Chapter 46: Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet (2)
Perhaps influenced by many of the predecessors who traveled through the scene, Dajing did not sit in separate venues for palace banquets.
The venue of the palace banquet was located in the Baohe Palace.
The middle position of the head is the emperor, the queen mother on the left hand, and the queen on the right hand. The positions of the four concubines are divided into two sides, with the virtuous concubine and the good concubine on the left side, and the lady concubine and the virtuous concubine on the right side.
Men and women sit opposite each other, arranged in order of rank. On the men's side, there are the royal relatives such as the princes and grandsons, and then the three dukes, the second army, the five counties, the three dukes, the four marquis, and the two princes...... On the women's side, there is the princess first, and then there is the lady with grade. Emperor Jianye has many heirs, so the princes and princesses who can participate in the palace banquet are only the four concubines, or the heirs that Emperor Jianye is satisfied with, and the satisfaction here is largely related to the forces behind it.
Xiao An's family is arranged in the order of Anping Hou, and Mrs. Mu and Mu Qingwan are arranged according to the official position of Second Master Mu.
After Mrs. Mu and Mu Qingwan entered, they were led to the designated position by the palace people, which basically belonged to the position of the horns. However, such a position is also okay and does not go into the spotlight.
Xiao An's mother and daughter went to the location of the Anping Marquis Mansion without any stop, and Xiao An's was full of spirit, as if they had found a place in front of Mrs. Mu.
Mu Qingwan was also helpless to this eldest aunt.
Mu Qingwan sat and waited for a while, and Second Master Mu also came. Because Mu Qingyin was going to set off with Mrs. Mu, Second Master Mu came out alone. Now sit down in his place, basically opposite Mrs. Mu and Mu Qingwan. Mu Qingwan playfully and secretly gave Mu Er Ye a look, and Mu Er Ye shook his head helplessly.
There are a lot of people attending the banquet, and only when they reach a certain level will they be notified when they enter the door, and Mu Qingwan's little shrimp can only be quietly.
Generally, the big guys appear relatively late.
"The Eleventh Prince has arrived."
This was the first prince to arrive, and when he saw Jing Yao shaking his fan, Hang Erlang walked in and sat in a very front position. He was the only one in that empty area. After Jing Yao sat down, he turned east and west, looking left and right, until he saw Mu Qingwan in the corner.
It happened that Mu Qingwan was winking playfully at Mu Erye, her eyes were smart and cute. Jing Yao happened to see this scene, and the tips of his ears turned red inexplicably. I forced myself to look away, but I couldn't help but want to look, which was extremely contradictory.
"The eldest prince and the eldest princess have arrived."
The eldest prince Jing Hao also arrived soon, Jing Hao is handsome and gentle, no wonder he is called the Virtuous King, this kind of temperament is easy to get close to. This is Concubine De's eldest son, although Mu Qingwan knows that Jing Hao is definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface, but he just has a deceptive appearance. Mu Qingwan sighed, after all, it was produced by the royal family. The eldest princess is dignified, very standard of ladies and gentlemen, with the general temperament of the eldest prince, the kind kind, and it is really not a family that does not enter the door. The eldest princess has two sons and a daughter, the younger son is still in swaddling clothes, and he didn't bring it over, and the other children also came with him, after all, it's good to be able to brush his face in front of the emperor.
"The eleventh brother has also arrived."
The eldest prince Jing Hao took the lead in greeting Jing Yao.
"I've seen my eldest brother and sister-in-law."
Jing Yao is still very sleek in terms of life, and when Jing Hao came over, he stood up and greeted Jing Hao. After a while, they sat down in their seats.
"The Nine Emperors have arrived."
The Nine Emperor Princes, Jing Heng, was born by Concubine Shu, who was eleven years old like Jing Yao, and was also a little Zhengtai. However, Jing Heng seems to have gained a little fatter, his fleshy body, round face, white and fat, Mu Qingwan was in the corner, no one paid attention, so he took two more looks. It's just that Jing Yao, who has been paying attention to Mu Qingwan, is so angry that he can't do it. When I came in, I didn't look at myself at all, but I looked at this little fat man! What's there to see?
"Big brother, sister-in-law."
Jing Heng greeted the eldest prince's family, and then came to Jing Yao's side.
"Hehe, eleventh brother."
Jing Heng approached Jing Yao flatteringly, the age difference between several brothers and himself is too big, and the younger brothers below are very small, only Jing Yao is the same age as himself, Jing Heng usually likes to play with Jing Yao for a while, and Jing Yao also takes care of himself.
"Hmph."
However, this time Jing Yao ignored him.
“……”
Jing Heng didn't know how to provoke Jing Yao, so he could only sit down in his place honestly.
"The four princes and the twelve princes have arrived."
The fourth prince Jing Zhan and the twelfth prince Jing Sheng were all born by Concubine De, Jing Zhan already had a concubine and had a son, but he didn't see the four princesses.
The royal people are really all drama spirits, and they may fight to the death below, but they are just right on the face.
"The Seven Princes have arrived."
The arrival of the Seventh Prince Jing Li attracted everyone's attention, after all, the appearance of the people is there, and the lethality of the beauty of the prosperous era is also quite great.
Jing Li is much more direct, just nodding to the princes.
"Prince, the princess has arrived."
The prince was thin, pale, and had dark blue under his eyes, and such a person looked like a sick and weak person, or a person who had just recovered from a serious illness. The eldest princess is also a dignified lady, but her face is sad, and the look and confidence in her eyes are far inferior to that of the eldest princess. The crown princess is still holding a thin little girl in her hand, which is probably the only heir of the prince at present.
"Concubine Xian, Concubine Shu, and Concubine De have arrived."
Except for the good concubine who led the practice, the other three concubines arrived.
Among the three concubines, although Concubine De is at the end of the four concubines, only Concubine De is gorgeously dressed and wearing beads, and her eyes reveal confidence. It is no wonder that Concubine De was deeply favored by Emperor Jianye, and gave birth to three sons and one daughter, this kind of "output" is second to none in the palace.
Mu Qingwan deliberately looked at her possible fellow traveler, her appearance was not amazing, and the beauty in the palace was like a cloud, which was probably the average appearance. But even though Concubine De is in her thirties, she is still pampered, relying not on her appearance but on her brain.
Is there really a female aura? Concubine De's aura overpowers Concubine Xian and Concubine Shu, probably that kind of confidence from the inside out. I don't have my mother's support, but I have a husband and three sons, so that's probably it.
"The queen mother has arrived, and the queen mother has arrived."
The Queen Mother was supported by the queen.
The queen is also in her forties, but the women in the palace are well maintained, the queen has not yet become a yellow-faced woman, and this appearance is not to be said, far above Concubine De. The queen was dressed in a bright yellow palace dress, dignified and majestic.
The Queen Mother is already sixty years old, and the average life expectancy of women in ancient times was shorter than that of men, and sixty years old was considered a high life. At this time, the queen mother, her steps were already a little staggering, and she sat in a high position with the support of the queen.
The queen did not pay attention to Concubine De's provocative gaze, but concentrated on talking to the queen mother. This is the queen's self-confidence, which comes from the queen's identity and the support of the queen mother.
"The emperor has arrived."
With a shout from the eunuch at the door, Emperor Jianye sat down.