After all the guests sat down steadily, only the eunuch sang with a sharp voice: "The emperor has arrived, the queen mother has arrived, and the queen has arrived!" ”

Then from the side of the main hall, the simple eight palace maids played the guard of honor, the emperor Xu Ruixiang was very filial to help the queen mother stroll over, the queen followed, today is the main protagonist Xu Jingxuan crossed all the concubines with rank, and the princes and princesses who were older than themselves walked in the third place, which shows the emperor's honor to him.

Of course, except for the main seat arranged with bright yellow silk cloth for Xu Ruixiang, the Queen Mother, and the Queen, it was Xu Jingxuan who was fortunate to sit at the front today.

Below him are the seats of Concubine De, Concubine Chen, Concubine Rui, Concubine Zhen, Concubine Rong and other concubines, and then below are the positions of the three princes and other princes, princesses, princesses, concubines, concubines, etc.

Meng Guanshuang really understood that there is only one queen and one concubine in the harem now, and the rest of the concubines, although they have all given birth to princes, have never been crowned concubines.

In the harem system, there should be four imperial concubines, and now there is only one concubine, which shows that the competition in the harem is actually quite big.

The emperor, the queen mother, and the queen sat down, everyone naturally slimmed their waists and saluted, and after the mountain shouted long live and thousands of years old, Emperor Xu Ruixiang signaled everyone to take a seat, cleared his throat, and made an opening statement.

Meng Guanshuang didn't listen to a few words, because she just sat down, and when she looked up, she saw Xu Jingxuan looking at her intently.

Although the range of his vision from the oblique upward view was a little wide, it could be said that it covered a large distance, but the bright eyes still made her understand that he was looking at her.

In order not to make trouble for yourself. She hurriedly lowered her eyes and did not squint, lest he take her into the ditch.

But there are always a few more self-righteous and narcissistic people, and soon Xu Jingxuan's gaze is looking at himself, and he can't help but communicate with the person next to him quietly and excitedly: "Look, the Nine Emperors are looking at me!" ”

"It's not up to you! That's definitely looking at me! The girl next to her immediately retorted unconvinced, and sent an autumn wave to Xu Jingxuan by the way.

Meng Guanshuang, who heard the voice, just followed the sound and was immediately startled by the eye-licking eyes.

"Are you too unruly, the emperor is still talking above. You're just chattering down here. Be careful that the emperor hears and drives you out! "It is Qiao Xin, the granddaughter of Prime Minister Qiao.

Sitting upright, she didn't squint her eyes, looked at the emperor on the high seat respectfully, and warned the two girls behind.

Meng Guanshuang remembered that it was the two who discussed Xu Jingxuan's choice of concubine with Qiao Xin, Huang Bei'er and others before.

But when she saw Qiao Xin's serious gaze, it seemed that she would inadvertently turn to Xu Jingxuan. I couldn't help but secretly slander: This Qiao Xin actually thinks like this in her heart! Hum! You can't get into the eyes of the Nine Emperors! He must be looking at me. And not looking at you!

Hee-hee! This feeling seems to be very strong. Meng Guanshuang couldn't help but laugh secretly when she thought about it.

couldn't help but look up at Xu Jingxuan again, but saw him frowning slightly when he looked at her, and blamed her for suddenly lowering her head to avoid his gaze.

Then. She saw Xu Jingxuan's lips open lightly again, and then another voice came to her ears very clearly.

I only heard him say: "In the middle of the banquet, you leave the table and go out, and I will wait for you under the locust tree in the imperial garden!" ”

"Ahem!" Meng Guanshuang was startled by him and coughed, but fortunately, she reacted quickly and immediately covered her mouth, so she didn't make a loud noise.

But she was still noticed by the person next to her, Meng Guanyue glanced at her disdainfully, and Liu Ruyan asked in a low voice with concern: "Shuang'er, what's wrong?" Is there something uncomfortable? ”

"Mother, I'm fine!" Meng Guanshuang softly comforted Liu Ruyan, and glared at a certain culprit, who was not shallow in harm.

Fortunately, they were not heard by the emperor and queen, otherwise they really don't know what to think of her.

"Zhu Qing, open your mind today, feel free!" Xu Ruixiang's opening remarks finally ended, and everyone immediately picked up their wine glasses and drank together with the emperor.

When the wine glass was put down, the steward, the eunuch and the grandmother beckoned the palace people to serve the food, and the sumptuous dishes with all the colors and flavors were served on the table in front of them one after another.

Meng Guanshuang thought to herself, it seems that Zhen Yunnuo has thought a lot about it today, this dish is served so much at once, it shouldn't delay them to eat.

As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, he heard the queen raise a glass and invite everyone to drink together.

So, the palace people waiting around him immediately filled everyone up, and everyone raised their glasses together to thank them and raise their heads and drink.

Fortunately, the fruit wine prepared for the ladies is not very strong, which is also the thoughtfulness of the people who arrange the palace banquet, so don't let the ladies drink too much and lose their manners.

And the ladies of the dynasty will also pour a few glasses of wine at home on weekdays, so drinking fruit wine or something will not lead to too serious consequences.

Meng Guanshuang also had a bit of alcohol in his previous life, but in this life, he was bent on making money in the Bai family, and he drank relatively little, so he didn't practice any drinking, and he was a little grateful to Zhen Yunnuo for his foresight and Xu Jingxuan for asking people to prepare more snacks to cushion his stomach in advance.

Otherwise, she was really worried that if she drank on an empty stomach, she would faint if she didn't get drunk.

Turning her head to look at Meng Guanxing across Meng Guanyue, the little girl couldn't tell that she was still a glutton, and felt that the fruit wine was very delicious, so she opened her mouth to let the palace people fill it again.

The delicacies with all colors and flavors are really mouth-watering, even if she has the bottom of her stomach, but Meng Guanshuang, who also belongs to the level of snack goods, still can't help but take the chopsticks and want to pick up the dishes.

Before the chopsticks were stretched out, I heard the Queen Mother invite everyone to drink together.

Meng Guanshuang suddenly sweated violently, so he had to follow the trend and raise his glass again.

After drinking the wine toasted by the Queen Mother, Meng Guanshuang immediately glanced at the rest of the people smartly, seeing that Concubine De and other concubines didn't seem to have the intention of raising a glass, and secretly thought, now you should be able to eat with peace of mind.

The third prince joined in the excitement and said: "Nine Emperor Brothers, today is a big day for you to pass the crown, the Third Emperor Brother and everyone wish you a cup!" ”

The outstretched chopsticks paused slightly, and Meng Guanshuang pondered whether everyone by the third prince meant the brothers and sisters of their royal family, or everyone present.

Before I could figure it out, I saw that everyone was holding the wine glasses in front of them again.

Wipe!

Meng Guanshuang couldn't help but secretly cursed: It seems that these dishes are really on display! Waste, waste! What a waste!

This time, Meng Guanshuang learned to be obedient, thinking that she and Zhen Yunnuo had already filled their stomachs anyway, so if you don't eat, you won't eat.

When she settled down, the toasting trend seemed to have settled down, and some people began to eat vegetables, so she immediately picked up her chopsticks and started to hand at the steamed pigeon that Xiao had been thinking about for a while.

The pigeon legs were put into Liu Ruyan's bowl, and she was about to stretch out the second chopsticks when someone spoke again: "Your Majesty, the concubines heard that the noble ladies of all families are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, why not let them perform to congratulate the Nine Emperors and the crown?" (To be continued......)