When Zhao Xiu returned home, he remembered that Gao Zhen frowned and ate a whole piece of five-kernel mooncakes, and he still wanted to laugh.

Frankly speaking, the five-kernel mooncakes she asked her own kitchen to make have a lot of differences from the five-kernel mooncakes of later generations, and they taste much more refreshing, and they are still puff pastry on the outside, which is still quite delicious. However, there is still such a thing as winter melon candied fruit. In modern times, she left a shadow since she was a child, and she always felt that it was big fat, so she didn't like to eat it. Probably Gao Zhen won't have this kind of trouble, right? Compared with the moon cakes that people in Beijing are used to, this puff pastry five-kernel moon cake is at least not too sweet.

While thinking so, Zhao Xiu asked someone to go to the kitchen to spread the word, and put the crabs sent from Zhuangzi into a basket and prepared to send them to the Guangping Palace. As for whether King Guangping and Gao Zhen's father and son can finish this basket of meals tonight, she doesn't care. Anyway, they don't eat it, and someone else eats it.

Zhang's side knew that she was back, and sent someone to call. She went to her grandmother's house to restore her life, and showed the return gift list of the palace to Zhang. Zhang glanced at it, sighed, "The prince is too polite", put it aside, and after learning about the crab, he said repeatedly: "Send two more baskets." Our family has a small population, and the village sent four large baskets, and can not be put for a long time, if you don't eat, it will be bad in a few days. ”

Zhao Xiu said: "It's enough to send a basket, how much can their father and son eat?" Ming'er had to go to the palace early in the morning, and I heard that she was going to celebrate the festival in the palace, and she didn't return to the palace until seventeen. It's too much, but it's cheaper for the people at the bottom. ”

Zhang was a little surprised: "Are the princes and the prince going to the palace for the festival?" Although this has always been the case in previous years, this year his family has a warm filial piety. Isn't it taboo to still enter the palace for the festival? ”

Zhao Xiu was reminded by her words, the so-called filial piety is in her body. In fact, for the widower King of Guangping, there is no big problem, his identity is there, except for some moral gentlemen, who will find fault with him? But Gao Zhen is different, he lost his mother, and it has only been 100 days. If he attends the palace banquet with the king of Guangping, someone will condemn him. How could she have forgotten about it?

Zhang said: "He also has difficulties. Although there is a funeral in the Guangping Palace, the 100 days have passed. Another husband lost his wife. If the Mid-Autumn Palace banquet is not invited to the prince, there must be villains talking in private. The prince is not only the emperor's brother, but also the crown prince, and his identity is different from that of the five princes. The emperor may not have the intention of snubbing him. But others want to find fault with the emperor. Therefore, in this palace banquet, the queen mother and the emperor will let the prince attend no matter what, which is also the meaning of letting the world see the royal harmony. The prince is gone, he can't see, he can't move, and the prince doesn't wait by his side, how can he rest assured? But if he goes with him, he will only stay in the palace. As long as the queen mother, the emperor and the queen don't care, it's not easy for the foreign ministers to say anything unlucky. But if he really attends the palace banquet. Naturally, those people wanted to pick on his gifts. If you can, it's better to let him avoid it. followed into the palace, but did not attend the palace banquet, or opened another table in the palace, and was not in the same place with everyone, and it was solved. The prince has his own palace people waiting. ”

Zhao Xiu sighed in his heart, it was really troublesome. Modern people are much easier without all this red tape.

She planned to go to the palace again in person, and send the basket of crabs by the way. Zhang said, "What are you going to do again?" Just send a personal message. If you are worried that your family member will not be able to tell you clearly, write a note. Seeing that it's almost noon, you go, can the prince and the prince still eat? ”

Zhao Xiu had no choice but to go back to the house and write a letter, making Zhang's reminder and his thoughts clear, enveloping the envelope, and letting the person who sent the crab take it to the Guangping Palace.

When Gao Zhen saw the letter, he was having dinner with King Guangping. When King Guangping heard that it was Zhao Xiu's letter, he smiled and said, "What? You're all in correspondence now? ”

Gao Zhenyuan was also a little surprised, but his face was not revealing at all: "My son doesn't know, maybe there is something important to say." I opened the letter and read it, and I was even more surprised.

In fact, he had thought of this matter a long time ago, and at first he politely rejected the Queen Mother on this ground. But the queen mother wanted their father and son to enter the palace anyway, and she couldn't see her son and grandson alone in the palace for the Mid-Autumn Festival, so King Guangping had no choice but to agree. However, the promise is agreed, and the arrangements after entering the palace must be according to his wishes. As the new emperor's brother, it is impossible for King Guangping not to show his face at the palace banquet, and when the time comes, he will bring a personal attendant to attend, do not move chopsticks, do not eat any dishes, and naturally will not make a fool of himself. Eating moon cakes and drinking a glass of fruit wine is still very easy for King Quang Binh. But Gao Zhen will not attend, and when the time comes, he will stay in the palace and enjoy a vegetarian banquet alone. The queen mother, the emperor and the queen naturally will not snub him, and they will inevitably give food, wine and cakes when the time comes, but the ministers will not be picky.

The corners of Gao Zhen's mouth were slightly upturned, and his heart was very ironing. Isn't it heartwarming that someone is so concerned about whether he will be blamed or not, and when he thinks of this possibility, he immediately writes to remind him?

