"After today, Princess Zhaoyang's status is estimated to be comparable to that of the princes and princesses."

Only when I saw it with my own eyes did I realize how much the emperor loved Ruyi.

But it was obvious that the emperor's eyes when he looked at Ruyi were clear, filled with only love for the child, nothing else.

Everyone followed.

After taking his seat, the emperor announced, "From now on, Princess Zhaoyang will be Princess Zhaoyang."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

Ruyi knelt down, shocked.

"Get up and sit with me."

The emperor pulled her up and asked him to sit down on the left, next to Rong Yan.

And on the right side, there are empty seats reserved for the Queen Mother, Ying and Concubine Guifei.

Ying and Concubine Guifei arrived very quickly.

"The road was not easy to walk on. I almost got late by accident."

Yinghe entered the room. Although she was wearing plain clothes because of the death of the prince, her aura was as bright as the moon. She entered the room, greeted the emperor, and then looked at Ruyi with a smile.

"Ruyi, long time no see."

"Ruyi greets the queen."

Ruyi bowed obediently, feeling extremely grateful, but there were some things that were not suitable to be said in this occasion, so she could only keep silent.

"I am very happy today."

Yinghe is a talkative person. She is deeply loved by the emperor and respected by all parties in the palace. At this moment, she is sitting on the other side of the emperor, feeling very elegant and graceful.

A little less dignified, but a little more straightforward.

Ruyi thought to herself that only an open-minded man like the emperor could have a woman like Yinghe by his side, so there was no need to keep herself in a cocoon.

Ruyi just smiled.

You can't laugh too much, otherwise it will be inappropriate.

After all, the prince is dead.

After the two exchanged greetings, everyone started drinking tea. The family recognition banquet had not officially begun because the Queen Mother had not arrived yet.

And last night, she sent someone out of the palace, saying that she would definitely come today!

But when the auspicious time came, there was still no sign of the Empress Dowager.

Everyone's expressions became complicated. "The auspicious time has arrived, but the Queen Mother has not appeared yet. She doesn't like Princess Zhaoyang."

"This is troublesome. Do we have to go through the ceremony or not?"

"If you leave, you will be neglecting the Queen Mother."

"If you don't leave, you'll miss the auspicious time."

Madam Xiao also frowned anxiously, and stood up and said, "I'll go out and take a look."

Ruyi looked at the hourglass.

It's too late.

…

At this time, the Queen Mother's phoenix carriage stopped in a snow cave sheltered from the wind.

She held a large hand warmer in her arms and snorted at the woman beside her, "Yuyao, don't worry. Even if the emperor likes her, I will make her look good once she enters the palace!"

The one named Yuyao is the eldest princess.

The eldest princess's face was tense, with mist in her eyes. "My brother was just assassinated, but my father personally attended the Princess Zhaoyang's family recognition banquet. It turns out that my biological son is not as good as a stranger."

"What's the difference between this and the Shen family?"

She likes Yan Weiyun.

Yan Weiyun likes Ruyi.

The eldest princess was slapped in the face in Zuixinlou and she still can't get over it. When she learned that Ruyi changed her name to Rong Zhaoyang and was going to be the imperial seal, the eldest princess felt furious and as if she was slapped in the face.

Although, Ruyi hasn't seen her for several days.

Especially, after the prince broke off the engagement and was assassinated, Ruyi rose to prominence. This contrast was even more difficult for her to accept.

From now on, she is a princess without the support of her mother or brothers, and no one will take her seriously.

But Ruyi is at his peak.

She is not convinced!

But the Queen Mother heard her words in a different way, "Don't be too sad because of her. Your father didn't favor her because of her, but because of her, he remembered your mother."

"My mother?"

The eldest princess Yuyao was stunned and looked at the queen mother in disbelief.

The Queen Mother snorted, "I heard that Ruyi looks a lot like your mother."

However, the Queen Mother did not like the late Queen.

So I don’t like Ruyi either.

Of course, she also didn't like the eldest princess Yuyao. Her favorites were the fourth prince and his sister.

Because the fourth prince’s mother is her niece.

The former queen was the daughter of a Cao gang member. She had been fooling around outside since she was young and was unruly and unruly.

After meeting the emperor, he even boasted that the emperor was handsome and could waive the boat fare.

When the Queen Mother heard about this, she hated her.

However, the eldest princess and Ruyi did not get along, and Ruyi was her granddaughter, so she stood on the side of the eldest princess.

The Queen Mother thought about these things and said, "I never thought that after so many years, your father still misses your mother."

"Now, they have found a substitute and are holding him in their hands."

“…”

The eldest princess was disgusted, "Does she look like my mother?"

When the late queen died, the eldest princess was only three years old and the crown prince was only one year old.

None of them remembered what their mother looked like.

Unexpectedly, a Ruyi appeared and looked like her mother.

"You'll know when you see it."

The Empress Dowager had never seen Ruyi. It was someone close to Concubine Li who said it. Furthermore, the Emperor made exceptions again and again for Ruyi, so the story was probably true.

After a moment, he continued, "Today is the family reunion banquet, so let her wait patiently. I want to see who will treat her as a fool when she enters the palace after she loses face today."

The Queen Mother said she would come.

But it was late.

This is actually sending a message: the Queen Mother regards her as a thorn in her side.

The emperor doesn't care much about the affairs of the harem.

After the Queen's death, half of the harem was controlled by the Queen Mother and the other half by Yinghe. However, Yinghe was the younger generation and could not disobey the Queen Mother no matter what.

This is not good news for Ruyi who is about to enter the palace.

In fact, there were some things that the Queen Mother did not tell the eldest princess.

There was no way she would come to the Xiao family for the eldest princess.

It’s for the Fourth Prince.

However, there is no need to say more about these, and there is no need to explain them to the Princess, as she will be going to marry soon anyway...

But the Queen Mother didn't know that today's Xiao family's family recognition banquet was not decided by Minister Xiao himself, but was held in compliance with the Emperor's decree!

If she doesn't come, it won't just be Ruyi who will be hit in the face.

And the Emperor's.

…

At this moment, the auspicious time has arrived.

Madam Xiao looked around outside but didn't see the Queen Mother's carriage.

Because they were hiding on another street.

Finally, he had to come back to find Minister Xiao.

Minister Xiao had no choice but to go into the house and ask the emperor what to do.

After all, today's family recognition banquet is very special, and it is an order from the emperor.

However, after entering the room, without waiting for him to speak, the emperor spoke directly, "Let's get started."

Everyone was shocked.

Ying and the Imperial Concubine were both stunned for a moment and asked the Emperor, "Your Majesty, are you not waiting for the Empress Dowager?"

"My mother is old, so it's normal that she can't come."

The emperor was holding his temper, but showed nothing on his face, as if he was talking about a normal thing.

In fact, I remember a long time ago.

This is how the Queen Mother treated Bai Wanru when he fell in love with her.

On the day Bai Wanru came in, the sun was so hot that people couldn't open their eyes. She asked Bai Wanru to kneel outside the door and wait, and made excuses to make people wait for an hour.