Looking at the delicate and small emerald bell, Tao Ti showed a puzzled expression.
"what is this?"
Qiongqi was taken aback for a moment, and said in astonishment, "You don't know?"
Tao Ti was confused, "I don't know, you know?"
Qiongqi was speechless, and rolled her eyes, "You don't know anything about your thirteenth uncle, let alone me as an outsider. At first I thought it was some kind of artifact of your gluttonous clan, and I was waiting for you to give me a science introduction..."
Tao Ti took the small emerald jade bell, it was icy and cool, it seemed to be no different from ordinary jade in her hand, it jingled very cutely.
"Did my thirteenth uncle say anything when I gave it to you?" She lowered her head and studied.
"He asked me to see if you can go back to modern times. If you go back, I won't give it to you. If you are sure not to go back and stay in ancient times for the rest of your life, then let me give you this bell. Oh yes, he was Said to keep a souvenir or something... No way, is this thing really just a souvenir?"
Qiongqi was surprised, and thought that the thirteenth uncle of Arti's family was too outrageous.
Tao Ti, "..."
Qiongqi touched her chin with her hand, and recalled with squinted eyes, "But I clearly remember that when your thirteenth uncle took out this thing in the underworld, the bell was surrounded by a circle of rich white aura. I was still thinking Your thirteenth uncle still loves you, and brought you an artifact..."
Tao Ti looked at the bell over and over several times, but she didn't see anything unusual. She pursed her lips and said, "Maybe we are mortals right now, so we don't understand how this thing works. I'll take it slowly later. Research."
Qiongqi nodded, "Alright."
Tao Ti put away the emerald jade bell, chatted briefly with Qiong Qi, and then separated.
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It was night, Yanfang Hall was brightly lit, and it was the golden autumn when chrysanthemums were in full bloom, so there were all kinds of chrysanthemums placed outside the hall and inside the hall, even the palace lanterns, dishes, cups, table cushions, The curtains and screens are all in the shape of chrysanthemums.
The Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet was extremely lively. In addition to the royal family, there were also civil and military officials and family members who were close to Emperor Zhaokang.
There was a crown princess in Yongweihou's mansion, and the position was considered to be at the front. Yongweihou and Mrs. Zhang attended together, acting as a superficial husband and wife with a discord in face and heart.
The Marquis of Dingbei's Mansion has made many achievements and is full of fierce generals, so the position is also at the front. It was the first time for Xu Wenchan to attend such a grand palace banquet, sitting with Mrs. Dingbei Hou, feeling uncomfortable. But after seeing Tao Ti, she immediately found her backbone, and she felt at ease.
At the beginning, the main hall was still noisy and lively chatting, and when the sound of "Your Majesty is here, the empress is here" came from outside the hall, there was no sound for a moment, and everyone changed to a solemn look, and stood up to salute.
Emperor Zhaokang wore a dark yellow robe embroidered with dragon patterns, with a solemn face, showing no signs of happiness or anger. Behind him, Empress Zhou followed him slowly with a graceful and amiable smile.
After some boring opening remarks, Emperor Zhaokang signaled to open the banquet, and the atmosphere gradually relaxed as the singing and dancing performed.
The fat of chrysanthemum yellow crab is thick in autumn. In this Mid-Autumn season, it is a good time to taste the delicious food.
Tao Ti and Pei Yan were at the same table, and there was a large pot of crabs in front of them, there were eight crabs in total, and they were so yellow that it made people feel greedy.
Linglong quickly took eight pieces of crabs and dismantled a big crab, revealing the snow-white crab meat and golden crab roe inside.
The crab meat is tender and firm, and you can taste a hint of sweetness when you taste it carefully. The taste of crab roe and crab paste is rustling, slightly salty, and has the unique delicious taste of crabs. Tao Ti happily eats it with ginger vinegar. She kills a crab with three strokes, and Linglong continues to dismantle it for her.
Seeing that she likes to eat, Pei Yan chuckled casually, "You just like eating crabs so much?"
"I like it." Tao Ti chewed the crab meat, her black eyes sparkling, "Crabs are such a good thing, besides boiled, you can make many other foods, such as crab stuffed with oranges, crab roe soup dumplings, stir-fried Spicy crab, lion head with crab powder, fried rice cake with crab, dragged crab with sauce-flavored noodles...it’s really delicious any way you do it!”
