Chapter 120 Delivering Meals
At noon, Su Qiyang put away the memorials, stood up and prepared to go out to the dining room for lunch. His Majesty did not let him go with him today.
Passing Rong Jinchen's office, he thought for a moment and said, "Would His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan like to come along?" He was his son-in-law after all. Rong Jinchen looked up and saw Su Qiyang. He whispered, "Well, I'll obey my father-in-law." Su Qiyang couldn't help but hold his forehead with his hands. Of all the princes, only His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan would call him "Father-in-law." Everyone else just called him "Sir."
The father-in-law and son-in-law were on their way to have tea at the Guanglu Temple when they met a colleague on the way.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince of Yan. Where are you and the Prime Minister going to have dinner?" The man in the crimson official robe bowed and said with a smile.
Su Qiyang smiled faintly, "Let's have the tea from Guanglu Temple." The gentleman's smile froze, his beard trembled, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching for a moment.
The tea and soup (tea and soup means food) at Guanglu Temple was extremely unpalatable.
Officials who had a little extra money would rather go out of the palace and dine at restaurants in the capital than drink tea from the Guanglu Temple.
At this time, the father-in-law and son-in-law were about to walk towards the dining room when a graceful and beautiful woman came towards them. Rong Jinchen raised his eyes inadvertently and saw Su Zhenzhen sheltering from the sun under an oil-paper umbrella.
Before his brain could react, he strode up to her, reached out and held her small hand, his tone full of surprise, "Qingqing, why are you here?" His eyes scanned her closely.
Su Zhenzhen smiled coquettishly, "I was worried that you hadn't eaten, so I came to keep you company~" She stretched out her hand and shook his arm. Rong Jinchen felt as if he was about to lose his soul. He was so surprised that he didn't know what to say, and only whispered "Yeah" in a low voice.
She looked at the tall man with a face full of emotion and slightly warm eyes, feeling a little proud in her heart. "See that I am not taking advantage of you," she said softly, looking up at him with her head softly. "But let me make a promise in advance, I won't go to the palace every day. Today is the first day of court after Chenchen's marriage, so I specially accompany you. From now on, I will send someone to bring you lunch." She blinked again, "Okay?"
Officials of this dynasty report for duty at the beginning of Sishi (5:00 a.m.) and leave for duty at the beginning of Shenshi (3:00 p.m.), with an hour's lunch break in between.
Rong Jinchen's eyes were extremely gentle, and he gazed at her tenderly, "Qingqing is so good to me." She was the most coquettish and lazy person, yet she was willing to come to the palace to have meals with him.
Rong Jinchen would never think that Qingqing only came once to please him. He was very satisfied that she was so delicate and cared about his daily life.
Thinking that since they got married, Qingqing had taken care of his food, clothing, housing and transportation, even if she had only selected it personally or asked about it, Rong Jinchen was extremely happy.
If you really want to win a woman's heart, you have to boil a frog in warm water and treat her well consistently, let her see your sincerity, and at the same time pay attention to maintaining your appearance and figure.
"Zhenzhen, where is daddy?" Su Qiyang's voice was a little sour. He had been standing here for a long time, and these two people seemed to have endless things to say and ignored him.
Su Zhenzhen didn't feel guilty at all. She smiled sweetly and said, "Dad, I also took the portion for you and my elder and second brothers." As for the portion for my father, I had someone give it to him as well.
Listening to Su Zhenzhen's words, Su Qiyang was reluctantly satisfied and said, "At least my love for you is not in vain. You are not the kind of heartless little thing who forgets her father after having a husband." He gestured to the servants to bring their share and said with a smile, "Daddy will not disturb you anymore."
He went to have dinner with his two sons.
Su Zhenzhen saw her father leave and squeezed the man's calloused hand again. "Chenchen, shall we go too?" She felt a little hungry. He immediately said, "Okay." His voice was very soft.
So much so that the officials were a little surprised when they showed up in the dining hall (the main cafeteria).
Why is Princess Consort Yan here too?
Rong Jinchen took Su Zhenzhen into the private room in the dining room.
Baizhi and the others brought out the meal from the lacquer box carved with intertwined huanghuali branches, and then went downstairs to eat.
Steamed hilsa, crab stuffed with orange, stewed ham elbow, pheasant soup, stewed lamb, steamed duck with rice wine, and two kinds of seasonal vegetables and fruit snacks.
The portion was not large, and was served in small white porcelain plates according to the appetite of the two of them. It was delicious and tasty.
Su Zhenzhen specially brought out Rong Jinchen's bird's nest, which was still warm, and said with a smile: "Chenchen, this is your bird's nest." He was too busy in the morning and had no time to drink it.
A hint of smile flashed across his eyes, and he said softly, "Okay." He looked at her with burning eyes, reached out to take it, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips.
Su Zhenzhen turned her face away and pursed her lips. She had to remain calm and not fall for the man's beauty trap! What if, looking at the man's handsome face, she couldn't help but ask him to have lunch with her every day, something she couldn't do?
After a while, she ate her lunch calmly under the man's burning gaze.
The thing the palace has no shortage of is gossip.
So before Su Zhenzhen returned to Prince Yan's Mansion, her actions today had spread throughout the six ministries and the harem.
Su Qiyang, Su Jun and Su Yu, father and son, were in high spirits and felt very happy facing a group of colleagues who were eating lemons.
Who makes their daughter/sister so caring?
However, from Su Zhenzhen's subsequent action of delivering lunch to them, some officials noticed something and secretly took some food with them to heat up at noon.
There's no way around it, the tea at Guanglu Temple is really, really, really bad!
Moreover, if I don’t finish my work and go out for lunch at noon, I won’t be able to take a lunch break.
Princess Yan is simply a genius!
Why hadn't they thought of it before?
As for the opinions of the Guanglu Temple, the Guanglu Temple did not dare to have any opinions.
Rong Yue was happy to see this. Officials' work efficiency had increased, and as the boss, he would only be happier.
Su Zhenzhen felt like a fish in water when Rong Jinchen was on duty in court. She ate, drank, read storybooks, chatted with her bestie, and went shopping during the day, and at night she had a peerless handsome man to sleep with her.
As for entering the palace, she only needed to go there occasionally to have meals with her father and Rong Jinchen, and no one in the harem could control her.
The Crown Princess was too busy dealing with the affairs of the Eastern Palace and the Harem, so Su Zhenzhen didn't bother her.
She didn't need to please the other sisters-in-law and the princess.
Life was going so smoothly that Su Zhenzhen suddenly felt that she shouldn't continue to be so indifferent.
After seven days, Rong Jinchen had his ten-day rest day. He woke up naturally while holding Su Zhenzhen in his arms.
Rong Jinchen felt that since he had been with Qingqing, he had also learned to slack off and steal a few days of leisure.
He lowered his eyes and gently kissed the girl's soft and slightly swollen lips. His big hands held her waist tightly. Su Zhenzhen was woken up by a kiss after a long time. Her eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and she was about to get angry with her lips pouting. However, her ears moved, and she felt the man's rapid breathing on her neck spraying on her snow-white skin. She couldn't help but shrink her slender waist that was imprisoned by the man.
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