The concubine is enchanting: the favorite princess

Chapter 168 Feast with the Emperor

Ning Mei seemed to have something to say, so she stopped on the road from a distance and looked around.Seeing Feng Yao's carriage approaching, he was so busy bowing and saluting that he almost threw himself on the ground.

Feng Yao had no choice but to order someone to stop the car, lifted the curtain and asked with a smile: "Don't Ning Mei learn to play the piano today? Why are you so polite. It's just that Yao'er has no time today, so she needs to meet her father first."

Ning Meiren hurriedly waved her hands and came to the front of the car, and said with a smile: "I just want to ask the eldest princess to come to my Yingling Accord for a ride."

After a pause, it seemed that he was afraid that if Feng Yao didn't come, he wouldn't have the chance to say this, so he said again: "Ning'er and Mr. Su have been learning piano for a long time, but they haven't had a chance to show it, so they want to invite Yun Qingguo at the banquet. Ugly at the imperial envoy's palace banquet. It's just that the emperor is busy with state affairs and rarely comes to my place, so I need the eldest princess to make arrangements."

Only then did Feng Yao understand that Ning Meiren was not reconciled after falling out of favor, and since she couldn't see her father, she could only make up her own mind.I want to give her a chance to show her face at this palace banquet, so maybe I can win the emperor's favor again.

Feng Yao said indifferently: "I also know that Mr. Su is serious about teaching, but it's too late for Miss Ning. The arrangement of the palace banquet has been made as early as five days ago. The identities of the maids and singers have already been reported. The Ministry of Internal Affairs inspected it, and it cannot be changed."

The palace banquet of the royal family is different from ordinary banquets. From the source of ingredients to the selection of attendants, they are extremely meticulous.The ingredients need to be as fine as the water from the well to make the soup, and the employers need to be meticulous enough to check the origin of the ancestral home. Everything needs to be careful and thorough, and it must be reported to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.Therefore, once it is settled, it cannot be changed at will.

But although what Feng Yao said is the truth, Ning Mei knows that there is no absolute.She is a concubine in the harem, not a cook in the imperial dining room, and if she wants to show her face at the palace banquet, it is only a matter of Feng Yao's words.Could it be that Feng Yao blamed himself for being dishonest?
Thinking of this, Ning Meiren immediately said: "Ning'er knows, this matter is really difficult. But everyone knows that Mr. Su is the best violinist in Fengjue Kingdom. None at all, it’s really hard work for Mr. Su.”

After speaking, she sighed again, Ning Mei stepped aside and let Feng Yao's carriage pass by.

After the carriage drove a long way, Feng Yao smiled.He secretly said in his heart: Junqing, the restaurant that the cyclist came to yesterday can't make you waste money.

After walking all the way, it was quiet, Feng Yao's carriage went all the way to the outside of the Longqing Hall, and there was no more "hustle and bustle".Feng Yao reckoned that it was still early, and his father was waiting in the side hall before his father came to court.

As for why he didn't go to the imperial study, Feng Yao was afraid that the crown prince Yunchen would discuss something with the emperor again, so it would be bad if he went by himself.It's better to wait here, just like saying hello every day, and I can settle some things.

The sandalwood incense was burning quietly in the side hall, Feng Yao sat on the chair and drank tea slowly, when Chen Qing came in.He held a dust whisk in his left hand, and a snow-white rag in his right hand. After entering the door, he cleaned and tidied up one by one, starting from the bookshelf on the north side.

Feng Yao didn't speak, just sat upright, watching Chen Qing clean up bit by bit.First from north to west, then turned around the screen, and finally saw Fengyao.

"Chen Qing pays respects to the eldest princess. I didn't know that the eldest princess was resting here, and I was disturbed." Chen Qing immediately knelt down and kowtowed, but there was no panic in his tone.

"Get up. Didn't expect you to do these rough jobs?" Feng Yao really didn't expect Chen Qing to be so diligent.He was already able to be the father-in-law of the Holy Majesty yesterday, not to mention doing rough work, he should be surrounded by eunuchs.

"The emperor was served by Mr. Chen in the early court. Chen Qing was of low status, but he didn't want to be an ordinary useless person, so he came to tidy up this side hall in his spare time. There are many important things here, so they are all villains. Take care of it yourself."

After finishing speaking, Chen Qing pointed to an incense burner in the corner.

Feng Yao followed his gaze, frowned, and then sighed, "I never expected to see this treasure again."

Feng Yao saw that the incense burner that Chen Qing pointed to was nothing else, but a wooden incense burner that was neither gold nor jade.But that incense burner, Fengyao, also recognizes it the most, it is one of the treasures presented by Jin when Mo Suxin came to Beijing... Butterfly incense.Later, the emperor rewarded Mo Suxin, who was still Jieyu at that time, with this incense burner, but it was borrowed by the third prince Yun Che.

It was that time when the third prince borrowed the butterfly incense, Feng Yao was able to stand out at the palace banquet, and drove Yun Che away from the capital who was suspected of framing Prince Yunyu at that time.But since that time, Feng Yao has never seen this treasure again.

Goodbye now, things have long changed, and old friends will never get together again.Feng Yao sighed slightly in his heart, but he secretly figured out what Chen Qingqi meant, why did he suddenly want to lead him to look at this incense burner?
Then I heard Chen Qing go on to say: "This incense burner was just taken out from the treasure pavilion a few days ago. The emperor personally ordered the villain to fetch it. When the emperor saw the incense burner, he said: "The beauty is not there, but the incense is still there; the butterfly incense is here, No one is missing."

Feng Yao thought for a moment, several thoughts flashed through his mind.Then he nodded to Chen Qing, his eyes full of gratitude.

Chen Qing stopped talking too much, picked up the whisk and rag, wiped the butterfly incense carefully, and then turned to tidy up other things.During that time, he didn't talk to Feng Yao anymore, just concentrate on doing things, extremely serious.

Chen Qing left after doing something good, Feng Yao was still drinking tea in his seat.It wasn't until ten o'clock at noon that Mr. Chen came to invite him in person: "Princess, please, the emperor will deliver the meal, and the princess will stay with me."

Feng Yao immediately rejoiced and said: "That's really good. It's been a long time since I had a meal with my father, Yao'er needs to eat more, and see if the cook in the imperial dining room has improved."

"It's still those two cooks, but they haven't made any progress." Eunuch Chen also laughed, jokingly said, "These are the top cooks in our Fengjue country, and it will be difficult to improve."

Talking and joking is like gossip.Feng Yao also tasted from Mr. Chen's words and deeds, that his father must be in a good mood today.

A long dining table had already been set up in the Longqing Palace, and the maids shuttled back and forth with food boxes and plates, arranging all the exquisite dishes in order, which was very rich.

Feng Yao came over to say hello.The emperor was all smiles, and directly patted the seat on his left, signaling Feng Yao to sit closer.

Feng Yao smiled happily, shed the calmness and indifference she had experienced in the past two years, and put on the pure smile that a seventeen or eight year old girl should have. Sitting beside her father, she smiled freely.

"Yao'er, how long has it been since you had a meal with your father? It's not counting those palace banquets with many rules."

"It's been more than two years. Yao'er is not filial and spends very little time with the emperor." Feng Yao calculated carefully, it seems that he had a feast with the emperor before his big wedding.And that time, Mo Suxin was still there.

　For the time being, the 1st update will be delivered, and there will be 4th update later, but the box is really sleepy, so go to bed first.Will update early tomorrow.Let's sleep in on weekends too, don't wake up too early.

　　
　
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