Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 452 452. Rewards
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Sometimes, when a woman decides to make a decision, it is so nerve-wracking that even nine cows can't get her back!

Dong Shuyu is such a person!

And she is smart and rational. Although she is physically honest, she always sticks to the "bottom line."

That means you can't marry Zhu Xiuyuan because she is a cheat!

No matter what Zhu Xiuyuan said or how he tried to persuade her, she would not listen. She firmly believed that she was the husband and she could not kill Zhu Xiuyuan!
Finally, Zhu Xiuyuan decided to be domineering, held her tightly with both hands, hugged her and kissed her directly...

Dong Shuyu's cheeks were hot and her eyes were filled with mist.

However, she was not dizzy yet. Reason still dominated her heart, and she still insisted on the bottom line and refused to let go!

"It's useless. I'm really a slave. I've already killed two people. I can't kill you anymore. No, no matter what you do to me, it won't work. I can't marry you..."

Zhu Xiuyuan sighed repeatedly.

There was no other way, even after this, Dong Shuyu still didn't let go. It seemed that she was so determined that she couldn't pull back ten cows.

But Zhu Xiuyuan has not given up yet. The days to come are still long. He just spends time with her and grinds with her. I believe that one day, Dong Shuyu will let go of the burden in his heart.

Once he figured this out in his mind, Zhu Xiuyuan stopped worrying and took his time.

"Please let me down. It's not good for us to be looked at by others like this."

Dong Shuyu's face was flushed. She was still held tightly by Zhu Xiuyuan, unable to move. Her voice was soft and trembling.

Zhu Xiuyuan looked at her sideways, thinking that it was like this anyway, the two of them already had skin-to-skin contact, why not ask for more?Maybe after being intimate for a long time, she became confused and confused and agreed all of a sudden?
Well, that's a great idea.

So Zhu Xiuyuan looked at her, looking closer and closer.

Dong Shuyu's eyebrows trembled, her eyes widened, and her eyes were a little complicated, but she didn't dodge, because she was tightly bound by Zhu Xiuyuan, and she couldn't escape at all...

outside the room.

The two maids, Chunxue and Dongmei, fell down in two after being shocked by Dong Shuyu's words just now. They patted their chests, their faces flushed, and they leaned against the door, taking deep breaths.

After a long time, the two maids exchanged glances and nodded slowly together.

Then he leaned down on the crack of the door again, and the two of them went up and down, overlapping each other, and peeked inside through the crack in the door.

Unexpectedly, when they looked at it, they saw the eldest lady and her uncle hugging each other and kissing!

OMG!

The two maids almost couldn't stand upright, their legs were so soft, this was so exciting, the key is... the eldest lady didn't resist!Isn’t this getting deeper and deeper?

The two maids have followed Dong Shuyu since they were young, so they naturally know their lady's temperament very well.

My young lady really likes my uncle, which can be seen from the pamphlets she carefully compiled of new dishes.

However, they also know the worries and concerns of their young ladies, especially Croft’s hat...

In this case, wouldn’t it be a contradiction?

On the one hand, he and his uncle are getting deeper and deeper into each other, and this is all on their lips.

On the other hand, Dong Shuyu firmly believed that she was a coward and could not marry...

The two maids were shocked, but also deeply worried for their young lady.

The future is confusing!
I don’t know how much time passed, but Chunxue and Dongmei were still lying on the crack of the door to peek.

They saw that the young lady and her uncle had separated. The young lady turned sideways and faced her uncle, who was speaking something vaguely and hard to hear clearly.

Then they saw their uncle turn around and walk toward the door, apparently about to go out.

Haruyue and Dongmei were immediately horrified. They jumped on their feet and fled in a hurry. They ran to hide behind a nearby corner, their eyes widened and they were panting.

Squeak!

There was the sound of the door opening.

Then there was a series of footsteps, going in another direction.

Chunxia and Dongmei exchanged glances, walked out together, and looked in front of the door. They saw that the corridor was empty. There was indeed no sign of their uncle, who had gone far away.

The two women exchanged glances again, walked slowly to the door, and knocked gently...

……

It was getting dark.

