I support the army through farming and business.

Chapter 53 Warm Winter Banquet

In the end, Tang Zhao gave up the white brocade.

The spring breeze brought the brocade to Qingmo Hall.

Qiuyu looked worriedly at her daughter, who was slumped on the bed clutching her chest, and advised, "Miss, why don't we use one to make a dress? I just learned a new embroidery pattern from Madam Li yesterday."

Tang Zhao felt that this suggestion was digging into her heart, but after glancing at the plot preview on the system interface, Tang Zhao gritted her teeth and said, "Do it! Take that blue brocade!"

Dress, cape, neither can be missing!
See how she slaps those gossipers in the face at the Warm Winter Banquet!

Qiuyu silently moved a little further away from his girl. Why was the girl so murderous?
Scared.

Tang Zhaohua turned her heartache into strength and wrote "The Return of the Condor Heroes" herself. Nanny Song and Qiuyu sat on the big kang under the window to accompany her, holding their needles and thread.

On the tenth day of the tenth month, Prince Xuan's palace sent out invitations to all the noble families in the northwest to attend the Warm Winter Banquet.

The ladies who received the invitations treated it with great caution: this was the first time that Princess Xuan hosted a warm winter banquet, and its importance was far beyond what the previous one hosted by Concubine Han did.

The invited ladies, young ladies and gentlemen all ordered new clothes and accessories, and before the warm winter banquet even started, a number of shops were already bustling with activity.

On October 13, Concubine Han, who had been living with King Xuan in Wuwei City, moved back to the palace to assist King Xuan's wife and the Crown Prince's wife in organizing the Warm Winter Banquet.

On October 15th, the main gate of Prince Xuan's palace was wide open, and carriages marked with the emblems of various noble families stopped and moved, and guests came in an endless stream.

In the Nuandong Hall, the Crown Prince's Consort led the Third Young Master's Wife, Wang, and the Sixth Young Master's Wife, Wu, to receive the ladies who came to the banquet.

"Why isn't the princess here?" Wu had just dealt with the wife of the Earl of Ning'an and saw that there was no one around Wang, so she stepped forward and whispered.

"The princess favors her, so how could she bear to let her daughter-in-law do such a hard job?" Wang said with a fake smile. "Besides, she is a princess after all. Have you ever seen a princess personally greet guests?"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's biological daughter was not given the title of Princess when she got married. Now, in the whole of Dayu, there is only one Princess Zhaoshan!
Wu also understood this principle, but since they were all daughters-in-law of Prince Xuan's mansion, the difference in treatment was too great.

Wang glanced at Wu's face and felt much better.

Wu was depressed, so she walked up to the Crown Prince's Consort Ming and said some ambiguous words, but Ming stopped her with a few words.

Wang almost laughed out loud. This Wu was just a pretty face and a bunch of dirty money. The Crown Prince's wife and the Princess were sisters-in-law. How could she, a half-brother's wife, sow discord between them?

You really are overestimating your own abilities.

Wang was just about to add some firewood when she heard the servant outside the door singing, "The wife of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery and his daughter have arrived!"

"Madam Meng is here! Miss Seven is here!"

When Ming heard this, she hurried forward and saluted, saying, "Grandma!"

Madam Meng was over seventy years old, but despite her white hair, she was still energetic. She smiled and helped Ming up with her own hands, "Good child."

The brocade-dressed girl who was supporting Madam Meng blinked, "Sister-in-law!"

Ming smiled and said, "Seventh sister is finally willing to go home!"

Gu Xuan was not annoyed by being teased, and said mischievously, "After the banquet, I still have to go back to the Meng family with my grandmother. My grandmother can't leave me!"

Old Madam Meng listened to them lovingly as she walked to the Meng family's seat and sat down.

Next to them, the family of Marquis Zhongyong, accompanied by Wang, sat in the chief seat under the Meng family.

The wife of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery came forward with her daughter to greet them. After Gu Xuan and the others had exchanged greetings, she held Bai Rouyin's hand tightly and said, "Sister Rouyin, why don't you come to the Meng family to see me? I have a lot to say to you."

