My Lord, the princess doesn't want you anymore.

Zhengyang Hall.

While everyone was whispering, Cui Hongxiao had already strode into the hall.

Although he took big steps, he walked slowly, with Mei Qianyue following beside him.

Because they had lived in the manor since they were young, very few of the people in the hall had seen Mei Qianyue. When the two appeared at this moment, everyone sighed again.

No one could have imagined that this illegitimate daughter of the Mei family would grow up to be so gentle and lovely, dignified and generous, low-key yet not humble.

Some even sighed in their hearts that only a woman like this could be worthy of Prince Xiao. It was a pity that she was born out of wedlock.

So what if she was born out of wedlock? After the wedding is held after the New Year, she will be the legitimate wife of the prince.

Soon, all the princes arrived except the Eighth Prince and the King of Dian, who was far away in Dianzhou and was not allowed to enter the capital without an imperial edict.

At the right time, the distinctive shrill voice of Eunuch Li was heard in the hall, "The Queen Mother has arrived - The Emperor has arrived -"

Everyone immediately shut up, stood up to greet and salute, but secretly looked up to see who would be sitting next to the emperor.

The Queen Mother was seen walking up to the palace tremblingly, supported by Cui Qimo, and followed by a group of concubines.

Except for the Eighth Prince's biological mother, Concubine Lin, who was in the cold palace, all the concubines in the harem were present.

Hey, isn’t that Princess Jing who’s following the Queen Mother?

Oh, no, it should be Miss Mei.

Cui Qimo helped the Queen Mother to sit down, and then he sat down. The seat on the right was empty!

Concubine Wan went down two steps and sat down with a nonchalant look on her face, as if she didn't care about anything.

A group of concubines also took their seats below.

After Mei Xueer bowed to the Queen Mother, she also came down with her skirt lifted, ready to sit down at Prime Minister Mei's table.

The Queen Mother suddenly said, "Girl, you stay here with me!"

Mei Xueer and everyone in the hall were stunned.

She hesitated.

"The Queen Mother asked you to accompany us, how dare you disobey her order?" Cui Qimo rolled his eyes at her.

"I dare not!" Mei Xueer knew that the Queen Mother was worried that someone would embarrass her because of the divorce, so she wanted to protect her.

She was grateful and stood gracefully behind the Queen Mother.

Cui Hongjing felt a slight pain in his heart. He started to feel heartache from the moment Mei Xueer came out.

When Mei Xueer was in the palace, he never thought that this woman could enter his heart, but after she left, he felt empty in his heart every day when he returned home.

This feeling grows stronger with each passing day.

Zhuang Xiang was right to scold him. He brought this upon himself.

He didn't dare to look at her at this moment, fearing that if he looked at her for too long, he would not be able to help but step forward and pull her back to his side at all costs.

He had no choice but to look at a vague place, as if in this way he would stay away from this occasion.

"I curse you to die a horrible death!" Thinking of what Mei Xueer said to her in great sorrow that day, his face became even uglier.

"Prince Jing, seeing Miss Mei reminded him of some unpleasant past events, isn't he feeling unhappy?" A female voice sounded beside his ear.

Mei Xueer looked in the direction of the voice and saw a middle-aged woman looking at Cui Hongjing with a forced smile.

This is the eldest princess, Cui Qimo's sister, the wife of Marquis Zhongde, and the biological mother of Liu Feifei, the eldest son of the Liu family.

Dazhen's Princess does not mean the emperor's eldest daughter, but a title, indicating that she has the highest status among all princesses.

In order to appease the old Marquis Zhongde, the late emperor conferred the title of the only eldest princess on this mansion, and then arranged her marriage with the then prince of the Marquis Zhongde, now the Marquis Zhongde.

Seeing Mei Xueer looking at her, Liu Feifei, who was sitting next to the eldest princess, raised her chin, snorted coldly, and turned her head away arrogantly.

That concubine's daughter Liu Piaopiao was naturally not qualified to attend such a palace banquet.

"Aunt, you're overthinking it. It's New Year's Day and I'm fine!" Cui Hongjing replied coldly without even looking at the princess.

"Ahem..." Cui Qimo cleared his throat.

