"I couldn't go up to the compartment on the second and third floors, but if you think about it, the sales must be very good!"

It was only at this time that Lin Qingqing's hands clenched the teacup and slowly relaxed, "Someone will definitely buy something, as long as there are no mistakes today, it will be complete." ”

Xiaoqing seemed puzzled on her face, but she didn't ask more.

Xia Qingqing admires the majestic Baiyulou of her family, and anyone who cares will know what kind of situation it is when they inquire.

Although her family is loyal to the emperor, it is inevitable that there are old enemies in the court, if someone really takes advantage of a day like today to make trouble, then her family will cause trouble, fortunately, it seems that there is no person who is not long-eyed, and he has to touch his brows on a day like today.

"Miss, the third prince also sent a letter of congratulations." As he spoke, Xiaoqing handed the letter in his hand to Xia Qingqing,

As soon as the letter was opened, the elegant and handsome words in one hand jumped on the paper, and at a glance, I knew that it must be a person who had a lot of hills and valleys in his heart, and stood up to the sky, "I wish the county lord's Baiyutang to open well, I only hate that Xiao Wang can't come in person, and the letter is a letter to express congratulations." It is a pity that there is no female dependent in the palace of the little king, and he cannot wear the jewelry painted by the county lord himself, so he hereby sends 1,000 taels of silver to add color to the white jade hall. ”

"These three princes are really generous," Xia Qingqing casually put the letter on the table.

"Miss, shall we reply to him with a letter as well? Give back the gift. “”

"No, the pastry shop I run with him, I don't know how much money I earned for him, it's just a thousand taels, I don't care about it."

"You can write a letter for me and receive it, and thank him for a thousand taels of silver."

The time is approaching, and the nobles who are qualified to go to the inner courtyard of the palace for the banquet have already got into the carriage one after another, and Xia Qingqing asked in the carriage, "Sisters-in-law, I don't know if there is any good wine and food at the banquet in the evening?" ”

"At the banquet, there are many red tape and etiquette, the emperor does not move the chopsticks, you must remember that you can't move, your seat is relatively back, you are only allowed to look at the dishes in front of you, you can eat what people want, and you are not allowed to mess around." The third sister-in-law, Li Ru, said softly.

Xia Qingqing was hung up all of a sudden, curious, and after thinking about it for two seconds, he still couldn't hold back the hundred claws and scratch his heart. "The dishes are all the same, right?"

"Most of them are the same, and some people may have a different dish from yours." Fourth sister-in-law, Lin Yuan'er glanced at her. "Most of the cooks in the palace are very skilled, and there are always a few good dishes, and the courtiers and families who are valued by the emperor will naturally have a little higher treatment than others. So this dish is naturally not all the same. ”

Xia Qingqing swallowed Lin Yuan'er's eyes and swallowed them, and muttered, "Okay, I know I won't cause trouble, I will eat whatever he gives me." “”

"Okay, you are good, if you are not full, you will go back to the house in the evening and let the small kitchen make some for you." The sister-in-law spoke softly.

Xia Qingqing was already thinking about the delicacies that appeared in later generations, what boiling water cabbage, what Buddha jumped over the wall, and he didn't know what kind of presentation the chef of this dynasty would be. After all, the history books should not deceive people, and the taste should be greatly good.

Xia Qingqing walked into the hall with several sisters-in-law. The splendid hall was lit with candles, and the emperor sat high. On the dragon chair, unable to see his face clearly, Xia Qingqing carefully sat on the small couch in front of him.

I don't know if there are really so many people in the family building of this dynasty, or at the beginning of the establishment of this palace, I didn't expect today's scene, the space in front seems to be very wide, and there is a distance of two or three zhang between several people? But the position behind was crowded with people, and she accidentally almost missed the wine on the table of the lady next to her.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." After apologizing in a low voice, he had to carefully kneel and wait for the feast to begin.

"Open banquet" is that the leader eunuch Fu An stood beside the emperor, shaking off the dust, his body bowed slightly. The voice resounded throughout the earth, Xia Qingqing couldn't help but sigh, this person is really full of energy, and there is absolutely no problem if he lives for another forty or fifty years.

For such a grand banquet, the emperor and the princes and princesses sat at the front, some of the ministers of the holy family were sitting at the back, and the female dependents of various provinces were sitting at the outermost stage.

"Come, I wish you a drink."

"Emperor Xie!"

"Thank you, Father!"

The old prince sat first on the emperor's left hand side, and said, "It is the festive season, and the minister wishes the emperor all his wishes come true, and he always smiles, and wishes the dynasty a hundred years of eternal prosperity and prosperity." I wish all of you here a prosperous and smooth sailing. ”

"Okay" only heard the emperor shout, and then raised his glass, "Let's drink this cup together." ”

"Please, everybody."

"Father, the sons and daughters sent the Taihu Lake boulder into the palace, which can make you smile." The eldest prince took the lead in speaking.

"Yes, my son is very good, the boulder looks like a cursive auspicious character from a distance, this stone is natural, there is no trace of artificial carving."

