Gu Banqin was basking in the sun in the courtyard that day, and a female official from the Ministry of Etiquette came to say goodbye.

After Gu Banqin let her in, she took out more than a dozen words for Gu Banqin to choose, and after asking, she learned that these words were the words drawn up by the Ministry of Rites to add the title of Mrs. Yu to Princess Yu.

The people from the Ministry of Rites first showed it to Helian Hongyi, who had been very busy in the past few days, so he directly asked the Ministry of Rites to come to Gu Banqin and let Gu Banqin take an idea.

"These words have some specific meanings, and they are written at the back of each page, so that the mother can take a closer look."

The female official of the Ministry of Rites said this to Gu Banqin, and instructed Gu Banqin to read the canonized booklet.

Gu Banqin opened the first Qing character, and the annotations on the back also looked at it word by word, but asked the female official of the Ministry of Rites:

"When are you going to seal it? Does the lord of Rongfu want to have a copy in the dowry palace? ”

The female official of the Ministry of Rites is the one who often connects with Gu Banqin when preparing a birthday banquet for Helian Hongyi, and she understands Gu Banqin's temperament quite well, and when she hears it, she knows what Gu Banqin is asking, and she knows everything:

"Back to Niangniang, Princess Yu canonized Mrs., just wait for Niangniang to choose the right word, you can write the decree of the Chinese Province, if it is fast, it will be about ten days."

"As for the lord of Rongfu, the main dowry has to be issued by the general's mansion, but because of the emperor's instructions, the Ministry of Rites will also pay some appropriately, and the Empress Dowager of Cining Palace has already determined that there will be another one, and other places have not heard of it yet."

Gu Banqin nodded: "So, the General's Mansion obeys the emperor's will?" ”

The female official of the Ministry of Rites smiled: "What happened at the emperor's birthday banquet has already spread, and the lord of Rongfu can't marry anyone else except King Yu now." ”

"The slave maid heard that the Ministry of Rites sent someone to go to the General's Mansion with the prince to announce the decree, although the general looked unkind, but he did not resist at all, and after receiving the will, he also followed the thanks, but the specific marriage matters may have to take a while, after all, the General's Mansion is in the north, and the main marriage of Rongfu County has to go from the north."

Gu Banqin imagined Lin Ying's expression when she received the order, so she couldn't help but bend her mouth, and then set the booklet on the word 'Chu', and said to the female official of the Ministry of Rites:

"Princess Yu is slender and pitiful, so let's just use this Chu word. Later, I took it to the Taihe Hall and told the emperor that if the emperor had no objection, he would use this word to try his best to seal it before Princess Yu left Jiankang and returned to Suzhou with King Yu. ”

"Yes, the slave knows."

After the female official of the Ministry of Rites received the order, she wanted to go down, but when she walked to the door, she was called back by Gu Banqin.

"By the way, the marriage of the lord of Rongfu is such a big thing, since Cining Palace also has a copy, then my Lihua Palace will also have a copy, and I will let Chunyan go to the Ministry of Rites later, and you can discuss it with her."

Chunyan is now the palace maid in charge of the accounts of Lihua Palace, and the female official of the Ministry of Rites knows about her, nodding to Gu Banqin and saying, "Yes, the slave maid knows, and is waiting for Miss Chunyan in the Ministry of Rites." ”

After saying that, the female official of the Ministry of Rites retreated.

Peony came up with a bowl of medicinal food, Gu Banqin saw that she wanted to hide a little, and was seen by the sharp-eyed catkins and peonies, and hurriedly shouted: "Where is Niangniang?" I haven't taken my tonic yet. ”

Liu Wu saw Gu Banqin's movements at a glance, and stepped forward quickly to block Gu Banqin's escape route.

Gu Banqin reluctantly sat down on the recliner under the grape trellis, and the peony and catkins waited for her to eat, saying that it was a medicinal meal, but in fact it was some nourishing soup, which was boiled out by the peony according to the medicine given by the Tai Hospital, and it tasted good, but Gu Banqin was really tired of drinking.

Looking at the thing on the coffee table, Gu Banqin was hesitating in his mind about what method to use to escape, and Jia Jinlu came to pass the word:

"Niangniang, the emperor announced that you will go to the Taihe Palace to meet you."

Gu Banqin's eyes lit up, she stood up with her eyebrows raised, pointed to the medicinal food on the coffee table that had not yet opened the lid of the cup and said, "Yes, you can't go to the Taihe Hall empty-handed, let me take this to honor the emperor." ”

Liu Wu and Peony glanced at each other, and they were all speechless, but Gu Banqin used Helian Hongyi as a shield, and the two of them knew that Gu Banqin's Xiao Jiujiu did not dare to raise objections, so they could only follow Gu Banqin and go to the Taihe Palace.

Gu Banqin personally walked into the Taihe Hall with a tray, which was unprecedented, coupled with a flattering smile on her face, even Helian Hongyi couldn't help but put down the file in his hand when he saw it, and stared at her suspiciously.

Gu Banqin came directly to Helian Hongyi's case, bowed and saluted, and then came to Helian Hongyi's side with medicinal food, without waiting for Gu Banqin to speak, Helian Hongyi looked at her suspiciously: "The soup for me?" ”

It's no wonder that Helian Hongyi felt strange, because in his impression, Gu Banqin never took the initiative to send him soup or anything like that.

