The concubine entered the palace and the concubine was very attractive

Chapter 161 Wedding Banquet

After Nanxiang arranged a tutor to teach her two children, she devoted part of her time and energy to the preparations for King Huai'an's upcoming marriage.

She had to go through all the etiquette during the wedding, and then start preparing everything needed for the wedding day.

Of course, she was not responsible for most of the work. She was simply assisting Gu Junshen. After all, Emperor Gu Junshen knew much more about the prince's marriage than she did.

Moreover, the marriage of Prince Huai'an was the marriage between Emperor Gu Junshen's younger brother and Queen Chen's sister. As the person who arranged it, her position was actually quite awkward.

So Nanxiang didn't spend much time on it and just completed her part.

But even so, it made her physically and mentally exhausted.

……

March 28th of the Wuxu year.

It rains a lot in the Northern Dynasty Palace in the spring. The rain continues, and the air, which was originally full of chill, now only has a bleak feel.

The snow on the eaves had long since melted, revealing the golden glazed tiles, which shone brightly under the warm sunshine in the sky.

In the Qianqing Palace, the main hall where the wedding was held, rows of festive red lanterns were hung under the eaves, connected by red silk. When the breeze blew, the lanterns swayed gently, adding a lot of tenderness to the palace.

On the day of her wedding, Nanxiang met Empress Chen again after not seeing her for three years, and the Empress Dowager whom she had only met a few times.

The Queen Chen in front of him had a more gentle expression on her face. Although she no longer had the real power of a queen, her status as a queen was still there.

Gu Junshen did not depose the queen, but deprived her of her phoenix seal and imperial edict, and handed over the power of the harem to Nanxiang.

If we talk about status, Nanxiang is one level lower than Queen Chen.

Today, Emperor Gu Junshen was sitting in the main seat, with Empress Chen sitting on his left, the Queen Mother sitting on his right, and then the Imperial Noble Consort.

The chairs below are also smaller than those for three people.

Nanxiang glanced and saw a faint smile in Chen's eyes, as if she was mocking Nanxiang that even though she had the sovereignty of the harem, she could not get the position of queen.

Nanxiang almost rolled her eyes at her, turned her head slightly and looked towards the front of the main hall.

Not everyone likes to sit on the queen's seat, Nanxiang doesn't like it.

She still prefers to be a favored concubine, at least she doesn't have to worry about the monthly expenses of the concubines in the harem.

These matters should be handled by Queen Chen.

After a long time, Zhonghe Shao music was played in the two corridors of the Qianqing Palace.

The female official who presided over the ceremony also raised her voice to announce the start of the wedding.

Gu Jintang had previously accompanied the princess to worship at the ancestral temple.

It is now time to perform the wedding ceremony.

Gu Jintang, wearing the imperial robes and holding Hong Ling in one hand, was seen leading the princess, who was wearing a red wedding dress, slowly towards the main hall.

There was not much joy on Gu Jintang's face. He no longer had the handsomeness he had four years ago. He had a beard and looked a little older, especially his bright and affectionate eyes, which now looked a little dull and tired, with some fatigue in the corners of his eyes.

"Sure enough, four years is enough to change a person."

Nanxiang looked at it and couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

Gu Junshen has also changed a lot, at least he has become more calm, the imperial aura on him has become more obvious, and his eyes have become deeper.

But Gu Junshen was an emperor after all, and he took very good care of himself. Four years had passed without any trace of time leaving any mark on his face, except for a little more beard.

Of course, after Nanxiang mentioned it with disdain, he shaved off all his beard, and his appearance returned to the glory it had four years ago.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you! Long live the emperor!"

"I pay my respects to His Majesty! Long live the Emperor!"

Gu Jintang and the princess bowed slightly in greeting.

When Nanxiang saw the face of the princess slowly approaching, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

"There are actually people in the world who look so similar!"

The princess actually looks exactly like the current queen, Chen.

Then Nanxiang couldn't help but switch back and forth between the Queen and the Princess.

"I'm afraid the Queen Mother wants the Northern Dynasty to become their Chen family's possession from now on."

Although the two are biological sisters, they don't have to be so similar. Even the curve of their mouth corners is surprisingly similar.

The princess in front of him looked even younger. There was no trace of time on her face. Instead, she looked more childish.

If you look closely you can see something different.

After some polite greetings, the two ended their formalities.

……

After a while, King Huai'an's wedding banquet began on time.

In the center of the Qianqing Palace, facing south and north, was placed the Emperor's Golden Dragon Banquet Table, and on both sides were placed the Empress and the Empress Dowager's Golden Dragon Banquet Tables.

On the lower floor of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, the main banquet table for the inner court was arranged in a row from east to west, and behind it were many banquet tables for guests.

Nanxiang sat at the banquet table at the west end, with the eldest prince Gu Yuchen and the second princess Gu Jinxuan sitting beside her.

Sitting at the banquet table on the east side opposite were two newlyweds.

At this time, the two of them had already changed into the attire of the prince's concubine, and from a distance they looked like a perfect match.

"Mother! Is today the Emperor's uncle's wedding?"

Gu Yuchen looked at Gu Jintang who was standing opposite him and asked softly.

"Yes! The one next to the Emperor's uncle is the Emperor's aunt!"

Nanxiang smiled and introduced him to Princess Chen Shiya who was standing next to Gu Jintang.

Perhaps she heard the voices of Nanxiang and Gu Yuchen. Princess Chen glanced in Nanxiang's direction and saw Gu Yuchen, whose height was not even as high as the table, and gestured slightly.

"The two children of the imperial concubine are so well-behaved and cute!"

Gu Jintang curved his lips and smiled, his eyes gleaming with a gleam of light, only a little deeper than usual.

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty!"

There was a smile between Nanxiang's eyebrows, and she looked over there nonchalantly, appearing very noble.

Then she signaled to the two little ones with her eyes.

The two little ones understood what he meant and immediately bowed to Gu Jintang and Princess Chen.

"Chen'er wishes the Emperor's uncle and aunt a happy marriage and a happy life together!"

"Xuan'er wishes the Emperor's uncle and aunt a happy and everlasting marriage!"

The two little ones' voices were not loud, but they covered up all the sounds of the wedding banquet, making the scene silent.

Everyone fell silent and looked at the two little ones with some surprise and admiration, the surprise in their eyes could not be concealed.

Gu Jintang and Princess Chen were also extremely surprised. They didn't expect that the two children, who were only a little over three years old, were so knowledgeable about etiquette and manners.

He immediately laughed heartily.

"Okay! Thank you, Uncle and Auntie, for your blessings!"

Even the Queen Mother, who was dissatisfied with Nan Xiang, looked up to her when she saw that the two children were educated so well.

When he looked at the two little ones, the love in his eyes was already overflowing.

"Chen'er! Xuan'er! Come to the Royal Grandmother!"

The Queen Mother felt like having the two little ones in her arms, and she immediately called out to them.

The two little ones looked up at Nanxiang.

Nan Xiang looked slightly stunned and somewhat displeased, but if she refused at this moment, it would make the situation extremely awkward, as there were many ministers, officials and guests present.

Although she was wary of the Queen Mother and even hated her, she could not change the fact that the two children were just her grandchildren.

"Go!"

Hearing this, the two kids reluctantly walked towards the Queen Mother's banquet table.

Wang Pin, who was sitting behind Nan Xiang at this time, saw this scene and had already imagined cutting Nan Xiang into pieces countless times in her mind.

Her daughter, Princess Yong'an, was sitting next to her, but she didn't pay any attention to her at all.