Concubine Ran gave the emperor an embroidery, and the other concubines were nothing more than some handicrafts.

The emperor was not interested in these things, but just said that he liked it perfunctorily, and let the next one come up.

The courtiers sitting below were all affected by the queen's incident, and they didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, and the Taihe Hall was so quiet that there was no festive atmosphere.

Zhao Xi's voice was sharp and thin, breaking the silence in the hall: "Princess Shengping presents-"

Everyone's eyes followed Zhao Xi's voice, and they all turned their heads to look at Teng Ziyan, curious about what the eldest princess would give.

Teng Ziyan was dressed in a ruyi satin embroidered colorful auspicious cloud palace costume, holding a rosewood food box in her hand, and walked to the center of the main hall.

"My daughter is clumsy, she can't make delicate snacks like the queen's mother, she can only make this kind of simple pastry, and I hope my father won't dislike it." Teng Ziyan held her food box and stood there timidly, looking very lost.

The emperor didn't want to look at Teng Ziyan sadly, so he beckoned to her, ready to taste the dim sum made by his daughter.

"Ayan, bring it here, let my father try your craft."

Everyone was shocked, so many concubines sent gifts, and they didn't see the emperor take a second look. Then, everyone suddenly realized that Princess Shengping was naturally different from those concubines, she was the emperor's flesh and blood.

Teng Ziyan opened the food box and put it on the food table in front of the emperor.

Because the outer wall of the box was very high, everyone couldn't see what was inside, so everyone looked at the emperor's face intently.

The emperor frowned at first, then looked at Teng Ziyan with some doubts, and then stared at the pastries inside in a daze.

Knowing what was in the box, all the ministers were curious, eager to know what was inside.

But for the sake of face, everyone pretended not to care, and Huantong only felt funny when he saw that these people were uncomfortable.

"Laughing at what?" Zhao Zhenyu found that Huantong was laughing, turned sideways slightly, and asked in a low voice.

Zhao Dun and Phantom Tong have similar positions, and the seats are also arranged together, so Zhao Zhenyu was the first to discover Phantom Tong's expression.

"Princess Shengping is so beautiful, I can't help it." Phantom Tong suddenly had a trick and made a joke.

Zhao Zhenyu really believed it, and looked at Phantom Tong with a shocked face, he hesitated for a moment, but still came to Phantom Tong: "Brother Situ, Master Ma is not easy to be. ”

Seeing Zhao Zhenyu's anxious expression, Phantom Tong cooperated to make a lost expression.

Zhao Zhenyu couldn't bear to see his good brother so sad, and continued to comfort: "Kyoto is so big, not only Princess Shengping is so beautiful, but the daughter of Li Shangshu's family is also good." ”

Phantom Tong subconsciously looked at Li Wanzhu who was sitting opposite, and Li Wanzhu seemed to have sensed it, and also happened to look at Phantom Tong.

The eyes of the two collided, Li Wanzhu lowered her head shyly, and Huantong looked at Zhao Zhenyu in embarrassment.

As for Zhao Zhenyu, he laughed out loud very inauthentically.

It didn't matter if he laughed, the eyes that were originally staring at the emperor were all thrown at him, and even the emperor looked at him.

Zhao Zhenyu scratched his head embarrassedly, Zhao Dun looked at his son and hated iron but not steel, and got up helplessly to wait for his son to apologize.

The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner should have been lively, and the emperor naturally did not blame Zhao Zhenyu.

With such a small episode, everyone also relaxed a lot, and the atmosphere was not so tense.

After the emperor was interrupted by Zhao Zhenyu, his mentality also changed, he no longer stared at the plate of dim sum, and directly took out a piece of it and put it in his mouth.

It was a piece of honey lotus cake, and the ministers were puzzled, how could such an ordinary dim sum make the emperor look at it for so long.

The queen sitting next to her was not calm, and her hand hidden in her sleeve trembled a little.

