The plan for the Shangyuan Festival has not yet been implemented, and a palace banquet has been set up in the palace first.

The emperor had already held a banquet on Chinese New Year's Eve, but Chu Nanyue did not go there in person because he was not used to that kind of restrained occasion.

But now the palace banquet on the seventh day of the first month is organized by the queen, and the courtiers are not invited, but the concubines in the palace, and the princes and nobles are invited.

Because the empress heard about Chu Nanyue's disguise as a man, and Chu Nanyue did not come on Chinese New Year's Eve, she specially included Chu Nanyue in the invitation.

Chu Nanyue couldn't help but make a difficulty.

In the previous life, in the eyes of the Chu family, she was almost a disgraceful person. After getting married, she was also trapped in the deep courtyard of the Hou Mansion all day long, and she had no chance to attend any palace banquets.

And in this life, Chu Nanyue only went to a celebration banquet once, which was originally prepared for the soldiers, so he didn't pay much attention to cumbersome etiquette.

The seventh palace banquet was invited by the queen, and she had to go, so she inevitably became nervous.

"The general is not even afraid of going into battle to kill the enemy, will he be afraid of the palace banquet of the queen's mother?" Qingshuang couldn't help but laugh.

Chu Nanyue was melancholy: "I'd rather go into battle and kill the enemy." ”

In fact, what Chu Nanyue dislikes the most is that these banquets always have all kinds of human sophistication, twists and turns, but in fact, they are not more dangerous than the battlefield.

Laughing, Qingshuang went to pick out a vermilion dress for Chu Nanyue, which was matching the New Year, but was stopped by Chu Nanyue.

"You don't have to be so ostentatious, just take that cyan one." Chu Nanyue said.

The queen's palace banquet is not as good as the banquet of the courtiers, so many women compete together, and they like to compare with each other. And she, a newcomer to the palace banquet, why should she be so presumptuous?

Wearing Tsing Yi in the New Year has the meaning of welcoming spring, and there is nothing wrong with it.

Chu Nanyue put on a skirt, pursed her red lips in front of the mirror, her eyebrows and eyes were picturesque, her forehead was smooth, and Qingshuang specially added plum blossom makeup to her, her demeanor was graceful, and she was very moving.

She looked at the pair of Jin Bu Shao that she had specially collected, thought about it, and asked Qingshuang to put it on for her.

At this palace banquet, if the eldest princess is also there, seeing that she will wear the golden step she sent, she will not live up to the eldest princess's wishes.

Chu Nanyue got into the carriage and went to the palace.

The palace banquet was set up in the queen's Kunning Palace, and when Chu Nanyue arrived, half of the people had already come, and she sat down in turn, silently looking at the people present.

Because of familiarity, Chu Nanyue saw Zhao Jingyu's aunt at a glance. Chu Nanyue clearly remembered how noble the Zhao family was when she finally became the imperial concubine. And now, it's just a concubine.

Zhao Chu's two families are good friends, and Zhao Jingyu and them are childhood sweethearts and grew up together.

Because of this, Chu Nanyue was also very familiar with Concubine Hui in the past, but after entering the palace, they never saw each other again.

Chu Nanyue looked at Concubine Hui who was sitting in the corner, and Concubine Hui happened to see her, but her expression froze, and she looked very unhappy.

Chu Nanyue thought that maybe the news of her refusal to marry Zhao Jingyu had been known to Concubine Hui, so her eyes also turned back and stopped looking. What's more, whether it is the Zhao family or the Chu family, she has no intention of continuing to communicate.

She didn't know the other concubines, and she didn't know any of the nobles in Beijing, so Chu Nanyue only sat quietly in her seat.

It didn't take long for several palace maids to enter the hall and say, "The queen has arrived!" ”

Everyone at the table knelt down and saluted decently: "See the queen mother!" ”

"Get up, today is a banquet in the palace, and everything doesn't have to be too restrictive." The queen laughed.

Chu Nanyue got up and returned to her seat, and saw that the queen was dressed in a phoenix robe, graceful and luxurious, and tranquil, it was really a mother's honor in the world. And following the queen was Xie Yinhua in a pink jacket skirt.

Xie Yinhua sat down next to the queen, and when she saw Chu Nanyue, she glared at Chu Nanyue dissatisfied.

Chu Nanyue didn't care about her childlike behavior, and only silently said something to Qingshuang behind her from time to time.

Several seats on the opposite side were empty, and Chu Nanyue was guessing, so he saw Dongling Shuo and several other princes sitting down in turn.

"Queen Mother, my father has something to find his sons, and he has been delayed for a long time in the imperial study, so he is late, please forgive me." Tanglin Shuo said for the princes.

Donglin Shuo first looked at the queen, and then glanced at the people on the table, and saw Chu Nanyue there, and the smile on the corner of his lips did not decrease.

The queen smiled: "It's good that you guys are here, now it's cold, let's drink a glass of hot wine to warm up your body." ”

"The courtiers there will first salute their mother and then have a cup!" Aventurine Road.

As he spoke, all the princes and princesses stood up and saluted the queen.

As soon as the palace banquet opened, the atmosphere became lively, and the nobles and princesses of the Houmen talked and laughed.

Chu Nanyue glanced at everyone at the table, looked at them one by one, and saw that there was no eldest princess, and couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

She came today, and even wore a golden step, because she longed to see Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, and she wanted to thank her in person, but unfortunately it was not as good as people wanted.

So Chu Nanyue looked at the others on the table intently. According to the impression of the previous events, she probably recognized several princes at the table.

The second prince Dongling Hong was born of Concubine Duan, after the death of the crown prince, he was the oldest, and Concubine Duan's mother family was the Xu family, and now it is the time of glory and wealth. It is no wonder that the Chu family chose to let Chu Nanxin marry the Xu family instead of the Zhao family, which has always had an excellent relationship.

Chu Nanyue remembered that soon the second prince would be crowned King Yu for his meritorious service, but the good times did not last long, and then Concubine Duan fell out of favor and King Yu was defeated. Looking at him at this moment, Chu Nanyue couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The Seventh Prince, Dongling Yan, was the loneliest in the crowd, and others did not take the initiative to talk to him. Although he is the youngest son of the emperor, he is not a concubine, and secondly, the position of the concubine is too low, so he is not welcomed.

In stark contrast to the aventurine Yan, it is the aventurine shuo on the side. He was surrounded by guests and became the protagonist of the palace banquet.

"Sixth brother, last time my aunt summoned you to the palace, why didn't you come?" Xie Yinhua gathered around Tanglin Shuo and said coquettishly.

"The refugee plight still needs to be dealt with, and I can't take time to see my mother." Tanglin Shuo said lightly.

He couldn't help frowning, Xie Yinhua stood up beside him, and just happened to completely block his vision, so that he couldn't see Chu Nanyue on the other side.

And Chu Nanyue couldn't hear what the two were talking about, but they had a very good relationship, and they were whispering and in an intimate posture.

"Shuo'er, you haven't been in the palace for a long time, I don't know how much this girl Hua'er misses you." The queen said with a smile from her seat.

Chu Nanyue looked at several people so harmoniously, they were already like a family. The queen is not shy about talking, and she also intends to match.

"Auntie, you're making fun of me again!" Xie Yinhua turned around shyly and returned to his seat.

Dongling Shuo finally had the opportunity to see Chu Nanyue, but when he looked from afar, he saw Chu Nanyue chatting happily with the maids around him, and he didn't pay attention to his existence at all, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of loss.