When Zhao Qu came back this time, he also brought back a lot of good things. In addition to sending some to the Queen Mother and His Majesty in the palace, the ones born moved a lot to the courtyard of his father and brother.

The Chu Wangfu has always been luxurious, but the things he brought are also rare objects, and Concubine Liu is also a little surprised, and secretly glanced at Zhao Qugao a few times, thinking that he has lived well outside in the past few years, when he was a child, this kid couldn't see anything extraordinary, and he didn't expect that he still had a bit of talent in business.

Although Zhao Quan is still a child, he has only learned to observe words and feelings, and seeing the estrangement of the eldest brother and his father towards the second brother who went home, although he has doubts in his heart, he will not want to get close to Zhao Qu again, but Zhao Yang'er is simple-minded and kind-natured, and he still has a good impression of this brother who brought back a lot of gifts.

Although he married into the Chu Wangfu for almost a month, in fact, there was not much time for the real family to eat together, and Jiang Xiaoyu knew that the King of Chu loved his children, but his face was indifferent and he didn't talk much, so although the family ate together, the dinner table was very quiet, which was the norm.

It's just that Zhao Qu forgot that this quiet sound of only chewing was the norm in the Chu Palace, and he didn't feel depressed or uncomfortable because of it, but he kept smiling at the dinner table and talking about his interesting things over there.

King Chu listened, nodded occasionally, no one knew whether he listened to these words or not, Zhao Ling's attitude has always been light, this Jiang Xiaoyu can understand, just like when she once treated Jiang Youran and Jiang Yiran's sisters, because of the eldest lady, she didn't have a good impression of their sisters.

And looking at Zhao Qu's sense of alienation that he tried his best to ignore that he had just integrated into this family, as if he had never walked out of this palace, as if he was the person who was favored by his father and had a harmonious brother, Jiang Xiaoyu had a lot of sense of identity in her heart, how could she not be excluded by her father and sisters?

She glanced at Zhao Qu with pity, scooped him a bowl of soup, pushed it in front of him, and said, "With so many words, don't you have a dry mouth?" Take a sip of soup and move on! ”

Zhao Qu paused slightly, he didn't expect Jiang Xiaoyu to take the initiative to talk to him, and immediately smiled: "Thank you, sister-in-law!" ”

Zhao Yang'er moved to Zhao Qu's side with his bowl in his hand, and asked curiously: "Second brother, isn't the big rhinoceros you just said very powerful!" ”

"Of course it's amazing! I have a rhinoceros horn there, will I give it to you? Zhao Qu looked at Zhao Yang'er's appearance, and there was a touch of tenderness in his eyes.

"Yes, yes!" Zhao Yang'er smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed into a crescent moon, "Has the second brother ever seen a crocodile?" I've only seen it in books, and it's said to be so fierce! ”

"Of course I did, I'll make you a crocodile leather bookbag next time, okay?"

"Yes, yes!"

The two chatted with each other, and it was much easier for him to chat with this little sister than Zhao Qu who wanted to show what he had seen and heard in time and wanted to gain a sense of identity in front of King Chu and Zhao Ling.

Zhao Ling's expression was still faint, but he didn't say much, and King Chu's eyes seemed to reveal a hint of relief.

Jiang Xiaoyu sighed slightly, pity the hearts of parents all over the world, my father's heart is not so ruthless, Zhao Qu can have a smooth ride over there, I am afraid that he has worked hard behind his back, and he does not show intimacy with Zhao Qu, but he also does not want to make Zhao Ling uncomfortable......

After lunch, Concubine Liu served the King of Chu to take a nap, and Zhao Ling said lightly to Zhao Qu: "Your luggage has not been sorted out, go and deal with your own affairs first, when it is time to enter the palace, someone will notify you!" ”

Zhao Qu arched his hand and said, "Thank you, big brother!" ”

Ordered someone to take the little prince and the little county lord down, Zhao Ling and Jiang Xiaoyu walked hand in hand in the back garden, in fact, Zhao Ling was busy these days, and the two of them had such leisure and leisure, which was a rare thing.

"Seeing Zhao Qu reminds me of myself, after all, he is also a poor child, and he has not done anything wrong!" Jiang Xiaoyu said, "What about you, can you let go of your heart knot?" ”

"Although he is not as good as Quan'er and Yang'er in my heart, he has the same blood, after all, he has been estranged for so many years, but if he has no bad intentions, I will still recognize this brother!" Zhao Ling said, "If he needs my help, I will do my best!" ”

He paused and said: "My father often said that born in the royal family, family affection is a rare commodity, since the second Jin King Lin Xuan and I can be regarded as brothers, let alone this own brother!" But I'm not a gentleman who is so tolerant that he doesn't care about anything, and if he has the intention of harming me, I will definitely not tolerate him! ”

Jiang Xiaoyu held Zhao Ling's arm: "Since my mother died, I have rarely enjoyed the warmth of the family, and now the Chu Wangfu is my home, Quan'er and Yang'er are likable, I regard this place as my home, I hope this family can be harmonious!" ”

In the evening, when it was time to enter the palace, Concubine Liu was not qualified to enter the palace at this time, but she was ready, and there was no need for Jiang Xiaoyu or others to worry about it.

