Chapter 114 Find the Difference
Her pair of phoenix eyes swept over everyone, until everyone had done all the etiquette, then she slightly raised her hand and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, you don't need to be too polite, just sit down as you like."

They said they were sitting casually, but in fact they had already arranged their seats according to their status. Xue's seat was at the third table under Sui Concubine's left.

After everyone was seated, there were palace people filing in from the side halls on both sides, holding various dishes in their hands, and each serving was served with warm. According to their status, the dishes on no one's table changed slightly.

This move is very considerate, everyone came early, breakfast is basically simple to deal with a few mouthfuls, I am somewhat hungry at the moment, if I sit down and start drinking tea, I am afraid my stomach will suffer.

Xue's rank is relatively high among all the wives. There are ten dishes in front of him, but most of them are crisp and fresh vegetables, and there is not much oil and water.

Looking at the situation of other people in the same way, I wanted to know that the noble ladies are not interested in big fish and meat, so I did research on vegetarian dishes.

The hall was silent, although they were very hungry, except for some people with slightly lower status and seats at the back, almost no one moved their chopsticks in front of them.

After all, everyone has the same doubt, that is, being called into the palace suddenly, is there something urgent?

But after Concubine Sui invited everyone to enjoy it casually, she began to gossip with the wives, as if today was indeed an ordinary tea party.

Gu Qingyou didn't eat a few bites in the morning, and now she was really hungry. Seeing that Concubine Sui hadn't said anything important for a long time, she turned her attention to the table.
On one of the plates in the middle, there was a rose flower in full bloom. I thought it was a decoration, but there was a clear fragrance of oranges on it.

The pale pink petals are almost transparent, and the middle part of the stamen is sprinkled with fried white sesame seeds, and then topped with bright yellow honey, which makes people feel unbearable to destroy it.

Xue Lan directly added a petal and put it into her bowl, and whispered: "See which one you like and eat it quickly, this one will be taken away soon."

After all, it's a tea party, so people won't eat seriously, so Gu Qingyou quickly put the petals into her mouth, but after chewing, it turned out to be refreshing pear slices.

It should be soaked in canned strawberry soup, then sprinkled with orange juice and honey, it tastes sweet with a slight fruit acid, very delicious.

Xue Lan also tasted a slice, and seeing that she wanted to eat more, she pushed down her chopsticks and said, "Eat less cold food, so as not to be alive again during menstruation."

In her previous life, Gu Qingyou had dysmenorrhea, and every time her aunt visited, she would roll over in pain.

Speaking of this, Xue Lan began to feel guilty again. When Yoyo was very young, she was busy setting up a stall to make money. As a child, she had no patience. It would be boring to guard the stall for a long time, and she would go home crying.

In order not to delay the business, Xue Lan would buy her an ice cream to coax her every time. Later, every time she saw her daughter's sallow face when she was suffering from dysmenorrhea, she couldn't help but bring up the past and blame herself.

Concubine Sui never brought up other topics, the atmosphere in the hall gradually became more casual, and the acquainted wives began to chat in a low voice, and some of them had a good relationship, and even directly took a cup and went to other tables to find someone to chat with.

Xue Lan didn't care about those things, and carefully prepared dishes for Gu Qingyou. I have to say that the imperial chef in the palace still has two brushes. Although the dishes are all vegetarian, they are bright and delicious, and even she can't help but eat more A few mouthfuls.

Gu Qingyou was burying her head in eating hard, but she didn't believe that Concubine Sui really only called people here to gossip about family affairs, and if something happened later, she might have to go home hungry again.

"Yo~ Mrs. Guo Gong? This is your new daughter-in-law?"

After taking a few bites, a strange yin and yang greeting suddenly came from behind him. Gu Qingyou searched for the sound and found that it was the woman with high cheekbones who was with Mrs. Jing'an Hou when she came.

I don't know which official family she is from, but judging from her position, she should be much lower than Xue's, and the two tables are really not close together.

As if she was afraid that Xue Lan would not be able to hear her, she purposely raised her voice and immediately attracted the attention of the people around her. Even Concubine Sui stopped chatting and looked this way.

Xue Lan rolled her eyes in her heart, she didn't recognize this person at all, but since she was close to Mrs. Jing'anhou, it would definitely not be a good thing to talk to her.

"Forgive me for my stupidity, but I don't know which big family this lady belongs to?"

The woman looked at Mrs. Jing'anhou with some embarrassment. Seeing that the latter turned her eyes away from herself, she took up the handkerchief and touched the corner of her mouth to conceal it. My family holds the post of Shangshu in the Ministry of Rites."

Xue Lan nodded slightly: "Oh, I don't know."

There was low laughter from all around, and the lady of the Ministry of Rites flushed with embarrassment immediately, took a few sips from the empty teacup, but she still didn't give up, and said: "Just now I saw that Madam treats her daughter-in-law so fondly and intimately, she looks like a mother-in-law. Girl, it can be seen that the rumors in the market are not credible, and it is said that you treat the bride harshly, the wife of the dignified son, you can't even eat enough in the Duke's mansion!"

After she said that, she looked at Gu Qingyou with gestures: "I think it's because the young lady is born weak and her body is too thin, so it's misleading."

The ancients valued children, and one of the most important things in marrying a daughter-in-law is to have a good child. She kept saying that she cared, but she was implying everyone that the rumors outside were true.

This strike-up was inexplicable and obviously suspected of being ridiculed. It seemed that he had a good relationship with Mrs. Jing'an Hou, so he came here specially to fight for her.

Xue Lan is not afraid of those who come, it is a fact that Xue's harsh treatment of his daughter-in-law, if he blindly conceals it, it will just give her a chance to make use of it.

Besides, she's not Mrs. Xue, so there's nothing to panic about, so she admitted without blushing, "I used to get to know Yoyo carelessly, and thought she was a woman who was greedy for vanity, but after getting along for a while, I found out that before. It is my wife who has preconceived ideas, and Youyou has a thin and pure nature, so she is really the best candidate for a daughter-in-law."

After finishing speaking, she picked up her chopsticks again, put a few chopsticks dishes on Gu Qingyou's plate in full view, and said softly: "Eat more if you like it, the dishes in the palace are no better than those at home, and you don't have the chance to eat them on weekdays. !"

Gu Qingyou nodded obediently: "Thank you, mother."

After all, learn from her to pick up the chopsticks and put vegetables on the plate in front of Xue Lan: "Mother, don't just focus on Yoyo, you should eat more."

Mrs. Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites was taken aback. In the past, the Xue family was completely a stubborn type, and she was never good at covering up. When she was said to treat her daughter-in-law badly in public, she would only deny it, but the hatred in her eyes could not be covered up. Just admit it right away?

And judging by her attitude, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was surprisingly harmonious, which made her forget what she was going to say later.

Mrs. Jing'an Hou saw that she hadn't written anything for a long time, so she gave her a dissatisfied look. Today she knew that Mrs. Xue was coming, and the concubine of Sui asked her to bring her daughter-in-law Mrs. Gu by name. She specially asked this one to embarrass him in public when she arrived. , I didn't expect that Xue Lan would just put on a show, so she would calm down, really useless.

 I forgot to set the release yesterday...crying

  
 
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