Xiao Yurao was not annoyed, and nodded to the great palace maid Xia He. Xia He quietly retreated, and soon reappeared with a group of palace maids and eunuchs, and brought the steamed crabs up.
The hot wine was served together.
Everyone was attracted by the smell of crabs, sniffed and smiled, "It smells so good..."
Xiao Yurao smiled faintly: "Since it is a banquet for chrysanthemums, if you just admire chrysanthemums, it will be less fun... This is a good time to taste crabs. Wouldn't it be fun to eat crabs while enjoying chrysanthemums?"
"Xiao Zhaoyi is right! I heard that enjoying chrysanthemums and eating crabs in autumn is the favorite of literati and poets. Today we will learn from literati and poets, and they are both art and elegance..."
"No, if you drink two more cups of hot wine, you might be able to learn from literati and poets to write two poems!"
Everyone pursed their lips and smiled. Xiao Yurao was not in a hurry to take credit and replied modestly: "This is actually the queen who took care of her!"
"The Empress is really thinking about Zhou Dao!" Everyone hurriedly smiled and flattered Xue Zu'e. Of course Xue Zu'e knew what was going on, responded lightly, and looked at Xiao Yurao thoughtfully, but she didn't expect Xiao Yurao to take this matter.
The credit is put on myself.
At the beginning, Xiao Yurao proposed to have a crab tasting banquet, but she did not agree. She said that she would appreciate the chrysanthemums and that eating crabs was not elegant at all. Unexpectedly, Xiao Yurao did not obey her instructions and brought the crabs up.
She originally thought that no guests who came to the banquet would like to eat crabs, but she didn't expect that everyone was so happy. Fortunately, she didn't say anything just now to criticize the indecentness of eating crabs...
Xue Zu'e thoughts and accepted the flattery of everyone. She nodded and smiled, "If there were no crabs, just to admire chrysanthemums, there would be something missing. Today, everyone is rarely gathered in this imperial garden. This palace is the six palaces.
Lord, of course, let everyone return with all their fun!"
While chatting and laughing, cups and chopsticks were already placed in front of everyone, and a palace maid and eunuch brought clean water to everyone to wash their hands.
The maids who followed the queen and concubines also served their own masters, pouring wine and peeling crab meat.
The great palace maid Xia He arranged the situation of each table. If a table of crabs is finished or the wine is gone, he will order people to continue to serve them.
Xiaodie, the maid who originally peeled crab meat for Xue Zu'e, couldn't help but whisper to her master: "Empress, look at the one who is the one who is carrying crabs. Isn't it the palace maid who confronted you on the road before?"
Xue Zu'e glanced at Xia He, as if she had remembered something, and suddenly said, "Does this palace look familiar to her? It turns out that she is the great palace maid who was ordered to send the things given by the emperor to the Yong'an Palace!"
Although it has been a while since this incident, Xue Zu'e was angry when she remembered it. At that time, she was not the queen, so the palace maids and eunuchs did not take her seriously, and some even dared to laugh at her privately!
The same is true for this Xia He. If she had been crowned as queen at that time, how could she dare to be so presumptuous?!
Humph, I didn’t expect Xiao Yurao to recommend this palace maid Xia He who does a good job is her...
Xue Zu'e sneered in her heart, and made up her mind to teach this great palace maid a lesson. She picked up her handkerchief and wiped her mouth, showing a gentle smile to Xia He: "Xia He, I see that you are tired too, so why not take a break