It wasn't Yu Zheng's first time to attend the New Year's Eve banquet, but he knew it better than the family of four.

"The palace banquet will start in half an hour."

Half an hour is an hour. Zhou Yu wailed in her heart. If she had known that the palace banquet was so troublesome, she would have said she was sick and wouldn't have come?

But she just thought about how she could feel relieved when her mother and father came over.

Yu Zheng is now a famous person in front of the emperor. Someone who is well-informed also found out that Yu Zheng was responsible for the Northwest Army's victory this time.

So when they saw Yu Zheng entering the main hall, many officials noticed that Yu Zheng was talking to the Anping County Prince and his family, and then they remembered that Jiahe County Lord and Yu Zheng were engaged.

Many ministers were hesitant while holding their wine glasses. Should they go there? .

The first person who came to say hello was Mr. Yin Jiang of Kyoto Prefecture. He had just come in. When he saw Zhou Yu's family, Mr. Jiang came over with a wine glass without thinking.

The four members of Mr. Jiang's Zhou family all knew each other, and they quickly greeted Mr. Jiang with a glass of wine.

On such an occasion, the emperor has not yet come, and all the ministers are just pretending to drink, and most of them only take a small sip.

The mother and daughter had fruit wine in front of them, and they could just take a sip.

Mr. Jiang said a few words to a few people, and Ding Yan, the minister of Dali Temple, came over, and then came the Duke of Zhen.

Originally, it was a deserted place for a family of four, but with the addition of a few people, it became a lot more lively.

Seeing that the time was almost up, several people returned to their seats and sat down.

Not long after, Tailan's high-pitched voice came from outside the hall.

"The Emperor is here, the Queen is here, the Queen Mother is here."

Each minister and his family members stood up from their chairs, came to the table and knelt down respectfully.

It wasn't until several people sat down on high seats that the emperor waved his sleeves.

"Everyone, get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

As soon as a few people arrive, it proves that today's palace banquet has begun.

Every year at the beginning of the palace banquet, the emperor would say a few words of encouragement, and this year was no exception.

Na Wen's swishing words made Zhou Yu yawn repeatedly.

The emperor was happy when he said that this year can be said to be the best year he has had in more than ten years.

In the next ten or twenty years, Dazhou will have no worries. And the person who has to thank Zhou Yu the most for this must not be mentioned openly, lest Nanyang Kingdom sends people to retaliate, they can only compensate the four members of the Zhou family in another way.

Thinking of this, while the emperor was speaking words of encouragement to the people below, he looked towards the Zhou family and saw Zhou Yu yawning greatly.

emperor:…….

At this time, Zhou Yu didn't know that her move was noticed by the emperor, and the emperor didn't know what to say. He was probably the only one who could yawn when he spoke.

The ministers sitting below listened carefully to the emperor's speech. The emperor spoke for a full quarter of an hour before the palace banquet officially began.

Soon the dancers entered the scene, and then the sounds of various musical instruments rang in the hall, and more than a dozen dancers started singing and dancing in the hall.

Having been in ancient times for so long, it was a rare opportunity to appreciate ancient songs and dances, and Zhou Yu immediately became energetic.

This appearance made the emperor sitting above him speechless for a while. Could it be that what he was talking about was not as good as the dozens of dancers singing and dancing below.

It was only then that the ministers dared to pick up their wine glasses, chatting quietly with the familiar ministers next to them, drinking wine, and enjoying the singing and dancing in the palace.

Then the dishes were served one by one. Zhou Yu had come here today and was somewhat looking forward to the dishes at the palace banquet.

But after the dishes were piled up, Zhou Yu's expectations were gone.

The journey from the imperial dining room to the reception hall takes at least a quarter of an hour, and the weather is cold now. When the dish arrived on the table, it was already extremely cold. Apart from the appearance, a dish like this really didn't taste very good.

Zhou Yu only tasted the taste of the dish with chopsticks and did not touch it again, and the same was true for Zhou Yan.

The couple had suffered hardships before, and it was not like they had never eaten cold dishes and rice. Moreover, the meals now were made in the imperial dining room. The imperial dining room usually cooked meals for the emperor and the mistresses of the harem. If it weren't for If there is a banquet in the palace, they will not be able to eat cold dishes or rice even if they want.

So now the only people who can find a good meal are a husband and wife.

Zhou Yu had lived a hard life with the couple for a period of time, so she naturally knew what they were thinking, so she didn't persuade them to eat it, since it wouldn't hurt their stomachs anyway.

The dishes eaten by the emperor and the others sitting at the top were all hot. Except for the cold dishes, there was a small stove under each dish to keep it warm.

But this kind of treatment is only available to the emperor and a few people, but not to the ministers below.

The palace banquet was only half over, and Zhou Yu felt extremely bored. She couldn't eat food or drink too much. All she could eat were the snacks on the table.

But she quickly devoured the whole plate of snacks, and the maids waiting on the side were shocked by Zhou Yu's appearance.

After all these years of being a palace maid, this is the first time I have seen someone come to the palace for a banquet and eat all the snacks directly.

But after thinking about what the masters of the Anping County Prince's Palace did before, it can be explained.

The Queen Mother, who was sitting on the left side of the emperor, spent most of her time watching the singing and dancing in the venue, as well as the ministers below. However, she still took care of the emperor next to her. Seeing that this was the third time today that the emperor had set his sights on the family of the Prince of Anping County, the Queen Mother snorted in her heart.

I don’t know what is so good about this Anping County Prince’s Mansion that it deserves the Emperor’s attention.

Even if Zhou Yu was bored, she knew that this was in the palace and not her home territory, so she didn't go out of the hall to walk around.

But when this person had three urgent needs, it was cold now, and he couldn't hold it in when he had to urinate. In the end, he could only say something to Mrs. Lian next to him, and took Ye'er out of the hall.

The palace maid led the two of them to the place where they could change clothes. Zhou Yu was not familiar with the palace and didn't think there was anything wrong with this direction.

But by the time Zhou Yu reacted, it was too late. Seeing that he was going further and further away, Zhou Yu knew that he was in trouble today.

Even if she was worried, she didn't show it. When she was thinking about how to deal with it, before she could think of it, the palace maid walking in front saw Zhou Yu's steps slowing down, and she had a guess in her mind.

Although there was still some distance from the agreed place, the palace maid couldn't care so much. When she turned her head, she reached out to Zhou Yu with one hand.


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