Mu Yunhan took a breath, adjusted his expression and mood, and walked forward with a smile as if nothing had happened.
A female official who was following her orders rushed over and whispered: "Madam, please go in and take a look. There is something wrong with the seats."
Mu Yunhan quickly walked into the Jubilee Hall and saw Empress Dowager Shen and Empress Zou sitting high on the throne, with people sitting on both sides.
Everyone is staring at the fourth table in the second row on the left.
There, Miss Shen Si sat side by side with a woman with a strange face.
The strange woman only wore the attire of a fifth-grade married woman, with a dark and rough complexion, and two bright gold teeth when she smiled.
She held Miss Shen Si's hand tightly and kept looking at Miss Shen smiling.
Her smile was very straightforward and bright, like the smile a mother-in-law would use when looking at her future daughter-in-law.
Miss Shen Si's face turned red, she was very embarrassed and had a look of forbearance on her face.
Mrs. Shen stood aside with a sullen look on her face, and Queen Mother Shen also frowned slightly, looking unhappy.
Queen Zou tilted her head and teased the eldest son with Mrs. Zou, not paying attention.
Mu Yunhan couldn't help but frown.
This Lady Jinya was the wife of a military commander, and had only been promoted from the seventh rank to the fifth rank. According to her rank, she was not qualified to enter the palace.
Because her husband Ma Guangshun had made several great achievements in the border area and was a very prestigious general in the border army, the emperor specially summoned him to the capital to reward him.
Allowing Mrs. Ma to enter the palace today to attend the emperor's eldest son's first birthday banquet is one of the graces.
Grace for grace, Mrs. Ma should not be sitting here.
When banquets are held in the palace, several tables are used, which can seat one person or two people side by side.
The seats were arranged in advance according to the old rules, based on rank, title, and close relationship with Empress Dowager Shen and Empress Zou.
Today, in addition to the married women inside and outside, Empress Zou also authorized each family to bring a girl into the palace.
In order to prevent trouble, Mu Yunhan always tried his best to arrange the family together.
For example, the person sitting next to Miss Shen should be Mrs. Shen.
The reason why the Shen family brought Shen Si into the palace but not Shen Si was because Shen Si had an in-law, but Shen Si did not, and they needed to show up more.
But this Mrs. Ma not only occupied Mrs. Shen's seat, but also made Miss Shen laugh so brazenly, which was very outrageous.
The female officer said softly: "It would be fine if Madam Ma just sat there and behaved and held hands."
Mu Yunhan suddenly felt something bad: "What else did she do?"
The female officer covered her mouth and said in a low voice: "I asked Miss Shen how old she is and whether she has a husband. She also said that her eldest son is very talented and has never been married."
Why not just ask Shen Si if he is willing to marry her son?
Mu Yunhan almost spit out a mouthful of old blood: "Since you found that the seat was wrong, why didn't you take her back to her own seat? Let Mrs. Shen stand the whole time?"
The female officer said in surprise: "But madam, you are the one who arranged this time."
Did she arrange it?
Mu Yunhan's eyebrows jumped sharply.
She remembered clearly who was sitting where and with whom.
Even if someone has a problem with someone and cannot arrange to be together, she has taken all these into consideration.
This Mrs. Ma is illiterate, a well-known vulgar woman in the countryside, and a stupid woman.
Although she would not look down on others, she would not put Mrs. Ma in front.
There are rules for everything. Mrs. Ma's seat should be at the second-to-last table in the third row.
But the female officer dared to say that she was the one who arranged this time.
Mu Yunhan had to act cautiously and said calmly: "Bring me the seating chart."