Royal Palace.

Huagai Hall.

With the appearance of Lan Yu, the sound of everyone present talking about the carriage outside the palace gradually disappeared. They all looked at Hu Fei who was at the door, probably wanting to see how Hu Fei would respond.

But just when everyone thought there would be another conflict between the two, Yongchang Hou Lanyu, who walked up to Hu Fei, respectfully bowed to Hu Fei.

"I've met Mr. Hu, but I didn't expect Mr. Hu to arrive so early."

Lan Yu bowed, showed a friendly smile, and said slowly.

This scene shocked everyone in the hall, including Li Shanchang and Li Qi who were standing next to Hu Fei.

"General, you're welcome. This is my first time attending such a banquet. I should arrive early to get acquainted with it, so as not to cause any confusion when the banquet begins."

Hu Fei also cupped his hands and replied with a smile.

"Young Master Hu is thoughtful and thoughtful, and the last general is ashamed. When the first and last generals participated for the first time, they were not as calm as the young master."

Lan Yu smiled and praised.

"The general is overly praised."

Hu Fei smiled and waved his hand. He didn't expect that he would be praised so much for arriving so early. In fact, he just didn't like the trouble, so he took the things and went straight into the palace.

"I heard that the carriage outside belongs to the Young Master?"

Lan Yu smiled and asked curiously.

"Don't ask, asking is keeping it confidential."

Hu Fei nodded, waved his hand and said.

"In this case, the general will just wait and see what happens."

Lan Yu was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile.

Originally, he planned to inquire out of curiosity, but Hu Fei rejected him before he could open his mouth.

Immediately, after the two of them exchanged a few words, Lan Yu stood down and greeted everyone, then found her seat and sat down.

Everyone in the hall looked at Lan Yu in disbelief, as if nothing had happened, and their faces were all full of surprise. They didn't expect that Lan Yu, who had a big fight with Hu Fei yesterday, would be so polite to Hu Fei today.

There is even a hint of groveling.

"This? How could this happen?"

Li Shanchang withdrew his gaze from Lan Yu, who was not far away, and looked at Hu Fei with a puzzled look on his face.

"It's nothing. Maybe I was impressed by my nephew's talent. In this capital city, there are no permanent enemies."

Hu Fei smiled and said casually.

"Okay, I won't ask any more questions, let's take a seat."

"But where is your seat?"

Li Shanchang smiled bitterly and looked around as he spoke.

Hearing Li Shanchang's words, a young eunuch serving next to him hurriedly walked over.

"Reporting to Mr. Han, Mr. Hu's seat is here."

The little eunuch bowed to several people, pointed to the seat at the end near the door, and said respectfully.

Seeing the seat pointed by the little eunuch, Li Shanchang and Li Qi changed their expressions at the same time.

"Why are you assigned to the seat at the back?"

Li Qi frowned and asked in a deep voice.

"Reporting to Prince Consort, the servants were assigned their seats according to the order on the list, and it was confirmed by the Ministry of Rites."

When the little eunuch heard this, he hurriedly said with fear.

"Nonsense!"

Li Shanchang's face darkened and he said dissatisfied.

At this moment, footsteps sounded, and Fan Qian, the Minister of Rites, hurried over.

"I have met the Korean prince, the prince-in-law, the eldest princess, and Mr. Hu."

Fan Qian walked closer and bowed respectfully to the four of them.

"Master Fan, your seat arrangement is pretty good."

Li Shanchang turned to glare at Fan Qian and said in a deep voice.

"Mr. Han, calm down. The seating arrangement is based on the official position. Mr. Hu is in the eighth rank, so he is seated at the end."

Fan Qian bowed and said, not forgetting to glance at Hu Fei secretly.

"Even though he has the lowest official position, he is the son of the prime minister after all, and he is also a leader among the young generation in the Ming Dynasty's literary world. And he will become the prince-in-law in the next year. No matter what, he can't be placed at the bottom, right?"

Li Shanchang stared at Fan Qian and said dissatisfied.

"Mr. Han Han, this is all His Majesty's will. Otherwise, how could I dare?"

Fan Qian grimaced, lowered his voice, and hurriedly explained.

After listening to Fan Qian's words, Li Shanchang and Li Qi looked at each other and looked at Hu Fei with complicated expressions, looking embarrassed.

"It doesn't matter, it's just a seat, and it's rare for me to have some peace and quiet."

Hu Fei smiled and waved his hand.

From beginning to end, he didn't take it to heart. It was just superficial things and he never cared about it. But after listening to Fan Gan's words, Hu Fei already understood in his heart that Zhu Yuanzhang was deliberately testing him.

"Thank you Mr. Hu for your understanding."

When Fan Qian heard this, he hurriedly thanked him and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Master Fan, you're welcome."

Hu Fei smiled and cupped his hands.

"Okay, in that case, let's take a seat first, as long as you feel comfortable."

Li Shanchang hesitated for a moment and said slowly.

Then, everyone took their seats. Li Shanchang was the Duke of Korea, Li Qi was the consort, and Princess Lin'an was the eldest princess. Their identities were naturally different. They all sat in seats close to the inside, very close to the main seat.

Hu Fei also sat lazily in his seat, waiting for the New Year banquet to begin.

But with his popularity, even though he is sitting at the last seat, it is difficult to keep a low profile. Since he is closest to the door, everyone who enters the hall can see him at the first sight. Regardless of whether they are familiar with him or not, they come over to be polite to him. Saying hello.

In this way, although he has the lowest position, he has become the one who attracts the most attention.

At this moment, hearty laughter rang out, and two familiar faces appeared at the door of the hall, and then walked quickly towards Hu Fei.

"Master Hu, I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you so much!"

"I've met Mr. Hu."

The two of them quickly arrived in front of Hu Fei. Before Hu Fei could get up, they saluted with their hands in hand and greeted him with a smile.

It was Tang Duo, the Minister of War, and Luo Ping, the commander of the Army and Horse Department in the capital.

"Hello, you two."

Hu Fei stood up slowly, returned the salute with his hands, and said with a smile.

"Mr. Hu, the carriage parked outside belongs to you, right? What new gadgets have you prepared? I looked around several times, but still didn't see it. The guards didn't let me get close to it at all."

Tang Duo looked at Hu Fei, pointed outside the palace, and asked with a smile, his face full of curiosity.

"Buddha said, it cannot be said, it cannot be said."

Hu Fei smiled, clasped his hands together, shook his head and said.

"Master Tang, since Mr. Hu doesn't want to show anyone, why do you need to ask more questions? It must be a surprise prepared for His Majesty, won't you know by then?"

Luo Ping looked at the curious Tang Duo and said slowly.

"That's right, that's right. In that case, I'll wait and see."

Tang Duo smiled, scratched his head, and said slowly.

"What Mr. Luo said is that everyone will see it during the annual banquet."

Hu Fei said with a smile.

"Young Master Hu, you will be the consort after the new year. We haven't had time to congratulate you, but we will definitely come to ask for a wedding drink."

Luo Ping smiled, changed the topic, and said enthusiastically.

"No problem, I will make sure Mr. Luo doesn't get drunk and doesn't come back when the time comes."

Hu Fei said with a smile.

Speaking of which, he had conflicts with Luo Ping before, but time has changed and now Luo Ping has already seen the situation clearly and can only flatter him.

"Master Hu, I also heard that you bought New Year's goods for the childless old people in the capital. I admire you very much. Judging by the time, Hong Bin Tower should be very busy by this time, right?"
To be continued...