Shen Mei thought to herself, could this be Lord Zou of the Ministry of Rites, this snoring sound is not an exaggeration to describe it as thunderous. It can't help but be staggering.

"Uh... It seems that Miss Shen is going to wait for a while, we adults have a problem with drowsiness, but we can wake up in a while, otherwise the girl will walk around the yard first. The little civil servant showed an embarrassed look on his face, and he was indeed a little embarrassed, this Lord Zou was always embarrassed like this, and he couldn't help it.

"No, I'll just wait here for a while. Adults, please go ahead and get busy. Shen Mei smiled, looked into the room, and found a chair to sit down.

Scanning the room, there was nothing out of the ordinary, and there was a wooden bookshelf against the wall on one side, on which were all books. In the center of the room there was a long square table made of red lacquered pear blossom wood, and there were several chairs on the four sides, so he moved one and sat down by the wall, sighing secretly in his heart, and he didn't know when this Lord Zou would wake up.

There were bursts of snoring one after another, on the other hand, the owner of this snoring was obese, looking like he was in his early thirties, and the flesh on his fat face was falling, so that people could not see his neck, but there was a very pleasing feeling in his appearance, presumably the thick smiling eyebrows and the crooked mustache. Shen Mei unconsciously appeared in her mind the appearance of the God of Wealth, and perhaps only a person with such a wide heart and fat body could have such a mood and sleep whenever he wanted.

"Ahh The sleepy 'God of Wealth' suddenly sneezed, then stretched out his hand and rubbed his nose, his eyes that were originally closed, narrowed a slit, and looked at Shen Mei, who was sitting by the wall and was looking at him at this time.

"Ahem, I said how could there be a burst of floral fragrance, it turned out that Miss Shen was here. Forgive me for missing the future. The eyes that had been half-squinted before finally became clear, but these eyes were surprisingly bright, as if they could penetrate people's hearts. The man leaned on the armrest of his chair and took the opportunity to straighten himself.

"I've disturbed you, I hope you'll forgive me."

"Haha, girl, please." Motioned for Shen Mei to come closer.

"A few days ago, I listened to the instructions of the queen mother, saying that this year's royal Chinese New Year's Eve banquet was handled by the girl."

Shen Mei smiled and gestured.

"Huh... This queen mother. After that, I couldn't help but roll my eyes, and felt that I had lost my temper again.

"Hehe, girl, you shouldn't have heard this." Lian Lian explained with a smile.

Shen Mei felt that this Lord Zou was really beyond her expectations, and she thought that this Ministry of Rites Shangshu should not be the same as the gentlemen of the Hanlin Academy, or should be the same as the civil official who had just led her into the door. How is it such a freewheeling look.

"Let the girl smile."

"Adults are reckless and interesting, which really surprises Shen Mei." Shen Mei felt that this Lord Zou was really a very interesting person. Dare to face the evil forces in the deep palace casually, so daring.

"It's all off topic, let's talk about the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner." Zou Shangshu has been in the affairs of the palace and the court for a long time, and he has his own sense of proportion.

"Shen Mei doesn't know all the affairs and etiquette in the palace, so I ask my lord for guidance."

"The palace must pay attention to etiquette, and there are seventy-two concubines in the three palaces and six courtyards in the harem, in addition to the royal relatives and civil and military officials, each with its own corresponding rules, and there are no rules." Zou Shangshu said slowly.

Shen Mei sat on the side and listened carefully, borrowed a pen and paper from Shangshu, and recorded important precautions.

"Regarding the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, we must first list the list of officials who have received the favor of the emperor and empress this year, and the list of imperial relatives and relatives who have attended the dinner over the years, remember to check carefully." Zou Shangshu naturally knows that this matter can be big or small, and it involves the interests of many characters, if someone wants to make a fuss about this matter, it has not happened.

"After checking the number of people, I can submit it to other departments, and then it will be the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner to help the performance, I don't know what Miss Shen thinks."

"I've already thought about this, please rest assured." Shen Mei felt that the activities she had prepared would definitely surprise everyone.

"That's good, originally our Ministry of Rites was solely responsible for these things, who knew that this year, the queen mother handpicked the girl to take care of it, and the old man was idle, but it was bitter for the girl, but the girl, please rest assured, my old Zou will definitely help the girl." In this palace, except for the queen, no one knows that this Zou Shangshu is actually the queen's cousin.

But he is good, and he has never advertised to outsiders that he is a relative of the emperor. Maybe that's his nature. Although he is not close to the queen, he likes his nephew Mu Qingfeng very much. So, this kid came to drink with him last night, just to help this girl himself.

Shen Mei noticed the sudden smile of this Zou Shangshu, and was a little puzzled.

"Girl, if you don't understand anything, you can come to me, anyway, I have nothing to do, and now I only have to sleep every day." The tone of speech has a comforting humor.

Such a person, Shen Mei is the first time to see it, but she admires Zou Shangshu very much, presumably such a person has seen life very thoroughly, otherwise he would not be so freewheeling and knows the world but is not sophisticated. No wonder it gave Shen Mei a kind of association of 'God of Wealth', which was the blessing he brought to himself.

"It's not too early, Shen Mei will retire first, and I hope you will forgive me if I bother the adults today." The two discussed many matters, and Shen Mei recorded them one by one. Two hours passed, and it was time to go back. After that, he was about to get up and salute and take his leave.

"That niece and daughter-in-law walk slowly, and come to play when she has time." Zou Shangshu didn't pay attention and missed the filling. Obviously, Mu Qingfeng's good boy told himself, eh, forget it, it's not a matter of time or time.

"What did you call me, my lord?" Shen Mei felt that she began to doubt her ears, what did this 'nephew and daughter-in-law' mean.

"Haha, it's nothing, Miss Shen, you just thought I didn't say anything just now." Homeopathic reached out and gestured.

"Shh

Presumably no one can understand Shen Mei's mood at this time, and she really doesn't understand what she is doing.

Suspiciously left. The more I think about it, the more wrong it is, Lord Zou's 'nephew and daughter-in-law' should not be homophonic, it should be what he understands, but who is his nephew, he doesn't know at all. The people of this era can't understand her.

Forget it, don't think about it, it doesn't matter who his nephew is, it has nothing to do with him anyway, Shen Mei shook her head, and the cold wind blew a lot more sober. It's better to prepare for the dinner, that's the most important thing at the moment.