Xie Ziyue sent invitations to all ministers whose official positions met the requirements one by one according to their official positions.
Being able to receive an invitation from the Empress in person, the courtier's family members were all proud of it and were actively preparing for it.
I also knew that the people attending this birthday banquet were all high-ranking and powerful people, especially the older daughters and sons in the family, who all attached great importance to this birthday banquet.
Of course, it's not just the mistresses who are eyeing this birthday banquet. The concubines who have gained some respect at home also have to think about their children of the right age.
The Song family was the most prestigious concubine in the Sixth Prince's house, and she was also Gu Liang's biological mother. It would have been appropriate for Gu Liang and Zhan Rong to get engaged, but this Song family was a person who put his eyes above his head.
In her opinion, her son is the prince's true eldest son. Zhan Rong's family status is still too low. If she marries Zhan Rong, won't her son have no good future?
The power of the wife clan is also a part of their own power. Zhan Rong's identity can only be said to be correct. If it is said that it will bring help... that is too much.
So the Song family made plans in their own yard. The more they thought about it, the more they felt that they could not let their son get engaged to Zhan Rong. So that night he specially prepared a table of delicious food and sent someone to call the Sixth Prince, who boasted a lot. The wind blows away.
Mrs. Song has no brains, but the advantage is that her parents gave her a good appearance. Even when the child is so old, it is still charming.
The Sixth Prince liked such a beautiful but brainless beauty, and after listening to her gentleness, he agreed to Gu Liang's proposal to follow her into the palace.
The reason why the Sixth Prince agreed was because Song's brain came in handy at the critical moment. He knew not to mention the things that made him dissatisfied with Zhan Rong, but just used it as an excuse to let Gu Liang gain experience.
After all, he was his own son, so he couldn't be too unfavorable. The Sixth Prince also felt that it was okay. There were so many people going that day, so it would be good to let Gu Liang go with him to gain experience, so he agreed.
Mrs. Song was overjoyed, and privately told Gu Liang again and again, telling him not to be idle at Princess Xiangjia's birthday banquet, and that it would be best to see if there was any good young lady.
"I know," Gu Liang looked pretty, but there was a bit of impetuousness in his eyes, and he was very impatient with his mother's instructions: "Stop talking about it all the time!"
"You kid!" Mrs. Song only has such a son. She regards this son as her support for the rest of her life and is extremely indulgent towards her son.
She originally wanted to give her son some advice, but seeing Gu Liang's face full of impatience, she swallowed all the advice that came to her lips.
Mrs. Song, who doted on her son, certainly didn't notice that Gu Liang had a strange expression when she said those words.
In a blink of an eye, the day of Gu Xuan's official birthday came. As the protagonist of today's birthday party, Grandma Sun and Grandma Li couldn't wait to pile all the good things in the warehouse on Gu Xuan.
"Stop!" Seeing that Grandma Sun had clipped a flower bud on her hairpin and wanted to put some jewelry on it, Gu Xuan stopped her immediately: "Mammy, don't wear these on your head anymore, it's so heavy."
On the one hand, it is heavy, and on the other hand, it is not conducive to her actions later.
Grandma Sun and Grandma Li looked at each other awkwardly. Finally, they gave up and put all the jewelry they had prepared back into the jewelry box.
It was the two of them who took the initiative and thought about the princess's noble status. They wanted to give her more expensive jewelry to reflect the princess's noble status.
But they have forgotten that the princess is the most noble daughter. There is no need to use these jewelry to emphasize the princess's status and dignity. The princess's own comfort is the main thing.
So besides the red clothes that Gu Xuan was wearing, which looked very luxurious at first sight, she also had a few hairpins wrapped around her hairpin.
This way of dressing up makes her even more beautiful and looks very fresh.
Xie Ziyue saw her daughter's dress and couldn't help but kiss her several times: "A-Xuan looks so beautiful today."
He Baoer followed Gu Xuan into the main hall. Her dress today was similar to Gu Xuan's, except that her clothes were blue and she looked less noble.
She had a chubby face and lively eyes. Xie Ziyue also liked this straightforward girl and praised her several times.
He Baoer looked happy and looked at Xie Ziyue with bright eyes, sincerely praising Xie Ziyue's appearance.
Children's words are the most frank. Even though Xie Ziyue is used to hearing praises, she also felt happy because of He Baoer's praises.
All the ministers and their families have to enter the palace, so Xie Ziyue naturally dresses in strict accordance with the queen's etiquette. The coexistence of majesty and beauty makes people unable to take their eyes away.
The two little girls stayed by her side for a long time before they went to Baohe Hall.
Gu Rong and Gu Ji had been bored in Dexin Palace for a long time since they recovered from smallpox. This time they came out to hang out on the occasion of the emperor's sister's birthday, and the two little guys were extremely excited.
Gu Rong's speech became more and more eloquent. When he saw Gu Xuan coming from a distance, he waved happily: "Sister Huang, come here quickly."
Gu Xuan hadn't heard Gu Rong's voice for a long time, and it seemed strange at first. When he looked over and found Gu Rong, his eyes suddenly lit up.
She ran to Gu Rong's side, and the two sisters shared recent events affectionately. It wasn't until the courtiers' family members were almost here that they returned to Xie Ziyue's side.
It was still early, so the ladies paid their respects to Xie Ziyue and then went out to get some fresh air. Gu Xuan had been observing Gu Liang intentionally or unintentionally.
There were two young men sitting next to the Sixth Prince, one was Gu Cheng and the other was obviously Gu Liang.
In order to make sure that she did not admit her mistake, Gu Xuan specifically asked Nanny Sun next to her: "Nanny, who is that?"
She asked, looking at Gu Liang.
Grandma Sun followed the gaze of her princess and lowered her voice: "Princess, that is Gu Liang, the eldest son of the Sixth Prince. His biological mother is a concubine. You have never seen her before."
When she said this, Gu Xuan confirmed that she had recognized the wrong person.
So she observed Gu Liang intentionally or unintentionally, and then discovered a very interesting situation.
——This Gu Liang seemed to be looking for someone, his eyes were very restless, and his head kept turning left and right.
If it weren't for the fact that there were so many people here, Gu Xuan guessed that his actions would be more obvious.
Who is he looking for?
When Xie Ziyue asked everyone to go out for some fresh air, Gu Xuan and He Baoer also went out together, and they followed Gu Liang at a short distance.
Originally, Gu Xuan was worried that the other party would become suspicious, but Gu Liang walked straight forward as if he was very anxious, without looking back at all.
As a result, Gu Xuan and He Baoer swaggered and followed from a distance, and there was no trace of any doubt.
Aunt Sun and Aunt Li followed the young master as usual, and they didn't know what the princess was going to do.
