The little lady in the dining room

Chapter 80
The emperor's face darkened after hearing Chen Jijiang's whole story, and after summoning the five people, his face was also cloudy.

But even though they were all called, he didn't have the heart to ask again—it might be even more difficult to listen to them gossip, so he might as well just do what he wants.

The five people knelt down and no one dared to say anything. After a long silence, the emperor coughed lightly: "Fugui is trying to persuade the fight, there is nothing wrong with it, let's go down."

Fugui was very relieved, and quickly kowtowed to thank him and resigned.After exiting the palace, I wondered if I should go to the imperial hospital to ask for some medicine. First, the red bean paste was on the table. I wonder if His Majesty allowed her to ask the medical girl not to allow it. Second...Xue Lizi Xian Ting Xianli probably will inevitably be punished, Also have to take medicine.

In the inner hall, the emperor's eyes stopped on Dou Sha's face.

The wound on her forehead was not deep, but it was not bandaged, and it was bleeding all the time.He was also anxious to be heard, since he entered the hall, he kept covering his forehead with a handkerchief, so that he didn't see the grand occasion of "blood on his face".

The emperor thought for a while: "Dou Sha was accidentally injured in a fight, so I sent the imperial doctor to take a look. But after all, if you see blood in the New Year, two months' salary will be deducted."

—— Dou Sha felt that he had narrowly escaped death!

She had always been afraid of the emperor, and felt that she was going to die this time, so she hurriedly kowtowed to thank the emperor, and then an elderly court lady stepped forward to take her out.

There are only three imperial dining rooms left.

Xie Zhao knew that this matter had something to do with Su Zixian's violent quarrel, so he thought about it and said, "Su's stick is thirty."

Sydney was shocked: "Your Majesty..."

The emperor glanced at her indifferently, and continued: "You can't see blood during the Chinese New Year. Make a note first, and you will be punished if you make mistakes in the future."

To put it bluntly, there will be no more mistakes that need to be blamed in the future, so forget about it.

Su Zixian breathed a sigh of relief with a pale complexion, and after kowtowing to thank her, she was also helped out.

"The bean paste injured by Yue's own hands." The emperor's eyes were slightly cold, he paused for a while, and said calmly, "I can't stay in the imperial dining room, go back to the Shangshi Bureau. It's also thirty sticks. go."

A chill ran down Yue Tingxian's back, and he stared at the emperor in astonishment, not quite understanding how...he could be treated differently? !
Also, she couldn't see blood during the Chinese New Year, so Su Zixian "write it down first, and she will be fined if she makes mistakes in the future."
Chen Jijiang couldn't help curling his lips beside him: Your Majesty, you are really serious about protecting your weaknesses!
Yue Tingxian didn't dare to ask, he gritted his teeth and kowtowed in response, his eyes swept over Sydney.

The emperor obviously punished her harder and harder, from Fugui having nothing to do to Dousha being fined for two months' salary, to her not even being able to stay in the imperial dining room and receiving thirty boards.

A gleam of happiness flashed across Yue Tingxian's heart, and he was so happy to inquire about Ruan Xueli's fate for a while.

"Slave and servant leave." Yue Tingxian also kowtowed and retreated, only Xueli was left in the hall and knelt.

The emperor looked at her with a cold face, and she could feel that gaze even when she lowered her head. She panicked and couldn't help raising her eyes.

Xie Zhao made eye contact with her, and his complexion suddenly sank: "Close the door and think about the past!"

It's New Year's Eve, and Sydney has just started the days of contemplating behind closed doors...

Very sad.Although if there was no such thing, she would go to the palace banquet and be exhausted to death, but at the same time, she also wanted to see what the largest palace banquet of the year would look like.

Besides... She may not necessarily be going to the palace banquet.Talking about the Chinese New Year a while ago, Wei Chen said that if he was free on New Year's Eve, he would take her off as well, and take her to the top of the imperial city to watch the fireworks while on inspection.

Well now, there are no fireworks, and most of the stars are waiting until the New Year's bell strikes.

Of course, it wasn't just her who was sad, the whole courtyard was also devoid of any sense of the year.

When Yue Tingxian came back, he was stared at by the palace guards to pack his things and go back to Shangshi. Dou Sha was told not to get wind on his wound and could only stay in the room. Su Zixian and Fugui were reminded by Chen Jijiang, "Sydney shuts herself up and thinks about her mistakes, don't coax her. It’s not appropriate for outsiders to listen to it”, so I can only stay in the room and feel bored.

