At this time, there were at least seven or eight hundred people in the Tian'en Palace. Even if everyone followed the rules, it would still be complicated, especially those who came and served the palace.
Xue Hengzhao was just a little palace maid, standing next to Fu Fei and Lan Ning at the place they had decided in advance.
Since the emperor and empress were not seated at the table, others were naturally not allowed to sit down first.
But she was extremely attentive and glanced at everyone present without making a move.
In the midst of the celebration, she quickly noticed something abnormal about several people.
The Queen's birthday banquet was handed over to the Supervisor of Ceremonies.
Liang Jing and others did not interfere at all, and Concubine Xian and others did not interfere.
Therefore, when people come in, they will see that the layout of the hall this year is very different from last year.
The first thing Xue Hengzhao noticed was the director of the ceremonial department. He walked up to a young eunuch several times, whispered something, and sometimes made silent gestures.
Then the Queen and others arrived. Liang Jing and the Supervisor of Ceremonies whispered a few words, and then the Supervisor walked up to the little eunuch, seemingly intentionally or not, and gave him instructions again.
Xue Hengzhao then paid special attention to the little eunuch. He was standing in an inconspicuous corner, with a pillar and curtain in front of him.
Xue Hengzhao could see him from where he was standing, but the people on the main seat could not see him.
In order to see what was going on, Xue Hengzhao slowly moved over before he could sit down.
At this time, there were many palace maids and eunuchs going back and forth, and her little one was not conspicuous among them.
Xue Heng pretended to avoid a group of palace maids who were approaching to hold the fruit plate, and walked a few steps towards where the young eunuch was standing.
The little eunuch glanced at her, and Xue Hengzhao smiled slightly.
The little eunuch blushed and lowered his head.
"Why are you standing here?" Xue Hengzhao took two steps closer to talk to him, "If you dare, you are just lazy?"
"I didn't," the little eunuch retorted immediately, then hesitated, "I was assigned a job by the superiors, and I wasn't lazy."
"I don't believe it," Xue Hengzhao continued to tease him, "Whose job is to stand still? Playing a puppet? I'll tell someone!"
"Don't be fooling around," the little eunuch hurriedly called her, "I really have something to do, it's quite important! Get out of here quickly, be careful not to get scolded."
The young eunuch was kind to Xue Hengzhao, but he couldn't say too much.
A pretty and delicate girl like her would cry when she is scolded, right?
When Xue Hengzhao was talking to him, he had already noticed the pillar next to him. There was a copper rivet on it, and there was a thin steel wire on the copper rivet, which went straight to the ceiling.
There is more than just this pillar, and more than just this steel wire.
Hundreds of colorful silk peonies hang on the ceiling, all fixed with steel wires like this.
But Xue Hengming understood that this one must be different.
"What are you doing here?" A voice came from behind Xue Hengzhao.
"Just passing by," Xue Hengzhao turned around and said to Liang Jing, "I will go back now."
With that said, he left.
Liang Jing glanced at her and said nothing.
Then he asked the little eunuch: "What did she tell you?"
"Back to Manager Liang, she didn't say anything. She just passed by here and thought I was being lazy." The little eunuch said.
"Do your own thing and don't talk too much." Liang Jing looked at the little eunuch coldly, and the other eunuch couldn't help but shrink his neck.
After Xue Hengzhao returned, Lan Ning just looked at him and said nothing.
Xue Hengzhao then noticed the prince again.
The prince's character is neither that of the emperor nor that of the queen. He is more than gentle and gentle, but not strong enough.
A man with such a temperament must have a domineering mother.
The prince's appearance and behavior were always upright, but Xue Hengzhao noticed the look in his eyes today and couldn't help but glance at the two dragons playing with pearls on the ceiling.
If it were anyone else, they would definitely not be able to figure out what was going on, but Xue Hengzhao was different. She had already vaguely guessed it.
This is not difficult to understand if you think about it, after all, she is a person who almost knows the overall situation.
Ordinary people often see things in a cloudy and foggy way, making it difficult to understand things thoroughly.
That's because they can only see a scale and a half of a claw, which is similar to a blind man touching an elephant.
Therefore, most people tend to think in hindsight and wait until the incident has happened before recalling the previous signs.
This is the difference between smart people and ordinary people.
The queen seemed to notice the prince's uneasiness and whispered something.
The prince immediately straightened his body and looked away.
Then the emperor arrived, and Xue Hengzhao noticed that the prince couldn't help but look at the ceiling, which was facing the throne where the emperor would sit in a moment.
Xue Hengzhao made a prompt decision and said in Lan Ning's ear: "Princess, as soon as you see the emperor about to sit down at the table, you will make the emperor and grandson cry until the emperor leaves that place."
"Why?" Lan Ning was puzzled.
"It's too late to explain now, you just do this." Xue Heng said.
At this time, the emperor was about to take his seat under the gaze of everyone.
Lan Ning trusted Xue Hengzhao. When she saw the child in her arms, she pinched the little buttocks hard.
"Wow..." The little grandson burst into tears immediately.
At this time, there was no banquet in the hall and there was no singing or dancing, so it was quite quiet.
The little emperor's grandson's cry was as loud as a gong.
Lan Ning looked ashamed and apologized: "This child is ignorant, why did he start crying. Please forgive me, Your Majesty and the Queen."
"It doesn't matter, it's normal for children to cry and laugh." The queen said warmly.
But the emperor said: "This brat is so angry! I haven't seen him for a few days, so bring him here and have a look."
Lan Ning carried the emperor's grandson over, and the emperor reached out to take it.
No one pinched him, so the emperor and his grandson stopped crying.
"Haha, this child seems to be angry with me and won't look at him." The emperor held his grandson in his arms and shook him.
"Your Majesty, please take a seat!" Shang Qiyan said with a smile, "You can take a seat so that everyone can take a seat."
"Well," the emperor nodded, "Lan Ning, please take the child over!"
The emperor handed the child back to Lan Ning and prepared to sit down at the table.
Lan Ning could only endure the pain and pinched her again.
"Wow!" Huangsun cried again.
"What's going on?" The emperor looked at him and frowned, "I don't want a boy to cry so much."
The emperor's grandson's tears flowed down one after another. He was in pain!
He didn't understand why his mother wanted to hurt him, but the person just now didn't hurt as long as he held him.
The emperor's grandson then stretched out his little hand and asked Grandpa Huang to hold it.
Kissing someone from another generation is not an ordinary thing, not even the emperor can resist it.
He immediately came over and hugged the emperor's grandson, who sobbed and stopped crying.
"Haha, you little guy, you just want me to hug you!" The emperor was very happy.
"Children are the most spiritual. Whoever is the most blessed among the people present will be the one he chooses." Concubine Fu was busy trying to smooth things over.
She didn't know what was going on, but it was obvious what Lan Ning was going to do.
