Chapter 7 Attending the Palace Banquet
"Mingyu, is the princess ready? The prince said that he could go. Lu Bo came to Xinyuan, where Chu Yu lived, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Mingyu coming out of the direction of the kitchen.
"Okay, okay, come and help mention it, I'll call the princess."
Lu Bo hurriedly took the food box handed over by Mingyu, and looked left and right curiously.
Chu Yu followed Lu Bo into the carriage waiting at the gate of the palace, and King Anping was already waiting for her. "I've kept the prince waiting."
"The princess is polite again!" After that, he looked at the woman opposite, who seemed to be a little more glamorous and dignified than on the wedding night, and he really didn't choose the wrong person.
The two of them didn't say anything all the way, but soon reached the outside of the palace.
"Come on." King Anping, who got out of the carriage, turned around and stretched out his hand to Chu Yu.
Chu Yu responded obediently to King Anping and cautiously got out of the carriage. When she looked up and saw the palace in front of her, she was faintly worried, worried that those bloody episodes would also happen to her, and worried that her character would not be able to cope with those deceits. A big hand took her hand in Chu Yu's stunned daze, that hand was big enough and warm enough, Chu Yu followed the owner of the hand forward like that, as his princess, once in danger, how to say that he should protect her well, right?
"King Anping, Princess Anping has arrived!"
"See Brother Huang."
"See the Emperor."
"Excuse me, this is a banquet specially designed for you, take a seat."
Chu Yu quickly glanced up at the same time as he sat down, the emperor in the dragon robe was really imposing, he looked a few years older than Nan Muxi, different from Nan Muxi's mystery, giving people a very kind and stable feeling.
"Congratulations to King Anping, congratulations to King Anping!" "Congratulations." "Congratulations." The ministers said hello to King Anping, and Chu Yu smiled and nodded to the ministers together with King Anping, and Yu Guang caught a glimpse of the two opposite, looking at the younger brother of King Anping. Ruoshui has already done her homework, King Anping has a brother, two brothers and one sister, the emperor Nan Mujin, younger brothers Nan Mufeng, Nan Muheng, and younger sister Nan Muyi. Among them, the emperor and King Anping were born to the same mother, that is, Queen Duanyi, and the rest of the younger brothers and sisters were born to other concubines. It stands to reason that where there is imperial power, there will be internal strife, but they are exceptions, Nan Chongyi reigned for 20 years and was only in the prime of life, he passed the throne to the crown prince Nan Mujin, he said that he believed that he would be a good Ming monarch, and told him to take care of several younger brothers and sisters. Then, every once in a while, he took Queen Duanyi and a few concubines out to go out to play in the mountains and rivers, and his whereabouts were uncertain, so he was not happy. This is not a pit father, this is a pit son!
"Come on, let's have a drink together, and wish King Anping and Princess Anping happiness and early birth of a noble son." The emperor raised his wine glass and looked at King Anping with a smile.
King Anping picked up the wine glass, first signaled to the emperor, then to the others, and then everyone drank it together.
"Ahem, cough ......" For Chu Yu, this wine seems to be a little strong, it seems that this Chu Yu can't drink either, she coughed slightly.
"Are you alright?" King Anping noticed the reaction of the people around him, turned his head to look, and Chu Yu shook his head.
"You don't have to be informal, you can drink as much as you like." After the emperor sat down, he looked at the father-in-law beside him, nodded, and recognized it as the father-in-law who went to the restaurant to read the holy decree that day.
Later, the dancers dressed in colorful clothes began to dance, the sound of the pipa was heard, and the delicacies from the imperial dining room were served one by one, and the first words were mouthwatering.
"Is the princess full when she looks at it, or does she need to be fed by the king himself?" King Anping leaned into the ear of Chu Yu and said.
"Lord Wang, you are laughing at me!" Chu Yu naturally pursed his lips, ignored him, and continued to study the food in front of him.
"Hahaha, come, don't starve the princess of this king." King Anping said, sandwiched a piece of fish meat to Chu Yu, looking at her playful appearance just now, he couldn't help but want to kiss it.
"Well, it's very tender and fresh, and although a lot of ingredients are added, it's just right, and it doesn't cover the taste of the fish itself." Chu Yu likes to study food, and at the moment he muttered quietly.
Others can't hear it, King Anping got close to naturally heard the words of the person next to him, he smiled and said nothing, this princess, there must be a lot of faces waiting for him to discover.
After a dance, King Anping lightly touched Chu Yu and picked up his wine glass: "A glass to Brother Huang, you can take a sip." Chu Yu also raised his wine glass, and the two faced the emperor.