Lying in their respective rooms, the four of them had the word "miserable" written on their faces.

What makes Sydney even more uneasy is that His Majesty told her to "think about mistakes behind closed doors", and she doesn't know what "mistakes" to "think about".

Later, it was Zixian and Ting Xian who quarreled urgently, and it was Ting Xian who pushed Dou Sha to the ground.She really felt that her fault was only at the beginning and she shouldn't go to Ting Xian for theory!

——But she has already apologized for this!After entering the palace, Chen Jijiang and the emperor finished talking about what happened, and she immediately apologized for this!
So what does His Majesty ask her to "think" now...

When the sky was full of stars, Wei Chen knocked on the door of the courtyard and saw that Sydney was thinking hard.

Fugui who came to open the door for him didn't say much, and went back silently with his head down.When he walked into the yard, Sydney didn't respond, until he put the Xiuchun knife on the stone table in front of her: "Stupid?"

"..." Xueli suddenly came back to her senses, and hurriedly got up to greet her, "Master Wei!"

Wei Chen sat down on the stone bench calmly, put the snacks in his hand on the table, and said in a leisurely tone, "Bring them in from outside the palace, and eat and play during the New Year."

This kind of convenience of bringing things from outside the palace, and still eating, is only available to their imperial guards.

Xue Li looked at the piles of snacks wrapped in paper, and shook her head with drooping head: "I'm thinking about it behind closed doors."

Wei Chen sneered: "Your Majesty told you to shut up and think about your mistakes, but he didn't let you eat. What's the matter, do you want to go on a hunger strike against him?"

Not that!
After he said that, Sydney immediately went to open the dim sum.The dim sum is wrapped in paper, and there is a rope tied outside, and a piece of square paper is attached to the rope to indicate the type.

Sydney made jujube paste and lotus seed paste, and put them on the table without a plate.Then I took the tea-flavored ones and put them in front of Fugui's door, and the green plum ones on Zixian's window sill, and knocked on the door to tell them that there was a snack at the door, and took them in to eat.Then he took the bean paste to the bean paste, put it in the main room, and immediately came out after calling out to her room.

Wei Chen smiled and looked at her being so careful not to talk to anyone, and asked her after she sat back: "Is Your Majesty very angry?"

Sydney thought about it and shook her head: "It seems that there is no..."

If you are very angry, it should not be as simple as shutting yourself up and thinking about your mistakes.She took a clean wine cup to drink for Wei Chen, and asked him, "Why are you here at this time, did your majesty order it?"

"No." Wei Chen took a sip of wine with a smile, "Routine inspection, the palace banquet ahead is busy, Your Majesty doesn't know."

So you made a special trip to comfort her?

Xue Li suddenly felt very grateful, and was afraid that thanking dryly would sound awkward, so she reached out and took a small piece of her favorite preserved peach, added it to his cup, and said at the same time: "Thank you, sir."

The wine was made from snow plum blossoms sent back by the emperor during his southern tour. It tasted sweet and light green in color. The preserved fruit also came from the south. That kind of mild sweet wine was liked to drink with candied fruit, and it also suits the taste of Sydney.

Wei Chen didn't have any defenses at all. He drank it from his mouth to his stomach in one gulp. He was stunned for a while before coughing out a sound to ease his throat.Seeing that she was pouring wine for him again, he quickly searched his brains to find a topic to drink, otherwise he would have to drink this rum.

Wei Chen consciously searched for words, and the two began to "talk about the world".He had seen so many things in the world, it was easy to chat with her, and in a short while, she let go of the sadness of being punished to shut up and think about the past.

The two chatted from A Yao to Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Lu, and discussed whether A Yao should call Sydney "aunt" or "aunt". Finally, Wei Chen said that she should be called aunt because she was obviously closer to He Jiao.

I am very happy to settle on this Sydney——A Yao has already started to learn to speak, and she has been troubled by the confusion of addressing her. It is always a bit weird to be vague when people are chatting with each other.

Follow this and accidentally pull away.Wei Chen laughed and said that the two of them were godbrothers and sisters, and Ayao called him 'uncle', but calling her 'aunt' was a bit strange, and I wondered if Ayao would feel dizzy.

Xueli suddenly remembered that Wei Chen was slightly older than Lu Yong, and blurted out: "You are older than Master Lu, and Master Lu's daughter is one year old. Are you still married?"

