Ji Wushang hid the worries in his heart and said to Ji Mingyao with a smile, "Your Majesty, your father is only old, addicted to wine and sex, and gained weight in middle age, so he became fat and ugly, but he is the emperor. My uncle was also a handsome man when he was my age."

Ji Mingyao looked unbelieving.

He murmured in a low voice, "No! If he is a handsome man, why are so many concubines in the harem unwilling to bear children for him? Only my queen mother does not despise him for being ugly, and only my queen mother gave birth to me for him..."

"..."

Ji Mingyao's words made Ji Wushang unable to answer.

He glanced at Queen Mother Qin.

He couldn't say that it was the Empress Dowager Qin and the Imperial Preceptor who were playing tricks to prevent the concubines in the harem from giving birth to children to snatch the throne they coveted, right?

Not only Ji Wushang was silent, but Queen Mother Qin also held her forehead.

This topic cannot be discussed any further.

She glanced sideways and flicked Ji Mingyao's forehead, urging, "Eat quickly, you are the emperor, and the table is full of people waiting for you to use their chopsticks. Please try your uncle's food to see if it tastes good."

Ji Mingyao immediately looked at the table full of folk delicacies that he had never seen before.

There are so many delicious foods, he has long wanted to eat them!

Ji Mingyao smiled sweetly at his mother, uncle and aunt, then took a pair of chopsticks and handed them to the little whale, and handed another pair to Yan Lilan, muttering, "You adults take care of the adults, we children take care of ourselves, little whale, Cousin, let’s eat quickly!”

The little whale is a little eater. With his cousin accompanying him, he immediately ate with his cousin.

Yan Lilan glanced at the two small rice pails and moved her chopsticks shyly.

The three children moved their chopsticks, and then the three adults picked up their chopsticks at the same time.

Soon, the quiet dining room was filled with the exclamation of the little emperor Ji Mingyao who had never seen the world before.

"Wow, Auntie Huang, this is delicious. What kind of chicken is this?"

He pointed to a plate of golden chicken and asked Jing Feiyuan.

Jing Feiyuan glanced at it and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, this is called beggar's chicken. It is a folk way of eating. The chicken is marinated, the belly is filled with spices, then the chicken is wrapped in lotus leaves, and then wrapped in lotus leaves. Put a layer of mud into the fire and bake it. When it is cooked, break the mud layer open and you will find a clean and fragrant beggar's chicken."

Ji Mingyao gnawed on the chicken wings and asked curiously, "Beggar's chicken? Why do you call it a beggar's chicken?"

Jing Feiyuan smiled softly and said, "I heard that this is a method of roasting chicken that was thought up by a beggar who had no kitchen utensils, so he called it beggar's chicken."

Ji Mingyao suddenly realized.

He smacked his lips and said happily, "I like this beggar's chicken. Next time I come to Aunt Huang's house, can you ask the cook to make it for me?"

Jing Feiyuan nodded, "Of course."

Jing Feiyuan pointed to other dishes and said, "Your Majesty, please try other dishes. They are all eaten in folk ways. They are not the same as those in the palace. You have been tired of the palace's delicacies since you were a child. Occasionally, we can change them." The folk way of eating it also has a different taste."

Ji Mingyao nodded obediently and looked at Aunt Huang with a smile.

He likes Aunt Huang.

Auntie Huang is so gentle and considerate.

He will come to the emperor's uncle's house often to eat, it's delicious!

Queen Mother Qin looked sideways at her two sons.

Her Yao'er ate happily, and her A-lan also ate happily. She, the mother-in-law, was very happy to see it.

After eating less than half a bowl of rice, Queen Mother Qin put down her chopsticks.

She glanced at Yao'er, who was still eating with the little whale, and then turned to look at Jing Feiyuan, who was also full.

"Brothers and sisters, we were walking all the way just now. When we passed the pond, I seemed to hear faint crying from the other side of the pond-"

She wondered, "Where did that crying sound come from?"

Jing Feiyuan is serving dishes to Ji Wushang.

Hearing Queen Mother Qin's words, she suddenly raised her head.

cry?

Across the pond?

She thought about it carefully and finally remembered.

She said, "The courtyard across the pond was where Princess Jiaoyang used to live. Now that she has returned to the palace, I will let her and her husband stay there. The crying you heard, my dear lady, was caused by her."

The Queen Mother Qin was a little surprised when she heard the words Princess Jiaoyang.

She said, "Didn't Zhou Sangning recognize his ancestor and return to the Weiwu Marquis' Mansion? Why did he return to the Prince's Mansion again?"

Before Jing Feiyuan spoke, Ji Wushang wiped his lips and said slowly, "That girl has no conscience and has been going against me and Yuan'er. A few days ago, Yuan'er and I returned to the palace, and she ran away again covered in injuries. Yuan'er came to make trouble, but she said some ugly and excessive words that angered Yuan'er. Yuan'er wanted to punish her for a period of time to make her memory long, so he used a silver needle to make her into a crazy person, and then left her in Stay in the house to recover from your injuries."

After saying that, Ji Wushang looked at the Queen Mother Qin, and deliberately joked half-jokingly and half-warningly, "The Queen Mother, I have not been in the capital these years. It can be said that Zhou Sangning grew up under the knees of the emperor brother and the Queen Mother. You will not ignore it." She is like a biological daughter. When you hear that she is not doing well, you want to support her and come to make things difficult for my Yuan'er, right?"

He said slowly, "That can't be done, my empress. If you want to embarrass Yuan'er, you can, but if you stand up for Zhou Sangning's white-eyed wolf, then I won't agree."

He looked sideways at Jing Feiyuan and said firmly, "Yuan'er did nothing wrong in her treatment of Zhou Sangning. No one is allowed to punish her for Zhou Sangning."

Jing Feiyuan looked into Ji Wushang's loving eyes, smiled and scratched the palm of his hand.

Look, there will be a lot less trouble in life if a husband is sensible and doting on his wife.

opposite.

Queen Mother Qin looked at the young couple sourly.

Feelings are so good.

I really envy others.

The Queen Mother Qin rubbed her brows and said helplessly, "Prince Regent, what are you talking about? Zhou Sangning did grow up under my knees, but why did she grow up under my knees? It's not because she is yours, Prince Regent." Daughter? She is your daughter, and I treat her as my niece. Now that she is no longer your daughter, and you still don’t want to see her, then she is just a stranger to me. How could I do it for her? Are you here to make things difficult for you and your siblings?"

The Empress Dowager Qin looked at Jing Feiyuan with a smile, "Now my sister and I are one family. Zhou Sangning is from their Zhou family. That kind of ignorant and heartless white-eyed wolf has nothing to do with me. I don't recognize him."

Jing Feiyuan looked at Ji Wushang and smiled, then picked up the water glass and signaled to the Queen Mother Qin.

"Thank you, Queen Mother, sister-in-law. I respect you."

The Queen Mother Qin also picked up the water cup and touched it with Jing Feiyuan from afar.

After taking a sip of water, Queen Mother Qin added, "I'll be fine after dinner. Can my sister-in-law take me to Zhou Sangning's place for a walk to relieve my appetite?"

Empress Dowager Qin narrowed her eyes and said narrowly, "I'm very curious about what happened to her husband. What kind of man is he? That he is worthy of a wealthy princess who wants to protect him even if he turns against the prince and his father."

When Jing Feiyuan saw the Queen Mother Qin mentioning Zhao Lingjie, she pointed her finger.

She curled her lips and said, "I advise the Queen Mother not to have too high expectations for that man. He is not a stunning figure in the world, and he is not even worthy of carrying our prince's shoes."

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