The only man in the Huangfu family, Huangfu Xun, was in the capital, and the female relatives were not on their side, so Huangfu Xun had no choice but to come forward and chat with them for a long time.
Pretending to be unintentional, Master Xu told Huangfu Xun: On the third anniversary of His Majesty's accession to the throne, we are planning to hold a banquet and invite many guests. Everyone will be invited to attend.
Huangfu Xun immediately said that he would definitely go and congratulated His Majesty on the unification of the country.
The protection between men and women in the Blue Kingdom is not as strict as that in the Li Kingdom. The royal banquet also creates opportunities for many single men and women to get to know each other. The male guests and female guests are not separated. Most women will attend with their husbands or fathers and brothers.
Man Miao glanced at Lan Ting, who was surrounded in the distance. As the daughter of the Huangfu family, it is normal for her to attend the banquet if she does not complain of illness. Maybe this is also a good opportunity to see the situation in Lan Country.
When he returned to Prince Yi's Mansion and asked, Lan Ting said that there was indeed such a banquet, and he didn't know if Manmei was interested in going to see it. She didn't like attending such social occasions, so Lan Ting didn't take it seriously.
Manmei thought for a while and decided to go take a look. She had always heard that many people in the DPRK and China were starting to take sides. She wanted to go and see for herself how bad the situation had deteriorated.
The day before the banquet, the wives of the Huangfu family specially sent a hairdresser, clothes and jewelry, and warned her a lot that she must not disgrace the Huangfu family.
Gracefully wears heavy make-up and goes out dressed like a Japanese geisha. She wears clothes and jewelry sent by the Huangfu family, but she does her own make-up, which makes her a bit more gorgeous than usual, and her face is thicker than that of other noble ladies.
There is still a long way to go before you can arrange flowers.
Huangfu Xun personally came to pick her up and enter the palace together. She was Huangfu Jin. When Huangfu Xun was in the capital, it was only proper etiquette to attend the ceremony with his brother.
The palace gate for the dignitaries to enter and exit was full of carriages, and the soft sedans specially prepared for the female family members and veterans were almost non-stop. Many female family members were queuing up to wait for the soft sedan chairs. As the legitimate daughter of the Huangfu family, it was easy for Mei Mei to get it.
She received preferential treatment and a soft sedan was specially allocated for her.
Those who were waiting were all polite to the eunuch in charge when they saw her, and did not dare to come forward to argue. However, the irritation on their faces was obvious. Mei Miao pretended not to notice, got on the soft sedan, and went to the banquet with Huangfu Xun.
Hall walk.
This banquet was of a very high standard, with dignitaries from almost all countries present. It was probably specially convened by the emperor of the Blue Kingdom to show that he was the master of the Blue Kingdom.
Song Ying sat very close to the emperor. Although she did not have the title of concubine, her position was second only to Empress Xu. It is said that the empress dowager personally asked her to do it.
Doing this is undoubtedly a slap in Lan Ting's face. How can Manmei let this couple get what they want?
Seeing Song Yingcai sitting down, with a proud smile on her face, Mang Miao pretended to be surprised and said, "Where is my sister-in-law sitting? Come here quickly, that is the seat of His Majesty's concubine, sister-in-law must not sit in the wrong seat."
The voice was so loud that all the envoys from various countries stared at Song Ying. Song Ying couldn't keep it off her face. Empress Xu didn't like Song Ying at all. Her sitting next to Empress Xu made Empress Xu very angry. Of course she wouldn't say anything to help.
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The emperor couldn't speak at this time, so he made a statement. Song Ying's brother Song Cheng stood up and said, "Miss Huangfu, why should you be so serious? It's just a banquet, just sit down casually."
Manmei sneered twice, "This is a state banquet. Envoys from all over the world are here, how can you sit down casually? Are people laughing at me, the people of Lan country, for not knowing etiquette?"
Song Cheng was robbed by her and couldn't find the words for a moment. He turned his head and saw Queen Mother Xu and said quickly, "Actually, the Queen Mother liked Ying'er and let her sit in that position."
"When my father was still alive, he spoke with a golden tongue and personally promised the Song family's legitimate daughter to be my wife. It seems that in our country of Blue, the Queen Mother's words are more effective than those of the late Emperor? The Queen Mother is still alive, and the Queen Mother has become so soon.
Don’t you take the late emperor’s oral instructions seriously?”
Lan Ting's face showed sarcasm. Although there was no explicit decree, it could still be regarded as an oral instruction. How could he take back what he said in public so easily? When Princess Song saw Lan Ting's success, she thought
In order to find a good way out for the Song family, now that I think about it, I have really dug a deep hole for myself, and I almost regret it.
Manmei then added insult to injury, "Obviously she is my uncle's fiancée, but she insists on sitting in the position of my nephew's wife and concubine. If the name is not right, the words will not go well, and if the words are not right, the things will not work. Cousin-in-law should think twice."
Song Ying was ridiculed and humiliated by the two of them in front of envoys from various countries. Her face was already livid with anger, and even the emperor squeezed the cup in anger.
Seeing that his sister was at a disadvantage, Song Cheng wanted to help, but couldn't find a suitable reason. They took off the big hats one by one. Even the Queen Mother was ridiculed. In desperation, he blurted out, "Good bird selection."
There's nothing wrong with living on a tree. Only ignorant people will care about their status."
Seeing that the struggle between the two factions was beginning to become superficial, everyone was tearing their faces, and they were no longer afraid of being laughed at. Just as Manmei was about to speak, she heard a familiar and elegant voice say, "Captain Song's words are wrong. It's because of Miss Song's name."
If it is not correct, Captain Song will not obey what he says. This is what the sages said. Does Captain Song think that the sages are all ignorant?"
Jiang Shang, who had always been gentle and elegant, stood up now. He was handsome and tall, with a jade tree facing the wind. He immediately attracted the attention of the women present, especially some unmarried women. Looking at Jiang Shang, they looked like they wanted to eat him alive.
Captain Song's expression changed, but before he could speak, a cold voice intervened, "A good bird chooses a tree to roost in, hum! In other words, he is a treacherous person. How can such a person deserve to be on the throne?"
Hua Feng felt like a sharp sword that had been unsheathed. As soon as he stood up, he suddenly felt that the surroundings were much colder, especially when his sharp eyes glanced at Captain Song. Although they were all military attaches, they stood tall.
Judgment, Lieutenant Song did not even have the courage to speak.
As soon as he opened his mouth, all three people's faces turned pale.
The Emperor of Lan State was amazed that the Jiang family of Yue State and the Crown Prince of Li State were on Lan Ting's side.
Empress Xu, on the other hand, heard something else. She already had a bad impression of Song Ying, and now she was even more hostile towards her love rival who coveted her position. She was the niece of Empress Dowager Xu, and she and the emperor were close relatives.
, relying on his family background, he was not always very kind to the emperor, let alone to Song Ying.
Song Ying's face turned frighteningly pale. She was humiliated by people from the Blue Kingdom and envoys from the Wu Kingdom and the Li Kingdom. Even if she could sit on the position of queen, she would still be the laughingstock of her life.
Manmiao didn't hear that Jiang Shang was coming, so when she met Jiang Shang, she felt awkward, but Jiang Shang was obviously helping her now, and Manmiao was very surprised.