Dong Shuyu has finished his work, Zhu Xiuyuan has also finished his work, and Dong Shuzhen's three masters and servants who went out for shopping have also returned.

Everyone gathered in the lobby of the restaurant, preparing to take a carriage back home.

"Tomorrow is the Laba Festival. Let's go back and discuss it carefully. We must celebrate it no matter what."

Before leaving the restaurant lobby, Dong Shuyu said to everyone.

The tone is still as gentle and gentle as ever!

The two maids, Chun Xia and Dong Mei, secretly glanced at each other, and then turned back silently without making a move. However, they secretly increased their vigilance and focused on observing their young lady and uncle.

"Oh, tomorrow is the Laba Festival. Hehe, we must have a good time to celebrate!"

The second young lady, Dong Shuzhen, was still cheering. When she heard about the festival, she immediately became happy.

Not only that, Dong Shuzhen also jumped over and held Zhu Xiuyuan's hand, raised her head and said: "Husband, my husband was basically not at home for the whole day of the Winter Solstice last time. It shouldn't be the case this time, right?"

When everyone heard Dong Shuzhen's question, they all turned to look at her and Zhu Xiuyuan, with smiles on their faces.

Chun Xue and Dong Mei naturally looked at Zhu Xiuyuan, but compared to others, their eyes had a more inquiring look.

Everyone saw Zhu Xiuyuan touching the second young lady’s head and saying with a smile: “Don’t worry, Laba is different from the Winter Solstice. Your Majesty will not hold a court meeting or worship the sky this time. I will stay at home with you all day long! "

"Okay, great!"

Dong Shuzhen was naturally excited.

"Tomorrow is the Laba Festival. Time flies so fast!" Zhu Xiuyuan looked at Dong Shuyu again with a smile on his face, "My wife and I don't know much about this. Lao Shuyu is responsible for the arrangements for the Laba Festival in Fuzhong!"

Chunxue and Dongmei looked at Zhu Xiuyuan's expression carefully, yes, nothing unusual.

Then, taking advantage of his questioning, the two of them looked at their young lady again.

"Well, don't worry Xiuyuan, I will take Zhen'er to make arrangements for the festival, so you and your father can enjoy the festival with peace of mind."

Dong Shuyu nodded, his tone was very calm and seemed very cold.

However, she has always been like this, and now her cold tone doesn't mean anything.

Haruyue and Dongmei looked at each other again and shook their heads vaguely.

Can't see it!

Missy and Uncle are not abnormal at all!

Even though they observed carefully with inquiring eyes, they didn't see any flaws.

If they hadn't seen with their own eyes the scene of their young lady and her uncle hugging each other and kissing each other in that room, they would never have thought that way...

While chatting, everyone came out of the restaurant lobby, boarded the carriage and started to return home.

After returning home soon, everyone gathered in the flower hall of the main house.

Dong Shuyu, his sister Dong Shuzhen, and the four maids of spring, summer, autumn and winter are discussing the preparations for the Laba Festival tomorrow.

Zhu Xiuyuan sat alone, drinking tea slowly.

"By the way, I want to ask, is there Laba porridge for tomorrow?" Zhu Xiuyuan finished a cup of tea and came over.

"Laba porridge?" Dong Shuyu and others were stunned, "What is Laba porridge? I have never heard of it."

"Uh... I haven't heard of it, so forget it. Haha, I just asked casually. You don't have to take it seriously." Zhu Xiuyuan was surprised. Hasn't Laba porridge been invented in this world yet?

"Since Xiuyuan wants to drink porridge, it's easy, Haruyuki, add another porridge to the recipe..."

"It's Miss!"

……

Soon, Dong Shuyu and the others finished their discussion, and the four maids of spring, summer, autumn and winter were assigned errands and went about their business.

Dong Shuyu originally wanted to take his younger sister Dong Shuzhen to work together, but his father-in-law happened to be returning home at this time, and it was worth eating at this time, so they decided to eat first.

After dinner, he went to direct the servants in the mansion to work.

During the meal, the four of them discussed some family disputes as usual.

