Chapter 349: Flowers bloom and need to be straightened
“Aren’t the dishes in the imperial kitchen to your liking, Prince?” Wei Junpei glanced at Mu Rongjing at the next table and asked with a smile.
He has always been a role model among the younger generation of the aristocratic family in Beijing, but now he seems to be absent-minded frequently. Look at this moment, he is holding chopsticks without picking up food, and his eyes are only staring straight ahead.
Whether Mr. Wei was teasing or something else, Mu Rongjing didn't respond because he didn't hear it at all.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Wei is talking to you." The young father-in-law, who was standing behind him and waiting, reminded him in a low voice by pouring wine for him.
Du Rongjing came back to his senses and looked to his side: "Master Wei, Rongjing would like to toast you."
Seeing the young man's behavior, Master Wei did not repeat what he had just asked and raised his glass with a smile. Cup, drink the wine in the cup.
I don’t particularly like wine on weekdays, but this time I felt that this wine was particularly fragrant. Several colleagues had just come over to propose a toast, all because they were all happy to congratulate their grandson for being so awesome.
Yeah, he didn't expect that his grandson would be so powerful, speak foreign languages, and even be able to translate on such an important occasion.
He knew that his grandson Kaiyang was a smart kid, but his sudden success really surprised and shocked him. This was all because he met a noble person, and it not only brought him from there. A noble man who rescued him from the hands of evildoers, kept him by his side, protected him, and taught him how to read and write.
It was only at this time that Mr. Wei calmed down a little, otherwise he would not have dared to hold the chopsticks, let alone the wine cup.
The position of translator is not high, it is similar to that of a ninth-grade county magistrate.
But what grandson and Xiaoduo are doing now has nothing to do with official positions! Instead, he helped Fengliang Kingdom gain face!
"Your Majesty, I would like to remind you that flowers should be cut straight when they bloom, and branches should not be cut when there are no flowers left." After putting down the wine cup, I saw that the young man looked away again, and I couldn't help but He spoke.
He still didn't think that the son of Marquis Fu'an was worthy of that girl Xiaoduo, but the way the emperor looked at that girl just now made him feel a little panicked.
I hope that the girl can stay in the capital, but that doesn't mean she stays in the palace.
With this comparison, the kid next to me can still make do with it.
"Ahem, Mr. Wei, you really know how to joke." Mu Rongjing heard it this time, and heard it very clearly, without missing a word, and after pretending to be calm, he responded The food was put into his mouth, and the little eunuch beside him didn't have time to stop it.
This prince is deeply loved by the Holy Heart. Eunuch Fu specially asked him to come and serve the prince. He also explained the prince’s food preferences, so he knew that he did not eat spicy food.
In the past, the Crown Prince would accompany His Majesty to discuss state affairs too late, and would also have meals with His Majesty in the palace. Your Majesty does not like spicy food, so the imperial dining room will not add spicy food, but this banquet is for foreign envoys There are many ministers in the group, and there are several spicy dishes in the dishes in the imperial dining room.
Of course, the dishes served in front of His Majesty will definitely not be spicy, but the Crown Prince is so busy with so many people that he can't take care of it.
Ahem, the next moment, Murong Jing quickly tilted his head when he was stung. The little eunuch hurriedly handed over a bone spitting dish, took it, and then neatly helped the prince to pour a cup of tea soup.
When the spicy taste in Mu Rongjing's mouth subsided a little, she looked again and found that Hong Xiaoduo had returned to her own seat, specially arranged to sit at the same table with Kaiyang.
Mu Rongjing didn't see any special emotion on Hong Xiaoduo's face, and subconsciously looked towards the emperor, just in time to see the emperor looking thoughtfully in the direction of Hong Xiaoduo.
According to his understanding of this person, he has seen her abilities many times, and it is normal for him to want to keep her. Promising a female official in order to keep her is absurd to most civil and military officials. Really, this guy can do it.
It seems that she wants to be included in the harem, which is unlikely.
Mu Rongjing was suddenly startled. Why was he so nervous here?
Diagonally opposite, at a long table for two, Hong Xiaoduo moved the fried shrimps placed on his side to Kaiyang's hand: "What are you waiting for me to do? The dishes are cold. It doesn’t taste good.”
