The Royal Family's Orphan is on the Rise

Chapter 190: New Year's Eve Banquet

His Majesty the Jade King nodded, "Yes."

Everyone knows that the Thirteenth Brother is an unpopular prince, but the Fourth Princess takes great care of him.

Shen Jiarou, the person involved, only took extra care of the Thirteenth Brother because she had a connection with him and felt sorry for him.

To her, it was all ordinary care, but her ordinariness was seen as attentiveness by outsiders.

The day before New Year’s Eve is the Little New Year’s Eve, which is also the annual palace banquet where the emperor and his ministers celebrate together.

At the banquet, Shen Jiarou appeared in a round-necked white fox fur cape, a bright red palace dress underneath, and a simple red headband on her hair.

"Jiarou has met Grandpa Huangliu, Grandma Huangliu, Uncle Huangliu, Aunt Huangliu, and my cousins."

Prince Su's family of six smiled and nodded, and Ji Chendong and Princess Kangmei saluted her.

"Meet Princess Sister."

"Meet my cousin."

Shen Jiarou came to Prince An's family again and greeted everyone.

"Jiarou has met the emperor's uncle, cousin and his wife, and Princess Le'an."

Prince An smiled lovingly, "You're welcome, Princess."

There was a commotion at the door. "The Princess has arrived!"

Shen Jiarou and other younger generations as well as the wives of ministers bowed respectfully.

"Meet the Imperial Aunt."

"See the eldest princess."

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The eldest princess walked towards Prince An and the others and asked, "How long have my brother and his family been here?"

Prince An held a nominal position in the Taichang Temple, an institution in charge of state etiquette, music, sacrifices and other affairs, and was mainly responsible for ancestral temple sacrifices and court rituals and music.

Hearing the question from his younger sister, Prince An smiled.

"Just for a moment."

Seeing the Jiang Shisheng brothers beside the eldest princess, he smiled lovingly.

"Shi Sheng/Shi Jie has met the Emperor's uncle."

Seeing how polite the two were, Prince An praised them.

"The two children are well raised by the imperial sister. The eldest is talented and the second is lively and cheerful."

Shen Jiarou, who was standing by, had her ears callused from listening so much that she spoke up at the right time.

"Uncle, aunt, Jiarou wants to go see her father and teacher, so she'll be leaving first."

Prince An smiled and nodded. Shen Jiarou nodded to her two cousins ​​and then turned and left.

Emperor Wenzong of Tang sat in his seat with an indifferent expression and a lonely figure.

"Daddy."

Emperor Wenzong of Tang looked up and saw a princess in red palace dress approaching him, and he stood up and saluted.

"I have seen the princess."

"Daddy, please get up."

Seeing her upright and elegant father, Shen Jiarou smiled with concern.

"Can Diedie still bear it?"

Tang Wenzong smiled faintly, "I'm fine, how are you?"

"My daughter is fine too."

Before leaving, Shen Jiarou stuffed a hand warmer into Tang Wenzong's arms, turned around and walked away quickly with his people.

Shen Jiarou came to the wife of Marquis Yong'an again to pay her respects.

"I met my mother."

"Your Highness pays respect to the Princess."

"How long has mother been here?"

The wife of the Marquis of Yong'an said gently, "It should take a quarter of an hour."

Seeing that she was alone, Shen Jiarou suddenly felt lonely.

"How did you come here alone?"

"Your grandmother is old and can't be bothered."

Shen Jiarou understood, "You should take a rest. Next time you enter the palace, you can bring Sister Ya or Sister Fei, or other sisters. This way it will be more lively."

The wife of the Marquis of Yong'an understood the princess's hidden meaning, which was that she was asking her to bring someone into the palace to keep her company next time.

Thinking of this, Lady Yong'an was relieved.

"Mother, I will remember this next time. How is the princess these days?"

Shen Jiarou smiled sweetly, so bright and charming that even the wife of Marquis Yong'an was stunned.

