Zhang Defu smiled happily, and quickly pulled Qiu Yutong into the room: "Young Master Xuerong, dinner is ready. Just wait a moment, His Majesty will be here soon."
Looking down at the dishes on the table, Qiu Yutong sighed inwardly.
Lu Xiao is now the king of a country, but his diet is still as simple and plain as before. Dinner is only two meat, two vegetables, one soup, and one dessert, which is the sweet-scented osmanthus cake he just made himself.
Qiu Yutong was looking at the plate of sweet-scented osmanthus cake in a daze, and Lu Xiao had already walked in wearing a robe.
Seeing Qiu Yutong, he immediately frowned: "Zhang Defu, why is he here?"
Zhang Defu respectfully said: "Your Majesty, it's the old slave who made Mr. Xuerong..."
"Let him go out." Lu Xiao interrupted him directly.
Qiu Yutong didn't say a word, just watched his heart, what Lu Xiao likes to do.
Lu Xiao paused for a moment, then glanced at the sweet-scented osmanthus cake on the table, and seemed to think of something: "Forget it, whatever."
"Master Xuerong, Your Majesty has agreed." Zhang Defu said softly.
"Oh." Qiu Yutong hesitated and sat down at the table.
To be honest, he was really not used to it. After all, Lu Xiao sat down next to him after waiting for his master to sit down.
Zhang Defu became anxious immediately: "Young Master Xuerong! Who told you to sit down?!"
Qiu Yutong was taken aback for a moment, and then realized that Daning Palace has strict rules. With his current status, it seems that he can't sit down? Have to stand beside Bu Cai? In other words... He has to watch Lu Xiao eat
Lu Xiao said lightly: "It's okay."
Zhang Defu was stunned, then he showed joy, and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, the old slave has surpassed."
The old eunuch with a stooped and fat body stepped back to the door, gave Qiu Yutong another look with a smile, then stepped back, and carefully closed the door.
Qiu Yutong: "..."
What is going on in this Telford's mind
He couldn't help but look up at Lu Xiao, who knew that Lu Xiao was also looking down at him, and his eyes met for a while.
Qiu Yutong twitched the corners of her mouth in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, please have a meal."
Lu Xiao nodded slightly: "Your name is Xue...Xue Rong, right? Don't be cautious, what you like to eat, you can do whatever you want."
Qiu Yutong hesitated for a moment.
On the table was his favorite sweet-scented osmanthus cake, a plate of crystal trotters, a plate of steamed sea bass, a plate of fried asparagus, a plate of boiled kale, and a plate of white jade bone soup.
Most of the monks have a light taste, especially the sword cultivators. But Qiu Yutong is a different kind. Although he is a swordsman, his taste is very vulgar. He loves sweets the most in his life, and then meat.
He himself also felt a little embarrassed, and had been trying his best to conceal his true taste, so besides the three senior brothers, only his little apprentice, Lu Xiao, knew about his little eating habits.
Seeing that he didn't move his chopsticks, Lu Xiao raised his eyebrows: "Why, it doesn't suit your appetite?"
"That's not true..." Qiu Yutong hesitated for a moment, and his reason finally managed to overcome his appetite. He bit the bullet and picked up a chopstick to stir-fry asparagus, put it in his mouth and tried hard to chew.
It was so unpalatable, like grass, with a bitter taste.
He wanted to cry but thought without tears, since he was a child, even the senior brother in charge couldn't let him eat vegetables with chopsticks, who would have thought that one day he would take the initiative to eat vegetables
"Does it suit your taste?"
"Well, it's pretty good." Qiu Yutong almost admired her acting skills.
Lu Xiao hooked the corners of his mouth mockingly: "It seems that Lu Yande's training/teaching is really good... Everyone in the world knows that monks only like to eat light vegetables."
Qiu Yutong didn't know what the boy was saying in a strange way, and he didn't care what he was talking about—the smell of grass in his mouth made him feel sick, and he almost tried his best to avoid it on the spot. Spit it out.
This kid Lu Xiao is simply his nemesis!
Back then, he took the eight or nine-year-old little Lu Xiao to a restaurant to eat and drink. He accidentally ordered a jar of strong wine and almost threw up after taking a sip. But in the face of little Lu Xiao's shining eyes of admiration, he couldn't get off the tiger. In order to maintain the majestic image of the master, he could only use his spiritual power to sober up, and at the same time, he had to drink the whole jug of spirits.
Afterwards, he felt nauseous for three whole days, and felt like throwing up when he saw the wine tricks from the restaurant.
And all of this is Lu Xiao's fault!
While thinking bitterly of the tragic past, Qiu Yutong swallowed the asparagus with gritted teeth, her eyes were a little wet.
Lu Xiao looked at him with lowered eyes, and his eyes suddenly went into a trance, as if recalling some extremely distant past.
Qiu Yutong managed to swallow the asparagus, but her mouth was still bitter, and she couldn't help staring at the plate of sweet-scented osmanthus cake again.
Uh, if he pretends to be flattering, first give Lu Xiao a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, and then eat a piece by himself, it should be fine.
Qiu Yutong licked her lips, picked up a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, put it in the small plate in front of Lu Xiao, lowered her eyebrows and said pleasantly: "Your Majesty, try this."
Lu Xiao was slightly shocked, as if he suddenly woke up from some kind of sweet dream.
He closed his eyes and said coldly: "I never eat such sweet and greasy food."
Qiu Yutong sneered in his heart, this kid is lying to ghosts, he is talking nonsense with his eyes open! Why, does his liking for sweets damage his image as a wise monarch
Naturally, Lu Xiao didn't know what Qiu Yutong was slandering. He was silent for a moment, then casually poured the sweet-scented osmanthus cake from the small dish back into the plate, and said flatly, "Take it away."
