Chapter 308 What Delicious Food?
The carriage swayed along for most of the day and finally arrived at the palace gate.
Once the carriage reached the palace gate, it could not go any further.
Officials had to get off their carriages, roll call, and then walk to the meeting place in the palace.
As soon as the carriage stopped, Shen Huazheng noticed something.
Without waiting for Qingzhi to call her, she opened her eyes and got off the carriage in high spirits.
Even though I only squinted for a short while, the feeling was different.
Compared to the time when I just woke up in the morning and couldn't open my eyes at all, it's much better now.
As soon as she got off the carriage, Shen Huazheng discovered that in addition to Shen Zhaonian and Shen Keting, Grand Tutor Zhou, Zhou Chengxuan, and Zhou Zeyan were also waiting for her outside.
Shen Huazheng felt warm in her heart: “Grandfather, uncle, cousin Yan.”
This was her first time attending a grand court meeting. Grand Tutor Zhou and others must have been waiting here because they were worried about her.
Master Zhou took a look at Shen Huazheng's outfit and stroked his beard with satisfaction.
"Zheng'er, don't be nervous for a while. Just follow the rules. Got it?"
Zhou Chengxuan and Zhou Zeyan both stood aside, looking at Shen Huazheng with a smile.
Shen Huazheng nodded: “Grandfather, I understand.”
After the officials finished their roll call, they all walked towards the palace.
When you meet someone you know, you naturally say hello and exchange a few words.
Shen Huazheng followed beside Grand Tutor Zhou, Shen Zhaonian and Shen Ke Ting, and was very conspicuous, which naturally attracted a lot of people's attention.
By the way, she was the first female official that the officials saw at the morning court.
Thinking of this, the officials couldn't help but feel emotional.
Shen Zhaonian is so lucky to have given birth to such an outstanding daughter.
Although these officials present had all been to Yipinlou and Food Street, not everyone had seen what Shen Huazheng looked like.
Now that I have the chance to meet her, I naturally want to take a good look at what this woman who can enter the court with men looks like.
Upon seeing this, all the ministers couldn't help but exclaim in their hearts: What a pretty girl!
Although everyone knew that Shen Zhaonian's children would be good-looking, they felt jealous when they thought about such a pretty girl being so outstanding.
Thinking about the fact that Shen Huazheng's brothers were also very outstanding, the ministers felt even more sad.
The Shen family’s ancestral tomb must be emitting smoke, otherwise how could they have such outstanding descendants.
Could it be that my ancestors did not make any effort, so I don't have outstanding younger generations like the Shen brothers and sisters? ?
No, I have to go back and find someone to take a look.
What if the place where our ancestors were buried was not chosen well?
This is very important as it affects the future of the entire family.
Matters concerning future generations are of top priority.
Everyone had a myriad of thoughts in their minds, but they greeted Shen Huazheng and the others calmly.
"Morning, Grand Tutor Zhou."
"Good morning, Master Zhou, good morning, Little Master Zhou."
"Morning, Master Shen, and good morning to the two Little Master Shens."
Chen Huazheng followed Grand Tutor Zhou and the others and greeted the officials with a smile, and then heard two smiling voices:
"Old Zhou, you're here quite early. I thought I would arrive earlier."
"See, I was right. I said Lao Zhou and the others would arrive earlier."
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Lord Jiang and Mo Zhishan walking over with smiles on their faces, with Jiang Cheng following behind them.
Elder Jiang walked up to them, smiling all the time: "What a coincidence, let's go in together."
Grand Tutor Zhou: "...Let's go."
I knew that these two people would come to stop them early.
Don't think he doesn't know what they are thinking. They probably want to find out if Zheng'er brought any delicious food to the grand court meeting.
Even though I'm already quite old, all I can think about is food.
I won’t feel ashamed to say it.
Several people walked together towards the meeting place in the palace and met many people they knew along the way.
For example, Mr. Huang, Mr. Xiao, etc.
After they greeted Shen Huazheng and the others, they subconsciously walked beside them.
Gradually, the team grew larger and larger.
From a distance, it looked like a group of people were marching forward with Shen Huazheng in a mighty procession.
They are all big guys.
Censor Li walked behind them, not saying a word along the way, with an inexplicable look on his face.
The imperial censors standing by looked at each other, but no one dared to speak.
They all knew that although Li Yushi could not win over Emperor Jingning and the officials in the court at that time, he was still dissatisfied with Shen Huazheng's entry into the court as an official.
Censor Li believed that it was against ancestral rules for women to serve as officials.
