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The palace banquet was indeed uneventful, but the queen did not attend, saying she was ill. The emperor also asked in public to deliver some dishes to the queen.

The prince was very happy when he heard it and said he would deliver it in person. Then Zhang Chaoying quietly pulled the hem of his clothes, and the prince changed his mind and asked the palace servants to deliver it.

No one except Shen Dongsu saw Zhang Chaoying pulling the crown of the prince's clothes. Because of the female family members in the whole process, the person Shen Dongsu is most familiar with is Zhang Chaoying.

Seeing that Li Linyu was not present, she looked at Zhang Chaoying from time to time, looking for a chance to say hello.

As a result, Zhang Chaoying lowered her head the whole time without squinting, and then Shen Dongsu saw her under the table, quietly holding back the hem of the prince's clothes while he was half-kneeling.

By the way, except for the emperor, everyone else sat on cushions and had to half kneel.

Shen Dongsu's legs were numb and sore while sitting, and he lost consciousness after a while, so he could only hold on.

She was surprised. She obviously sat down when eating at home, and she also sat down when having dinner with the emperor last time. Why did she have to sit down on her knees this time?

Later I learned that this is what a formal palace banquet is, where traditional etiquette must be observed and the emperor's majesty must be demonstrated.

Look, in the huge hall, the emperor is sitting alone, while everyone else is kneeling.

Besides, the emperor gave the queen food. Although the prince said something wrong, the emperor only changed his face and was not angry.

It seems that the emperor still doesn't want to have too much trouble with the nobles, and wants to leave a message for the nobles. Although the queen has been thrown into the cold palace, the emperor still thinks of her.

After the emperor toasted and drank together, the scene became deserted. There was no cabaret this year, just a band playing softly.

It was said that because of the plague, the emperor ordered the song and dance performances to be canceled.

After three drinks, everyone from the prince to Ling Moxiao to all the princes and princesses took turns saying auspicious words.

There were also elders such as the emperor's uncle and the eldest princess speaking.

It was not the turn of the daughters-in-law such as Shen Dongsu and Zhang Chaoying to speak. At this kind of banquet, they just made up the numbers.

The emperor brought eight concubines to the banquet, but Shen Dongsu took a peek and saw that they were all over thirty.

I don’t know if the emperor intentionally didn’t bring any young ones, or if he wanted to have a high-ranking concubine with him at the New Year’s Eve dinner?

However, these concubines were very well-dressed, and she also fantasized about seeing a beloved concubine like "Hua Fei"!

This queen was relegated to the cold palace. Shouldn't the other concubines work hard to climb up to the middle palace?

It seems that she is overthinking. The emperor's harem is suppressed by the powerful queen with her inhuman means, and the concubines have been trained to lose their individuality.

Without a performance, there would be no usual dance competition for favors. Shen Dongsu was worried that someone would make her angry again and ask her to perform, but it turned out that she was overthinking it.

In short, this palace banquet was very boring, very boring, and most importantly, it was invincible and tiring, and I suffered from ignorance!

The only performative activity was that the emperor asked several younger princes to write, and praised this one and rewarded that one.

The children were very cute. Their thin skin and tender flesh were completely different from those of the children in the countryside, which made Shen Dongsu smile.

Among them, the ninth princess was the liveliest, only six years old. At most, she wrote the character "福" correctly. The emperor rewarded her, and several concubines rewarded her.

She asked the prince for a reward with a smile. The prince took a piece of jade from his waist, and Zhang Chaoying chose a jade bracelet for her.

The little princess came over again, asking for rewards from Ling Moxiao and Shen Dongsu.

With a smile on her face, Shen Dongsu resisted reaching out and pinching the young master's chubby face, thinking whether it would be better to get a bracelet or a jade pendant?

As a result, the little princess was led away by her mother, the Concubine Xian, with a smile: "Don't be naughty and make your brother and sister-in-law laugh."

Concubine Xian smiled again and nodded to Shen Dongsu, then led the pouting little princess away.

Shen Dongsu's hand holding the jade pendant stopped at her waist. Her first reaction was that it was nice not to have to give gifts!

But seeing Ling Moxiao's darker gaze, she understood that he disliked her!