"Is it going to be withdrawn? But I haven't..." Qiu Yutong watched as the two maids walked in, and removed the almost untouched sweet-scented osmanthus cakes, crystal hoofs, and so on.
He turned his head to look at Lu Xiao, his eyes were almost angry and accusing.
How can you waste food like this kid! Do you know that people's livelihood is suffering! Moreover, the teacher is not full yet!
Lu Xiao looked at him with lowered eyes, and said in a cold tone, "What are you doing looking at me like this? Do you want to sleep with me?"
What is this villain talking about? !
Qiu Yutong stared at Lu Xiao, wondering if there was something wrong with her ears.
He subconsciously wanted to reprimand this scoundrel, but suddenly froze - his current identity was not some high-ranking "Master", but the "Master Xuerong" offered by King Jin! According to the status of "Mr. Xuerong", Lu Xiao's words couldn't be more normal.
This... what can I do
Wait, Lu Xiao said that he was disgusted that he took the initiative to curry favor with this face...
Qiu Yutong froze for a moment, and put on a very obsequious smile: "Your Majesty, what you mean is that you want Xuerong to serve you..."
Sure enough, Lu Xiao immediately glanced at him with extreme disgust: "I'm not interested in this, so get out."
Qiu Yutong breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly bowed to leave.
Zhang Defu stood outside the door, watching him come out: "Master Xuerong, why did you come out? You, you have to serve His Majesty."
Qiu Yutong said straightforwardly: "It's none of my business, His Majesty told me to go."
Zhang Defu stumbled and almost sighed: "Oh, it's been so many years, how can your majesty, why can't he think about it..."
Qiu Yutong doesn't want to get married with Zhang Defu
"Oh, Ye Yu."
Tired for most of the day, he didn't even touch Ye Yu's hair.
Why is this kid Lu Xiao watching so closely
Could it be that if you really want to go back to Shuo Xuecheng by horse and car... Not to mention that it will take more than half a year on the road, just the matter of going back by horse and car will be laughed at by the snarky third brother for a hundred years. Well, the second senior brother probably glanced at him speechlessly, only the senior senior brother who is the head of the sect is the best, not only would he not laugh at him, but he might even comfort him.
Besides, where did he get carts and horses
These things all cost money, and he is simply poor and worthless.
Qiu Yutong thought for a long time, but still couldn't come up with any solution, so she could only comfort herself, let's take one step at a time.
Fortunately, Lu Xiao hated his face very much, and even had no interest in "Xue Rong", but helped him solve a big problem.
Otherwise, just thinking about it will make your scalp tingle.
King Jin is also at fault, sending people into the palace to inquire about news and find treasures is fine, and he deliberately finds someone like this. Does he want to disgust Lu Xiao, or is there something wrong with his mind
Qiu Yutong thought wildly for a long time, and finally fell asleep in a daze.
…
For the next ten days or so, nothing happened.
Lu Xiao seemed to be very busy, and he never summoned him. He was thinking about how to go back to Xuecheng every day, and tried to open the spiritual aperture of this body, but unfortunately there was no progress, and he was almost discouraged.
In the afternoon of that day, Qiu Yutong had lunch and was basking in the sun in the yard reading a script when he suddenly heard a long sigh.
He turned his head and saw that Zhang Defu was carrying a food box and walking into the yard with a sigh.
Seeing his frowning look, Qiu Yutong couldn't help but said, "Eunuch Zhang, what's wrong?"
Zhang Defu shook his head in frustration: "Nothing."
Qiu Yutong looked at the food box in his hand, and immediately guessed something: "Your Majesty refuses to eat?"
Lu Xiao has had this kind of virtue since he was a child, and he would never eat when he was sullen all his life.
Zhang Defu said helplessly: "Something happened in the south recently, His Majesty is very angry and busy... No, it's almost a day today, and I haven't eaten anything. The old slave just wanted to send a gu tremella soup in, They were kicked out too."
Qiu Yutong hesitated for a moment, but couldn't bear to let his only little apprentice starve, so he said, "Give me the food box, and I'll persuade you."
Zhang Defu hesitated and said: "This, this is not so good... Some things before, the old slave seems to be smart, and His Majesty even reprimanded the old slave."
Qiu Yutong held out her hand: "Give it to me."
Zhang Defu hesitated for a while, then handed the food box to Qiu Yutong, and said: "Mr. Xuerong, Your Majesty is in a bad mood today. Be careful and don't annoy Your Majesty."
Qiu Yutong took the food box and nodded: "Eunuch Zhang, don't worry, I will be careful."
Zhang Defu sighed and didn't say anything more.
Qiu Yutong carried the food box and walked all the way to the gate of the front hall.
Before entering the door, I heard a crackling sound from inside, accompanied by Lu Xiao's roar: "A bunch of trash!! What's the use of raising you?!"
The two guards with knives at the door looked at each other, silent.
"Bang!" With a sound, the door opened, and several ministers dressed in vermilion official uniforms came out, all of them downcast and ashamed.
Qiu Yutong was slightly taken aback.
The middle-aged official with a thin beard in the middle is his old acquaintance, the former number one guest of Prince Lu Xiaoyan's residence, and now the chief assistant of the cabinet, Chen Siru.
Chen Siru saw Qiu Yutong at a glance, and lost his voice: "Master Qiu Immortal?!"
He immediately reacted: "No, no, you are not..."
Qiu Yutong was a little embarrassed, and coughed lightly: "Master Chen, it's snowing."
Chen Siru was taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly realized: "Oh, you are the man Jin Wang gave to His Majesty..."
He didn't continue talking, looked Qiu Yutong up and down, and shook his head almost involuntarily: "It's too similar, it's too similar. Your Majesty, this is..."