Being guided by the two palace maids, she first walked up to Song Zhentian and gave him a slight bow. When Song Yiyan saw Song Qingyu, she couldn't help clenching the corner of her shirt tightly. She felt like she was completely outdone.
"Father." Song Qingyu called out softly.
When Song Zhentian saw Song Qingyu, he nodded his head in satisfaction. Turning around, he gestured for Song Qingyu to sit down. He did not expect that the person who sat at the empty seat earlier was Mu Pei'er.
Song Qingyu also looked over. When he saw Mu Pei'er, he frowned slightly.
Mu Pei'er smiled, deciding that it was impossible for Song Qingyu to fight over a seat with her in this kind of situation. She raised her voice and pointed to a seat at the back, "Sis Song, were you led here to sit? Sit down, the banquet is about to begin. "
Everyone turned to look at Song Qingyu.
He thought Song Qing Yu was going to sit in the seat at the back.
Song Qingyu merely smiled. The palace feast had been arranged by the empress. She was even more clear on the positions of the female family members. "Little Sister Pi'er, did you sit in the wrong seat?"
Hearing this, Mu Pei'er's smile stiffened. This Song Qingyu was really stingy to actually say such words in front of everyone. Then, he pretended not to know anything as he looked at Song Qingyu blankly, "I have been here all this time. If elder sister likes this position, I can give it to you. "
"No need. I thought this was Miss Su's seat. "
With that, Song Qingyu turned and left. Mu Pei'er was stunned for a moment before noticing Su Shining, who was standing not far away with a slightly unhappy expression on his face.
Su Sining had never experienced such a situation before. One reason was that someone had so proudly taken over her position. She was so proud that she said she had been here all along.
The Su family was strict. Although they were angry, they would not argue with her in public. He then turned to leave.
Mu Pei'er's face turned purple as she looked nervously in the direction Song Qingyu had left. Unexpectedly, she slowly stepped forward and sat at the seat of honor on the left side of the table.
Usually, only princesses would be able to sit in that seat, but she actually sat down so casually!
But right now, she also knew that she had offended Susining, so she could no longer sit still. She was so anxious that she started sweating, and then, without caring about her face and propriety, she got off her seat and went to get Susnin.
Susining was the Empress's niece, the Su Clan's eldest daughter.
Who would dare to offend him?
However, when he gave chase, Su Shining was nowhere to be seen, so he could only return in embarrassment. His mood sank to the bottom as he blamed Song Qingyu for his actions.
The moment he returned, he immediately sat back in his seat and kept quiet.
"Look, who exactly is that? Was that a princess? I've never seen it either. "
"It could be a princess. Look at that prestige, he might have a great background. "
The ladies who had never seen Song Qingyu before began to discuss with each other. The more the rumors spread, the more exaggerated they became, causing everyone to be extremely envious of Song Qingyu.
Mu Pei'er was already in a bad mood, and upon hearing the crowd's words, she became even angrier, and coldly interrupted their conversation.
"What princess, that was a peasant girl that the Song Family had crawled back to after leaving the countryside for more than ten years." It was all an oral engagement from over ten years ago, so Imperial Concubine Chen had long forgotten about it. "For the sake of this palace banquet, you couldn't seduce King Yu. You shamelessly ran over to curry favor with the empress. What a disgusting place."
"It looks like he isn't that kind of person …"
Hearing that, someone scoffed, "Know your place and not know your heart." Maybe it was just the gold and jade inside. What qualifications does a peasant girl have to become a Imperial Concubine Yu? Probably just a nice face. Consort Chen and the empress had never been on good terms, but she actually went to curry favor with the empress … This is incredible. "
"For the sake of my position, I'm willing to do anything."
When they thought that Song Qingyu might marry King Yu, their hearts began to feel indignant. Regardless of whether it was green and red and white, it had to be Song Qingyu's fault. As he spoke, he scoffed at Song Qingyu.
"King Yu shouldn't agree to marry her, right?"
It was unknown who brought it up, but Mu Pei'er's mood dropped to the bottom again. She looked at Song Qingyu and snorted coldly, "Imperial Concubine Chen will not agree to it. If Song Qingyu dared to mention it at the palace banquet, Imperial Concubine Chen would definitely reject him. "
As the eunuch announced in a loud voice, "The emperor and empress have arrived!"
The noise in the room instantly disappeared as the Emperor and Queen came in from the back. The Emperor was dressed in a dragon robe and was middle-aged. The empress was dignified and virtuous, her face calm and gentle. The two of them sat at the head of the table. At the same time, the civil and military officials saluted.
"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Empress! Long live and long live the Empress!"
"No."
The New Year's Eve banquet was different from the New Year's Eve banquet. It was earlier in the day and focused on the tea banquet, mainly talking about the national achievements from the past year. The plan for the new year had already been completed.
At this moment, most of the annual feast was about to begin. When the civil and military officials leave the court, the Emperor and Queen will move.
The officials returned to their seats.
One by one, the tea was served.
Emperor Hua's main prize was a prize, and there was a lot of support from the officials. Only the Mu Rong family was still showing a sullen face.
Song Qingyu had also heard some of it, but most of it was empty talk. He did not take it seriously.
A soft exclamation came from the female staff behind them, "Look, this year's tea leaves have the word 'blessings'?"
Mu Peier was slightly surprised, but she immediately exclaimed in surprise, "So the teahouse in this palace can be called out just like that. "Truly amazing!" She said, thinking back to last time, thinking that Song Qingyu must have cheated.
They were not the only ones who noticed it. The other officials were also amazed. They subconsciously looked at each other. It turned out to be the same blessing. The only difference was the size of the official positions and the color of the tea leaves.
The empress was overjoyed. "It looks like the new year will be peaceful."
Hua Feng Di was very satisfied, "This year, who is in charge of the teahouse. Reward!"
The empress smiled. "The emperor was still hanging on his lips before, but he mentioned it this morning and saw you again this afternoon. Now, he's forgotten."
Hua Di was slightly baffled and instantly understood. His happy voice rose up as he said, "It just so happens that we have to announce a joyous event that we have decided on in the past. It's the twentieth of the next month, and the day's going to be pretty good. "
Consort Chen, who was sitting at the bottom, was calm. From the Empress's words, Song Qingyu had indeed gone to see the Emperor. The Emperor's mood was so joyous that he must have agreed, waiting for the Emperor's golden mouth.
Zuo Linyu glanced at Song Qingyu. Song Qingyu was sitting across from him, holding a teacup in his hand and lowering his head. Such a gentle and appropriate, understanding Song Qingyu, Zuo Linyu's mind slightly swayed.
"So many years have passed and these two children have only just met. I would actually like to hear what they have in mind?" "Lin Yu, Qing Yu."
The two of them left their seats at the same time.
The entire room was silent. All eyes were on the unfamiliar Song Qingyu.