A short night is hard to please! A stunningly handsome prince dotes on her exclusively.

The Zheyuetai is a suspended platform built of fragrant spruce and rosewood. There is nothing underneath it, and the sides are made of rosewood handrails and solid steps.

"Consort Ning, you should be careful when you walk."

"Your Majesty, I will certainly be careful."

Xin Mingwan beckoned to the palace servants behind her, and two people immediately stepped forward, carefully supporting Song Yining's hand and letting her walk up to the Folding Moon Terrace first.

"Grandma, so high~" Lou Xiaobao pointed to the high platform in front of him, his little eyes full of excitement.

"Hehe~ Little Bao, Grandma will let Xiao Liu carry you upstairs to play, okay?"

"Mmmmmmm!"

Yuan Huaiyu reached out and pinched his chubby little face, and said with a smile, "Lou Xiaobao, look, your sixth uncle is the best to you! He carried you all the way here. Your father is definitely not as considerate as I am."

Lou Xiaobao didn't understand what "considerate" meant, but he still obediently replied, "Hello, Uncle Liu~ Hello, Daddy~"

"Your father is the worst one!"

Yuan Huaixue, standing beside him, quickly refuted Lou Xiaobao's words.

"Greetings, Father!"

"Your father is no good!"

"Greetings, Father! Greetings, Father!"

"Your father is bad! Bad! Bad!"

Yuan Huaixue put her hands on her hips, seemingly determined to compete with Lou Xiaobao. Lou Shenghan always mocked her because he was favored by his elder brother and his mother liked to chat with him. A few days ago, she was waiting for her brother Ling at Qinglian Gate when she ran into him. He even said that her brother Ling liked that woman in red and didn't like her. It really made her furious.

Lou Xiaobao was only three years old. When he heard Yuan Huaixue repeatedly saying that his father was bad, his little mouth instantly pursed into a straight line, and large tears fell.

"Waaah~ Daddy's good~ Waaah~ Daddy's good~"

"Waaaaah~ My sister's bad~ Bad sister~ Waaaaah~"

"How dare you say that I, the princess, am bad?"

"Xue'er, stop talking," Yuan Huaiyu quickly coaxed the child in her arms. "Little Bao, be good, your sister is just joking! Your father is well, and so is Little Bao!"

"Waaaaah~ Uncle Six~ Hello, Daddy~"

"Yes, yes, your daddy is very good. Little Bao, don't cry. You'll look worse the more you cry, and your daddy won't recognize you in a moment!"

Lou Xiaobao slowly stopped crying, but he kept sobbing intermittently, and his aggrieved little eyes were really heartbreaking.

"Xue'er, Xiaobao is still young, you're not allowed to talk nonsense." Xin Mingwan also felt helpless about her daughter's childlike nature.

"Mother, Xue'er is not wrong. Lou Shenghan is not a good person! He loves to mock people and is very sarcastic."

"Alright! Your imperial brother and the others will be here soon. Let's stop here to avoid hurting our relationship. Xue'er, come and help your mother upstairs!"

Yuan Huaixue then stopped talking, mumbled an "oh," and then stepped forward to take Xin Mingwan's hand, slowly walking up to the Zheyue Terrace.

On the Folding Moon Terrace, Consort Rou had been waiting for a long time, although she didn't know how Yun Zhaozhao had disappeared without a trace.

"Your Majesty the Empress Dowager greets Your Highness the Princess and the Sixth Prince."

"Consort Rou, you may rise! Although this family banquet was hosted by me, you have taken care of all the trivial matters. Thank you for your hard work."

Fang Xinrou curtsied again and said virtuously, "Your Majesty, you flatter me. These are my duties, how can you say it's hard work?"

Xin Mingwan gestured for everyone to sit down and talk.

The Zheyue Terrace was generally used for royal family banquets. Only low tables and desks were set up on the terrace, with the emperor and empress dowager in the center, and the concubines and royal family members on both sides.

No sooner had he sat down than a eunuch called out in a drawn-out voice from below.

"The Emperor has arrived~"

Then, a steady, powerful footstep was heard slowly stepping onto the sandalwood steps, followed by a soft, cautious rustling of footsteps behind.

Yuan Huaijun's figure gradually came into view, with Yun Zhaozhao carefully following behind him, while Lou Shenghan and the others walked at the very back.

"I see you, Your Majesty!"

"Xue'er greets Your Majesty!"

"Your subject pays respects to Your Majesty!"

"No need for formalities!" Yuan Huaijun walked directly to the Empress Dowager and respectfully bowed.

"Hehe~ No need for such formalities, my son."

Everyone then went up to the Folding Moon Platform. Before Xin Mingwan could even see who it was, they were the first to bow and greet the people in the center.

"Yan'er, you're here?" When Xin Mingwan saw the snow-white figure in the middle, she was overjoyed and waved to her immediately.

"Your Majesty, I haven't been able to visit you for a while. Please forgive me."

"How could that be? My aunt was so happy to see you that she came without saying a word! Come here quickly, sit here with me."

Xin Mingwan had the palace maids move the table next to her a little closer, and then looked at them with loving eyes.

"Mother!" Lou Xiaobao broke free from Yuan Huaiyu's embrace in an instant, ran to Xin Moyan, and hugged her leg. He hadn't seen his mother for so long.

"Xiao Bao, you're here too?"

Xin Moyan's eyes sparkled, and she immediately hugged the little guy in her arms and rubbed his little head.

"Daddy said Mommy is coming, baby misses Mommy."

"Little Lou, do you miss your older sister?"

"Want to~" Lou Xiaobao said in a childish voice, then stretched his neck and gave Hua Buyu a kiss on the cheek.

"Oh my! My little Lou is so cute!"

Hua Buyu was overjoyed and happily took the child from Xin Moyan's arms.

Lou Shenghan strode forward, pinched his son's little ear, and said with a sigh, "Lou Xiaobao, now that you have a mother and a sister, you've forgotten about your father, haven't you?"

"Baby loves Daddy too~"

"Hmph! That's pretty much it!"

Seeing this, the people had different thoughts.

Before long, everyone in the room took their seats. Xin Moyan and Hua Buyu sat together and were arranged to sit next to the Empress Dowager. Lou Xiaobao insisted on going with them, so Lou Shenghan let him go. It was rare to have someone help take care of his son, so he was happy to be free.

Xin Moling's table was next to Hua Buyu's, and she kept pulling her aside to talk. Yuan Huaixue was so angry she almost cried. She stood up instantly and sat down at the table next to Xin Moling.

"Hey! Princess Ga'en, this table is for me." Lou Shenghan was a little confused when he saw Yuan Huaixue sitting down next to him in a fit of anger.

"I understand, Your Excellency Prime Minister, please come to my residence."

"Even though this is a family banquet of the Yuan family, you shouldn't treat your guests like this."

Yuan Huaixue turned around instantly, glared fiercely at Lou Shenghan, and warned, "If Prime Minister Lou thinks that this princess is being unreasonable, then ask the Emperor for permission to punish this princess."

"..."

Lou Shenghan was speechless. He knew that this little princess was always unruly and unreasonable. He didn't expect her to ride on his head like this today. He looked up and saw that Yuan Huaijun's eyes were slightly helpless. He nodded to him, and then he reluctantly stood up and moved to a table behind him, giving his table to Yuan Huaixue.

"His Highness Prince Xuan has arrived!"