the yard where they lived, they sat together and drank some tea before going back to their rooms to rest.
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The royal carriage arrived in the morning, and the officials' carriages arrived in the afternoon. Each carriage stopped at the door for them to rest. After the officials settled their families, they went to the villa together to pay their respects to the emperor.
The emperor asked them to go back and rest first and prepare for the opening ceremony of this year's autumn hunting tomorrow.
The officials said yes and left.
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