Traveled through time and became the darling of the whole family

Ye Ziyu had never attended such a banquet before, and Ye Qingyin had only attended competition banquets before, so the two of them didn't know much about the entire banquet process and just walked around casually, "Sister, is mother very familiar with Madam Ling?" Ye Ziyu remembered that she had heard her sister mention before that her mother rarely attended these banquets.

"Emmm, we're not familiar with each other. Our family and the Taifu family don't have much intersection, and my mother almost never attended any of his previous banquets." Ye Qingyin thought for a while and said.

"Could it be that Madam Ling is so familiar with others?"

"I don't know. Maybe Mrs. Ling's friend hasn't arrived yet, and they just happened to meet us, so they came together. Let's find a place to sit." After saying that, Ye Qingyin took Ye Ziyu's arm and went to find a seat.

A resting area was prepared for the banquet, and the wives of each family sat there to chat. The younger generations gathered in groups of three or four, some admiring the plum blossoms, some feeding the fish by the lake, and some sitting in the pavilion chatting.

"Caiyue, look at that person. She is wearing the same style of clothes as you." Huang Caiyue and a few others were resting in the pavilion. Suddenly, someone around them saw a person wearing the same clothes as Huang Caiyue approaching.

The woman seemed to be attending the banquet for the first time and looked timid. When she approached the pavilion, she noticed that she was wearing the same clothes as someone else. In order to show her magnanimity, Huang Caiyue stepped forward and took the girl's arm, and said to the people around her: "This proves that this girl and I are destined to be together." Then she asked her if she came to the banquet alone, and why not join them.

Ye Ziyu noticed the movement over there from Huang Caiyue's side and looked over. Ye Qingyin saw her sister staring at one place in a daze and followed her gaze, "Pfft, Huang Caiyue must be so pissed off, she dressed up so carefully but still wore the same clothes as others, hahahaha."

"Sister, do you know that woman?"

"I don't know him. I've never seen him. Anyway, the people who are with Huang Caiyue are not good people."

Ye Ziyu was about to speak when a palace maid arrived and invited them to go to the garden for a banquet. The queen and concubines had arrived.

*

After everyone was seated, the palace maids served tea and snacks.

"It's cold, everyone should drink some hot milk to warm up. I was busy today and came a little late." The queen greeted everyone.

"Hehe, hasn't the Queen been very free recently? Why is she so busy today? I wonder what the Queen is busy with?" Concubine Lin sneered.

"Empress Lin, does the Empress need to tell you what she is busy with?" Concubine Shu retorted.

"Okay, everyone is watching us, so stop arguing."

"Tsk~" Concubine Lin rolled her eyes.

"Caixia, ask them to bring up the stunning plum blossoms that the emperor gave to me earlier so that we can all enjoy them together."

Ye Ziyu: ??? Gorgeous plum blossoms? Serve them up? Don’t plum blossoms bloom on plum trees? What the hell is this?

Two eunuchs came up carrying a huge flowerpot with plum blossoms planted in it. The branches were thick and the petals were purple and red. It really made Ye Ziyu's eyes light up, because she had never seen this variety in modern times.

"This was a tribute from the Cangchu Kingdom some time ago. The Emperor thought it was rare and gave it to me so that everyone can enjoy it together."

"It is indeed stunningly beautiful. Most people have only seen white or red plum blossoms before. This is the first time I have seen purple and red ones like this." Concubine Shu agreed.

"That's about it. Her Majesty the Queen is holding this banquet in such a cold weather, right? Just to let us take a look at this?" Concubine Lin leaned lazily in her chair.

"It has been a long time since I last met with the ladies of various families, so I thought we could take this opportunity to get together. By the way, has General Ye's wife arrived?" asked the Queen.

"Your humble servant pays respect to the Queen." Jiang Xu stood up and bowed.

"No need to be polite. I am glad to see you today. You were always ill and couldn't attend the banquets in the past. You didn't even attend the palace banquet."

