Tang Yirou gently took out the dishes from the food box, and set a whole table with a dazzling array of dishes.

The dishes, apparently prepared with great care by the big kitchen, are full of color and fragrance, and it can be seen that no one has deducted from it, so that there is a shortage of two.

Needless to say, a few of them looked at the black soup, and Qu Ning's face was surprised when he smelled it: it was a unique secret recipe for warming the palace in the palace, and it was extremely haode for women's recuperation. Of course, it's expensive and time-consuming.

A few years ago, the palace abolished the servants, including the old imperial chef who had accumulated years, these secret recipes, I am afraid that they were only passed out at that time, but Rao is so, just a few medicinal materials in this secret recipe, it will take a lot of effort.

For long-term consumption, only a rich man like a prince can afford it.

Since she saw it, she also pointed to the table and smiled: "My sister's food here is better than mine, I look really hungry, my sister doesn't mind, I'll have a meal too, right?" ”

Tang Jian was a little surprised, but he still nodded, and a somewhat affectionate smile appeared on his face.

Because Qu Ning said that she also wanted to stay for dinner, the maid brought an extra dish up, and the three sisters-in-law sat down at the dining table.

Tang Yirou was a little surprised when she saw Qu Ning when she entered the door, so she showed a look of shock for a moment, but she was full of laughter behind her. Although she is the second in line, older than Tang Key, she is generous at the table to help Tang Key cloth vegetables, because of her gestures are very atmospheric, it is obviously quite a bit of a servant move, in her way, she does not look humble, just look at it to make people feel close.

It's just that when the soup was served, Tang Jian frowned and pushed the soup cup away slightly.

Until everyone finished eating, the soup was still pitifully put aside.

Qu Ning was laughing with Tang Yirou, but she was paying attention to Tang Key's eating habits.

At this glance, she found a lot of strange things.

Tang Key's eating habits tend to be light, and she almost didn't touch the big meat on the table, even the other dishes mixed with meat and vegetables, and she only picked up some vegetarian entrances. It's that bowl of soup, I'm afraid it's also because the taste of the herbs is slightly strong, and there are big meat things such as abalone juice in it, so she abandoned it.

In fact, if the big kitchen was really for Miss Tang San's cooking, with the skills they could even get the secret recipe in the palace, how could they not be able to mix meat food into vegetarian dishes? This kind of small hands and feet is only worthy of fooling people who can't see it.

Look at Tang Yirou again, she is not picky or picky, she has eaten a lot of every dish on the table without bias, and even the bowl of soup has been drunk by her.

It's no wonder that although she looks like a weak willow, her complexion is ruddy, and it is obvious that the foundation of her body is quite good.

Qu Ning secretly hated in his heart, but he just looked at Tang Jian and didn't realize it, on the contrary, he was very close to Tang Yirou, so he only frowned secretly, but he couldn't say anything directly.

She ate at Tang Key's place, and took her leave when she saw that it was getting late.

As a guest, Miss Tang Er didn't want to stay long, so she went out with her.

As soon as she walked a few steps, Xiuhong hurriedly picked up a lamp and caught up with Tang Yirou's footsteps, her face was full of panic: "Second Miss, what should I do today?" You say, did she see it, young lady? ”

Tang Yirou's smiling face immediately flashed a hint of gloom.

She frowned: "What are you afraid of doing this?" Nothing serious yet! What do you see? Did we do anything that didn't follow the rules? "No matter how capable and powerful that sister-in-law is, she can't punish people severely for all kinds of trivial things. What they do is a trivial thing that makes people only suffer dumb losses, what can that sister-in-law do to her?

"But......" Having said that, Xiuhong was still nervous in her heart.

She remembered that Her Royal Highness had mentioned her mother, who was in charge of the big kitchen, whether intentionally or unintentionally—since she had said so, could it be that the young lady really knew nothing about the little tricks they were secretly having?

Tang Yirou looked at her panicked appearance and pursed her lips slightly: She is really cowardly.

If it weren't for the fact that she had a mother who was so good at speaking and seeing the wind and steering, how could she have such a haode fat difference now?

Everyone knows that Miss Tang San has a soft temperament and loose hands, and she never punishes people. Xiuhong can become the big girl in her hands, and it is all thanks to her mother's plan to get to this point.

For the sake of Aunt Cui's face, Tang Yirou still made an exception to comfort her with a few words: "What are you panicking about?" We didn't do anything big to her, neither touched her private room, nor touched her dowry. It's just a meal with her, and as for her taste, she doesn't say it herself, who knows? We don't have mind reading, do we? Besides, those clothes and gadgets are all given to me that she doesn't like to give me, and she didn't steal or rob them, what's wrong? Could it be that my sisters are close and close, and something is wrong? ”

Xiuhong gradually calmed down, bit her lip and nodded: "Yes, the slave remembers." ”

"Remember that and go back. You came to me in such a hurry, regardless of being seen, it was a big mistake. Tang Yirou reached out and patted the cheeks of the slave in front of her who were slightly red because of running, and said with a chuckle.

Just looking at the back of Xiu Hong's hasty disappearance in the night, Tang Yirou's face gradually sank.

