This palace banquet should have ended in displeasure, but Emperor Guangxi, to save face, temporarily moved the banquet location to Ganquan Palace.
In this way, Song Wei had no choice but to bring Wen Wan and Song Jiao to the feast.
However, Song Wei held a low official rank, so their seating was the farthest from Emperor Guangxi and Empress Su. As long as Wen Wan didn't deliberately look up, Empress Su wouldn't easily notice her.
Just now in the Imperial Garden, the vast majority of ministers and noblewomen had witnessed the female corpse firsthand, and now, facing a table full of delicacies, no one had the appetite to eat.
Emperor Guangxi also knew that the floating corpse in the lotus pond had startled everyone, so he didn't force the issue, and after a few ceremonial drinks, he dismissed the banquet.
Throughout, Princess Consort Duan never appeared with the Second Prince.