"Brother Huang, Brother He Yu'er toasts you a glass and thank Brother Huang for everything he has done for his brother."
"Mu Xi said this too much to the imperial brother, but my father has repeatedly told me to rest assured of your affairs, not to mention that I am your elder brother, this is all right. As long as you are harmonious and beautiful, and start branches for the Nan family as soon as possible, it will be the best thank you to the royal brother. ”
"Brother Lao Huang is worried, I will work hard with Yu'er."
Chu Yu's thoughts were originally still in the stunned state of King Anping calling him Yu'er, but the conversation between the emperor and King Anping made her shy, so she had to smile awkwardly, take a sip of the wine in the cup, and sit down with King Anping.
"I heard that Princess Anping is the owner of the Siyu Restaurant in the city of Nanxiao Kingdom, since it is a cloth dress, and there is no precedent for intermarriage between the royal family and commoners in my country, why did the emperor grant the marriage, but there is a story worth listening to?" The person who spoke was General Li Ji, a veteran of the two dynasties, who was named the general of the protector of the country for his meritorious service to the country, and was highly respected for his outstanding military exploits. Hearing him say this, many people pricked up their ears and wanted to satisfy their curiosity.
"This, let Mu Xi explain it himself."
"How can General Li say that there has been no such precedent in the Southern Xiao Kingdom? When the ancestors founded the country, they had not yet married a wife and had children, and then they were injured in a war and met their grandmother Xiao, who was a civilian, and the two secretly fell in love. Although this king cannot be compared with his ancestors, since there is no rule that he cannot marry with commoners, why is this marriage strange? King Anping said calmly, glanced at Chu Yu, and continued: "Besides, although Yu'er is from the market, he is generous and kind, and unlike the daughter of the prince and nobleman, he has something that this king likes. You all know that this king has always played cards out of common sense, so why is it strange to be fascinated by such a woman? ”
Everyone heard King Anping say this, naturally will not continue to ask, indeed, King Anping has always been incomprehensible, you are the king of Anping, but it is rare to see him in the early dynasty, everyone said that King Anping does not ask about the affairs of the court, only knows how to have fun, but the neighboring countries do not dare to come to offend, and it is closely related to him. Although he often goes in and out of the market, he is not close to women and has a perverse temperament. There are many more rumors about him, but I don't know which ones are true and which ones are false.
"Old General Li, I know that you originally intended to give your precious granddaughter to Mu Xi, but it is true that as Mu Xi said, his character is afraid that he will wronged your Li family, and I promise that I will definitely find a good family for her."
"The old minister thanked the emperor, and I also hope that King Anping and Princess Anping will not mind what the old minister said just now."
"We all know that General Li has always been quick to talk, Mu Xi won't mind."
"General Li is indeed serious." King Anping looked at Chu Yu when he said this, and he found that Chu Yu was looking at him, smiled and held her hand.
Chu Yu did not hide, nor did he break free, and the doubts accumulated more and more in his heart.
"Brother Huang, Yu'er is the owner of Siyu Restaurant, and she has some research on food, and today she specially made some snacks for everyone to taste." As he spoke, King Anping motioned to Lu Bo behind him to take out the food box, which was taken by his father-in-law and placed in front of the emperor.
"Well, it's nice to look at, I'll try it first." As he spoke, he put a piece in his mouth, and then put another piece in the bowl of the queen beside him.
Originally, when she saw the food on the table, Chu Yu was already planning to give up the dim sum she made, not because she didn't have confidence in herself, but suddenly felt that it seemed a little inappropriate to let everyone taste the dim sum made by Princess Anping at the palace banquet set up by the emperor for them, but what she didn't expect was King Anping's actions.
"Well, yes, I didn't expect Princess Anping to have such skills! Father-in-law Xu, take it down and give it to everyone to taste. ”
"Yes."
"Miss Yu'er is indeed a good craft, I'm afraid that if I eat this time, I will soon think about the next time!" The queen spoke softly, looked at the emperor, and then looked at Chu Yu.
"Thank you for the praise of the emperor and the queen mother, if the queen mother likes it, just send someone to notify you when you want to eat it." Chu Yu looked at the gentle queen mother and smiled from the bottom of her heart. "Mu Xi has a good mouth, if you don't mind, when will you lend your language to this palace and let her teach me some experience?"
The queen laughed, and Mu Xi naturally didn't mind.
The next banquet was very happy, and nothing happened that Chu Yu had imagined, and Chu Yu suddenly felt that the people she knew in this world were not bad.