He has not lived enough

Zhao Yu responded, and came out of the bamboo pavilion together with Shen He.

——Su Shun follows——

Zhao Yu responded, and came out of the bamboo pavilion together with Shen He.

Su Shun followed along and continued to report: "Lord Bai just came back and forth with someone, and there are a few urgent documents that need to be dealt with today. He will come back after he finishes his work, but I don't know how long it will be. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Zhao Yu nodded. Before going out in the morning, he asked Bai Qingyu to ask Bai Qingyu again, but it seemed that he still couldn't get away.

Today is actually Muxiu, Bai Qingyu is still working overtime conscientiously, but he is here admiring flowers, Zhao Yu can't help but feel a little guilty.

Thinking that it was almost time for lunch, Zhao Yu said to Su Shun: "Go to the imperial dining room and ask them to make some refreshing side dishes and soup, and then deliver them to Bai Xiang personally, so that he doesn't have to rush. There is no need to come here."

Su Shun took the order to go out, Shen He looked at his back and didn't speak any more, and walked back with Zhao Yu in silence.

The weather is just right, and it is neither hot nor cold season,

The luncheon was held in the courtyard facing Quchi in the apse. Seeing Zhao Yu coming, everyone saluted before entering the table one by one. Empress Dowager Shen specially let the two of them sit next to her.

Although Mother Shen was admiring the flowers with Empress Dowager Shen just now, her heart was always with Shen He, but she and Zhao Yu didn't know where to hide without seeing him at a glance. Now the two of them came back together again, I think I know They were avoiding people on purpose just now.

Naturally, she didn't dare to complain about Zhao Yu, and could only stare at her son a few times when she was seated at the table, but the latter seemed to have something on his mind, and he didn't even look at her, which made her lose her temper Going out, he looked back angrily and saw the face of Zhen Guogong next to him that was half or half similar to Shen He, rolled his eyes and sat down angrily.

The Zhen Guo Public Committee, who was affected for no reason, shrank back aggrievedly, waiting for the meeting to start.

Because it is a family banquet, the etiquette and specifications are not so particular, but the exquisite and rich dishes are not bad.

The first thing to be served is to watch the vegetables. Several kinds of fruits such as oranges, papayas, and goose pears are piled up on the crystal fruit plate. Because it is a flower banquet table, there are occasional flower baskets. The fragrance between the flowers and fruits is very pleasant. Enjoy.

However, these fruits are not eaten, they are only used to appreciate Titian. Zhao Yu didn't know it when he first wore it, and he almost made a joke when he picked it up to eat it. Naturally, he won't do it now. He casually looked at the fruits while chatting with Queen Mother Shen and others. staring at the sky.

Afterwards, various candied flowers and fruits and preserved meat were served one after another, which were also for appetizers, and everyone picked up a few kinds and ate them.

Seeing that it was almost time, Zhao Yu picked up the wine cup, stood up and offered a cup of wine to Empress Dowager Shen, saying: "The queen mother has worked hard for today's flower banquet for many days, and the minister respects the queen mother for a glass."

The rest of the people also toasted together, and Empress Dowager Shen said happily: "The Ai family has not drank alcohol for many years. Seeing you children and He Meimei makes me feel at ease. Today, I will make an exception and drink this cup."

After finishing speaking, he drank the wine and offered a toast to everyone, saying: "Today is a private banquet, and there are many people who can't take care of you. Don't be restrained and drink to your heart's content."

Everyone hurriedly got up and thanked En for drinking, and the banquet officially began.

The maids shuttled between the banquets, offering dishes like flowing water, and the main dish was served at this moment.

Although the Empress Dowager Shen said that the private banquet was simple, all the dishes served were exquisite. There were quail seeds cooked with flowers, lychee white kidneys, gizzard sticks, quail seeds fried shark fish lining soup, etc., which made people's index fingers move.