"Please forgive me, Queen. I have not been in good health and have been bedridden for many years, so I was unable to attend."

"Why are you so nervous? I heard that your lost little daughter was found some time ago. Can you come to the banquet with us today?"

When Ye Ziyu heard the queen mention her, she stood up and saluted, "Your servant Ye Ziyu greets the queen."

"Go forward and answer."

Ye Ziyu walked up to the Queen. The Queen said: "He looks like a well-behaved and clever child. He has suffered a lot over the years. He looks a little too thin. Someone, give him some supplements so that he can go back and take care of himself."

"Thank you, Queen, for the reward." Ye Ziyu returned to her seat after receiving the reward. The women had different expressions on their faces, especially Huang Caiyue, who was extremely angry. With so many people attending the banquet, only Ye Ziyu received the reward.

"Okay, everyone, don't be so reserved, just enjoy the plum blossoms and chat."

"I am tired. I will go back and have a rest first, otherwise I will not be able to serve the emperor well tonight." Concubine Lin stood up, bowed lightly to the queen and left.

Concubine Shu: "This Concubine Lin is relying on the emperor's favor and is becoming more and more unruly. The queen must take good care of her."

"Sister Shufei, if I could control the Empress, I would have done it long ago." Jiapin smiled and then stood up: "I feel heavier today and I am tired now, so I will leave first."

"Jiapin's belly looks like she's carrying twins. She needs to rest well. Go ahead." The Queen said.

*

"Sister, I drank too much water, I need to go to the toilet." Ye Ziyu said in Ye Qingyin's ear.

"Do you need me to accompany you?"

"No need, Lixia just comes with me, it will be quick."

"Okay, then be careful."

"Sister, what are you talking about? This is in the palace, what could possibly happen?"

Ye Ziyu found a palace maid to take her to the toilet. When they arrived at the toilet, she asked the maid to go back first and she could go back later.

After Ye Ziyu finished her work and was walking back, she heard voices coming from the side.

"Who are you? You just wore the same clothes as me. Chunhua ruined her clothes for me."

"No, I really didn't mean to wear the same thing as you. This is also my first time attending a party like this, I..."

"I don't care if you did it on purpose or not. You are wearing it now, and it embarrassed me. That's your fault, Chunhua."

"Don't, don't touch me. Why are you so unreasonable?"

Ye Ziyu recognized the voice of one of the persons as Huang Caiyue, and judging from the conversation, the other one should be the woman who wore the same clothes as her.

"Stop." Ye Ziyu stopped him.

Lixia hurriedly stepped forward and pushed Chunhua away, standing in front of the woman. Ye Ziyu stepped forward and helped the woman up.

"Ye Ziyu, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business."

"Huang Caiyue, this is in the palace, what right do you have to do this?"

"It's because we were in the palace that I gave her enough face just now. Why? Just because she wore the same clothes as me, what is her status? Is she worthy?"

"Hehe, what is her status? Then what is your status? What makes you say she is unworthy?" Ye Ziyu laughed angrily.

"Just because I'm the legitimate daughter of the general's mansion - oh, I remember, you are not the legitimate daughter now, after all, your identity has been taken away." Huang Caiyue deliberately emphasized the word legitimate daughter and looked at Ye Ziyu provocatively.

Ye Ziyu: Okay, okay, if I could hit people, I would really want to slap her. I don’t know what she is so proud of.

"Oh, you are so awesome, you are actually the legitimate daughter. So what? I don't care at all about this identity that you are so proud of." Ye Ziyu said nonchalantly.

"And Huang Caiyue, let me tell you, your status is not a reason for you to act recklessly and bully others."

"Oh, why should I listen to you? You want to meddle in other people's business, right? Then I will teach you a lesson together. Chunhua controlled her maid." After saying that, he stepped forward.

"Snapped."

Ye Ziyu held the hand that Huang Caiyue extended to him with his left hand, raised his right hand and slapped Huang Caiyue in the face.

