The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 609 Eating Hot Pot

The Inner Forbidden Palace, Yuqiong Garden, is also brightly lit at this moment.

This is the place where the palace holds banquets, and today it is also the place where Zhao Yanxun's family reunite.

Different from the bustle of previous banquets, there is no dance music here today, and it looks much cleaner.

At this moment, in the main hall of Yuqiongyuan, there is only one big long table, and a hole has been dug out in the middle of the round table, where two pots were just placed.

There are all kinds of fresh ingredients on the table, which are really rare in this apocalyptic world, and only the Prince Yong's Mansion in the Northwest can produce them.

The long table is placed along the north-south direction, and there are two chairs at the north end. At this moment, Xue Baojun is sitting on the right side.

On the east and west sides of the long table, there are two chairs on each side. Lin Jingyu and Huang Rongrong sit facing each other to the north, while Hou Shiyun and Zhou Lanzhi are at the bottom.

The five women sitting in the main hall had a very harmonious atmosphere at the moment, chatting in twos and threes.

"Sister, you should pay more attention to your body. You should eat well on weekdays. When I was pregnant with Hong'er...that really broke my heart!"

Holding Lin Jingyu's hand, Xue Baoyun said warmly: "If there is any shortage in my sister's palace, just send someone to tell me... I can help you with everything I have here!"

Although she knew it was a scene, Lin Jingyu acted very cooperatively.

"Thank you for your concern, sister, I'm afraid I will have to trouble my sister in the future!"

"If you say this, you'll be offended. Why don't you bother... After all, we are a family, so don't talk about two things in one family!"

Lin Jingyu said at the right time: "My sister is right, it's my younger sister who said something wrong, please don't blame me!"

During the back and forth conversations, Lin Jingyu kept holding Xue Baoyun in her arms, giving her enough face as a regular wife, which made Xue Baoyun very satisfied.

Since Lin Jingyu is so knowledgeable, it may not be impossible to walk around more in the future, and play the scene of inner house harmony in depth.

But at this time, Huang Rongrong interrupted: "Why hasn't the prince come yet?"

"What time is it!"

Hou Shiyun immediately said: "Sister Rong, I have already sent someone to invite you!"

"I have invited you three times, but the prince hasn't come yet...I'm afraid these servants are fooling us!"

Hearing Huang Rongrong's words, the little eunuch who had been sent to interrogate her twice before was so frightened that she knelt down at the entrance of the main hall.

"Ms. Rong, the servants and servants have indeed gone to Jinshen Hall, but the prince is looking through official documents..."

Seeing Huang Rongrong scolding her servants, but Xue Baoyun didn't come out to speak, she was happy to see Huang Rongrong make a fool of herself.

Fortunately, there was Lin Jingyu at the side, and she ordered out of the hall: "Go down first...don't complain here!"

After saying this, Lin Jingyu glanced at Huang Rongrong and winked at her, so the latter reluctantly sat down.

At this time, Xue Baojun said with a smile: "My lord has a lot of things to do every day... I can't come for a while, sister Rong has to take care of me!"

Picking up the spoon and playing with it, Huang Rongrong said in a low voice, "I'm just complaining, and I didn't say I won't take it!"

Hearing this, several people in the hall laughed, and only Huang Rongrong felt that she could take care of Zhao Yanxun.

"I would like to inform you, my lord, that the prince has left from Jinshen Palace..."

Signaling the little eunuch who had passed on the message to step back, Xue Baoyun said to the maids standing on the left and right: "Let's get started..."

Several maids stepped forward immediately and got busy around the long table.

Hot pot is not a new way of eating in this era, so everyone is familiar with it.

The maids added work to the stove and put various ingredients into the pot.

"Sisters... shall we meet the head of the family?"

After saying this, Xue Baojun got up straight, and the rest of the people followed.

Seeing that Lin Jingyu also got up, Xue Baojun quickly stopped, supported her shoulders and said, "Sister, you don't have to get up, you are already pregnant with Liujia...you can't make any mistakes!"

Hearing this, Lin Jingyu didn't make much theory, but went back carefully and followed the arrangement of the princess.

