Chapter 123: New Year's Eve Family Banquet

The princess mansion had arranged the mansion in an orderly manner a year ago, and was also ready for the new year's affairs, but in fact the two owners of the princess mansion did not stay in the mansion on New Year's Eve.
There was a family banquet in the palace on New Year's Eve, and it was customary to make a noise late. The two of them stayed directly at Jingchen Palace when they were last year.
In the past, Lu Qipei had no relatives at home, so it’s okay to join in the fun during the New Year's Day, but this year there is more Lu Sheng in the mansion, but for the new year, she has to keep her alone in the mansion, which is somewhat worrying. Qi Yang finally thought about it, and simply left Zhi Ting, who came in and walked quite close to the child, so that she would not be too lonely with the child during the New Year.
Neither Lu Qipei nor Qi Yang thought about taking Lu Sheng into the palace, because they both knew it was inappropriate. Fortunately, Lu Sheng was also considered sensible, and did not make a fuss to be with the two, but was held by Zhi Ting and went out to send them off.
"Go back, it's cold outside." Qi Yang said and waved his hand, then lowered the curtain.
Lu Sheng didn't quite understand the meaning of the Chinese New Year, and he didn't feel anything special about sending the two away again. On the contrary, the sound of firecrackers from time to time in the street attracted her attention. After watching the carriage of Princess Mansion go far, she was immediately attracted by the sound of firecrackers.
Zhi Ting didn't notice this. She touched Lu Sheng's head, held her and returned to the princess mansion.
In the carriage of the princess mansion that was already driving far away, Qi Yang was saying with Lu Qipei: "My father's body is not as good as before, I am afraid that he will not be able to stay old. Let's not mess around with them tonight. If the father is gone, let's leave the palace. "
Lu Qipei couldn't help laughing when she heard the words, and asked her, "You are so worried about A Sheng?"
Qi Yang acquiesced to this, but he said: "This year's New Year's Eve family banquet is also boring. Without the three kings of Qi, Chu, and Wu, the remaining king of Wei is now a quail. You can still show up at the family banquet, It's nothing more than my sisters. You don't know their temperament, and if you have something to say, Nanping also likes to find fault."
Brothers and sisters are so bad, why do they have to be with them when they celebrate the new year? Is it because the dumplings are not fun, or the rabbits are not fun? Isn't it good to go home and hold Lu Sheng to stay alive?
Lu Qipei had never thought the palace banquet was interesting. In the past, when the kings were still there, they had hidden their swords in tit-for-tat. Now the kings are left with King Wei, who can be a little bit less troublesome, but this year's family dinner must be much deserted compared to previous years.
The two were talking, and the carriage quickly drove to the gate of the palace, and when they entered the gate, they had to change footsteps.
Coincidentally, the two are encountering the Nanping couple who are not dealing with each other. Nanping Huma didn't say anything, and didn't mind that Qiu Shou was robbed of the limelight by Lu Qipei, and he nodded friendly at the two. But Nanping was different. She hummed at Qi Yang. The two children she was holding, now the eldest son is directly stuffed into the arms of her husband, while she herself picked up the little daughter to change steps.
That's right, Nanping has both children. After being inferior to Qi Yang in other respects, she finally found her advantage-children! Why did Qi Yang have nothing to do after four years of marriage? Now that she has both children, she can't be envious of it?
Nanping hugged his daughter and left triumphantly, but Ma Ma helplessly hugged his son to follow.
Looking at Nanping's proud back, Qi Yang couldn't laugh or cry. After pulling on Lu Qipei's sleeves, he finally couldn't help but mutter to her: "What do you think Nanping thinks, compare this with me all day long, is it interesting? "
Lu Qipei touched her ears and temples, and asked her: "If you don't have children, will your Highness regret it?"
Qi Yang was startled when he heard the words, and immediately frowned: "What do you want to do? Besides, we have Lu Sheng now, isn't it good?" She said, lowering her voice: "It is not easy for a woman to have children, my two imperial sisters. Her mother and concubine died in childbirth, so I don’t want to fight with her life."
This is the truth, but if the teenager she admired was not a daughter, she would also be willing to give birth to her.
Lu Qipei was not struggling with this issue, but in his heart he was thinking about what to do with the forces in his hands after Xie Yuan's death. Especially if Qi Bo hasn't completely let go of his hatred, he must be carefully placed, and they must not have any contact with Lu Sheng. Lu Sheng is very good now. She doesn't want her to get crooked one day, which will only make Qi Yang sad.
The palace man walked quickly with his footsteps, and soon he walked to a warm pavilion.
The family banquet is no better than the state banquet, and there are not many people attending it. Therefore, it is not necessary to use the wide hall of Xuande Hall, so it was changed to another smaller palace Yaohua Hall. However, it was still early, and the Yaohua Hall was still preparing, so the princes and princesses who arrived first gathered in the warm pavilion to avoid the cold. They talked and laughed, but they were harmonious.
The arrival of Qi Yang and Lu Qipei didn't affect much, so everyone greeted them. Only Nanping glanced at them unwillingly, turned his head and talked with the sisters he knew well.
"Look, it's really boring." Qi Yang tilted his head and said to Lu Qipei.
New Year’s Eve must be kept for the year, and the New Year’s Eve dinner is also eaten at night, so of course the family banquet was arranged in the evening. Everyone entered the palace in the middle of the afternoon, and some wanted to visit the palace of the Xuan Dynasty, but thought that the emperor was not in good health now, and they were afraid of self-defeating.
