Everyone knelt down again towards the slowly walking figure and said in unison: "Welcome to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother is a thousand years old!"
Hongli and Mingyu stepped forward to salute, and then personally helped Ling Ruo sit down in the chair. After Ling Ruo signaled everyone to get up and sit down, their eyes turned to Su, and then said to Hongli: "Your Majesty, let's start the banquet.
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With Hongli's agreement, the last New Year's Eve family dinner before Yongzheng's year officially began. After tonight, the Yongzheng Dynasty will be completely over, replaced by the Qianlong Dynasty started by the emperor Hongli.
During the banquet, there were people drinking and drinking. Although they were still a bit reserved, they could not hide the excitement, especially since there were several half-year-old children in the banquet, and their childlike chatter was very entertaining.
After drinking for a while, Ling Ruo saw Yong Lian and Yong Huang who were sitting at the table with her brother, looking down, and asked: "Yong Huang, Yong Lian, what are you looking at?"
The sudden words startled the two of them. Yong Huang stood up quickly and stammered: "Returning to the emperor's grandmother, my grandson is watching... watching..."
Seeing him like this, Concubine Zhe became very angry and urged: "The Imperial Grandmother is asking you something, why don't you speak quickly!"
Ling Ruo glanced at her and said calmly: "Yonghuang is still young, let him speak slowly, why bother to rush him."
"Yes." Mrs. Fucha responded sarcastically, and then secretly glared at Yong Huang. Her appearance made Yong Huang even more panicked, and he did not dare to speak any more. At this time, Yong Lian stood up and raised the things in his hands.
, said in a crisp voice: "Royal Grandmother, my grandson and eldest brother are looking at this cage."
Ling Ruo waved and said, "Come here and let Grandma Huang take a closer look."
"Yes." Yong Lian agreed and walked towards Ling Ruo. Seeing this scene, Concubine Zhe was secretly angry. It was clear that Yong Huang's name was chosen before, but Yong Lian snatched it away. It was really hateful. At such a young age, she had already
If you are so good at robbing, you don't know what it will be like when you grow up.
It's also Yong Huang's fault, he doesn't know how to strive for success at all. Isn't it just a sentence? There is nothing to be nervous and scared about. He stammered for a long time and didn't say it out.
When Yong Lian walked up to Ling Ruo, he held up the thing in his hand as if offering a treasure and said, "Grandma, look, this is the cage that Concubine Xian made for her grandson. There are two grasshoppers in it, just like real ones."
It’s the same and looks pretty good.”
Ling Ruo said with some surprise: "Did Concubine Xian make it up for you?"
Yong Lian nodded his little head vigorously and said: "Well, the cage and the grasshopper were both made by the queen herself. My eldest brother also liked it very much when he saw it, and asked the son to beg the queen to make one for him."
Ling Ruo took the cage and looked at it carefully, then turned to look at Xianyue, "I didn't expect Concubine Xian to make these, and she makes them so skillfully, even the Ai family wants one."
Xianyue stood up quickly and said: "Huang'e Niang, please stop teasing me. This kind of little thing can coax the second elder brother, but how can I get into Huang's eyes."
"Anything that is perfect has its value, and this cage and the cricket are no exception." Ling Ruo said while returning the cage to Yong Lian, "Since Concubine Xian gave it to you, keep it well and don't do anything with it.
It's broken." After saying that, from the corner of his eye, he saw Yong Huang staring at the cage longingly. After thinking about it, he said, "If Concubine Xian is free, can you make one for Yong Huang?"
Xianyue hurriedly said: "Of course you can, but it was my negligence and I forgot to make one for my eldest brother."
Ling Ruo nodded and said to Yong Huang who looked delighted, "Why don't you come over quickly to thank Concubine Xian."
"Yes." Yonghuang agreed, walked over to Xianyue, bowed his head and said, "Thank you, Concubine Xian." Then he saluted Ling Ruo and said, "My grandson, thank you, Imperial Grandmother."
Yong Huang was unusually clever this time. He knew that in addition to thanking Xianyue, he also wanted to thank Ling Ruo who helped her ask for it. However, Concubine Zhe's face did not look very good and she wanted to reprimand Yong Huang severely.
In her opinion, Yonghuang should not want anything from Xianyue.
After this small interlude, everyone's attention returned to the banquet. However, the atmosphere at the table where Su was sitting was a bit strange. Facing the plates of vegetarian dishes that were served, Mrs. Lu shook the dishes a few times and then put them down.
Taking off her chopsticks, Mrs. Chen said from the side: "Sister, what's going on?"
Mrs. Lu said angrily: "They are all vegetarian dishes with no meaty taste at all. How do you want to eat them?"
"There's nothing we can do about it. Who said that some of us here can't eat meat? Sister, just take a few bites to cushion your stomach." Mrs. Chen looked at Mrs. Su with a meaning, who was eating the vegetables calmly.
, as if he didn’t hear their conversation.
When Mr. Lu heard this, he became even more angry and said: "Everyone else is eating delicious food, but we are the only ones here to eat these things. Not to mention a few mouthfuls, I can't swallow even one mouthful." After that,
She hummed softly and pointed at Sang Shuhuai and said: "Since some people are allergic and cannot eat freely, they should stay in the palace and not go out. However, they don't have any eyesight and just go wherever there are people."
Mrs. Jin got angry and wanted to argue with her. Mrs. Su winked at her and told her to ignore Mr. Lu. On the other hand, Mrs. Chen saw that she was going too far and couldn't help but said: "
Sister, forget it, don’t say any more."
At this time, Madam Su suddenly stood up, shocking Madam Lu and Madam Chen, wondering what she wanted to do. Madam Su didn't even look at them, she just walked up to Ling Ruo with a cup of tea,
He said respectfully: "I use tea instead of wine to wish the Queen Mother good health and no pain or illness in the new year!"
Mingyu, Gao and other concubines had previously toasted and prayed to Ling Ruo, so Su's move was not too sudden. Ling Ruo was about to raise his glass when he suddenly remembered the words Su just said.
He asked: "Why is tea used instead of wine? Can't pure concubines drink alcohol?"
Hongli said from the side: "I remember that Chun concubine has a good drinking capacity. Why is she drinking tea instead of wine today?"
"To report to the Queen Mother and Your Majesty, my concubine suffered from allergies again yesterday. The redness and swelling on her face have not healed yet. The imperial doctor has warned me not to drink alcohol until the allergy symptoms subside. It is for this reason that Empress Hui Fei sent my concubine to
All dishes on the table have been replaced with vegetarian dishes
." At this point, she sighed quietly and said: "Hui Fei is naturally doing it for my concubine's good, but she has wronged Lu Guiren and Chen Guiren and has to accompany me to eat vegetarian dishes. From the beginning of the banquet to now,
Lu Guiren hasn't used any of the food, so he thinks it's not to his liking."
Mrs. Lu's face felt stinging at what she said. When she noticed Ling Ruo's eyes looking over, she quickly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the pure concubine has misunderstood. I used a few pastries before I came here. I don't know why.
Even now I feel full in my stomach and I really can’t eat, that’s why I’m like this.”
Ling Ruo stared at her and said: "I see, it's just that you can't eat. There's no point in forcing it. A few pastries can make you stretch like this. You must have accumulated food. Later, someone from the Ai family will send you a cup of Xiaoshi Soup."