Several people followed the crowd into the hall and took their seats under the guidance of the chamberlain.
After exchanging greetings with Bai Yiran and his wife Qianjin, Lin Jinyan looked up and caught a glimpse of Princess Yanling, whom she hadn't seen for many days, staring at her with a bitter look in her eyes.
Lin Jinyan looked amused. After whispering a few words to Bai Yiran, she stepped forward to greet Princess Xiang.
Princess Xiang was chatting with her royal family members. When she saw Lin Jinyan, her eyes smiled a little more. She took Lin Jinyan's hand and praised her before leaving room for the two of them to talk.
Princess Yanling was angry, expectant, aggrieved and happy at the same time. She glanced at Lin Jinyan with mixed emotions and moved her head to the side.
After Lin Jinyan saluted, she approached Princess Yanling and whispered:
"Who made my princess sister-in-law angry?"
Princess Yanling turned back in shame:
"Lin Jinyan, look for a fight!"
Due to the rule of not meeting each other before marriage, Gu Yichen had not seen Princess Yanling for a long time. Since entering the palace, Gu Yichen followed his grandfather and father and brother to greet the officials, but he kept focusing on Princess Yanling from the corner of his eye.
Seeing Lin Jinyan joking with her sweetheart, Gu Yichen couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. He turned around and saw Gu Ruizhou raising his eyebrows in a joking manner. Gu Yichen immediately sternly concealed his smile.
After talking to Princess Yanling, Lin Jinyan returned to sit next to Bai Yiran, holding a tea cup and looking at everyone in the palace calmly.
Beside the dragon chair, there are rows of seats on the left and right. There are two large chairs on the left and right. The queen's chair on the right is slightly further back than the dragon chair, and the one on the left is larger and further forward. It is obviously the seat of the Queen Mother.
Downstairs, there are the positions of the royal family members and princes. People from the royal family who are not seen on weekdays are all present in Kyoto.
Further down, there are the relatives of the emperor, headed by the Duke of Qin, as well as the princes and counts of various mansions who have been granted lordships and worshiped as prime ministers. Taishi Yao is also among them.
Grand Master Yao sat casually, as if he was out of tune with everyone in the hall, but also seemed like he should be among them.
Realizing the gaze, Grand Master Yao suddenly raised his eyes, met Lin Jinyan's gaze, and nodded slightly, and Lin Jinyan also smiled and nodded.
When Taishi Yao looked away, Lin Jinyan looked at the officials opposite who were chatting in small groups, and paused for a moment on the newly appointed Minister of the Ministry of Revenue before looking away.
Turning his head to look at the female relatives, he glanced around and saw the wife of the Minister of War, but not Zhao Huaqiong.
While looking around, the prince and several princes entered the hall. Chu Chengyao and Chu Chengping walked in slowly, keeping the distance between them and the prince.
Chu Chengye entered at the same level as the prince, showing no sign of courtesy.
Everyone stood up, saluted a few people and then sat down again.
Chu Chengye, who was proud of the spring breeze, saw the prince walking towards Gu Hongzhang and stepped up to follow him.
While chatting and joking with the Gu family, he caught a glimpse of the suppressed anger in the prince's eyes, and the smile on Chu Chengye's lips became more wanton.
After Chu Chengping entered the hall, he stood by the door and waited for a while. After Chu Chengyi and Feng Sinian came in, they walked towards their seats together.
Lin Jinyan looked at the door and looked away when she didn't see Feng Siyao.
Everyone in the hall, no matter what they were thinking, was talking and laughing in a friendly manner.
After about a stick of incense, the emperor, empress, queen, concubines, princesses and princesses from the harem entered the main hall together.
Everyone stood up to salute and bow. The emperor sat on the dragon chair and glanced around before letting everyone stand up with a happy face.
After some official speeches from the superior, singing, dancing, and wine and food came on stage.
(End of chapter)