"My daughter is fine. She will go and say hello to the teachers. Please sit down and have a rest."

In order to avoid the severe cold, this palace banquet was also held in the inner palace.

When the banquet was officially underway, Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty looked at Shen Jiarou, who was dressed in festive attire.

Feeling his gaze, Shen Jiarou raised her eyes and frowned slightly.

What does the look in my father's eyes mean?

Emperor Shundi of Yuan Dynasty looked at all the officials and their families and said, "My dear ministers, today is the New Year's Eve palace banquet. What kind of performance should we have to liven up the atmosphere?"

Feeling that gaze again, Shen Jiarou frowned.

"Father, sister Yi Yi always has a lot of ideas. Why not let sister Yi Yi speak?"

Shen Jiarou was startled and looked over, seeing a face as gentle as jade. It was her brother, the Crown Prince.

Shen Jiarou frowned slightly and glared at him quietly.

When Emperor Shundi of Yuan Dynasty saw his son was talking to him, he looked at the little girl decisively and said, "Yi Yi, come up with one."

Shen Jiarou stood up and saluted, "Yes, I obey your command."

She thought for a moment and then casually asked, "Idiom chain?"

Emperor Yuan Shun was stunned. "Princess, tell me the rules."

"It's a four-character idiom. Each person says an idiom and then another one. Four-character idioms with homophones are also acceptable. If someone suddenly stops, he or she will perform a routine. After the routine is finished, she or he will start by re-saying a four-character idiom."

Master Fu found this interesting: "This is worth a try."

Shen Jiarou agreed: "Everyone can participate, and I won't favor anyone."

Prince Su stroked his beard and said, "It sounds interesting. Let's get started."

Looking at so many people, Shen Jiarou had another idea: "Father, since there are so many people, why not split into two teams? We can also each take out any daily item as a prize, and we can register it in advance.

The winning team gets the prize from the losing team. The winning team will form several teams to play the next game. The winner will get the prize.

The team with the least performance in the end will be the winner.

By the way, members of the same group can help each other, or ask teammates to take turns. "

The Queen Mother was pleasantly surprised: "Then you guys start quickly, the three of us won't try anymore."

The queen smiled gently and said, "How about one team on each side?"

Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty nodded slightly: "I think it's OK."

Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty waved to Li Jiang and whispered a few words to him.

Soon two eunuchs took out writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone and began to register the prizes one by one. Behind them was another eunuch holding a tray to collect the prizes.

It was the turn of the brothers Jiang Shisheng and Jiang Shijie. One of them took off a jade pendant from his body, and the other took off a ring on his hand.

When it was Shen Jiarou's turn, everyone looked over. Shen Jiarou was also generous and took off the priceless red agate necklace from her wrist.

When it was Tang Wenzong's turn, the adults around him also looked over.

When Emperor Wenzong of Tang took out an exquisite purse from his waist, the adults on both sides closest to him noticed that it was an embroidery from the Pearl and Jade Pavilion, with precious pearl designs on it.

The four eunuchs returned to their original positions. Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty looked at the prize and waved his hand to signal the start.

Prince Su and other princes and royal family members sat on the right side of Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty, and concubines and princesses sat on the left side of the empress.

Prince Su was the first to come forward: "Forever and ever."

Sitting opposite is Concubine Zhang: "Return to oneness after a long time."

Princess Su: "With all my heart."

Corresponding to Concubine Xian: "Unexpected."

When it was Shen Jiarou's turn, she really couldn't think of anything and shook her head left and right.

Finally, Shen Jiarou sighed.

"Let me perform a show, Princess."

Everyone looked at her to see what she was going to perform.

"Have a song."

"I am not talented enough to win your favor, sir. Please don't blame me for disturbing you for a long time. You should go north, and I will go to the South Bridge. We will say goodbye here, and it will be unforgettable in this life..."

Everyone listened fascinated.