Chapter 1107 Best Friends
The banquet began, and unmarried young girls came into the banquet one after another.
The warm pot banquet at the four-bedroom Zhou family did not prepare any delicacies, but it had an authentic Chang'an flavor and was carefully cooked by Chang'an chefs. Ninety percent of the people attending the banquet today have experience in Chang'an. Eating these dishes reminds me of the wonderful time I used to be in Chang'an, and everyone was smiling.
Zhou Xuejun also muttered to Wu Qiong in a low voice: "Although the nannies in the Cining Palace occasionally cook a few hometown dishes, the taste is no longer much the same as what we are used to. I am not used to eating it, and I am embarrassed to say it. Why don't I turn around and ask my mother to ask her to ask the chef at home to teach me how many Chang'an dishes I can cook, so that I can also taste the flavor of my hometown in the palace?"
Wu Qiong replied in a low voice: "We can only stay outside the palace for three days. How many dishes can your girl learn in three days? Why not ask the fourth wife to pick one or two smart girls from the house and teach them again, so that they can learn a few more good dishes, and wait until the tutoring is done, and then send them to the palace to serve you. Isn't it better?"
Then she will have to wait for a long time.
Zhou Xuejun hesitated for a moment and decided to combine the two methods: "I asked the girl to learn a few simple dishes from the chef at home, and then asked her to choose two smart girls to learn cooking for future use. In that way, I wouldn't have to wait too long to eat the right food in the palace!"
Wu Qiong smiled and said, "It's up to you, the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Fourth Lady will not refuse you anyway. When the former emperor came to Cining Palace to have a meal with the Empress Dowager, I saw that he also liked the dishes in the northwest. If you can add a few more new dishes to the recipes of Cining Palace, the emperor might be quite happy!"
The two sisters discussed and decided something, just like bringing a cook into the palace and deciding on the meals in the Cining Palace, which was just an easy thing for Zhou Xuejun.
Haitang listened and had a clearer understanding of Zhou Xuejun's status in the palace. This girl is quite liked by the nobles in the palace. Even if her grandfather is seriously ill and her father is not in a position of power, she still cannot shake her future position as queen. She got along well with her fiancé, her future mother-in-law and grandmother-in-law.
Zhou Xuejun's stable status means that the Zhou family's future prospects are bright. The Zhou family took the risk twice and achieved the merit of following the dragon. The first time they were ungrateful and suffered for many years. This time, they finally met the wise king, so they would not lose their wife or soldiers. The new king is a person who is grateful and will not treat the heroes unfairly, which also means that all civil and military officials can feel at ease, and there is no need to be afraid of meeting a petty emperor with distorted ideas. He will not know when he will violate the taboos. His bright future will be lost, and even his family and friends will suffer.
As a former follower of the Zhou family, the Hai family can finally breathe a sigh of relief. The Zhou family is safe and sound. Tao Ge Lao, who once devoted himself to the late emperor and the new emperor, will have a good result. Under these two wings, the Hai family will surely be able to go smoothly and have a bright future.
Haitang lowered her head and ate the vegetables. At today's banquet, there was not much wine, and there was no troupe's little singer to cheer up the fun, but the relatives and friends who attended the meeting had some fun talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was still very pleasant.
After halfway through the banquet, the atmosphere became stronger. Everyone stopped sticking to the seats and began to walk around, looking for acquaintances to talk and joke.
Zhou Wenjun walked over from the married woman and greeted several sisters and besties. She touched Zhou Xuejun's little face and sighed, "Sister, I heard about my grandfather, came back to Beijing to ask clearly. I have wanted to see you for a long time. Who knew that it has been so many days before I saw you today. Are you doing well in the palace now? No one bullies you, right?"
Zhou Xuejun smiled and said, "I'm fine in the palace. With the care of the Empress Dowager, who dares to bully me? The Empress Dowager and the Emperor are also very kind. When Concubine Zhang was in a bad mood earlier, she didn't like to take care of others, and she has become much more kind recently. Don't worry, sister, I'm not a child anymore. If someone bullies me, wouldn't I beg you back?!"
Zhou Wenjun sneered, "If it were another sister who had practiced martial arts and riding and shooting since childhood, I wouldn't worry. You are the only one who only holds books all day long to read, thinking that dancing swords and guns is too troublesome, as weak as those ladies from scholarly families, even Sister Hai is stronger and smarter than you. How can you not worry about it?!"
When Haitang heard her mention her, she smiled and said, "The advantage of Sister Xuejun is not in her martial arts. She is well-read, has extensive knowledge, and is smart!"
Zhou Xuejun gave Haitang a big smile and then pulled Zhou Wenjun and said, "Sister, don't underestimate people. I can't compare to you in terms of martial arts, but I'm much stronger than the girls of the scholarly family. I haven't gotten sick since I entered Beijing. However, Sister Wu has to cough every season and breathe when walking a few more steps. Instead of worrying about me, she might as well worry about her!"
Wu Qiong never expected that he was just holding tea beside him and watching the jokes of the little sisters. The fire suddenly burned on him, and he couldn't help but say angrily: "Where am I so delicate?!"
Zhou Wenjun and Wu Qiong have not spent much time together, but they have long regarded her as a little cousin who needs care. They took the opportunity to ask her: "How are you in the palace now? Xuejun and Xinjun have a engagement. I am not worried that the people in the palace will dare to neglect her easily, but I don't know how you are doing?"
Wu Qiong smiled and said, "Don't worry, cousin, everything is fine in the palace. I grew up in Cining Palace, but now I'm back in the old place, I feel friendly and familiar. The Queen Mother also arranged for me to meet His Highness Kang, and His Highness Kang treats me very much. I feel at ease and nothing is dissatisfied. Now I just hope that the house at home can be rebuilt as soon as possible, and that my brother and the Zhang family can get married as soon as possible. If I can hear the good news about my nephew before getting married, it would be great!"
Zhou Wenjun laughed: "You are a very anxious person." After laughing, he said, "The reconstruction project of Wu Mansion is progressing smoothly. Now the Hengjun brothers go to see the progress almost every day. It is said that the front yard of the main house has been basically formed and the front has been sealed. If this continues, the main house will be basically completed in the next month, and the rest will be some decoration work for the edges and corners."
When Wu Qiong returned to Cheng'en Hou Mansion from the palace, he also heard his cousin Wu Ke talk about the progress of the project, but it was not as careful as Zhou Wenjun. Now, when he heard this, he couldn't help but chant the Buddha's name: "That's great! It won't delay my brother's wedding."
Zhou Wenjun and Zhou Xuejun looked at each other, smiling, and couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. Wu Qiong's wedding date is also about to come, but he only talks about his cousin's wedding date in his heart. In her heart, her parents' home is more important after all. Although there is nothing wrong with this kind of thinking, she is about to get married, so she will still have to spend more time on her husband in the future. King Kang is weak and needs more care. He is the Wu family’s future support!
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Zhou Xuejun decided to look for an opportunity to persuade his friends. Zhou Wenjun turned around and talked to Haitang: "I have seen Yuqi before and told her your letter. She is very grateful. Unfortunately, their Yingchuan Marquis Mansion is going to avoid the limelight. They will neither host a banquet nor plan to go out for a guest. I am afraid they will not find any opportunity to see you. After some time, she will leave the capital and can only find a way to meet you in the future."
Haitang couldn't help but be stunned: "Sister Peng wants to leave Beijing? What's going on?"