Chapter 1105: Ceremony of Zhou Gong
Zhu Feng played with his daughter for a while in Furongju, and dinner was delivered from the kitchen on time.
But I didn't expect the emperor to be here.
Everyone didn't know what to say for a moment, especially after counting the dishes and chopsticks on the table. Zhu Feng frowned slightly. Seeing him like this, Nan Yan hurriedly said softly, "Your Majesty, please don't misunderstand."
"Um?"
"Little Monk Mingxin has been eating at my place these past two days."
According to etiquette, Mingxin was not allowed to sit at the imperial concubine's table, but he was her daughter's savior after all, and he was so young, so Nan Yan didn't mind him. It was lively and cheerful for several people to eat at the same table, which made her very happy.
But the Emperor is here, so—
Zhu Feng was quiet for a moment, then turned around to look at Ming Xin, who had been standing cautiously beside him, so well-behaved that she didn't even dare to breathe, and said, "Sit on it."
"I dare not."
"How dare you disobey my words?"
"No, I don't dare."
"Then why don't you sit on it?"
"……yes."
Mingxin could only walk over, pull out the stool, and climb up himself.
Xinping, who was standing by, had been hungry for a long time, and now she skillfully reached out to Ran Xiaoyu. Ran Xiaoyu then carried her to her own seat.
Then, Zhu Feng also sat down.
After sitting down, he looked up at Nan Yan and said, "Sit down."
"……yes."
Nan Yan sat down next to him obediently.
The atmosphere was eerie and scary.
After all, Mingxin was not from the palace, so he might not be very clear about the palace rules. You know, ordinary people were not allowed to sit at the same table with the emperor, let alone Zhu Feng letting him sit down before him.
Zhu Feng took a look at the food on the table and said, "Add another set of bowls and chopsticks."
The people from the imperial kitchen hurried downstairs.
After a while, Zhu Feng's bowl and chopsticks were brought in.
Zhu Feng said, "Eat."
As soon as the words fell, Xinping immediately opened his mouth and said to Ran Xiaoyu beside him: "Again!"
Zhu Feng was stunned for a moment: "What did she say?"
Nan Yan only whispered, "It's 'meat'. She hasn't been able to pronounce this word correctly yet."
Sure enough, when she saw Ran Xiaoyu pick up a piece of soft and tender meat and put it into her mouth, Xiao Xinping happily ate it with relish, looking very satisfied.
Looking at her like this, I can already taste the delicious food in my mouth even before I eat it.
Zhu Feng's eyes became softer, and the corners of his mouth even curled up a little. However, when he turned his head to look at the other side of the round table, he saw Ming Xin with a small bald head, with only a bowl of bland vegetables and tofu in front of him.
Although the table was full of delicious dishes, the child ate very obediently without even looking at the meat.
Nan Yan felt his gaze and glanced at Ming Xin, then said softly, "He is a monk, so I specially asked the kitchen to prepare vegetarian dishes for him."
Zhu Feng was silent for a moment, but then he said to Ming Xin, "You're still growing, how can you only eat these?"
Mingxin held the bowl in his hands, his eyes widened in fear: "But, I am a monk."
“…”
Zhu Feng thought about it, turned around and gave a few instructions to the people behind him. After a while, a bowl of tender egg custard with a little sesame oil on it was brought from the imperial kitchen and placed in front of Mingxin.
Zhu Feng said, "Unopened eggs are considered vegetarian, so eat them."
Mingxin was still a little confused, but he remembered that the senior monks in the temple had said that eggs were indeed not considered meat. It was just that the monks in the temple were poor and had no money to buy eggs for him. Even if he was greedy, he would not ask for them.
So he said softly: "Thank you, thank you, Your Majesty."
After saying that, he took the bowl and took a spoonful. The delicious taste made his eyes light up.
Zhu Feng couldn't help but smile.
Nan Yan sat aside, looking at the almost loving smile on his face, and her heart was also warm. Look at this table, there is Zhu Feng, Xiao Xiaoping, and a little boy.
It not only reminded her of the child she lost here a year ago.
If I could have saved the child at that time, would we have had both a son and a daughter and enjoyed the happiness of family life?
Thinking of this, my heart aches.
But, God was still very kind to her. Although so many things happened this year, Zhu Feng had forgotten all about the past, she was kidnapped by Prince Ning, and her daughter almost fell into their hands, but after the storm, they could still sit together and have a meal.
Isn’t this happiness?
Thinking of this, she picked up a piece of meat and gently placed it in Zhu Feng's bowl.
Zhu Feng turned to look at her.
Nan Yan said softly, "Your Majesty, eat too."
The two of them looked at each other. Although no words were spoken, it seemed as if they had tasted everything at that moment. Zhu Feng nodded gently: "Yeah."
The meal ended quietly but sweetly.
After a while, the sky became darker, and Ran Xiaoyu took Mingxin and Xiaoxinping to rest.
The two people in the room suddenly became uneasy again.
Especially Nanyan.
She took a careful look and saw Zhu Feng still sitting on the couch. He showed no intention of leaving at this time. Was he going to stay here tonight?
But--
Is this really okay?
The two of them had been married for a long time, so this kind of thing was normal for her. But what about Zhu Feng? He had completely forgotten everything in the past, and even before that, he didn't even remember that she was his concubine. Even now, if he knew, it was just a knowing.
That kind of feeling will not automatically come back just because you know it.
And to perform the Zhougong ritual with a woman who has no feelings for him, such a thing...
Nan Yan's heart was in a mess.
After a while, I felt that I was asking for trouble. If he really wanted it, I had no right to refuse it.
But there is always an indescribable feeling in my heart.
At this moment, Zhu Feng's voice suddenly rang in his ears: "What are you thinking about?"
"I was thinking about you tonight—"
Before he could finish his words, he suddenly came to his senses and said what he was thinking. Nan Yan immediately bit her tongue and looked up nervously, only to see Zhu Feng had already walked in front of her.
The tall figure cast a thick shadow on himself.
It was as if the whole person was covered by him.
Those eyes sparkled in the dim light.
He asked, "Tonight, what?"
"Tonight—"
Nan Yan's face couldn't help but feel hot, and she didn't even dare to meet his gaze, and subconsciously lowered her head.
But when Zhu Feng looked at her, he couldn't help but reach out and pinch her chin.
"What are you afraid of?"
"without--"
"I'm not afraid, why don't you dare look at me?"
"No, no."
She bit her tongue as she said this, but she still didn't dare to look at him.
She only felt him leaning down, getting closer and closer to her, and even the breath filled with his scent blew on her face.
It made her cheeks even hotter.
Nan Yan's hands involuntarily moved under her body, grabbing the corner of her clothes.
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