No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 375 Unwilling (one more)
Every year on New Year's Eve, a palace banquet is held in the palace as usual, and the banquet will last until midnight to express the meaning of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new.In the past, such banquets were presided over by Empress Dowager Zhu, but now that Empress Dowager Zhu is gone, and the Empress Dowager is seriously ill in bed, this task can only fall on Luo Junyao.

For a girl who is only sixteen or seventeen and has just been married for a few months, it is a bit embarrassing to host this, which can be said to be the largest and most important banquet of the year.

But one advantage of Luo Junyao's personality is that no matter what happens to her, no matter whether she can do it well or not, she will never shrink back and worry, adding unnecessary troubles to herself.

According to Miss Luo's thinking: as long as it is something that a human being can do, what is there that this girl can't do?

Even so, Luo Junyao was still busy in the palace for most of the day.

In the evening, the dignitaries of Shangyong began to enter the palace one after another.

Naturally, the banquet in the cold winter cannot be held on a high platform like the Yutai Terrace, which is ventilated from all sides. The venue for the banquet is a palace specially used for large-scale banquets on the west side of the Outer Court Deliberation Hall.

The palace is nine rooms wide, only slightly smaller than the largest palace in the palace.There are earth dragons laid under the floor in the hall, and when one steps into one of them, a blast of heat blows towards the face, sweeping away the chill brought from the outside.After a while, the whole person couldn't help feeling a little lazy in the warm breath.

It was still early, Luo Junyao took Qin Ning and Xu Xinyu to entertain the female relatives who had arrived in the East Palace.

Seeing Luo Junyao sitting on the main seat, the wives who entered the palace first were also somewhat surprised.They originally thought that the two princesses of Changling and Changzhao presided over an occasion like today, or that Princess Taihua was invited to come forward.

Unexpectedly, it was actually the regent princess who came forward. Among the two three eldest princesses, Princess Changling has not yet arrived. Princess Changzhao and Princess Taihua are sitting next to her, just chatting with some women who are familiar with her. Today's banquet Apparently it was really up to the Princess Regent to call the shots?
"I've seen the princess." Mrs. Cheng Enhou brought a family of children and family members to greet her, but the expression on her face was not very good-looking.

In previous years, this seat was occupied by Empress Dowager Zhu. As the daughter of the Zhu family, Empress Dowager Zhu naturally wanted to give Cheng Enhou's mansion more dignity.But now Empress Dowager Zhu is gone, even though the emperor is the grandson of the Zhu family, he is too young to be in charge.Although the Zhu family escaped from this rebellion by chance, it is far worse than before.

Zhu Jin who was following Mrs. Cheng Enhou's face was even more ugly. A few months ago, Luo Junyao was still chasing after a man. He was an idiot who was despised and ridiculed by everyone.Now Luo Junyao has already sat on a high position that she can't reach, but she is still an ordinary girl from the Houfu.

Because of some previous incidents, Zhu Jin's reputation among the noble ladies was not very good. People who liked her, Zhu Jin herself didn't like her, and others who Zhu Jin liked didn't like her. Some are too high to be too low.

If she had married the Prince Regent back then, she would be sitting in that position now!
Zhu Jin couldn't help thinking to herself.

Luo Junyao looked at the people in Chengenhou's mansion with a smile, and said: "Mrs. Chengenhou's house doesn't need to be polite, please sit down." Immediately, a court lady came up to invite the female family members of Chengenhou's mansion to sit down.

Madam Cheng Enhou looked at her seat, although it was not far behind, it was only in the middle, six or seven seats away from the Princess Regent at the front, and her expression became even uglier.

"Thank you, Princess!" Madam Cheng Enhou said with a stiff face, she led the people and followed the maid to sit down.

The momentary change of expression of the people in Cheng Enhou's Mansion naturally fell into the eyes of many people, some gloated and some did not take it seriously.

The Zhu family has been in the sunset since the old Zhuhou passed away, but they were lucky to have a daughter who became a princess, empress, empress dowager, and others gave them some face.Now that the empress dowager is gone, and the little emperor is still young, the Zhu family has no arrogance, but it is not a little bit less.

There was some kind of flower appreciation poetry meeting before, and I was tossing about publishing a collection of poems to mourn Queen Mother Zhu.There are many people who join in the fun, but the truly powerful people rarely join in.Now it seems that it has no effect. When the so-called poetry collection comes out, it may be another joke.