"Then you can eat more if you like." Pei Yan smiled, after he tasted the crab in his hand, he didn't take it again, and let Tao Ti eat the rest in the basin.
Seeing her eating happily made him feel happy too.
At this moment, Empress Zhou's voice sounded from the seat above, "Prince Princess likes crabs very much?"
Tao Ti was taken aback for a moment, then looked up, and saw Queen Zhou smiling gently and caringly, with a very kind look on her face.
Tao Ti wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and replied politely, "This crab tastes very delicious, and I really like it."
"Although crab tastes delicious, it is cold in nature. Women eat more, which is not good for the body. It is better for the princess to eat less." Queen Zhou said with a smile, her eyes swept across her stomach meaningfully, and her expression became more gentle "It's been half a year since you married into the East Palace, and you have a deep love with the crown prince, and I'm happy to see it. But if you can add a little grandson as soon as possible, it will be the icing on the cake, and it can't be better."
After finishing speaking, she turned to look at Emperor Zhaokang, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, do you think so?"
For other things, Emperor Zhaokang may not like to take over, but when it comes to the prince's heir, he doesn't say anything on the face, but he has always been looking forward to it in his heart. In particular, Xu Wenhe said that the prince's body will not hinder the heirs. While Emperor Zhaokang was happy, he was also considering whether to add a few more women to the East Palace.
How could the prince of a country live with a woman? What's more, this Tao family has been married for half a year, and his stomach has never moved.
But two days ago, he only talked to the crown prince, but the crown prince resolutely refused, and Emperor Zhaokang couldn't force women, so he had to hold back his thoughts for a while, thinking about giving Tao another half a year, if there is no movement next year , then he must add one or two good wives to his son.
Emperor Zhaokang glanced at Tao Ti quietly, and said in a deep voice, "The queen is right, too much is too much, and cold things should be used less."
Tao Ti was not stupid, so she could hear the empress's words, obviously she cared about her, but secretly she gave birth to her.
She lowered her eyebrows, unconvinced in her heart, and responded obediently, "My daughter-in-law knows."
Under the table, Pei Yan squeezed her hand calmly, and comforted her in a low voice while taking advantage of the food stall for her, "It's okay, eat two less for now, we also have a lot in the dining room of the East Palace, tomorrow I'll ask them to send you a few big baskets, and you can eat whatever you want."
Tao Ti was a little aggrieved at first, but when she turned her head and saw Pei Yan's inclusive and gentle smile, she immediately felt that she was not aggrieved, and said with a wink, "Really?"
Pei Yan rolled his eyes and smiled, "Well, I'll keep you fed!"
Seeing her husband being so considerate, Tao Ti also laughed and stopped thinking about Queen Zhou.
But Queen Zhou didn't stop for a long time, and suddenly started talking again, "Your Majesty, Changzhou is not too young, and it's time to get married."
As soon as these words came out, Pei Changzhou immediately sat up straight.
Emperor Zhaokang narrowed his dark eyes, glanced lightly at Empress Zhou, and then glanced at Pei Changzhou, who was at the bottom, thinking that Pei Changzhou had been out of the palace for several years, and that his younger sister, Pei Lingbi, had already made an engagement. It is also wrong that the marriage has not been settled so far.
After pondering for a moment, he nodded and said, "Well, it's time to start a family. Empress, do you have any favorite candidates?"
Empress Zhou smiled softly, "The concubine has indeed taken a fancy to one family."
Their voices are not loud, and they can only be heard clearly if they are in the front. The Lord Qinghe heard this clearly, and when she thought of the dirty things she had encountered in Zhuyuan Villa before, she subconsciously pursed her lips, and her little face turned pale.
Princess Jingyang noticed her daughter's strangeness, and patted the back of her hand very calmly, signaling her to feel relieved.
Tao Ti also stopped her chopsticks, and pricked up her ears curiously, wanting to know which lady was so unlucky that she wanted to marry Pei Changzhou, a scumbag.
Empress Zhou smiled deeply, and raised her tone slightly, "I heard that the Marquis of Dingbei has a jewel in his palm, named Wen Chan, who is sixteen years old, smart and dignified..."
Afterwards, she also praised a lot of literary compliments, but Tao Ti didn't listen to any of them.
She was in a daze, repeating the word "grass" all over her mind.
Xu Wenchan, who was sitting quietly next to the honeydew melon,? ? ? ? ?
smart? ?
dignified appearance? ?
No, she just ate a melon, why did she eat it on herself