MTL - My Beloved Concubine Only Wants to Eat Melons-Chapter 28

After the welcome banquet that day, Princess Liaodong really brought her three sons into the palace every day to pay her respects to the Queen Mother.

And the queen mother was also very happy, and even ordered their family to attend the 30-night banquet together.

The emperor has always been a filial son, and there is no objection to this.

So in the banquet hall on the evening of the New Year's Eve, there were more figures of the Liaodong Wang family.

The banquet is the most important meal throughout the year.

Everyone in the harem began preparations in the afternoon.

The same is true for Yan Shu.

However, others started dressing in the afternoon, but she didn't eat snacks since the afternoon.

Tsk, I don't know how many big dishes will be served tonight, she has to save her stomach to taste it.

Seeing that the lights were just coming on and the night was falling, everyone gathered for the big banquet in the Hall of Rouyi.

It was similar to the reception banquet not long ago, except for Concubine Ning who was still grounded and Concubine Li in the cold palace, everyone who should have come came.

Coupled with the Liaodong Wang Yuwenhao's family, the scene was very lively.

Yu Wenlan sat at the head of the banquet hall, quietly glanced in the direction of the right hand.

But seeing Yan Shu wearing a peach pink jacket and skirt, with a neat peach heart bun, two small agate pendants on her ears, peach pink cheeks, and cherry red lips, she is quite playful.

But when I listened carefully, I heard her muttering in her heart, [Wow, hot pot duck, stir-fried lamb, hot and sour tripe, emerald shrimp! There are also long fish with soft pockets, lion head with crab powder, duck slices with bird's nest, and three silk shark's fins! Well what is that? Twelve hot pots! It's too arrogant! ! 】

[I hope the emperor will speak quickly in the opening remarks later, so that I can eat quickly. 】

Yu Wenlan, "..."

He just knew it.

Well, in order to make her wish come true, he simply said, "Everyone has worked hard this year, and today is the last meal at the end of the year, so you don't need to be too formal."

Then he said to the Empress Dowager, "I wish my mother good health in the next year, and everything goes well."

The Queen Mother smiled and nodded, "Your Majesty works hard for the country, which is the hardest thing. The Ai family also wishes your Majesty the dragon body to be healthy and everything goes well."

Yu Wenlan lowered her head and said, "Thank you, Queen Mother."

Everyone then followed in unison and said, "I wish your majesty and the queen mother good health in the next year, and everything goes well."

After saying this sentence, I can finally move my chopsticks.

Yan Shu beamed, and immediately ordered a bowl of hot duck soup as an appetizer.

Well, the duck soup is hot and sour and delicious, which makes the internal organs quite comfortable.

The emerald shrimp is delicious and refreshing, the fire-smoked cabbage is very tasty, and the mushroom-roasted chicken sauce is rich.

The soft pocket long fish is delicious and tender, the lion's head with crab powder is fat but not greasy, and the three silk shark's fin is full of deliciousness.

Not to mention the chowder hot pot, fat chicken tofu, hot lamb liver, bird's nest duck slices and other dishes, all of which have their own delicious taste.

In particular, the 12-grade hot pot is full of heaven and earth, venison, chicken breast, roe roe spine, wild boar leg, and sea cucumber, scallop, squid and lobster balls. All kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas are combined in one pot.

The New Year's Eve dinner is really extraordinary!

This meal is so satisfying!

She was eating happily, but she heard the Queen Mother say again, "Today's dish is very good, especially this hot and sour tripe dish, which is tender and tasty, very suitable for Ai's family's appetite."

Yu Wenlan also nodded and said, "It's really good, the dining room should be rewarded."

After the words fell, Hu An, the chief inspector of ceremonies who was waiting on the sidelines, hurriedly raised his voice, "Your Majesty rewards Shangshan Supervisor..."

The female official of Ci'an Palace, Zhu Shu, served the Empress Dowager again, and said with a smile, "Try this white jade cake after the Empress Dowager."

The queen mother tasted it again.

After a while, he nodded again and said, "Dense and delicate, sweet but not greasy, it's really good."

Saying that, he still did not forget to greet the Liaodong Wang family, "Try it too, Ah Jing should like this white jade cake."

Yu Wenhao and his wife were busy, so they led their three children to taste the white jade cake.

After a while, Princess Liaodong smiled and said, "The food in this palace is really different, the taste is much better than Liaodong."

Then he asked Ah Jing, "Tell the emperor's grandmother, is this cake delicious?"

The little guy was eating with puffy cheeks, nodded and said, "Good time."