"Aunt, Xinyu and sister Ah Ning want to go to Muxuetang to play." Xu Xinyu whispered next to Luo Junyao under Qin Ning's hint.

Luo Junyao stretched out his hand to pinch her face, and said with a smile: "The banquet is still a while away, Xinyu and Ah Ning will take all the girls to play next to it." Woohoo, I want to go too.

Luo Junyao felt that hosting this kind of banquet is really a very painful thing, and I don't know why so many people think it is a kind of honor?
Sitting here upright, listening to a group of people who can't even remember their names, is really boring.In order to avoid any troubles on such occasions, everyone still talked about trivial matters, and the latter was simply a business bragging, and she wanted to yawn when she was bored.

Luo Junyao couldn't help but look forward to something, even gossip.

Qin Ning obviously couldn't sit still for a long time, and didn't want to call her aunt in public, so she urged Xu Xinyu to speak.

It wasn't just Qin Ning who couldn't sit still. After listening to Luo Junyao's words, many little girls who were sitting obediently beside their grandmother or mother obviously became alive.

Qin Ning stood up and said hello, and immediately many girls also stood up and saluted Luo Junyao who was sitting in the main seat, and ran out with Qin Ning and Xu Xinyu.

Luo Junyao sat on the main seat, silently shedding tears of envy in his heart.

It's a pity that no matter how envied Luo Junyao is as the hostess, she can only chat awkwardly with these noble wives.

It wasn't until the lights came on that the servants came to invite the princess to rest and change clothes.

Luo Junyao said excuse me to everyone, and led the people to the side hall where the princess regent prepared to change clothes and rest.

"Why hasn't mother come yet?" Luo Junyao asked after entering the side hall after letting out a long breath.

Feng Jian, who was waiting beside her, said respectfully: "Back to the princess, the eldest son sent someone to say that Mrs. Chun'anbo's son is not feeling well. Mrs. Luo went to have a look and come with Chun'anbo's mansion later." come over."

Luo Jun frowned and said, "Elder Sister is not feeling well? Then rest at home, the banquet is too long, how can she bear it if she is still pregnant?" While talking, he had to call someone to pass the message.This palace banquet will last until the end of the New Year's Eve. After a few hours, ordinary people will feel uncomfortable, let alone pregnant women?
Feng Jian quickly grabbed her, shook his head and smiled: "No, the princess, Mrs. Chun'an Bo Shizi just entered the door, so she has to show her face no matter what on such an occasion. If the princess is worried about her, I can let her go to the side hall earlier to rest or go back sooner."

Luo Junyao was silent for a moment, and could only sigh.

She knew what Feng Jian meant. When the elder sister got married, she was someone else's daughter-in-law.

The daughter-in-law of the Chun'anbo Mansion was absent from the palace banquet in the first year of their marriage. Even if the royal family didn't mind, others and even the Chun'anbo Mansion itself would inevitably feel that Luo Mingxiang was being arrogant by taking advantage of his younger sister's status as the regent princess.

If Luo Mingxiang was still a daughter of the Luo family, and she wouldn't come if she was not feeling well, the Luo family didn't care about it, but the Chun'anbo House might not care too much.

Otherwise, Mrs. Su would not have made a special trip to the Chun'anbo mansion, saying that she would accompany her daughter into the palace, instead of directly letting her daughter not have to enter the palace.

"Princess, don't worry. If Madam Shizi is really serious, Madam will definitely not risk her daughter's safety. Since Madam Luo said that she will enter the palace later, there must be nothing serious." Feng Jian comforted.

Luo Junyao nodded somewhat disinterestedly and said, "If mother and eldest sister are here, please invite them to come here to rest."

"Yes, don't worry, princess."

Luo Junyao changed into lighter clothes and leaned on the soft couch with her eyes closed to rest her mind. She sat like a wooden stake all afternoon, and she felt that she was going to go stiff.

Just a little drowsy, the voice of the maid came from the door, "I have seen the eldest princess, I have seen the princess of Pingning County."

Luo Junyao opened his eyes and sat up, and saw Princess Changling and Zhang Jingyu walking in from outside side by side.

　What's up, the second update in the afternoon~
　　
　
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