Chapter 2349 Daughter's Red Wine
When Gu Qiqing passed by Zhu Chengxuan, their eyes met for a moment.
Zhu Chengxuan looked down at her.
Although it was winter, his gaze was as gentle as the spring breeze.
Just this one glance made Gu Qiqing's heart skip a beat. Although the wind blew a little cold snow foam across her face, her cheeks felt inexplicably hot, and she quickly lowered her head again.
Followed Gu Tingqiu into Chengqian Palace.
Looking at her back, Zhu Chengxuan still had a gentle smile on his face, and his eyes were even gentler, and he followed her in.
As soon as you enter Chengqian Palace, you will see that it is brightly lit.
In the center of the main hall, there is a large round table with some simple dishes on it, which are just cold dishes. Hot dishes and wine will naturally be served after everyone arrives.
Gu Tingqiu quickly counted the chairs around the round table.
My heart moved slightly.
He turned around and said to Zhu Chengxuan, "Your Highness Prince Wei, when will the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine arrive?"
Zhu Chengxuan's gaze was originally fixed on Gu Qiqing, but upon hearing his question, he immediately retracted his gaze and said politely, "Father is still in Wuying Palace. He seems to want to see someone. The Imperial Concubine has sent a message and will be here soon."
As he was speaking, footsteps were heard outside.
And there is the happy voice of Princess Shinpei.
"Miss! Miss!"
Turning around, he saw the Imperial Concubine, Princess Xinping, and several palace maids walking in. As soon as Princess Xinping saw Gu Qiqing, she immediately opened her arms in joy and ran over.
Gu Qiqing was afraid that she would fall, so he hurried down the stairs and squatted down to catch her.
The two hugged each other and smiled happily.
"Miss, I missed you so much!"
Gu Qiqing hugged her and said with a smile: "I miss Your Highness the Princess too."
Gu Tingqiu hurriedly led Gu Yiyou and the others out, and Gu Qiqing also hurriedly stood up and saluted Nan Yan: "Greetings, Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine."
Nan Yan smiled and raised her hand: "Everyone stand up."
Then, looking at Xinping hugging Gu Qiqing and refusing to let go, he smiled and said, "Finally, your little sister has arrived. I'm afraid you've been waiting for her for a long time."
As he spoke, he glanced at Zhu Chengxuan intentionally or unintentionally.
Zhu Chengxuan's eyes were fixed on Gu Qiqing. When he heard this, he blushed and lowered his head.
Xinping's eyes widened. "What does 'longing through the autumn waters' mean?"
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Go back and ask your master."
"oh."
Xinping has started to learn now. If she doesn't understand something, everyone will just give her a perfunctory answer and tell her to ask the teacher. But Liu Yueze has a hard time because in addition to the normal class content, he also has to answer so many strange questions from her every day. Everyone enjoys doing this.
Although Gu Tingqiu didn't like her joke, she was the imperial concubine after all, so she couldn't say anything.
He just covered his mouth and coughed twice.
Nan Yan looked at him with a smile and said, "Uncle, you must be cold after all this journey, right?"
"fine."
"The Emperor has sent someone to the palace. He's talking over there and will be here soon."
"No problem,"
Gu Tingqiu nodded and said seriously: "As a minister, it is our duty to wait for the emperor."
“…”
"I just don't know who the emperor is meeting at this late hour."
Nan Yan was about to say something when she heard footsteps outside, as if several people were walking towards her.
She looked up, smiled, and said, "They're coming."
Everyone looked up hurriedly, only to see Zhu Feng walking in from the gate of Chengqian Palace, and following behind him was General Xu Shifeng.
And Xu Xiaoxiao, the eldest daughter of the Xu family.
As soon as he saw them, Gu Tingqiu's expression changed.
However, out of courtesy as a subject, he immediately walked forward with his children and kowtowed to Zhu Feng, saying, "Your humble servant greets the emperor."
Zhu Feng immediately raised his hand and said with a smile, "Master Gu, we are no longer in the imperial court, so there is no need to be so polite. Get up quickly."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
When he stood up, Xu Shifeng came forward with a smile and greeted him.
The two often meet in the cabinet and are old acquaintances.
Gu Tingqiu smiled and said, "So the Emperor is discussing matters with the General."
Xu Shifeng smiled and said, "It's not a big deal. Originally, my brother should have gone to the palace, but he caught a cold today and can't move around. My sister-in-law has to take care of him and can't come with him. So, it's only me who brought my niece to the palace."
Gu Tingqiu turned his head and took a look.
When Xu Xiaoxiao saw him, she felt a little guilty.
He smiled and bowed: "Greetings, Uncle Gu."
Such a big incident happened before because she passed information between King Wei and Gu Qiqing. Because of that incident, Gu Tingqiu was somewhat unhappy with her, but as an elder, it was not good for her to show any emotion.
He just smiled and nodded.
Xu Shifeng said: "She was wrong about what happened before, I hope Master Gu will not take offense."
Gu Tingqiu simply said, "It's all in the past, there's no need to mention it anymore. After all, they're just children."
After everyone chatted for a while, Zhu Feng led everyone into Chengqian Palace. Naturally, he took Nan Yan to sit at the top. Everyone gave way to each other and took their seats one after another.
Gu Tingqiu sat next to Nan Yan, next to him was Gu Qiqing, and then came Gu Yiyou and Tong Sinian.
On the other side, sitting next to Zhu Feng was the King of Wei.
Next came Xu Shifeng and Xu Xiaoxiao.
Sitting down in this seating arrangement, the two families seemed more distinct, and Gu Tingqiu's mood became even heavier.
Zhu Feng, however, had a gentle expression on his face. He simply said to everyone, "Today's gathering is a family dinner. There's no need to distinguish between the ruler and the ministers. Everyone should just have fun and enjoy themselves."
After saying that, he said to Zhu Chengxuan, "Let someone serve the food."
"yes."
Zhu Chengxuan immediately stood up and waved to the palace maid Yun Jian who was standing at the door. After a while, people from the imperial kitchen brought in steaming hot food and wine.
The dishes are naturally exquisite and delicious.
Even the wine was warmed up in advance. When it was served, the aroma of the wine was everywhere. Before they even drank it, everyone was almost intoxicated by the rich aroma of the wine.
Xu Shifeng took a whiff and said, "Twenty years of fine daughter's red wine."
Zhu Feng smiled and said, "Not bad."
“…”
"Do you know why this wine is called Daughter's Red?"
Everyone looked at each other.
Although everyone knew it, the emperor didn't really want anyone to answer, so no one spoke.
Zhu Feng smiled and said, "This daughter's red wine originally came from Shaoxing. When a family in Shaoxing had a daughter, they would take a jar of freshly brewed fine wine and bury it in the ground. When their daughter got married, they would take it out and entertain the guests. That's why it got the name 'daughter's red wine'."
After saying that, he raised the wine glass in his hand and looked at Gu Tingqiu with a smile.
"Lord Gu, how about marrying your daughter to my son and becoming in-laws?"
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