Da Lu didn't stay here for too long. The fourth dish of the palace banquet had just been served when Da Lu said she was tired and was accompanied by Xiao Lu back to her own palace.
As soon as she left, Yu Zizhen immediately stood up and sat down next to the eldest prince without any hesitation.
The emperor had originally planned to leave early with the eldest prince, but when he saw that the eldest prince and Yu Zizhen got along well, he changed his mind without hesitation.
As an old father who depends on the eldest prince for everything, he is very clear about the changes in the eldest prince's physical condition.
Although the eldest prince kept his mouth shut and did not tell the emperor that his recovery was related to Yu Zizhen, just as he would analyze and reason on his own and then conclude that it was Yu Zizhen who was secretly helping him, his old father, the emperor, the mascot of this dynasty, would also do so.
The emperor therefore secretly remembered Yu Zizhen's great kindness and usually welcomed Yu Zizhen to play with the eldest prince.
"Hey, you guys come over here too!" Yu Zizhen had no idea what the emperor was thinking. She waved over Chen Hushan, Fang Huaiying, and Xiao Shaoke, then enthusiastically greeted the eldest princess and the second prince, "Your Highnesses, would you like to come over and watch the song and dance together?"
The eldest princess and the second prince did not expect that Yu Zizhen would invite them. They looked at Yu Zizhen timidly, and the expressions on their faces revealed their inner desire and fear.
They longed to play with their peers, but they were also afraid that if they got together with the eldest prince and others, after the banquet, little Lu would secretly deal with them.
Compared to them, Xiao Shaoke, who was raised by Da Lu, had much more freedom. Although Da Lu didn't care about him and allowed him to be mistreated by the palace servants, she would not take her anger out on him as a child like Xiao Lu did.
As for those palace servants, they were used to changing their attitudes according to the situation. If he became friends with the three "hostages" Yu Zizhen, Fang Huaiying and Chen Hushan, not only would those palace servants not bully him even more, but they would also be more respectful and polite to him.
After all, behind each of these three people stood a border guard general with a large number of troops. Even the Lu family tried to win over the families represented by these three people rather than targeting them, not to mention the palace servants who only depended on the Lu family for survival.
The eldest princess and the second prince did not move, and Yu Zizhen did not invite them again. She smiled at them, then pulled her friends together to comment on the singing and dancing on the stage.
"The dancing girl is so beautiful!"
A trace of helplessness appeared on the eldest prince's face. He whispered to Yu Zizhen, "Zizhen, don't call Lingren Sister."
The people of Da Qi were divided into different classes, good and bad. Yu Zizhen was the prince of Zhenbei, but he called an actress "sister", which was bound to be criticized by others.
Yu Zizhen nodded and readily changed his words, "The pretty girl leading the dance has such a thin and soft waist!"
Everyone: ...What kind of lecherous remarks are these!
The eldest prince raised his hand and rubbed his brow, then decisively changed the subject and asked Yu Zizhen, "What do you think of this song?"
Yu Zizhen nodded, "It sounds good."
As for what makes it sound good, Yu Topic Terminator Zizhen said, how would she know.
Fang Huaiying suppressed his laughter and said, "Let's eat the food first. These dishes are hard to come by normally."
Although the dishes selected for the palace banquet were not amazing in taste, each one had an outstanding appearance, was prepared with complicated processes, and used high-quality ingredients. For those who were eating it for the first time, their purpose of trying something new was at least satisfied.
Upon hearing this, the eldest prince introduced to everyone the various dishes that were served one after another.
Since there were several of them sitting together, the palace servants serving in Jiaxiang Palace directly delivered their respective portions to the eldest prince during the serving process.
The table in front of the eldest prince was packed with various dishes. When there was no more room, the palace servants could only replace the dishes that were delivered relatively earlier according to the order in which the dishes were served.
Some royal relatives were dissatisfied with their lively discussion of dishes. They thought they were both ignorant and unruly, and their eyes and eyebrows were filled with contempt.
Chen Hushan is a little fox. The eldest prince and Fang Huaiying are used to judging people by their own experiences. The three of them soon realized that there was something wrong with the way people looked at them.
As for Yu Zizhen, although she was not very good at reading people's eyebrows, she was always sensitive to other people's malice.
The four of them exchanged glances. The eldest prince, Chen Hushan, and Fang Huaiying all felt like retreating. They wanted to leave early, but Yu Zizhen had different ideas from the three of them.
To be honest, what she liked most was that others disliked her, but couldn't get rid of her. She continued to do what she had to do contentedly, not taking the disdainful looks of the royal family seriously.
If she didn't leave, the eldest prince would naturally not leave first. If the eldest prince didn't leave, Chen Hushan and Fang Huaiying would feel embarrassed to leave them behind, so they could only accompany Yu Zizhen to continue eating, drinking, and enjoying singing and dancing.
After finally waiting for the banquet to end, Fang Huaiying, who had been lacking in confidence, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
He is different from others. Not only is he adopted, but his new father is also a man with old injuries and it is unknown how many years he can survive. Therefore, he has been extremely cautious since he arrived in Beijing.
The four of them escorted the emperor out of Jiaxiang Palace, and then, under the leadership of Yu Zizhen, they sent the emperor and the eldest prince back.
"You're finally willing to leave." Walking on the palace road, Chen Hushan grumbled to Yu Zizhen, "I don't know what you're fighting with those people for."
Fang Huaiying's face was filled with lingering fear. "It feels like the longer it goes on, the more those people want to kill us with their eyes."
Yu Zizhen walked between the two with a smile on his face. "How can you say I'm deliberately being confrontational? I just did what I wanted to do. We can't just obediently make room for them because they hate us talking to each other, right? Then what would we be? A soft persimmon that anyone can bully?"
Chen Hushan and Fang Huaiying were speechless. One of them preferred to stab people with a smile, while the other believed in enduring as much as possible. Unlike Yu Zizhen, she would confront anyone who provoked her.
The three of them parted outside the palace gate, and Yu Zizhen took a carriage back to the Zhenbei Palace.
Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, a special day. Yu Zizhen not only gave the servants in the mansion who had no work to do a day off, but also brought Yuheng and Yaoguang out to see new things and broaden their horizons.
Accompanied by them, Yu Zizhen leaned against the wall of the carriage with great interest, waiting for the special surprise prepared for her by someone.
Yaoguang and Yuheng didn't know that Yu Zizhen was waiting for something to happen as scheduled. They thought that Yu Zizhen was interested in the worldly life outside.
The two of them huddled next to Yu Zizhen, their three pairs of big black eyes staring at the street outside the carriage.
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