Wen Xiaotu was rubbing her throat when she suddenly realized that the emperor was staring at her!
She was startled and realized that the red ink in the inkstone had been used up. What was even more embarrassing was that she had also drank all the water for polishing the ink!
"You..." Ming Zhao was a little stuck after saying one word, because he didn't even know what to say!
After a pause, Ming Zhao continued: "Why don't you drink my cup of tea?"
Wen Xiaotu glanced at the teacup in His Majesty's hand, and his eyes immediately rounded up. What? Drinking the leftover tea from the black-skinned and black-hearted dog Emperor? Am I such a careless person?!
Even without the help of mind-reading skills, Emperor Mingzhao read the word "disgust" from Wen's eyes. A vein popped up on his forehead. How dare this ugly girl with disfigurement dare to despise me?!
Haven't you looked in the mirror and seen your face now?! I don't dislike you, you should burn incense!
Wen Xiaotu coughed twice and said: "How dare I drink your tea? Besides, this bowl of water is relatively close!" - What the hell, I won't drink your tea, it's worth it.
Angry? A creature like the emperor is too difficult to serve!
Ming Zhao rubbed his twitching temples. This ugly girl must be slandering me again!
Wen Xiaotu shrank his neck and said weakly: "Your Majesty, are you not angry? Well... if I have done something wrong, please make it clear that I will correct it!"
Emperor Mingzhao was choked. I can't say it. You can't slander me, right?
Ming Zhao said coldly: "Pay attention to your manners!"
Wen Xiaotu said "Oh". It turned out that what she did just now was too reckless. She breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your advice. I will keep it in mind." - But, choked.
This kind of thing is an emergency, and she doesn't want to do it.
It looks like I have to take my time eating snacks from now on.
"Grind the ink!" the emperor said solemnly.
Wen Xiaotu had no choice but to quickly carry the empty bowl to the outside of the royal study, ask the eunuch to add another bowl, and then bring it back before he could continue to grind ink for the black-skinned dog emperor.
Probably because he was full, Wen Xiaotu was particularly strong and could grind the red ink quickly and well.
The Emperor Mingzhao reviewed the memorials with great ease, and the three large piles of memorials on the right were reduced at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Half an hour later, the door of the imperial study room was knocked again, three times in a row.
Wen Xiaotu: What kind of code is this?
Emperor Mingzhao took a deep breath, put down his hair, and said, "It's already midday."
Wen Xiaotu was stunned. Noon? That is... twelve o'clock? He quickly glanced at the enamel Western pendulum clock in the corner. Isn't it exactly twelve o'clock?
Wen Xiaotu suddenly thought of something, "Knocking three times means it's open...cough! Is it for dinner?" - He was talking nonsense and almost said "dinner is served".
The emperor's Ming Zhao's face darkened a few shades. This ugly girl from the Wen family was too ungrateful!
She suddenly remembered that when someone was feeding a dog, they would knock the rice bowl a few times to signal that the food was ready.
Thinking of this, the corners of Wen Xiaotu's mouth secretly curled up, and the corners of his eyes also narrowed.
Ming Zhao frowned: Why are you so happy all of a sudden? Huh, do you think I will give you a meal together? It's a dream!
Ming Zhao stood up and strode out of the imperial study. Wen Xiaotu quickly followed.
Outside the imperial study room, there were already people holding warm water and kerchiefs waiting for him. When Liang Kunyu saw the emperor coming out, he quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, lunch has been set up in the West Flower Hall."
The West Flower Hall is a spacious hall with a floor-to-ceiling cover at the front. At this moment, the bead curtain has been rolled up, and you can clearly see a long big table inside filled with covered dishes, all made of pea green porcelain, which looks very elegant. In other words,
Even if the tableware used by the emperor is not made of gold, why are the porcelain so plain?
However, I have to say that this color is quite nice, elegant, soft, and uniform. Even those with obsessive-compulsive disorder will feel comfortable after seeing it.
After His Majesty the Emperor washed his hands and rinsed his mouth, he walked into the dining room and sat at the head of the long table.
Then, the four eunuchs worked together to remove the lids of the dishes one by one. This movement was so neat and neat that no sound was made at all.
In a short time, all these delicacies from mountains and seas showed their true colors from Mount Lu. The dishes were exquisite and the aroma was alluring! Wen Xiaotu secretly swallowed a sip of saliva.
But having said that, the emperor's dinner doesn't seem to be particularly sumptuous.
There was a certain Empress Dowager Cixi who was said to eat more than 200 dishes in one meal!
There are only thirty or forty dishes on the table in front of me. If it were the home of a noble prince, it would be acceptable. But isn’t it a little too little to put it in front of His Majesty, the Supreme Emperor in the world?
Wen Xiaotu glanced suspiciously at His Majesty the Emperor, who was sitting upright, and suddenly noticed that the Emperor's face was a little gloomy, his brows were furrowed, and he looked very unhappy.
Wen Xiaotu secretly wondered, could it be because there was too little food?
Ming Zhao was unhappy, not because of the food on the table, but because... it was too noisy!
As soon as I walked out of the study room, there was a lot of chirping and buzzing in my ears, which was so noisy that it hurt my eardrums!
At this moment, he couldn't help but sigh at Wen's demureness.
Although Mrs. Wen is a little ugly, a little reckless, and a little disrespectful - but she is quiet!
Ming Zhao said with a straight face: "Wen is serving the banquet, and everyone else should step aside!"
Although Liang Kunyu knew that this was against the rules, had the emperor broken many rules since he ascended the throne? He did not dare to refute even a single word, and quickly led all the maids and eunuchs out of the West Flower Hall.
Ming Zhao's ears were now a little quieter. There was no door blocking the West Flower Hall, so you could still hear a little rustling sound, but it was much stronger than before.
Wen Xiaotu swallowed another mouthful of saliva. This royal meal was much simpler than he imagined, but it was also much richer than her three meals! Look, is that steamed grouper? And the golden soup next to it.
The fish maw chicken looks golden and full of aroma! And the dark one... it should be black-bone chicken, stewed with Hericium mushrooms! And the Longjing shrimps, such big shrimps! Visually, they are three inches.
long!
Ah~~I really want to eat it!
Of course she couldn't eat it, but His Majesty the Emperor had already moved his chopsticks.
Wen Xiaotu: She suddenly felt so hungry! She had just eaten so many snacks, so why was she hungry again?
Oh, by the way, the emperor just asked her to serve at the banquet, right?
How to serve a banquet?
Taking a look at this huge long table, most of the dishes were beyond the reach of His Majesty the Emperor's arm.
So, she should be moved from time to time?
Well, I decided to move some more vegetarian dishes for him to eat!
Wen Xiaotu rolled up his sleeves and started!
She stepped forward and picked up the plate of green stir-fried celery three steps away, and quickly replaced the plate of steamed grouper in front of His Majesty the Emperor! She also picked up a plate of fresh mushrooms and cabbage, replacing the plate of plum blossoms in front of His Majesty the Emperor.
Braised pork with vegetables!
Ming Zhao saw it and his eyebrows instantly relaxed. This Wen family had some sharp eyesight and removed all the fishy and greasy ones and replaced them with fresh and delicious ones.
Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor actually ate the green vegetables she brought to him, Wen Xiaotu snickered, "Eat the grass!"