This is the first time Zhao Qu has appeared in front of the emperor's relatives after returning to Beijing, so he attaches great importance to it, and changes into a silver robe, which will not steal Zhao Ling's limelight, but also looks very solemn, and will not make people think that he is having a bad time.

Several people got into the carriage separately, and when they came all the way to the gate of the palace, it was just getting dark.

This Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the imperial garden, in recent days, the Queen Mother is in a bad mood, it is said that His Majesty in order to please the Queen Mother, specially transported some treasures from outside the palace tricolora, this flower is rare, many people also want to take this opportunity to open their eyes.

The palace has not been peaceful for nearly a year, Concubine Jin is still in the cold palace, Concubine Qi was expelled from the palace, the queen is crazy, Concubine Yun has a miscarriage, no nobleman is smooth, the atmosphere in this palace is Qi Qiran, and this banquet is also intended to be lively, because there is no concubine to take care of, Princess Jingyun is needed to help the Queen Mother prepare this banquet, and from the current situation, Jingyun Gong hosted a good job, so that the Queen Mother is quite satisfied.

There are already a lot of people in the Imperial Garden, and since it is a family banquet, only those who are close to the royal family are eligible to come to the banquet. As soon as the people of Chu Wangfu appeared, the natural person was very eye-catching, the prince was newly married, Jiang Xiaoyu appeared for the first time after marriage, and Zhao Qu, who was traveling with him, made everyone wonder, maybe many people have forgotten the prince of Chu Wangfu, but everyone is a person who listens to all directions, and has long heard that this prince who was driven out of the capital is back, so no one will really ask Zhao Qu's identity, pick up the unhappy thing, and be an ugly person in vain.

The imperial garden is full of lanterns, the atmosphere of the festival is very strong, a round of bright full moon is also slowly rising, the sound of silk and bamboo not far away into the ears, accompanied by the fragrance of flowers, this banquet is both classical and elegant, Princess Jingyun's taste is very good.

"You're here!"

Because the Queen Mother and Her Majesty have not yet arrived, Princess Jingyun, who is planning the banquet, is busy entertaining, and it seems that she has become the master here, which makes people look sideways frequently.

Princess Jingyun took Jiang Xiaoyu's hand and said: "The Queen Mother is still in the Fengxi Palace, Concubine Yun's body is not yet good, here I am about to faint, you help me!" ”

At this time, the county lord of Qiwen also trotted over and said: "There are palace people who say that there are a few jars of imperial wine missing, I haven't found it for a long time, come and take a look, this banquet is about to start!" Ah, Master, you're here too! ”

"Imperial wine? I've ordered someone to count it in the morning, if it's not enough, you call someone to go to a few jars to come over, this wine is drunk slowly, don't worry, just call someone here! Princess Jingyun said softly.

"Good!"

After a while, two more palace people came to ask about the banquet, and Princess Jingyun roughly knew it in her heart, and gave solutions one by one.

Jiang Xiaoyu sighed with emotion: "Anyone who is so hands-on, is not afraid of being tired!" ”

"What the Queen Mother ordered, how dare I slack off! I have to work harder, be careful, and don't ask for merit but no fault! Princess Jingyun sighed, she glanced at the royal relatives who were chatting back and forth, "Which of these can be negligent, they may not praise me if I do a good job, if I miss the pool, I am afraid that it will become their laughing stock!" ”

"So what can I do for you?" Jiang Xiaoyu asked, she would rather go to the battlefield than worry about this crowd!

"There are two things, one is that Concubine Yun is resting in the dormitory right now, and the food and wine here must be prepared for her, so as not to chill her, and the other is to prepare for the dance, you go and see how the dancing girls are prepared, all this should be prepared, you just need to take a look, supervise, don't go wrong!" Princess Jingyun said, "I can't get out of my body here, so I'll leave it to you!" ”

Jiang Xiaoyu nodded lightly and said with a slight smile: "I won't hold such a big banquet, but this is a trivial matter, and I can still do it!" ”

The two separated, Jiang Xiaoyu saw that Zhao Ling was with King Chu and Zhao Qu, the father and son seemed to be talking to several princesses of the county, she didn't say hello, and went directly to see what Princess Jingyun needed to help do!

Naturally, there is nothing wrong with the princess's arrangement, the meal sent to Concubine Yun has been prepared, and it can be sent over in the name of His Majesty after the banquet, Jiang Xiaoyu clicked it, there was probably nothing wrong, and ordered that before Concubine Yun used it, someone must try it.

Then she went to the back of the dancers, she glanced at the program list, several dancers were ready, she ordered someone to count the number of people again, no one missed or made a mistake.