After being turned into cannon fodder, I relied on involution to survive

Chapter 86 Dragon Boat Festival Palace Banquet 1
In Jiaxiang Palace, Yu Zizhen met for the first time the second prince Xiao Yuanmin and the eldest princess Xiao Yuanjiu, whom she had been famous for for a long time but had never been able to find a chance to meet.

The eldest princess Xiao Yuanjiu was two years younger than Yu Zizhen. She was born to a low-ranking concubine who was used by the younger Lu family to have children. The character "jiu" in her name was also given to her by the younger Lu family, which means "light black stone like jade".

Because she was a daughter, she was not raised by the little Lu family after she was born. Therefore, her biological mother did not have to face the original fate of leaving her mother and leaving her son.

But even so, the eldest princess's life in the palace was still quite difficult.

Because her biological mother was from a humble background and had a low status in the palace, even the lowest palace servants could bully them.

How difficult is the situation between mother and daughter in the palace?It was so difficult that the eldest princess actually envied her for being bullied in the little Lu family's palace, and her life was not as good as Xiao Yuanmin, the half-brother of the dog raised by the little Lu family.

Xiao Yuanmin is one of the emperor's only two sons. He is three years younger than Yu Zizhen and one year younger than his half-sister, the eldest princess. He is also the son of a low-ranking concubine used by the younger Lu family to have children.

Unlike the eldest princess, because he was a son, he lost his biological mother as soon as he was born.

On the surface, his biological mother died of postpartum hemorrhage. In fact, the reason why his biological mother suffered from hemorrhagic collapse was because the doctor who was instructed by Xiao Lu to deliver her child had tampered with her during the birth.

Xiao Yuanmin's name was also chosen by Xiao Lu. The word "min" means "white stone like jade".

From these two names, we can see what attitude Xiao Lu holds towards the eldest princess and the second prince.

As an imperial heir, the second prince was raised by the little Lu family and was the envy of his half-sister, the eldest princess, but in fact he was also bullied in the little Lu family's palace.

Especially his nominal mother, Xiao Lu, who would beat him to vent his anger when he was upset.Just like when Yu Zizhen entered the palace for the first time, he happened to catch up with the little Lu family who was upset and was beaten so much that he secretly invited the imperial doctor to see him.

This pair of sisters and brothers arrived very early, and their seats were located next to the eldest prince, who was the eldest son.

As for Yu Zizhen and the others, they were placed opposite the eldest prince.

Before the big Lu family and the little Lu family came, Yu Zizhen looked at all the royal family members in Jiaxiang Palace without leaving any trace.

In addition to the eldest prince's half-brothers and sisters, Yu Zizhen also saw several of the emperor's concubines here. None of these women dared to take the lead. Even Wan Jingrong's aunt Wan was sitting cautiously in a remote corner at this time. , and dare not speak casually or wander around.

In addition to these people who originally lived in the palace, Jiaxiang Palace also had many royal family members in the capital.

These royal family members are either the descendants of the former emperor's uncles and brothers, or they are the living blood of the current emperor's brothers who died early.

None of these people had any real power or prestige, but because they had the closest blood relationship with the emperor, they were set up as targets by the Lu family to demonstrate her good treatment of the royal family members, and they were pampered and received a free salary every year.

What the Great Lu family didn't know was that some of the royal family members whom she raised as kittens and puppies would change their previous submissiveness when facing her and the Lu family after a few years.

At the same time that the Lu family killed the emperor and supported their puppets, they took advantage of the chaos to escape from the capital with Xiao Shaoke. Soon after, they joined forces with some influential officials to push Xiao Shaoke to the throne and make Empress Qi The Little Imperial Court became one of the three major forces that competed with the Lu family.

Touching the delicate patterns on the tea cup in his hand, Yu Zizhen thought to himself, it seems that a large number of these royal family members are very good at pretending to be pigs and eating tigers.Sure enough, no one in this world can be underestimated.

Just as she was sighing, the big Lu family finally came over accompanied by the little Lu family.

Hearing the little eunuch's call outside the door, the emperor immediately stood up and led everyone to welcome Da Lu's entrance.

Big Lu was in a good mood today. She smiled and said "no courtesy" with the support of little Lu, and then went to the back of the desk, accompanied by the emperor and little Lu.

Xiao Shaoke, who was following Big Lu and Little Lu, seemed as if he didn't exist. Under the guidance of the little eunuch, he quietly sat down behind his desk.

Among all the royal family members in the palace, only the eldest prince raised his glass to him from a distance and mouthed "uncle" to him.

Xiao Shaoke's eyes were filled with soreness, but he didn't dare to show his sadness. He clenched his trembling hand and nodded to the eldest prince from afar.

His position was that of Yu Zizhen. When he saw the eldest prince greeting him, Yu Zizhen immediately raised his glass to Xiao Shaoke enthusiastically.

Xiao Shaoke originally had some inexplicable grievances and sorrows swirling in his heart, but as soon as Yu Zizhen's attitude of "I will do whatever the eldest prince does" came out, Xiao Shaoke was immediately speechless and couldn't care less about continuing to feel sad.

He really couldn't understand how the majestic Prince Yu Zizhen, the Prince of Zhenbei, could be so sincere and sincere in being a follower to the eldest prince.

You must know that the emperor is just a mascot emperor and has no real power. Naturally, Yu Zizhen does not need to deliberately do what he wants to have a good relationship with the eldest prince in order to please the emperor.

As for the eldest prince, he was frail and unfit, and was directly insulated from the right to inherit the throne. He didn't even have a chance to become a mascot emperor.

But Yu Zizhen not only had a father who was a vassal prince with a lot of troops, but he was also the legitimate son of Prince Zhenbei. If nothing unexpected happened, he would inherit the military power from Prince Zhenbei in the future.

Comparing the two, the superiority and inferiority were immediately apparent. In Xiao Shaoke's opinion, there was really no need for Yu Zizhen to circle around the eldest prince.

But, Yu Zizhen did just that, and he did it quite happily.

Xiao Shaoke was confused and envious at the same time. He often couldn't help but think, if only someone was willing to defend him in this way, would it be a little sweeter for him to have a bitter life?

Then he thought that in the past few years, the eldest prince had actually done everything within his power to help him out quietly, so that he would be less bullied by Lu Heng and Wan Jingrong. Xiao Shaoke suddenly felt that his life was actually too complicated. It's not really all gloom.

He was in a better mood. Looking at the frequent exchanges between Yu Zizhen and the eldest prince, he only felt funny in his heart, but no longer felt weird.

After listening to the routine speeches of the Empress Dowager Dalu and the Emperor with some absent-mindedness, everyone raised their chopsticks amidst the singing and dancing of the actors.

The children, including Yu Zizhen, held tea cups, ate vegetables, listened to music, and watched dances, while the adults exchanged cups and cups and talked to each other amidst the gentle music.

(End of this chapter)