Emperor, I Am Brutal

Seeing that Xue Mier had finally left, Hu Xiao and Zhi Lan heaved a sigh of relief.

Although the two of them were not afraid of Xue Mier, but the child in Xue Mier's stomach was like a ticking time bomb. If she was not too far away from Xue Mier at all times, if the child in Xue Mier's stomach had an accident, it would be her who would be out of luck in the end.

Hu Xiao was naturally aware of all of this, after all, she had seen quite a lot of palace dramas. Although Xue Mier was not as smart as the concubines she saw, she was still unable to handle Xue Mier's constant tormenting from time to time.

And because of this, Hu Xiao would always avoid most of Xue Mier's requests, and would never come forward to meet with him.

Zhi Lan was not in the courtyard just now. When the other palace maid s saw that Xue Mier had become famous in the past few days, they naturally did not dare to stop him.

Although she had already sent Xue Mier away, Zhi Lan felt that Hu Xiao's etiquette did require some evil nourishment.

She mentioned that she had already handed over the teacher-in-charge back in the palace, but Hu Xiao had messed up and dodged all those days, so how could she possibly have learnt it properly for a period of time? Zhi Lan was naturally aware of all these, and was naturally a little worried now. If Hu Xiao were to lose her reputation at the banquet tomorrow, it would be as Xue Mier wished.

"Empress, although we sent the Imperial Consort Xue away, what should we do about Empress's etiquette?"

Looking at Hu Xiao's expression, Zhi Lan was extremely worried, seeing that there was no sign of him standing, she felt helpless.

"It's fine, you don't have to be too worried about these Zhi Lan, has everything been settled already?"

Gently knocking Zhi Lan on the head, Hu Xiao asked as if she had something important to say.

How could that be possible, it was just a trip, and was only to inform Qin Shuo of the time of the banquet, why would he instruct him on other matters?

"What don't you know? Speak and see."

It was rare to see such a difficult expression on Zhi Lan's face, so Hu Xiao could not help but be curious, after all, Zhi Lan had been fearless the entire time, learning ten times more than she, Hu Xiao!

"Esteemed Empress, in the past the empress set up banquet dishes were all excellent dishes, how should we set up this dish now!"

Now that she mentioned out the doubts that she had in her heart, she was not afraid of Hu Xiao making a joke out of it. If she misunderstood Hu Xiao's intentions, it would be a huge matter if Hu Xiao lost face.

"Yes, just according to the standard of Sui City, only two or three meat dishes are enough. As for the rest, they should all be switched to vegetarian dishes, right?"

Hu Xiao explained the method in her heart in a simple manner for a while. Seeing that Zhi Lan had already memorized it and did as she asked, she finally relaxed.

Seeing that no one was disturbing him, Hu Xiao finally focused on looking at the map in front of him. The map was asked for by Zhao Qiyan and the route had already been marked. Placing a white piece of paper to the side and dipping the brush in some ink, Hu Xiao started to study the map.

Seeing that, Hu Xiao did not care about Qin Shuo's warning, and had already started to prepare.

The canal that was a hundred kilometers away from the Sui City was called the Lu Yang River, which could be considered a slightly larger one nearby. In this way, even if one was split into canals halfway through, it wouldn't affect the villages along the road that required water to supply the Yang River in the first place.

After thinking for a while, Hu Xiao drew all of the things in her brain onto the blueprint, but after a while, a water path that connected the Yang River and Sui City appeared on the paper. Since Hu Xiao had not seen this road before, it was a straight line and she still had to inspect it on the spot.

On the morning of the third day.

It was still early in the morning but Hu Xiao had already dug out of bed and forcefully washed Hu Xiao. If they did not get dressed before the ladies arrived, there would be people who would pull at her pigtails and say that Hu Xiao was being impolite.

Hu Xiao naturally knew what day it was, to actually allow the palace maid to wipe her face for half a day.

After waking Hu Xiao up, Zhi Lan handed a copper mirror over to Hu Xiao.

"Oh my god!"

Hu Xiao threw the copper mirror out. When she saw her own face earlier, she was shocked.

The bronze mirror man's face looked as if it was covered with a thick layer of white powder. His lips were still bright red, and what was funny was that on both his cheeks, there were actually two clumps of red flowers!

He looked so much like a ghost, but Hu Xiao, who had just woken up, was completely frightened out of his wits!

But after a moment, Hu Xiao had her men bring in a basin of water, and without hesitation, she used up all of the makeup on her face.

Seeing that, Zhi Lan scolded the two palace maid s who were dressing Hu Xiao a moment ago, and used rouge to take care of Hu Xiao.

Seeing the copper mirror face, Hu Xiao could finally barely accept it. Indeed, it looked much better than when she looked at her.

Receiving the rouge from Zhi Lan's hands, Hu Xiao casually wiped a few strokes on her face, making him even more satisfied.

It was still early in the morning, but there were already people who had brought invitation letters. Even though they did not want to fight with these people anymore, Hu Xiao could not help but recall the words that Qin Shuo said beside his ears.

The feast was set up with a yard of garden at the back. The decorations were not bad, and seeing that, Hu Xiao looked at Zhi Lan with satisfaction, it was as low-key and luxurious as she had imagined.

"Greetings Empress."

As soon as she stepped into the flower garden, a lady dressed in luxurious clothes came forward to greet him. Seeing that, Hu Xiao nodded her head.

"This is the main house of the rich merchant Li Hai of Sui City."

Look at the reminder in Hu Xiao's ears.

"Yes, Lady Li, please excuse me."

Hu Xiao naturally heard Zhi Lan's warning, and seeing such a terrified Zhi Lan, the smile on Hu Xiao's face became even wider.

As if surprised that Hu Xiao could recognize her, Madame Li started chattering away in front of Hu Xiao, as if the two of them were very familiar with each other.

Hu Xiao only smiled as she listened. As for whether she heard it or not, she did not know.

He did not make Hu Xiao wait for long, before her wife came one after another.

Seeing that they were all carrying congratulatory gifts, Hu Xiao accepted them without any hesitation. After enjoying the flowers in the backyard, Hu Xiao led the ladies to the seats, and seeing that Xue Mier's seat was still empty, the smile on her face became even happier, as if there was a good show to see.

Just as expected, when everyone took their seats, Xue Mier leisurely walked over.

"Imperial Consort Xue has arrived."

But Hu Xiao was smiling as she endured the strange gazes of the people below the ground. Seeing Xue Mier slowly walking over, she stood in front of Hu Xiao and looked as if she was about to bow.