Chapter 359: The Battle of the Birthday Banquet! 1
Birthday banquet battle!(1)
There are three halls: outer, middle and inner. From inside to outside, there are seats for the royal family, envoys from other countries, and civil and military ministers. They are separated by light gauze bead curtains in the middle, which effectively separates the areas and can be vaguely visible, making it possible for everyone to enjoy themselves.
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It was inconvenient for the family members to show themselves to others, so the eunuchs introduced them through the side door and went straight into the inner hall. The seats were naturally arranged according to high and low status. There were many people coming, but the inner hall only had six tables. Who could really sit inside and see Mo Chuan?
There are not many people.
The Emperor, Concubine Shu, and Leng Ning were all among them. Concubine Yuerong was also involved, but she had provoked Leng Ning before. Instead, Mo Chuan ordered her to stay in the palace to think about her faults. He only sent people to deliver gifts and refused to go out to show off to others, except for the three of them.
In addition to the seats, there is Concubine Xiao, who has given birth to a little princess for Mo Chuan, and Concubine Zhou, who has given birth to an eldest princess. The other women can only take their seats in the side hall.
Leng Ning's seat is second from the left, and the third table next to her is empty.
On the throne, Mo Chuan has not yet arrived, and there is only a lonely throne standing tall.
Leng Ning pulled Tianci to sit down behind the table and looked outside casually. Through the gauze curtain, several tables of men and women wearing foreign costumes could be vaguely seen. Based on their clothes, Leng Ning quickly recognized the table on the left.
At one table is the Helan family (the envoys of the Xixia Kingdom).
Duan Linfeng and Zhuge Miao were also at the table. Seeing Leng Ning, Zhuge Miao bowed his hands politely. Duan Linfeng suppressed his expression and looked away from her as soon as he touched her lightly.
There are not many positions for envoys, just four tables of people from Xixia, Dali, Daliao, and Southern Qi.
Further outward, behind the bead curtain, are the ministers of civil and military affairs. Prime Minister Qing Zino is ranked first on the left, followed by a group of civil servants, and Shen Cangnan is ranked first on the right, followed by General Li Mang and
A group of military attachés, and other officials with small and low positions, were only qualified to set up a table outside the main hall and enjoy themselves with the emperor from a distance.
While Shen Cangnan was chatting with the ministers, he never stopped looking into the inner palace. When he saw Leng Ning appearing with Tianci, he didn't express any special expression, but as soon as his eyes touched her, he quickly looked away.
Leng Ning knew that he was deliberately avoiding suspicion, and he didn't care about it. He just paused briefly at Jin Xian and another deputy general who were standing behind him. Jin Xian smiled quietly at her, but the deputy general bowed to her with great respect.