Gourmet Red Chamber: A Chronicle of Baochai's Rebirth

Chapter 94

Baozhuang raised his eyes and said, "Mother, I heard that the prince will leave the capital and go to the country after getting married."

So, Queen Mother, are you so impatient to send me away?
It would be better to send me back to Shennong Mountain.

Queen Mother Yang eagerly leaned over and grabbed Baozhuang's hand, "Xiao Qi, Queen Mother didn't mean that."

Baozhuang stared at Queen Mother Yang holding his hand and murmured "Queen".

The Queen Mother of Sheep was so stunned by his simple single vowel that she called her "Queen".

"Mother, I want to go back to Shennong Mountain."

Baozhuang spoke again, his gentle voice full of grievance and confusion, "Mother, when I was a child, I had to be carried, held, and supported wherever I went.

Not to mention going out, even opening the window to get some air, the nuns wouldn't allow.

At that time, I thought about the day when I would be better every day. I could go wherever I wanted, and I would kill anyone who dared to be nagging.

Now, I'm fine, but I still can't go anywhere.

Even Commander Yu asked his sister to have a hairpin. I wanted to go see the excitement and give her a gift, but Commander Yu said it was not convenient for me to go. I have never seen a gift to the hairpin."

The Queen Mother Sheep felt as if her heart was broken and her liver was hurt, tears could not stop pouring out, she held his hand and left, "Why can't it be done?
Not to mention Commander Yu’s sister and hairpin, even Commander Yu’s bridal chamber, you can go too!Queen Mother will go with you! "

Baozhuang hesitated, "But Commander Yu doesn't like me, his sister is Ji, and he won't send me a message. I said I wanted to go, but he said no.

His sister also seems to hate me very much. I gave her such a rare and rare one-foot sky, but she didn’t even want it."

"They dare! If they dare to hate my Xiao Qi, I will kill them from the Yu family!"

Queen Mother Sheep was so angry that she even forgot to call herself "I" and said, "Let's go, Queen Mother will take you with me. I want to see if Yu Xin has eaten the courage of a bear's heart and a leopard's courage. I dare to say that I won't welcome you!"

"But, I didn't prepare any gifts."

The Queen Mother of Sheep walked faster, "Are you afraid that we, the royal family, will not have any good things? Let's go first and let the servants prepare gifts to send. Hurry up before it's too late."

Her son finally lost his mind and became a little curious, and became interested in dealing with people instead of dealing with Buddha. These are not problems!
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Since Chen time, there has been an endless stream of carriages and horses outside the gate of Xue Mansion.

Xue Mansion opened the main entrance, and Xue Pan, Jia Lian, who came to help, and a group of stewards and servants stood outside the gate to welcome the guests.

Although stewards and servants helped arrange the carriages and horses, Xue Pan and Jia Lian were still too busy to keep their feet off the ground.

The main reason is that most of them are noble people who can't afford to offend, and the two of them don't dare to neglect them at all.

It was finally past midnight, and the cars and horses were gradually thinning. Jia Lian breathed a sigh of relief and said to Xue Pan, "There should be no one coming. Please wait a little longer, and I will go in to see if my cousin can help." .

As Jia Lian was talking, he suddenly saw a group of Wuyangyang honor guards approaching from a distance. The four yellow umbrellas as big as pot lids in the center were shining brightly in the warm sunshine of early winter.

Yellow umbrella!
Still four tops!

That's the Queen Mother's travel regulations!
Jia Lian was stunned and hurriedly pulled Xue Pan to kneel down. Although the Empress Dowager's Luan Jia was definitely not coming to Xue's house, since he had already entered Lizi Hutong and would definitely pass by Xue's house, they naturally had to kneel down to see him off.

Sure enough, after a while, the black guard of honor arrived in front of them. Jia Lian and others leaned to the ground, not daring to raise their heads, waiting quietly for the guard of honor of Queen Mother Yang to pass by.

Unexpectedly, the neat footsteps stopped in front of me, and an old and thin voice sounded, "The Queen Mother is coming to your palace, so why don't you welcome her quickly?"

