The cannon fodder original wife's bad story

Chapter 232

Jin Fuyun regretted for the ten thousandth time. First, she shouldn't have let Madam Xian intervene too early. Second, she shouldn't have held the Peach Blossom Banquet and specially invited Song Guanzhou to attend. She never expected that these two things would add fuel to the fire and actually send Song Guanzhou to the palace step by step.

According to his previous three lives, Song Guanzhou had no qualifications to enter the palace.

She raised her chin slightly, as if looking down on everyone, including Song Guanzhou.

Liu Zhuang, on the other hand, only glanced at Song Guanzhou lightly. Moreover, the two of them were not far away from each other, and there were many people between them. Song Guanzhou knelt from a distance as a greeting, and Liu Zhuang nodded slightly in response.

After that, she did not linger any longer and sat down at the first few tables in front of the female family members. Jin Fuyun sat next to her and turned around to scold Jin Si in a low voice, "Your Majesty, please don't be rash. Take a seat quickly. If you make trouble again, I will punish you."

When Jin Si saw this, a look of grievance suddenly appeared on his face.

"The Song family bullied me, but my elder sister didn't care?"

Fortunately, she had some sense of propriety and did not dare to speak loudly. Seeing Liu Zhuang and the palace maid in front glaring at her, she was stunned and kept silent. After a moment, she stamped her feet slightly and returned to her seat. There were some empty seats originally, and many women came in one after another.

Before the meal started, Song Guanzhou was already beginning to feel sleepy.

Xiao Yinxiu had been watching Song Guanzhou from afar, originally wanting to see her make a fool of herself, but every time she looked back, she saw Song Guanzhou holding his chin with one hand, staring blankly in boredom.

Mrs. Min asked her in a low voice, "How about moving Guanzhou to sit inside? It will be next to my mother so that we can take care of each other."

Xiao Yinxiu comforted her mother, "It's okay, the palace has arranged it this way. Originally, Old Madam Qin was supposed to sit with us, but our daughter can't sit there." Unexpectedly, Old Madam Qin was arranged to sit at the same table with Old Madam Chen. But when Madam Min was about to call Song Guanzhou back, she saw the Tenth Prince coming over.

"She has never been to the palace. If she makes a mistake, it will bring shame to the mansion."

"Didn't you say that Guanzhou is smart? And the Tenth Prince has a special liking for him, so it won't be a problem." Xiao Yinxiu disagreed. She invited the wife of another second-rank official to sit next to her and talked to her for a few words. After a few breaths, Mrs. Min no longer mentioned Song Guanzhou.

On the male side, Pei An and Qin Qingdong sat at the same table. Seeing that Pei An was silent, Qin Qingdong thought of what Song Guanzhou had told him. He wanted to say a few words to Pei An, but felt that this was not a good place.

"What do you want to say?"

Qin Qingdong shook his head, "The banquet is about to start. You can block it for me for a while. I will find a chance to pay my respects to my elder sister."

According to etiquette, Qin Qingdong could not sit at the table with the Crown Prince today. There was a single seat beside the throne, which belonged to the Queen Mother, but she was said to be unwell recently, so she would not sit at the table today. Next to them were the descendants of the emperor, with the Crown Prince of the East Palace and other princes sitting in one place, and the Crown Princess sitting opposite them, with the Imperial Concubine and the Imperial Concubine sitting in another place.

During a meal, you are not allowed to leave without permission except in case of emergency.

But Qin Qingdong thought of Song Guanzhou's explanation and thought, even if it was a violation of the palace rules, so what? The worst that could happen was a beating. But if something happened to the emperor's eldest grandson, that would be a disaster.

Just as all the guests had arrived and taken their seats, it was already past the hour of Si and almost noon when they heard the eunuch Li outside chanting, "The Emperor has arrived!" Then, Song Guanzhou saw the young eunuch had rolled up the gold-threaded bamboo curtain in front of him, and a group of bright people came in from outside the hall.

As soon as the emperor stepped in, everyone in the hall knelt on the ground and shouted, "Your Highness, long live the emperor."

Song Guanzhou shuddered inwardly!

But he still followed the common people, kneeling on the ground, chanting the slogan that sounded like a TV script. After he finished chanting, there was no movement, only the sound of rings and pendants. Not long after, the eunuch chanted again: "The emperor has ordered that all the ministers stand up and sit down!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Long live the emperor!"

After the sound of kowtows, they heard people standing up and moving to their seats with a rustling sound. Song Guanzhou bit his lip to stop smiling, but he couldn't help laughing. He thought this imaginary dynasty didn't have so many red tape, but he didn't expect that all emperors in the world were so majestic.

Where does the palace get its majesty?

Of course, there are these strict rules and ceremonies!

The eunuch first read the imperial edict, which Song Guanzhou heard was basically a prayer to God, wishing peace and prosperity for the country, a good harvest, and good weather. When the eunuch finished reading, everyone stood up again and shouted loudly, "May your majesty live a long life, and enjoy a long and healthy life!"

After doing this several times, Song Guanzhou finally felt tired.

Seeing this, Madam Li whispered, "Sister Song, take it easy. There is still a lot of hair to grow."

"Thank you for your reminder, sisters. This is my first time attending a palace banquet. I thought that today is His Majesty's birthday, so I must come to see the world. If I fail halfway through, I will regret it. After all, ordinary people may not be able to have such a blessing even if they cultivate for ten lifetimes."

"Sister Song really has a good character."

Could it be bad?

Song Guanzhou smiled bitterly in his heart, old father, you did go, but you left behind ten glasses of wine. I'm so hungry now, but I haven't had a single glass of wine yet.

Just as he was looking forward to it, he heard the sound of wooden drums "Bang! Bang! Bang!" The sound of the drums was deep and heavy, as if it would spread throughout the nine provinces. Song Guanzhou could not help but look over. Madam Li next to him whispered to him, "The birthday banquet has begun."

The drumbeats gradually became faster and faster, from far away to near. Many unmarried girls and timid ladies covered their ears, but Song Guanzhou was shocked by what he heard.

The war drums beat loudly, the situation changes, but the country is stable.

When the drum beats subsided, the singing of birds could be heard again. There was silence inside the Huiying Hall, but outside the hall one could hear the sound of phoenixes gathering and singing in harmony in the air.

The sound was so loud and spectacular that even though I could hear the birds singing, it felt like a song of a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix.

Song Guanzhou thought, this is indeed a royal palace banquet, not something that ordinary people can attend. This Luanfeng birthday celebration must be a gathering of ventriloquist in the capital.

How can it not make one's heart boil?

It probably lasted for a quarter of an hour before the eunuchs could be heard chanting, "Happy birthday to the phoenix! May the country be peaceful and the people live in peace! Long live the emperor!"

The people in the inner hall shouted, "Long live the emperor! Long live the emperor!"

Instantly, the musicians arranged on the east side began to play music, with two rows of konghou players leading the way, followed by elevated drums, and other instruments such as sheng, xiao, qin, and dragon flute also started to play.

Song Guanzhou no longer looked down on others. Who said that China has no symphony?

As she was receiving spiritual baptism, various palace maids and eunuchs began to serve dishes, including fruits, desserts, pork, mutton, chicken, and goose, all of which were passed up one plate after another.

Suddenly, the symphony turned into a solo. At some point, a huge drum with a diameter of about ten feet was pushed in. A dancer in red was sitting cross-legged on the drum, holding a pipa and playing a solo.

Voices began to sound one after another, "Ah! It's Pipa Lang!"