"Good boy!" The Supreme Emperor took the teacup, bowed his head and took a sip, took a wooden box from the hand of the old manager who was accompanying him, and handed it to Xiaocao, smiling, "This is a gift from grandpa. We are a family now. Grandpa knows that you are filial, so if you make delicious food in the future, remember to give a copy to grandpa... "
Prince Jing: …
I really don't want to admit that this greedy old urchin is his own father! There is a new daughter-in-law who is so close to us, do you want something delicious when you open your mouth
The concubine, who was a little pissed at first because the Supreme Emperor made face for Xiaocao, is not envious at all now. Co-authored, the Taishanghuang is here for the food!
Yu Xiaocao couldn't be more used to the royal family's foodie nature. She took the seemingly ordinary wooden box that was actually made of golden nanmu. After opening it, she saw two jade-colored balls the size of a baby's fist.
Seeing this, Zhu Junyang asked in surprise, "Grandpa Huang, where did you get this pair of night pearls?"
"Uh... I can't remember when I got it. It was probably when I was fighting the world. I don't know where I found it from the house of a former corrupt official. I found it from a corner when I searched the warehouse this morning. This I don’t need this stuff, so I brought it here for you young couples!”
When Zhu Huaiyong went south to north, he collected a lot of good things and put them in his private treasury. Some peerless treasures are covered with a thick layer of dust, and this golden nanmu box is one of them.
The legendary night pearl! That is a priceless treasure! ! It is said that a luminous pearl in the funeral of the Empress Dowager Cixi is worth 800 million yuan! Oh, I didn't expect that she could see the Pearl of the Night with her own eyes. She wanted to offer tea to her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Xiaocao was embarrassed to take a closer look, so she handed the wooden box to Wutong's hand. Anyway, I have already sent her off, so I can look at it however I want when I get home!
Next, serving tea to King Jing, Xiaocao harvested a box of thumb-sized Dongzhu. The mother-in-law, Concubine Jing, was offered tea with a pair of superb mutton fat jade bracelets. Looking at the age, it should be Concubine Jing's dowry. In ancient times, many jewelry items were passed down from mother-in-law to daughter-in-law, as family heirlooms. Although Xiaocao was not short of bracelets, she took them respectfully.
Next, the son and concubine, who are the eldest brother and sister-in-law, also presented jewelry to the younger sister-in-law as a meeting gift. Zhu Junya, who is the older sister, knew that Xiaocao could make medicine and had no shortage of jewelry, so she gave her a hundred-year-old ginseng. As the second elder brother, although Zhu Junxi is not yet married, logically it is no more than giving gifts. However, he also prepared a full set of Miao silver accessories with Southwest characteristics. Although they are not as precious as the gifts received earlier, they are unique and Xiaocao likes them quite a bit.
Xiaocao also prepared gifts for Shizi and Zhu Junya's children, all of which were rare pens, inks, papers and inkstones. The youngest, Lu Jiapei, was a little unhappy holding a valuable inkstone. For the unenlightened little ones, a piece of inkstone thousands of taels is not as popular as a box of snacks and candies made by the third aunt!
Of course, Xiaocao took the time to make a lot of candies that are easy to store before her wedding, and brought them here today, and each little guy gave a box. Seeing the sweet and fragrant candies, Lu Jiapei's wrinkled little face stretched out, and she kept barking "Third Aunt, Third Aunt", looking like a puppy.
Lu Nianhua, who claims to be a heir of poetry and books, is elegant and knowledgeable, can't bear to look directly at his youngest son—who did Lu Jiapei follow, so much appetite for food? Turning his eyes, he saw the Supreme Emperor sitting on the main seat. He was taking advantage of the filial piety of the young son of the family to trick his great-grandson into eating candy! Could it be that the youngest son's foodie attributes followed his grandfather's
Lunch was eaten at Prince Jing's Mansion. The whole family sat around and ate lively. The Supreme Emperor also stayed, and while eating, he complained about the cooking skills of Prince Jing's mansion, saying that compared with his granddaughter-in-law Xiaocao, it was far behind.
Zhu Junyang didn't show any face, and while helping his young wife to pick out the fishbone, he said: "The cooking skills of the cooks in the house are indeed quite ordinary. From this point of view, the cooks hired by our house with a lot of money are pretty good in comparison. That’s right! It’s no match for you, at least not inferior to the chef of Zhenxiu Restaurant!”
Yu Xiaocao didn't eat much in the morning, so she ate delicious fish with relish. Seeing Prince Jing staring at her man, she suppressed a smile and said, "Where is the taste so ordinary? Whether it's the taste or the heat, you can handle it well." of."
"Where is it good? The taste doesn't go in, it's very bland! Just eat a little, go back and ask the cook to make crab roe buns for you. The crab roe was stored last autumn, and it's very plump. I know you like it, so grandpa There are quite a lot stored in the freezer in the mansion, enough for you to eat until this autumn!" Zhu Junyang tasted all the dishes on the table, picked out a few that were not satisfactory, and carefully picked them up for his little daughter-in-law in the bowl in front of you.