Jia Lian was stunned. For a moment, he could hardly believe his eyes, but he quickly reacted and shouted for a thousand years. While ordering people to remove the door threshold, he sent someone to report the news to Yu Xin immediately.

Yu Xin, who was accompanying guests inside, was shocked when he heard this. He quickly stood up and clasped his fists at the guests, "Everyone, the Queen Mother has arrived. Please follow Yu to greet her."

Yu Xin's words immediately caused a commotion among the guests, and the Queen Mother came unexpectedly!

Most of them came for Yu Xin's holy favor. They didn't expect that Yu Xin's holy favor would reach such an extent!

A step-sister's hairpin ceremony actually alerted the Queen Mother to come in person!

In an instant, all the guests looked at Yu Xin with increasing intensity, and they all followed Yu Xin to pick him up.

At this time, the backyard also got the news, and everyone was shocked.

Mrs. Xue and Mrs. Xue San were happy and scared at the same time. They had already given up their ideas. Fortunately, Wang Xifeng could still hold on and hurriedly arranged for the female guests to wait outside the second door to welcome him.

Queen Mother Yang's phoenix chariot entered the gate of Xue Mansion directly, and Yu Xin led all the guests to kneel down behind the screen wall to welcome her.

Queen Mother Sheep's phoenix chariot stopped, she got off the carriage, put her hands together and returned the greeting, and said with a smile, "The Queen Mother has told you to get up quickly. Although you can watch the ceremony as usual, I just ask Commander Yu to come and walk with the Queen Mother." .

Yu Xin, "..."

No wonder the Queen Mother came suddenly, it must be this fake monk’s fault!
When they arrived at the Chuihua Gate, all the female family members, maids, and mothers-in-law knelt down to greet him. The chariot was still under the precious banner and everyone was exempted from courtesy.

The phoenix chariot entered the east room, and Queen Mother Yang got out of the chariot with the help of Baozhuan.

At this time, the huge crowd had all retreated at Yu Xin's signal, leaving only a few masters and guests of the Xue family who were qualified to meet the Queen Mother Yang's wife.

Queen Mother Yang had a friendly attitude and said with a smile, "Don't be restrained, everyone. It was my whim today that I wanted to come to Commander Yu's sister and her hairpin ceremony to join in the fun, but it caused trouble for you. Please don't worry, Mrs. Xue and Miss Xue." Be surprised.”

Mrs. Xue's face froze and she hurriedly said she didn't dare.

Queen Mother Sheep looked at Xue Baobao again and said with a smile, "Mrs. Xue really knows how to train her daughters. The three girls she raised are all like flowers. I really love them very much."

No, when I heard about Miss Xue and Hairi Li, I wanted to come over and join in the fun. Miss Xue, come over and let the Ai family take a closer look."

Xue Baobao came forward with a stiff face. Queen Mother Yang took her hand and looked up and down, and said with a smile, "Today is a good day for Miss Xue. The Ai family also accepts the gift. I hope Miss Xue has a safe and smooth life and everything goes well." .

The palace attendant next to Queen Mother Yang came forward with a tray. On the tray covered with red silk cloth was a golden Ruyi inlaid with rubies and turquoise.

Mrs. Xue softened her legs and took Baby Xue to kneel down to express gratitude.

Baozhuang clasped his hands with a smile, "The Queen Mother gave such a good gift, but it made things difficult for the poor monk.

The poor monk then gave Miss Xue the Buddhist beads that had accompanied me for many years, hoping to protect her safety and health and bring good luck in times of trouble."

The string of Buddhist beads was made of the finest tourmaline stones. It was like a pool of spring water being held in the hand of a treasure banner and carefully delivered to Xue Baobao.

Queen Mother Sheep moved her lips and swallowed the words again.

In order to save Xiao Qi's life, the Imperial Master gave him three treasures. The first one was the Qingxin Stone that he had always tied to his forehead, and the second one was this tourmaline bracelet.

Xiaoqi thought that she didn't know the origin of this treasure, so she gave it away casually.

Since Baozhuang's words had already been spoken, she didn't want to lose face to him in public, so she had to endure it, thinking that it wouldn't be difficult to get it back if she had the chance in the future.