"You, you dare to hit me." Huang Caiyue looked at Ye Ziyu in disbelief, covering her face.

"Sister, are you okay?" Ye Qingyin waited for Ye Ziyu to come back for a long time, and was worried that something had happened to her, so she came out to look for her. Then she heard her sister arguing with someone. She was worried that her sister would suffer, so she ran over and saw Ye Ziyu slap Huang Caiyue.

Ye Qingyin stepped forward and spread open the hand that Ye Ziyu had just used to hit someone, frowning: "You are so shameless, your hand is even red."

Ye Ziyu was amused by her sister's words, and her anger just subsided a lot, "Why is my sister here?"

Ye Qingyin rubbed Ye Ziyu's hand, "I saw you haven't come back for so long, so I came to look for you. I came here when I heard your voice. What happened?"

Ye Ziyu briefly talked about what had just happened, including the matter of the legitimate daughter.

"You are so bad, Huang Caiyue. I have never bothered to argue with you in the past, but today you actually bully my sister." Ye Qingyin rolled up his clothes and was about to step forward.

"Sister, no, I fought back just now because she wanted to beat me on purpose. I was acting in self-defense. If you hit her again now, we will be in trouble." Ye Ziyu held her back.

"You, just wait for me, you dare to hit me." Huang Caiyue left angrily.

"Are you okay? Your clothes are so torn. Lixia, go get one of my clothes from the carriage." Ye Ziyu ordered.

"Thank you for saving me, if it weren't for you, I don't know what I would do."

"Don't cry. Huang Caiyue is always unreasonable. You are unlucky to meet her. I don't think I have seen you before. Whose girl are you?" Ye Qingyin asked.

"My daughter's name is Liu Zhizhi. My father was just promoted to the director of the Imperial Observatory, and my mother went back to her parents' home to visit. My father said that this was the first banquet held in the harem after his promotion, and it was a rare opportunity. He asked me to participate well and make more friends. This dress was also specially prepared by my father, and I didn't expect that..."

"Oh, I see. It's really too lonely to attend the party alone. My name is Ye Qingyin, and this is my sister Ye Ziyu. From now on, you will be our friend. We will protect you."

"Sister, if dad knew what you said, he would punish you again."

"If you don't tell me and I don't tell you, how would Dad know? The palace has specially prepared a place for family members to change clothes. Let's go there and change clothes later."

*

"Miss Ye, Miss Ye, the Queen invites you." The two sisters accompanied Liu Zhizhi to change clothes. While they were waiting outside, a palace maid came. At this time, Liu Zhizhi had also changed her clothes.

"Thank you. Please lead the way."

Ye Ziyu whispered to Lixia: "Go pick up the clothes that Miss Liu just changed and bring them over."

Several people were taken to the Queen's bedroom. In addition to the Queen and several concubines, those present included Jiang Xu, Huang Caiyue, Madam Ling, and Madam Huang.

"Your servant greets Her Majesty the Empress, Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine, Her Majesty the Virtuous Concubine, and Her Majesty the Virtuous Concubine." Several people saluted.

"Get up, I called you here to clarify something. Ye Ziyu, how dare you hurt other female relatives in the palace?"

Ye Ziyu understood, "Reporting to Her Majesty, the Queen, I did not do that."

"You don't have it? If you don't have it, how did the slap mark on Yue'er's face come from? You are so naughty at such a young age, and you dare to hurt others at will." Mrs. Huang was angry.

"Shiwan."

Mrs. Huang returned to her seat.

"Tell me in detail what happened just now." The queen said to Ye Ziyu calmly.

"Your Majesty, just now on my way back from the toilet, I happened to see Miss Huang bullying Miss Liu because of a dress issue. I couldn't stand it and stepped forward to stop them, but Miss Huang not only felt that she was not at fault, but also accused me of meddling in other people's business and wanted to teach me a lesson. I was just trying to protect myself when I accidentally hit Miss Huang."

