Greetings, Ninth Uncle

I thought it was just an ordinary small New Year's banquet, but I didn't expect to see so much excitement.

Empress Yang's face was indeed a little troubled. She noticed that many palace concubines were looking in her direction, so she slapped her face hard and refused to let others see jokes.

In the end, the emperor coughed and said, "We'll discuss this matter again. The family banquet is about reunion, so let's all sit down and eat first."

Everyone bowed slightly and responded in unison: "Yes."

However, in the second half of the banquet, no one was in the mood to eat. After returning to Ciqing Palace, Cheng Yujin immediately bowed to Li Chengjing and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, today."

Li Chengjing stretched out his hand to stop Cheng Yujin: "What's the matter? I should have solved it."

Cheng Yujin breathed a sigh of relief, of course she could handle the Queen Mother Yang's words at that time, but she would not be as confident as Li Chengjing. Li Chengjing can say without hesitation that he doesn't want to take a concubine, but Cheng Yujin can't.

Sure enough, as long as a man doesn't want this kind of thing, no matter what the reason is, he can stop it.

Cheng Yujin was very emotional, half smiling and half tentatively asking: "Your Highness really doesn't want to take a concubine? A concubine is not destined for His Highness to have no children at forty, and now there are few folk men who obey. Your Highness is in front of so many Speaking in person, it may be difficult in the future."

"How can you feel at ease if you don't say it in public?" Li Chengjing looked at Cheng Yujin calmly, his eyes seemed to be smiling and oppressive, "If I didn't say it at the time, what would you do?"

Cheng Yujin remembered the few nail prints on her hand. If Li Chengjing hadn't stood up suddenly, she would have responded. The rituals, the seven births, and the heirs were all pressed on her head, and Cheng Yujin couldn't gamble.

Cheng Yujin didn't speak, Li Chengjing also sighed, and without waiting for her answer, leaned over and pulled her hand over. Li Chengjing looked down at the mark on Cheng Yujin's hand carefully, and sighed inaudibly: "This is not allowed in the future."

Cheng Yujin nodded. She didn't ask which one is not allowed, is it hurting her own hand or taking a concubine?

But at this moment, Cheng Yujin would rather these are true. Even if she is deceiving herself, she is willing to believe in the stability at the moment, believe in Li Chengjing, and really intend to take a concubine before she has no children.

Chapter 116 New Year's Eve

In a blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve. On New Year's Eve, the emperor usually held a banquet, and invited his close courtiers to drink and have fun together, saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new. The Empress Dowager is surrounded by many concubines and wives who are happy.

Everyone gathered around the Empress Dowager Yang, juggling and saying nice things, laughing, and punching out endlessly, which was extremely lively.

However, amid the excitement, there was a little discord within the Yang family. Although Empress Yang listened with a smile, her face was stiff and she did not look in the direction of Empress Dowager Yang. And Yang Yan sitting next to Queen Yang is even more obvious, her face is cold.

Cheng Yujin wandered among the crowd, smiling as a wallflower, but her eyes kept silent for a moment, quietly observing the people around her. The difference between Empress Yang and Yang Yan fell into Cheng Yujin's eyes early, not only that, but she also found that Dou Xiyin was not here today.

Strange, Dou Xiyin can't wait to treat the palace as her own home. In the past, whenever there was an occasion to show her face, she would definitely dress up to attend, but this time, with such an important opportunity to accompany Empress Dowager Yang for the New Year, all kinds of princesses and princesses gathered together with their daughters, Dou Xiyin but not there.

Cheng Yujin smiled without saying a word, and watched leisurely without speaking.

Cheng Yujin noticed that Empress Dowager Yang had looked at several young ladies, and Empress Yang was sitting on the side, unable to speak. Looking at her face, she was not happy.

In fact, for Cheng Yujin and Li Chengjing, it is in their best interest for the second prince to marry Dou Xiyin. There is no difference between Dou Xiyin's surname Dou or Yang's surname. It is not beautiful to allow the second prince to add a powerful foreign relative.

Cheng Yujin pretended to have found nothing, and still smiled and flattered the audience.

In the evening, many ladies said goodbye. Those who can accompany the emperor and the empress dowager to attend the royal family's own New Year's Eve banquet are all famous celebrities, and they can take them out for a year in any family. Usually, Yang Yan's mother and daughter were left behind by the scenery, but this year, before the banquet was held, Yang Yan left the palace with a sullen face.

After she left, Cheng Yujin, who had been listening quietly to the Queen Mother Yang, silently glanced in Yang Yan's direction. Then Cheng Yujin looked back, as if nothing had happened.

The New Year's Eve banquet is also divided into inside and outside. The men's and women's seats are displayed in two halls. There are corridors between the palaces. There was a stage in the square in the middle, and the singing and dancing kept going.

After all, Empress Dowager Yang was too old and couldn't stand it. She showed her face at the New Year's Eve banquet, and was supported by her mother to go back to the Cining Palace to rest. After Empress Dowager Yang left, Empress Yang and Cheng Yujin took the throne. However, what kind of fun a woman could have watching singing and dancing, Cheng Yujin and Empress Yang seldom talked to each other. The queen and crown princess above are like this, and the people below don't dare to make trouble.

Compared to the women's place, the man's hall was much more lively, with laughter and applause from time to time. The banquet lasted until the moment of the arrival of the New Year, which took a very long time. In the later period, the female family members found excuses to leave and go outside to breathe.

Cheng Yujin was very patient and sat firmly for a long time, until Queen Yang also left to change her clothes, and she took the maid to the apse to relax for a while. Forsythia followed behind Cheng Yujin and admired it very much. Don't look at sitting in the main hall, it's actually not as easy as standing, because you have to keep sitting upright and smiling all the time. Forsythia is tired just looking at it, and the Crown Princess persisted for two hours almost motionless. This concentration, just thinking about it makes me feel in awe.