Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Banquet

on a grill made of barbed wire. An was resting two peeled green corns, the charcoal basin under it was steaming with dark red flickering flames, and in the iron stove next to it, there was a sweet potato against the wall of the stove, Xiao Ru leaned on her obedient and soft body, and instructed Xiaoyan to flip the food on the grill from time to time.

The weather cooled down suddenly, the wind in early winter, in fact, was not too cold, but Xiaoru, who was accustomed to the warm climate in the south, was a little awkward, the warm stove was born, and the heat of roasting corn and roasted sweet potatoes was thick, which made this originally cold weather much more comfortable.

Xiaoyan carefully took out the roasted sweet potatoes with iron tongs, put them in the azure porcelain basin after the rain, and took ivory chopsticks to break the burnt yellow skin, revealing the red meat, which was rich in fragrance, so that Lou Yi, who was reviewing the documents in the study, couldn't help but smell the fragrance and came behind his daughter-in-law. Across her shoulder, he reached out and picked up half a sweet potato and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Isn't it hot?"

Xiao Ru was stunned to see her father-in-law eating happily, and secretly said to herself, this thing has just come out of the oven, it must be amazingly hot, and she doesn't dare to touch it, why does Lou Yi feel no sense at all when she eats it?

Lou Yi smiled and stuck out his tongue, "Hehe, it's a little warm, but it's okay." ”

At this time, although it is early winter, the scenery in the bamboo forest is still good, and it is still full of greenery, especially the small wooden houses made of bamboo, which look exquisite and chic, and beautiful.

After a while, after eating some delicious food, Lou Yi and Xiaoru stood up, one sat on the rattan chair in front of the bamboo house, and the other leaned over to sit on the swaying small swing, swaying in the wind, comfortable and comfortable, but Xiaoru is now heavy. She was swaying comfortably on the swing, and Moniel and Laneige, who had always been silent and a little restrained and self-contained, were like two old hens guarding their cubs, with their arms open, nervously guarding her side and behind her, and the appearance of a cold sweat made Xiaoru dare not do something that was not indulgent at all.

Facing the wind after only half a cup of tea, there was a kicking sound not far away, and the mother-in-law personally carried a small tray and two maids by her side, slowly walking from a distance.

The little monkey Duoduo jumped all the way and jumped behind the fox dog to Xiao Ru's knees, and as soon as Xiao Ru stretched out his hand, the fox dog obediently stretched out his long big tail and wrapped it around her neck, pretending to be a scarf.

"Mother......

"Sit down, double body, still so inattentive, in case you fall, how to get it, really, it doesn't look like a mother at all!" Mrs. Lou glared at Lou Yi, who was sneering. "You too, don't you know how to protect your daughter-in-law?" Then he turned his head, helped Xiaoru, chattered in his mouth, and sent her to the bamboo chair until he took the tonic medicine from the tray, and coaxed, "Daughter-in-law, be good, drink this medicine, this is the best imperial doctor in the palace invited by the old man, it is all good things, for the sake of your mother's precious grandson, you are obedient, drink it obediently." ”

Xiao Ru bared her teeth and slandered her stomach for a long time, but the imperial doctor in the palace did have the ability, she knew when she smelled it, the medicine prescribed by the doctor was not casual at all, it was very mild, and it didn't look good with the effect, in fact, it was not suitable for pregnant women at all, but she was healthy and there was no problem, how could she drink these bitter soups!

Xiaoru was not happy to drink, and pretended to be pitiful to her mother-in-law with a bitter face: "Mother, my daughter-in-law is the best doctor." The imperial doctor in the palace may not be better than the daughter-in-law, you must know that this medicine or something, pregnant women can not eat it, and it is not good to eat it. As for whether the medicine in front of her is good or bad, Xiaoru completely ignored the past, anyway, what she said was not fake, at most a part of it was omitted.

As soon as Xiaoru's words came out, Mrs. Lou hesitated, most people protect their short children, of course she is no exception, and she is more powerful than other people who protect short children, and she actually thinks that her daughter-in-law's medical skills are the best, and others can't compare them at all, but the imperial doctors in the palace are different from ordinary folk doctors after all...... Isn't the medicine they prescribe bad?

“…… Seriously? ”

In order not to drink medicine and not suffer, Xiaoru hurriedly nodded again and again: "Seriously, seriously, how can a daughter-in-law ignore her body?" This is pregnant, what to eat and drink. In fact, you have to pay attention to it, it is a three-point poison, how can you drink it casually? ”

When Mrs. Lou thought about it, what her daughter-in-law said was right, her face changed greatly, her brows furrowed tightly, and she said viciously: "What kind of doctor is this, and the imperial doctor, is so irresponsible...... I'm going to have to reason with him...... If you are not your own relatives, can you prescribe medicine indiscriminately? ”

Lou Yi snorted and lowered his head. Cover your mouth, this imperial doctor is unlucky, obviously for the sake of the old man's face, racking his brains, and seriously prescribing the most suitable decoction for pregnant women to regulate their bodies, and now because of a few words of shirk from his daughter-in-law, he has become an irresponsible quack doctor in his mother's heart, is there anything more wronged than him in the world?

Xiaoru is also stupid, she just doesn't want to drink medicine, but she doesn't mean to slander other people's imperial doctors, if her mother-in-law is angry and offends the imperial doctor...... Uh, that doesn't seem like a good fit...... Looking at the angry mother-in-law, Xiaoru sighed a few words, coughed, took the medicine bowl and looked at it, and pretended to be very serious and put it in front of her nose and sniffed it for a long time, before she reluctantly smiled: "Ah, mother, there are some doctors who are not like words, and the medicine prescribed is not suitable, but the medical skills of this high imperial doctor are still very good, and this medicine is very suitable for pregnant women, and the daughter-in-law will go to thank others after a while." ”

"Huh? So, can you drink this medicine? Mrs. Lou was stunned, "Didn't you say that the medicine was poisonous?" ”

"Well, most of the ingredients in this decoction are food, only a little bit of mild medicinal herbs......" Xiao Ru patiently talked for a long time, and the medical terms were piled up, making her mother-in-law dizzy, and after not caring about what to pursue, she pinched her nose and poured the half-cold decoction into her mouth in one go.

When her mother-in-law left with the two girls satisfied, Xiaoru sighed depressedly, touched her stomach, and glared at Lou Yi, who was watching the joke on the side: "Xianggong, aren't you going to the yamen today?" I heard the old man say it yesterday. The questions for the first exam have already started, shouldn't you be very busy? How can I stay at home? ”

Lou Yi blinked and said with a smile: "It's because it's the final stage, I don't have anything to do, the questions are all old people with more than ten years of experience, but it has nothing to do with me, by the way, tomorrow is Concubine Jing's birthday, it seems that Niangniang specially issued an order to ask Xiaoru to go to the birthday banquet...... How's it going, is the gift ready? ”

As soon as Lou Yi mentioned this, Xiao Ru felt uncomfortable for a while, a few days ago she suddenly received Concubine Jing's will and invited her to the palace to attend the birthday banquet, Xiao Ru originally wanted to use her pregnancy as an excuse to shirk it, and prepare an inconspicuous and shabby gift, after all, if the current queen misunderstands that she and Concubine Jing have a very close relationship, then the trouble is big, the palace affairs, she is a small woman who has not much knowledge, but she doesn't want to get involved, and she doesn't dare to get involved, but unfortunately, she thinks very well, Concubine Jing Niangniang made it clear that she wanted to touch the joy of her pregnancy, and her will was categorical and could not be changed, so she had no choice but to go.