Wei Chen's hand, which was idly turning the wine cup, froze suddenly.

Under the silver light cast by the bright stars all over the sky, his smile froze a bit. After a moment of silence, he raised his head and drank the sweet wine that had been in the cup for a while. His smile seemed a little lonely: " If Lu Yong said nothing, he would be gone, and I don’t know how long I can live. What kind of marriage will I be? I will drag my wife and children down in vain.”

Sydney regretted it very much, knowing that she had said something wrong!
She lowered her head and poured him another bottle of wine, desperately looking for words to ease the atmosphere, her thoughts kept spinning, and finally she said something like a ghost: "Your Majesty treated Ah Yao very well..."

"But we can't all give him a child, can we?" Wei Chen's expression returned to normal, and he spoke half-jokingly.Xue Li smiled relaxedly, stuck out her tongue, and persuaded him softly: "My lord, don't try to avoid this matter, maybe you will meet someone who is destined to live a peaceful life for the rest of your life?"

With such a high official position and being able to go to so many places, when might he encounter a chance to "save the beauty" and "love at first sight"?
Sydney was thinking a lot but didn't say anything. She peeked at Wei Chen. Wei Chen seemed to be contemplating something. The smile on his face didn't seem real, but it was always there.

I spent New Year's Eve talking nonsense with Wei Chen, and my mood wasn't too bad, but after New Year's Eve, I was still very dull...

Originally, several people had a lively and lively life. When eating, those who were on duty ate in the imperial dining room, and those who were not on duty ate together in the hall.Now that Ting Xian is gone, Dou Sha is recovering from his wounds, and Sydney is thinking about his mistakes, he is so desolate when eating!

As usual, Sydney orders meals first, and the daily imperial meal list will be delivered to her first. This has not changed because of thinking behind closed doors.But several other people were reminded not to talk to her more, and the meal was changed to the same rules as the others in the imperial court. After the imperial meal was withdrawn, they could eat whatever was distributed to them.

Xue Li had no appetite, and felt tired of looking at the names of the meat dishes. They didn't eat together, so they simply followed their own temperament and ordered all vegetarian dishes. They didn't even want to eat eggs.

In Zichen Palace, Xie Zhao felt uneasy.

He has never punished Sydney... After sending her away that day, he couldn't help thinking about how she cried miserably after being bullied by Wang Wanzhi.Then I consciously comforted myself that it was just thinking about my mistakes behind closed doors, it was far from that serious...

But still not at ease!
So after carrying it for two days, on the third day of the Lunar New Year, the emperor asked Chen Jijiang to take a look at Sydney's meal order list for the past few days with a cold face.

After Chen Jijiang answered the "promise", he couldn't stop laughing in his heart: Your Majesty, you really need to make a strong and soft box to put her in!How afraid is she that something will happen to her?
Taking a look at the meal list, the emperor's face was the same as that of the meals that Sydney had ordered these days - green.

Chen Jijiang smacked his lips secretly: Your Majesty, what are you doing?Just eat for a few days so she won't die from starvation, okay?Do you fast for more than three days every time you sacrifice to heaven?
But the emperor didn't say anything that day, until the sixth day of the new year, he asked to bring the meal bill.

Folding his hands over, Chen Jijiang heard a particularly clear gasping sound.

Chen Jijiang drooped his eyes: ...it's not enough, is it?
In fact, it is the New Year at this moment, and the princes and nobles come in one by one to have an audience. If they don’t see each other for a day, they have to come the next day. .

So if you compare it in such a small way, it’s really not a big deal for Sydney to be vegetarian.

But Chen Jijiang couldn't say this, and he didn't dare to say it.He kept his eyes open and murmured in his heart: Don't talk nonsense!Nguyen is different, she can't go hungry! ——Although I don't know what is different, but she is different!different!
Xie Zhao didn't know that the supervisor next to him was in a mess. He was rubbing his forehead and was seriously worrying about "what to do if Sydney made himself sick".But today is definitely not free, he didn't even take a sip of tea all morning, and now it's noon before he can take a short rest.

I don't have time to coerce and lure her to eat...

Xie Zhao rubbed his forehead and thought hard for a long time, finally took a sigh, and said solemnly: "The New Year's gift for her, ask someone to deliver it to her."

"No." Chen Jijiang thought about the New Year's ceremony, rolled his eyes and sighed: behind closed doors and thinking about past mistakes, the days are so rich, why do you think you locked her up?

(End of this chapter)