"Oh, you're talking nonsense. How could you get hit accidentally and leave such a heavy mark on your face?" Mrs. Huang didn't believe it.

"Maybe Miss Huang is too delicate, and a slight touch on her skin will leave deep marks." Ye Ziyu smiled.

"Caiyue, is what Miss Ye said true?" The queen looked at Huang Caiyue.

"My queen, she's talking nonsense. How could I treat Miss Liu like that? Everyone saw what I said and did when I saw Miss Liu. I sincerely felt that I had a connection with Miss Liu and wanted to be friends with her."

"Whether it's sincere or fake, I'm afraid only you know it." Concubine Lin sneered.

"Your Majesty, if I really did that, would I be so stupid to come to you? The Ye sisters and I have always been at odds. They just bullied me and then found excuses to escape the crime here. Please, Your Majesty, make the decision for me." Huang Caiyue kowtowed, as if she had suffered a lot of injustice.

"Your Majesty, I am not trying to excuse my daughter, but I know my daughter well. She would definitely not hurt others without reason." Jiang Xu stood up and saluted.

"Huh? Do you know her? Everyone in the capital knows that Ye Ziyu was only found recently. Who knows if she has turned into a gangster over the years? Maybe she is just pretending in front of you." Mrs. Huang retorted.

"Your Majesty, I testify for Miss Ye. Miss Huang took me to a deserted place under the pretext of accompanying me. Because I was wearing the same clothes as Miss Huang, she asked her maid to destroy my clothes. If Miss Ye had not appeared in time to save me, I would have committed suicide when I returned home today."

"Ms. Liu, I really want to treat you as a friend, but you actually helped the Ye sisters to deal with me. How could you do this? Queen, please invite my witnesses."

Ye Ziyu: Witnesses? At that time, there was no one around except them, so where did the witnesses come from?

A palace maid came up and said, "Your servant greets Her Majesty the Queen, Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine, Her Majesty the Virtuous Concubine, and Her Majesty the Shu Concubine."

"Excuse me, tell me what you saw?"

"Your Majesty, I heard that Miss Ye San stopped Miss Huang and Miss Liu. After a few words, the two of them had an argument. Then Miss Ye San slapped Miss Huang in the face, and then Miss Huang ran away." The palace maid stated it very simply.

"Your Majesty, words are not enough, but evidence never lies. If Miss Liu's original clothes were torn by brute force, the person's hands would easily be scratched. We have brought Miss Liu's original clothes with us. Your Majesty can check whether they were torn or damaged for some other reason. Then you can check the hands of Miss Huang's personal maid." Ye Ziyu spoke immediately and asked Lixia to bring the clothes up.

Huang Caiyue was panicked at this time. She had just seen Chunhua's hand being scratched, and she specifically asked Chunhua not to follow her into the hall to destroy the clothes. But how come the clothes were brought in anyway? Now she could only pray that Chunhua would not show up.

The maid beside the queen took the clothes and checked them, then reported back: "Your Majesty, this dress is indeed torn."

The Queen looked around Huang Caiyue and saw that there was no trace of the personal maid. Combined with Huang Caiyue's expression, she understood the truth of the whole matter. "It seems that this matter is really as Miss Ye San said. Miss Huang, why don't you apologize to Miss Liu quickly? It seems that Madam Huang is also a bad mother. Please go back and teach her well."

Huang Caiyue reluctantly apologized to Liu Zhizhi.

"Miss Ye San, although you are brave and righteous, you cannot just hit people casually." The Queen smiled and looked at Ye Ziyu and stopped talking.

"I apologize for what I did just now." Ye Ziyu bowed slightly to Huang Caiyue. She knew that this was what the queen wanted.

"Well, Miss Liu has been wronged today, so I will reward her with three pieces of silk."

"Thank you, Queen, for the reward."

"Madam Huang, Madam Ye, this is just a joke between children. Please do not hurt the relationship between the two families. Well, I am tired too. Let's all go."

"I, your concubine, take my leave." Everyone bowed.