The opening of the Winter Solstice Palace Banquet is always more grand, and there is not much time for the courtiers and women to wander around the palace before the official start.
The Holy Emperor said some words of blessing to the Queen, and then asked the Tianjian Pavilion to give her wishes for the coming year.
After the Queen Mother finished speaking, the palace banquet officially began.
The maids and eunuchs successively brought the mutton soup prepared early in the morning and placed them next to each other starting from the holy end.
Then all kinds of pastries, vegetables and fruits were brought up and arranged.
Then there are various side dishes and dumplings kept warm with hot water.
After working hard for a long time, everyone raised their glasses to propose a toast to the Holy One. After seeing the Holy One put down his cup and start using chopsticks, everyone sat down and started eating.
Qin Jiaoxi was still at the same table with Meng Yinqin, and behind him was Zang Ji.
"Xi'er, come and sit here with the imperial grandmother!"
Zang Ji shouted softly.
The Prince Regent turned to look at her and thought for a moment: "If the Queen Mother doesn't want to sit alone, why not ask someone to put the table together?"
After all, the Queen Mother's table is at the same level as Her Majesty's, while the Prince Regent's table is slightly lower.
Meng Yinqin didn't mind letting Xi'er accompany the Queen Mother, but if she sat too high, the Queen and several concubines beside her might have objections.
Especially Concubine Xiao Shu, who had stayed in the cold palace for almost two months, not only did she not look haggard at all, but she also became round and beautiful.
Zang Ji also noticed Concubine Xiao Shu's unkind gaze, and silently waved to the young eunuch to pull her table to the Regent's end.
Then she sat up and blocked Concubine Xiao Shu's view of Qin Jiaoxi.
"Don't be afraid, Xi'er. With the imperial grandmother here, even if the demon concubine is pregnant with a dragon seed, we don't have to give her any face!"
Qin Jiaoxi was stunned: "What kind of dragon?"
No, is it possible that Concubine Xiao Shu is still happy?
Zang Ji suddenly realized that she had missed something. She pursed her lips and said, "Xi'er, just pretend you didn't hear what Grandma Huang just said. Come, try these dumplings!"
The Holy Emperor was talking to the Queen when he suddenly saw Zang Ji sitting next to Qin Jiaoxi, holding dumplings for her. He couldn't help but said: "Queen Mother, there is a lucky tip hidden in this dumpling today. I'll see who of you can do it later."
Eat!"
Everyone present suddenly became excited.
Those who originally planned to eat other dumplings first but ended up giving up their goals and instead dealt with the dumplings in front of them first.
However, each person's bowl contained six dumplings. The prince and courtiers were fine, but the female family members were in trouble.
They will all be on stage soon. Not to mention dancing and playing the piano with six dumplings, even these custom-made clothes will have to be stretched out.
So each of them struggled to select the dumplings in front of them, hoping that they would get the lucky one with just one chopstick.
Qin Jiaoxi didn't have so many worries.
First of all, her dress is not very tight, and secondly...she is not alone.
Qin Jiaoxi ate two dumplings herself, then raised her hand to pick up two for Axiu.
The maids and women at the palace banquet are not qualified to sit on the table, so naturally they cannot eat dumplings together, but Axiu is different!
A Xiu is a medical woman and a staff member of the Regent's Palace.
When the Holy Emperor allowed her to enter the palace to accompany Qin Jiaoxi, he also allowed her to participate in the palace banquet. Eating two dumplings was not a treasonous thing.
It's a pity that there is no luck in Ah Xiu's two dumplings.
Qin Jiaoxi was not discouraged, turned around and took two more dumplings to Meng Yinqin: "Dad, help me eat them!"
Meng Yinqin looked at her with a doting look on his face: "Okay!"
All the female relatives in the audience were stunned: "???"