It caused everyone to laugh.

After eating the white jade cake, the queen mother ate another bowl of three shredded shark's fin, and said with a smile, "I'm afraid the Ai family will eat too much today."

Yu Wenlan said, "Tonight is unusual, and I have to watch the new year later. The queen mother has a good appetite, so it doesn't hurt to eat more."

The Queen Mother nodded.

But Zhu Shu said, "Since the three sons came to Beijing, the queen mother is happy and her appetite has improved."

Yu Wenlan didn't show any strange expression, but just said, "It seems that I should also reward the three of them."

After the words fell, Yu Wenhao hurriedly said, "Your Majesty speaks seriously. As juniors, they should go to the palace to pay respects to the Empress Dowager, so what's the point of rewarding them?"

Then he ordered the three children, "Today's New Year's Eve, don't you hurry up and kowtow to His Majesty the Queen Mother?"

The eldest brother and the second child should get up immediately, and Princess Liaodong pushed Yaoer Ajing again, so the little guy also stood up in a daze, followed the two elder brothers to the hall, kowtowed to the Queen Mother and Yu Wenlan, " I wish the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty a long and healthy life."

The Queen Mother smiled from ear to ear, nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, okay, you are all good boys, let's get up and eat."

Yu Wenlan also smiled, and said, "You should be rewarded for being polite and obedient."

Hearing this, the chief inspector of ceremonies said again, "Give rewards to the three sons of the Liaodong Palace."

The three children then knelt down and thanked Bian En before going back to eat again.

In this way, the hall was even more lively.

At this time, I heard Madam Zhuang who was beside the Queen Mother say, "It would be great if the princes could enter the palace more often in the future, but it's a pity... Liaodong is too far away."

Hearing this, everyone was shocked—

Madam Zhuang has something to say.

Sure enough, right after that, the Queen Mother sighed, "Isn't that right? It's cold in Liaodong, and the children are afraid of catching the cold when they go back and forth. , if you get sick, don’t you have to suffer?”

Grandma Zhuang said again, "Why don't you ask the young master to stay for a few more days, and have the right to accompany you? When the weather is warmer, then send the young master back to Liaodong."

As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately muttered in their hearts.

— Queen Mother, what is the meaning of this?

Could it be that he wants to keep Yaoer, the king of Liaodong, with him?

Yan Shu finally regained her senses from the food.

-what? Is the Queen Mother going to raise a son for the King of Liaodong?

She is so kind?

Don't you want to keep Ah Jing as a hostage?

Tsk, that's not right, Ah Jing is not the son of Liaodong King, if he really wants to be a hostage, why doesn't the queen mother choose their eldest or second child?

Yan Shu paused suddenly. Could it be that the Empress Dowager wanted to adopt a son for the Emperor because she found out that the Emperor couldn't do such a thing?

At the same time, Yu Wenlan also heard the Queen Mother's voice—

【Ah Jing is not a direct descendant, and his age is suitable, he is the only one left. 】

He remained calm, but he knew it in his heart.

The Empress Dowager deliberately chose Ah Jing, who was a concubine, because she was afraid that Yu Wenhao and his wife would not be willing to part with their son.

As expected, the Queen Mother had discovered his secret and was making other plans.

He concealed his complicated heart, and even looked at Yu Wenhao and his wife with a smile, and said, "The queen mother's idea is very good, but I don't know if my cousin and sister-in-law can bear it?"

But Yu Wenhao hesitated for a moment, and then smiled, "It's Ah Jing's blessing to be with the Queen Mother. It's too late for me to be happy for him, so how can I not bear it?"

Seeing her husband like this, his wife, Princess Liaodong, also hurriedly laughed and said, "Where did this child get the blessing to be able to accompany the Queen Mother? Ah Jing, don't you hurry to thank the imperial grandmother?"

Immediately afterwards, the little guy who was eating snacks was pushed out with a confused face, and under the guidance of Princess Liaodong, he kowtowed to the queen mother and said, "Ah Jing, thank you, the queen mother..."

The little milk voice made everyone laugh again.

However, Yan Shu keenly noticed that at this moment, Xu Jieyu who was beside her seemed to pause for a moment.

hiss…

As a spy with too high psychological quality, this kind of reaction seems a bit inappropriate.

