The others in the courtyard had already started chatting familiarly. When they saw Prince Wu and Zhao Moyan arrive, they all stood up to greet them and exchanged pleasantries for a while. Tian Yu's smile became stiff before they all sat down to drink tea and eat snacks. Everyone praised Tian Yu's snacks highly. Huang Xuan even scolded Tian Yu for not taking their partnership seriously, asking why she didn't teach them a thing or two about all the delicious food. Tian Yu nodded in agreement, saying that she would definitely teach them when she had time. Zhao Moyan had a cold face from the moment he entered, and he didn't want to talk to the princess sitting next to him. Tian Yu instructed the servants to prepare the meal and went to push Li Xingyun. Li Xingyun was still a little unwilling, but he couldn't resist Tian Yu's coaxing and had to give in.

The courtyard was already set up, with a small stove and a small hot pot in front of each person, and hot pot ingredients carefully prepared by Tian Yu all around. Everyone was at a loss when they saw the steaming stove. When Tian Yu brought Li Xingyun out, she saw that everyone was sitting and no one was touching their chopsticks. After arranging Li Xingyun, Tian Yu smiled and explained to everyone, and then everyone understood and curiously started to try it.

Tian Yu poured a cup of wine and said to everyone, "Today is the Beginning of Winter, and also my first winter here. I am very happy to have met you all, and I thank you all for your help, especially Prince Wu. I am deeply grateful and have no way to repay you, so I have specially prepared this family banquet to express my gratitude." As she spoke, Tian Yu walked to the Prince, raised her cup, and drank the wine in her hand. Everyone else also raised their cups and drank the wine in front of them.

Just as they were about to begin the banquet, the prince noticed the injury on Tian Yu's ear and asked curiously, "What happened to your ear?"

"Oh! It's nothing, I just got bitten by a dog," Tian Yu said, touching her ear.

Everyone looked at Mao Rong without thinking. Mao Rong lowered his head and obediently lay down, as if he had been wronged. Tian Yu smiled helplessly, thinking that Mao Rong was sorry. Just by feeling, Tian Yu knew that Zhao Moyan's face behind him was ashen. She quickly returned to Tang Yuan's side and sat down, picking up a piece of meat for Mao Rong to comfort him.

The small hot pot was prepared by Tian Yu a long time ago. She originally wanted to have a large pot, but since there were princes and princesses, she prepared small pots instead. However, there were many people and limited quantity, so she had to make do with the guests. For the other family members, Tian Yu prepared a large hot pot at the end of the table. Upon seeing the large pot, Prince Wu asked first, "What's that for?"

"Because there aren't that many small pots, I prepared this one so that everyone can have a taste."

"Are there more guests?"

"No, it's just the few of us?" Tian Yu pointed to the group behind her: Tangyuan, Jifeng, Xuanyu, Qiuju, and Lvliu.

"You mean you guys eat there while we eat here?"

"Yes, Your Highness, if you don't like it, we can go somewhere else."

"Suit yourself!" the prince said, frowning.

"I knew it! The prince is magnanimous and certainly won't have any objections. Alright, you guys come and eat!" Tian Yu said to them with a smile.

The group was still hesitant, but Tian Yu had already pulled Tang Yuan down to sit and start cooking. The group looked at each other, still unsure. Tian Yu said loudly, "What are you doing? Come on over! Today is the beginning of winter, and I just wanted to invite everyone to have a simple meal together. Don't be shy. The prince has already agreed, so hurry up and sit down."

Xuan Yuqiuju and Lvliu looked up at Zhao Moyan, who said, "Let's do as Madam says!"

The group then sat down, and the banquet officially began. Everyone was very curious about the hot pot, and they discussed and tasted it together, having a great time. Even though they had never met before, they now had things to talk about.