After being forced to marry as a substitute, I became famous in the limbo

Chapter 88 State affairs and family affairs
Seeing the delicacies in front of him being brought up in trays, Jiang Ning had no other thoughts, buried his head, and started eating wholeheartedly.

At this moment, hearty laughter came from the right side of the pavilion.

Jiang Ning paused in the action of picking up vegetables, and followed the prestige.

I saw Shen Tong raised his head and took a sip of tea, and said loudly: "The dishes prepared by the emperor today really have a special flavor." Shen Tong smacked his lips while talking, "It's quite similar to what the old minister accidentally ate in the folks before. The old minister has been obsessed with this taste for a long time."

Liu Jinfu's eyes fluttered, and his eyes flicked across Mu Jingzhao's face lightly.

Her jade-like knuckles picked up a glass of sake, brought it to her mouth, raised her head, and drank it all in one gulp.

"My lord does not know that the cabbage used in today's banquet was grown by the emperor himself, so it is naturally incomparable."

As soon as these words were said, everyone showed surprise on their faces, and looked at the plate in front of them in disbelief.

"This, is this planted by the emperor himself?"

Liu Jinfu smiled brightly. She put down the wine glass in her hand, and gently wiped off the mouth grease accidentally stained on the edge of the wine glass with her fingertips.

"It's absolutely true, everyone in the palace knows it."

Shen Tong got up quickly, the fat on his body trembling with excitement.

There was a touch of oily red on his round face, and those small mung bean-like eyes were almost completely squeezed by the flesh on his face and disappeared.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, long live your Majesty, long live your Majesty, it is our good fortune to have such a wise king as your Majesty!"

Mu Jingzhao smiled shyly.

"Today is a family banquet, don't be so restrained, please sit down quickly!"

Liu Yue raised his thick eyebrows, and let out a cold snort from his nose, "Not doing business properly."

Shen Qingrong silently picked up a piece of cabbage, chewed it in his mouth, and said in a calm voice, "So, I still have to thank Concubine Ning, if it wasn't for the influence of Concubine Ning, the emperor probably wouldn't bother these things."

Jiang Ning, who was planning to continue eating, suddenly heard his name, and his body shivered uncontrollably.

She bit the chicken leg that she had just eaten, and raised her head cautiously, only to see countless eyes falling on her body.

She quickly lowered her head, pretending she didn't hear.

"Oh? Is it due to Concubine Ning?" Shen Tong raised his voice, "Your Majesty really has a kind heart."

Having said all this, Jiang Ning is really embarrassed to continue pretending not to hear.

She swallowed the venison in her mouth with difficulty, and looked up cautiously.

Realizing the sticky touch around his mouth, Jiang Ning took a handkerchief and carefully wiped off the soup on his mouth.

"I'm just playing with some unappealing gadgets to pass the time."

Shen Tong raised his hand, and the maid behind him quickly stepped forward to mix a glass of wine for him, and handed it to him.

"Your Majesty is really a wonderful woman. Brother Jiang is good at teaching girls!" Holding the wine in both hands, he brought it forward, pointing at Mu Jingzhao, Jiang Ning, and Jiang Qingyuan respectively.

"With this cup, I respect the emperor, the empress, and brother Jiang!"

Jiang Ning was taken aback, and quickly imitated the other party's movements and stood up with the wine.

Shen Tong raised his head and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and the three of Jiang Ning also drank it down in one gulp.

Shen Tong sat down again, his eyes inadvertently fell on the peacock feather hairpin in Jiang Ning's hair.

"Today, every lady has such a hairpin in her hair. Lao Chen asked a lot, but what's the point?"

Shen Qingrong smiled, and reached out to support the hairpin on her hair, "It's all thanks to Concubine Ning's ingenuity to come up with such a wonderful idea."

Jiang Ning, who was nodded after taking his seat just now, shivered all over.

Not long ago, she breathed a sigh of relief, but now, her spirit is tense again.

"No wonder the old minister heard that the empress is very favored by the emperor, so it is so." He casually poured himself a glass of wine, then raised his head and drank it all, "I heard that the emperor specially designated Concubine Ning for her birthday this time. What the empress made arrangements for is indeed her only favor."

Jiang Ning smiled a little embarrassedly, so he really didn't dare to say anything more.

After a few glasses of wine, the smile on Shen Tong's face became even wider. He narrowed his eyes, and a sly look appeared in those mung bean-like eyes for a moment.

"It's just that the palaces in the harem must have a balance, which is the way to survive for a long time."

Mu Jingzhao seemed to understand what the other party meant, and he raised his wine glass to his mouth and took a sip.

"Thank you, father-in-law, for reminding me."

As everyone came and went, Liu Yue's face became more and more ugly.

"Your majesty still has to put state affairs first. It's not a gentleman's job to indulge in love for his children."

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Qingyuan, who had been silent all along, finally couldn't help but speak.

"A few days ago, the emperor built a dam to control the floods and handled it quite properly, which was highly praised by the people."

Liu Yue glanced at Jiang Qingyuan's face lightly, "Speaking of which, what does the emperor think about the recent riots in Qingshui County?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone around fell into a moment of silence.

"I haven't thought of a better way for now, what does General Liu think?"

Liu Yue didn't answer Mu Jingzhao's question directly, but his expression gradually softened, and he smiled while twisting his beard and squinting his eyes.

He turned his head and looked at the sturdy man who was about seventeen or eighteen years old beside him.

The man had a broad forehead and a square face, thick lips and big ears, wheat-colored skin, and his whole body was somewhat simple and honest.

Presumably that should be Liu Jinfu's younger brother Liu Bing.

Jiang Ning thought casually.

What makes Jiang Ning feel strange is that Liu Jinfu and Liu Bing are clearly siblings, but they give people two completely opposite feelings.

Unlike Liu Jinfu's exquisite charm, Liu Bing's gestures and gestures are somewhat simple and dull.

Liu Yue glanced at him suddenly, but the man didn't seem to understand what the other party meant. He was stunned for two seconds, and then he nodded a little belatedly. He got up and bowed his hands to Mu Jingzhao.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to personally lead troops to Qingshui County to suppress the rebellion and maintain public order."

Mu Jingzhao raised his eyebrows, waved his hand, and then burst out laughing, "I'm very touched that Ai Qing has such a heart, but today is the imperial concubine's birthday, and it's a family banquet, so we don't talk about state affairs."

Liu Bing ate at Mu Jingzhao's place, he was in a dilemma for a while, turned around, looked at Liu Yue as if asking for help, Liu Yue's face was ugly, finally nodded, Liu Bing turned and retreated.

Jiang Ning suddenly remembered what Mu Jingzhao said to herself not long ago that Liu Jinfu was not close to her father and younger brother. She subconsciously turned her head and looked in Liu Jinfu's direction.

Liu Jinfu's expression still didn't change much, he just pursed his lips tightly, as if he was holding back something.

Jiang Ning was a little at a loss. When she glanced over the table, she inadvertently caught a glimpse of the chicken leg on it. She reached out, picked up the chicken leg and sent it to Liu Jinfu's table.

(End of this chapter)