With the return of the Chu family's parents, the family naturally became closer again, and Liu Anan stayed in the Chu Mansion that night, since she also had her yard here.
She would come back to stay for a few days from time to time, otherwise Mr. Chu would come to Rong Mansion to cause all sorts of troubles.
The families were busy for several days.
New Year's Eve arrived in a blink of an eye.
Following the ceremony, the New Year's Eve palace banquet begins at noon, which is equivalent to 12 o'clock in modern times. Tables are set up one after another, and cold dishes and snacks are served.
At Shen time, which is around 4 o'clock, the New Year's Eve dinner officially begins.
So Liu Anan also got up early, packed up, and prepared to set off to the palace with his father, grandfather, and uncle's family.
She is a child of the Rong family, so she did not follow her uncle's family.
But when you get to the palace, you will naturally meet up with your aunt, stepmother and the others.
Liu An'an kept muttering in her heart that it was not easy to have a meal. Not only did she have to abide by the various rules in the palace, but she also couldn't eat and drink at will.
He didn't even dare to drink more water.
I really don’t understand why I attend the palace banquet.
When it was time to set off, Liu Anan followed his father and grandfather. As soon as he walked out of his grandfather's yard, Zhuang Zhuang followed him.
The little guy is wearing a royal blue suit today, a hat of the same color, and boots. He is very energetic.
He held Liu Anan's arm tightly and wouldn't let go.
Liu Anan and Zhuang Zhuang have been together for a long time, and they work together very well with each other.
In the past, when he couldn't take Zhuang Zhuang out, Liu An'an would tell Zhuang Zhuang that even though Zhuang Zhuang couldn't speak, he understood in his heart.
It will wait at home obediently and never make a fuss.
But this time Zhuangzhuang was a little unusual. No matter what Liu Anan said, he just wouldn't nod.
Liu Anan's heart moved, and she saw the worry in Zhuang Zhuang's eyes.
Worried?
That’s right, it’s worry!
Although Zhuang Zhuang is a little monkey, he is very spiritual. Sometimes Liu Anan really wonders if Zhuang Zhuang was specially sent by God.
So, she decided to take Zhuangzhuang with her.
"Okay, I'll take you there, but you can't run around and you have to be obedient."
Zhuangzhuang nodded wildly, but his little monkey face was very serious.
Rong Jue was puzzled. He brought a monkey into the palace for a palace banquet? No one except her daughter would dare to do this.
But he also knew that his daughter and Zhuang Zhuang were closely related.
Besides, Zhuangzhuang is simply a dumb little person, and everyone in the family loves him very much.
Sitting in the carriage, Liu Anan suppressed the doubts in his heart.
Soon, the carriage from the Marquis Dingguo Mansion arrived at the entrance of the palace. At this time, many ministers and their families were arriving one after another.
Liu An'an's family arrived relatively early.
This time, the person on duty at the gate of the palace was not the Baishui captain, but another captain of the Royal Forest Army named Tao Guang.
When Tao Guang saw it, he grinned. Why was the Lord of Anle County holding a monkey?
This monkey is actually still wearing clothes, and it's still wearing shoes?
"Master Marquis, Lord Rong, General Rong, Lord of Anle County." Tao Guang hurried forward to greet everyone.
Liu Anan couldn't hold it back, burst out laughing, Zhuangzhuang stretched out his monkey paw, and immediately covered his eyes.
Rong Jue reacted very quickly. He turned his head mechanically and looked at the shabby cotton-padded jacket, "It's Mr. Hou, not Mr. Monkey."
Liu Anan suppressed her laughter. It was too hard for her.
Tao Guang's mind turned quickly and he immediately said: "General Zhaowu."
Rong Jue rolled his eyes, snorted softly, pulled his torn cotton-padded jacket and entered the palace.
Rong Yu looked at his old father, shook his head helplessly, and led everyone in.
Tao Guang trembled in his heart and looked at the back of Marquis Dingguo with bright eyes. The general was so majestic and domineering!
This time, Grandma Jin, Qing Yi, and Lu Yi all followed.
