Seeing that the delicacies in front of him were served up one by one, Jiang Ning had no other thoughts, buried his head, and began to eat attentively.

At this moment, there was a hearty laugh from the right side of the pavilion.

Jiang Ning's action of picking up vegetables was stunned, and he followed the prestige.

I saw Shen Tong raise his head and take a sip of tea, and said loudly: "The dishes prepared by the emperor today are really unique. Shen Tong smacked his lips unsatisfactorily as he spoke, "It's quite similar to what Lao Chen accidentally ate among the people before." The old minister has been obsessed with this taste for a long time. ”

Liu Jinfu's eyes fluttered, and his gaze swept lightly across Mu Jingzhao's face.

Her jade-like knuckles twisted up a glass of sake, brought it to her lips, tilted her head, and drank it all.

"My lord doesn't know that the cabbage used at today's banquet was planted by the emperor himself, so naturally it is incomparable to others."

As soon as he said this, everyone was surprised, and looked at the plate in front of them in disbelief.

"This, this is planted by the emperor himself?"

Liu Jinfu smiled brightly, she put the wine glass in her hand, and gently wiped off the lipstick on the edge of the wine glass with her fingertips.

"It's true, everyone in the palace knows it."

Shen Tong hurriedly got up, and the fat on his body trembled with excitement.

His round face was a shiny red, and his small green bean-like eyes were almost completely squeezed by the flesh on his face.

"Thank you to the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor, it is our luck to have such a bright monarch as the emperor!"

Mu Jingzhao smiled a little shyly.

"Today is a family banquet, you don't have to be so restrained, please take a seat!"

Liu Yue's thick eyebrows straightened, and a cold snort came out of his nose, "Don't do your job." ”

Shen Qingrong silently picked up a piece of cabbage, put it in her mouth and chewed it, her voice was calm, "In this way, I still have to thank Concubine Ning, if it weren't for Concubine Ning's influence, the emperor probably wouldn't have tossed these things." ”

Jiang Ning, who was originally planning to continue eating, suddenly heard his name, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

She bit the chicken leg she had just taken a bite of, and looked up cautiously, only to see countless eyes falling on her at the same time.

She hurriedly lowered her head, pretending she hadn't heard.

"Oh? Is it the credit of Concubine Ning? Shen Tong's voice raised, "Niangniang is really kind-hearted." ”

Having said that, Jiang Ning was really embarrassed to continue pretending not to hear it.

She swallowed the venison in her mouth with difficulty, and looked up cautiously.

Realizing the sticky touch on the side of his mouth, Jiang Ning casually took the handkerchief and carefully wiped the soup from his mouth.

"This palace is just tinkering with some gadgets that can't be put on the table to pass the time."

Shen Tong raised his hand, and the maid behind him hurriedly stepped forward to mix him with a glass of wine and handed it to him.

"Niangniang is really a strange woman, Brother Jiang teaches her daughter well!" He held the wine in both hands and sent it forward, pointing to Mu Jingzhao, Jiang Ning, and Jiang Qingyuan respectively.

"My cup, respect the emperor, Niangniang, Brother Jiang!"

Jiang Ning was stunned, and hurriedly learned the other party's movements and got up with wine.

Shen Tong raised his head and drank all the wine in the cup in one gulp, and Jiang Ning and the three of them also drank it all.

Shen Tong sat down again, and his eyes inadvertently fell on the peacock feather hairpin in Jiang Ning's hair.

"Today, every lady has such a hairpin on her hair, Lao Chen asks more, but what's the point?"

Shen Qingrong smiled and reached out to help the hairpin on the top of her hair, "This, thanks to Concubine Ning's skill, she was able to come up with such a wonderful method." ”

Jiang Ning, who had just sat down and was nodding again, trembled.

She had breathed a sigh of relief not long ago, and now her spirit was tense again.

"No wonder the old minister heard that Niangniang is quite favored by the emperor, so that's the case." He casually poured himself a glass of wine, and drank it all again, "I heard that the birthday of the concubine Niangniang was specially designated by the emperor to handle Concubine Ning's birthday, and it is really the only favor." ”

Jiang Ning smiled a little awkwardly, so he really didn't dare to continue to say anything.

After a few glasses of wine, the smile on Shen Tong's face was even worse, he narrowed his eyes, and there was a moment of cunning in his mung bean-like eyes.

"It's just that the halls of this harem have a balance that is the way to survive for a long time."

Mu Jingzhao seemed to understand what the other party meant, and he raised the wine glass to his lips and took a sip.

"Thank you, father-in-law, for reminding me."

As everyone came and went, Liu Yue's face became more and more difficult to see.

"The emperor still has to focus on state affairs, if he is indulged in the love of his children, it is not a gentleman's doing."

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Qingyuan, who had always been silent, finally couldn't help but speak.

"A few days ago, the emperor built a dam to control the flood, and he handled it quite properly, and it was praised by the people."

Liu Yue glanced at Jiang Qingyuan's face with a fluttering expression, "Having said that, what is the emperor's opinion on the recent riots in Qingshui County?" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone around them fell into silence.

"I haven't thought of a better way for the time being, what does General Liu think?"

Liu Yue didn't answer Mu Jingzhao's question directly, but his face gradually softened, and he twisted his beard and squinted and laughed.

He turned his head to look at the sturdy man beside him, about seventeen or eighteen years old.

The man had a wide forehead and square face, thick lips and big ears, wheat-colored skin, and the whole person was a little simple.

Presumably it should be Liu Jinfu's younger brother Liu Bing.

Jiang Ning thought casually.

What makes Jiang Ning feel strange is that this Liu Jinfu and Liu Bing are clearly sisters and brothers, but they give people two diametrically opposite feelings.

is not like Liu Jinfu's finely crafted charm, Liu Bing's whole gesture reveals a bit of honesty and dullness.

Liu Yue glanced at him suddenly, the man didn't seem to react to what the other party meant, he was stunned for two seconds, and then nodded with some hindsight, he got up and bowed to Mu Jingzhao.

"Your Majesty, the minister is willing to personally lead troops to Qingshui County to suppress the rebellion and maintain law and order for the people."

Mu Jingzhao raised his eyebrows, waved his hand, and then laughed, "Aiqing is very touched by this heart, but today is the concubine's birthday, a family banquet, and I don't talk about state affairs." ”

Liu Bing was deflated at Mu Jingzhao's place, he was in a dilemma for a while, turned around, and looked at Liu Yue as if asking for help, Liu Yue's face was ugly, and finally nodded, Liu Bing turned around and retreated.

Jiang Ning suddenly remembered what Mu Jingzhao said to herself not long ago that Liu Jinfu was not close to her father and brother, and she subconsciously turned her head and looked in the direction of Liu Jinfu.

Liu Jinfu's expression still didn't change much, he just pursed his lips, as if he was holding back something.

Jiang Ning was a little at a loss, and when her eyes swept over the table, she inadvertently caught a glimpse of the chicken leg on it, she reached out and picked up the chicken leg and sent it towards Liu Jinfu's table.

(End of chapter)