Fan Qingyi didn't expect that just ten minutes after Eunuch Yuanbao left, someone knocked on the door and said that the emperor invited him to have dinner in Prince Jin's courtyard.
He touched his stomach, which felt a little uncomfortable after drinking the bowl of "Ten-fold Poison", and with a stiff face asked the eunuch to lead the way.
Prince Jin is the beloved son of Emperor Qin Zhou. The meals prepared for him would definitely not contain such dark dishes...
Xiao Tuo did not stay in Murong Jin's house. He went to drink with the soldiers who escorted Murong Jin here.
After eating a piece of cake, Murong Jin sat upright at the table waiting for Fan Qingyi.
Qin Zhou knew that Zi'an had taught him since he was a child that he had to wait until everyone was gathered before serving the meal. She was not in a hurry and sat aside to chat with him while waiting for Fan Qingyi.
"Mother, when can I learn new sword techniques?" Murong Jin looked at Qin Zhou expectantly.
Originally, when Murong Jin came to stay at Daqin, Qin Zhou taught him martial arts in person, but since he caught two colds last year, Qin Zhou was very worried. This year, Qin Zhou didn't dare to let him practice martial arts in such a hot weather, and on the first day, he told him that he would be exempted from this month's homework.
Murong Jin was so sensible and eager to learn that Qin Zhou's heart softened. How could she bear to reject him? She smiled like a mother, stroked his little head, and said, "How about I start teaching you tomorrow? Come to me at 1:00 a.m. tomorrow. When the weather gets cooler, I'll take you to the military camp for the parade."
The weather in the Great Qin was getting hotter every year. Although the Summer Resort was better than Qinjing, it was still not as good as the four seasons of spring in the Great Zhou. She was secretly thinking about how to get people to store more ice when winter came.
"Mom is so nice!" Murong Jin was very happy and laughed cheerfully while holding Qin Zhou's arm.
Fan Qingyi saw this scene as soon as he raised his eyes and stood at the door, dazed.
Murong Jin is a prince from a neighboring country. Although he is Qin Zhou's adopted son, their relationship is as good as that of a biological son. He even takes him to the military camp for a military review, as if he is not afraid of leaking his country's secrets at all. It is a bit unbelievable.
"Your humble servant pays respect to Your Majesty, Your Highness." Fan Qingyi put aside his doubts, and after the eunuch had completed the report, he went into the inner room and saluted the two of them.
Qin Zhou raised his hand and said softly, "Master Fan, no need to be polite, sit down."
After Fan Qingyi sat down, Murong Jin approached him, blinked his eyes, and asked with concern: "Uncle Benefactor, are you feeling better?"
"Thank you Prince Jin for your concern. I'm fine." It would be better if your mother didn't ask people to prepare some "perfect poison"!
When this was mentioned, Fan Qingyi felt his stomach getting more uncomfortable and his throat getting more astringent.
Huanbao can only decompose toxins, but cannot decompose so-called tonics, and the imperial doctors are unlikely to use any particularly strong medicinal materials. Fan Qingyi feels that his physical condition is still good, so there shouldn't be any problems.
Everyone has arrived, and Eunuch Yuanbao begins to order people to serve the meal.
Fan Qingyi originally thought that the emperor and the prince's meals should be extremely luxurious, wasteful, and have many rules.
I didn’t expect that there were only twelve dishes, which were exquisite but not very large in portion.
Moreover, the mother and son sitting opposite each other at the table were also unrestrained and kept passing food to each other.
If it weren't for the row of palace servants waiting to serve outside the house, he would have thought he had just come to an ordinary wealthy merchant's house.
"Uncle benefactor, this is for you." Seeing that Fan Qingyi didn't move his chopsticks much, Murong Jin picked up a piece of his favorite spicy chicken and gave it to him.
(End of this chapter)