Royal Palace.

Huagai Hall.

Hu Fei was swaying around, his face flushed, not only attracting the attention of Zhu Yuanzhang, but also all the ministers.

It seems that no matter what he does, he is destined to be the most eye-catching existence.

"Look at how you look now. The New Year's banquet hasn't even started yet, but you're already drunk like this. How can you behave like this?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Hu Fei dissatisfied and said in a deep voice.

"It's the New Year, I'm happy."

Hu Feihan laughed and replied with a smile. The wine glass in his hand accidentally fell from his hand and fell to the ground, rolling to the feet of Dean Zhu.

"No matter how happy you are, you have to pay attention to the impact. This is a palace banquet, not the Prime Minister's Palace!"

Seeing that Hu Fei not only did not admit his mistake, but also looked indifferent, Zhu Yuanzhang's anger became more and more obvious.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

"Quinzi had the honor to attend the palace annual banquet for the first time. He didn't know the rules, but he definitely didn't do it on purpose. He was probably overjoyed and drank a few drinks. I hope your majesty will forgive me."

Before Hu Fei could say anything, Hu Weiyong hurriedly walked out of the crowd, bowed respectfully, and said.

"Hu Xiang, I can understand that he doesn't understand the rules, but you don't understand the rules too, right? If you see him drinking too much, you won't stop him from drinking? Do you have to let him drink like this?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Hu Weiyong and said with a look of complaint.

"Your Majesty is teaching me a lesson. It is indeed my fault. Please calm down and don't hurt the dragon's body."

Hu Weiyong nodded and said respectfully, with an embarrassed look on his face.

"In all the annual banquets, who dares to eat and drink before His Majesty and the Queen arrive?! It's not that he doesn't understand the rules, it's that he disrespects His Majesty and the Queen!"

Before Zhu Yuanzhang could say anything else, Xu Da on the side had already said in a deep voice, and glanced at Hu Weiyong coldly, with a gloating smile in his eyes.

"Wei Guogong, these words are a bit harsh, aren't they?"

After hearing what Xu Da said, Zhu Biao frowned and spoke slowly.

Hearing what the prince had said, Xu Da moved his lips but said nothing more. The people around him who had originally planned to agree also all shut their mouths.

"I want to drink it myself, it has nothing to do with my old man!"

"When the country is at peace and the people are at peace, it is a glorious thing to be honored by His Majesty's favor to attend the annual banquet in the palace, so I drank a few more drinks when I was happy. If I am happy, it is considered a sin. I have nothing to say, so I leave it to Your Majesty.

Dispose of it!"

Hu Fei cupped his hands, bowed respectfully to Zhu Yuanzhang, and said slowly.

Xu Da's words had completely sobered him up, and he realized that he had indeed drank a little too much just now.

After hearing Hu Fei's words, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"Well, since today is New Year's Day, it's something to be happy about. It's just a few extra drinks, so it's not a big deal."

"Since you know that he broke the rules, there are so many of you, why didn't anyone stop him? What are you doing now by coming out to accuse him?"

"I think he is very straightforward. He drinks as soon as he drinks. What's wrong?"

At this moment, Empress Ma, who had been standing next to Zhu Yuanzhang, also spoke, looked at the ministers around her with dissatisfaction, and said slowly.

After hearing Queen Ma's words, everyone hurriedly lowered their heads.

Even the prince and Queen Ma started to speak for Hu Fei, who dared to hold on to this matter?

"Thank you very much, Queen Mother, for excusing me. I am deeply grateful!"

Before Zhu Yuanzhang could say anything, Hu Fei suddenly bowed respectfully to Queen Ma and said loudly.

Mother?!

After hearing Hu Fei's words, the surrounding ministers were stunned at the same time, a little at a loss.

Although Hu Fei will become the Prince Consort in the next year, it is not an exaggeration to call him "Mother Queen", but the character has not yet been written, so this change is too fast.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment, a little caught off guard.

But Queen Ma was just stunned for a moment, then showed a loving smile and nodded with satisfaction.

Princess Anqing, who was standing next to Queen Ma, had already been happy. She looked at Hu Fei with eyes full of love. If there weren't so many people around, she would have fallen into Hu Fei's arms.

