Chapter 449: New Year’s Eve Troubles
"That's not necessarily the case! Nian Su once said that in previous years, His Highness the Crown Prince always went to Changqiu Palace for New Year's Eve dinner. His Highness the Crown Prince cannot change this habit just because Qin Zhao entered the palace. Let Empress Shu know that she is not allowed to go to Wangyue Residence.
Looking for trouble with Qin Zhao? If that's the case, I would be happy to watch the fun." When Li Chenghui mentioned this possibility, he sneered and raised his lips.
The corners of Qin Zhao's lips near Tingfengxuan were slightly curved. It had to be said that Nian Su was too insidious.
At first she didn't realize that Xiao Ce's habit of eating New Year's dinner could be used to make a fuss. Now that Li Chenghui has received this news, Chenghui might even go to Concubine Shu to add fuel to the fire and sow discord.
Xiao Ce cannot be an exception this year, right?
As a son of a man, Xiao Ce will most likely go to Changqiu Palace to have New Year's Eve dinner with Concubine Shu. After lunch, of course he will accompany the emperor to have New Year's Eve dinner. This New Year's dinner is indispensable. After all, there are also relatives of the emperor attending. In the evening
The New Year’s Eve dinner is the highlight.
Therefore, Xiao Ce could only accompany Concubine Shu to have lunch.
She was just Liangdi, no matter what, Xiao Ce could not accompany her, leaving Concubine Shu waiting in vain.
At this moment, even Qin Zhao didn't expect that Li Chenghui had guessed it right.
Xiao Ce came to Wangyue Residence early, and Qin Zhao didn't feel surprised to see him. About half an hour later, she asked Xiao Ce: "Do you want to go to Yangxin Hall for the New Year's dinner in the afternoon? Your Highness will also accompany you in the evening."
Your Majesty will have New Year’s Eve dinner, I will take care of it myself, Your Highness doesn’t have to worry about me…”
"Guwushan will be served at Wangyueju." Xiao Ce interrupted Qin Zhao.
As for the New Year's Eve dinner in the evening, since there were many royal relatives and relatives attending, this lunch was regarded as a New Year's dinner for him and Qin Zhao.
"What about Concubine Shu?" Qin Zhao thought about it, then shook his head: "That's inappropriate. Your Highness has to go and have lunch with Concubine Shu anyway. Presumably the Changqiu Palace has also been preparing meals early in the morning.
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She thought Xiao Ce knew what was going on, so how could he abandon Concubine Shu for her?
"The decision has been made. You don't need to say any more. This topic ends here." Xiao Ce obviously did not want to continue this topic.
Qin Zhao was used to Xiao Ce's arbitrary actions, so it wasn't surprising to see him acting the same way again this time.
But she felt that Xiao Ce always put the overall situation first, so it was not normal for him to stay at Wangyue Residence to eat New Year's dinner with her this time.
"Is there something angry between Your Highness and Concubine Shu?" She expressed her speculation.
Xiao Ce's face was expressionless: "You are thinking too much. Zhaozhao, do you want to drive Gu away?"
He looked at Qin Zhao with unclear meaning in his eyes.
Under his gaze, Qin Zhao's voice became hoarse: "Why am I willing to drive His Highness away?"
Now that Xiao Ce had spoken and didn't want to continue the topic, it was hard for her to ask again.
Although I don’t know why Xiao Ce didn’t want to go to Changqiu Palace to reunite with Concubine Shu, Xiao Ce must have his own reasons for doing so.
Baoyu knew that Xiao Ce was smiling happily when he had lunch at Wangyue Residence, so he rushed to prepare the New Year's dinner.
Qin Zhao was not happy.
If there is no accident, Li Chenghui will definitely go to Changqiu Palace to report this matter. Concubine Shu has always disliked her, so when she heard the news, she was not allowed to go to Wangyue Residence to cause trouble?
If everything is fine normally, but today is the Chinese New Year, if this incident comes to the ears of the emperor, I am afraid that the emperor will also be irritated.
