After Xia Ji rescued the child, she also returned to normal, but Xia Yuzhi and his wife were so excited that they thanked each other, Uncle Xia Yu and Xia Ji said that they were all their own family, and they didn't have to be polite, so they slowly calmed down their mood just now.

At noon the next day, Uncle Xia Yu took his wife to the palace to attend the family banquet held by Chen Gonggong for his relatives and family members.

Chen is a small country, and his ancestors are respected by Emperor Shun by Zhou Tianzi. The Zhou Dynasty paid attention to the etiquette system, the humility was clear, and the fiefs were sorted according to the five titles of duke, marquis, earl, son, and baron. However, the territory and population of the Chen State are far less than that of the Zheng State, and the royal palace is naturally not as good as the Zheng State of the medium-sized country.

However, Xia Ji, who replaced the identity of Princess Zheng Guo, was not familiar with the palace of King Zheng, and only went in once because she had to see Zheng Mugong to donate books to the Zhou Dynasty, so she was secretly a little curious about the palace of Chen Guo. Her impression of the palace, although her intuition told her that it would never be the appearance in Qing Dynasty TV dramas such as "Huanzhu Gege" and "Palace", but it was a little closer to the feeling in "Wu Zetian" and "Langya Bang".

Walking into the palace banquet hall, Uncle Xia and Xia Ji were warmly greeted by everyone. Uncle Xia Yu is Chen Gonggong's cousin, although the two brothers are not very close, but after all, they are still relatives, Chen Gonggong is respectful to Xia Yushu and Xia Ji, because today's occasion is not in the imperial court hall.

Uncle Xia Yu and Xia Ji are not the protagonists today, and Xia Ji doesn't want to compete on this occasion, so she dresses with a little low-key, the color and style of the clothes are neutral and conservative, and the makeup is only slightly powdered, not publicized.

But even so, Xia Ji's appearance and temperament still dwarfed all the female guests, including those palace concubines, and the envy, jealousy and hatred on their faces were revealed.

Uncle Xia Yu took Xia Ji to first perform etiquette to Chen Gonggong, and then greeted the Queen Mother, that is, Uncle Xia Yu's aunt, and presented gifts respectively. The gift to the king is a Hetian jade wall, and the queen mother is a jade ruyi.

The Queen Mother was kind and kind, and pulled Xia Ji by her side: "My nephew and daughter-in-law are used to life when they first come to Chen Kingdom?"

"Back to the Queen Mother, the environment of Zhuye is similar to that of Xinzheng, and the food is almost the same, so it's very good here."

"It's good to get used to it, Zhuye is a small city, there is no prosperity of Xinzheng, but Zhuye people are hospitable, the people are simple, you will definitely like it if you are used to living here." The Queen Mother took Xia Ji's hand and said.

"I'm starting to like it now. However, the concubine is quiet and rarely moves, and she doesn't like to go to places with many people. Natsuhime said with a smile.

"The climate in Zhuye is dry and cold, and your jade-like appearance must be carefully protected." The Queen Mother said pityingly.

"Empress Dowager Xie cares. I'm not afraid of the cold, and the concubine was not afraid of the cold when she was in Xinzheng. ”

"You married to Zhuye, except for your mother-in-law's family, in the future, the mourning family is also your maiden home, as soon as you have time, come over to talk to the mourning family, we chat, play chess, drink tea, this is what I hope." The Queen Mother said sincerely.

"The queen mother's words moved the concubine so much, and from today on, I will regard this place as my maiden home." Natsuhime said.

After greeting the queen mother, Uncle Xia Yu took Xia Ji to meet the queen again. The queen in her thirties is dressed in a gorgeous dress, and although she is no longer young, she has a dignified demeanor.

Xia Ji greeted the queen and presented a pair of hostas brought from Zheng Guo as a welcome gift.

After the queen pressed the hosta, she said to Xia Ji, "Thank you sister for your generous gift." My sister is the princess of Zheng Guo, and she married our Chen Guo, which is really the glory of our Chen Guo. ”

"Queen, don't say that, since I married Uncle Xia Yu, I am no longer the princess of Zheng Guo, but just an ordinary daughter-in-law of Chen Guo." Xia Ji didn't know what the queen meant when she said this, and felt that it sounded a little distant.