"Okay! Go back and sit down and wake up at the bar! Be honest!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said in a deep voice.

Now that the matter has come to this, he just wants to reduce the big issue to a trivial one, otherwise he is worried that Hu Fei will say something unruly again.

Hu Fei was already able to talk without drinking. What's more, now that he had obviously drunk too much, he was bound to be even more arrogant.

He was also worried that Hu Fei had really said something wrong and would have to be punished.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Hu Fei smiled, bowed respectfully, then turned around unsteadily and walked towards his seat.

Seeing Hu Fei swaying, Princess Anqing subconsciously hurried to Hu Fei's side, and skillfully helped Hu Fei back to his seat.

Hu Fei turned to look at Princess Anqing who was supporting him, his eyes filled with love, wishing for a long-lost bear hug.

Princess Anqing also looked at Hu Fei. When she saw Hu Fei's hot eyes, her heart was beating fast. She couldn't help but blush, but there was a hint of complaint in her eyes.

Hu Fei has been busy these days and has not even had a chance to meet. The two have not seen each other for several days. For Princess Anqing, the days are almost like years.

"Chang Shu!"

But at the moment when the two of them looked at each other and almost fell into despair, Zhu Yuanzhang's cold voice suddenly came to their ears.

Princess Anqing turned around and saw that her father was glaring at her with dissatisfaction. The ministers around her also cast strange looks at her. She couldn't help but blush in shame and lowered her head deeply.

"Still coming here!?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said again with a sullen face.

"Father, can I sit here?"

Princess Anqing didn't know where she got the courage. She raised her head hesitantly and asked timidly.

"Don't be presumptuous!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice and refused directly.

Queen Ma, who was standing next to Zhu Yuanzhang, also winked at Princess Anqing.

"Okay, go back, don't miss this moment, return to your mother, wait for a while to watch my performance."

Hu Fei smiled, pushed Princess Anqing, and said softly.

Princess Anqing was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Hu Fei meant, but finally nodded and returned to her mother.

Zhu Yuanzhang ignored Hu Fei and turned around and walked inside.

All the ministers also took their seats, waiting for the annual banquet to officially begin.

When he reached the end, Zhu Yuanzhang saw Taishi Gong Song Lian standing at the back of the crowd, and his expression finally softened a little.

"I have met His Majesty."

Song Lian looked a little excited and respectfully saluted again.

"No gifts, no gifts."

"Song Qing, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing?"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, looked at Song Lian, and asked slowly.

"My body and bones are still strong. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."

Song Lian cupped his hands and replied with a smile.

"That's very good. Let's go and take a seat."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, raised his hand, and motioned for Song Lian to take a seat. Then he led Queen Ma up and sat on the main seat.

Princess Anqing looked back in Hu Fei's direction and sat next to Princess Lin'an.

After everyone was seated, Zhu Yuanzhang recounted some of the major events and good things that had happened during the year as he did in previous years, similar to a year-end summary.

Immediately afterwards, the ministers flattered, claiming that the development of the Ming Dynasty to this day was all due to Zhu Yuanzhang's benevolent government.

Hu Fei, on the other hand, paid no attention to anyone and did not agree. He just sat in his seat and tried his best to let his drunkenness dissipate so that he could be sober and send the three New Year gifts to Zhu Yuanzhang without any mistakes.

This is the most important thing for him to attend the annual banquet.

"Have a banquet!"

Then, after finishing his summary, Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and announced that the annual banquet had officially begun.

Following Zhu Yuanzhang's order, dishes were put on the table one after another, running on the ground and swimming in the water, and everyone was dizzy to see them.

For this New Year's banquet, not only the wine was provided by Hong Bin House, but also the dishes were exclusively provided by Hong Bin House. Hu Fei personally introduced a series of new dishes for the New Year banquet.

Seeing the dazzling array of dishes being served one by one, there was a lot of discussion in the hall, and everyone was salivating.

The atmosphere was so intense that Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting in the main seat, couldn't help but smile and glanced with satisfaction at Hu Fei in the direction of the door.

Immediately afterwards, as another group of people serving food entered the hall, everyone present looked over in surprise, and couldn't help but show curious eyes...
Chapter completed!