Do you think she is of low origin? Or do you think she just came back from the North District and don't want children to get close?

No matter what it was, in front of the emperor and so many people, this behavior was very disrespectful to Princess Ling.

Naturally, I don’t want to give Prince Ling face!

Fortunately, the queen and Li Linyu were not there, otherwise they would have heard the laughter.

Shen Dong raised his eyebrows, but she wasn't angry at all, just bored.

I guess she is already a different person in the eyes of the noble concubines of Chang'an!

But Ling Moxiao seemed quite angry. She quietly hooked one of his fingers under the table and shook it.

He smiled slightly and told him not to pay attention.

Fortunately, the emperor spoke at this time. He first raised his glass to Ling Moxiao and told everyone that King Ling was about to leave for Youzhou on the second day of the new year.

Prince Ling's trip to Youzhou has been delayed for more than half a year, with various things always delaying it.

As a result, the situation in Youzhou is getting worse and worse, and several waves of generals have already escaped. The princelings and nobles had no choice.

You already care about whether King Ling will make great achievements if he goes there? I just hope that he can do something practical and drive away the Tatars quickly.

It's best to stay in Youzhou for a few years and not come to Chang'an to be an eyesore.

So everyone toasted to King Ling, and even the prince's smile towards King Ling was a bit sincere.

The prince is the one who hopes that King Ling will get out of here the most! Since he returned to Chang'an, the prince has never had a peaceful day!

However, when I heard that only Prince Ling went to Youzhou, Princess Ling was not mentioned. Others didn't pay much attention, but the prince's eyes had a hint of amusement.

If Ling Mo Xiao really leaves this little girl in Chang'an, then sooner or later Gu will have to succeed!

The prince can be regarded as inheriting one of the queen's characteristics. The scars are healed and the pain is forgotten, and the memory is not long!

A trace of worry appeared in Zhang Chaoying's eyebrows. She sincerely hoped that Shen Dongsu could go with Prince Ling.

Even if it is good for Shen Dongsu, it is also good for Prince Ling.

Zhang Chaoying felt extremely uncomfortable when she thought of going to that bitter cold place where Prince Ling didn't even know anyone around him.

At this moment, the emperor toasted again, this time to Shen Dongsu: "And Princess Ling led the Taiyuan Hospital to go to Jiangnan to control the plague."

"This glass of wine, I honor Princess Ling!"

This time everyone's reaction was a little slower. I wonder if they didn't want to respect her as a woman, or they didn't expect her to go to Jiangnan at all?

Until Shen Dongsu stood up and raised his glass and said: "Thank you very much, Father! It is my great honor to be able to relieve the worries of the court and save the people!"

The emperor laughed: "Okay! Princess Ling has done great service in governing the northern area, and she has also asked for orders to go to the south of the Yangtze River. Her courage is not inferior to that of the man!"

"This glass of wine is for Princess Ling!"

Then everyone raised their glasses together and drank the glass of wine.

Shen Dongsu had to finish the glass of wine. She choked and suppressed the coughing. She had to drink several mouthfuls of cold soup to suppress the smell of the wine.

He thought in his heart, it seems that the emperor also realized that she was disliked by everyone, and wanted to support her.

In fact, there is really no need. She doesn’t need these people to like her!

After drinking this glass of wine, Shen Dongsu couldn't remember clearly what happened next.

On the carriage back to the palace, when she reacted again, she found herself leaning in Ling Moxiao's arms.

Ling Moxiao was massaging her temples with his fingers. She sat up suddenly and hit her head on the car window.

He covered his head with one hand and wiped the corners of his mouth with the other. It is said that when sleeping in the car, one will sleep with his mouth open and drool...

Ling Moxiao laughed: "How do you feel? I have already asked people to go home and make pear soup."

Shen Dongsu laughed dryly: "It's okay, it's just some wine. Mainly because I'm too nervous and tired in the palace."

Her legs were still sore and numb, and she really couldn't go to the palace more often.

It was really frustrating to think that if Ling Mo Xiao became the emperor in the future, she would have to live in the palace forever!

She vaguely heard several carriages behind her, and asked without saying anything else: "Is anyone traveling with us?"

