"Your Majesty! After all, we're still at the banquet! Why don't you let Ru agree to do it after the banquet..." Upon hearing this, Queen Chen pleaded softly to Gu Junshen.

She originally just wanted to criticize Song Wanru in order to intimidate the female guests present and the concubines in the harem.

I thought about finding a chance to compensate her in the future, after all, she was working under me.

There might be something else she needs to do later.

If the emperor demanded immediate punishment and she stopped pleading, her relationship with him would deteriorate further.

Or if it makes him suspicious, then all her efforts these days will be in vain.

Song Wanru was about to cry, with a hint of sob in her voice.

Hearing the queen pleading for him, he felt better, but he was still wary of the queen.

"I have been disrespectful in front of the palace. I hope the Empress and the Emperor will forgive me!" She begged for mercy once again, her voice half longing and half pleading, and even out of tune.

Although he was unwilling in his heart, he also knew that if he did not lower his attitude at this moment, he would be directly expelled from the banquet by the emperor.

Then she would definitely become the laughing stock of the female concubines present, and even the laughing stock of the people of the entire Northern Dynasty.

At this moment, her eyes were red and tears were pouring out. Afraid of being heard, she bit her lips to suppress her moans and groans, but a low and thin moan still escaped from her lips.

"Forget it! Reflect on it after the banquet!" Gu Junshen finally softened his heart. After all, she was his concubine. If he really pushed her into a corner, he was afraid that she would make the same mistake as Xiang.

"I hope you can learn from this lesson and not make such a mistake again!" The Queen said slowly, with a very calm tone.

Even if Song Wanru no longer accepts her arrangements later, she is not afraid. After all, she is the master of the harem, the empress of the entire Northern Dynasty, the mother of the country, and has the empress dowager and other backers behind her.

To her now, Song Wanru is just a concubine who still has some value.

If he achieves nothing in the future, it is also a bad fate.

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!" Song Wanru said as she squatted down, with some caution in her tone.

She never thought that she ended up in this situation just because she wanted to win favor.

Song Wanru returned to her banquet table under the sympathetic gazes of the female relatives and concubines.

In fact, everyone today was quite amazed by Song Wanru's flute skills.

They also knew that Song Wanru was just trying to win favor and had not made any big mistakes.

There was no contempt in everyone's heart, but sympathy.

Nanxiang and the Queen have the same mentality. After all, she doesn't take Song Wanru to heart at all.

There are endless things happening in the harem where people are competing for favor. If she were to pay attention to them all, she would be exhausted to death.

She scooped up the warm water that Caiyun had just poured on the banquet table and took a sip.

Afterwards, the queen gave a speech and asked all the female relatives and concubines to come out and show their talents.

However, after Song Wanru and An agreed to what they had said earlier, everyone seemed a little hesitant.

After all, if something went wrong during the performance, she might end up like Song Wanru.

However, there were still some female members who were eager to make a move. After all, they all knew that the two people before them were just playing songs that were beyond their authority.

As long as the songs they play comply with the rules, there shouldn't be any punishment...

The next person to appear is Ying Da Ying.

Ying Da Ying was not affected by Song Wanru and An Da Ying, and her playing of the guzheng was continuous. The guzheng's tone was sometimes like drizzle that moistens the earth, sometimes like a violent storm, sometimes like a secluded orchid in a valley, and sometimes like the scorching sun in summer.

It was also very impressive, and everyone smiled and nodded.

But after all, it lacks some stunning color, it is just well completed.

Nan Xiang couldn't help but wonder when she heard this. Could it be that the two people chosen by the Queen Mother were only at this level, or was it that the Queen Mother focused her attention on other aspects, and musical skills were just a minor contribution?

However, Nanxiang didn't think too much about it. She just wanted the party to end quickly so that she could go back to sleep.

The female members of the family who appeared later were also very good, showing the dignity and elegance of girls in the boudoir, and there were no more incidents like Song Wanru's.

It seems that Song Wanru was really just a warning from the Queen to the female relatives and concubines.

The reason why An Da Ying was not punished at the beginning was understood by everyone as the queen's act of showing magnanimity.

By the time of You, the banquet was almost over.

Queen Chen dismissed all the female relatives and concubines in the harem, leaving only An Da Ying and Ying Da Ying.

Perhaps this is the real purpose of Chen's banquet.

"Your Majesty! Concubine An's pipa is melodious and pleasant, and Concubine Ying's guzheng is also very good. Both of you have other talents that you want to show to Your Majesty. I wonder if Your Majesty would do me the honor of returning to Jingren Palace with me to listen to the music?" Queen Chen said with a smile on her face, her eyes full of anticipation.

She held this banquet to allow the two concubines to show their good side in front of the emperor, to arouse his interest, and thus help them win the emperor's favor.

"I'm a little tired! I've listened to enough music today." After saying this, Gu Junshen left with a calm expression.

The Queen Chen and the two concubines at the banquet table were left with embarrassed expressions.

"How could this happen?" Chen felt bitter in her heart.

An Da Ying was extremely confident in her beauty and talent. The emperor also responded to her at the banquet today, and she thought the emperor was interested in her...

Ying Da Ying lowered her head in disappointment. She had been in the palace for so long, but she had not even received the emperor's favor once. Now she was being ignored like this...

……

Wangyueju.

The moment the Queen announced the end of the banquet, Song Nanxiang didn't want to stay any longer and had Ruolan help her back to the bedroom.

When she walked out of Taichen Palace, many women came to her with flattering words. She responded calmly and politely, but her smile was cold and indifferent.

She naturally didn't want to have too much interaction with these women. After all, they would never see each other again in the future.

There might be a chance for them to meet if any of the female members is lucky enough to be chosen in the palace selection next year.

Caiyun squatted under the couch and rubbed Nanxiang's legs.

Nanxiang had been sitting at the banquet for a long time, and her butt was sore and her legs felt a little uncomfortable.

……

That night at the hour of Xu, in the Yangxin Palace.

Gu Junshen had been staying here since he came back from the banquet. He was already full from the banquet and only had a few bites of dinner.

He didn't expect that Queen Chen would discipline the harem like this, without any rules at all.

"Your Majesty, it's time for you to turn over the cards!" Liu Sheng said as he walked up to Gu Junshen with a bunch of cards in his hands.

"Go to Concubine Shu!" Gu Junshen said casually.

Thinking of the elegant and casual Song Nanxiang at today's banquet, he couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.

"It's his beloved concubine who makes me worry less!"

Thinking so, he went straight to Wangyueju.

Nan Xiang looked at Gu Junshen who was walking towards her with a smile in his eyes, and couldn't help but sigh, "I'm afraid someone's plan has failed again tonight!"

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