After paying their respects, everyone gathered around Dongfang Chen and Yun Xiyao and walked all the way to the front hall.
Dongfang Chen and Yun Xiyao were asked to sit down at the main seats. After the Yun family members had paid their respects one by one, they stood on both sides in order.
"Father, mother, please sit down." Yun Xiyao smiled slightly and pointed to the chairs on both sides.
"Old minister (concubine) I don't dare." Yun Shangren and the eldest lady declined respectfully.
"Okay, Yun Aiqing, Mrs. Yun, there are no outsiders here, just take a seat." Dongfang Chen smiled slightly and said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, the Empress." After Yun Shangren and the eldest lady expressed their gratitude, they sat at the top of the table, one on the left and the other on the right.
Yun Jingchu lowered his eyebrows and stood behind Zhu, hiding all his expressions behind his eyes.
Dongfang Chen, Yun Xiyao and Yun Shangren said some polite words to the eldest lady. Then, Dongfang Chen and Yun Xiyao began to ask about everyone's current situation. For men, they asked what books they were reading recently or whether they were preparing to become an official.
, to a woman, just ask her how her health is lately and whether she has any difficulties.
I don't know if they had discussed it in advance, but neither Dongfang Chen nor Yun Xiyao mentioned the eldest lady's other three children.
When it was Yun Jingchu's turn, Yun Xiyao asked about Yun Jingchu's physical condition as usual, and then turned to Yu Dan.
After asking about Yu Dan's physical condition and previous family background, Yun Xiyao smiled kindly and said: "Fifth Yiniang, my father is very busy and my mother is not in good health. From now on, this family will rely on you more. Please do more."
Please be patient and help me take care of my parents."
"This is what a slave should do." Yu Dan said with blessing, neither humble nor arrogant.
"Then I will treat Fifth Yiniang as my promise. If my father and mother have any illness or accident in the future, I will ask Fifth Yiniang for questioning." Yun Xiyao had a joking tone among family members, with a hint of laughter in her eyes.
He had a faint smile, but his whole person exuded a cold and intimidating force.
"I am scared. I should do my best to serve the master and my wife. However, for such a big matter, my ability is limited, so I dare not agree to it."
A cold light flashed in Yun Xiyao's eyes, and then she smiled: "Look at what Fifth Yiniang said, I am just joking with you. Why should Fifth Yiniang be so serious?"
"I am terrified." Yu Dan lowered his eyes and said in a panicked tone.
It seems that he is a difficult character to deal with. Yun Xiyao's eyes dimmed, but when she comes back this time, she is not the one she has to deal with...
Yun Xiyao turned to Yun Jingchu and asked with a smile: "Jingchu, I heard that you have a very cute puppy, right?"
A flash of vigilance flashed through Yun Jingchu's heart, but there was a confused expression on his face, and he answered honestly: "In my opinion, yes."
"Can you bring me here to show you?" Yun Xiyao smiled more and more affectionately.
Unexpectedly, Yun Jingchu shook his head without thinking and said, "It's not okay to reply to your Majesty."
Yun Xiyao was stunned for a moment, and then asked with a hint of curiosity: "Why?"
"Because they all said that if you bring the puppy, you will bump into the emperor and the empress, and you will be punished. I don't want to be punished. Because I have asked, the punishment is to be locked in a dark room and beheaded.
"Yun Jingchu replied seriously.
Yun Xiyao's face darkened, and her voice suddenly became stern: "That's nonsense! Jingchu, tell me, who told you these bastard words?"
Yun Jingchu's face turned pale, he shrank his neck and hid behind Mrs. Zhu: "So... so many people..."
Yun Xiyao's eyes narrowed dangerously, "Who are these people? Do they mean that I and the Emperor are cruel people?"
Hearing this, Zhu and his three sons turned pale...