Chapter 919: The Hearts of the Children
The new emperor ascended the throne, started benign cooperation with Nantai and Xiteng, and received compensation from the Eastern Court.
The emperor ordered that it should be held well, and the courtiers were allowed to bring their families into the palace to participate in the banquet and have a great reunion together.
This banquet was handed over to Concubine Liu, yes, it was the previous Concubine Liu.
The old emperor became the emperor, she naturally became the concubine, the original queen became the queen mother, and the old queen mother became the queen mother.
The queen is a month old, the emperor is reluctant to let her work too much, and the queen mother is unwilling to take care of these things, so naturally she can only hand it over to Concubine Liu.
Although Concubine Liu is already a concubine, she is still very young, she is interested in these things, and she also has the heart to deal with it, and it is most suitable to hand it over to her.
This is not the first time that Concubine Liu has been in charge of such a banquet, when the old emperor was in power before, there would be a banquet handed over to her, so she is quite experienced and reassuring.
The Lu family was nervous and apprehensive about entering the palace at the beginning, and now entering the palace is like going home, but there is not much reaction.
But when entering the palace for a banquet, you still have to abide by the rules of the palace, and proper makeup and clothing are indispensable.
Therefore, the Sun family still got up early in the morning to prepare, waited for the maid to help him dress up, and went to stare at a group of children to dress up, as for He Jiuniang's side, she didn't have to worry about it, the third daughter-in-law would not drop the chain at a critical time.
Waiting and waiting, the Sun family suddenly felt a little melancholy, and the children in the family were so old, all of them were good-looking, and their abilities were also great, and they were all good children who could glorify their ancestors.
And she's getting old.
In my life, I have experienced all kinds of hardships and tiredness, and now I can live such a rich life, which is really a virtue accumulated in my previous life.
It's just that although they are rich now, the family is also busy, and festivals like the Mid-Autumn Festival can't have a reunion dinner together.
"Grandma, what do you want!"
Seeing that Sun was obviously looking at them, Lotus looked at them with some tears in her eyes, and she hurriedly stepped forward to hold Sun's arm and coquettishly.
"Grandma, help me see, does this plum blossom hairpin look good with my skirt today?"
Lianhua said as she compared the hairpin in her hand to her own skirt and forcibly pulled Sun out of her contemplation.
Sun realized that he was a little out of shape, sniffed and smiled: "It's good-looking!" You are born well, and naturally you look good no matter how you dress up! ”
"Grandma, you're really going to make fun of me!"
Lotus smiled sweeter than honey, and Sun was infected and his mood was much better.
Suddenly I felt that this person just couldn't eat too much, and if he ate too much, he was easy to think too much and make himself feel uncomfortable.
It always takes a lot of time for the little girls to dress up for jewelry, and Sun saw for a while that they still had a long time, so he prepared to walk around.
As soon as they came out of the lotus flowers, they saw He Jiuniang coming this way.
"They're not well, it's going to take half an hour."
The Sun family had already come to find Lotus and them, and waved her hand directly.
"It's okay, it's normal for a little girl to love beauty and like to dress up. I'm here to find you. ”
He Jiuniang came over affectionately and took Sun's arm, and the two walked in the direction of her yard.
"What are you looking for me? What's the matter? ”
The Sun family was a little strange, but He Jiuniang smiled mysteriously: "You'll know when you arrive!" ”
Sun rolled his eyes, but he still followed her, with a hint of anticipation in his heart.
"Blindfold first."
When she arrived at the main courtyard, He Jiuniang found a handkerchief, gently covered Sun's eyes, and then pulled her slowly towards the Octagonal Pavilion.
"What the hell is it, mysterious!"
Sun complained that the third daughter-in-law just likes to play these little tricks, but the corners of her mouth can't help but rise.
"It's almost there, be careful of the steps, there's a stone at your feet, sit down slowly......"
He Jiuniang patiently coaxed, and after she sat down, she untied the handkerchief covering her eyes.
Sun slowly opened his eyes, and after seeing the things on the stone table clearly, he suddenly couldn't help but redden.
He Jiuniang said: "Sister-in-law, they can't accompany you and your father to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, but they have been thinking about us in their hearts, and they specially made some dishes that you and your father love to eat, keep them fresh, and ask someone to send them over quickly." I let the kitchen heat up, although the taste is not as good as when it first came out of the pot, but it is not much worse, try it! ”
The dishes on the stone table were made by the Yu family, and the Qin family and Lu Guilan also helped to make two specialty dishes, which were also the tastes that the two elders liked, as a way to show filial piety.
Originally, they wanted to deal with the matter at hand as soon as possible and rushed to the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion with the whole family, but they were really too busy, so they could only accompany the second elder for the holiday in this way.
Sun originally thought a little about the sons and daughters of Jingzhou, just feeling that she was hypocritical, and she was not satisfied with living such a good life, but she didn't expect that the children knew her mind and wanted to make her happy.
She was so moved that she couldn't say anything, only shed tears one after another.
He Jiuniang didn't stop her immediately, but personally sandwiched some of each dish and put it in a small bowl for her to taste.
"Don't cry, it won't taste good if the tears fall into the dish for a while."
He Jiuniang said, and gave herself a chopstick to eat, and sighed: "Sister-in-law's craftsmanship is still as good as ever, I have been in the capital for so long, and what I miss most is my sister-in-law's good dishes!" ”
Although the Qin family and Lu Guilan also do it, what she misses is really only the craftsmanship of the Yu family, and cooking is also talented, and what Qin and Lu Guilan do is more delicious than what she makes.
Of course, no matter what, this is also the intention of the two, and she naturally won't say much.
Sun was very sad, but when he saw that she had already eaten, he glared at her and hurriedly picked up chopsticks to eat.
The taste is indeed not as good as freshly cooked, but she feels that the children care about her, and with the blessing of these external conditions, she feels that it is better than anything she eats at any time.
Thinking that he would have to enter the palace to participate in the palace banquet for a while, he didn't eat too much, so Sun tasted some of everything, so he asked people to put it away, and when the old man came back in the evening, he also let him taste the craftsmanship of his daughter-in-law and daughter.
Old man Lu was addicted to chess, so he went out early in the morning, and it was estimated that it would take a while to come back.
"Still sad?"
He Jiuniang came up with a sly smile, and made Sun a little embarrassed, feeling that she was really going back more and more, and she was still like a child, and she needed to be coaxed by the children.
"Go, go, why are you so annoying!"
Sun pushed her and said, "It's not too much time, let people call the old man back, don't always make people wait, it's annoying!" ”
He Jiuniang knew that she was embarrassed, and she didn't tease her too much, so she was about to do it, but she saw Lu Baichuan and Old Man Lu coming back together.