After dinner, Qu Wu gathered everyone together and arranged tomorrow's arrangements, Da Mao, Er Mao, Ji Zhi and Chen Shi went to the palace dining room to prepare for the banquet, and Zi Yan and Chen Qing attended the banquet with him. Qu Wu arranged the things that everyone was going to bring to the palace of the monarch of Wu tomorrow: woks, spices, and made uniform arrangements for everyone's attire.

After a while, the ceremonial sect palace arranged by Prince Shoumeng also came here to teach them the etiquette and rules of participating in the banquet.

After learning the etiquette, Qu Wu also called the captain of the palace guard, and after arranging the duty of the important position, he came to his room and sorted out his things.

Coming to Gusu, the future Suzhou, where he has lived and studied for many years, Qu Wu is full of emotion, this city that is familiar in the past but strange now, most of the youth has remained here, unforgettable.

Qu Wu took out his mobile phone and looked at one photo after another, recalling the bits and pieces of the past, among which each photo of Meng Yao was like a steel needle pierced in his heart.

He suddenly found that there were dozens of TV series stored on the hard drive of his mobile phone, remembering that Meng Yao had used his mobile phone, thinking that Meng Yao had uploaded it from her mobile phone through a Bluetooth connection, probably worried that his mobile phone would suddenly break down and not be able to catch up with the drama, Qu Wu thought that Meng Yao had come to the Spring and Autumn Period because of himself, but now he was in disaster, and he couldn't help but sigh.

Qu Wu is also a little worried that the phone and the solar power bank will break down one day, so that these photos will not be visible.

Early the next morning, the carriage that came to pick up Da Mao and them came to the palace early and took the four of them to the palace.

Zi Yan and Chen Qing also got up early and began to dress up. The two of them used modern toiletries given to them by Qu Wu: mirrors, perfumes, moisturizers, lipsticks, etc., and after some dressing, their already naturally beautiful faces became more delicate and attractive.

Qu Wu also prepared gifts for the Queen Mother: a large vanity mirror, a set of modern toiletries, a jade bracelet, and a large box of chocolates. Qu Wu was worried that the Queen Mother would not be able to read the modern manual, so she asked Chen Qing to add a handwritten ancient text manual to each product.

Because of the first meeting, Qu Wu prepared small gifts for everyone else.

In addition to the queen mother, Qu Wu also gave the queen a meeting gift, because he had asked Prince Shoumeng what the queen liked, but Shou Meng told him that the queen was unwell and could not attend, so Qu Wu asked the prince to bring honey, a whole box of milk and other nutritional supplements to the queen.

Near noon, the carriage in the palace came to the palace, and a ceremonial official came to pick up Qu Wu, Ziyan and Chen Qing into the palace for a banquet.

Qu Wu, Ziyan and Chen Qing sat in a carriage and walked through the streets and alleys of Gusu City, the streets were full of pedestrians, shops, wine shops, and handicraft workshops filled the frontage of the streets, and small traders, pedestrians, and beggars walked through the streets, and the whole city was noisy and orderly. All three are curious about the city, but they have different minds.

Qu Wu was trying to find the location of these places, where he was studying and running, where the Humble Administrator's House would be in the future, and where the ancient canal would be built.

Zi Yan compared the differences between Chu Guoyingdu and here, who is better in the two cities that are also capitals.

While Chen Qing looked at all kinds of pedestrians, he was worried about whether the prince who was silent and affectionate to him during Han Yue would embarrass himself in the public court.

The carriage traveled almost the entire city of Gusu and finally came to the palace of the monarch of Wu.

Qu Wu and Zi Yan, Chen Qing and the ceremonial officer jumped out of the carriage and walked towards the large arch of the palace, where the soldiers guarding the ceremonial officer let them in after verifying their identities.

Qu Wu led Zi Yan and Chen Qing into the gate and walked on the long bluestone road, and then stepped up the stairs and walked towards the tall palace. In the solemn and spacious palace, the three of them were a little inexplicably nervous.

At the top of the staircase, there is a wide platform in which the monarch's tall palace is presented.

I saw a large plaque on the palace, engraved with three big characters: Shangqing Palace. On the left side of the Shangqing Hall is the Fengyi Palace, and on the right side is the Hongyun Palace.

Because today is the monarch's family banquet, the banquet is arranged in the Fengyi Palace, there are two tall guards holding long knives standing at the gate of the Fengyi Palace, and the palace has already been full of the monarch's relatives and special guests who came to the banquet.

Qu Wu walked into the door with Ziyan and Chen Qing, and the noisy adults and children inside all of a sudden quieted down, and almost everyone looked at these three beautiful handsome guys and girls with surprised eyes.

Qu Wu is dressed in a classical outfit, but the lining is a turtleneck sweater, and a pair of high-top leather shoes are on his feet, which looks otherworldly and different.

And Zi Yan and Chen Qing are modern outfits, wearing the same style but a red and blue woolen coat, each with a phoenix brooch with a zircon combination, a pair of high-heeled leather boots on their feet, exquisite makeup and modern exquisite clothing, the dazzling beauty almost made everyone hold their breath, the prince saw Chen Qing was even more amazed that his eyes lit up, and those princesses and young ladies were so envious that their eyes were about to fall out.

The three of them saluted the king and the prince and walked in front of the birthday queen mother.

"The Queen Mother is auspicious and blessed, and her longevity is better than Nanshan." Qu Wu said after Ziyan and Chen Qing bowed.