Bai Rouyin said softly, "I accidentally caught a cold, and I'm afraid I'll pass the illness on to you."

Gu Xuan was worried, "Is my sister okay?"

Bai Rouyin tilted her head, covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed twice, "Much better."

"How come you're feeling much better? You're still coughing?" Gu Xuan asked anxiously, "Does Fifth Brother know?" Bai Rouyin's body stiffened, and she coughed even louder.

Gu Xuan let go and was about to leave, "I'll tell Fifth Brother!"

"Sister Xuan!" Bai Rouyin held her back. "I'm fine," she whispered in her ear. "How can I possibly bother the Fifth Young Master now?"

Gu Xuan was speechless, feeling bitter and sad. She looked around and saw no unfamiliar faces, so she asked, "Sister-in-law, where is Fifth Sister-in-law?"

Bai Rouyin tilted her head and listened carefully.

Ming's smile remained unchanged. "The princess is with her mother and will be here when the banquet begins."

Bai Rouyin lowered her eyes.

Gu Xuan was most afraid of Princess Xuan and didn't dare to look for her. She snorted heavily and dragged Bai Rouyin around Nuandong Hall, hoping to meet Gu Ci by chance.

Mrs. Meng looked at Ming deeply. Ming apologized and went to greet other guests.

In Minghui Hall, Princess Xuan personally combed Tang Zhao's hair.

The intricate and beautiful bun was fixed with a light blue headband, with a light blue gauze flower on the left and a hairpin inlaid with a night-shining pearl the size of a longan on the right. The sunlight shone in through the window, and the night-shining pearl emitted a faint blue light. Paired with clothes made of blue brocade, the girl in the mirror looked even more beautiful and elegant.

Princess Xuan looked at her and thought that her silly son was indeed lucky. With such a wife, what else could a husband ask for?

"Mother?" Tang Zhao pointed at the sun outside and reminded, "The banquet is about to begin."

Princess Xuan took Tang Zhao's hand and said, "Let's go."

Inside the Warm Winter Hall, everyone was already seated at their respective seats, waiting for the banquet to begin.

Gu Xuan glared at Gu Ci who was sitting above her. She didn't know what was wrong with her brother. He entered the Nuandong Hall on time and sat down at his seat. He didn't know what he was busy with. He didn't even raise his head or look around, and didn't even look at his sister Rouyin!
Gu Ci seemed not to notice his sister's gaze and was concentrating on carving the jade in his hand.

"Princess, the princess is here!"

When the singing and chorus ended, everyone present, including Madam Meng, stood up and said, "Welcome to the Princess, welcome to the Princess!"

Tang Zhao was led by Princess Xuan and walked step by step towards the chairman's seat under the gazes of the crowd, some implicit and some direct.

After Princess Xuan took her seat in the chair, Tang Zhao turned around, walked down the stairs and came to Gu Ci's side.

Princess Xuan: "Please take a seat, everyone."

"Thank you, Princess," everyone sat down.

"Today, Prince Xuan's Palace invites all families in the northwest to participate in the Winter Warming Banquet. This is to ensure that the people and soldiers of the northwest can have a peaceful and warm winter. All the funds raised today will be used to benefit the people and soldiers of the three armies."

Princess Xuan raised her glass and said, "I, the princess, would like to thank you all on behalf of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the northwest!" Then she raised her head and drank the wine.

"We will try our best!" Everyone raised their glasses and drank together.

Tang Zhao pursed his lips, full of doubts, is this wine?

This is clearly fermented rice!

She pulled Gu Ci's sleeve and said, "Husband, do you drink this in the army too?"

"No, it's much more intense than this," Gu Ci whispered, "Stop talking, people are watching us."

Tang Zhao rolled his eyes at him implicitly.

Gu Ci:.
Meeting the meaningful look in his grandmother's eyes, Gu Ci pursed his lips.

Someone is going to cause trouble in the next chapter
Let's look forward to it

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(End of this chapter)