Because there was no major event in the court, what they were discussing was about tomorrow's Laba solar terms. After being reminded by his father-in-law, Zhu Xiuyuan knew that although His Majesty will not hold a court meeting tomorrow, he will bestow some things.

The ministers did not need to enter the palace, and were sent directly to the palace gate by the palace officials.

Zhu Xiuyuan looked down upon Emperor Chen's reward.

Thinking that he enters the palace every three to five times, which time does he leave the palace with empty hands?

He accepted Emperor Chen's reward with a soft hand.

However, Dong Cheng was quite yearning for it as he talked.

Then the four of them talked about the issue of opening a new restaurant.

Now that there is a restaurant, new recipes are available, and chefs and waiters are not a problem. Dong Shuyu only has one difficulty that needs to be solved.

"Wine!" Dong Shuyu spat out the word, "I have done some research and found out that in a restaurant, wine actually accounts for nearly half of the revenue!"

"Our restaurant and rooms have artificial hot springs, and the dishes have new recipes. It is foreseeable that throughout the Chen Kingdom, and even the whole world, our rooms and dishes are unique and top-notch."

"Only this wine is difficult to make. If we cooperate with ordinary wineries, it will be too ordinary and lower the quality of the rooms and dishes. Secondly, it will be easy to be controlled by others..."

Dong Shuyu slowly explained this difficulty.

My father-in-law listened and just drank tea silently.

He generally does not participate in the business affairs of his family, he does not have the energy, and he does not know how to deal with these problems.

As for Dong Shuzhen, she looked back and forth between her sister and her husband with her big, bright eyes, but she couldn't say anything.

"Simple!" Zhu Xiuyuan snapped his fingers. He already had a plan in mind, "We want to make our own wine, which is unique and does not need to be controlled by others!"

Dong Cheng twirled his beard and listened quietly.

Dong Shuyu was shocked.

Dong Shuzhen clapped her hands and shouted: "Okay, we want to make our own wine!"

She had nothing to say and forcibly interjected.

"Xiuyuan...what's your plan?" Dong Shuyu was looking forward to it, but she didn't dare to look into Zhu Xiuyuan's eyes.

"We have set aside an area in the mansion to specialize in wine making. Anyway, the territory in the mansion is large enough. It would be a pity not to do anything with it." "There are thousands of acres of fertile land in the mansion, which is quite profitable. With the grain given by your majesty, it will be a waste to spend more money on it." Buy some money and it should be enough for brewing. Then hire a few brewers..."

"The most important thing is that I know a method of processing fine wine that can impart magical power to the fine wine. Compared with the fine wines on the market today, it is absolutely unique. Even the royal wine cannot be compared with it!"

Zhu Xiuyuan was very proud and talked eloquently. The trick of distilling liquor seems to be a must-have for time travel!

"The royal wine in the palace...is it true what the wise son-in-law said?" Dong Cheng was excited.

"Is it really unique?" Dong Shuyu asked.

"Husband, I have never even drank wine..." Dong Shuzhen pretended to be pitiful and blinked.

"Father-in-law, Shuyu, madam, what I just said is true. Anyway, I have nothing to do these days, and the restaurant has almost done it... The day after tomorrow, I will start preparing for the brewing, as long as I can live In a few days, that kind of fine wine will be available..."

"it is good!"

Everyone was very excited and looking forward to it.

Finished meal.

Dong Shuyu and his sister Dong Shuzhen began to supervise and prepare for the Laba Festival.

Dong Shuzhen is, after all, the mistress of Jiangcheng's Mansion, and she is required to do these things.

However, due to various reasons, Dong Shuzhen is still like a child and only knows how to play all day long.

Therefore, the important task of teaching her to run a household fell on the shoulders of the eldest sister Dong Shuyu.

Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Cheng, two great men, were sitting in the flower hall chatting, ranging from yamen affairs to court affairs...

……

the next day.

Today is the annual Laba Festival.

Compared with the Winter Solstice, Laba is a "small festival". As the governor of Runzhou Prefecture, my father-in-law only has one day off.

Zhu Xiuyuan had nothing to do and stayed at home, preparing to spend the holidays with Dong Shuzhen and the others.

