The little lady in the dining room

Chapter 56 Envoys
Sydney, who had been excited for several days, really "resigned" after resigning from Zichen Palace for the first time today.

Go back to the imperial dining room and say hello to Zixian Tingxian, then go back to sleep obediently!

Lying on the couch but unable to fall asleep, thinking about what happened just now makes me excited—His Majesty told her that as long as she doesn't exhaust herself before envoy Luo Wu arrives, he will allow her to go to the palace banquet to see what happened , You can also go to the hotel to stay for a few days!
Sydney was naturally aroused by this. I have never seen it before, I have never seen envoy Luo Wu... I have never seen any envoy from any country!

So in the next few days, Sydney had to hurry up to practice cooking skills and ensure that she got enough sleep to live a very fulfilling life.

In mid-July, envoy Luo Wu and his party of nearly a hundred people arrived in Luo'an, the capital of Daqi.

The hotel has been prepared more than ten days ago. It is a rather elegant house within the imperial city.

The Six Shang Bureaus all sent court ladies and eunuchs, each with its own division of labor.Most of the people serving recently are from the Shangyi Bureau and the Shang’s Dormitory Bureau, and the other four bureaus each have a small courtyard, each doing its own thing.

The courtyard of Shangshi Bureau has three entrances, the first entrance is for all kinds of ingredients, the second entrance is full of dining rooms, and the last entrance is for people.

Only Xueli, Zixian, and Tingxian were sent by the Imperial Dining Room to serve the envoys’ daily meals. Cui Wan and the others all stayed in the palace to prepare for the palace banquet. The person in charge here is the Secretary Fang of the Shangshi Bureau. .

In this way, the three people in the royal dining room of Sydney and the others are particularly eye-catching. They are also three little girls, and they can liven up the atmosphere by doing things swiftly.

At Chen Shi, word came in from the outside, saying that envoy Luo Wu had entered the gate of Luo'an city, he would first enter the palace to have an audience, and he would come to the hotel at about noon, there was a lot of whispering among the maids.

And before the envoys entered the imperial city, someone sent a message that His Majesty would greet them on the tower in front of the imperial city, allowing them to watch the excitement.

There was a lot of cheers in the hotel!
But even if it was "watching the fun", the group of people still behaved well. The court ladies and eunuchs formed two rows and went out. When they reached the avenue by the gate of the imperial city, there were imperial guards standing on both sides with knives. One person lined up neatly and mightily, and the palace people could only look at them from a distance.

Across the gate of the imperial city, one could vaguely hear the noise of Luo'an City outside.

But the imperial city is so quiet and orderly at all times.Only the place where the royal relatives live is always as quiet as unattainable.

Xue Li looked around, and saw a man galloping from the palace.

Wei Chen rode his horse and checked back and forth, and he was relieved when he made sure that everything was correct.Looking to the side, all the court ladies and eunuchs who came to watch did not cause any trouble, and they were in a very good mood.

With a fixed gaze, Wei Chen lightly whipped his horsewhip and walked over there.

"Xue Li." He got off the horse with a smile, and the imperial guard next to him retreated knowingly, and Xue Li blessed himself: "Master Wei!"

Long time no see.She went to look for him when Wang Wanzhi made things difficult for her, but he happened to be away; even though Wei Chen helped check the small courtyard on His Royal Highness's birthday, she didn't meet him either.

In this way, the last time I saw him was the New Year!

"You've grown taller." Wei Chen sized her up and smiled, then asked, "Your Majesty asked you to go to the hotel?"

Xueli nodded: "Yes! But I will go back to the palace during the palace banquet. Your Majesty allows me to go and have a look at the banquet!"

The joy is beyond words.Wei Chen couldn't help but also laughed, and said: "If you have anything to do in the hotel, you can call me, and I will take care of that."

It turned out that he was the official in charge of the envoy's audience this time!

Sydney's eyes lit up immediately, and she felt that the next period of time would be very interesting!
After waiting for a moment, Hao Sheng felt the solemnity of the imperial city, and the imperial guard came galloping and clasped his fists at Wei Chen: "My lord, the royal guard has left the palace."

The sudden excitement and curiosity around him was too obvious. Even if Xue Li saw the emperor every day, her heart would be fluttered by the atmosphere for a while, and she followed everyone to look around.

But the imperial city is so big, you can't see anything yet.

After another moment, I saw the red and black halo approaching in a mighty manner.

If you get closer, you can see the emperor's chariot clearly.But all the people who were still looking curiously just now stopped looking at it, and bowed down in unison. The voice of the Shan Hu Long live shook the sky, and the imperial guards who stood in front were shocked.

The emperor got off the chariot, and on the chariot behind was Concubine Hui.

From the time Concubine Hui walked down with the maid's hand in her hand, the two imperial guards who were neatly lined up bowed their heads.

The emperor waited for a while, and when he led Concubine Hui approached, he seemed to extend his arms to hold her, but Concubine Hui immediately stopped, smiled and bowed, eyes downcast and silent.

The emperor frowned slightly, but didn't say anything, Ruochang walked forward.

There are two stone steps to climb up the tower, which are paved left and right on both sides of the city gate. The emperor turned to the right, and as soon as he raised his eyes, he noticed a group of palace people who were giving big gifts over there.

"Wei Chen." The emperor said in a low voice.

Wei Chen immediately stepped forward to wait for orders. The emperor glanced at Concubine Hui and thought for a while: "There are not many people in the accompanying palace. If there are people in the residence who are familiar with the etiquette before the emperor, call them up."

She must want to watch the fun.

