On the eve of the new year, the family had a good meal at home. After that, only fourth uncle Gu, Madam yang, and a few other children, including Gu Xiaoqi, were left at home. The rest of the people dressed neatly and went to the palace to attend the banquet.
The Emperor did not like to invite his officials into the palace on the thirtieth night. In the past, he had always held this banquet on the Twenty-ninth Night. However, this year, the Gu family was in the capital and the Empress Dowager had never spent the thirtieth night with her own son's family. Therefore, the Emperor had given the order that officials of second rank and above must bring their families into the palace.
Of course, there were also the princes of the Western Region.