In his opinion, whether a woman goes out to do business in public or tries to do the same thing as a man, it is a manifestation of being restless and law-abiding.
It can be said that Chen Huazheng has all of these.
But it is such a person who can stand in the court with him today.
Censor Li would definitely feel uncomfortable.
One of the censors plucked up his courage and advised slowly, "Censor Li, the matter is done, let it go. Besides, he is just a minor official of the seventh rank, which is nothing."
They were all worried that Li Yushi would not be able to understand the situation and would rush up to scold Shen Huazheng at this time.
If that were the case, it would be like stirring up a hornet's nest.
Although the censors were somewhat stubborn, they also knew how to judge the situation.
At the morning court session that day, they realized that there was no way they could change His Majesty's mind.
Besides, the road is so wide, why do those officials have to follow the Shen and Zhou families?
It's not just to show your attitude.
If we bump into him now, wouldn't that be asking for trouble?
Censor Li: ...
Is he that stupid in their eyes?
Wasn't he ridiculed enough at the morning court session, and now he wanted to humiliate himself? ?
Humph, I'm too lazy to tell them.
I saw that Censor Li pursed his lips into a straight line, looking unhappy.
The other censors exchanged glances and silently moved away from Censor Li.
They have already advised and tried their best.
If Censor Li insists on hitting the wall, there's nothing we can do.
Alas, it is going to rain and my mother is going to get married.
Let him go~~
I would rather die than let my friends die, as long as I don't implicate them.
Today's grand court meeting was actually nothing big, but there were many things to discuss and explore.
Chen Huazheng stood outside the palace with the lower-ranking officials, paying attention to the movements inside the palace while quietly observing the officials around him.
Several officials around him lowered their heads slightly, as if they were listening carefully to the voices in the hall, looking like they were listening attentively.
Chen Huazheng also followed suit and lowered her head slightly, finding this to be a perfect position for taking a nap.
Not only can he distract himself quietly and catch up on some sleep, he can also avoid being discovered by the sharp-eyed eunuchs.
Wonderful, really wonderful!!
They are indeed old hands, they are really bold and steady.
Just when Shen Huazheng lowered her brows and was about to fall asleep.
Suddenly, a eunuch came out from the palace and called out in a low voice:
"Lord Shen."
Shen Huazheng was startled, thinking that she had been caught dozing off.
She looked up suddenly and found that it was her old acquaintance Li Fu.
Li Fu smiled and said, "Sir Shen, His Majesty has summoned you. Please follow me in."
Shen Huazheng reacted and immediately followed Li Fu into the inner hall.
She was so scared that she thought she had been caught slacking off.
It turned out that after Emperor Jingning discussed some matters with his courtiers, he suddenly thought of Shen Huazheng for some reason.
He summoned her to the inner hall to ask about the situation.
When he saw Shen Huazheng, he didn't say anything else, just asked a few simple questions.
For example, how did you feel about attending the court meeting on the first day? Did you meet your colleagues?
After Shen Huazheng answered all the questions one by one, she thought that Emperor Jingning would send her away.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Jingning nodded, waved his hand and asked her to stand aside, and then continued to discuss state affairs with other officials.
Shen Huazheng naturally did not dare to doze off like she did outside, but stood aside, listening carefully to the discussion between Emperor Jingning and the ministers.
After finally making it to the end and discussing various matters, nearly two hours had passed.
All officials withdrew from the court hall and, as usual, went to the corridor to enjoy the food bestowed by Emperor Jingning.
When eating in the corridor, although officials from the same department usually sit together, there is no mandatory requirement to do so.
The Shen family and the Zhou family naturally had to sit together.
There were also Jiang Ge Lao, Mo Zhishan and Jiang Cheng who joined in with a grin and a thick face.
It was the first time that Chen Huazheng saw the food in the corridor that her father and brother had complained about countless times - a piece of sesame cake and a bowl of meat soup for each person.
She took a sip of the meat soup and frowned slightly.
Shen Huazheng raised her head and exchanged glances with Shen Zhaonian and the others. No wonder they always complained...
Fortunately, they were not unprepared.
Hehehe~~~
Everyone was eating their own meals, and someone suddenly asked -
"Do you smell anything fragrant? It's like someone is eating something delicious."
The people next to him sniffed hard but didn't smell any special fragrance.
"Stop imagining and eat quickly."
Isn't it just sesame cake and meat soup? How can it smell so good?
The man looked around suspiciously again, it was strange, he clearly smelled it.
Is it an illusion? ?
Forget it, don’t think too much about it, just eat quickly.
If you don't finish the food in one go, it will be harder to swallow later.
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