Today’s New Year’s Eve dinner was particularly lively.
Xu Qing never thought that so many people would be able to celebrate the Spring Festival together this year.
Fortunately, the table in the dining room is large enough. Even if the current two families and the future family eat together, it will not be crowded. It is spacious enough to accommodate a few more children.
Originally, Xianwang would have had a few drinks on this lively and festive day, but now that two of them were pregnant, Xianwang suppressed this impulse and just looked at the food on the table.
Take off your chopsticks.
The Xian Wang first took a bite of an ordinary green leafy vegetable, but couldn't help but widen his eyes: "Well! This dish is not only full of color and full of spring flavor, but it is also delicious and crispy when you eat it. You can eat this on this winter day.
Waiting for fresh vegetables is really better than all kinds of delicacies."
"No wonder Xue'er doesn't eat at home now but has to come to you. If I had known that you could have such fresh food at your house, I would have brought my princess over here earlier."
"Tell me quickly, how did you reverse the situation and be able to eat these fresh vegetables in winter? Could it be that your senior brother Chunyang really has the magic of rejuvenating the earth?"
In the past, the wise king was quite curious. In the past, his daughter only had lunch at the Anding Marquis Mansion, and then dinner, and then later, his good daughter, who liked to stay in bed since she was a child, could actually get up early and run to the Anding Marquis Mansion in a carriage.
Have breakfast.
Now that the mystery has been solved, the food he has here is indeed delicious.
But where did this kid get such skills?
You know, even if he is a prince, he can only eat some vegetables stored in the cellar in winter. It is very difficult to eat fresh green vegetables. It is really surprising that such precious things can be found in the Marquis Mansion.
Feeling unbalanced.
Xiao Ruxue said from the side: "That's because Xu Qing built a greenhouse in the Anding Marquis Mansion, which can keep heat and moisture in the winter to grow vegetables, and even grow melons and fruits! And it has been expanded several times since.
, there is no problem at all in supplying fresh vegetables in winter!”
"Greenhouse?" the wise king asked curiously: "This boy can always make some weird things, but they all have magical uses. I will bring a blueprint over another day, and I will also try to build it in the palace.
Let’s try it at a warm pavilion.”
Xu Qing agreed: "Easy to say, easy to say."
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Princess Xian said: "There are pregnant women present at home today and they cannot drink alcohol. Why don't we have a cup of tea instead of wine?"
The wise king nodded and said, "What the princess said makes sense. Come, let's raise a glass and drink together."
Just as a few people were clinking glasses, bunches of fireworks flew silently up into the sky for nine days, blooming and dazzling. There was even a towering fire tree soaring into the sky, illuminating the entire courtyard in an instant.
Like daytime.
Su Jiyuan was somewhat flattered today. He had never imagined that one day he would be able to have dinner with the wise king. Although he ate at his own home, it was equivalent to half a royal banquet. His father-in-law was also his teacher.
It has never been so beautiful.
Not to mention his teacher, even among the many important ministers in the court, only a few have this honor.
He can be regarded as being better than his master.
But when he glanced at his son-in-law, he knew that after all, he had never seen the world...
Look at the calmness on my son-in-law's face, even the calmness is mixed with a trace of disgust...
After eating half of it, Xiao Ruxue looked at Xu Qing and said, "Xu Qing, Xu Qing, zongzi, are the zongzi ready?"
Xu Qing counted the time and said, "It should be almost done."
Princess Xian asked doubtfully: "Have you prepared rice dumplings?"
Xu Qing smiled and said: "Xue'er likes to eat rice dumplings, so I prepared some."
Princess Xian smiled and said: "You are serious."
Xiao Ruxue couldn't wait to say: "Concubine, I'm going to get a rice dumpling to eat!"
After saying that, Xiao Ruxue ran out.
Xu Qing looked at Xiao Ruxue who was running out, and quickly followed up: "Don't lift the lid directly, be careful of burning..."
King Xian looked at the two people leaving the table and asked, "What did Xu Qing call Xue'er just now?"
Princess Xian said: "Your Majesty, pick up one of your spareribs for me. I can't eat it."
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in the kitchen
Xu Qing opened the lid with a wet cloth and put several bamboo tubes in the pot onto a plate. Xiao Ruxue couldn't wait to pick one up, switching her left hand to her right...
After finally waiting for the temperature to drop, Xiao Ruxue couldn't wait to peel one open, dipped it in the white sugar next to it, and took a bite.
Then she saw another rice dumpling stretched out from the side, fixed with chopsticks, and then rolled around on the plate...
Xu Qing handed one to Xiao Ruxue, picked up another one and said, "You have to eat it in a bamboo tube like this."
Xiao Ruxue looked at Xu Qing who was blowing gently and biting off the rice dumplings and asked: "Didn't you say you shouldn't eat rice dumplings during the Spring Festival?"
Xu Qing took another bite and said without blushing: "Everyone has a moment of great fragrance."
Xu Qing didn't want to eat it either, but who made the rice dumplings so delicious?
The two finished eating the rice dumplings in their hands, and then brought the remaining rice dumplings to the round table in the dining room for everyone to share.
After finishing the New Year's Eve dinner, Princess Xian started making dumplings with Su Qian, Zheng Waner and the little maid.
We will eat dumplings during the Spring Festival tomorrow.
The wise king looked at Su Jiyuan and said, "Let's continue playing chess?"
Su Jiyuan cupped his hands and said: "I obey your order."
As soon as the two of them walked out of the dining room, the wise king changed his calmness, pursed his lips and said, "Do you have any wine here? It was not easy to drink in front of several children just now. It really made me depressed.
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The greedy thing in Su Jiyuan's stomach also came out at this moment, and said: "I also have this intention."
The wise king smiled and said: "Heroes think alike, bring out the good wine quickly."
Su Jiyuan said: "My lord, please go to the teahouse and sit quietly for a while. I will go get the wine right now."
Xiao Ye looked at Xu Qing and said, "Brother Xu, they have something to do, what should we do?"
Xu Qing thought for a moment and turned to look at Xiao Ruxue and said, "Do you want to see the astronomical telescope I told you about last time?"
Xiao Ruxue said in surprise: "The one who can see the stars?"
Xu Qing nodded and said: "Of course."
Xiao Ruxue suddenly said happily: "I want to see, I want to see, take me there quickly."
Xu Qing nodded and said, "Follow me, I'll put him on the roof of a pavilion to make sure you can see clearly."
Xiao Ye became more and more confused: "What are you whispering about? What telescope? What about looking at the stars?"
Xu Qing said: "Brother Xiao will know it when he comes here. By the way, Brother Xiao didn't like studying before, right?"
When Xiao Ye heard the word "study", a look of disgust appeared on his face and he said, "Brother Xu, don't you understand me yet?"