The Nangong Yi family came incognito, so it was inconvenient to spread the word. The welcoming banquet Wanyan Jingchen set for them was attended by no outsiders, only their family and the Nangong Yi family.
Rather than calling it a banquet, it was more of a family gathering. The two families sat together, without those hypocritical courtesies or outsiders interrupting, just these two families eating, drinking, chatting, and laughing, very warm indeed.
Empress Dowager Na Muhan was chatting with Cai Wei, while the Retired Emperor and Wanyan Jingchen were toasting Nangong Yi. The children couldn't sit still and had already left the table, running back and forth around the table in a game of tag, having a great time. Wanyan Ce also stumbled along on his little legs, running behind his siblings. Because his Grandfather and Grandmother fed him a bit plump, his facial cheeks jiggled cutely when he ran.