The winter days were short, and when the palace feast began at the time of the unity, the sky outside was faintly darkened.
The Yaohua Hall, where everyone first entered, waited. The prince and the emperor came one after another-a serious illness a year ago, and the prince's body has not been recovered until now, and his face was a little pale when he looked at it, but now it looks even less bloody. However, the emperor is still holding on to the emperor's majesty. If it weren't for the fast whitening hair on the sideburns, others would just treat him as healthy as usual.
Qi Yang looked at the father and son and couldn't help but worry, but the emperor had no time to think about it. Everyone got up and saluted the emperor and the prince, and waited until the emperor took a seat and called for the prince to sit down again.
At the beginning of the palace banquet, the emperor sat high on the throne, and the prince got up and led the crowd to pay him a New Year greeting.
However, the emperor glanced down and found that there were a lot fewer people in the palace than in previous years. I thought of the three sons who had been lost this year in a daze. I didn't know what it was like, and finally my heart softened. After everyone received the rewards, they turned their heads and said to Zhang Jian: "Today's New Year's Eve, it should be reunion. Taking advantage of the early hour, send people to pick up King Qi, the fifth prince, and the son of King Wu."
Zhang Jian went, but the hall was silent for a moment. Everyone looked at each other, wondering whether the emperor simply wanted to be reunited on New Year's Eve, or did the Qi kings really wait until the day they turned over?
Wang Wei looked at the prince's face carefully, but it was a pity that he didn't see anything except his illness.
Qi Yang and Lu Qipei didn't think so much. The two left and right were not useful, and given the emperor's current body, there was no time for them to grow. Instead of worrying about King Qi and the fifth princes, he might as well worry about the prince's body-he looked so weak and pale, that Qi Yang couldn't help but doubt the diagnosis of the imperial doctor and others.
However, the emperor started to summon, and the palace banquet could not start completely before the crowd arrived. You have to wait for King Qi and others to come and worship the emperor for the New Year, before the New Year greetings are over, and then you can eat and drink to start enjoying the New Year's Eve dinner.
Of course the adults had no objection to this, and the little emperor who had only followed was a little hungry. Even if they were taught not to dare to do anything, looking at the food in front of them was eager to see, it couldn't be more pitiful.
When Qi Yang saw Nanping's son looking at the beef soup in front of him, his saliva was almost draining. He couldn't help but leaned into Lu Qipei's ear and whispered to her: "Fortunately, A Sheng is not using it today."
Lu Qipei's lips twitched, and he inexplicably heard two points of schadenfreude from these words.
Fortunately, when the prince and princess went out of the palace to build a mansion, the place chosen was not far from the palace. Even after the king of Chu was demoted to a commoner, the emperor did not make it difficult for him to take back the palace, and only demolished the overriding things. At this moment, the summoning was quick, and a few people rushed in less than half an hour.
The fifth prince was particularly excited. He rushed to the front of the imperial court and knelt down with a "puff", crying, "Father, father, the son finally saw you again. It was all the son's fault before, and the son thought this I won’t see you in my life! I heard that my father was sick before and wanted to visit the palace, but he couldn’t even enter the palace gate. The son was really, really wanting to die..."
He was crying with sincerity and tears. But the emperor was a little impatient. He didn't have much affection for these sons. Today is the New Year's Eve family banquet. What is the matter of the five princes crying like this? He also mentioned his illness. Is this crying?
Finally, the emperor frowned and patted the table, and scolded, "Shut up!"
These two words were more effective than anything else, and the fifth prince stopped crying immediately, and knelt down on the ground and did not dare to move. Wang Qi on the side was still thinking about whether to learn from his younger brother to sell miserables. At this time, he was also excited, and he didn't dare to mess around.
Afterwards, King Qi and his nephew saluted the emperor together, respectfully silent, and did not dare to say anything after paying a respectful prayer.
The emperor's face looked better now, he waved his hand to make the two of them retreat to the table, and glanced disgustingly at the five princes who couldn't figure out clearly, and said impatiently: "Go away, you won't be an eyesore."
The fifth prince retired obediently, and didn't dare to make noise anymore, and then secretly wiped the tears on his face after retreating.
In fact, whether the fifth prince or the king of Qi, after half a year of suppression, the whole person looked a lot depressed. They were originally not good enough, but now they lack the determination of the young people, and the emperor is even more distracted.
Fortunately, this episode in the family banquet ended here. The emperor didn't say anything, and then there was a smooth singing, dancing and banquet. The little emperor grandson at the feast was almost hungry when he heard that he could eat, so he moved his chopsticks in a hurry. Only the eldest grandson followed the prince, always taking care of his father. The little boy's patient and thoughtful appearance fell in the eyes of the emperor, and he was even more satisfied.
After a short while, after three rounds of wine, the emperor's spirit became a little bit weak. However, he obviously didn't want to expose his aging, so he put down his bowl and chopsticks and asked Zhang Jian, "How are the fireworks outside?"
Zhang Jian was used to knowing the emperor's wishes best, and said: "My Majesty, we are ready."
The emperor nodded and stood up and said, "Go, go out to see the fireworks. New Year's Eve is also lively."
After hearing the words, everyone hurriedly got up and followed the emperor out of the main hall. Watching fireworks is also an inherent part of the New Year's Eve family banquet. It will only be set off when the son is near in previous years. If the location is suitable, the people outside the palace can also see the fireworks and enjoy them.
However, this year's fireworks display time is obviously much earlier than in previous years.