Qi Xiuyao and Tian Kuang had just left for a cup of tea, and the emperor brought the queen and concubines to the banquet.
"Long live my emperor."
"All my dear friends, today is the day of the end of the year. The winter cold is gone, the wind and frost have cleared, the east wind is bringing peace, and spring is coming at the end of the year. At this time, I sit with all my dear friends by the light of the lamp and pray for the New Year. I am also very happy
joy."
Jiadi, who was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and a thick fox fur cloak, held Queen Ningrong's hand.
He had a smile on his face and said some interesting things in his mouth.
After saying this, he raised his hand to signal the courtiers to sit down, and then the palace maid began to serve the dishes in an orderly manner.
Various dishes were served slowly. The emperor started to move his chopsticks before other ministers started to move their chopsticks. In the middle of the banquet, dancers were performing performances continuously.
Yu Shuyue looked at the charming figures and enchanting dancing postures of those dancers with great interest.
However, these delicacies in front of me are a bit hard to swallow.
The various delicacies on the table are beautiful to look at, but they are a little hard to swallow when they are cold.
Yu Shuyue had no choice but to eat the candied fruit on the side to fill her stomach.
Originally, when she was still at home, Yu Hengyue asked her to eat something to fill her stomach, but at that time, she felt that it was not easy to attend a palace banquet. There were all kinds of delicacies, so she wanted to save her stomach.
There was delicious food, but because the weather was extremely cold and because they were all prepared in advance, they were now cold dishes that were difficult to swallow. It was tasteless to her, so it was best to give up.
"Miss Yu, His Highness the Crown Prince asked your servant to give this to you."
While Yu Shuyue was feeling extremely regretful in her heart and pretending to be nonchalant on her face, a father-in-law suddenly came next to her.
He held a delicate box in his hand, lowered his head slightly and said to her respectfully.
Upon hearing this, Yu Shuyue subconsciously looked in the direction of Qi Xiuyao, and happened to catch his gaze.
After seeing him nodding slightly, she felt relieved and let Shaoyao take the box from her father-in-law.
"Miss, it's pastries."
Shaoyao had already felt sorry for his young lady. It was the time when she was growing tall, and she was hungry quickly. However, her young lady still ate Chinese food at home, and she didn't eat much at all.
The food was all cold, so she could only endure it by eating some candied fruits. Now that she had this pastry, the rest of the meal was not so uncomfortable for the young lady.
Although the box is not big, it has two layers. The first layer contains pineapple cakes, which look golden and crispy on the outside. Yu Shuyue couldn't wait to hold one piece after smelling the sweet smell.
She first looked left and right to make sure no one noticed her, then she put it into her mouth to cover it with her sleeves. It softened in her mouth and was sweet but not greasy. She raised the corners of her mouth with great satisfaction.
On the second layer is the delicate horseshoe cake, which has a translucent tea-yellow appearance and is decorated with a little sweet-scented osmanthus. It is refreshing and sweet and melts in your mouth.
The pastries sent by Qi Xiuyao really suited Yu Shuyue's liking. She finished the two pastries like a little hamster while being careful not to be noticed by others.
After she was full, her whole body showed a relaxed state, and her little hands were placed on her lower abdomen and slowly rubbed her belly.
Qi Xiuyao had been paying attention to her. Her little movements were so cute that he softened his heart and never lowered the corners of his mouth.
"The prince is in a good mood today. It's okay. Keeping a happy mood is good for your body."
It was rare for the emperor to see Qi Xiuyao smile like this from the bottom of his heart. Suddenly, his minimal fatherly love suddenly emerged and he looked at Qi Xiuyao with special affection.
"Thank you, Father, for your concern."
The smile on Qi Xiuyao's face gradually faded as he spoke, and turned into a smiley expression.
The loving expression on Jiadi's face that had not completely faded suddenly froze, and his eyes became dark.
"emperor."
Queen Ningrong turned her head and patted Jiadi's arm gently, then whispered into his ear.
"Yu Aiqing, I heard that you have a mighty lion in your house. Can you bring it into the palace today?"
Yuanyuan was lying on the ground at the moment, and Yu Shuyue was located close to the corner, so Jiadi didn't see it immediately.
He actually forgot that he had ordered the Yu Mansion to bring their lions to attend the palace banquet.
After all, he has so many things to do every day, how could he take such a trivial matter to his heart?
It was only after Empress Ning Rong reminded him that he remembered this.
"Back to the Emperor, that is a lion cub that my daughter brought back from outside the Great Wall. She has grown affectionate with her since she was raised by her side, so she brought it back with her when she returned to Beijing this time. Today she also brought her to the palace."
Yu Yiwu stood up and answered respectfully.
"Oh, where is it?"
Jiadi was really interested at first.
"Ah Yue." Father Yu called Yu Shuyue.
When Jiadi spoke, Yu Shuyue had already put away her lazy energy and was ready at any time. When she heard her father mention her, she stood up without being humble or arrogant.
"My daughter has met the emperor."
"You don't have to be so reserved today. The one next to you is the lion you raised?"
At this time, Jiadi finally saw Yuanyuan's big furry head, but because he couldn't see all the features of Yuanyuan's body, he thought the rumors from the outside world were exaggerated.
"Back to the emperor, yes."
After Yu Shuyue replied, she reached out and touched Yuanyuan's head, and then said: "Good boy, Yuanyuan, get up."
Then Yuanyuan stood up from the ground under everyone's curious eyes.
Its strong body stood up and suddenly made the small corner where Yu Shuyue was staying look cramped. Yuanyuan had been lying down for too long. Now she stood up and stretched first, and finally shook her head. Its brown-yellow
The hair swayed from side to side as it moved.
"It is indeed a mighty beast. Can it understand you?"
The surrounding civil and military officials were all surprised when they saw such a tall lion.
They had heard before that there was a tall and mighty lion in General Yu's mansion, but after all, they had not seen it with their own eyes and had no feeling at all.
Seeing it with their own eyes now has a huge impact on them.
Many of them have never seen a tiger in their lives. How could they ever see such a male lion? Moreover, in people's inherent impression, ferocious beasts are scary and can even eat people.
But they still couldn't believe such a docile lion in front of them.
Some even suspected that it was a person dressed in lion skin.
Of course Yu Shuyue heard this strange suspicion, but she didn't take it to heart. She just held the rope with one hand and waited for the emperor's next instruction.
"Yuanyuan can understand some basic instructions."
"Oh, let me open my eyes."
Jiadi became even more interested when he heard this. His previous unhappy mood because of Qi Xiuyao completely disappeared, as if he had forgotten about it.
When Queen Ning Rong saw this, she couldn't help but feel a little sullen and had nowhere to vent her anger.
Her original intention was not to completely divert the emperor's attention and forget about the prince.
She wanted to use the lion in the Yu Mansion to punish the prince, but she didn't expect that the emperor completely ignored the prince at this moment.
This is not okay!
She stretched out her hand to call the palace maid, whispered something, and then with an elegant and generous smile on her face, she accompanied the emperor and moved to watch this lion who could understand human speech. This chapter has been completed!