The Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet was the first banquet held by Xu Shu after becoming the queen. Although it was just a small family banquet, it could not be neglected. However, Xu Shu didn't like these and had no intention of pleaseing the royal family members in order to win their praise. Therefore, she did not intend to innovate and came up with any new tricks. She only went to Kunning Palace to ask about the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet in previous years and then prepared step by step. The Queen Mother Chun'an was worried that it was the first time Xu Shu was preparing a family banquet, and she was afraid that she would lose face, so she took Madam Yuan to guide her throughout the whole process.

The royal family is sparsely populated, and the huge Qiyuan Hall rear hall looks particularly empty after the decoration. Seeing this, Empress Dowager Chun'an couldn't help but hint at Xu Shu a few words to ask her to hurry up and give birth to the royal heir. Xu Shu responded obediently.

The family banquet is irrespective of the high and low, only the elders and young people. The Empress Dowager, the Emperor and Empress are on the right, the Empress Dowagers are on the left, and several princes are on the lower head in turn. King De was ordered to send food and grass to the East China Sea, so only Princess De brought his adopted son and the banquet.

Princess Ji brought the young prince too. Xu Shu was very happy to see it and couldn't help but ask the nurse to carry it to tease her. However, Deng Yarong's son was still scared of crying. Xu Shu didn't dare to hold her again, she only dared to watch.

Looking at Xu Shu's longing look at Prince Ji, Zhou Jin suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. He could guess Xu Shu's thoughts, but all he wanted was Xu Shu to live well and stay by his side.

Everyone had their own thoughts at the banquet. Apart from the sound of silk and bamboo, and the whispers of children, it seemed particularly desolate and boring. King Duan Zhou Xun couldn't help but yawn. King Ji Wang was smiling and said, "The wine today is good, why don't A Xun drink?"

Zhou Xun glanced at Zhou Jin and whispered, "Did you even drink it if you didn't see the emperor?"

"If the emperor doesn't drink it, don't drink it?" King Ji shook his glass with a little surprised expression.

Zhou Xun shook his head gently, his voice lowered, "I am a little drunk. If I lose my etiquette when I get drunk, it will be bad. Didn't you realize that the emperor's face is not very good today? I'm not serious!"

King Ji glanced at him and didn't care, "Hasn't the emperor always been like this?"

Zhou Xun shook his head, "The emperor is naturally majestic in front of us, but he has never been like this in front of the queen. It can be seen that Long Yan is unhappy today, so I'd better be honest!"

King Ji shook his head and laughed. He turned his head and saw Princess Ji sitting next to Xu Shu with her child in her arms. The two of them were talking intimately, but Zhou Jin had not looked at him for a moment, and he suddenly felt that Zhou Jin's mood might not be very good.

The child was sleepy, and after teasing for a while, he was about to fall asleep. Xu Shu could only ask the nurse to carry the child to the side hall to sleep. The Empress Dowager said kindly to Xu Shu, "Since the queen likes Prince Ji so much, it is better to stay in the palace to raise him for a few days. It is said that the child has a blessing, and maybe there will be good news in the queen!"

The Empress Dowager Xu Shu suddenly made this proposal tighten Xu Shu. The Empress Dowager was definitely not aimless, but smiled and said, "The Empress Dowager is grateful for the kindness of the Empress Dowager. However, the prince is young and has been taken care of by Princess Ji. It is difficult to get used to leaving her biological mother. Mother and son are in love, and Princess Ji should be reluctant to leave her youngest son!"

Princess Ji reluctantly smiled and bowed to the Empress Dowager, "The Empress Dowager is loving, but the child is noisy, and it will be a bad idea to disturb the Empress's purity!"

The Empress Dowager didn't care and said lightly, "What's the matter! Just stay in the palace with you. Even if you are by your side, the child will not be able to make a fuss!"

Hearing the Empress Dowager's tone, it seemed that he did not intend to leave Prince Ji in the palace for a while, but he had to leave the person in the palace. Xu Shu glanced at Prince Ji. The resistance and embarrassment on Prince Ji's face were obvious. She looked down at Prince Ji several times, hoping that Prince Ji could help him, but Prince Ji didn't say a word, and Xu Shu felt something was wrong.

King Ji and the Empress Dowager have a grudge. Now the Empress Dowager openly makes things difficult for Princess Ji, whom King Ji has always respected, but King Ji has no response. This is not normal!

At this time, Zhou Jin spoke, "I have recognized the kindness of the Empress Dowager's heart for the Empress. But the blessing is very ethereal and empty, and I don't believe it very much! There is no need to separate King Ji and Princess Ji and Princess Ji and separate father and son for such illusory things!"

When Zhou Jin talked about this, the Empress Dowager was not good at forcing him anymore. "What the emperor said is that the Ai family is not very concerned! The Ai family just saw that the queen liked Prince Ji, so she just said it casually!"

The Empress Dowager stopped forcing her. Princess Ji was obviously relieved. After sitting down, she looked at Prince Ji with a complaining look, but found that Prince Ji lowered her head and was absent-minded and did not receive her complaining look. Princess Ji felt a little strange.

Perhaps it was because Zhou Jin directly refuted the words of the Empress Dowager and did not leave any affection for the Empress Dowager, which made the already heavy atmosphere even more subtle. Xu Shu originally wanted to take the opportunity to mention the marriage to Mr. Zheng Qi, but now this situation is really the time to speak.

Empress Dowager Huixian suddenly laughed, "This Mid-Autumn Festival is the moon, but the dark clouds cover the moon without a trace of moonlight, but it is really inappropriate. The Queen spent her time preparing this family dinner. I heard that she had arranged to watch the moon? That's a pity!"

Xu Shu smiled slightly and refused to argue. On such occasions, she didn't want to have any disputes with Empress Dowager Huixian. However, Empress Dowager Chun'an couldn't see Empress Dowager Huixian's rampantness, and she couldn't see Empress Dowager Huixian's sarcastic tone. She immediately responded calmly, "What's the pity? When can't you appreciate the moon? Could it be that the moon is particularly round tonight?"

Empress Dowager Huixian pursed her lips and experienced the last time she was exposed to the empress dowager Huixian didn't want to argue with Empress Dowager Chun'an anymore, so she just said she didn't hear it.

Empress Dowager Chun'an raised her chin proudly and smiled at Xu Shu, "Today's wine-making duck is very good. It is not only suitable for the Ai family's appetite, but also for the Duan Wang's appetite!"

Everyone's eyes fell on Zhou Xun. Sure enough, seeing that the wine-stewing duck in front of Zhou Xun had been eaten by most of the wine-stewing duck, Zhou Jin honestly said, "This duck is fat but not greasy, it has the aroma of wine but is not intoxicating. It is very delicious!"

Queen Mother Chun'an smiled and said, "The King Duan likes it and comes to eat it often, but the Ai family seems to remember that they have never had this dish before in the kitchen!"

Xu Shu explained, "This is the prescription offered by my mother two days ago. It is the first time I have made it. It is rare for the Queen Mother and Duan Wang to like it!"

Queen Mother Chun'an nodded and said, "Your mother is intent!"

Zhou Jin continued, "Since the dish presented by Mrs. Zheng Si is so popular, how can I not reward her? According to the queen, what should I reward?"
Chapter completed!