Front courtyard.
The Gu Family already had several marital connections, and combined with the clansmen of the Gu Family, plus those Gu Changque had met over the years in the Capital City, the guests filled the venue, making it quite lively.
Not to mention, just as the banquet was about to begin, messengers arrived from the palace bearing imperial gifts, which was truly the cherry on top.
The messenger was Little Luzi from the Changchun Palace, who had risen in status recently and rarely ran errands unless it was for someone very close to the Empress or a family of high standing.
Today, he volunteered for this task, naturally because of Wang Yongzhu, to bring honor to Gu Changque.
The Empress's gifts weren't many, just two Ruyi scepters, some jewelry, and fabrics, along with a few words of good fortune.
But this was already a rare honor.
Even for the children of first and second rank officials, receiving gifts from the Empress was difficult.
