"You too." Tian Bao smiled as she placed the chess piece in her hand on the chessboard. "You don't have to win or lose."

Wu Lingluan smiled and said, "Yes, you are right."

The two smiled at each other, and everyone looked at each other. Li Zhanyu asked, "So... is this a draw?"

"Okay." Tianbao replied.

Li Zhanyu laughed out loud, "Then...everyone, take your money."

*

Li Shubai is engaged to the eldest daughter of Chang Bo's family, and the wedding will take place on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.

Time was running out, so everyone hurried to arrange the marriage of Li Shubai and Wen Qingran.

*

"Sweetie." Xue Yueniang was holding a few account books in her hand. "Here are the expenses of the charity hall. Take a look."

Tianbao handed the charity hall over to Xue Yueniang, assisted by Yuexin and Su Liaoyun.

"Aunt, I trust you very much. You can make the decision on your own. I remember that many businessmen donated money last time, right?"

Xue Yueniang nodded and said, "Yes, especially the Huo family. They donated 10,000 taels and some cotton clothes and quilts."

"You count them, and we will reward the top five donors."

"What's the reward?" Xue Yueniang asked curiously.

"The reward is a peace amulet I drew myself, and some talisman papers to ward off evil spirits and bad luck," said Tianbao.

Xue Yueniang nodded quickly and said, "This is priceless. Those merchants must be very happy."

"Tianbao, Yue Niang is ready to eat." Li Tong shouted outside the hall.

*

New Year's Eve

Because of Tianbao and Li Shubai's relationship, the Li family can enter the palace with them to attend the palace banquet this year.

Li Wan and Liu were very nervous. They didn't want to go at first, but could not resist everyone's persuasion. When they arrived at the banquet hall and saw the place filled with dignitaries, Liu became nervous again.

"Mom, your daughter is the county princess, the emperor's adopted daughter. Don't be nervous. Even if something goes wrong, I'm still here for you." Tianbao calmed her down.

Qian Xiaoxiao smiled and took Liu's arm and sat down. Their seats were in the middle, neither in front nor behind.

Originally, they were in the front row, and Tianbao was afraid that Liu would be nervous. After all, being too close to the emperor and the others would make Liu even more nervous and restrained.

She asked someone to move the seat to the middle.

Li Wan, Li Jin and others were on the men's side with Li Shubai, and were separated from the women by a screen.

"Mrs. Li." Lin Jun came over to greet her.

Li liked Lin Jun very much and talked to her for a while. Lin Jun's place was opposite Li's house.

After a while, Mei Jing'an and the others also arrived and sat next to Li's house.

With familiar people around and Tianbao and the others talking to her from time to time, Liu was no longer nervous.

"The Emperor has arrived, the Empress has arrived..."

The emperor and the queen walked over hand in hand, followed by a group of princes and princesses.

"You see the emperor, long live the emperor. You see the empress, may she live a thousand years, a thousand years, and a thousand thousand years."

Everyone knelt down to pay homage, except Tianbao, who was stopped by Eunuch Wang before he could do so.

Eunuch Wang was specially sent by the Emperor to prevent Tianbao from kneeling down to him.

The national teacher said that Tianbao's identity is indescribably noble, not as noble as that of a royal family, but a nobleness that they cannot fathom.

"Everyone, please stand up. We are all having fun tonight. Don't be too restrained."

After the emperor finished speaking, everyone stood up.

The singing and dancing began and the banquet started. The Queen glanced at Tianbao and pointed at a few dishes and asked someone to serve them to Li and the others.

Halfway through the banquet, everyone began to relax, eating, drinking and enjoying the singing and dancing performances.

Suddenly, a woman stood up from her seat, walked to the middle and knelt down.

"See your Majesty, the Queen."

"Who are you?" asked the Queen.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me. She was drunk..." The person who ran out was an official of the fifth rank.

He nervously pulled the woman to retreat, but the woman knelt there unmoved, "Your Majesty, Queen... My grandfather once died on the battlefield for Dayan. As her granddaughter... Please grant me a wish."

This is a way of repaying a favor, and the recipient is the emperor... Everyone looked at the official with contempt.

Li didn't expect to see drama at a palace banquet. Qian Xiaoxiao looked at Tian Bao and asked, "Who is this?"

Tian Bao shook his head and looked at Li Xiaoning, "Do you know him?"

Li Xiaoning thought for a moment and said, "She seems to be the daughter of the second branch of the Zhu family... Zhu Ling'er's cousin."

Before he could finish, the woman said loudly, "I admire Lord Li. I beg the emperor to grant us a marriage for the sake of my grandfather."

"Lord Li? Which Lord Li?" the emperor was puzzled.

After all, there are many people with the surname Li. If she falls in love with a man who has a family, would he ask him to divorce his wife?

Thinking of this, the emperor glanced at Lord Zhu.

This Lord Zhu can't even control his own daughter, or... is he doing it on purpose?

"Your Majesty, it's Lord Li Shubai, the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture." Miss Zhu shouted loudly.

Li Shubai didn't expect that while he was watching a show, the pot suddenly fell on him.

Li Jin and the others also became nervous all of a sudden. Who is this woman? Everyone looked at Li Shubai.

Li Shubai shook his head, "I don't know him."

Lord Chang laughed and stood up to look at the Zhu family. "Minister Zhu, my family and the Li family have already been engaged. The wedding will take place in six days. Li Shubai is my son-in-law.

I hope everyone will come and have a drink at the wedding." He couldn't let anyone snatch away his favorite son-in-law.

Li Jin also stood up at this time. Although he was nervous, he tried his best for his son's happiness.

"Your Majesty, our Shubai and the young lady from Changbo Mansion have completed the three matchmaking and six ceremonies, and are just waiting to hold the wedding banquet."

Wen Qingran, who was sitting next to Mrs. Chang, was not nervous. If something could be snatched away, it would not belong to him.

Minister Zhu quickly stood up and looked at Uncle Chang, "Uncle, my niece is a little confused. She has been taking medicine these days and likes to talk nonsense."

After Minister Zhu finished speaking, Zhu Ling'er and Madam Zhu quickly stood up, walked to Miss Zhu and pulled her away.

"Who is mentally ill? Big brother, we are not as successful as you. Not only do you not care about your niece, but you also slander her in public."

Mrs. Zhu was not happy about this. She rushed to Qian Xiaoxiao and said, "My daughter has taken a fancy to your son. Your son must marry her."

Qian Xiaoxiao wanted to laugh at her matter-of-fact words, and Li Xiaoning really laughed.

"You are so funny. Does your daughter have to marry anyone she likes? Is she a fairy? I already have a sister-in-law, so I don't need your daughter to like me."

"Is Second Madam Zhu also mentally ill? This is really funny." Madam Xue on the side continued.

"No, I won't leave, I won't leave, Your Majesty... My grandfather was for Dayan..."

"Shut up!" Minister Zhu scolded her.

Zhu Ling'er slapped her and called the maid beside her to cover her mouth with a handkerchief.

Take the mother and daughter of the Zhu family away.

Lord Zhu was so frightened that he trembled and dared not look up at the emperor.

The emperor looked gloomily at Lord Zhu who was still kneeling on the ground. At this time, Minister Zhu and his two sons also knelt down quickly.

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