food queen

Chapter 344 Family Training, Challenge! (3)
Thinking of this, Shao Juanwen hurriedly got up and stepped back, kneeling on the ground respectfully: "What the father taught me is that my son is too aggressive."

"That's all! As I said, you are still young, and you still have a lot to learn. In this world, the officialdom is like a casino. No one knows whether they will win or lose until the end. However, in this gamble, The last thing you should have is anxiety! You have to hold your breath, you must hold your breath, and you must look for opportunities—you must look for opportunities! Otherwise, not only will you not get what you want, but you will lose everything.”

"Son remembers father's teachings." Shao Juanwen kowtowed heavily.

"Get up." Shao Xilan glanced at her biological son who was kneeling beside her, sighed heavily, and asked, "How are Lu Yun and those two children?"

Shao Junwen was startled when he heard this.

Luyun was Shao Xilan's concubine who was raised outside during the country's filial piety. Han Jianyuan quietly pulled out this matter before. As a double-edged sword, it not only severely damaged the prestige of the Shao family, but also successfully taught Shang Shilian a lesson— ——Shang Shilian held on to Shao Xilan's scandal. Naturally, Shao Xilan would not allow a speech officer to pour dirty water on her head unscrupulously. Later, once the limelight passed, she played a trick to get Shang Shilian to a remote place. Poor counties in poor counties became county magistrates.

"The matter of my aunt and younger siblings has always been arranged by my mother, and my son doesn't see them often." Shao Juanwen replied.

"Well, that's also the truth." Shao Xilan nodded, pondered for a while, and said, "Today, I entrusted their mother and third elder brother to you as a father. You have no brotherhood in the first place, and my Shao family is very weak in terms of children. Now you are even more alone. Although Jing'er is young, her appearance follows her mother's. She is already extraordinary at a young age. If you teach her carefully, she may be able to help you in the future. And Ming'er—although she is only a bastard, But it can be regarded as your younger brother, you have to carefully teach him and support him, and he will definitely be your arm in the future."

Shao Juanwen hurriedly said: "Father, rest assured, the son will definitely take good care of his younger brothers and sisters."

"Well, if you say that, I'm relieved for my father." Shao Xilan replied lightly, without saying anything more.

Shao Juanwen stood up, looked at his father's closed eyes, thought for a while, and finally couldn't help asking: "Father, son, I heard that the one from Fengzhang Palace invited three young people for the state banquet at Yuanye. The girl came to the palace to help? Didn't the Ninghou couple have already said that the daughter of the Wei family would never enter the palace to marry the emperor. Then Wei Xiyue is not young now, why..."

"Why never enter the palace or marry the emperor? Do you believe this kind of nonsense?" Shao Xilan sneered, "At this time and at that time, Wei Zhang said such things at the beginning because the prince who favored Wei Yiyi had no hope of becoming emperor at all. How shrewd is that woman Yao Yanyu? What can happen in the palace that can be hidden from her? At that time, the Wei family was in the limelight, and it was the focus of the princes' wooing. Wei Zhang and Yao Yanyu knew that they must not be involved in the battle for the crown Go, that's why there was such a sentence. But now, the emperor is 25 years old, young, handsome, and in power, even the old guys in the cabinet are being held tightly by him. Such an emperor, who's daughter Don't like it? Who doesn't want to cling? Proud as the Wei family, I'm afraid it's no exception."

"But, would the Han family be willing?" Shao Juanwen asked wonderingly, "Didn't the emperor make a promise that there would be only one woman, the queen, in order to let the eldest princess let go of this marriage?"

"Hahaha..." Shao Xilan opened his eyes, looked at his son like an idiot, and asked back: "Mingzhi, there are only us father and son here, and we will open the skylight and tell the truth: you too Man, you are still Lord Shang's son-in-law and captain. Can you guarantee that you will only have Princess Jiaying as a woman in your life?"

Shao Juanwen blushed and lowered his head.

Shao Xilan sneered and said, "Even you can't guarantee it, let alone the emperor? That's the master of the world!"

"It's my son who is too naive." Shao Juanwen said hastily.

"I'm afraid not even the Eldest Princess would believe the so-called vow of only one person in a lifetime. Otherwise, how could she allow that hairy girl from the Gu family to enter the palace?"

"It is said that the Eldest Princess is seriously ill, and the wife of the Shizi is the head of the house over there, so... maybe this is the wishful thinking of the daughter of the Gu family." Shao Juanwen said in a low voice.

"Who is the eldest princess? As a father, I still can't see through this woman." Shao Xilan said, sighed deeply, and murmured: "You have to remember one sentence, a fox is always a fox. Even if Even if it is old, it will not become a sick cat."

"Yes, my son has remembered." Shao Juanwen hurriedly replied.

"Look more, think more, talk less, do less." Shao Xilan said, raising her hand and waving, "Go down, I'm tired of my father."

Shao Juanwen hurriedly bowed and said: "Yes, father please rest in peace, son will leave."

On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, Earl Nishizawa and his wife arrived in the imperial capital. Along with them were Andrew, the godfather of the Western religion, the king of Luzon, the king of Burma, and others. The ship enters Beijing.

Because it was not a formal banquet, and Fei Leng Cui and Lu Song were not considered Dayun's vassal states, but just friendly relations, so these people would not kneel down to govern the empress, so Yun Shuo received everyone in the back hall of Tai Chi Hall.

At the same time, Mr. Shao, Minister of the Ministry of Rites and Old Xiao Lin of the Cabinet, are supporting by the side. In addition, the translator of the Ministry of Rites and the Western Godfather are responsible for the translation work.

Behind the throne, behind the twelve large screens with gilded dragons and phoenixes, Wei Xiyue, Han Jin, and Gu Ningshuang supervised the tea, snacks, fruit plates, etc. together.

All food and drink passed before the eyes of these three people. Wei Xiyue is not very proficient in medical skills, nor is Han Qian's special sensitivity to taste, but the people around her understand.Gu Ningshuang and Han Jin were in charge of checking the types of refreshments - what kind of tea did the emperor and queen use, what kind of tea was used by the Earl and Countess of Caesar, what kind of tea was used by the King of Luzon, Burmese King and Godfather Andrew, and what kind of tea were used by the accompanying officials, These all use special remarks, and there must be no mistakes.

"Sister Gu, this western tea smells weird, like something that has been fried." Han Jin watched as the maid next to her took out the silver needle from a cup of black coffee, and after making sure it was all right, put it into the Tai Chi Hall.

Gu Ningshuang said with a smile: "This thing is called coffee. When I was in Jiangnan, I went to church to play. I saw the godfather brew it. It was bitter and astringent. I really don't know why Westerners like this kind of thing."

Behind, another palace lady came over with a food box and stopped in front of Wei Xiyue. The lid of the food box was opened, and Wei Xiyue's palace maid came forward to test the poison with a silver needle.

"This Western-style dessert was specially prepared by the empress's imperial dining room, and everyone should serve one." Han Jin said to Gu Ningshuang.

"The empress is considerate and thoughtful. This can not only reflect the tolerance of our great country, but also show our friendliness to Westerners. It kills two birds with one stone." Gu Ningshuang praised.

(End of this chapter)