Chapter 363 I can finally have a full meal
Everyone present could see that Emperor Jingning was here to support Shen Huazheng.
Zhou Zeyan finally understood what Grand Tutor Zhou meant.
Ye Hong and the other members of the Ye family present were trembling with fear, fearing that they would be blamed by Emperor Jingning.
The Ye family is already having a hard time now. If they are blamed by His Majesty at the New Year's Eve palace banquet, their future lives will be even more difficult.
Fortunately, Emperor Jingning didn't say anything else, but just walked towards his seat with the Queen.
"Everyone, please take your seats."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
As early as when Emperor Jingning came, everyone had already chatted for several rounds, and now after watching a good show, everyone sat down at their seats with satisfaction.
As soon as everyone took their seats, the Queen Mother arrived.
The New Year's Eve palace banquet officially began, and palace servants came in one after another with trays in their hands.
Originally there were only various fruits and snacks on the table, but now all kinds of dishes are also served.
Seeing the hot pots being served one after another, everyone was delighted.
Great, this year's palace banquet is hot pot!!
Just like the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, the soup base this time is also a mandarin duck hotpot.
In addition to the hot pot base, there are also various ingredients used for hot pot on the table.
Everyone felt like crying as they looked at the bubbling hot pot and the various fresh hot pot ingredients.
Although the charcoal fire in the hall was warm, the food cooled down quickly.
Every year, after all the dishes were served, those attending the palace banquet would listen to Emperor Jingning’s toasts to the stability of the country and the well-being of the people.
In addition, Emperor Jingning will also give some summaries of the past year and prospects for the new year.
For example, what happened in the past year and who made what great contributions should be summarized.
You should also think about what you expect in the coming year and what can be improved.
Anyway, time passed quickly as they talked about this and that, and the hot dishes on the table gradually cooled down.
Every time when Emperor Jingning finished speaking, the dishes on the seats near the palace gate had become completely cold.
The cold dishes were cold, and the hot dishes were also cold.
The New Year’s Eve palace banquet is a kind of relaxation in a sense, as everyone has worked hard over the past year.
It is a good opportunity to take advantage of the New Year's Eve to let everyone accompany His Majesty to eat and drink, watch dances, listen to music, etc.
Although your majesty has good intentions, some dishes are really inedible. They are already cold and you will get a stomachache if you eat them.
Everyone would eat something to fill their stomachs before attending the palace banquet. Even if they were hungry at the banquet, they would only eat some fruits and snacks and would hardly touch anything else.
But you can't not eat it at all, you have to eat a little.
And no matter how bad the food tastes, you have to pretend to be overjoyed.
You have to act more realistically and your expression can't be too stiff.
Just like when everyone eats food under the porch.
Some older officials were even more grateful to Shen Huazheng. If it weren't for her, they wouldn't be able to eat this hot pot.
This year I finally don’t have to eat those cold dishes and can finally have a full meal.
Young people can still bear it, but when they get older, they really can't bear it.
When the dishes of His Majesty and the nobles in the palace get cold, someone will replace them, but no one else has this treatment.
Of course, no one dared to ask the palace servants to change the hot dish.
After all, it was a meal bestowed by the emperor, so no one would dare to reject it even if it turned into ice.
Alas, who could have thought.
They have been officials for decades, but have never had a full meal at the New Year's Eve palace banquet.
It makes me sad just thinking about it. If it wasn’t the wrong occasion, I would have wanted to cry my heart out.
We will have to eat more later to soothe their hearts that have been hurt for many years.
Emperor Jingning gave a speech as usual, and raised his glass -
"My dear ministers, you are the backbone of Daliang. Let us toast to celebrate the Spring and Autumn Period, respect the mountains and rivers, and may God bless Daliang!"
All the ministers quickly stood up, raised their glasses, toasted to Emperor Jingning from a distance, and drank it all in one gulp.
Emperor Jingning put down his wine glass and signaled everyone to start eating.
Andy On also winked at the palace servant beside him, indicating that the singing and dancing could begin.
As the melodious sound of stringed instruments began to play, the dancers came on stage.
Shen Huazheng ate while watching the performance happily.
Long before attending the palace banquet, Princess Lejia told Shen Huazheng that there would be many interesting performances at the New Year's Eve palace banquet.
Compared with the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, the New Year’s Eve Palace Banquet will last longer.
There are also various performances throughout the process, and even some musical instruments that the Jiaofangsi usually doesn't want to touch will be taken out for performances at this time.
Shen Huazheng has been looking forward to this palace banquet for a long time.
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