Only Shen He didn't move his chopsticks, and drank two cups of wine absent-mindedly. The Empress Dowager Shen also saw his abnormality, and persuaded him: "Brother He, use some meat sticks, this was your favorite in the past."

Shen He nodded, and then went to pick up a few pieces to eat.

Shen's mother saw that her son was only focused on drinking and eating food, and didn't even look at those delicate ladies. She was anxiously twisting her handkerchief into a ball, and she was about to tell her about it. The accompaniment started, and once again everyone was eating and admiring, Shen's mother had to sit down again.

The Empress Dowager Shen saw her small movements, and shook her hands quietly, and when the maid finished the song and served the dishes, the Empress Dowager Shen asked a noble lady: "The Ai family has long heard that the second lady of the Zhou family is the best at playing the zither. It's like the sound of heaven, can my lady play a song for everyone today?"

The lady on Tuesday who was personally named by the Empress Dowager Shen was overjoyed, she got up and said, "Thank you for your appreciation, my daughter's clumsy skills are so pleasant to my ears, so I'm making a fool of myself."

A noble lady next to her was not to be outdone, she got up and recommended herself: "Sister Zhou's zither is naturally wonderful, but it is inevitable that she only plays the zither, and she is weak. The courtier is not talented, and the only one who plays the pipa has some experience. I would like to play with Sister Zhou. , I wonder if the empress and elder sister Zhou can agree?"

Speaking of this, this is Mrs. Liu Si, the daughter of Liu Shangshu in the household department. She and Mrs. Zhou's family have known each other since childhood, and the relationship between the two is actually very close.

Although the Empress Dowager Shen didn't say anything about the flower banquet, they also inquired privately to know what the intention was, and they all dressed up carefully and entered the palace.

Both of them are top-notch in the capital regardless of their family background or appearance. Unexpectedly, their self-confidence will be broken by this beautiful His Majesty when they enter the palace.

However, no matter how delicate their mood is, the purpose of entering the palace cannot be forgotten.

Rather than entering the palace as concubines and noble ladies, they are more willing to take a chance and become the future wife of Zhen Guogong.

Although the chances of marrying into the Shen family and becoming a widow are very high, regardless of family background or tutoring, it is better to be first-class.

And even if you talk about other things, Shan Shenhe's descriptive demeanor is enough to make people fall in love.

The only thing is that he didn't look at this place from the beginning to the end, and his face became even colder after he finished admiring the flowers.

But this also shows that the Shen family has strict family education, and Shen He is not a lustful person.

That's why Miss Liu Si, who has always been self-confident, came out to recommend her.

After hearing what she said, Queen Mother Shen naturally agreed. On Tuesday, the lady's face changed slightly. Unexpectedly, it was her good sister who interrupted her, and she quickly smiled and said: "What my sister said is true, then let's play a song together to show it." Thank you for your invitation today.”

The other ladies secretly regretted that they hadn't been more daring just now, so they could only watch them sit down in the arena, and a palace man from the side had already brought over the instrument, and the two of them adjusted it and began to play together.

Zhao Yu, an illiterate, couldn't understand what the two were playing, so she thought the two girls were pleasing to the eye and played well, but it's a pity that she is a crooked...

Wait...how did he naturally draw himself into a bend now?

Zhao Yu was taken aback, and then smiled wryly.

Yes, at first he struggled a bit, but now he has subconsciously agreed that he is tempted by men.

It's just that Zhao Yu still couldn't tell how he felt about Shen He for a while, especially looking at him who was a little depressed beside him, Zhao Yu couldn't help feeling that he was a scumbag.

Relying on Shen He, but not being able to respond to his feelings, isn't this just scumbag behavior?

Thinking of this, Zhao Yu lost the mood to listen to the ensemble of the two ladies, picked up the wine cup and drank two glasses casually, but was stopped by Shen He when he was about to drink the third cup.

The music was too loud, Shen He whispered in his ear: "They will have to come to toast later, let's drink less now."

