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Shi Lidie accepted the Queen's kindness.

She felt that if this was a game of strategy, then she would have already raised the favorability of the Emperor and the Empress to a very high level.

This is exactly what she wants. After all, she is weak and powerless alone, but if the person in power and the mother of the country stand behind her, then she will be much more confident.

Shi Lidie chatted with the queen for a while, then said goodbye and left. After leaving the palace, she began to prepare for the year-end palace banquet.

The first task was to find Chen Shuting and make new clothes together.

Since there will be a segment at the end-of-year palace banquet where the daughters of wealthy families will perform on stage, there will surely be a riot of colour, so she will not allow herself to embarrass herself in such an occasion.

And Chen Shuting, as her recognized good friend in this world, naturally would not be stingy with a design drawing.

The weather is getting colder and colder.

By the time the entire capital city was covered with a thick layer of snow and the streets were deserted due to the cold, time had quietly arrived at the end of December.

The year-end palace banquet is scheduled for the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month.

After tonight, both His Majesty and the court officials will have a half-month rest period, which sounds similar to the annual leave in modern society.

In the evening, Shi Lidie took the county lady's mansion's carriage and entered the palace with Wen Tan and Hui Xiang.

The year-end palace banquet was held in Qing'an Hall.

Almost every year's banquet is held here, so both the venue and the process just need to remain the same.

There is only one exception, and that is Shi Lidie.

This year, the noble lady who could sit in the front row was Princess Jiamin, who was missing, and Princess Yun'an, who was added.

Shi Lidie walked into the hall and found her seat under the guidance of the palace maid. After she sat down, she had time to look around and observe the grand palace banquet scene described in the book.

Please forgive her poor language for not being able to describe the scene before her.

The only thing I can say is shocking.

In this era before electricity was invented, even in the dim evening, the Qing'an Hall was as bright as day. There were at least several thousand luminous pearls inlaid on the walls and load-bearing columns.

In addition, there are lanterns hanging high above the head and candles placed on shelves all around.

The lights are bright and shining.

In addition, Shi Lidie saw that many people had already come to the banquet. Those who held lower official positions and had no real power or titles might have arrived earlier and had already taken their seats under the guidance of palace maids and eunuchs.

Of course, even those with a higher status would not come too late.

After all, the banquet starts at a fixed time, so they can't possibly arrive later than the emperor, right? That would be disrespectful.

So, Shi Lidie sat in her own seat, watching more and more people coming, and then she found many familiar faces, not only those in the book "The Fake Daughter Wins by Easily", but also those in "The Lucky Girl of the Farming Family".

for example--

Zhao Jing'an, the nobleman who disabled himself while suppressing bandits, was actually the son of the Minister of War. It had been more than half a year since he was injured, and now that he was in better shape, he also came to attend the palace banquet.

Another example:

Qi Jingze, the hero of the previous book "The Lucky Girl of the Farming Family", had the plot disrupted by Shi Lidie, so that he and Song Miaomiao did not have any sparks of love. Now it is the end of the year, and he returns to Beijing to report on his work. His Majesty, recognizing his merits, also allows him to attend the palace banquet.

Not to mention the rest.

Before, when Shi Lidie was planting potatoes in the imperial farm, the group of dandy young men who rode their horses and trampled on food and crops basically all came, except Princess Jiamin who was sent to the ancestral temple.

This group of people were all Fang Ruoruo's friends, so when they saw Shi Lidie sitting near the top, they all showed expressions of disgust and disdain, as if they were looking at a piece of trash.

But they did not act rashly. After all, the lesson of Princess Jiamin was still fresh in their minds.

They also arrived at the Earl of Loyalty and Bravery's mansion. Fang Ruoruo followed behind Madam Fang and sat in their seats. Then they all turned their gazes to Shi Lidie with unfriendly looks.

Shi Lidie couldn't help but sigh:

what a small world!

I originally thought that I would never have any interaction with Zhao Jingan and his ilk, but I didn't expect to meet him at the palace banquet.

Old acquaintances gathered together, most of whom had grudges against each other.

Not long after, the Emperor and the Empress walked in hand in hand, followed by Concubine Shu and other imperial concubines. They slowly walked to the top of the table and took their seats as the ministers and their families kowtowed and greeted them.

Since the Queen's health improved, her complexion has also looked much better.

Today, she was dressed up in the queen's uniform and a phoenix crown. She exuded an air of majesty from head to toe. There was no trace of the weak and pale look that Shi Lidie had seen her at first.

Now that the emperor has arrived, the food can be served.

Palace maids and eunuchs came in one after another, some carrying food boxes, some holding trays, and they served dishes to everyone one by one, like an assembly line, from the emperor's table down.

The emperor looked at the people in the hall and said a few words as usual.

He poured a glass of wine, raised it and said to the people below:

"Today is a palace banquet, a day for everyone to eat, drink and have fun, so I won't say anything to spoil the fun. For this first cup, let's toast to the Queen together. Thank you for your hard work in preparing for the palace banquet recently."

The Queen did not expect that the Emperor would toast to her first. She was a little surprised, but she still raised her glass to join in the toast:

"Thank you, Your Majesty. These are all my duties."

"Zi Tong has worked hard and made great contributions. I will always remember them." The emperor smiled and patted her hand.

After this action, Shi Lidie clearly saw that the Shufei on the other side suddenly changed her expression. Although Shufei controlled her expression at the moment of changing her expression, her face was stiff and full of hatred in her eyes.

At this moment, Shi Lidie suddenly understood.

The emperor did this to support the queen and to tell his ministers that the queen is still the queen.

After all, after the Xuanyi Building incident, the Emperor did not punish Concubine Shu in any way, and even rejected the Empress's request for a thorough investigation several times. This led to rumors inside and outside the palace that His Majesty had lost patience with the Empress and wanted to help Concubine Shu ascend to the throne.

Such rumors have always existed, but the queen was in poor health before and had no time to care about them.

The source of the rumor is no longer traceable, but none of the three parties involved came out to clarify, so the rumor has become more and more intense. Today's palace banquet is the best time to clarify.

Nothing can compare to the respect and face that the emperor gives to the empress in front of all the civil and military officials.

This is equivalent to the emperor telling everyone directly:

He had no intention of deposing the queen, and her position was unshakable.

No wonder Concubine Shu was in a bad mood. His Majesty's move was like a slap in her face. It was just like pointing at her nose and telling her not to dream of becoming the empress in this life, as she had no chance.

Upon seeing this, the Queen's father, Duke Cheng'en, was the first to step forward and agree:

"Long live your majesty!"