"You are not an ordinary daughter-in-law, your sister is beautiful and beautiful, and she is the pride of our Chen country." The queen said again.

"Queen, you're going to kill me. If you can look good, how can the concubine be one-tenth of yours, let alone a national beauty and beauty. Xia Ji knows that what women care about most is their appearance, and they are most taboo about falling behind in appearance.

"My sister is too modest, I don't have a word about your beauty. I heard that you are still a talented woman, and you manage the Xia Mansion in an orderly manner, and I am in charge of this palace, which is really a bit difficult, so it is better for my sister to teach me a few tricks after the banquet. The queen said again.

"The queen has an overreputation, and the concubine does all the housework, how can it be compared with the queen managing such a large palace?"

"My sister is too modest, but I'm sincere. Although the Xia Mansion is smaller than the palace, there are still similarities in management, and my sister doesn't have to be too humble. After the banquet, go to Fengluan Palace to drink tea, okay? The queen said again.

"Yes, Queen Xie." Xia Ji knows that she can't refuse, and she is also a little curious about the harem, since the queen invites her, she can satisfy her curiosity.

After seeing the queen, the other princesses of the king can't be lazy, Uncle Xia took Xia Ji to meet one by one, Concubine Shu, Concubine Hui, Concubine De, Concubine Rong, Concubine Zhen, Concubine Yao, six princesses, greeted each other, Xia Ji tried her best to remember their faces, so as not to forget them and be difficult to call them when they met next time.

After all the relatives and family members of the monarch of Chen State were seated, the crown prince presided over the family banquet ceremony on behalf of the monarch. At noon, the prince announced the beginning of the family feast.

There are many relatives in the Chen family, in the entire hall, Chen Gonggong and the Queen Mother sit in the chief, and the others sit behind the corresponding desk according to their seniority, and the dishes are relatively simple in the eyes of Uncle Xia Yu and Xia Ji, far less than the dishes of Xia Mansion's own family.

Chen Gonggong raised a glass to toast everyone, and then ate and chatted with everyone, chatting about the anecdotes of the past year. Xia Ji has not been in Chen Guo for a long time, and she has not experienced many things, so she can't interject, so she can only eat these delicacies slowly.

Prince Guoan was in his youth, and after a few rounds of wine shop, he carried a large jar of fine wine in his hand, and toasted the male guests attending the banquet one by one, toasting one bowl at a time, and then pouring a bowl from the wine jar to toast the next.

Although Uncle Xia Yu and Xia Ji also saluted the prince when they came in before, the prince didn't look at Xia Ji much at that time, because after all, she was the daughter-in-law of her cousin, his aunt, and a member of the previous generation.

And when the prince toasted Uncle Xia Yu, he really saw Xia Ji, and was stunned by Xia Ji's beauty for a while, standing there motionless, and was pulled by others before he came back to his senses, and then muttered to himself: "Aunt Ruo Fairy is also."

Uncle Xia Yushu was very angry at the prince's faux pas, but it was not easy to attack, after all, he was the current prince and the future monarch, how could he easily turn his face?

Xia Ji was calm and quiet, but in her heart, she was reminding herself that the palace was not a fun place, tigers and leopards were rampant here, and the slightest carelessness in words and deeds would put her in danger.

Fortunately, Zheng Guo can still rely on her, giving her enough courage to say no.

Chen Gonggong also saw the prince's rudeness, although he also felt that he was a little rude, but he thought more about the prince finally growing up.

Because the prince used to treat women as nothing in the palace, a place full of beautiful women, not only did he never show the slightest interest in these stunners, but he often embarrassed these women.

Although the prince's behavior of embarrassing those women was playful, it was enough to show that his mind was far from mature, so that he was a little worried about whether the prince's sexual orientation would be problematic after living in an environment where there were more women than men for a long time.

Now that he is obsessed with Xia Ji, he finally allows Jun Shang to see his normal side.

The king thought that in this way, the prince who had resisted marrying in every possible way before should not refuse again, right? However, if the prince only likes a woman with the image of Xia Ji, I am afraid it will still be difficult to achieve, which makes him worry a little more.

After the banquet, Chen Gonggong summoned Lord Sima and several other ministers, saying that they had important matters to discuss, and the queen invited Xia Ji to her Fengluan Palace.