At this time, in the private room on the second floor of Deyue Building, Chu Lifeng and Chu Liyu were sitting in the room eating, and Chu Liyu lifted the wine jug on the table and poured himself and Chu Lifeng a glass respectively.

Chu Liyu picked up the wine glass and sniffed it lightly under her nose, "This chrysanthemum brew is made by the second sister herself, and the others don't drink it in this Deyue Tower." ”

Hearing this, Chu Lifeng said with some surprise: "It seems that the youngest in this family is still popular, and everyone is good to you." ”

"Big brother, are you jealous? This chrysanthemum brewed second sister has taken a lot of thought, and now we drink it three years ago, but the eldest brother doesn't come to this Yuelou to eat on weekdays, otherwise how could he not drink this chrysanthemum brew. Chu Liyu said lightly.

Chu Lifeng is not a good drinker, but seeing that Chu Liyu has drunk several glasses in succession, and the aroma of wine has been hooking the gluttonous worms in his stomach, he immediately picked up a cup and drank it. Chu Lifeng's heart lit up, this wine is indeed good, the entrance is mellow, and it is slowly warm when it enters the stomach.

"This wine is indeed good, judging by the attitude of the shopkeeper towards you just now, you seem to be a regular come."

"I don't come often, but every time I go to the barracks to see the soldiers, I will come over to eat something, after all, I am still in the palace most of the time." Chu Liyu said with a shallow smile on his face.

Hearing Chu Liyu say this, Chu Lifeng glanced at him, "Isn't the food in this Yuelou better than the food at home?" It's better to be closer to the palace. ”

Chu Lifeng was complaining that Chu Liyu would rather eat in a restaurant outside than go home. However, Chu Liyu always felt that he would not feel at home in Chu Mansion, perhaps because he was used to living alone.

"It's not my home, a few days ago, the second sister gave me a courtyard in the east of the city, and now it's being renovated, and when I can move in, I'll move all my things." Chu Lixue took a sip of wine and said.

Or, if he is so ruthless, he can only say it through the strength of wine, but such words are very harsh in Chu Lifeng's ears, and the Chu family is not his home? What does this mean, is it possible that he dislikes that his family is too small? Or do you think they don't deserve to be his family? But no matter what, he can't teach Chu Liyu a lesson, although they are brothers, but after all, they lack the love of growing up together, and maybe he doesn't have a deep enough understanding of the concept of family.

Thinking of this, Chu Lifeng said in a deep voice: "What you said is a little hurtful, why is Chu Mansion not your home?" Mo no, would you like to be surnamed Chu? ”

Hearing this, Chu Liyu raised his eyes to look at Chu Lifeng, and when he saw that his face was gloomy, he immediately smiled lightly: "The eldest brother has already become a family, and it is naturally good for my mother to live with the eldest brother." Besides, this has always been the eldest son who inherits the family business, and besides, I am used to it alone. ”

Looking at Chu Liyu's expression, Chu Lifeng felt an indescribable loss in his heart, they were brothers of the same mother, but they were so estranged, fortunately, his relationship with the queen mother was not bad. Perhaps, it is because when they met, they were just friends, and being friends is naturally different from being a family, family is blood relatives, and friends talk about friendship.

After all, in the Chu family, he still has someone who is willing to talk about his heart, so at least he is not alone. "It doesn't matter if you live by yourself, after all, you also want to get married, and you also need to have your own house, if you need something there, just tell the eldest brother, and the eldest brother will prepare it for you."

"Okay, I don't lack anything for the time being, when my other courtyard is repaired, my eldest brother just needs to help me move all the herbs over." Chu Liyu smiled lightly and drank a glass of wine.

Chu Lifeng had only drunk a few cups of chrysanthemum brew, and he was already a little drunk, but looking at Chu Liyu's appearance, it seemed that he was drinking. I really can't tell that he is not very old, but this amount of alcohol is not small.

In Fengluan Palace, Chu Mu and Wu tasted a royal meal, and the taste was indeed good, but they originally thought that the emperor would have at least hundreds of dishes in one meal, but they didn't expect that they would just add three more dishes according to the number of people dining.

"Queen Mother, the emperor is the king of a country, and he has to be busy with government affairs all day long, if he only eats these meals, it will inevitably be less." Wu said lightly.

"The emperor has always advocated economy, and the money saved must be given to the soldiers of the whole army, and the country must be rich and strong, and the treasury must be sufficient, and this money will naturally be accumulated from daily bits and pieces." Chu Lixue said lightly.

Hearing Chu Lixue say this, the Wu family was very unhappy in her heart, but she was just a courtier's wife who had no orders, how could she dare to argue with the dignified queen mother? If she says something more, then I don't know what charges will be charged against her.

Mother Chu glanced at Chu Lixue lightly, "Niangniang is thoughtful, but in the affairs of this country, Niangniang should not participate in the subtlety, lest someone participate in the performance, saying that Niangniang interferes in the government and adds trouble to the emperor." ”

Hearing Mother Chu say this, Leng Xue was very unhappy in her heart, she followed her master, and it was also when the master was in Xin Yaxuan, she didn't know much about this old lady Chu, and she didn't plan to understand.