Xue Baobao accepted it with a stiff face, and once again bowed and thanked Mrs. Xue.

After the gift was given, Baozhuang looked at Yu Xin with interest, "Commander Yu, I wonder how the girl got the hairpin?"

In the public, with Queen Mother Yang watching from the side, Yu Xin could only respectfully briefly explain the ceremony of hair extensions.

Baozhuang was very sorry, "The queen mother can be the guest of honor for Miss Xue, but the poor monk can't do anything?"

Yu Xin, "..."

If you don't cause trouble, I'd like to thank you already! "Does the person who has the title of "Si and Zan" have to be a girl? The poor monk is not yet married, can he be the person who has the title of "Si" or "Zan"?

Yu Xin, "..."

This fake monk started pretending to be crazy again!
Queen Mother Yang said hurriedly, "Xiao Qi, just follow Yu's command and watch the ceremony at the viewing seat, so you can see it more clearly."

Baozhuang groaned, looking very disappointed.

The Queen Mother Sheep felt sorry for him sincerely, but when Ren was off guard, she hurriedly comforted him, "The Xue family has many relatives and friends, so they don't need our help.

However, since my son is sincere, the queen mother will work more and be the guest of honor for Miss Xue and Ji, which can be considered a help."

Xue Baobao, "..."

Why does this back and forth look so like the interaction between Jia Mu and Jia Baoyu?
Mrs. Xue was so happy that she was dizzy. She didn't know how to respond at all, so she just kept tugging on Wang Xifeng's sleeves.

Wang Xifeng quickly took the lead in shouting to thank the Queen Mother for her kindness.

Queen Mother Yang waved her hand and said with a smile, "I and Xiao Qi took the liberty of doing this. I remember that Miss Xue's aunt is Wang Ziteng's wife, and her aunt is the granddaughter-in-law of Duke Rong Guo.

Miss Xue's guest of honor should be either Mrs. Wang or Mrs. Jia.
I am overestimating the guest, and I would like to ask my two ladies for your forgiveness."

Queen Mother Sheep said as she looked at the crowd, obviously looking for Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Wang.

Wang Xifeng saw Mrs.

On such an important occasion, neither my biological aunt nor my maternal aunt came?
Empress Dowager Yang knew that her feelings were different, so she stopped delving into it and looked at Wang Xifeng with a smile, "I remember that you are the eldest great-grandson of Rong Guogong. You are indeed an excellent person."

Wang Xifeng's legs suddenly felt a little weak. She only occasionally followed Mrs. Wang or Jia Mu into the palace to pay homage. The Queen Mother actually remembered her!

He also praised her as a great one!

The Queen Mother also praised her for being excellent. Anyone who dares to scold her openly or secretly in the future will be against the Queen Mother!

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The last time the entire Xiao Dynasty could invite the Queen Mother of Sheep to be the guest of honor was when the Queen Mother of Sheep had a hairpin.

The eldest granddaughter of the Sheep Queen is turning one year old this year!

Counting that it was more than twenty years ago, Queen Mother Yang had forgotten some of the relevant etiquette and rituals, so she asked Wang Xifeng to find someone to teach them.

Yu Xin raised his fist towards Baozhuang and said, "Your Majesty, please follow me to the outer courtyard."

Baozhuang was puzzled, "The poor monk wants to go to the outer courtyard? Why? Is it okay if I don't go?"

Yu Xin, "..."

In response to Baozhuang's three consecutive questions, Yu Xin wanted to throw three exclamation points at him: I just want to go!No reason!It’s absolutely impossible not to go!

But he didn't dare.

Sure enough, the official level suppressed people to death, and suddenly they had the urge to rebel.

Queen Mother Sheep said hurriedly, "You stay close to Queen Mother to avoid wandering around and causing trouble to Commander Yu."

Baozhuang said "oh" and stood next to Queen Mother Yang again.

Following his movements, his broad sleeves swayed slightly, and Sun Xiaosheng came out flexibly, accurately landing on Xue Baobao's girdle covered with pearl tassels.

