Chapter 15: Preparations for the Birthday Banquet
"Ah, Fangcao, this stone is so beautiful, green, how did it grow?" Gu Qing curiously played with the various small toys that the princess had sent before.
Fangcao: "Auntie, that's the best jade ...... sent by Xihu Kingdom"
Gu Qing: "...... "Miss Fangcao, is your aunt embarrassed?" "Okay, okay, put it all away, I'm going to eat."
"Yes." Fangcao didn't reassure Gu Qing's little tsundere, "Auntie, you can eat normally today." ”
"Wow, that's great." Gu Qing got up and got out of bed excitedly. "Oops......" Because he hadn't gotten out of bed for too long, he didn't pay attention, and he lay on the ground.
"Yo, why did Qingqing see this king so excited today? It was also a big gift. It was Yan Ze who suddenly appeared when she spoke, and there was a thick carpet next to Gu Qing's bed to prevent her from falling off the bed. In this way, Yan Ze was not worried that Gu Qing would fall and get injured.
Gu Qing raised his head and stared at Yan Ze and smirked. "Because I knew you were going to come and make a big gift."
"You girl......" Gu Qing's words made Yan Ze cry and laugh, and this girl's head didn't know what to pretend to think, it was messy and imaginative.
Yan Ze stepped forward to help Gu Qing up, and he patted the ashes on his body. "Didn't you think that today, you can eat, and you are so excited?"
was guessed to be thoughtful, Gu Qing silently admired Yan Ze in his heart, worthy of being a prince, and he was really like a god.
In fact, even if it is not Yan Ze, other people who have served relatives know very well that this ancestor has a straightforward and simple personality, and everything is shown on his face, which is also one of the reasons why Yan Ze can't put down Gu Qing.
Here, Yan Ze instructed people to serve the dishes, and the dishes on them were relatively light, but they were indeed much richer than before. But there are also Gu Qing's favorites in it, such as kimchi fish, tomato brisket or something.
"Today's dish is good, you eat more. This fish, in particular, is easy to digest and nutritious. ”
"Uh-huh." Gu Qing happily continued, and the satisfied dishes were lost in his eyes.
"You've been in the house for so long, you should go out for a walk, and if you're okay in the afternoon, don't go to sleep, go and sit with the princess." Yan Ze said.
Gu Qing nodded, "Okay, I haven't had time to thank Niangniang for the reward before." It's okay now, I'll go this morning. ”
Speaking of the reward, Yan Ze frowned lightly. I wonder what the princess is thinking? While comforting Gu Qing, he opened his face to him with his right-hand hand.
Thinking of the newly appointed aunt, Yan Ze didn't have a good face. It's just a clown jumping off the beam, looking at the glory and wealth, and his heart is obsessed.
"Well, remember to bring a gift when you go in the afternoon, I'll ask Liang Kai to prepare it for you, you just bring it over."
"Thank you, Lord Wang." Gu Qing hugged Yan Ze's arm and coquettishly, "You are really good." ”
Yan Ze looked at the delicate Gu Qing and swallowed her saliva, this girl is really tempting. "Alright, alright, let's get ready to eat your meal." In order to hide the changes in a certain part of his body, he deliberately pushed Gu Qing back to his seat.
Gu Qing didn't feel anything, and he was still happy to eat.
After finishing the meal, Yan Ze gave some instructions and left, while Gu Qing took a short rest, thinking that the princess should get up, so he took his things and went to the princess's courtyard.
"Niangniang, Aunt Gu is here."
At this time, there were many people sitting in the princess's flower hall, discussing something. "Hurry up and invite her in, I really mean Cao Cao Cao is here."
For a while, the aunts in the flower hall looked unpredictable.
Gu Qing didn't expect that there would be so many people here, but looking at the princess Niangniang, she still saluted generously, "The slave maid sees the princess Niangniang, and greets the princess Niangniang." ”
"Hurry up, your body is just right, don't make such a big move, Qiu Ju, sit down." Gu Ning looked at Gu Qing, whose face was back to the same as before, and couldn't help but be happy in his heart. "How's the body? Is it all good? ”
"Back to the mother, the slave's body is great now." Gu Qing patted his chest and said.
The aunts on the side couldn't help but hold their handkerchiefs when they saw Gu Qing's indecent movements, covering their mouths and snickering.
"You girl, be small, don't shoot yourself badly." Gu Ning couldn't help but laugh.
"Don't worry, it's okay." Gu Qing said: "Niangniang, the slave maid brought you some gifts, don't be too small, you gave the slave maid medicine and things before, but I'm really embarrassed." ”
Gu Ning nodded at Qiu Ju, and Qiu Ju stepped forward to accept the thing, "Then the princess is not welcome." ”
Here, Gu Qing and Gu Ning finally finished talking about the topic and returned to the right path.
"As I said before, this time is our prince's birthday, so we can't be sloppy, so I summoned you here today to discuss this matter."