She immediately called the system, [Looking at Xu Jieyu's appearance, could this Ah Jing be the child she gave birth to Yu Wenhao? 】

System, [It should have been, but it wasn't. 】

Yan Shu, [? ? ? What does it mean? What do you mean should be but not? 】

System, 【It is Xu Jieyu who thought that this baby was hers, but in fact, her child died early due to congenital deficiencies. But Yu Wenhao wanted to restrain her again, so he found another fake child and made her think it was her baby. 】

Yanshu, […]

It's easy.

However, she somehow understood.

In other words, Xu Jieyu's child is actually long gone, but Yu Wenhao found a fake child to lie to her in order to make her listen to him.

Yan Shu couldn't help but tsk tsk, the King of Liaodong really has a lot of eyes.

But as a man, it's disgusting to use a woman like this!

Not far away, Yu Wenlan listened to her heartfelt words in his ears.

Very good, the queen mother wanted to adopt another chess piece, but this little baby was not from the blood of Yuwen's family.

Without showing any strangeness, he said to the Queen Mother and Yu Wenhao and his wife, "If that's the case, let's ask this child to stay for a while. It is his great achievement to make the Queen Mother happy."

Yu Wenhao laughed immediately, "Your Majesty speaks seriously, this is his blessing haha!"

Yan Shu felt that the fat man's smile was disgusting.

For the sake of ambition, to separate an innocent child from his relatives, and to use it as his own tool so frankly.

If this child was really his flesh and blood, how could he be so willing?

However, in this way, wouldn't the queen mother raise a child who has nothing to do with the royal family?

It would make sense to change to the eldest and second child, after all, those two are still the blood of Grandpa Gao!

At this moment, the system suddenly popped up again, 【Thinking too much, those two are not from Yuwen's family either. 】

Yan Shu, [? ? ? 】

【What does it mean? Those two children don't belong to Yu Wenhao either? 】

System, [Yes. 】

Yan Shu's eyes lit up, 【Could it be that Princess Liaodong also gave King Liaodong a cuckold? 】

Not far away, Yu Wenlan heard this sentence, "???"

The Princess of Liaodong put a green hat on Yu Wenhao? ? ?

What's the situation?

System, 【Do you think everyone is as unlucky as Marquis Linwu? These two children were actually found by the Liaodong king and his wife from other places, in order to replace their own flesh and blood into Beijing. 】

What? ? ?

Yan Shu instinctively felt that her brain was not enough tonight, 【Bring a fake child to Beijing? What do these two people mean? 】

System, 【Do you think it is a good thing for the vassal king to enter the capital? Maybe the emperor will detain them if he is unhappy, and punish them for minor crimes, or decapitate them for serious crimes. The king of Liaodong certainly doesn't want to take this risk! 】

Yanshu, […]

Well, she finally understood.

What the hell, the Empress Dowager and the King of Liaodong are as tall as a mountain!

How could this person be so smart?

But this is a felony, and once discovered, it will be decapitated.

Isn't this fat man afraid?

The system is very sophisticated, [difficult to detect. They come to the capital once a year at most, and all they look for are those with facial features similar to their own children, who can recognize them except their own? 】

Yanshu, […]

That's true.

There are no photos in this era, so no matter how good the portraits are, there are still discrepancies. What's more, children grow up every year, and children who haven't seen for a long time appear once in a while. As long as the facial features are not very different, it is really difficult to find .

Tsk tsk tsk, Yu Wenhao is really a chicken thief!

What do you eat all day long, why are there so many minds!

She sighed deeply in her heart, and Yu Wenlan, who had listened to everything, already understood.

Oh, that's it.

None of the Yu Wenhao and his wife brought into Beijing this time was their own flesh and blood?

This matter sounds absurd at first glance, but it is very possible if it is placed on Yu Wenhao.

What's more, after experiencing so many shocks before, he has no doubts about Yan Shu.

good very good.

It seems that this cousin has made up his mind to do something big this time.

Outside the main hall, the sound of firecrackers continued to be heard, and in the main hall, everyone was still eating and drinking happily, saying auspicious words of New Year greetings to each other.

Yu Wenlan drank a glass of wine calmly.

Oh, this throne, is it possible to sit on it if you want to?

~~

Before you know it, the night is getting dark, and the banquet has finally come to an end.

After seeing off the queen mother and the emperor, everyone dispersed.

Yan Shu went back to the hall to change and wash, while Lian Dong and the others prepared melon seeds, snacks and fruits, preparing to watch the New Year tonight.

However, when Yan Shu finished washing and came out, she had no intention of watching the new year.

After thinking about it for a while, she felt that the melons she ate tonight were really not small, and they were closely related to the emperor. And as the emperor's leg pendant, she can't stand by and watch, she must find a way to let the emperor know.

