Chapter 626 Hu Qianyue's Panic

In the main hall, the seats on the left were still for men and those on the right were for women. The Empress Dowager was not feeling well and did not attend the banquet. The Empress did not come either. Emperor Zongwen sat high, and beside him were two imperial noble consorts, Imperial Noble Consort Wen and Consort Su. Below Consort Wen sat the Fifth Princess and the Sixth Princess, and then, You Yue'e and Mo Xuetong, as well as Princess Caifeng and Hu Qianyue, followed by the noble ladies of various manors.

Consort Su was beside King Chu, followed by King Yan, King Xuan, King Ning, and Crown Prince Xieyue. The top three scholars sat behind them, followed by the sons of officials and aristocratic families.

The main purpose of this banquet was to congratulate the Number One Scholar, and the scholars in the second and third place. Therefore, although the three of them did not have a position in the court yet, they were very close to the front, which made peo