Chapter 1158 Let's Feed the Queen Together
The banquet where the Empress will entertain the ladies of honor in the capital will take several days, and the Dragon Boat Festival banquet is still a month away.
Su Chang'an was not as idle as imagined these days, so he basically never left the palace. He was busy weaving Dragon Boat Festival bracelets in Lingqi Pavilion, and working on the patterns of Dragon Boat Festival purses with the embroiderers in the Shangyi Bureau.
However, the style of the bracelet has not been decided yet. The main thing is that both the bracelet style and the purse embroidery pattern must be particular and cannot be sloppy, so a lot of consideration is required.
Although the simple Dragon Boat Festival gifts were similar to those in previous years, gifts were also sent to the families of frontier generals who were unable to come to Beijing from other places and the families of the imperial scholars.
Originally, according to Su Changan's idea, both the bracelet and the purse should be simple and elegant.
But Aunt Sun said that if all the gifts were the same, it would easily make the high-ranking ladies worry too much, and would also make those of lower ranks become arrogant, so this should not be done.
Moreover, the families of several former scholars in the palace were originally from farmers, so they had to be more cautious. If they suddenly received gifts from the empress, even if they did not change their minds, there would be troubles among the people around them.
Su Changan didn't think too much about it, but he felt it made sense, so he thought of making many styles.
And today, Su Changan was still holding a pen, drawing on paper. Beside him were various colored threads, made of different materials, which were also sent from the Clothing Bureau.
In the courtyard, Wu Daming was practicing boxing today in the central courtyard of Lingqi Pavilion, where Su Changan used to practice sword skills with sweat.
After all, as a master, I can't just abandon my apprentice and not care about him.
So Su Changan asked Wu Daming to come to Lingqi Pavilion in the palace every day.
Originally, they wanted Wu Daming to live in the palace, but Daming refused to agree.
She would rather run back and forth like this, and Su Changan had no choice but to follow her.
However, Su Changan promised Wu Daming that if they sparred for two hours, he would cook a big meal for her himself, so the little girl worked extra hard.
Just today
Wu Daming, who was originally practicing boxing, stood in the middle yard, blinking and looking at the front yard.
Lu Cai, who was originally taking care of flowers and plants in the flower garden, was also looking at the front yard with a puzzled look on his face.
Even Xunxia, Linghua and others, as well as Kuyue and Maomao, were looking at the front yard with strange expressions.
"Why do so many people send it?" Ku Yue stood beside Maomao and muttered softly.
The cat shook its head, also with a curious look on its face.
The little black cat at the cat's feet also blinked and sat up to look.
In the front yard, Shang Gong Sun looked at Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang and said, "Your Majesty, Madam, these are some food sent by Madam Zhou from the Zhou Mansion. They are the same as the food sent to the palace by those mansions before. They are also specially sent to the palace for Your Majesty and Madam to use."
Su Changan looked at Sun Shanggong, then at the food box, and then turned his gaze to the other side where there were five or six food boxes. "Wife, what's wrong with everyone? Why are so many people bringing food in?"
Xia Fengxiang was holding the memorial in his hand, also confused. After hearing what Su Changan said, he turned his head and looked at Su Changan, "Did you do something again?"
Su Changan said: "I have been busy with these things all day these days. I even dug the pits late at night. What else can I do?"
Xia Fengxiang rolled his eyes at Su Changan and said, "There are so many people here, and you still have the nerve to say that."
That day, Su Changan suddenly said to her, "Wife, I wonder if I took the wrong road that night and didn't go to the Imperial Garden. Otherwise, how could I not find it when the Imperial Garden was in such a mess?"
Xia Fengxiang ignored him.
Then every night, Su Changan would take a shovel and go out late at night.
Xia Fengxiang sat in the hall waiting for him to come back. If he wanted to dig, go ahead. What else could he do? He couldn't break his legs when he met a man like him.
