Master From the King's Fort Chapter 23

The Enrong Banquet followed the Qujiang Banquet of the Tang Dynasty and the Qionglin Banquet of the Song Dynasty.

The Ministry of Rites hosted the banquet, and the emperor personally ordered the Princess of England to host it, and the Crown Prince accompanied the banquet. The three cabinet elders and the six ministers of the six ministries sat at the table with the others. For the newly-appointed Jinshi, it was an extraordinary honor.

At noon, the eunuchs in the inner court began to get busy.

By order of the Emperor, all the tables, chairs and utensils for the banquet came from the palace. Chen Kuan, the Chief Seal of the Internal Affairs Bureau, and Xiao Jing, the Chief Seal of the Imperial Household, did not dare to be careless in the slightest and had to personally inspect all the bowls, plates and wine cups.

"The wine cups given to the first-class Jinshi must be taken separately, and the wine cups must be made of silver."