There were many people entering the palace today. The royal family members, as well as the princes and princesses living in the palace, all gathered in the palace. It was considered a small family banquet.
After Hua Yanxi and Ye Yibai were invited to sit down at the corresponding seats, they began to look around.
At first glance, it was full of flowers, which was very lively.
These princes and princesses range in age from those in their twenties to several years old.
The older princes were all married, and they were surrounded by the principal concubines and concubines, all with their children. There were nearly fifty people in total.
Ye Juechen was sitting at the small table next to Hua Yanxi and the others. He acted as if he hadn't seen them at this moment, sitting there with his head held high. In front of him, there were several princes and princesses standing, chatting with him.
Looking at it this way, it seems that their place is very deserted.
Hua Yanxi turned to look at Ye Yibai: "How many children did your father have?"
Ye Yibai smiled sarcastically: "If we include those who were not born smoothly, there are still twenty or thirty."
Hua Yanxi couldn't help but sigh: "So diligent."
Ye Yibai heard this and said with a complicated expression: "Yan Yan, that's not how hard work works."
Hua Yanxi raised her eyebrows: "Isn't that right? Your father sits in the court during the day and goes to visit the harem at night. He is a master of time management and cannot rest for a moment."
"It's quite busy." Ye Yibai said sarcastically.
"Have these princes and princesses ever bullied you?" This is what Hua Yanxi is more concerned about.
Ye Yibai glanced at everyone in the hall: "Are you okay?"
"Who has ever been bullied?"
Hearing this, Ye Yibai's eyes flashed and he said with a smile: "If I have been bullied, will Yan Yan avenge me?"
Hua Yanxi nodded: "Of course, even if it doesn't work today, I will have to deal with it if I encounter it another day."
Ye Yibai thought for a while and said: "The eldest prince Ye Chenxiao's biological mother died young and he was fostered under the name of the queen. He is a kind-hearted person and is five or six years older than us. In the past, he would stop other princes when they bullied me. The third prince is
Concubine Xian is the same age as the eldest prince, so she is pretty good. The eighth and ninth princes were still in their infancy at that time, and the third and sixth princesses gave me food."
When Hua Yanxi heard this, she understood.
Except for these few, everyone else had bullied him.
Hua Yanxi's eyes glanced at everyone in the hall, with a hint of anger.
Everyone felt that it was chilly in the hall and couldn't help but tighten their tight robes.
The two of them just immersed themselves in chatting without caring about their surroundings.
Soon, the emperor came out with his concubines, and the banquet officially began.
The emperor said in a deep voice: "We will hold sacrifices on New Year's Eve tomorrow. Let's treat today as a normal family banquet. We will dispense with the usual rules. There is no difference between the emperor and his ministers today."
"Yes." Everyone responded with lowered eyebrows.
Seeing the Emperor raising his glass, everyone stood up again, raised their glasses in salute, and then sat down again.
Hua Yanxi felt irritated. She stood and sat here for a while. Didn't she agree that she didn't need to follow the rules?
Seeing Hua Yanxi's impatient expression, Ye Yibai turned sideways and whispered: "Our location is remote. If you don't want to stand up, they will stand up in a moment and block us."
Hua Yanxi rolled her eyes at him, because Ye Yibai had been sitting down the whole time just under her cover.
"Everyone knows you are a fool. If you don't stand up, everyone will think it's normal. If I were like you, wouldn't I be a fool?"
The emperor couldn't see it, but with so many people in the palace, who knew if anyone would talk too much.
Ye Yibai's expression was stern: "Then I will stand with you later, don't be angry."
The queen sat next to the emperor, condescendingly, she saw Ye Yibai at a glance, her brows furrowed slightly, and when she saw Hua Yanxi next to him, she felt even more upset.
What happened to the Jiang family is all the work of these two people. It is really hateful.
Although we can't deal with them now, we can't let them be so comfortable either.
The queen thought this way and said aloud: "The daughter-in-law of the fifth family is also here today."
Hearing this, everyone knew that the queen had something to say, so they all raised their heads and looked at Hua Yanxi curiously.
Hua Yanxi herself, on the other hand, seemed to have not heard anything and was hanging her head, eating the food that Ye Yibai had just given her.
"Fifth Princess!" The Queen's voice became more serious.
Hua Yanxi then stood up and saluted: "See the Queen."
Seeing her unhurried look, the Queen felt that the breath in her chest was particularly uncomfortable: "I called you just now, didn't you hear me?"
"My daughter-in-law didn't hear what I said to the queen."
The queen was almost ready to curse.
Everyone in the hall heard it, but she couldn't.
Before she could say anything, Hua Yanxi said, "I wonder why the Queen is calling her daughter-in-law?"
The queen thought of her plan, suppressed her temper, and said: "You have not long since married into the royal family, and many people don't know you yet. It just so happens that the families of the princes and princesses from all the families are here today, so you should come and recognize them, so as not to be laughed at when you go out.
Mammy, go and introduce the fifth prince and concubine."
When the emperor heard this, he also thought the queen's idea was a good one.
Hua Yanxi has been married for half a year. It really doesn't make sense that she doesn't know her own family. She will have to deal with various families in the future.
Hua Yanxi lowered her head and lowered her eyebrows: "Yes."
Aunt Chang who was beside the Queen came out and led Hua Yanxi to recognize people in the main hall.
"The fifth prince's concubine, this is the eldest prince, this is the eldest prince's main concubine, the Wei family, the second daughter of the Minister of Rites, has two sons and one daughter, this is the eldest prince's side concubine, the granddaughter of Lord Li, Yushi Li
Mr. Li has a son and a daughter." Grandma Chang introduced, focusing on their family identities.
Hua Yanxi understood immediately after hearing this. If it was really a normal introduction to family members, she would just state her identity directly, but this deliberate reminder to the family was just to humiliate Hua Yanxi.
All of these princes and concubines are the daughters of courtiers. Even if they are concubines, they are also the granddaughters of imperial censors. They are incomparable to the daughters of businessmen like her.
The queen wanted to make her feel ashamed.
How could Hua Yanxi let her have her wish? Without waiting for Grandma Chang to introduce her, Hua Yanxi smiled and said, "Brother, hello, sisters-in-law, I am Hua."
He speaks confidently, has a calm attitude, and does not have the slightest sense of inferiority.
The eldest prince Ye Chenxiao is not in good health, but as Ye Yibai said, he is an honest man, and the two concubines look good.
Thinking of what Ye Yibai said, Hua Yanxi turned to look at Ye Yibai: "Husband, help me take out the gifts for my eldest brother's family."
Ye Yibai was suddenly called and stood up quickly, holding a baggage in his hand.
The things inside were all taken out from the space after Hua Yanxi asked Ye Yibai about his relationship with these people.
Ye Yibai just looked at Hua Yanxi like a magic trick, taking something out of his sleeves and putting it under the small table.
Some of the things took up a lot of space, and when she took them out, he was frightened. She would check around her from time to time, for fear that others would discover this weird scene and be frightened to death.