If this matter is not handled well, it will cause a big fuss, which is quite troublesome.
Later, she thought of a good idea, which was to invite the Queen Mother to Wangyue Residence. But for a big shot like the Queen Mother, it didn't seem appropriate for the Queen Mother to condescend to come to Wangyue Residence.
For a while, Qin Zhao couldn't think of a better way, so this was the only way he could try.
Although Qin Zhao hesitated, she quickly made up her mind. She couldn't leave, so she had to let Bao Zhu run away, and Bao Yuan accompanied Bao Zhu.
When the Queen Mother heard that Baozhu said that she was invited to Wangyue Residence for a New Year's dinner, she was surprised: "Girl Zhao has prepared a special New Year's dinner. Please invite the Ai family to come and see what's new?"
"Exactly. Liang Di said that it was her first time to celebrate the New Year in the palace. She wanted to have a special New Year, so she thought of a new idea. I wonder if the Queen Mother can condescend to her?" Baozhu said respectfully.
The Queen Mother has lived for most of her life and has eaten a lot of New Year's dinners and tasted all the delicacies in the world, but she still became interested when she heard about the fresh New Year's dinner.
"In this case, the Ai family will go and see what's new." The queen mother's curiosity was aroused and she happily agreed.
Bao Zhu breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the Queen Mother stayed at Wangyue Residence, Concubine Shu wouldn't make a fuss, and that was enough.
When the Queen Mother went to Wangyue Residence, Baoyu had prepared all the ingredients and three hot pot basins.
The Queen Mother saw the hot pot pot and the bottom of the boiling soup pot, and took a few more curious glances.
"Queen Mother, please take a seat. We can eat later. Since there is a New Year's Eve dinner prepared by the palace, we should not eat too much at noon. I just thought of this trick to be fresh." Qin Zhao smiled.
He helped the Queen Mother sit down.
As for a person as noble as the Queen Mother, of course she doesn't need to cook the hotpot herself, someone will take care of her.
"Smells." The Queen Mother's nose twitched, and she suddenly felt an appetite after smelling the rich fragrance.
Seeing this, Qin Zhao smiled and said: "Queen Mother, wait a moment, you will be able to eat soon."
Because she was an elderly person, she did not dare to use spicy ingredients for fear that the Queen Mother would get angry after eating, so the hot pot she prepared was relatively light. In addition, she also specially prepared a hot soup, and she drank the hot soup after finishing the hot pot.
After that, Baozhu, Baoyu and Baoping began to cook the mutton, and each of them served one person.
It was the Queen Mother who was served by Baozhu. She dipped the hot-boiled mutton in the sauce and then gave it to the Queen Mother to eat.
The Queen Mother took a bite and gave a rare compliment: "It has the flavor of meat without the fishy smell of mutton. The meat is smooth and tender, and the sauce has a special aroma, which is good."
I have never tried eating mutton like this before. This is the first time. It is really fresh.
Qin Zhao felt slightly relieved when he saw that the Queen Mother liked him.
She originally thought that she, Si Bao and Ru Xi would get together to eat hot pot during the Chinese New Year. This would create an atmosphere and allow the five of them to feel the atmosphere of home.
Xiao Ce suddenly wanted to have lunch with her, so she had to change her plan temporarily and postpone the dinner party with the five of them until after the new year.
Xiao Ce also ate a piece of hot-boiled mutton while it was hot. He held the same view as the Queen Mother. The way Qin Zhao ate it was quite interesting.
While Wangyue Residence was busy, Concubine Shu came.
As soon as she came in, she saw that the room was steaming. Qin Zhao, Xiao Ce and the Queen Mother were talking and laughing. She didn't know what Qin Zhao was talking about, but the Queen Mother was amused.
Concubine Shu's sudden arrival made the room suddenly quiet.
Concubine Shu came to Wangyue Residence with murderous intentions. She originally thought that only Xiao Ce was dining here, but who would have thought that the Queen Mother was also there.
The expression on her face didn't have time to calm down, and the Queen Mother looked straight at her.
(End of chapter)
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