Ling Moxiao gently hugged her and let her continue to sleep in his arms: "It seems that my wife's ability to drink is really bad!"

"The following is the reward from the emperor, have you forgotten? The emperor took pity on you to go to Jiangnan to deal with the disaster. The conditions are difficult, so I will be the first to reward you with some New Year gifts."

"Others followed suit and rewarded me a little. I was going to refuse..."

At this point, Ling Moxiao suddenly stopped talking and looked at her with a smile. This reaction shocked Shen Dongsu.

Busy sat up again, this time his forehead hit Ling Moxiao's chin, and they both reached out to touch each other at the same time.

Shen Dongsu asked nervously and awkwardly: "Did I say something? Did I embarrass you?"

Ling Mo Xiao was joking at first, but suddenly he felt heartbroken. It turned out that this was what the little girl was worried about all along!

It must have been the reaction of Concubine Xian and those people that hurt her.

Ling Moxiao said seriously: "No, you just whispered to me, 'We will keep the New Year gifts given by others and take them to Jiangnan for disaster relief.'"

Shen Dongsu breathed a long sigh of relief and said with a smile: "It's a pity that the rewards in the palace have the inner treasury mark and cannot be auctioned in the auction house."

"There's no way to go to Jiangnan to provide disaster relief!"

Ling Moxiao chuckled and said: "Don't worry, the money for this disaster relief is enough. Several of the Lu family's mines have been returned to the imperial court."

"Dong Su, you don't have to care about other people's opinions. As long as we act on our own and have a clear conscience."

"The people in Chang'an City have stayed in this prosperous city for so long that they no longer know what the real world is like."

"One day they will know how amazing you are at what you do."

One day, I will make them all kneel at your feet!

Shen Dongsu laughed: "I don't care! There are only a few people I care about. What others think of me has nothing to do with me."

"Your Majesty, on the second day of the new year, we will set off from the south and the north. There are frequent battles at the border and the sword has no eyes. You must take care of yourself!"

Ling Moxiao gently held her hand and said, "Don't worry, I have been secretly operating in Youzhou for many years and know the situation there well. There will be no problems."

"On your side, when you go to Jiangnan, you must not let anything like that happen in the restricted area again. There must be someone by your side, Jia Si and Yue Jian, at all times."

Shen Dongsu nodded repeatedly. It was not until this moment that the emotion of separation surged in her heart.

From the time she was picked up in the morning to the time she returns home at dusk.

Too many things happened that day, too much for her to be distracted from thinking about breaking up with Ling Mo Xiao.

In the dim carriage, Ling Moxiao's eyes were as bright as stars, looking at her and saying:

"If A4 has a hidden line, you can contact me. Letters will be delivered quickly. You should write to me often."

Shen Dongsu said softly: "Your Majesty, please write to me often! When the plague in Jiangnan is cured, I will go directly to Youzhou."

"Okay! As a husband, I will wait for my wife's good news."

At this moment, the sentence suddenly appeared in Shen Dongsu's mind, "The flowers are blooming on the street, so you can slowly return home."

It's really weird, she has never been to Youzhou, but just because this person is going there, she actually already has some yearning for Youzhou.

Don't think Ling Moxiao's love brain is going to be transmitted to her!

That night, the two of them talked for half the night, and Shen Dongsu felt that she had unlocked another potential of Ling Moxiao, that of being a chatty person!

He kept telling her that she was drowsy, but he still explained that the official in Jiangnan was his and could be trusted.

Which official is a princeling, you must be on guard...

In fact, Jiasi knew all these things very well, but Ling Moxiao just didn't feel at ease and had to tell Shen Dongsu again.

Before dawn on the first day of the new year, she was dragged up by Nanny Ji and Yue Jian to change clothes. When she looked around her, she saw that Ling Moxiao was already up.

It was said that there was a sacrifice on the first day of the Lunar New Year, so we had to start early.

She regretted rushing home last night. She would have lived in the city if she had known.

She and Ling Moxiao ate a bowl of bird's nest porridge and a plate of vegetarian dumplings, then rushed to the imperial mausoleum.

In the carriage, she had too many things on her head to lie down and catch up on her sleep.