Regarding Zhu Junyang's twenty-four filial piety and good husband's personality, the other masters in Prince Jing's mansion are no strangers to it, but Zhu Junxi, who has not been home for nearly ten years, stared in disbelief: "Mother, my little brother won't be here." When I was away, I was dropped by someone, right? This tender, gentle and considerate man is not the same as the cold and violent third son of Prince Jing's mansion who is feared by everyone in Beijing, right? Right!"
Concubine Jing glared at her second son, clipped some quick ribs for him, and said with a snort, "All the men in our family have followed your father and king, and they are all good men who are considerate of their wives! Your younger brother used to be quite worrying, but Once you fall in love with someone, treat her wholeheartedly—but you, who are almost thirty, and the red luan star hasn't moved yet, do you think it's plausible? When you come back this time, you must make a marriage arrangement for me, otherwise Don't even think about stepping out of the capital!! Tomorrow, go on a blind date with me!"
The old god Zhu Junxi was on the ground, took the love ribs that his mother and concubine gave him, and ate them slowly, and then picked up a pearl ball, eating with relish. It wasn't until Princess Jing's patience was about to run out that he said unhurriedly:
"Mother and concubine, you don't have to worry about your son's marriage! My son already has someone he likes, and he came back this time for two purposes: one is to attend my younger brother's wedding, and the other is to invite you to propose marriage to my son." , make a marriage arrangement."
When Princess Jing heard this, the annoyance in her heart disappeared immediately. Among the several sons, the eldest son's marriage has been favored by the prince for a long time, and the two families have reached a consensus early on, and the two children will arrange the marriage as soon as they reach the age. Everything is a matter of course.
The daughter's marriage was also under the silent operation of Lu Nianhua, a big-tailed wolf, and the emotions naturally matured day by day, and then they got married.
The younger son even waited eagerly when he was less than ten years old, like a ferocious beast enclosure, and gave the little girl the right to belong early, and just waited for the little girl to nod, and then married him back.
These children didn't bother her much. Only the second son, who should have reached the age of marriage, was better off himself, and went to the border to join the army. The worry in Princess Jing's heart: In the frontier army, I was with a group of soldiers and ruffians, and I couldn't even see a female. When will I bring my daughter-in-law home? Originally, I wanted to find someone for my second son in Beijing, so I wrote to him, asking him to come back. It's a good thing, the army is their home, and they haven't been back for almost ten years!
correct! The second son has been in the border military camp, where did this daughter-in-law come from? No... It's not like getting her a son-in-law back, right? Concubine Jing's mind was wide open for a moment, and the expression she looked at her second son was instantly horrified!
Zhu Junxi was stared at by his mother and concubine, thinking that she was not happy that he decided to give himself a daughter-in-law, and hurriedly opened his mouth to argue: "Mother and concubine, you also know that the southwestern border was unstable and there were frequent wars in the past two years. General Mu was busy fighting against the bandits, so he couldn't bring her back to see you. This is indeed my son's fault, so please don't blame Mu Mu!"
General Mu? Hearing this address, Princess Jing couldn't help clutching the clothes on her chest, feeling that she was about to be unable to breathe. When Prince Jing saw this, he was startled, hurriedly came to her side, stroked her back, and said repeatedly: "What's wrong? What's wrong? Please ask Imperial Physician Zheng..."
The princess's body, after several years of recuperation, is no different from ordinary people. But at this moment, her pale face reminded Prince Jing of the scene when he was helpless when the princess fell ill several years ago. He couldn't help but hold her hand and asked anxiously.
Princess Jing waved her hand at him and shook her head to show that she was fine. However, looking at Zhu Junxi's gaze was full of sorrow of hating iron but not steel.
Zhu Junxi was confused, mother and concubine have always been very open-minded! The younger brother's daughter-in-law was born in a farming family, and the mother and concubine readily accepted it. Mu Mu's grandfather was the founding father who followed the Supreme Emperor to conquer the world, and his father was a general stationed in the southwest. He didn't have much contact with his family before, but he didn't have any festivals either. Why did the mother concubine react so strongly
Only then did Prince Jing understand that the daughter-in-law was angry with the second son. He immediately turned cold, and stared at his second son unhappily: "You are an unfilial son, and you will make your mother and concubine unhappy as soon as you come back! Hurry up and apologize to your mother and concubine, and promise that you will never be angry with your mother and concubine again!"
Zhu Junxi has never let his father, queen, mother and concubine worry about him since he was a child. Although he was jealous of his younger brother before joining the army, and he was a little sad and disappointed by his mother's partiality, he is still filial in nature. Although he didn't know what made his mother unhappy, he still admitted his mistake and apologized to Princess Jing with a good attitude, telling her not to be angry.
Concubine Jing gradually regained her strength. She took a deep breath and asked, "What's going on with you and that General Mu?"
Zhu Junxi was even more surprised. Hearing the tone of his mother and concubine, he really disagreed with his marriage with Mu Mu. what is this? Could it be that the Han family had a deep enmity with Prince Jing's mansion, or with the concubine's mother's family, that he didn't know about