Besides, when they came to the gate of the main hall, they just saw a few young eunuchs appearing with lanterns, and the next moment Zhao Yanxun came to the gate of the palace wearing a black cloak.

In fact, with Zhao Yanxun's improved eyesight, he can see clearly without a lantern.

But in order to feel the unique atmosphere of ancient times, Zhao Yanxun still asks people to hold lights, otherwise, if he really wants to illuminate, he can directly ask people to hold flashlights and searchlights.

Xue Baoyun and others walked down the steps, stopped five steps away from Zhao Yanxun, bowed and saluted: "The concubine welcomes the prince!"

Zhao Yanxun hurriedly stepped forward, bowed his hands to the concubines and said: "Let all my beloved concubines wait, this king apologizes to all my beloved concubines, and also hopes that my beloved concubine will be Haihan!"

Xue Baojun stepped forward, supported Zhao Yanxun's arm and said: "Your Majesty's words are serious, we women are idle anyway, and there is nothing to wait for, nothing more than... just hungry!"

Xue Baojun made a joke, and everyone present except Huang Rongrong, including Zhao Yanxun, laughed.

"Let's go...it's cold outside, go in and talk!"

When passing by Huang Rongrong, Zhao Yanxun took her little hand, and the latter smiled happily.

A group of people entered the hall, only to see that Lin Jingyu, supported by the maids on the left and right, had already got up to salute Zhao Yanxun.

Zhao Yanxun quickly said: "Sit down, sit down...sit down quickly!"

Xue Baoyun followed up and said: "Sister... I told you to sit still, why are you so disobedient!"

Coming to Lin Jingyu's side, Zhao Yanxun asked with a questioning air: "My concubine, didn't I tell you that there is no need to be polite during pregnancy, why are you so disobedient!"

This responsibility made the other women extremely envious.

At this moment, Xue Baoyun personally opened the chair for Zhao Yanxun and said, "My lord, please sit down!"

Several people were seated, and there were maids serving dishes for everyone.

The maid next to Zhao Yanxun was about to work, but she heard Xue Baoyun say: "Stay back!"

The maid took a step back, Xue Baoyun had already served Zhao Yanxun the food, looking like a good wife.

Everyone eats in a gentle manner, but Zhao Yanxun "gobbles it up like a wolf", which seems out of place here.

Everyone chatted while eating, and the atmosphere was harmonious and warm.

After a while, Zhao Yanxun noticed that Huang Rongrong didn't talk much, so he asked, "Rongrong? Let's talk and laugh...why are you frowning?"

"My lord... my concubine misses my parents!" Huang Rongrong was naturally doted on by her parents since she was a child.

Just this one sentence aroused the melancholy of everyone present, and the atmosphere at the scene became much sadder.

Hou Shiyun even shed tears directly. She experienced the whole family's death process, and at this moment, her thoughts have brought back memories.

At this time, Huang Rongrong continued to ask: "My lord once said that there will be a day when my concubine and my parents will reunite. Now a year or two has passed... I don't know how long this concubine will have to wait!"

Zhao Yanxun did say similar things several times, and even Xue Baoyun remembered them in his heart.

Now that Huang Rongrong raised this question, Xue Baojun also listened quietly, hoping to get an answer from Zhao Yanxun.

Zhao Yanxun really couldn't answer this question, because he couldn't say for sure.

"Well, this...that..."

In the incoherent speech, Zhao Yanxun actually popped out the words from his previous life.

In the end, Zhao Yanxun comforted her: "My concubine... there will be a day!"

Returning to the customs is not an easy task.

On the one hand, there are zombies blocking the way, and on the other hand, Zhao Yanxun has to think clearly about what identity he should go back with.

Is it the King Yong of the Jin Dynasty, or the King Yong of Longyou.

If the former, then he may have to give up his existing power, otherwise the courtiers will never tolerate him.

If the latter, he would have to be a traitor.

Once there is a conflict with the imperial court, whether it can win is a problem, and how to solve the mess is also a problem.

But sometimes, things develop to a certain point, and the direction is beyond human control.

(End of this chapter)