But it's fine, I've tried it anyway.
The fox cub licked its lips, savoring the taste of the jade dew ball.
So delicious you'll want to cross your legs!
Shen Yuchen wanted to give the fox cub another one because it looked so cute, but Shen Yulou grabbed it with his chopsticks just as she reached out.
“He just finished drinking milk. Babies don’t know when they’re full. Eating too much will make their tummy uncomfortable.” Shen Yulou pushed Shen Yuchen’s chopsticks back.
"Alright, alright..." Shen Yuchen had no choice but to give up and went to enjoy the delicious breakfast specially prepared for the emperor by the imperial kitchen.
After finishing her breakfast, Shen Yuchen obediently returned to her palace to wait for her tutor to teach her manners.
Shen Yulou then took the little fox to the Imperial Garden to digest his food.
Shen Yulou was holding the fox cub and admiring the peonies in full bloom on the tree. She casually asked a palace maid to pick a flower and put it on the little fox.
The fox cub, who liked the flowers, swished its tail, indicating that it wanted to wear flowers on its tail too.
Unexpectedly, another group of people entered the Imperial Garden at that moment, and the two groups bumped into each other.
"Young Master Shen..." The elegant lady at the head of the group bowed slightly, and Shen Yulou returned the bow out of politeness.
The woman before me was graceful and charming, with delicate eyebrows and a few beautiful gold and jade bracelets jingling and tinkling on her plump, fair wrists. Her almond-shaped nails, stained red with vibrant balsam juice, were quite eye-catching.
The slender hair ornaments sway gently with every movement, perfectly embodying the figure of a well-bred woman.
"You are...the Duchess of Anguo?" Shen Yulou frowned, pondered for a long time, and finally found this noblewoman in his memory.
This year's martial arts champion, An Youping, is the youngest legitimate son of the Duke of Anguo's family.
"It is indeed your wife," said the Duchess of Anguo with a smile.
"Today I went to the palace to prepare for the sacrificial ceremony for the Ghost Festival on the fifteenth of May, and unexpectedly I ran into Young Master Shen. It's fate."
The noblewoman revealed the reason for her entry into the palace, which could be considered as giving Shen Yulou an explanation.
Chi Yuan's birth mother, Empress Dowager Gu, passed away early. Now, Chi Chang and Chi Wangshu's birth mother, Empress Dowager An, are sisters-in-law with the Duchess of Anguo.
The Duke of Anguo's family was considered a very famous member of the imperial family.
Since Chi Chang and Chi Wangshu went out to guard the border, Empress Dowager An may have felt that it was a bit awkward for her and Chi Yuan to stay in the palace alone.
He then offered to stay at Wanfo Temple, the largest temple in Beijing, to pray for his children.
Since Wanfo Temple was not far from the Imperial Palace, Chi Yuan agreed.
Empress Dowager An only returned to the palace each year for major ceremonies or when her two children were on leave from returning to the capital.
He spends the rest of his time in the temple, devoted to worshipping Buddha.
It is now early May, and in another week, on Friday the fifteenth, will be the grand Zhongyuan Festival sacrificial ceremony of the Qi Dynasty.
The Qi Dynasty is different from other worlds; they don't shy away from things like death and spirits.
Although they are also afraid of evil spirits, they will do their best to give the deceased the utmost respect and financial support, and at the same time pray for the blessings of their ancestors.
He hoped that his descendants would treat him well after his death.
Therefore, the annual Zhongyuan Festival sacrificial activities in the Qi Dynasty were very grand. Ordinary people would travel over mountains and valleys to worship their ancestors, and wealthier families would also hold a grand sacrificial ceremony for their ancestors.
Not to mention the royal palace, where every year at this time, members of the royal family would collectively leave the palace to go to the royal mausoleum for a week-long ancestral worship ceremony, where they would pay homage to all their ancestors and hold a super-large-scale sacrificial ceremony.
A group of monks from temples and Taoist priests from Taoist temples will accompany them to perform more rituals and burn more paper money for their ancestors.
The preparations for these sacrificial ceremonies are usually made by the women of a family.
Since Chi Yuan did not have an empress, Empress Dowager An had to personally take charge of the preparations, but even she was sometimes too busy to manage everything.
They would often bring their family members to the palace to work together.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