If it was normal, she could remind him from the inside out like the previous few times, but tonight on New Year's Eve, according to the etiquette, the king will spend the night in the middle palace, and now there is no queen in the palace, so he can only stay in the Qianming Palace. Sleeping, you can't come to the concubine's place.

So she can't see him.

After much deliberation, she had no choice but to come to the desk and start writing with a pen.

Seeing this, Lonicera asked strangely, "Will Master not take a break to watch the New Year's Eve tonight?"

Yan Shu sighed silently, and could only make excuses and said, "I suddenly thought of a good story, I have to write it out quickly, or I will forget it tomorrow. Go watch the year by yourself, don't worry about me."

After speaking, he began to write.

Lian Dong didn't know why, so she had to step back and stop disturbing her.

Yan Shu thought while writing, but soon she couldn't care about anything else.

The story of NND is too brain-intensive.

It's the adoptive mother who has a different heart, and the cousins ​​who are constantly messing with each other. The emperor, the emperor, you have to thank me for it!

That night, the sound of firecrackers outside the window continued, but Yan Shu almost forgot that it was New Year's Eve.

Seeing that it was already daylight, she finally finished writing.

She put down her pen and yawned, then she called out the door.

Liandong entered the room and saw that she was still sitting at the table, she couldn't help being startled, and hurriedly asked, "Has the master been writing until now?"

Yan Shu hummed, and said, "When it's dawn, find a chance to send this stack of paper manuscripts to Qianming Palace, and say it's a new book written by me, please have a look at it, Your Majesty."

Lonicera should be, so he packed up the manuscripts.

Turning around, she saw her fall on the bed in a few steps, and fell asleep soundly.

Liandong shook his head, thinking to himself, master, why did you bother to come here? She is already a favorite concubine, and she still thinks about writing a storybook to make money all day long.

Tsk, what a diligent person.

~~

On the day of Yuanzheng, the king was very busy.

On the fifth watch, Yu Wenlan had already washed and changed clothes, and came to Fengxian Hall to worship the ancestor gods.

After dawn, he led his concubines to pay New Year's greetings to the Queen Mother.

After paying homage to the queen mother, he returned to the palace to change his clothes and participate in the Yuanzheng ceremony.

After the court ceremony, there was another Yuanzheng banquet, where the monarch, ministers and clan relatives shared the first banquet of the new year.

It was already noon when the banquet was over and they returned to Qianming Palace.

While changing clothes, I heard a report from Fu Hai, "By the way, Your Majesty, just now, Empress Guiyi asked someone to bring over a stack of manuscripts, which she said were newly written, please have a look."

Um?

Yu Wenlan was a little surprised. She still has time to write a new storybook after Chinese New Year?

So he said, "Bring it."

Fu Hai should be, so he sent the manuscript.

Yu Wenlan took it and looked at it.

After a while, he discovered that this was still the matter between the young Patriarch and his cousins ​​that she had talked about that night.

But this time, some plots have been added, such as the cousin and the beauty spy who were once good friends and had a son, who used the child to threaten to restrain the beauty;

But the adoptive mother of the head of the family has a different heart and plans to support others...

The scheming cousin even arranged a substitute for his own child in an attempt to deceive the head of the family...

Yu Wenlan, "..."

Well, he already knew that she was going to remind him of what happened at the New Year's Eve banquet.

And the clear ink fragrance on the paper told him that she probably wrote this story not long ago.

In fact, after returning to Qianming Palace last night, he had already dispatched people to Liaodong.

Unexpectedly, she was worried about him, and even wrote such a story to remind him.

It is really not easy for a person like her who eats and sleeps to stay up late to write a storybook.

Although it is not easy to be a king, in the harem, there is a little girl who cares about him.

Yu Wenlan suddenly wanted to go to Ganlu Hall.

But no.

Because today is Yuanzheng, according to etiquette, he is not allowed to go to his concubine for three days.

After thinking about it, he suddenly called out, "Come here."

Seeing Fu Hai approaching in a hurry, he said, "The servant is here."

Yu Wenlan said, "Go to Ganlu Palace and send something to Li Guiyi."

…

~~

Yan Shu is also very busy today.

Yuanzheng couldn't sleep in late, and when she was born, she and the other concubines followed the emperor to send New Year greetings to the Queen Mother.

After that, another family member of the ordered wife came to the palace to pay their respects, and attended a Yuanzheng luncheon at noon, and she came back not long ago.