The things he is currently doing, from the Shenlei Army camp, to Shenlei Square, to preparations for martial arts competitions, to planning and renovation of restaurants and other personal matters, can all be put aside for the time being.

After all, during the last winter solstice, he was running around almost all day and rarely stayed at home, but Dong Shuzhen complained and talked about it for a long time.

There is actually nothing special about the Laba Festival.

Dong Shuyu and the others simply decorated the mansion. Everyone in the mansion, from the master to the servants, put on new clothes and prepared delicious food...

It's just more festive and lively than usual.

Ordinary people in the capital also celebrate the Laba Festival in this way.

The only major drama today is the process of His Majesty rewarding the ministers.

The gifts had actually been prepared in advance. The palace guests only had to receive the gifts separately according to His Majesty's pre-arrangement, shouting all the way through the streets and alleys, and deliver them to the corresponding ministers.

People like to gather on the street to watch the excitement, compare the rewards received by ministers, etc.

Outside the Chengtian Gate on the south side of the Imperial City.

West Chang'an Street.

Thousands of people have already gathered to watch the excitement.

Because the location of the Imperial City was relatively close to the city wall in the southwest of the capital, most of the residences of common people and officials were to the west of the Imperial City. Therefore, palace officials who went to the various residences to deliver gifts must pass through West Chang'an Street.

If the common people want to compare the number of civil and military rewards received by the Manchu Dynasty, they must come here to know the whole story.

"Your Majesty gave the Prime Minister ten boxes of red snow and ten boxes of purple snow, and a gold box containing them!"

A group of palace servants, protected by the Jinwu Guards, rushed to the Prime Minister's Mansion with gifts, shouting loudly along the way, causing a commotion.

Hongxue is a kind of medicine.

It can detoxify from alcoholism, eliminate food poisoning, open up the triple burner, benefit the five internal organs, refresh the mind, eliminate toxins and heat, break up stagnation, and relieve chest tightness.Hongxue is suitable for treating dizziness, headache, nasal congestion, aphtha, heavy tongue, typhoid fever, mania, stomach rot, spots and other diseases.

Zixue is also a medicine, its main function is to treat beriberi.

Along with the medicine, gold and silver boxes were also given to contain the medicine.

The distinction between gold and silver in the box is also the distinction between Emperor Chen and his ministers.

"The Prime Minister is the Prime Minister of the country. His Majesty actually gave him ten boxes, and they were gold boxes. Tsk tsk!"

"The ministers, ministers, etc. in front are only one or two boxes, and the ministers are in gold boxes, and the ministers are in silver boxes..."

"The King of Jinling, the Prince and others only have six or seven boxes..."

"Of course the Minister, the Minister, etc. cannot compare with the Prime Minister. His hard work and merit are great, so it is appropriate for His Majesty to reward you with ten boxes."

……

As the palace people passed through the street shouting loudly, the people on the street pointed and talked.

"Your Majesty gave Zhongshan Wang Hongxue and Zixue ten boxes each, and the gold boxes contain them!"

Another group of palace people, also protected by Jinwu Guards, went in the other direction.

"The old prince of Zhongshan is in charge of the capital camp and guards the capital. He has worked really hard. His achievements are as good as those of the prime minister. It is fitting that the old prince received ten boxes..."

The common people "commented".

"Your Majesty gave Jiangcheng Bo ten boxes each of Hongxue and Zixue, and the gold boxes contain them!"

Suddenly another group of people came, shouting and heading towards Xufu Street.

"Uncle Jiang Cheng? Did I hear you correctly?"

"I was rewarded with ten boxes, also in gold boxes!" Someone was horrified.

"Although Uncle Jiang Cheng has great achievements, he is... just a count. Compared with the Prime Minister and the old prince Zhongshan... there is still a lot of gap. But why..."

"Uncle Jiang Cheng is justly favored by His Majesty. He is a popular person beside His Majesty. Moreover, Uncle Jiang Cheng also formed the Divine Thunder Army, and even combined his swords with Master Shao Sikou, bringing down many corrupt officials, and restoring the blue sky to our capital..."