"Father, this is when the water level of Taihu Lake fell this year, it suddenly surfaced, showing that the father and emperor ruled the world with benevolence and filial piety. It must be that God is grateful for the auspiciousness of his father's sopharyness. The eldest prince stood up excitedly.

"Look at you, kid, start to talk about it, where is this auspicious Zhao, it can barely be called a clever word." sent four taels of thousands of pounds and replied to his words.

"Father, as well as the son's nine-fold flying needle double-sided large screen, that is the top dozens of embroidery girls in Suzhou, jointly made, no matter which side of these two sides looks like no trace of embroidery, these two sides are still two different paintings, can be called a unique in the world." The second prince began to boast about himself.

Not to be outdone, the generals of the Great Prince's clan immediately stood up and argued for the Great Prince, "Holy Lord, although this double-sided nine-fold embroidery is amazing, this stone is ingenious, beyond the reach of man!" ”

"Hey, you can say that you are bad, whether it is ingenious or skillful, it depends on which one the emperor prefers." The old prince said with oil and vinegar on the side.

With the old prince's gag on the side, the situation instantly became cheerful, and a smile appeared on the emperor's face, "You, you are the most heartfelt." ”

As the emperor began to move his chopsticks, one after another delicacies appeared in front of Xia Qingqing's eyes, but the amount was too small, she secretly complained in her heart, only a small bowl as big as the palm of her hand was placed in a few small radish, and the other was a few fried fish. There is also a small bowl of soup the size of a fist, with a few pieces of tofu in it, doesn't it mean that the emperor's dish is the most delicious? Does the richest man in the world eat such a clear soup with little water? Not even half of what her small kitchen is doing!

Xia Qingqing looked at the dishes presented one by one, and was already powerless to complain, so she picked up the chopsticks and tasted the fish in resignation.

As soon as she entered the mouth, the fish skin was crispy and fragrant, the fish meat was smooth and tender, her eyes lit up, this fish is good, or the master is the master, it doesn't look good, but it's really delicious!

Immediately, she began to wave her chopsticks, and Lin Yuan'er on the side gently pulled her clothes, "You are quieter, your movements are smaller, and it looks like our family hasn't given you food for 800 years." Before Xia Qingqing could swallow the things in his mouth, he swallowed the dates and said, "Sister-in-law, they have been greeting for so long, I am hungry, and besides, this fish is really good, only the amount of two bites, and it is not too much to eat." ”

Lin Yuan'er turned her face away, and leaned forward a little, trying to dissociate herself from him.

"Xia Yi, is your good granddaughter here?"

"Return, the granddaughter of the emperor's minister is here."

"Xuan, Xia Qingqing stepped forward."

"Yes"

The little chamberlain ran all the way over, "County Lord, the emperor called you,"

"Ah," the chicken in Xia Qingqing's mouth didn't have time to swallow.

"Yo, my county lord, don't eat, go with the little one." Xia Qingqing was unmoved, and the little waiter said anxiously.

"Okay." Xiao Qingqing tried her best to swallow the chicken in her mouth. I almost didn't choke on the chicken, so I picked up the soup bowl and drank two sips before the meat went down.

"Little girl Xia Qingqing, see the emperor."

"Get up and talk!"

"Xia Yi, look at your good granddaughter, who has both virtue and appearance, and is worthy of my third child, she is simply blind."

As soon as the emperor's words came out, he reduced the three princes to the dust, and the eyes of many princes and ministers shot directly at Xia Qingqing, and she was excited, Holy Lord, didn't you use me as a live target?

Xia Yi smiled, didn't answer the emperor's words at all, and said, "This Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was originally a day of family reunion, come, I'll have another drink with you." ”

"You old boy, you want to quickly fill me with more, hello, go back and fiddle with your white jade chess pieces, right? Qingqing, don't you know that your grandfather, has found something good here today, it is the white jade chess piece carved by Lin Jinsheng, this is the only one in this world. The emperor was filled with emotion.

You was angry and continued, "During the autumn hunt, I played against him, and I won two out of three games, and in the end I was tricked by this old boy and won half of my game. I came in early today, and when I was playing with me, I was caught by me, so that I couldn't do it and played a scoundrel, saying that I was superb in chess and bullied him for his advanced age, you came to judge and judge, but there is such a person? ”

Xia Qingqing chuckled and said, "The chess game of the two of you, the little girl can't judge. ”

The old prince was indignant, "You don't pull my family Qingqing in, is that me out of the old man?" Obviously, you regretted the chess first, but I just took one more white piece back. ”

"You're so much older than me, how many more years have you eaten rice? What happened to Repentance? Shouldn't you let me go? The Emperor said angrily.

Xia Qingqing watched in horror as the two began to quarrel, and Qingguo Gong and Shangshu of the Criminal Department said in a round on the side: "Oh, don't talk about the two of you on a day like today!" Your Majesty, what are you angry with this old prank? He is a scoundrel, and his stinky and shameless energy is known to the world. ”

The Shangshu of the Criminal Department also said, "Your Majesty, we can't afford to be noble and respectful, so we have to deal with villains." ”