The palace banquet was about to begin, and all the court officials and ladies consciously stopped chatting and sat down in twos and threes.

Qiao Jiaojiao nestled in Mrs. Qiao's arms and started to nibble on her cookies again.

[It will be a melon-eating party soon. You need to eat and drink enough to have the energy to complain! ]

Everyone was whispering, when suddenly a long shout of thanks came from outside the hall:

"The Emperor has arrived, the Empress has arrived, and the Crown Prince has arrived!"

Upon hearing this, the people in the hall stood up and knelt down to pay homage.

The small ball of Qiao Jiaojiao was lying on the cushion, with Mrs. Qiao making her prostrate herself on the ground.

Qiao Jiaojiao: “…”

Normally, it is not appropriate to bring such young children to the royal family's banquet, except for young princes and princesses.

It was the Queen Mother who issued a special decree, asking Madam Qiao to bring Qiao Jiaojiao with her.

Qiao Jiaojiao felt fortunate.

[Luckily, I have won the favor of the Queen Mother. Otherwise, I would not be able to come to this palace banquet. I would have died in obscurity! ]

Qiao Jiaojiao was daydreaming when suddenly a pair of hands grabbed her armpits and picked her up.

Qiao Jiaojiao looked up in confusion, and was sent to the Queen's arms by a maid.

"Stand up."

Emperor Yong's deep voice sounded, and everyone stood up and sat upright. When they looked up, they were immediately startled.

Could it be possible that the youngest daughter of the Qiao family could please the Queen in this way?

Sitting openly in the Empress's arms at a palace banquet, what a great favor this is!

Qiao Jiaojiao first smiled sweetly at the Queen.

[Wow, the Queen is looking better and better! She looks much younger than when I first met her! ]

The queen could not hear Jiaojiao's thoughts, but she felt that the child was fair and tender, especially her pair of bright eyes, which made her even more precious.

Qiao Jiaojiao sat in the vice-chairman's seat, looked down, and suddenly felt as if she was looking down on all the other mountains.

She looked around. On the left was the Crown Prince, followed by the Second Prince, the Third Prince, the Fourth Prince and two princesses.

On the right are three concubines, but Qiao Jiaojiao really can’t tell who they are.

However, the concubine on the tail seat was so beautiful that even Qiao Jiaojiao was stunned.

She had some vague guesses about the identity of this concubine.

[No hurry, so many people appeared at once, let me sort them out! ]

[Hmm... Let's first look at the third prince's first appearance. ]

The third prince sat on the right side of the second prince. His face was pale and his lips were dull, as if he was born weak.

But there are no ugly people in the royal family. The third prince has a thin figure, delicate eyebrows and eyes, and especially a gentle complexion. He is also a handsome man.

The third prince Shen Yuanjing and the second princess Shen Yuanbi were both born to Concubine Jing, and they are extremely rare twins, a boy and a girl.

It was a pity that the third prince was born weak and extremely frail, and he almost died.

Even though he has grown up well now, he still has some problems that are difficult to cure.

It was said that when he became overly excited, he would fall to the ground, twitch and foam uncontrollably, and that he was physically weak and suffered from minor illnesses frequently.

On the contrary, the second princess was very healthy, just like an ordinary child.

[The third prince doesn't have many scenes, but there is no doubt that he stands on the side of the crown prince. ]

[Perhaps because he was not destined to be the emperor, his temperament is more free and easy. ]

[After the Crown Prince died suddenly, the Third Prince appeared in the court for the first time to support the Emperor's grandson, the Crown Prince's son, to succeed him as the Crown Prince.]

[Of course, this proposal was rejected by the dog emperor himself in the end, and the third prince had no role at all afterwards, and there was not even a mention of the ending! ]

[Tsk, could it be that... he was killed silently? ]

Qiao Jiaojiao was just guessing blindly. Seeing the silent and dignified Third Prince, she could only sigh inwardly.

Her eyes turned secretly and slowly fell on the Fourth Prince.

[This kid is still laughing, not knowing that he is about to die! ]

[Don't run around later, or even my golden finger won't be able to save you! ]

When the palace banquet entered the second half, people were able to move around freely, and it was around that time that the Fourth Prince disappeared.

When the Queen didn't see the Fourth Prince for a long time and remembered to look for him, he had already died in Yuhua Lake.

The Qiao family has been trying hard to listen to Qiao Jiaojiao's thoughts. Fortunately, they are not far away, otherwise the hall is so empty that they really can't hear it.

Knowing that today is the day the fourth prince dies, the nerves of the whole family have been on edge.

Qiao Jiaojiao's gaze continued to move down and landed on the eldest princess.

The eldest princess, Shen Yuanxian, is sixteen years old this year and has reached the age for marriage, but she has not yet chosen a prince consort.

She was the daughter of Concubine Wan, and her appearance was more majestic, but in terms of refinement, she was inferior to the thirteen-year-old Second Princess.

[This princess is quite a character! ]

Qiao Jiaojiao's exclamation made the Qiao family members prick up their ears immediately.

[If the third prince is a member of the prince party, then the eldest princess is a staunch male leader party! ]

[Concubine Wan was the only woman in the harem who could talk to Empress Yu Liu. After the eldest princess learned some past events from Concubine Wan, she has always believed that the second prince has a very important position in Emperor Yong's heart! ]

[So, she firmly supported the Second Prince from the beginning, and took good care of him in the harem.]

[Later, the second prince ascended the throne, and the eldest princess was named the eldest princess, which was a great honor! ]

[Tsk tsk, they say there are no stupid people in the royal family. I don't know how they were raised, but they are all so cunning! ]

Generally, only concubines who have given birth to royal heirs can attend large palace banquets. From this perspective, the identities of the three concubines on the right are obvious.

Concubine Wan has more seniority, so she should be the one on the right. She is not beautiful, but she is dignified.

The one sitting in the middle should be Concubine Jing, who has a son and a daughter.

Originally, giving birth to a prince was a happy event, but the third prince was born with deficiencies and a chronic illness, which made him like a stain on the royal family.

Perhaps it was for this reason that Concubine Jing was always depressed and looked much older.

This third one...

Qiao Jiaojiao's eyes became meaningful.

[Old romance novels are indeed inseparable from substitute literature. This third concubine is extremely beautiful. She should be the legendary Yu Zhaoyi, right? ]

[Take a closer look at this title, Yu——Yu, isn't it a bit similar? 】

[So this Yongdi dog, on the one hand, loves Yu Liu to death, and on the other hand, he looks for a woman who looks like her, under the pretext of alleviating his lovesickness.]

【nausea!】

When Mrs. Qiao heard this, she nodded secretly.

She had seen Empress Yu Liu several times back then, and she was indeed a beauty of extraordinary beauty, unforgettable.

The eyebrows and figure of the Concubine Yu in front of him are indeed 60% similar to those of Empress Yu Liu back then.

This matter has long been a tacit knowledge among the ladies, and everyone is just pretending to be stupid.

Yu Zhaoyi is worthy of being the most favored woman in the harem, so she can have a seat at this palace banquet even though she has no children.

Qiao Jiaojiao scratched her head in distress.

[What was the ending of Yu Zhaoyi? Let me think about it, it seems that she was executed by the dog emperor because she was spoiled and arrogant! ]

[Hey! Wait! I remember the time when Yu Zhaoyi was executed, it seemed to be shortly after the Dragon Boat Festival! ]