After hearing this, Jiang Qianruo felt even more distressed.

It’s easy to imagine that there were no conditions to be particular about it in the past.

Which noble lady from a respectable family in Beijing has not been picky about her hairstyle, clothes, accessories, etc. since childhood?

Only someone like her, who had no choice since childhood, would not care about anything.

Because there is no choice at all!

She turned to look at Ji Changying: "Do you like it?"

Ji Changying's eyes curved, "It looks great! Your Majesty's taste is impeccable. My father and his men's clothes also fit them very well. They look like a different person when they wear them!"

Jiang Qianruo looked at the two people, one big and one small, in front of him, and felt a satisfaction he had never felt before.

Even the look he gave the Zhou family and Hu Shi was filled with a touch of leniency: "Thank you for following me all the way to the capital, and for making the trouble to come to the palace today. Once this matter is settled, you can live peacefully here from now on."

Zhou Liu was shocked. Did this mean that their Zhou family would stay in Beijing in the future?

The four daughters-in-law of the Zhou family were ecstatic in their hearts but did not dare to show it on their faces. They just looked up at their mother-in-law nervously.

Why doesn’t the mother-in-law respond?

"Grandma! Why don't you thank the Queen quickly? It sounds like she's going to reward you!"

Ji Changying looked at Zhou Liu with a smile and reminded her.

Zhou Liu came to her senses and immediately knelt on the ground with her daughters-in-law: "We, thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"

Fortunately, I learned some rules before entering the palace, otherwise I really don’t know what to do now.

For some reason, some sweat appeared on Zhou Liu's forehead.

"Get up!"

Jiang Qianruo saw that Nanny Lai was distracted and helped Zhou Liu up personally.

Not long after they chatted, a palace maid came over to tell them that the palace banquet was about to begin.

"First exposure!"

"The servant is here!"

"You take them to the Qiongyu Tower yourself and sit there. Just stay with them and don't let anyone offend you."

"yes!"

Chu Lu's face straightened and he answered solemnly.

As the head maid beside the Queen, since the Queen has given such instructions, she will definitely not allow anyone to offend her.

Jiang Qianruo looked at them apologetically and said, "I'm going there with the Emperor later. You go first, I'll be there soon."

Mrs. Hu waved her hands hurriedly: "Just go ahead and do your work. We can go there on our own."

This palace banquet was held in the Qiongyu Tower of Huaqing Pool, not far from Yanfu Palace.

Chulu led them all the way smoothly.

Walking out of Yanfu Palace and passing Piaomiao Garden, and just as they were about to cross a white marble slab bridge to reach Qiongyu Tower, a young eunuch almost bumped into Ji Changying. Chuluo's quick eyes and hands kicked him to the side, and he fell to the side with a cry of "ouch".

"Which palace are you from? How can you be so flustered?!"

Chu Lu looked at the eunuch on the ground and scolded him with a hint of anger on her face.

The young eunuch looked up and caught a glimpse of Chulu's clothing. He was immediately frightened and knelt on the ground, trembling. "Aunt, I work in the imperial kitchen. I was busy with the banquet today, so I walked a little hurriedly. Please forgive me, aunt."

Considering the situation today and the presence of distinguished guests nearby, Chulu frowned and said nothing more: "Hurry up and get down! If you don't be careful, you'll get yourself into trouble!"

"Yes, yes, yes! I'll leave right away!"

The young eunuch nodded and bowed, picked up his things, apologized, and retreated.

Chu Lu then led them forward. In order to ease the previous atmosphere, she took the initiative to introduce the potted toys placed on the roadside.

"Today is the Empress's Thousand Years' Banquet. The Emperor specially arranged for all these vases of flowers and potted ornaments collected from all over the country to be displayed for everyone to enjoy. Even many of the precious species in the Imperial Garden have been moved to Huaqing Pool. Even though it is late autumn now, the flowers there are still in full bloom and look very beautiful!"

He showed a proud expression on his face and pointed at the flowers and plants on the roadside to introduce them to everyone.

Qianqiu Banquet?

Ji Changying paused for a moment. She had never expected that today was the Queen's birthday...

"What is the Qianqiu Banquet?"

Chu Lu was stunned for a moment as she looked at Zhou's face, which was extremely similar to Jiang Qianruo's. After a pause, she replied, "Today is the Queen's birthday."

Mrs. Zhou was stunned. "Ah? A birthday? Why didn't you tell us earlier? We didn't know and didn't prepare anything."

No one in the Hu and Zhou families had expected that today was not only a palace banquet, but also the Queen's birthday!

They entered the palace empty-handed, and were really... a little at a loss.

Chu Lu was also a little surprised. She thought that the Queen's Thousand Autumn Banquet was something everyone knew about.

Then she looked at Zhou and smiled meaningfully, "Since Your Majesty hasn't said anything, then I guess Your Majesty has already received the best gift."

Zhou blushed a little when she was looked at and stopped talking.

She still remembered what Nanny Hua had told her before entering the palace: talk less and watch more.

Chulu took them onto the white marble slab bridge of Huaqing Pool, and from afar they could see the Qiongyu Tower as bright as day.

Groups of young girls sat together in twos and threes, their colorful clothes like a touch of bright color in the autumn, and the sound of laughter and noise never stopped.

The ladies of each family also sat together, with dignified postures and appropriate smiles.

The beams of the Qiong Yu Tower are made of cloud-top sandalwood, the column bases are made of gold, the lamps are made of crystal jade disks, the floor is covered with white jade and embedded with gold beads, and a huge bright moon bead is hung on the roof, shining brightly.

The daughters-in-law of the Zhou family held their breath and took every step carefully, for fear of crushing the precious beads on the ground.

Although Mrs. Hu appeared relatively calm, a closer look revealed that her hands had become so tense that they were clenched into fists.

Even Ji Changying was shocked by such a luxurious and beautiful building and couldn't help but look up.

The originally noisy hall suddenly became quieter due to their arrival, and many people looked at them intentionally or unintentionally.

Seeing them acting like this, a hint of sneer and contempt immediately flashed in their eyes. If they hadn't taken Chu Lu behind them into consideration, someone would have spoken out long ago.

He remained calm when he first appeared, and under the gazes of many ladies, he brought Zhou and the others to a seat near the front of the banquet.

Even the position of the first-rank imperial wife in the capital had to be moved to the back row.

Such an action really attracted people's attention. The person who had been mocking them in his heart just now suddenly froze.

When Old Madam Cui saw this, her eyes flickered, and a hint of doubt crossed her kind face. "Miss Chulu, these ladies look very unfamiliar to me. I wonder who they are from? How could the Empress be so kind to arrange this for them?"

You have to know that Chu Lu is a first-rank maid beside the Queen Mother, so it is obvious that this must have been arranged by the Queen Mother's order.