After entering the palace, it didn't take long for Liu An'an to meet up with his aunt, cousin Huanyan, and adoptive mother.
Since there was still a lot of time before the palace banquet, everyone gathered together to talk.
At this time, Master Xue's family also came over. Mrs. Xue's sharp eyes saw Liu An'an at a glance, so she came over with Brother Yu and Master Xue.
The several families were interacting with each other on a daily basis, so Mrs. Xue stayed and chatted with everyone.
In just a quarter of an hour, a palace maid, who looked like she was wearing a high-class dress, came over and walked towards the crowd.
"My servant has met the Duke's wife."
Mrs. Xu looked at the palace maid in front of her. She looked familiar, but she didn't remember who it was for the moment.
"My maidservant is the incense beside the queen."
Mrs. Xu then remembered, "It looked familiar to me, but I didn't remember it for a moment. It turned out to be Miss Jiangxiang."
Jiangxiang smiled and said: "The Queen knows that the Lord of Anle County has entered the palace, so she specially asked her maid to invite the Lord to Fengqi Palace. The Queen wants to talk to the Lord for a while."
Liu Anan has met the queen.
When Xiaobailou opened, the Empress and Empress visited Xiaobailou incognito. It was precisely because of the Empress' visit that no one in the capital dared to take advantage of Xiaobailou.
However, Liu Anan had never seen Jiangxiang. At that time, only the Fourth Eunuch came with a few guards.
But now that the eldest aunt has confirmed that the eldest palace maid in front of her is Jiangxiang beside the queen, Liu Anan has no doubts anymore.
There was still enough time before the palace banquet, so Liu Anan followed Jiang Xiang and rushed to Fengqi Palace.
Aunt Jin was naturally worried. Although the other party was the queen's maid, the water in the palace was too deep after all, so she followed Qing Yi, while Lu Yi stayed to watch Zhuang Zhuang.
Liu Anan couldn't hold a monkey to see the queen.
The palace is very large. Liu Anan entered the palace once, when he last thanked him, and he went directly to the imperial study room. He didn't know about other places.
Along the way, Liu Anan also kept his eyes straight and walked steadily, and the maid who led the way couldn't help but give him a little more praise.
After walking for about two quarters of an hour, everyone arrived at a palace.
Liu Anan looked up and saw that it was not Fengqi Palace, but Jinhua Palace. Although he had doubts in his heart, he didn't ask.
The eldest palace maid stopped and said respectfully: "County Lord, the Queen is not in Fengqi Palace at this time. There are orchids that the Queen likes in the Jinhua Palace. The Queen often comes here to sit and sit for a few days."
Only then did Liu Anan understand why the eldest palace maid brought her here.
The eldest palace maid looked at Nanny Jin and Qing Yi and said, "You can wait here. The county master can follow me in."
Grandma Jin and Qing Yi had no choice but to wait outside Jinhua Hall.
Liu An'an didn't doubt that he was there. There were strict rules in the palace and not everyone could see the queen. It was normal for the eldest maid not to let Mammy and Qing Yi enter the palace.
So, Liu Anan nodded towards Nanny Jin, then turned around and followed the eldest maid into the Jinhua Palace.
The Jinhua Palace is also very large, with winding corridors, but Liu Anan has a strong sense of direction, and she will remember it very clearly as long as she walks through it once.
The palace rooms looked particularly cold even under the warm winter sun, and Liu Anan suddenly felt that she didn't like this place very much.
Following the eldest maid to a palace room, she said, "County Lord, please rest here for a while while your maid goes back to report to your empress."
Liu Anan nodded.
The eldest palace maid invited Liu Anan into the palace. The furnishings here were extremely simple, with a table and two chairs, an ink landscape screen, a gold and jade incense burner on one side, and auspicious dragon patterns carved on the four corners.
Just as Liu Anan was about to ask the eldest maid where the Queen was now, he saw that the eldest maid had turned around and left.
The door of the palace was then closed, and Liu Anan, who had excellent hearing, heard a very slight "click" sound.