However, Xia Fengxiang frowned slightly. If Su Changan did nothing, then why would the ladies in the mansion send food in?
According to Daxia rules, court officials were not allowed to send money or property to the harem, otherwise it would be considered as accepting bribes, even if it was a gift to the empress.
This has been a rule since the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty.
It was also to prevent officials in the court from currying favor with him and sending luxurious items into the palace.
But if it is ordinary food, it can be sent, but it is rarely sent. After all, how can ordinary things be sent into the palace unless there is a special reason.
On Su Chang'an's side, people often brought food in, but only Su Liu would cook some food herself and then let people in. There was basically no one else.
But today, this is the sixth one.
Not counting the ones brought in by Wu Daming and made by Su Liushi, the others include those from Cui Mansion, Li Mansion, Gao Mansion, Zhao Mansion, and now Zhou Mansion.
It was as if they had discussed it as a whole, and they were all feeding Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang, as if the two of them had no food to eat.
Xia Fengxiang watched Aunt Sun open the lunch box.
The cat also came over by itself, sniffed the food and swallowed its saliva. Since it dared to send the food to the palace, it must be very confident in its cooking skills. The aroma of the food was refreshing.
Seeing the cat shaking its head, which meant the food was safe, Aunt Sun took the food out like other food.
Su Changan wondered, "Are there any rumors outside about what happened to me? Or am I going to die again?"
When Xia Fengxiang heard that Su Changan was hit, he said everything.
Aunt Sun looked at Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang and said, "I have asked people to inquire about it. If there is any, it should have come out today. A few days ago, the people on the street were just talking about the old Taoist priest, the old swordsman, and Yunxiao sparring outside the city. As for the queen, it's still the same things discussed in Shuya Tower. And I don't know when it started that there were some disobedient words like "It would be better if the queen was a man."
This last piece of news has been around before, but it’s becoming more and more common now.
Although some officials advised that the case should be investigated and the suspects should be arrested.
But Xia Fengxiang said that the Queen said, "It is more difficult to guard against the people's mouths than to guard against rivers. If a river is blocked and bursts, many people will be injured."
So I just let people say this outside.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Minister of Revenue Zhang Gu and the Vice Minister of Works Tian Gui request to see you." Feng Chun reported respectfully outside the courtyard at this time.
After saying that, Feng Chun looked up at Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang: "And Duke Qi's Mansion also sent a food box."
Xia Fengxiang frowned and asked Feng Chun to bring people in.
And Sun Shang Gong turned around and followed Feng Chun, of course she was going to get the lunch box.
Su Changan held the thread and needle in his hand, looked at the food on the table, and whispered: "They must know that you are pregnant, so they sent some good food in for you to eat."
After saying this, Su Changan looked at Xia Fengxiang: "I said I would be exposed myself. There are still people watching me."
Before Su Changan finished speaking, Xia Fengxiang gently tapped Su Changan's forehead and said, "It's impossible to think about it. Look at your current condition. You can't even tell that your brain is not normal, let alone a normal brain. And you didn't see it was sent here. It's obviously for you to eat."
Su Changan frowned, unconvinced, "What's wrong with me now!"
Xia Fengxiang was too lazy to pay attention and just glanced at Su Changan.
Su Chang'an was leaning on the embroidered cushion, her jet-black hair still untied, hanging casually on her shoulders and sliding down her chest, her eyes sparkling, her slender fingers holding a silver needle, and the other hand holding colorful silk threads, her skirt spread out like a lotus on the table.
man
Oh!
And she said he was her man!
However, after thinking for a while, Xia Fengxiang looked at Su Changan and said, "Did Xun Kuang talk nonsense outside? Didn't he find Li Jiulang, and then Li Jiulang found Su Liheng, and that's why the money was sent in?"
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PS: Today's update has fewer words, I will make up for it later. The main reason is that I don't know why I have been very sleepy these two days, so sleepy and confused.
(End of this chapter)
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