Sometimes, Leng Xue really doubts whether the master is the daughter of this old lady Chu, just looking at Miss Chu's weak and unassertive appearance, it is the same as this old lady Chu. It's just that after the baptism of the Chu family's changes, she knows how to plan more for herself.

Wu happened to see Leng Xue's indignant appearance, and then said with a light smile: "I think this Leng Xue girl is very unhappy, could it be that Leng Xue girl thinks that Niang Niang should participate in the government politics, and those ministers say that it is not possible to interfere in the harem?" 's mother is the queen's mother-in-law, so naturally she won't harm her. ”

Hearing Wu's words, Leng Xue just wanted to open her mouth to sneer, but Ning Xiang pulled her sleeve, shook her head, and signaled her not to speak again. Just now, the Wu family was clearly provoking the fight between Old Madam Chu and Leng Xue.

Mother Chu didn't look down on Leng Yue, and even Leng Xue was resentful. Although Ning Xiang has been serving in the mansion since she was a child, the Chu family has gone through so many changes, and even the temperament of her master has become stronger, let alone others.

Instigated by the Wu family, Chu Mu looked at Leng Xue with cold eyes, and Leng Xue turned her head to the side, not wanting to look here again. Chu Lixue glanced at the Wu family, "Leng Xue, go to the small kitchen and take a look, the phoenix corn soup is ready." ”

Hearing this, Leng Xue took the order and walked out, these things of serving tea and water are usually handed over to those little palace maids, and aunts like Leng Xue and them only need to accompany their masters.

Leng Xue naturally knew why the master asked her to see the phoenix corn soup, and when she came to the small kitchen, the cook Zhao Er was busy slicing ducks. Seeing Leng Xue walking in, he hurriedly said, "Leng Xue girl, this kitchen is too dirty, this duck can be slipped soon." ”

"Well, you can prepare, I'll come over to see the phoenix corn soup, I don't know if it's okay." Leng Xue glanced at the cauldron on the fire.

"It's ready to come out of the pot, I'll serve it out now and serve it to the masters." The cook who was making sundries in the kitchen said with a smile.

"Well, sister-in-law Guo, you can serve it separately, the two little masters like to eat sweet, the emperor and the mother like to eat the original flavor, there are other guests here today, let's take it out to see the respective preferences of the masters." Leng Xue said with a light smile.

Hearing Leng Xue say this, Sister-in-law Guo smiled and agreed, "Yes, thank you Miss Leng Xue." It's rare to have a family with a mother today, and the slaves and maids will definitely serve them wholeheartedly. After finishing speaking, Sister-in-law Guo put the phoenix corn soup in the pot into a large bowl, and then put a few small bowls out.

If the masters eat separately, it is better to talk about it, but if they eat together, this taste is not easy to grasp, after all, everyone's eating habits are different.

Sister-in-law Guo walked in with a phoenix corn soup, and respectfully brought it to Nangong Yihan and Chu Lixue, Chu Lixue took a sip and said with a smile: "Well, this corn soup is doing well today, reward." ”

Hearing that the queen had a reward, Sister-in-law Guo knelt on the ground and kowtowed to thank her, in fact, the diet of serving the master is also good, the main cooking skills are not bad, and the master is naturally indispensable to be rewarded when he is happy, but if he is not clever and does what the master does not like, there is also a reward, but the reward is not silver but a board.

Although phoenix corn soup is a common ingredient, even ordinary people can eat it. Wu has been pampered since he was a child, and he is disdainful of corn soup.

But looking at the sweetness that Chu Lixue and Nangong Yihan both ate, she couldn't not eat a mouthful, in case she was charged with disrespecting the emperor, it would be enough for her to drink a pot.

Thinking of this, Wu Shi also picked up the corn soup in front of him, scooped a little with a spoon and put it into his mouth, well, this taste is indeed very good, and it is a little different from the corn soup she has eaten. "Sister-in-law Guo, this corn soup is really good, I don't know what secret recipe you have?"

"Back to Mrs. Chu, this corn soup is an ordinary ingredient, but some milk is added to it." Sister-in-law Guo blessed her body.

The emperor and queen are present here, so naturally there is no need to kneel to the Wu family, and a regular salute is already regarded as respect for the Wu family.

Hearing Sister-in-law Guo say that milk was added to this phoenix corn soup, Wu felt very novel, but she didn't know that this phoenix corn soup was also a porridge that everyone often ordered in Deyue Building.

The Wu family also wanted to go to Deyue Tower to eat, but every time he mentioned it, Chu Lifeng would say, don't go over to eat and drink for nothing, although the queen mother is one of the shareholders, she can't let other shareholders say that she indulges her family. For this reason, the Wu family has never had the opportunity to go to Deyue Tower.

In Wu's heart, this Deyue Tower was simply the property of the queen before she left the cabinet, and Chu Lifeng didn't let her go, just because she was afraid that she would compete with the queen for this lucrative business. However, the Wu family thought too simply, although the Deyue Tower was established by the queen alone, it was not something she could covet if she wanted to, her careful thinking, Chu Lixue had already seen it, but for the sake of Chu Lifeng's face, she didn't do anything to him.