Shen He's warm breath blew on the earlobe, causing a tickle, Zhao Yu nodded calmly and put down the wine bottle, the side of his face was slightly hot, while comforting himself that this was a normal physiological reaction.

Let's stop singing a song, Zhao Ke, who was sitting crookedly drinking, clapped his hands and praised: "Good"!

It seemed that after knowing it, I realized that this was not listening to a musician playing, so I sat up straight and commented solemnly: "The two ladies are playing together perfectly, with profound techniques, and it smells like spring breeze blowing on the face, it is wonderful!"

The two ladies hurriedly nodded their heads and thanked them, but they were not very comfortable in their hearts. This Prince Ning's son was famous for his frivolous behavior. Who knew who he was talking about was the spring breeze, and whose face he was blowing.

Fortunately, Empress Dowager Shen and several princesses also praised the two ladies, especially Mother Shen, who was full of praise for the two ladies. She didn't even know which family was lucky to marry such a beautiful and talented lady, which made the other ladies secretly jealous.

They can also see now that the two righteous masters are lacking in interest, and they still have to work hard on the Empress Dowager Shen and the Duke's wife.

Seeing that these two are getting the limelight, but it seems deliberate to recommend themselves at this moment, and the rest of the people can only watch the two of them modestly thank them, and return to their seats gracefully.

The flower banquet also continued, and the maids served dishes one after another, and zaju and dance music were also staged in turn. After the atmosphere became warm, everyone also toasted and talked during the banquet. The Empress Dowager Shen was surrounded by a few children and noble ladies. Talking and laughing at Yan Yan for a while, it was fun.

Shen's mother took advantage of this meeting to recruit her son, Shen He looked at Zhao Yu helplessly, and reluctantly followed, inevitably being warned again.

Seeing that Zhao Yu's side was finally free, Zhao Ke wandered over with a wine cup and wine jug, and said in a strange way when he spoke, "Si Lang has a newcomer by his side, so he probably won't even remember me as a cousin. "

Zhao Yu was eating fruit, and laughed when he heard his words: "Cousin, what are you talking about? You don't know that I can't leave the palace at will. I haven't complained that you haven't come into the palace recently, but you And filed a complaint first."

Zhao Ke snorted angrily, looked around and whispered: "It's not because of Mr. Bai that I was forced to lie on the bed for a month. After recovering, my father still prevented me from going out."

He winked again and said: "I finally had time to go to the palace to look for you that day, but was stopped by Shen He's people and said that you were frightened by the flood in the palace at night. I think that boy Shen He deliberately made up nonsense and didn't want me Seeing you...or brother Yu doesn't want to see me either?"

Zhao Yu naturally understood the cliché in his words, curled her lips on purpose, and said, "The Shen family has a heavy army, so I naturally want to get closer to him. It wasn't that I was out of luck that day, but a bold servant from somewhere. I got a bundle of fireworks and accidentally lit them, crackling and exploding everywhere, scaring me so much that I couldn't fall asleep all night.

"I said to cut off the troublemaker and the servant who was on duty, but he disagreed and said that he wanted to investigate clearly. After a few days of investigation, nothing happened and he detained me in the room for a few days. You still blame me coming."

These words are indeed in the style of the little emperor. Zhao Ke didn't fully believe it, but he believed it a little bit, and then put on his iconic salivating smile: "That's because I was thinking about it, I thought Shiro didn't want to see me, come on, I Punish yourself with a cup!"

As he spoke, he poured a glass of wine and drank it, filled Zhao Yu's, and said, "Let's have a drink together, and I will take you out to play when you are free in a few days!"

Zhao Yu was heartbroken, and with an ambiguous smile that everyone knew, he picked up the wine glass and drank it down.

The two chatted for a few more words, Zhao Yu took the time to look over to Shen's mother, and saw that she was leading Shen He to talk to several shy and timid ladies, and the smile on Shen He's face could hardly be maintained. .

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—— Zhao Ke, who hasn't been on stage for a long time, is here to make trouble——