She threw the empty food box into the hands of Mei Xiang, the maid who followed behind her, thought about it, and said in a low voice: "Go and tell Sister-in-law Cui that as long as the eldest brother is at home these days, those small means will stop first." Avoid a fork. My good big brother is not a reasonable person. "Although no one in the family dared to mention what happened before, everyone who had gone through that period of time knew it. Tang Yirou's mother is the second aunt's wife, so she naturally knows it very well. Therefore, she was warned that it was okay to use some small means, but if it really touched some fundamental interests, it would definitely provoke that man - and the consequences, none of them could afford it.

Mei Xiang nodded in response, but Tang Yirou stood and let out a long sigh: "weishenme...... I don't have such a brother-in-law, so how good it would be......"

***

When Qu Ning returned to the room, Tang Shaoshuai had already entered the clean room to wash.

After a while, he walked out with slightly wet hair, but saw Qu Ning holding a copy of the original Bible gathered back to his senses, half-leaning on the side of the bed and watching.

When the two of them were interviewed, he already knew that she knew foreign languages, but many words and phrases in the Bible were still in Old English, so it was a little obscure, not to mention that she was reading the Old Testament, and the most on it was "heavenly punishment" and conquest, and at every turn it was the story of God punishing a certain tribe for exterminating a race, and a certain city slaughtering a city, killing and blood were the themes, but there was not much mercy in the New Testament. He didn't expect her to watch with relish, and even ignored his movements, and as soon as his heart moved, the original displeasure suddenly dissipated, and he tiptoed over, gently hugged her waist from behind, blew lightly in her ear, and laughed: "Madame is interested in this?" ”

Qu Ning only withdrew his eyes from the book at this time, and raised his eyes to look at his eyebrows, which were particularly soft and handsome because of the slight moisture in the light: "It's not just interest. I'm reading this for the same reason I thought I wanted to be baptized in the first place, right? ”

"......," Tang Jinzhi raised his eyebrows, "What do you say was the reason why I was baptized in the first place?" "Interesting.

Qu Ning listened to his heavy footsteps, and had already guessed that he was afraid that he was in a displeased mood.

Now that she knew that he had been called by Tang Dashuai before, why did he suddenly change his mood when he returned home, she also had a guess.

Since he was in a bad mood, she wanted to avoid his edge, so she deliberately found a topic that might divert his attention, thinking that she would turn away from his unhappiness first.

"Hmm, the young marshal's intention to befriend Europe and the United States is not a new topic, right?" Qu Ning raised his eyebrows and looked at him with a smile.

Tang Jinzhi smiled dumbly, he would initially enter Christianity, and it was indeed to break into their circle faster.

After all, although Rome has declined in this era, for Europeans and Americans, if the ruler of the vast and vast land of China is a believer, it is indeed closer to them, and it is naturally self-evident who they choose as their spokesperson compared to other corrupt warlords who can't even speak a word of English, and the court that still wants to put the heavenly empire on the shelf.

Qu Ning pursed his lips again, but put down the Bible in his hand, and gently brushed his fingers over his slightly frowning eyebrows: "Sincerely, is there anything bothering?" ”

Tang Shaoshuai sighed: he really didn't know whether he should tell her about this matter, or how to tell her.

***

As soon as Tang Dashuai saw Tang Shaoshuai enter the door, he put down the hookah in his hand with a smile.

"Sincerely, have you gone to see your brother-in-law? Everything has been delivered, right? This thing refers to the gift he prepared for his son before, when the three dynasties returned to the door, to please the little emperor.

Expensive and exquisite, although for today's Tang Dashuai, it is indeed not a big expense, after all, war is the most expensive and profitable.

But for the royal family, which is already in decline, it is indeed worth a lot.

What's more, the gift given at this time is different from the dowry - the dowry, the royal family has to pay back a dowry of the same value for the sake of face, so it is not good to give too much, but the gift at this time is really a "gift".

In addition, what Tang Dashuai prepared was hard currency that could be exchanged for money immediately, not the kind of shelf goods that could only be seen but not used, and it could be regarded as a cost.

Tang Shaoshuai nodded, he glanced at the kind Tang Dashuai in front of him almost without a trace, and the dissatisfaction in his heart did not reveal half a point.

Tang Dashuai looked at him and nodded, then he was relieved, picked up the cigarette pouch, thought about it and said in a rough voice: "Sincerely, the emperor, since you have a line, you have to come and go often." Our family was originally half royalist, but now you are the emperor's sister-in-law, this relationship must be closer than other families. You are the same age as the little emperor, you should have something to talk about, and don't hold a shelf, ask your wife well, you have to find out what the little emperor likes. ”

On the one hand, he didn't even say "bixia", and on the other hand, he relied on the uprising to make his family, and now he can say that he is a royalist.

What kind of calculation is in his heart, Tang Jinzhi almost heard it, and he already understood it very well.

As a matter of fact...... Perhaps since Tang Dashuai asked him to marry Qu Ning, his meaning has been clearly revealed.

Want to wash white...... How can it be so easy!

Tang Dashuai looked at him and nodded, knowing his son's taciturn nature, he picked up the cigarette pouch and took two puffs, before squinting his eyes and saying: "By the way, the mission sent by the Feng family is already on the way, I'm afraid it won't be long before I get to Kyoto, you can arrange it for them, they sent their own juniors, so I won't come forward." ”

Tang Jinzhi nodded slightly.