"In this way, it makes sense that Uncle Jiang Cheng is on an equal footing with the Prime Minister and King Zhongshan!"

……

After rewarding Hongxue and Zixue, the next step is facial grease and mouth grease.

This is a kind of cosmetics, which is contained in green tubes and silver infants.

Soon, the rewards for civil and military officials passed.

The palace servants who rewarded Li Zhong and King Zhong Shan have also passed away, and they rewarded ten each, making them the two big bosses who received the most rewards.

To the surprise of the people, but what was expected after careful consideration, Uncle Jiang Cheng also received ten rewards.

On par with the two big guys Li Zhong and Zhong Shan Wang!
This once again sparked a wave of heated discussion.

……

Next is the reward of bath beans.

Bath beans are bath products.The method of bathing is divided into seven steps, the first is fire, the second is purified water, the third is bath beans, the fourth is crisp paste, the fifth is pure ash, the sixth is poplar branches, and the seventh is underwear.

Bath beans are essential.

Today is the Laba Festival, and the government has a day off. Your Majesty's reward of bath beans is also meant to allow all officials to take a break.

As expected by the people on the street, Uncle Jiang Cheng received the same bath beans as Li Zhong and King Zhongshan.

Red snow, purple snow, mouth fat, facial fat, bath beans, etc. Among all the rewards during the Laba Festival, Uncle Jiang Cheng, with his position as an earl, was on par with the Prime Minister and King Zhongshan...

This matter once again aroused a heated discussion and became a topic of conversation among the people after dinner.

After all, the rewards received by King Jinling, King Jiangyin, and the prince were only five or six boxes, or seven or eight boxes!

The rewards that Uncle Jiang Cheng received were actually higher than those of the princes and princes!

It can be seen that His Majesty's favor and trust in Uncle Jiang Cheng has reached an admirable level.

While the people were amazed, Emperor Chen's rewards to the officials were not yet complete.

The final reward is the palace cuisine, which is a course of dishes and fine wine.

……

After half an hour.

"Your Majesty gives Uncle Jiangcheng a bowl of nectar soup!"

"Your Majesty gives Uncle Jiangcheng Xiaoling Zhi a bowl!"

"Your Majesty gives Jiangcheng Bo a plate of goose and duck!"

……

There was an endless stream of palace people going to Jiangcheng Bo's Mansion on Xufu Street to deliver food.

It's been half an hour, but it hasn't been delivered yet. It's endless!

You must know that the banquets given by other important figures such as the Prime Minister, King Zhongshan, King Zhenze, King Jinling, etc. were all delivered two quarters of an hour ago.

Only the palace people who went to Jiangcheng Bofu to deliver food were still busy, going back and forth, almost in a line!

too exaggerated!
So shocking!
The people along the street have completely fallen into a state of sluggishness.

I couldn't bear to leave even when my legs were numb.

How much does His Majesty like Jiang Chengbo!
"Wrong, we were all wrong! When we rewarded Hongxue and Zixue just now, Uncle Jiang Cheng's reward was the same as that of the Prime Minister and the old Prince Zhongshan. We thought that in His Majesty's heart, Uncle Jiang Cheng and the two elders Their status is the same..."

"But it's not the case! His Majesty has given so many royal delicacies to the palace. It is expected that there will be no room for them in Uncle Jiang Cheng's mansion! It can be seen that Uncle Jiang Cheng's status in Your Majesty's heart is far higher than that of the two big men. …”

"Brother, you are wrong..."

"Fart, everyone can see it. Uncle Jiang Cheng's status in His Majesty's heart is higher than that of the Prime Minister and Old Prince Zhongshan!" The man stared anxiously.

"Brother, I'm not saying this, I'm saying that your statement that 'Jiangcheng Uncle's Mansion cannot accommodate so many palace delicacies' is wrong!"

"Why is it wrong?"

"Brother, think about it, the current Jiangcheng Uncle's Mansion used to be Prince Xu's Mansion and the Royal Garden. It's so big inside. I'm afraid the ten Prime Minister's Mansions combined can't even compare to... How could such a large site not be accommodated? Where are these many palace delicacies?"

"Hiss, you are right..."

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