Shou Meng walked over and introduced the three of Qu Wu to the Queen Mother: "Grandmother, this is the Mr. Qu I mentioned to you yesterday; These two young ladies are his companions, the one in blue is called Chen Qing, and the one in red is called Ziyan. ”

The Queen Mother smiled and said: "Welcome, yesterday Shoumeng praised you like flowers, and now when I look at you, I think he is too wrong, how can flowers be as good-looking as you are?"

"The Queen Mother has won the award, the Queen Mother is so young, she is beautiful, and she compares these young girls to the bottom." Qu Wu said. Seeing the appearance of the Queen Mother, she should be less than fifty years old, with a dignified appearance, and she should have a national face when she was young.

"Where, the years are unforgiving, and they can't be compared." The Queen Mother said this, but her heart was still beautiful.

Qu Wu turned around and took the gift he gave to the Queen Mother from the ceremonial officer, and presented it: "Queen Mother, this is a small gift from me and Ziyan and Chen Qing to you, and I hope to accept it with a smile."

The Queen Mother motioned to the maid beside her to take Qu Wu's gift, and said: "Last night, Shoumeng also talked about Mr. Qu's restaurant, saying that there were many amazing things in it, so I strongly invited Mr. to open the restaurant to Gusu City, it seems that what he said is true." I'm anxious to see what your gift is, you guys won't make fun of me for being rude, will you? ”

"No, this shows the love of the Queen Mother, how can you make fun of it?" Qu Wu said.

The Queen Mother ordered the maid to open the gift bag presented by Qu Wu, and the first thing she took out was the silver glittering vanity mirror, and the person next to her opened his mouth wide in surprise, because the image reflected in the mirror was meticulous, without a trace of distortion and chromatic aberration.

The Queen Mother took the dressing mirror, couldn't put it down, and said to Qu Wu: "The mourning family has never seen such a dazzling bronze mirror."

"Queen Mother, this is the silver mirror. Although it is beautiful, it is fragile, so never drop it or get hit by a hard object. Qu Wu said.

The second gift that the waitress took out was the jade jade bracelet, which the queen mother held in her hand, and saw that the jade bracelet had a delicate and transparent texture, a bright and pure color, giving people a gentle and mellow feeling.

The Queen Mother was overjoyed and said, "I have never seen such a transparent and beautiful jade bracelet." This jade bracelet is different from the flat round jade bracelet of the Spring and Autumn Period, it is circular in shape, flat inside and round outside, and has a unique style.

The Queen Mother immediately put this jade bracelet on her wrist.

The waitress took out the box of chocolates next, and opened the beautiful iron round box, which contained a piece of chocolate wrapped in copper foil paper, and a trace of sweet fragrance wafted out, which was mouth-watering. The Queen Mother took out one, peeled off one, put it in her mouth, and immediately had a very satisfied expression on her face, and exclaimed: "It's delicious, it's delicious." As he spoke, he handed one to Prince Shoumeng next to him.

The last thing I took out was the set of washing and toiletries, each with a text description of Juanxiu. After the Queen Mother saw it, she said to Qu Wu: "These things are so fragrant, they must be easy to use." It's just that there are so many texts, I can't read them at once, who wrote this? ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, this is written by Miss Chen Qing." Qu Wu pointed his finger at Chen Qing and said.

"Okay, Miss Chen Qing, your handwriting is as beautiful as your person, delicate and neat, come here, sit beside me."

"Empress Dowager Xie." Chen Qing walked over and sat on the left side of the Queen Mother.

"What kind of spices are used on the girl's body? Such a fragrant and delicious person. The Queen Mother asked.

"This fragrance is the same fragrance of cosmetics as those given to the Queen Mother." Chen Qing replied.

"Oh, I've never seen this dress before, the fabric is soft and flat, the color is beautiful and even, the key is that it is sewn so delicately, this tailor is amazing." The Queen Mother turned Chen Qing's sleeves over and looked at the seams, and the neat and dense needlework amazed her.

"If the Queen Mother likes it, I'll give you one another day." Qu Wu said from the side.

"Okay, but I'm really embarrassed to let Mr. Qu break the bank."

"Yes, as long as you like it." Qu Wu said.

At this time, the prince came over and wanted to take Qu Wu to see the king and the prince, but Qu Wu had to retire to the queen mother.

It was the first time for Qu Wu to see the prince of Wu, so he also prepared a gift---- a beautifully carved jade Ruyi. When the prince of Fumeng saw Qu Wu, he just nodded lightly, and after taking a look at the jade Ruyi, he admired the ghostly carving, and didn't say anything else, Qu Wu had to retreat.

Later, Prince Shoumeng and Qu Wu talked about building a restaurant for a while, and Qu Wu told the prince that because he had to go to the Yuan Festival, he would go to Chen Guo and hope that the prince would strengthen the guards of the palace.

As soon as Qu Wu left, Princess Aimeng came over, and when she saw Chen Qing sitting next to the Queen Mother, she shouted: "Grandmother is really eccentric, I haven't let me sit next to you for so long."

When Chen Qing heard this, she wanted to stand up and give way, but she didn't expect the Queen Mother to hold down her hand and prevent her from standing up.

"It's rude, it's the first time I've come here." The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Why don't you sit on the right." ”

Zhan Meng was not polite, sat on the right side of the Queen Mother, and then said to Chen Qing: "Where is the girl from?"

"Back to the princess, the little girl is from Chen Guo."

"The girl's clothes are beautiful, and if I wore them like this, would I look good, grandmother, don't you say?"

"You look good in whatever you wear, who made you my granddaughter?" Chen Qing was a little embarrassed when she heard what the princess said, and knew that she was thinking about such clothes.

"Miss Chen Qing, you have to stay after the banquet and tell me in detail how to use those things one by one." The Queen Mother said.

"Okay, Queen Mother." Chen Qing replied with a smile.