MTL - My Stepmother is Soft and Charming-Chapter 563 Queen Mother's Banquet
"He actually planned it. The general originally thought that he could recruit two thousand people to make up for one or two."
“Don’t think so much, just be grateful to God for five hundred.”
Hearing this, Ni Yang looked at Xing Zhao and the soldiers drinking and laughing again, but he was no longer in the mood to watch the excitement just now.
The glass of wine brought with him some thoughts of homesickness. It was also a day when he could not spend the reunion at home. Even though he knew that his wife would not wrong him or the children, he always felt two more worries in his heart.
It has been half a year since I left this time. In the past, I could still know the approximate return date, but now, although it is said to be one year, who knows what the emperor will be waiting for him after one year, so he raised his head and drank. And after that, Gu Shaoyu, who put down the bowl of wine, was one year older than before, and his eyes were firmer than before.
The winter snow started to show signs of melting on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, and today Du Jingyi was taking his four children to the palace to attend the palace banquet, so he also prepared carefully early in the morning.
Now that Gu Shaoyu and Mrs. Guo are not here, no one is protecting her, so she must be strong to protect the children.
With this idea in mind, today Du Jingyi did not dress himself up to be bright and young, but deliberately chose a blue earth-colored round neck and double-breasted dress with an embroidered basket pattern on the upper body, and the outer cover was of the same color with rabbit fur. Chuzi, warm and generous.
It’s just that with this dress, she looked like a woman in her early thirties. She was much more dignified than before. Cherry looked at it and said with a smile.
“Madam, you have chosen these clothes well. Now you look noble but not too gorgeous. She is worthy of the style of a first-class duchess.”
Du Jingyi sighed.
"If I had a choice, I would rather go out with my mother and sister to catch the temple fair, go to the market, etc. In the past, I was either accompanied by the general or Grandma Guo, so I would be more confident. Today, I will go. I'm the only one holding it, so don't tell me you're really nervous."
"Don't be afraid, madam. Aren't the countess, the chambermaid's wife, the eldest lady, and the eighth lady all going to go? Besides, those ladies are still on good terms with our general's mansion on weekdays. They naturally don't feel nervous when they sit together and talk. ”
This is the biggest problem that the Du family are just merchants, not nobles.
All her glory today comes more from her husband and the general's mansion, so this relationship makes her feel that she is not very close or intimate with those ladies.
Except for the sister-in-law and the eighth sister, the other people smiling at you today may be because you have this status here, but if the family loses power tomorrow, they may not even be able to get through the door of the other party's house, so Du Jingyi is very sober.
"The Queen Mother will go south to Jinling to stay at the palace after the New Year. Mr. Xing will also take over the post of Prime Minister directly after the New Year. The Earl's Mansion has sent news a few days ago, so let's take a look at today's palace banquet. There are many exciting things."
Cherry didn't understand this, so she didn't say too much. She helped Du Jingyi dress up, combed her hair, put on makeup, and then sat and waited for the four children to come over.
The four brothers, Tai Geer, are all boys. They don’t need to dress up in this or that way. They just need to be more energetic. So after the four brothers packed up, they came to greet Du Jingyi.
The palace banquet was scheduled for the evening, but the Queen Mother sent a message to the General's Mansion early, saying that she wanted to meet the children first, so Du Jingyi could only take the four brothers, and Yu Sizheng went straight to the imperial city.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the palace has its own rules.
The emperor, the queen and the princes went specifically to worship their ancestors, so Du Jingyi, mother and son did not see anyone else along the way, but arrived at the Shoukang Palace where the Queen Mother Guo was.
Eunuch Hu received the news that they were entering the palace, so he waited at the palace gate in advance. When he saw Du Jingyi and the others coming, he said with a bright smile.
"At the beginning of the new year, I would like to express my regards to my wife, my father-in-law, and my three young masters."
“You’re welcome, Eunuch Hu, have you been waiting for a long time?”
"Not long after, Mrs. Guo San and others will also arrive inside. They are waiting for you and the young masters." "It's my fault for my slow walking that kept the Queen Mother waiting for so long. We will go into the palace to pay her respects."
After saying that, the cherry next to Du Jingyi stepped forward and handed over a small purse, and then whispered with a happy face.
“It’s the Chinese New Year. This is the General’s Mansion inviting my father-in-law to have tea. Please don’t dislike me.”
Eunuch Hu would not stretch out his hand to hit someone with a smiling face, so he stuffed it into his sleeve and praised him.
“Cherry girl is a symbol of success every year. When you have a happy event, remember to send a post to our family. Congratulations will definitely come to you!”
Cherry had no plans to get married, so when she heard this, she could only pretend to be shy and hide away.
Since coming to Shoukang Palace three years ago, Du Jingyi has started to observe filial piety for his father-in-law, so there are only a few days to enter the palace, let alone visit the Queen Mother, so although he walked forward, he looked around Looking at it, I felt as if I had returned to the Changchun Palace in the past.
Sure enough, this palace follows its owner, and after living there for a long time, it will naturally become like the owner.
Walking all the way to the main hall, Du Jingyi heard a familiar voice coming from inside, and waited in front of the door with his children without changing his expression.
“First-class Duke Gu, General Gu’s wife has arrived, Duke Gu has arrived, and the three young masters have arrived!”
Eunuch Hu gave a long shout, and saw the maid coming out to open the curtain, and then said.
"The Queen Mother has been waiting for a long time. Madam, please come."
“Thank you.”
Entering the main hall of Shoukang Palace, I saw Empress Dowager Guo at a glance. Her appearance was obviously still the same as before, but somehow she felt that she was much older now.
Du Jingyi took the children forward and said respectfully.
"My wife Gu Mendu has met the Queen Mother and asked her to be kind to her."
“My ministers Gu Yunzhan, Gu Siming, Gu Sicong, and Gu Siwen have met the Queen Mother and asked her to be kind to you.”
The Queen Mother sat high on the phoenix chair, looked at them lovingly, then raised her hands and said.
“Sit down.”
“Thank you, Queen Mother.”
“Let’s all come closer to the Aijia to have a look, but I haven’t seen your brothers for a while.”
Brother Tai knew the rules, so he took two steps forward with his three younger brothers. His attitude was still respectful and did not violate the rules at all.
Queen Mother Guo glanced at Brother Tai and felt a little sour in her heart. His face was 80% similar to that of the late Marshal Gu, which made her speechless for a moment.
The Queen Mother did not say anything, so naturally everyone would not say anything. They are not Mrs. Guo, so in this Shoukang Palace, the Queen Mother is the most respected!