The eldest princess curled her lips and said nothing more.

Mei Xueer: Look, the palace banquet hasn't even started yet and they've already started hurting each other. I don't know what the point of such a banquet is.

Mei Xueer suddenly felt extremely strong inside. Although she still felt a little awkward looking at Cui Hongjing, she did not feel the surge of emotion as expected.

Maybe, I really let it go.

After a period of psychological activity, Cui Qimo had finished his opening remarks and the palace banquet officially began.

Below the hall, there were the graceful dances of the palace maids and the gentle music.

After the Princess and Prince Xiao stood up to toast the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, the princes and court officials also came over with their cups in both hands to toast.

During the banquet, court officials also began to clink glasses and speak politely, some sincere and some insincerely.

Looking at this scene, Mei Xueer couldn't help but turn away, covering her mouth and yawning.

Just as she put her hand down, she saw Cui Hongqi's eyes move over and he smiled and nodded at her.

Before Mei Xue'er could react, she heard Liu Feifei sneer and say, "Look at the Princess Jing's expression. Is she unwilling to serve the Queen Mother? She even yawned in public. It seems that the previous rumors were correct. She really doesn't know etiquette and is not presentable enough!"

As soon as the three words "Princess Jing" came out, everyone stopped what they were doing and the whole hall fell silent.

Even Cui Hongjing's body stiffened.

Mei Xueer slowly looked at Liu Feifei, but saw her eyes quickly moving between her and Cui Hongqi, and then she understood that this big-headed Liu actually liked Cui Hongqi, who was physically disabled but mentally strong. Maybe she felt unhappy because she saw Cui Hongqi smiling and nodding at her just now.

With new and old grudges, she is deliberately looking for trouble.

Alas, I just want to be a transparent person, but there are always wild dogs running out to bark and bite.

"Miss Liu, this is a palace banquet, why do you have to be so sarcastic? Everyone is watching and listening! If this gets out, it will affect Miss Liu's search for a husband - besides, it is... not easy for Miss Liu to find a husband..." Mei Xueer ignored Liu Feifei who stood up to protest, and continued, "Oh, by the way, I remind you again, Miss Liu, I am no longer the Princess of Jing, and please remember next time and don't call me the wrong name again. This time, I won't bother with you."

The last sentence made Cui Hongjing pause with the chopsticks in his hand. The corners of his mouth twitched, and he put down the chopsticks and said lightly: "That's right. As everyone knows, I have nothing to do with Miss Mei!"

Everyone present held their breath and couldn't help but glance sideways at Mei Xueer and Prime Minister Mei.

Shen sat upright, but her hands were clenched so tightly that they were sweating.

Mei Qianyue had been sitting gracefully beside Prince Xiao. At this moment, she couldn't help but look up at Mei Xueer with some worry.

Cui Qimo narrowed his eyes, picked up the wine glass, and drank it all in one gulp with a smile on his face.

The Queen Mother took Mei Xueer's hand, patted the back of her hand gently, and sighed slightly.

Prime Minister Mei's face turned livid, "Your Majesty, it's better not to talk about these children's private affairs at the palace banquet."

After a short silence, the Princess of Yan, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly laughed awkwardly twice and stepped forward to pay her respects to the Queen Mother. "Grandmother, I am very happy to see you today. I feel much better now. I have specially prepared a gift to wish you a long life."

The Queen Mother smiled, "Speaking of my illness, it's all thanks to this girl!" She took Mei Xueer's hand, looked up at her lovingly, and gave her a reassuring look.

Mei Xueer looked at the Queen Mother and Princess Yan, and a warm feeling welled up in her heart.

"Fourth son's wife, what gift have you prepared? Why don't you present it to the Queen Mother and make her happy?" Cui Qimo suddenly asked, "Did you prepare a gift only for the Queen Mother but not for me?"

Looking at him, it seemed as if what happened before with the Eighth Prince had never happened.

Mei Xueer felt that he was extremely, one hundred percent, extremely strong inside.

"Your Majesty, you are joking. It's all, it's all..." The Princess of Yan was a lively person, and the atmosphere suddenly changed with this interruption.

Soon, a maid pushed a huge unidentified object covered with red silk into the hall.