When Gu Qing heard this, it turned out that the boss was going to celebrate his birthday, and this was another opportunity to please the boss.
"This princess thought, this birthday banquet can't be too much, but it can't be too festive, although the war has been busy recently, and the people's lives are not very easy, but they can't be wronged by the prince." Gu Ning took a sip of tea and continued: "Everyone also knows that the war will cause a more serious tax burden, so this time the princess thinks about it, giving porridge at the gate of the palace, for a month, doing good deeds, and praying for the prince." ”
"That's right, Niangniang, since you are doing good deeds, then the slave and maid will pay a hundred taels for the princess and the princess." This paragraph, which doesn't cost much money and can gain fame, how can Xiao Qingqing be missing, because of Liu Zihan, although she has stopped for a long time, she has not completely taken a back seat.
Immediately afterwards, Yiren also spoke, "Since it is peeing and you want to pray for the prince and do good deeds, then the slaves and maids are willing to do some effort, and the slaves and maids don't have much here, so let's earn fifty taels." ”
One after another, everyone expressed their positions, and even Gu Qing followed the ticket under the hint of Fangcaodi.
"Princess Niangniang, the prince sent it."
"Please." Gu Ning explained, "Before you came, this princess had already gone to ask the prince, the size of the banquet this time, so that I could get a charter, I think this is the prince sent someone to talk back." ”
"Slaves, see the princess, see the aunts." The person who came was the little eunuch next to Yan Ze, fine.
"Hurry up, please. Father-in-law An, what does the prince command? ”
"Back to the princess's words, the prince said that this birthday banquet, there is no need to make a big deal, just hold a simple family banquet, now that the war is busy, I really don't have the strength to participate in these banquets. The people were also having a very hard time, and they gave all the money they had saved to the poor people who could not eat. ”
"Well, Queen Wang, this princess thinks about the same, thank you Father-in-law An, please tell the prince, this princess will definitely do what the prince instructs."
Gu Ning asked Qiu Ju to send Father-in-law An, and said to the others: "You all heard it too, so this time we will make a simple family banquet, although it is simple, but the procedure that should be taken must be taken." I had already informed you before you came, of course the Karakuri Workshop came over, and I listened to you measure the size and make two new sets of clothes to wear on the day of the banquet. ”
"Hey, there's a new dress, I thought I wouldn't have it this time."
"What's bad? Although everyone should be more frugal, however, what should be there must be, otherwise what to wear? ”
"Do you still have to choose fabrics later? I don't know if it's my turn, what else? ”
Gu Qing also went with the flow and measured the size, Gu Qing didn't have much feeling about the new clothes, after all, she had a lot of clothes.
"Okay, Mama Liu will tell them to bring up the fabric!"
"Yes, sissy."
The fabric chosen by the princess is really extraordinary. "It is from the south of the Yangtze River, my country, the Jiangnan production, the fabric is the best, these are second only to the tribute goods, the princesses use, we can't use it, as long as we don't use it, we can use it."
Jiangnan's light yarn is very famous, light and thin, breathable, a piece of cloth, are hundreds of taels of silver, which is by far the most suitable for summer wear.
"The fabrics are so beautiful."
"No, even when I was the eldest lady at home before, I didn't wear such a good one."
"That's it, that's it."
Gu Ning smiled and said, "Okay, let's choose one by one!" Gu Qing, you choose first! ”
According to qualifications and identity, Gu Qing should not be the first to choose, but Gu Qing is the prince's favorite, so it is not an exaggeration to choose the first choice, plus, Gu Ning loves Gu Qing very much.
As soon as these words came out, many of them were present, and their faces were blackened. Thinking that Gu Qing has gained a lot of benefits, and now he is one step ahead of them in selecting materials, can he not be angry?
Gu Qing didn't think about it so much, and happily chose the fabric. It's not bright for a day, it's colorful, the colors are very rich, as far as the red is concerned, there are seven or eight kinds of red, such as rose, red, pale pink, etc., which can dazzle Gu Qing.
Gu Qing first selected a batch, the white cloth, the embroidery on it is very exquisite, with golden embellishments, it must look very good in the sun. Then I chose a lilac solid color cloth, without complicated patterns, it looks simple and comfortable.
"Niangniang, the slave has been chosen." I chose it, and I liked the cloth, Gu Qing was also very happy.
Gu Ning nodded and ordered: "When the time comes, I'll have someone send it to you, do you have any ideas for the style?" ”
"Ah, what's the style? I can do both. Gu Qing, who had never paid attention to these, said.
"That's okay, when the time comes, I'll choose it for you, and I'll send it to you when it's done."
"Okay, thank you, Princess."
Then Xiao Qingqing and Yiren were chosen, they chatted and wanted to sleep, and they had a lot of requirements for styles, and it was getting dark when they tossed, Gu Qing sat all afternoon, listless and drowsy.
"The prince has arrived!"