It was Ling Moxiao who put cushions on her back and neck and let her sit up and sleep for a while.

After the sacrifice, Ling Moxiao went to the military camp, while she went directly back to the palace.

First, I threw myself on the bed to catch up on my sleep. It is said that other ladies did not have time to catch up on their sleep. They were currently entertaining people who came to visit me for New Year greetings.

Some ladies were so busy that they didn't even have time to change their clothes, so they just stayed up all night.

Shen Dongsu began to feel lucky to live outside the city again, and she and Prince Ling were so popular in the royal family that no one would come out of the city to pay New Year's greetings to them on the first day of the new year.

Let her catch up on a long sleep, and when she wakes up, it's already lunch time.

When I asked Aunt Ji, it turned out that no one from the royal family came to pay New Year greetings. Only Mrs. Jiang came with Bao'er. I heard that she was sleeping, but Ms. Jiang was very considerate and did not let her wake up.

Also, very unexpectedly, Concubine Xian sent a gift, saying it was a farewell gift for Princess Ling when she went to Jiangnan.

It's a very high-end set of hair and face, and a leather bag. The head and face are from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the leather bag is from the auction house.

Shen Dongsu's lips twitched slightly. Could this be a gift from Mrs. Jiang to Concubine Xian? Turn around and it's in her hand again?

The virtuous concubine is indeed virtuous! I felt that I was rude to the little princess by taking her away last night, so I quickly made up for it with a gift today.

This is because I don’t want to offend Ling Mo Xiao!

Then she'll keep it! Don’t let the gifts that come to your door go to waste!

Several officials came to pay New Year's greetings, but they heard that Prince Ling was not at the house, so they left gifts and left.

Shen Dongsu asked Nanny Ji, what else would she do in the afternoon?

From the tone of her voice, Aunt Ji seemed to be entering the palace, attending a banquet, socializing with ladies...

Things that other ladies and ladies are eager to do are just as boring to her.

Aunt Ji smiled fondly and said: "Back to Princess, I have nothing else to do in the afternoon. You can do whatever you want!"

Shen Dongsu was overjoyed and was about to pack his luggage, but thought he would leave tomorrow and have to meet his partner Jiang.

Some things must be said face to face before they can be made clear.

She asked people to prepare some gifts and went to Jiang Mansion to pay New Year greetings.

Mrs. Jiang was very brave this time. During the New Year, the Liu family came to pick her up three times, but she never went back.

She bluntly said that Baoer was weak and she was worried about the plague in Chang'an City.

While Shen Dongsu was changing clothes and washing up today, she listened to Aunt Ji's gossip.

Something big happened to the Liu family, and they were actually involved in the plague case!

The plague case was far bigger than she thought. In addition to the fall of the Lu family, the queen was thrown into the cold palace, and the Chen family lost half of its assets.

The nobles and nobles who followed them were smart enough to settle the matter early, and the emperor did not punish them.

Those who reacted slowly, thinking that the prince was alive and the matter was not serious, were punished.

Even the third son of the Lu family was beheaded, and there were even more minor nobles, minor officials, and officials in Chang'an City who were beheaded.

From slave-trafficking cases to plague cases, it is said that the blood of people killed at the market flows to the moat, and the ice on the moat is red!

No one in Chang'an City dared to discuss it, but the people said that the emperor killed well!

Shen Dongsu had no trouble in his heart. No matter how many people the emperor killed, how many people could die in the restricted area?

Before she reached the restricted area, the dead people piled up like mountains!

That canal slave ship killed a hundred times more people than the emperor killed officials!

As for how the Liu family got involved? Originally, the Liu family was a third-class noble, and they couldn't curry favor with the princelings even if they wanted to!

He could have stayed out of the matter, but it happened that Xiao's brother went to Beijing with Xiao last year.

Under the control of Liu Hou, he joined the Ministry of Household Affairs and became a ninth-grade clerk. For such a small official, he got the lucrative job of transporting supplies to the North District.

I was used to being poor at the border, and when I suddenly got such a good job, I couldn't control my hands and took some supplies to resell.

This is not a big deal. He also used his position to secretly release people from the strict control area in the North District.

Well, she is a brothel girl, and it is said that she is his sweetheart.