Concubine De glanced at Chu Han, with anger in her eyes. Although Chu Han was not as stable as Chu Mo, it was rare for him to be so stable at his age. But his appearance today was a bit abnormal, and
Chu Han never acted abnormally, but it was really embarrassing for her to act abnormally at this time.
She would not say anything wrong about Chu Han in front of the queen. Instead, she said with a smile on her face, "Although Han'er is young, he is the most filial, which is rare."
The Queen's words were originally meant to embarrass Chu Han. Princes can stay late at New Year's Eve, but it is wrong to be disrespectful in front of the Holy Father. However, Concubine De's words followed the Queen's words, but added the word filial piety.
The meaning changes immediately.
The queen glanced at Concubine De. There was still a smile on Concubine De's face. The queen also smiled and said, "Concubine De really knows how to teach children."
Concubine De said with a smile: "The Queen is the mother of a country. I can teach children well, and it is also the Queen who teaches well."
Although she was smiling, her eyes were full of coldness.
In the space of a few words, the two women had already exchanged several rounds of battles. Their strength was indeed equal to that of the other two.
The queen's heart was full of anger, but the emperor's eyes softened. He glanced at Chu Han, but quickly looked away, and then said calmly and powerfully: "Everyone, get up!"
The emperor walked slowly to the stage, walked to the side of the Queen Mother and gave a family salute to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother nodded slightly, and he sat down on the chair next to her.
As soon as the emperor came, everyone sat down. Eunuch Zhu said at the emperor's side: "Your Majesty, can we start the banquet?"
"Is everyone here?" the emperor asked with great majesty.
Eunuch Zhu replied: "Everyone is here except the four princes."
"Where did Shu'er go?" the emperor asked with some displeasure.
The queen said with a smile: "I sent Shu'er to fetch the honey from flowers today. I think there was some delay on the way to fetch the honey, so I was late."
Every year on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the palace will bring the nectar collected by the bees in March last year for everyone to share, which means that the flowers will bloom, the grain will be abundant, and the whole country will be sweet everywhere.
The emperor nodded slightly, then turned to Eunuch Zhu and said: "Let the banquet begin!"
Eunuch Zhu responded and immediately said loudly: "Let the banquet begin!"
As soon as his voice fell, a palace maid slowly walked out behind him, holding a tray and walking towards the banquet one by one. For a moment, the whole hall was filled with the aroma of food, and the atmosphere at the banquet became much more relaxed.
Chu Mo sat next to Chu Han and asked softly: "Seventh brother, what happened?"
Just now, he was sweating for Chu Han as he watched from the sidelines, but there was nothing he could do.
Chu Han's eyes were red and he didn't speak. Chu Mo sighed softly and said: "No matter what unhappy things happen, you must not lose etiquette in front of your father. Don't make your father unhappy."
Chu Han raised his eyes and looked at Chu Mo and said, "Third brother, are you afraid that I will be a drag on you if I lose my etiquette in front of my father?"
Chu Mo didn't expect Chu Han to speak like this. He frowned slightly and said, "What nonsense are you talking about, seventh brother? Among all the brothers, you are my closest brother."
Chu Han also felt that what he said just now was too harsh, so he said softly: "I'm sorry, third brother, I won't do it again in the future."
Seeing him like this, Chu Mo didn't hesitate to ask, but he was still a little worried in his heart.