The palace banquet held by the royal family at the end of the year is naturally very grand.
Not only the royal family members were invited to the banquet, but officials of the third rank and above were also invited to bring their family members to the palace for the banquet.
Naturally, this scene couldn't be any smaller.
Yin Ruyue, Princess Qi, did not come. Prince Qi should have gone to the palace alone for the banquet, but Concubine Shu got a piece of news.
This son actually brought in the slave girl who was subjugated!
Concubine Shu was shocked by this news.
Just call your son over and ask him what's going on?
"Are you crazy, a slave girl, you brought her to such a situation? Do you still want to think about it, do you want to be skinned alive by your father?" Concubine Shu did not suppress her temper at all.
Of course she was not speaking for Yin Ruyue who was far away in Old Beijing, but entirely for her own son.
Isn’t this unnecessary?
King Qi also knew that it was inappropriate and said, "I just don't want Tan'er to stay at home to celebrate the New Year alone."
This is not what Concubine Shu wants to hear, "You should have that bitch sent back to me immediately, otherwise I will never be able to protect you if something happens at the banquet!"
King Qi hesitated for a moment, and finally went out to ask someone to send the woman named Tan'er back.
Concubine Shu's anger had just subsided a little, but she snorted coldly: "You usually dote on her and I don't say anything about you. Why do you bring her out now on such an occasion? Why, you have forgotten that you still have a princess.
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King Qi said: "Concubine, in my heart Tan'er is the one I really like. No one else is, let alone the princess."
"Confused!" Concubine Shu reprimanded, "That's a slave girl who has subjugated her country. You just treat her as a toy for fun, but are you really interested in her? Could she be a witch?"
King Qi didn't want to talk to his mother and concubine anymore, so he turned around and came to the banquet.
As soon as I arrived, I saw King Rong and Princess Rong coming.
"Fourth brother, long time no see." King Qi looked a little surprised when he saw that King Rong would attend this event.
You must know that King Rong was so shocked by the cruel truth of King Li's Rebellion that he was so frightened that he lost his fighting spirit to live.
The last time he went to see him, he was so drunk that he couldn't even tell who was who.
King Rong still had the same expression of a dead mother, and did not even pay attention to King Qi.
"Forgive me, King Qi, but my prince doesn't like to talk now." Princess Rong stepped forward and said to King Qi.
When King Qi saw the fourth son's appearance, he didn't agree with him. Now that they all had no hope of the throne, there would be no conflicts after they gave up.
Besides, he still had some sympathy for King Rong.
The An family and his mother and concubine were really miserable.
"People still have to look forward, and they can't always think about the past." King Qi said.
King Rong just glanced at him coldly. King Qi rolled up his sleeves coldly when he saw this. He really doesn't understand good people!
He ignored him and went straight to his seat to sit down.
"That one is King Rong, and that one is King Qi."
After the two princes arrived, some ladies who were friends with the wives of officials and officials in the old dynasty introduced them in a low voice.
King Rong's appearance is naturally very outstanding. Although he looks a bit taciturn now, his identity is there.
As for the King of Qi, he is also a noble prince, a veritable prince.
It's really incredible to hear that Princess Qi is the elder sister of the Crown Princess.
The scene was very lively.
Not long after, Emperor Yong of the Ming Dynasty attended with Empress Qin, Situ Ji, Yin Ruhua, Concubine Shu and others.
After sitting down, Emperor Yong of the Ming Dynasty said: "All my dear friends, please be safe. There is a palace banquet tonight, so all your dear friends must not get drunk or return home."
"Your Majesty is right. Madams, please feel free to attend the banquet." Empress Qin also said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Queen!"
After thanking each other, the group of them sat down.
At this time, the singing and dancing band came in, and the sound of vocal music could be heard in the palace, as well as the graceful dancing skills of the kabuki in the palace.
"Father, the emperor, mother, and I wish you success every year and success every year. I also wish the Yong Dynasty a peaceful country and people, good weather and good weather." At this time, King Qi raised his glass and said to his father with a smile.
Concubine Shu was still satisfied with her son's performance.
Emperor Yong of the Ming Dynasty glanced at him and raised his glass in return, "The King of Qi is interested."
"Princess Qi will stay in Old Beijing this year. After the Chinese New Year, King Qi will have to send someone as soon as possible to pick her up and bring her children back to reunite with her family." Empress Qin said with a smile.
"What the Queen Mother said is that after the New Year, she will send someone to pick up the princess." King Qi agreed with a smile.
With that said, he poured another glass of wine and looked at Situ Ji, "Prince's second brother, I would like to give you a drink. I wish you and your second sister-in-law to have a son soon."
Situ Ji gave him a drink in return.
King Qi then sat down.
Princess Rong looked at King Rong, who was as motionless as a mountain and ignored her at all.
Queen Qin looked at Princess Rong and asked, "How is the child?"
Princess Rong hurriedly said: "Thank you for your concern, Queen Mother. Chen'er is fine. However, it has been a bit noisy these past two days, so I didn't bring him in. Please forgive me, Queen Mother."
"It's freezing cold, so you have to ask your servants to take care of it," Queen Qin said.
Of course Princess Rong agreed.
Yin Ruhua also looked at King Rong twice, her whole person looked very gloomy.
She naturally knew what happened to Prince Rong, but the An family and Concubine De would end up like that because they had repeatedly attacked Situ Ji before. How could they not let them pay the price?
Not to mention them, even the King of Qi did the same, but he still made some achievements by leading troops to the expedition.
This allowed him to balance his merits and demerits, otherwise he wouldn't be talking and laughing now.
Yin Ruhua didn't pay much attention to the other party and turned to her daughter.
Xiao Yunyang is in Situ Ji's arms. The little girl has never seen such a big scene. The singing and dancing below are all very novel. The facial features that resemble her father's make people know at a glance that this is her biological child.
No more running.
Concubine Shu smiled and said: "The little princess seems to like singing and dancing very much."
Yin Ruhua said: "I have always played indoors in the East Palace. I have never seen such a scene. It's probably because it's novel."
"The winter here is too cold. It's different from old Beijing. When spring comes next year, you can walk around instead of staying indoors." Concubine Shu said.
Yin Ruhua nodded politely.
Naturally, she didn't have a good impression of Concubine Shu. Concubine Shu was very adaptable to the situation, and she was always willing to push the low and praise the high.
However, it must be said that the other party is still somewhat capable, otherwise he would not be able to survive the Li King Rebellion.
Of course, many arrogant people sneered at Concubine Shu's way of living, and would rather die standing than live on their knees.
It's just that everyone has their own way of living, and there's not much to say about it.