All the female relatives were startled. They only remembered that there was a noble person present and did not dare to lose their composure, so they did not scream.

Baozhuang shouted hurriedly, "Sun Xiaosheng, come back quickly."

Sun Xiaosheng skillfully pulled off the purse from Xue Baobao's waist and jumped back onto Baozhuang's shoulder.

Baozhuang lowered his head and clasped his hands together, and said apologetically, "Miss Xue, I'm so sorry, my little pet is naughty, I will let you return my wallet right now."

Xue Baobao, "..."

The first level of officialdom crushes people to death, what can she say?
"There are some food inside. I think the prince's pet smelled the fragrance, so I gave it to him. I hope the prince doesn't dislike it."

While Xue Baobao was talking, Sun Xiaosheng had already neatly opened the top pouch and took out a jujube sandwiched with walnuts.

The red dates are roasted until crispy, and the walnuts inside are coated with a thin layer of sugar syrup and sprinkled with sesame seeds, which fills your nose with sweetness.

Sun Xiaosheng liked all kinds of nuts the most, so he hurriedly stuffed them into his mouth, and then sent his purse to Baodang.

Baozhuang smiled sheepishly at Xue Baobao, pretending to be annoyed by his little pet, took one out of his purse, and bit into it. The crispy and sweet texture immediately made his eyes light up.

So, he directly stuffed the whole jujube and walnut into his mouth, grabbed a whole bunch of purses from Sun Xiaosheng's hand, and took another jujube and walnut to the mouth of the Queen Mother, looking at it with bright eyes. She said, "It's delicious, my mother eats it."

The nuns next to Queen Mother Sheep hurriedly tried to stop her. As Queen Mother Sheep, she could not eat outside easily.

The Queen Mother of Sheep waved her hand, lowered her head slightly and took the dates and walnuts into her mouth. This was the first time her son had fed her something. It was arsenic, and she wanted to lick it!
She didn't want to let down her son's kindness, but she didn't expect it to be surprisingly delicious.

Red dates, walnuts, and sesame seeds are all common foods, and there are countless imperial chefs in the palace who are good at making these snacks. I just don’t know how the Xue family prepared them, but they were even more delicious than what she had eaten before.

Baozhuan asked earnestly, "Is it delicious?"

Queen Mother Sheep smiled and nodded, firstly because of the delicious food, and secondly because of the rare closeness to her son, "delicious".

Baozhuang nodded heavily, "It's much more delicious than the ones in the palace!"

As he spoke, he opened a second bag, which contained licorice peach meat. He tasted it himself first, praising how delicious it was with bright eyes, and then continued to feed the sheep queen and asked the sheep queen if it tasted good.

There are six kinds of food in a bunch of six purses. The more Baozhuang eats, the brighter his eyes become. The smile that hangs at the corner of his mouth gets deeper and deeper, and a pear dimple is faintly visible at the right corner of his mouth.

Her son actually has dimples, just like her!

The Queen Mother of Sheep looked at her and her heart softened into a pool of hot springs, bubbling with bubbles called joy, "The Queen Mother is full, you can eat more if you like."

A bunch of six purses, each purse was not big and could only hold three or five. Baozhuang finished eating it in a short while, then looked at Xue Baobao with bright eyes and asked, "Miss Xue, Is there any more?"

Xue Baobao, "..."

What can she say?
Baozhuang didn't wait for her answer. He reached out to pick up the rose cake in the box on the table. He took a bite and spat it out, "This is not delicious. I want the one just now."

There were so many people today, so it was naturally impossible for Xue Baobao to serve the guests with food made by himself. Everything on the table was bought from outside.

But they are all bought from the best, how could they taste bad?

Xue Baobao silently saluted, "There are only some jujubes with walnuts, licorice peach pulp and sea salt hazelnuts left. Because there were few left, I didn't take them out. The prince likes them, so the girl will go and get them."

"Then I'll bother Mr. Xue."

The treasure banners clasped their hands together and saluted, as if they were still the same as when they were in Shennong Mountain.

Xue Baobao kept his eyes still and leaned forward to return the salute.

(End of this chapter)