In addition, she stayed up late last night to write a storybook, and at this moment she felt drowsy, and she was about to catch up on sleep, when she saw Fu Hai coming with a box.

"The servant congratulates Empress Guiyi on her new year."

Fu Hai laughed and said, "Your Majesty sent servants to bring the treasure to Gui Yi."

Huh baby?

Yan Shu immediately asked curiously, "What baby?"

Fu Hai carefully opened the box, "Please take a look at it."

In an instant, the hall was filled with bright light.

Yan Shu was startled.

—It turned out that there was a golden bowl in the box.

The bowl was about the size of a palm, and the workmanship was very delicate, and it was inlaid with red and blue gemstones, which was almost eye-catching.

She was stunned for two seconds before remembering to ask, "Why did Your Majesty give me this?"

Fukai said, "Your Majesty said that the book of Nianghua is good, and this is a reward for you."

award?

Yan Shu thought for a while, he must understand, right? That's why she was given this as a reward for her loyalty?

Hahaha good! very good! !

She hurriedly asked Liandong to take it, and said happily, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Tsk tsk, the night was really not in vain.

Her choice was indeed right, writing a storybook is really the way to get rich!

…

It didn't take long for the king to see his chief steward coming to take his orders.

"Your Majesty, the golden bowl has been delivered to Empress Guiyi, and Empress is very happy."

Fu Hai laughed.

Yu Wenlan nodded, as if she could see her smiling face.

For such a little girl who is obsessed with money, the way to make her happy must be to give her gold, silver and jewelry.

He couldn't help but also raised the corner of his lips, and asked again, "What else did she say?"

Fu Hai hurriedly said, "Miss Guiyi thanked His Majesty Long En, and said that this is the most expensive manuscript fee she has ever received."

Royalties?

Yu Wenlan paused.

Did she make a mistake?

~~

For three consecutive days, there were various New Year banquets in the palace.

On the day of the third day of junior high school, the annual feast of the clan reunion was held in the palace.

As night fell, the lanterns came on, and the palaces and gardens were brightly lit.

Tonight is a banquet for the royal family. In addition to the king and concubines, there are also the Liaodong king's family, the Pingyi county king's family, the eldest princess Leping and his wife, and the eldest princess Yu Wenyan and his wife.

- In order to take into account the face of the royal family, the emperor gave this sister a face, and the eldest princess Yu Wenyan reappeared in front of everyone.

However, Concubine Ning hadn't passed the confinement period yet, so she wasn't there during the banquet.

Everyone thought that after being driven back last time, the eldest princess would keep a low profile today, but they didn't expect that she was wearing a fiery red fox fur cape with brocade velvet inside and a long brocade jacket, her hair was combed in a high bun and decorated with gold Hair accessories made of hairpins, beads and hairpins are simply eye-catching.

When everyone is present, the banquet begins.

Like the previous few times, Xu Jieyu was still at the same table with Yanshu today.

But today he was wearing a silk-colored brocade beige, his hair was also combed into a high bun, and two gold hairpins of many treasures were inserted on it, which looked extraordinarily gorgeous.

Because of this, Concubine Zhou has already thrown several sharp eyes at her.

Yan Shu felt that something was wrong.

Xu Jieyu had never been so high-profile before.

Today is like this, could it be that Yu Wenhao pushed him into a hurry, so he had to find a way to attract the emperor?

But even stranger things were yet to come.

Seeing the second round of drinking, everyone in the hall toasted one after another. When the atmosphere was the most lively, Xu Jieyu suddenly got up and came to the hall, and said to the emperor, "The concubine has prepared a music and dance, and I want to present it to Your Majesty."

When the voice fell, everyone paused.

Although it is not a strange thing for a concubine to perform dances for the king, you must know that it is when there are no outsiders.

There are many outsiders tonight.

However, sitting on the king did not refuse, and even nodded and said, "Yes."

Xu Jieyu should be, so she recruited musicians to accompany her, and danced in the hall.

Seeing this scene, the eyes of Concubine Zhou, Concubine An and others were almost murderous.

The eldest princess also cast a contemptuous sneer.

- Did this woman even lose her face in order to compete for favor?

Among the whole hall, only Yan Shu felt that something was wrong.

Xu Jieyu is no brainless cannon fodder.

She is a very powerful spy!

Is she doing this for something?

Yan Shu then quietly called the system, 【There are outsiders at this kind of banquet, why did Xu Jieyu come out to show off? Could it be for Yu Wenhao to watch? 】

But the system said, 【Because she wants to assassinate the emperor. 】