Although King Guangping couldn't see the smile on his son's lips, he could sense that his mood had improved instantly, so he smiled and said, "What did Sister Xiu'er say in the letter?" Father thinks you're very happy to see it. ”

Gao Zhen hurriedly put away his smile, carefully folded the letter and put it in his arms, and replied dryly: "It's nothing, it's just to remind my son that it's best not to attend the palace banquet, so as not to make people say that my son is not polite." ”

King Guangping smiled: "How can she think of this little girl?" She didn't say anything when she came in the morning, it must have been after she went home, Mrs. Zhao reminded her. ”

How Gao Zhen didn't understand this: "My son knows that whether it is Mrs. Zhao or Sister Xiu, they are all kind to their son. ”

King Guangping smiled with satisfaction, and asked him again: "Sister Xiu'er gave our family a Mid-Autumn Festival gift, can you return the gift to her?" ”

Gao Zhen was stunned: "It's back." ”

"Back to what?"

Gao Zhen wondered in his heart, why did his father suddenly become interested in these chores? He replied, "Two boxes of cakes made by our palace, two boxes of mooncakes made in the palace, two jars of imperial wine, four horses of clothing, and a set of four treasures of the study room made by the palace, and two boxes of new books." This was actually drafted with the help of Yanxia and Cao's mother. Generally, people who have friendships or royal relatives of the clan come according to this specification, but the Zhao family has more new books and scholars, and they are more generous than others.

King Guangping smiled: "Stupid, stupid, Sister Xiu heard you say that she wanted her to make clothes, so she made it for you personally, and now I know that you want to eat crabs, so I specially went home and ordered someone to send a basket, and wrote a letter to remind you of the taboos after entering the palace." You must feel ironing in your heart, right? But why didn't you think about giving Sister Xiu a single gift? Most of the gifts you give back to the Zhao family are the same as those of other families, and the extra study rooms and new books are prepared for Brother Wei at a glance. What about Sister Xiu's share? ”

Gao Zhen woke up like a dream, stood up suddenly, and rushed out of the door to call someone: "Can the person sent by the Zhao family to deliver the crabs go?" Before leaving, I told him to stay for a while, I still have something to command. ”

After a while, a message came back from the outer courtyard and said, "The people haven't left yet." Because he brought a letter from his girl, he was afraid that the prince would reply, so he was still waiting in front. ”

Gao Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, and wanted to go back to the room to prepare a gift for Zhao Xiu, but when he saw that his father hadn't finished eating here, he hesitated.

King Guangping sighed to his deceased wife in his heart that his son was really not smart, so he opened his mouth and pointed at him: "Don't panic and want to go back to the courtyard to prepare a gift, I only ask you, what are you going to give to Sister Xiu'er?" ”

Gao Zhen thought about it, and really couldn't think of anything: "Give the girl something, it's nothing more than a few things, clothes and jewelry are ...... powder" But he didn't have it, the clothes were just poured, and he had already given one, that is, the color was more suitable for an elderly elder like Zhang's. There is a funeral in the palace this year, and most of the materials sent by the Internal Affairs Office are plain and light colors, which are not suitable for a little girl like Zhao Xiu. As for jewelry...... In the past, when the princess was still there, the Internal Affairs Office sent new products to her every season, and the silver building under her name would also create a variety of fresh hairpin rings for her, but now that the princess has passed away, there is no qualified female dependant in the palace, whether it is the Internal Affairs Office or the silver building, it will not be sent again. It's the same with fat powder.

Besides, if he had to pick it himself, he wouldn't know which one to give. Because in memory, Zhao Xiu hardly applied grease and powder. She has always given him the impression of freshness and elegance, as if a bud with a drop of morning dew hanging in the spring breeze.

Gao Zhen was distracted for a moment, but soon came to his senses and said to King Guangping dryly: "My son can't think of it, she doesn't seem to like dressing up very much, but likes to eat something fresh and delicious." "Do you want to copy a copy of a few secret recipes for pastries in the palace and send it over? Presumably Zhao Xiu must be very good at liking it, right?

King Guangping was a little speechless, and he sighed heavily: "You know that it is good to be favored by others, and what can be eaten is finished, and if you want to give gifts, isn't it better to give things that can be kept for a long time?" In this way, every time the recipient sees this thing, he can remember your benefits. ”

Gao Zhen thought for a while: "That...... How about giving her a copy of the embroidery book from the palace needlework room? She also does needlework from time to time, and likes to do new tricks that others don't have. ”

Guangping Wang Muran: "Are you planning to let the little girl make clothes for you, can you use the colors in the embroidery book?" If I were Sister Xiu, I would definitely beat you up if I received such a gift. ”

Gao Zhen was a little uncomfortable: "That...... Father, what should a son give? ”

"No matter what you send, whether it is expensive or not is secondary, and the most important thing is the heart." King Guangping dispelled the idea of pointing out his son, if he couldn't figure out some things by himself, even if he helped him once, he would still be at a loss in the future.

King Guangping was actually a little depressed, thinking that at the beginning, when he was not yet the prince, their husband and wife were harmonious, and they were not too busy with political affairs. From a pot of flowers she likes, or a wooden comb he made himself, to the newly built lotus pond and water pavilion in the summer village, everything surprises his wife. He is so likable, and his wife is also a person with seven tricks, why did he give birth to such a stupid and dull son?

The king of Guangping was so congested that he was half-full, so he asked someone to remove all the dishes and plates, drank a sip of tea, and went to rest on his own. Before leaving, he didn't forget to remind his son: "The people of the Zhao family are still waiting for a reply, you have to do your best to decide." ”

Gao Zhen saw his father walk away with the help of the attendant, and began to worry. (To be continued......)