Returning to the Pastoral: Mrs. Yipin

Chapter 314

Not long after returning to the post house, the palace sent another person to ask Lu Shi to bring his family into the palace, and the emperor wanted to give him a banquet.

This is the highest honor!
This is tantamount to the emperor inviting his subjects to eat, the food itself is not important, what is important is that this is another big political signal, clearly telling the world that Earl Lu is in the heart of the emperor.

Su Yun also changed his court clothes, and changed into an apricot-colored dress with a red fur fur sewn with fox fur, just to see the emperor!Can't wear too shabby.

Several children in the family also dressed Xie beautifully. Xie was originally the court's wife, and the etiquette was very clear, and she was very reassuring.

After entering the palace, under the leadership of Xiao Huangmen, a group of people came to Gyeongbokgung Palace. This is the resting place for the emperor on weekdays, and some small ceremonies will also be held here.It is also the place where the emperor's family banquet is held.

Entering the hall still requires a big ceremony.In addition to kowtow to the emperor, the empress dowager, the empress dowager also has a role to play. As soon as Su Yun entered the palace, he felt uncomfortable for a while. He only felt that a pair of sharp eyes were staring at him.

"It's not a meeting place, Lu Aiqing doesn't need to be too polite..."

The Son of Heaven looked very casual, waved his hand, and said: "Madam Wu, please get flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After the guests and hosts were seated, a group of palace people began to pass the dishes under the command of an eunuch.

The emperor's family banquet was not as luxurious as Su Yun imagined. First, eight cold dishes were served, all of which were ordinary dishes. Even among the people, richer families could afford meat dishes.

As for the other eight hot dishes, except for one stewed sea cucumber, which was a bit precious, the others were normal. It seemed that Tian's family lived a relatively simple life.Unlike the folk rumors, the emperor has to eat 64 dishes for a meal.

What Su Yun didn't know was that the ordinary cabbage was prepared with the broth made from chicken, mutton and fish. She didn't taste the taste until the cabbage was in her mouth.

The ancients paid attention to eating and sleeping without talking, and this rule must be strictly abided by at the dinner table of today's family. The atmosphere is a bit dull, and the children just bury their heads in eating, but their actions are obviously not as casual as at home. , It seems to be quite methodical.

Of course, Yuan'er was not included in this, I saw this little guy directing the palace servants to eat this and that later, the appearance of Wucheng Mansion made the Queen Mother laugh.

"Mrs. Wu Guo, you raised this child really well. The Ai family sees that the girls in your family are all very good, with this appearance, this figure, and these rules, um, not bad..."

"Ha ha……"

As soon as the Queen Mother finished speaking, she heard the Empress Dowager answering: "The Ai family seems to be doing the same, Mrs. Su, you have indeed taught these children well."

After speaking, a pair of old eyes stayed on Su Yun, Su Yun couldn't help shivering, this old lady's eyes are too sharp, and it seems that she doesn't like herself very much, since she just entered the palace, she has been intentionally or unintentionally looking at himself carefully.

And the little girl who followed her looked like she was going to eat herself.Especially this little girl has buck teeth, this palace is not unusual, the candles as thick as a baby's arms are all fully lit, shining like daylight.The girl's buck teeth were shining brightly under the light, and she looked at Su Yun with a hint of malice, which always reminded Su Yun of those monsters that eat people in some stories.

"The concubine is terrified..."

Su Yun thought about Mrs. Xie's teaching, no matter what these nobles said, it was always right to say a few words of fear and humility.

"Lu Aiqing really has a good eye..."

The Empress Dowager put down the chopsticks, and the little Huangmen next to her immediately stretched out her hand to let the Empress Dowager's hand rest on her own, and another maid immediately brought a towel and wiped the Empress Dowager's hand carefully.

"Although Mrs. Wu is a widow, her appearance is indeed extraordinary. This smile can tell you that she is such a beauty."

As soon as this remark came out, the Empress Dowager's complexion changed, a trace of dissatisfaction flashed in her eyes, and it was fleeting, she quickly smiled again, and said: "The empress mother is right. This Mrs. Wu is not only beautiful but also intelligent, tsk tsk, The ministers and concubines looked at those farm tools, and they were really amazed! With such farm tools, they can add a lot of tax money to the country every year, and can also reduce the burden on farmers. It is a tool that benefits the country and the people..."

Then he covered his mouth and smiled softly, and said: "When the late emperor was alive, he granted Mrs. Wu Guo the Ru Ren, now my son is on the throne, and Mrs. Wu Guo has contributed to the country again. Speaking of which, the Ai family didn't reward anything. Empress, do you think our inner palace should also express it?"

The Empress Dowager smiled lightly, looked at the Empress Dowager meaningfully, and said: "It seems that this child is very popular with you... Yes, such a smart person also likes Aijia."

Su Yun didn't know why, but Lu Shi's complexion turned a little ugly.

As I said earlier, in this era of praising women, especially women with status, they must never talk about their appearance. Not only will they appear frivolous and rude, but it is also an insult to others.

Women in this era regard virtuousness as beauty, and it is a great insult to praise someone's appearance. Su Yun is now a first-rank Mrs. Wu, or Mrs. Governor. Even if such an identity is placed in front of a princess, it must be weighed Yes, its honor can be imagined.

But the empress dowager said how beautiful this person is, and she said it out of her mouth, which is a great humiliation.

The empress dowager is already the most honorable woman in the world. She was born in a famous family, so it is unreasonable not to know this truth. Now that she says such things, how can Lu Shi, as her husband, look good?

Fortunately, there was the queen mother to protect him, which made Lu Shi feel a lot more comfortable. The emperor was the same as Su Yun, and he didn't understand why.

It's just that he is not a wooden person, and he feels that the atmosphere between the queen mother and grandmother seems a bit subtle, and then sees Princess Qinghe looking at Su Yun with resentment, and after thinking about it for a while, he understands a little bit.

It's just that although he is the emperor now, he is a useless emperor. When facing the battle between the queen mother and the emperor's grandmother, even if he wanted to help Lu Shi, he was powerless. Yes. Tsk tsk, this abalone soup is very good, Mrs. Wu is just recovering from a serious illness, come, serve a bowl for Mrs. Wu, and make up for it.”

"The concubine is terrified... Thank you Your Majesty for your kindness..."

Su Yun was speaking completely according to Xie's teaching. In fact, she also felt the malice released by the Empress Dowager, but she didn't understand why.

I just feel that the food at the emperor's old man's house is not interesting, the taste is not good, and it is still restrained. It's better to go home and have a bowl of porridge.

"Brother Shi, you are going to Youzhou in a few days. I went to Guangping Temple to ask for a peace talisman. You can keep it safe with you."

Princess Qinghe, who had been silent all this time, suddenly pulled out a peace talisman from his cuff, and handed it to Lu Shidao: "Now your father is still angry, but I will help you, so that your father will not blame you again, after all, you are only temporarily obsessed ..."

(End of this chapter)