The other concubines in the palace would send things and soup every once in a while, and it wasn't until he recently refused to give Yan Yu that they didn't dare to continue, but from Gu Banqin's hands, Helian Hongyi had never drunk the soup she sent.

felt very fresh for a while, and looked at the greasy smile on Gu Banqin's face, Helian Hongyi put down the file, and while waiting for the soup to drink, he joked Gu Banqin:

"Nothing to be courteous, either a traitor or a thief. Don't you have something to ask for, right? ”

There was no rule in the conversation between the two, although there was a difference between the monarch and the minister, but Gu Banqin was a little restrained to Helian Hongyi at the beginning.

After she started to do things for Helian Hongyi, there was not much etiquette in front of Helian Hongyi, and Helian Hongyi was not used to other people's courtesies, and he didn't grow up in the pile of etiquette since he was a child.

"What the emperor said is really not like to hear, what does it mean to be attentive to nothing, the concubine is the emperor's concubine, and it is a matter of course to send soup to the emperor, how is it that the emperor said that it is either a traitor or a thief."

Gu Banqin really didn't twist, and after a speech, Helian Hongyi laughed.

Gu Banqin scooped half a bowl of soup with a spoon and sent it to Helian Hongyi's hands, and before Helian Hongyi started to drink, Wang Shun came in to pass the word, saying that it was Lord Tong who asked to see him, and Helian Hongyi waved his hand:

"Let him in." Then he turned his head sideways and said to Gu Banqin: "Today, Lord Tong wants to see you, and I passed you over for him." ”

Tong and Gu Banqin are acquaintances, and Gu Banqin does not shy away from it.

Tong Daren came in and saw Gu Banqin, so he first hugged his fists and made a shake, and then came to Helian Hongyi to say goodbye, his eyes fell on the jade bowl in Helian Hongyi's hand, Tong Daren had an impression of the jade bowl, and pointed out directly:

"Yo, the emperor is drinking Niangniang's love soup. It's not timely, but the bowl used by the mother is really good. ”

Master Tong really wanted to praise Gu Banqin's taste, but Helian Hongyi heard something different, and said to Gu Banqin: "Give Lord Tong a bowl too." ”

Gu Banqin responded, and under the excuse of Lord Tong, he also sent a bowl of steaming soup to Lord Tong.

Helian Hongyi began to drink, and after Lord Tong nodded to Gu Banqin and thanked him, he also sat aside with a bowl to taste it attentively, Helian Hongyi flipped through the file while eating, and said to Lord Tong:

"Didn't you want to tell her about Lanxiang Building? Tell me, I still have some files here that I haven't read. ”

Helian Hongyi opened his mouth to speak, and Lord Tong got up and hugged his fists in response, Gu Banqin walked over and sat on the Taishi chair next to Lord Tong, so that Lord Tong could talk to her while drinking soup, and Lord Tong said:

"Now that the Lanxiang Building has been opened, the response is okay, the minister wants to ask the mother for a few days, it is the matter of the fruit-stuffed ice dessert, how much proportion must be put in it, the minister later went to the imperial dining room in person to ask, who knows, the imperial dining room said that only the dessert is directly from the small kitchen of Lihua Palace, and they don't know the specific recipe."

"The minister has always wanted to ask Niangniang to come, but Niangniang has been sick for the past few days, and Cheng didn't ask, I heard that Niangniang is better today, so I asked the emperor to invite Niangniang to come over for the minister."

Lord Tong is also a talent, and he can say everything so clearly while eating, Gu Banqin is also refreshing, and replied to him on the spot: "Hey, that's it, Lord Tong just sent a female official into the palace to ask me, and I would be embarrassed if you wanted to run in person." ”

"When I go back, I'll ask Nincho to send the recipe to the household department for you, as well as a few other special pastries from our Lihua Palace kitchen. If the master of Lanxiang Mansion still has any questions, you can tell me again, and I will let the cook in the small kitchen teach them in person. ”

After getting Gu Banqin's answer, Master Tong was relieved, and nodded again and again: "Thank you Niangniang, at the end of the month, the minister will send the accounts to Niangniang to the palace." ”

It means that the money will be divided at the end of the month, Gu Banqin smiled when she heard it, and she happened to be seen by Helian Hongyi, and she couldn't help but smile and shook her head.

As he was talking, Liu Youcheng also came to ask to see, Helian Hongyi naturally invited him in, Liu Youcheng is a jumper, and there is no fear of Helian Hongyi, seeing Helian Hongyi and Lord Tong holding bowls in their hands, he said familiarly:

"Yo, it's all eating."

Gu Banqin immediately understood, pointed to the bowl on Helian Hongyi's case, and said, "Also, I'll give Liu You Chengsheng." ”

Liu Youcheng rubbed his hands, looking like he had come early rather than coincidentally, and while rubbing his hands, he followed Gu Banqin to Helian Hongyi's case: "The soup sent by Niangniang's palace must be delicious, and the minister has been cold all the way, and he can't help it at this time." ”

Gu Banqin also gave Liu Youcheng a bowl, Liu Youcheng respectfully took it, and then naturally sat down next to Master Tong, after taking a sip, he smacked his mouth twice, and then took another sip, and didn't seem to understand what kind of soup it was, so he asked Gu Banqin:

"The taste of this soup is very good, sweet and fragrant, it seems to have the taste of red dates, but I can't guess the other flavors, can you tell me what the soup is, what it is made of, I will go back and tell the kitchen, let them learn to order."