After the emperor finished speaking, he went up to the city tower.Wei Chen was taken aback for a moment, and immediately understood who he was talking about.

Has it come to this point?

He came back to his senses, turned his head and called someone: "Sydney."

When Sydney followed Wei Chen to the tower, the emperor and concubine Hui had already stood in the middle of the tower.

The weather on this day is very good, with a few white clouds in the blue sky, which are well decorated and do not cover the sun.The sunlight illuminated the emperor's black crown uniform with a faint luster. Under the city tower, all the people in Luo'an City cheered.

"It's so lively..." Xue Li felt shocked, and her voice was a little weak with emotion.

Wei Chen smiled: "If you like to watch people's voices buzzing, you can take a vacation during the New Year next year."

"New Year?" Sydney was stunned, and Wei Chen nodded: "On New Year's Eve, His Majesty will come here to enjoy the people. There are fireworks in the sky and cheers on the ground. It is a wonderful scene in the prosperous age."

She was aroused by his words, but after thinking about it, she became disappointed again: it is impossible to ask for leave for the New Year.The New Year is the busiest time, with palace banquets one after another, as well as preparing snacks for the courtiers who are meeting with them, and there is very little time to sleep.

A few zhang away, the Son of Heaven looked serious and indifferent to the commotion under his feet for a long time, before finally saying lightly: "It's really lively."

Half a step behind, Concubine Hui bowed slightly: "Yes, I wish Your Majesty the prosperity of the country."

The emperor was speechless for a while.I suddenly felt in my heart that everything seemed to be too polite.In other words, everything was overly polite by Concubine Hui's congratulations.

He looked at her sideways, and said with a little joke: "Say something else."

Concubine Hui was slightly startled, then smiled again: "The country is safe and the people are safe, everything goes well."

The emperor let out a sigh of relief, feeling uninterested.Move your eyes a little, but you're sure.

Not far behind Concubine Hui, it looks like another world.

I don't know what they are talking about, Xue Li has a smile on her brows, and occasionally she jumps lightly on her feet.Wei Chen also had a smile on his face, and when she jumped, he pressed her shoulders. From here, he looked relaxed, completely different from the rigid in front of him.

The sound of jumping under the feet suddenly increased for a while.

The emperor withdrew his thoughts and raised his eyes to see that the envoys were approaching.

A mighty group of people, headed by the obsessive banner, the purple silk flag on the banner is fluttering in the wind, which is the usual color of the Luowu royal family.

The emperor took a step forward, as if some force suppressed him imperceptibly, and the voices below stopped abruptly.

Xie Zhao looked lightly at the group of people who were close at hand below, and smiled sternly in his heart, wanting to see if they would dare to waive the gift right now.

The others also held their hearts tightly and waited quietly.

After a while, Xue Li saw the headed envoy bowed deeply, followed by all the officials accompanying him, and the female family members also bowed to salute.

Wei Chen next to him turned pale.

The emperor's expression was covered by the twelve o'clock in front of the crown, so he couldn't see clearly, but Sydney could vaguely see his hands under his wide sleeves tightening.

"I don't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth." Wei Chen gritted his teeth coldly.

Xue Li froze, and was about to ask him what's wrong in a daze, but he held the knife in his hand and walked towards the stone steps.

The emperor tilted his head to look at it, made a firm tone, and beckoned Xueli to come forward.

Seeing his expression, Xue Li was suffocated even for breathing.

"You go to the palace with Wei Chen to spread a word, tell Shang Shi that the welcome banquet will be brought forward to tonight," said the emperor.

It was originally tomorrow night.

"No." Xue Lifu stepped down, glanced at him, and asked again, "Does Your Majesty have any other orders..."

He looked like he didn't finish his sentence.

"Hmm." The emperor smiled slightly when she asked, his eyes swept over the heads of the envoys, "Tell Shang Shi, it's my intention to ask you to order a dish tonight."

what? !

Xue Li was so frightened by his sudden "meaning" that she almost jumped back.

The palace banquet for envoy Luo Wu asked her to order a dish?

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty? What food do you want?" She looked at him in shock.

"It's up to you, you can think of a dish that can scare them." The emperor smiled indifferently, and the words of encouragement that he continued were sincere, "You are smarter than others, and this matter is left to you."

It was only when he compared Concubine Hui with her a moment ago that he suddenly realized this. A few days ago, he thought she was stupid and almost forgot that she was actually a smart little girl.

Not only is he not rigid in rules, but he is not rigid in cooking, he has clearly seen it before!The rock sugar pear dish, and the sweet-scented osmanthus sponge cake in the shape of small white flowers are very good.

But Sydney herself has no confidence at all.Standing in front of the emperor, his expression was struggling to the point of crying, he hesitated for a long while with thin lips, and boldly asked: "Then if you are a servant, you can't do it well..."

She wanted to ask for a gold medal to avoid death, but he smiled leisurely: "No."

Sydney felt as if she had put a knife directly on her neck, she really wanted to kneel down and beg for mercy!

Taking a deep breath, she walked down the stone steps step by step, thinking about the recipes one by one, and when she walked in front of Wei Chen, she had tears in her eyes: "Master Wei..."

Wei Chen was not angry because of what he saw just now, and he had to calm down to instruct the hotel, when he heard the cry suddenly: "What's wrong?"

Your Majesty is going to kill me...

Xue Li choked back the words, and took a strong breath: "Your Majesty asked us to pass a message in the palace, and he also said, he asked me to prepare a dish that can scare the Luo Wu people!"

(End of this chapter)