“No matter how delicious the food is, it tastes best when eaten with you, mother.” Kaiyang Jin was very excited to talk to a foreigner for the first time, but first. He was noticed for the first time, but he was not complacent.
He remembered what Hong Xiaoduo said, people cannot be proud, but they must be proud! People cannot be arrogant, but they must have self-respect!
He stretched out his hand to peel the shrimp, and suddenly thought that he was in the palace, surrounded by so many civil and military officials and people from foreign missions. Seeing Kaiyang like this, Hong Xiaoduo suppressed a smile. He wanted to say that he could eat whatever he wanted, but then he thought about it and felt that the occasion was not right.
"Slave, help the young master peel it off." At this time, the eunuch behind him immediately rolled up his sleeves, washed his hands carefully in the copper basin behind him, and wiped them with a cotton towel. Then he stepped forward to take action.
The eunuch was only fifteen or sixteen years old, with fair skin and quick movements. He quickly placed the shelled shrimp on the plate in front of Kaiyang and continued to peel it.
"Thank you, little brother." Kaiyang thanked him and picked up the chopsticks to pick up the shrimp.
The moment he heard the thank you, the eunuch who peeled the shrimps moved his hands for a moment. Then, the action of peeling the shrimps was not as fast as before. He peeled the shrimps more carefully, making sure that the shrimps were clean before putting them away. Yang's dish.
After peeling several shrimps for Kaiyang one after another, he suddenly thought of peeling them for Hong Xiaoduo.
Hong Xiaoduo didn’t refuse after thinking about it, nodded and smiled.
This meal was the most polite meal that Hong Xiaoduo and Kaiyang had eaten, and it was also the one that they least wanted to eat a second time.
The dishes cooked in the imperial dining room are exquisite and beautiful in appearance, and the names of the dishes also have very good meanings. They look very classy, but in terms of taste, there are only a few delicious dishes.
Hong Xiaoduo glanced at the man in front of him and felt that the emperor was quite pitiful. Eating food like this all day long, and what’s more, when the food was served, Eunuch Fu personally took a silver needle or something to check if it was poisonous!
Then it was all placed in front of the emperor. Instead of the emperor directly picking it up with chopsticks, a palace maid put a little bit on a small plate and placed it in front of the emperor.
What’s the point of eating like this? The emperor made it, hey!
Emperor Jiade, who was in a good mood, also happened to look towards Kaiyang and the others. He just happened to meet Hong Xiaoduo's gaze, and he felt a little confused. What was the pity in this girl's eyes?
Hong Xiaoduo was originally thinking whether he would have to stay with her in the palace all day.
As a result, it was not the case. After the luncheon, the envoys went out of the palace to rest in the post house specially designed to entertain the envoys.
Formal exchanges and trade will only begin tomorrow. Hong Xiaoduo and Kaiyang no longer need to follow the whole process and can leave the palace.
Under the watchful eyes of all the civil and military officials, Hong Xiaoduo opened the sun and walked outside the palace with the Wei family father and son, and Murong Jing.
Master Wei has always been cheerful. From time to time, he would ask his grandson and grandpa how to say foreign languages, how to say "blue sky" and "chaoshi", and "kaiyang" to grandpa. Grandpa and grandson One said that the other was very happy to learn.
Mu Rongjing and Hong Xiaoduo followed side by side, listening to the conversation between the grandfather and grandson in front of them, and laughing from time to time.
At this moment, Mu Rongjing was curious about why the emperor called her over, but she didn't know how to ask.
Wei Zi was walking at the back. He was the quietest throughout the whole process. His face didn't show any signs of worry about his son, and he was nervous and worried.
After getting excited, I suddenly felt as if I had been thrown out of the way by my son.
Arrived outside the palace gate, while waiting for the carriage, Mu Rongjing just thought about it in her heart, and said to her, she just looked at her in the side hall and didn’t seem to eat well, should she walk around a little bit? Eat well and find a place to eat.
Just as Mu Rongjing was about to speak, a person ran over not far away. It was Dong Yuefan, the youngest son of Prime Minister Dong: "Xiaoduo, Kaiyang, you are out, come on, I will take you for a walk. Go ahead...
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