There are not many people in the palace who know that Empress Jing is the best at honey lotus cake, but unfortunately, Empress Li is one of them.

The emperor took a bite and seemed to be very determined, but when the pastry was entered, Teng Yijue stopped all his movements and looked at Teng Ziyan in surprise.

"This tastes ......"

"That's all my daughter can do, I hope my father can like it."

Teng Ziyan interrupted Teng Yijue's words in time, and Huantong told her that she couldn't let the queen mother's name be mentioned at the dinner.

Teng Yijue also realized his gaffe, didn't continue what he didn't say just now, and ate two more bites of the snack in his hand.

"Ayan's cooking is delicious, what reward do you want?"

"It's good to be able to accompany my father more."

Teng Ziyan grinned, and in an instant, Teng Yijue felt that the ice and snow had melted, and on Ah Yan, she seemed to see Feng Jing's shadow.

"Okay, my father promised you to go and see you more in the future."

Teng Yijue looked at her daughter, and she didn't know when she had grown up, only to realize that she had too little company for her, and she felt a little more guilty about Feng Jing.

Nan Suli saw all this in his eyes, hated the root of his teeth, and couldn't help but curse in his heart: Feng Jing, you slut, you will make me unhappy if you die.

Huantong looked at the emperor who was so happy after eating the honey lotus cake, and only felt ironic.

He still remembered that the queen mother often made pastries for his father to eat, but his father never ate one bite and was perfunctory.

Now that the queen mother is gone, the father and the emperor have gone back to find the taste of the mother's cooking, is it only the lost ones who will remember to cherish it, but if they are lost, it is too late.

"Father, this is a picture of the splendid rivers and mountains that I embroidered with my own hands, you can take a look."

The second princess, Teng Zinan, saw that her sister was favored, she couldn't sit still, and without waiting for Zhao Xi to summon her, she ran to the center of the hall by herself.

"Okay, show me it."

Teng Ziyan made the emperor feel good, and the emperor became interested in Teng Zinan's gift.

The next gift activities were carried out easily and happily, and the emperor maintained a high enthusiasm for the things sent by the prince and ministers, and repeatedly played and watched them in his hands, and chatted with these people cordially.

The emperor is very serious on weekdays, but today he is suddenly so kind, and everyone is a little unaccustomed to it.

If you are not used to it, everyone still prefers such an emperor, and the atmosphere of the dinner is also very harmonious.

"Phantom Tong, what have you prepared?" The fifth prince sat in the front row, turned around and leaned against the dining table, and shouted to Phantom Tong, who was separated by two rows.

The Chinese New Year's Eve Palace Banquet is not for everyone to prepare gifts, and those who have prepared tell Zhao Xi in advance and wait for Zhao Xi to summon him.

Huantong has been helping Teng Ziyan prepare recently, so he didn't prepare, and was suddenly ordered by the fifth prince, and he was a little at a loss for a while, and he was stunned.

Seeing that Huantong didn't answer, the fifth prince turned to ask Zhao Xi: "Gonggong Zhao, when will you arrive at Situ Gongzi." ”

Zhao Xi flipped through the roster in his hand, looked at it several times and didn't find the name of Huantong, and looked at the five princes with some embarrassment.

"Back to the fifth prince, there is no name of Phantom Tong on the list." Zhao Xi's voice became smaller and smaller, and his gaze at Teng Zike was a little evasive.

"Blame me, blame me, I don't know if I have to tell Zhao Gonggong in advance." As he spoke, Phantom Tong lifted the sword beside him and walked towards the middle of the main hall.

Taking advantage of the five princes talking to Zhao Xi, Huantong already had an idea.

Seeing that Huantong was prepared, the fifth prince breathed a sigh of relief, he had just drunk too much and was a little reckless. If Phantom Tong is not prepared, then he will be embarrassed.

As soon as Phantom Tong appeared, everyone stopped what they were doing and wanted to see what the Kyoto upstart wanted to give.