The legitimate daughter becomes cannon fodder? Rebirth to overthrow the system's fatality

Everyone stood aside with their heads bowed.

Emperor Zhaolie came with his concubines, followed by three princes and Princess Yongle, and court officials followed at the end.

When Emperor Zhaolie and his concubines came to the front, everyone knelt down and saluted.

"Your Highness, may the Emperor live long and long, and the Empress live a thousand years and a thousand years."

"Everyone please sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"There are three days left before the New Year." Emperor Zhaolie stood up with a cup in hand and said in a dignified voice, "The year is coming to an end, and the New Year is coming to an end. I wish that the coming year will be a good harvest, and the people will be safe and prosperous. Come, everyone, drink this cup with me!"

Everyone quickly stood up, raised their glasses to toast from afar, and drank together.

Emperor Zhaolie looked up at the starry sky and said, "It's a good night tonight. We can enjoy it together as king and minister. There's no need to be restrained."

Eunuch Quan waved his whisk, music started, and his sleeves fluttered.

On the men's seats, civil and military officials wore court robes, jade belts around their waists, and feather hats on their heads, and sat down according to their ranks. Although it was different from the solemnity of the court, it was also orderly.

The young masters are much more relaxed. Most of them are classmates from Baichuan Academy. Even though they are just young boys now, half of them will enter the officialdom in the future and are the future of Dongling.

Now that they have not yet entered the officialdom, they are relatively innocent. Once they enter the officialdom, there are different factions, and many former classmates and friends have become political enemies.

Delicious dishes were served one after another, and after three rounds of drinks, everyone on the scene relaxed a little.

The officials still took their status into consideration, while the young masters gathered in twos and threes and talked in low voices.

At palace banquets like this, ladies with children of marriageable age would also be extremely alert, secretly keeping an eye out for which good man is worthy of trust, and which noble lady has reached the age of marriage.

When the boys and girls are together, they all understand each other tacitly.

The young men all stood straight and paid great attention to their manners.

The ladies all looked shy, glanced at the opposite side, and quickly looked around, fearing that they would be discovered.

Cheng Jiuyuan sat next to his master, pouring tea and serving dishes to him.

From time to time she whispered a few words to her master, acting like a little girl.

Her coquettish look made the gentlemen on the opposite side feel itchy.

Normally, the second Miss Cheng is beautiful, but she is always cold and aloof, keeping people at a distance, just like a fairy in the Moon Palace who cannot be touched.

I didn't expect that she had such a cute and naive side, which made people feel a lot closer to her.

Many people sighed when they thought that she was engaged, but they still couldn't help but take a peek.

Chu Ze, who was sitting at the top, was wearing a cloak, and his pretty face was pale as a sickly sight. From time to time, he would clench his fist, put it between his lips and cough softly.

He was tall and slender, and the fact that his arrow wound had not yet healed made him look noble and elegant, causing many noble ladies to show a hint of pity when they saw him.

His gaze seemed to be cast downwards.

It turns out that she looks so beautiful when she smiles, but she seldom smiles.

But occasionally when she met his gaze, her smile would fade.

Chu Ze couldn't understand what he had done to make her so alert.

"Cough, cough." His throat felt itchy and he coughed several times.

The virtuous concubine looked at him worriedly and whispered a few words to the senior palace maid beside her.

The senior palace maid walked up to Chu Ze and seemed to be trying to persuade him, but Chu Ze shook his head and sat there stubbornly.

The prince glanced at the women's seats and was a little disappointed when he didn't see Zhu Jin.

But he saw Cheng Jiuyuan at first glance.

"Fifth brother, it's a good thing you got engaged early. Look, how eye-catching your future princess is."

Chu Heng glanced at her and saw that she was holding a piece of jade tofu and seemed to be introducing it to her master.

Her master frowned and didn't seem to want to touch the tofu, so she was trying to persuade him.

Cheng Jiuyuan felt that her master was good in every way except that she was too picky. She hadn't even tasted a few bites of what the imperial chef cooked.

When we were in Gusu, it was better because she accompanied the master to eat.

It had only been a few months since she returned to the capital, but her master had visibly lost a lot of weight.

"Master, I know you don't like meat. Have another piece of jade tofu." Cheng Jiuyuan pouted, and her long eyelashes fluttered like a small fan, making it hard to refuse.

Jiang Miaoduan coughed lightly. She was such a grown-up, but she still needed a child to coax her to eat. Was this reasonable?

"let it go."

Jiang Miaoduan pushed the small bowl in front of him in a compromising manner.

Cheng Jiuyuan happily put the tofu into her master's bowl and insisted on watching her eat it with her own eyes.

The gentlemen on the opposite side were really jealous of Jiang Miaoduan.

Being coaxed into dining by the beauty in this way, they would swallow it in one gulp even if the beauty handed them poison!

As I was watching, I suddenly felt a chill down my spine.

Turning around, they saw Chu Heng looking at them with a deep gaze. They immediately lowered their heads and became obedient in an instant.

The prince uttered a "tsk" and said, "You are jealous."

At this moment, the music stopped and the dancer retreated.

But soon, the music sounded again, and a masked woman in thin clothes came over in quick steps.

The woman's waist is as graceful as a weeping willow, her slender hands are like fluttering butterflies, and her dance moves are agile and light.

Suddenly, the music changed dramatically, the woman touched the ground with her toes, stretched out her long sleeves, and jumped up from the ground.

Dozens of dancers came forward, dozens of blue ribbons flew out, the women tapped the blue waves and rose into the air, like fairies.

A dreamlike water sleeve dance drew cheers from the crowd.

Finally the music stopped and the woman bent down to finish the dance.

The Empress smiled and asked Emperor Zhaolie, "What do you think of this dance, Your Majesty?"

There was a hint of impatience in Emperor Zhaolie's eyes, but it quickly disappeared. "Not bad."

The woman immediately stepped forward, took off her veil and knelt down: "I have practiced this dance hard and present it to you, father. I wish you a peaceful new year and long-lasting happiness."

Everyone then recognized that this was the Princess Yongfu who was under house arrest.

The Queen whispered, "Your Majesty, Qing'er has realized her mistake. During this period of time, she has been copying poems and scriptures, saying that she is praying for you, Your Majesty, and the people of Dongling."

Chu Qing knelt on the ground with a sincere look on his face, "Father, I really know that I was wrong."

She looked at Chu Wan again and said earnestly, "Royal sister, it was my fault at the beginning. I apologize to you. Can you forgive me?"

Chu Wan frowned secretly. She really wanted to say that she didn't forgive him, but once she said that, others would think she was petty and narrow-minded.

But if Chu Qing had succeeded in wrongly accusing her, her situation would be very difficult now.

Before she could say anything, the Wei family stood up and spoke for Chu Qing.

"Your Majesty, knowing one's mistakes is the best way to improve. Since Princess Yongfu has admitted her mistakes, let's forget about this matter. Princess Yongle was not hurt at all."

"Yes, Your Majesty, today is the New Year's Day palace banquet, which is a day for family reunion..."

Emperor Zhaolie pondered for a while before slowly speaking: "Well."

Chu Qing looked up with joy.

Emperor Zhaolie continued, "But Yongfu is really outrageous. After the fifteenth day, Nun Guan Jiang will reopen the girls' school. You should go too and listen to Nun Guan Jiang's instructions."