Not everyone may have a lot, but they always carry twenty or thirty taels with them.

He didn't ask Xue Baochai to pay more. Each person paid ten taels of silver, and soon they had collected a hundred taels of silver to prepare the banquet.

A banquet costs about fifty taels per table, and there are about twenty dishes. Even if there is wine, it will be at most seventy or eighty taels.

The remaining servants had twenty taels of silver, which was enough for them to eat well.

Of course, the food we eat cannot be the dishes from Yunzhulou.

About five minutes after Li Xiuzhu and Lin Daiyu came in, the other women also came in. In addition to the three familiar people and Xue Baochai, there were five other women, including Li Xiuzhu and Lin Daiyu, a total of 11 people.

Fortunately, the table is not small, just not as big as those in later generations, but it is still possible for people to squeeze in.

The food obviously wouldn't arrive so early, and it would take at least an hour to wait, so the girls gathered around Li Xiuzhu and started chatting.

Chu Xiaoran spoke first: "Your Majesty, I haven't seen Miao Jin recently, have you seen her?"

Because Xu Miaojin got married suddenly and was a concubine, the Prince's Mansion did not hold a wedding banquet.

Also because the prince died early, her younger sisters didn't know that she had entered the palace.

Just as Li Xiuzhu was about to speak, a foot suddenly stretched out from under the table.

Because of the table blocking the view and the fact that he could only see the calf, which was sideways, Li Xiuzhu was unable to immediately tell who it belonged to.

At this moment, Chu Xiaoran blinked, and Li Xiuzhu immediately understood.

Wow, that’s quite bold.

Li Xiuzhu didn't hesitate and started touching it.

Today, I achieved freedom for my feet.

Of course he did not forget to answer Chu Xiaoran.

"Ms. Miaojin entered the palace because the former crown prince proposed marriage, and she ended up entering the East Palace."

"Then just as we were about to move to the palace, the prince disappeared."

At this moment, Chu Xiaoran and others were stunned, and then Chu Xiaoran stood up subconsciously, but because her feet were in Li Xiuzhu's hands, she screamed in surprise.

"Ah~ my legs!"

Li Xiuzhu also felt Chu Xiaoran's strength and quickly asked, "How is it? Are you okay?"

As he said that, Li Xiuzhu let go of Chu Xiaoran's feet.

However, Chu Xiaoran did not rush to retract her foot, but said with a bitter face: "I was a little excited when I heard the news. I sprained it, but it's not a big deal."

"I didn't expect Sister Miaojin to enter the palace, ah!"

Following this sigh, the faces of the others also turned unhappy. The little sisters who played together became widows.

If it weren't for the fact that Your Majesty and the late emperor died next to each other, I'm afraid they would have been buried together.

"Sister Miaojin is so unlucky. She has encountered such a thing at such a young age."

Li Xiuzhu didn't say much after hearing this, but just smiled. After all, they didn't know the situation.

"I don't know if Sister Miaojin can come out."

"Once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea. I think it's difficult."

As they spoke, several people looked at Li Xiuzhu and suddenly realized that Li Biyao, Su Chengcheng and the others had never come out.

Are there so many rules in the prince's house? "Don't look at me, I never restrict them."

Upon hearing this, the girls looked at each other, obviously not believing what Li Xiuzhu said.

Apart from poetry gatherings and temple fairs, are there any other fun places? If there are none, then freedom must be restricted.

But this is what most women are like after they get married, so even though they don’t believe it, no one says anything.

However, there were two women who believed it. Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai were extremely envious when they found out that Li Xiuzhu's family was in such a mess.

Although the poem is somewhat interesting, it is also a bit boring. Can it be said to be bad?

Moreover, Gobang originated from the royal palace, so there must be other interesting things.

Just thinking about it, they want to live that kind of life.

With the next breath, Chu Xiaoran put down her feet and then patted He Yuhua beside her.

He Yuhua was stunned, then her face turned red and she didn't dare to look at Li Xiuzhu again.

Just when Li Xiuzhu was wondering what the two were doing, another leg appeared on his leg.

Seeing that He Yuhua didn't dare to look at people, Li Xiuzhu understood.

It turned out that they came one by one. It seemed that Zhao Yuwan would be the next one. She happened to be sitting next to He Yuhua.

Next, everyone started chatting. Time passed quickly during the chat. At this time, Ying'er and the others came over quickly with food boxes.

"Ladies, please make way. Let the servants serve the dishes."

Hearing this, Li Xiuzhu also loosened his grip on his feet.

He now holds Lin Daiyu in his hand.

Each person has a cup of tea, and now it is almost an hour, so it is Lin Daiyu who has collected the money.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Everyone stood up and looked at each other, seeming to understand each other.

The meal was very sumptuous, with twenty dishes and three soups.

After placing the dishes on the table, Ying'er said, "My Lord, ladies, there is no room on the table. We still have three soups."

"My Lord and my Lady, let me serve you whatever you want to drink."

"The three soups are West Lake beef soup, bamboo fungus pork ribs soup, and tea tree mushroom and old duck soup."

After listening to Ying'er, Lin Daiyu looked at Li Xiuzhu and asked, "What kind of soup would you like to drink, Your Majesty? I'll serve it for you."

"Let's have the bamboo fungus and pork ribs soup. You can try it. Bamboo fungus soup can bring out the deliciousness of the food itself."

Lin Daiyu took the small bowl, stood up and walked towards the soup basin.

Although she didn't have much pocket money, she had her own private stash, so she could afford to eat whatever she wanted.

In addition, Xue Baochai often entertained guests, so she was familiar with the two soups.

Bamboo fungus is very rare, so Lin Daiyu has never drunk it and doesn't know what it is.

But it’s simple. You know two of the three, and the one you don’t know is naturally the one you are looking for.

She scooped a bowl of pork rib soup and brought it to Li Xiuzhu. Before she could scoop for herself, she heard the sisters beside her speaking one after another.

"Caiyun, since the prince recommends it so highly, please serve a bowl of bamboo fungus and pork ribs soup to the young lady as well."

"I want one too."

"And me."

This... Lin Daiyu paused and suddenly felt a little aggrieved.

I haven’t served it yet.

Lin Daiyu paused and hurried to Li Xiuzhu's side to put down the pork rib soup. Without waiting for Li Xiuzhu to speak, she turned around and grabbed the soup.

However, she was still a step too late. Not to mention the pork ribs soup, even the pork ribs and bamboo fungus ingredients were gone.

As a last resort, she could only scoop a bowl of tea tree mushroom and old duck soup.

Although the beef was good, she didn't really like the West Lake beef soup as it was a bit thick.

Lin Daiyu, with a pursed mouth, just sat down next to Li Xiuzhu, and saw Li Xiuzhu grab the pork rib soup and exchange it with hers.

"Hmm? Your Majesty, what's this?"

Li Xiuzhu smiled.

"I just saw you rushing to get some, you must want to drink it. I saw that what you brought back was old duck soup, so it must be out of stock."

"Anyway, all the dishes at Yunzhulou come from me, so I must drink from them often."

"I'll give you this bowl... I'm drinking old duck soup. I just happen to be feeling a little hot recently."

(End of this chapter)