Traveled through time and became the darling of the whole family

"Madam, everyone in the main house is going to attend the banquet today."

Madam Ye stopped spinning her Buddhist beads and asked, "Have all the female relatives gone?"

"Yes."

"The second and third wives all knew to stay at home to have the reunion dinner together, but they all went to the palace."

"Please calm down, old lady. The first lady was not feeling well in the past and rarely attended." Mother Xu brought a cup of tea to Old Lady Ye.

"You also know that you were not feeling well in the past, but now you are in good health, aren't you? You attend banquets everywhere, and you even knew to give gifts in the past." Old Madam Ye took the water and took a sip.

Old Madam Ye was not angry that they didn't accompany her for dinner, but that they didn't send any gifts to show their filial piety this year.

"Tomorrow is the first day of the new year. I have to come to pay respect to my elders. Maybe I want to send it in person to show my sincerity."

"Hmph..." Hearing what Mother Xu said, Old Madam Ye's expression relaxed a little, "It's almost time, let's call them over to chat first."

*

"I asked Guyu to prepare some cakes. You can eat some on the way. You probably won't be full at the palace banquet tonight." Jiang Xu and his wife happened to meet the two sisters at the gate of the mansion.

"Yes."

Several people got on the carriages, Ye Ziyu and Ye Qingyin were in one carriage, Jiang Xu and Ye Zhengde were in another, Ye Jiaxuan rode a horse in front, and Ye Quanyong went directly through the military camp.

"Such a thick pancake?" Ye Ziyu opened the lunch box after getting in the car, "Mother is really worried that we will be hungry."

"I asked you to eat a little to fill your stomach, but I didn't ask you to eat it all." Ye Qingyin said with a smile.

"By the way, I just saw my second uncle and third uncle riding away on horseback. Aren't the others going too?" Ye Ziyu asked.

"Not all officials can bring their female relatives. Officials of the third rank and below are generally not allowed to bring their families to attend palace banquets." Ye Qingyin replied.

"Third grade, then Zhizhi won't participate tonight?"

"It stands to reason."

"Oh oh oh."

*

"You two follow me closely. When we arrive at the palace banquet, palace maids will take you to the corresponding locations." When you arrive at the palace gate, you have to walk into the palace. Before the palace banquet begins, the resting areas for men and women are separate.

When they arrived at the rest area, Tao Ling and Ling Bingqing came to greet them, "You are finally here. I have been waiting here for a while. I thought you were not coming until I saw you."

"How could that be?" Jiang Xu said with a smile, "I wasted some time at home."

"Mom, you talk to Mrs. Ye. Ayin and I are going somewhere else." Ling Bingqing said hello and took Ye Ziyu and the others away.

"It's a good thing you came. If you hadn't come, I would have regretted my decision to attend the banquet today."

Ye Ziyu laughed and said, "It's not that exaggerated."

“It’s not an exaggeration at all.”

"Since you didn't participate in the past few years, why did you suddenly want to come this year?" Ye Qingyin remembered what Ling Bingqing said yesterday.

"Come closer." Ling Bingqing beckoned the two of them to move closer. "I heard that this year's gift to the Emperor includes a legendary sword, so I wanted to come and have a look."

"Is it so mysterious?"

"Of course not. It is said that very few people have seen that sword. If I had seen it today, I could show off to my brothers." Ling Bingqing said with a proud smile.

"Then I'll look forward to it." Ye Ziyu said, "I often see something about precious swords in novels. Let me see what a precious sword looks like."

As the banquet was about to start, palace maids led them to their seats. Ye Ziyu and Ye Qingyin sat next to each other, while Ling Bingqing sat opposite them.

After everyone took their seats, the emperor, empress and other ladies also came in and took their seats. The emperor sat at the top, with the empress and Noble Concubine Lin sitting on the left and right of the emperor. Next came several other concubines, and Concubine Jia, who was pregnant with her royal baby, also attended the banquet.

"It looks like Concubine Jia is about to give birth, so why is she still attending the banquet?" People around were whispering.

Ye Ziyu looked up and saw that Jiapin's belly was so round and big that it looked like it was about to burst. Ye Ziyu frowned, "It's not easy to give birth naturally with this belly."

But Concubine Jia acted as if nothing had happened and continued to eat and drink happily.

The banquet began with the emperor giving a speech of congratulations, then the ministers, princes and princesses presented New Year gifts. When it came to the legendary sword, everyone's attention was attracted. When the sword was displayed, everyone except Ye Ziyu exclaimed in amazement.

Ye Ziyu: Emmmm... It seems I don’t understand. Isn’t this just an ordinary sword?

"Okay, it's really as the legend says, it's a good sword, and there will be a huge reward." The emperor took the sword and waved it to try its feel, then ordered someone to take it away.

After the emperor returned to his seat, the third princess stood up and walked to the center of the hall. "My second brother must have spent a lot of time, energy and money to find this sword to please father." As soon as these words came out, the hall suddenly became eerily quiet.

Due to the constant disasters in the north, the emperor ordered the palace to save money a few months ago. The third princess's words undoubtedly indirectly indicated that the second prince had disobeyed the emperor's order.

"Third Princess is wrong. Your Majesty, it was indeed not easy for the Second Prince to obtain this sword, but he did not spend a lot of money as the Third Princess said. It just so happened that the old man who possessed the sword was looking for a destined person, and it was the Second Prince's sincerity and kindness that made the old man give the sword to the Second Prince." Fang Jingxiu stood up and said.

"That's what they say, but who knows if it's true?" The third princess disagreed.

"The Third Princess didn't see anything, but she wants to slander the Second Prince with her mouth and ignore all his hard work. Ha." Fang Jingxiu sneered.

"You... Fang Jingxiu, I am a princess, how dare you be so unreasonable." The third princess was embarrassed.

"Pan'er, don't be unreasonable." The queen scolded, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. It is my fault for not teaching you well." The queen stood up and saluted to the emperor.

"Go back and teach your good daughter a lesson." The emperor said coldly, and then said to the third princess, "Go and reflect on your mistakes."

"Father, I haven't presented my gift yet."

"Madame Li, the princess is not feeling well. Take her downstairs to rest." the queen ordered.

The third princess wanted to say something else, but when she saw that the emperor and the queen looked extremely bad, she shut up and was taken away by Nanny Li.

Ye Ziyu: Wow, so wonderful and exciting. It’s much more exciting than watching TV dramas.

"Okay, that was just a small incident. My dear ministers, please continue drinking." The emperor spoke and raised his glass to toast everyone.

"May Your Majesty's country prosper and the people live and work in peace and contentment in the new year," everyone said.

"Okay." The emperor drank the wine in the glass.

Everyone drank it all in one gulp.

Ye Ziyu was shocked. How could they say this in unison?

"Today we advocate frugality in spending, so we haven't prepared any singing or dancing. Xiaoqi has just learned a dance recently, so how about letting Xiaoqi entertain the emperor?" Concubine Lin spoke at the right time.

"Okay, I haven't seen Xiaoqi dance yet." The emperor responded.

The seventh princess changed her clothes and stood in the hall, dancing to the music.