back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 318

On the large dining table, only four dishes were placed, including the soup.If someone else sees the comparison between the table and the dishes, they will definitely be surprised whether this is the royal meal.

If Lu Chengqi found out, he would definitely say with disdain: "I even tampered with the rule that women can't eat at the same table, such a trivial matter is nothing!"

Why can't women eat at the same table?Because in this era, when there are outsiders, there is a side table three feet northwest of the main table, which is specially prepared for women.During the banquet, women are not allowed to drink, and they need to cover their mouths with long sleeves to eat, let alone talk.After the banquet is over, women can only leave after all the men have left.

In Lu Chengqi's view, these red tapes are extremely ridiculous.So he waved his hand and said domineeringly: "My wife can't eat at the same table, so my wife is still the queen of Dashun?"

So, what the annotating officer wrote to Lu Chengqi was: "The emperor has a hot temper, doesn't respect etiquette, and tried his best to help the Empress Zhou at the dining table..."

Lu Chengqi also sees it now, this official is like the shadow behind him, you can't get rid of it, you can only pretend that he doesn't exist.As for how he carved himself with Chunqiu brushwork, Lu Chengqi didn't bother to care about him.If he really became a generation of Mingjun, he would have a long history to rectify his name behind him.It's up to him how the commentator writes, Lu Chengqi just needs to be himself.

No, during the meal, Lu Chengqi and Zhou Zhiruo chatted and laughed freely, and the Confucian teaching of "speak nothing when eating, never talk when sleeping", I don't know which Java country Lu Chengqi has thrown to.Fortunately, the official commentary didn't care about the emperor's meal, otherwise he would definitely add another note to the daily note: "The emperor is dissolute, he talks happily with the empress during the meal, and the royal etiquette is corrupt..." and so on.

During the banquet, in order to take care of Zhou Zhiruo, Lu Chengqi kept picking up vegetables for her, and kept saying: "Eat more, eat more..." Zhou Zhiruo rolled his eyes and said, "Your Majesty wants to make my concubine fat." Now, let’s take a few more concubines, right?”

In this time and space, there is no Tang Dynasty where fat is considered beautiful, and the aesthetic concept is quite close to that of later generations, and slim is the best figure for women.Generally speaking, before entering the palace, Zhou Zhiruo only ate a bowl of rice every time she ate.Now, it's still a bowl of rice, but I don't know how many times more food, it's all because of eating with Lu Chengqi, and being constantly picked up food.

Zhou Zhiruo saw Lu Chengqi's "unchanged nature", and said angrily, "Your Majesty, if you do this again, I will let you eat alone in the future!"

Seeing that Keren'er next to him was really angry, Lu Chengqi quickly apologized and said, "Don't be angry, Zi Tong, I feel pity for you. If you don't run out every day, if you don't eat more, how can you have strength?"

Speaking of this, Zhou Zhiruo suddenly put down the bowl and chopsticks, which made Lu Chengqi flustered for a while, and quickly put down the bowl and chopsticks, and said, "Zitong, what's the matter?" He thought Zhou Zhiruo was really angry, but unexpectedly Zhou Zhiruo said: "You all Back off!"

Seeing this situation, Lu Chengqi's IQ finally improved a little, and he thought to himself: "It turns out that Zitong has something to say to me..."

There was a burst of joy in my heart, thinking that I had finally subdued this beauty with my ability.Little did they know that in this era that was extremely particular about the three obediences and the four virtues, Zhou Zhiruo was born a royal man and died a royal ghost.As long as Lu Chengqi doesn't give up, she will always be Lu Chengqi's regular wife.No matter how many concubines Lu Chengqi has in the future, Zhou Zhiruo will be his only wife.As a married couple, how can you not help your husband wholeheartedly!
After all the eunuchs and court ladies had exited the imperial dining room, Zhou Zhiruo said solemnly, "Your Majesty, my concubine found something strange, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to discuss it together."

It was rare for Lu Chengqi to see Zhou Zhiruo being so serious, unless it was related to Huangzhuang, or the orphanage she cared most about.Lu Chengqi also stopped his thoughts, and became serious: "Zitong, but it's okay to say."

"In the past two days, my concubine has received reports from Henan Road, Liangzhe Road, Jiangnan Road, and Huangzhuang on Jinghu Road, saying that the number of abandoned children has suddenly increased in these roads. The concubine has already issued a decree. Let these Huangzhuangs pay attention to this situation. If there are abandoned children, they must be settled as soon as possible and sent to Chang'an as soon as possible. Your Majesty, the concubine made his own decisions, and I hope your majesty will forgive me." When Zhou Zhiruo said this, the expression on Zhou Zhiruo's face , is extremely serious.

Lu Chengqi had never seen Zhou Zhiruo like this before, so he quickly said: "Since I entrusted Zitong to take care of Huangzhuang and the Orphanage, then Zitong is in charge of this matter. But why are there more abandoned children? What's the inside story?"

Zhou Zhiruo said worriedly: "It is reasonable to say that these roads are rich places, and there should be very few abandoned children. But it is hard to imagine that there are so many abandoned children in this rich place. The concubine thinks, There must be something hidden here."

Lu Chengqi said he didn't know about women's thinking.They tend to think in the worst direction about the things they care about, so it is difficult for men to catch them for a while.For example, a woman will think of the passing of spring from the falling flowers, and start to lament that her face is beginning to age. An aging woman is like the falling flowers falling on the running water, gone forever.And men only see falling flowers and flowing water. Although everyone sees the same thing in the end, women think much more than men.This is why women think too much about the things they care about.

Lu Chengqi originally thought it was nothing but an orphan.But after what Zhou Zhiruo said, he also began to feel a little inappropriate.Yes, how could there be so many orphans in a rich land?You must know that these road houses are the places with the largest number of self-cultivating farmers, and it is reasonable to say that there cannot be so many orphans.

Zhou Zhiruo continued: "What's even more strange is that most of these abandoned children are two or three years old, and they don't recognize their parents. The tone of their words is not local at all..."

Before the words finished, Lu Chengqi suddenly understood what Zhou Zhiruo was going to say, and said in horror: "Zitong, you mean, someone abducted and trafficked children?"

Fortunately, the screen back left and right, if such a shocking thing spread, it might cause a big disturbance.Zhou Zhiruo said worriedly: "Your Majesty is wise, and my concubine thinks so too. Most of these children speak with the accents of Kuizhou Road and Zizhou Road, and there are also Guangnan Road and Fujian Road. They are all in remote places. So It seems that there are people who kidnap and traffic children."

After finishing speaking, Zhou Zhiruo patted the table bitterly, Lu Chengqi held her catkin distressedly, and said softly, "Zi Tong, don't be angry, I'll let the Supervision Department check it out for me."

Zhou Zhiruo said angrily: "It's nothing more than abduction and trafficking of children. If you give them a new home, it's not a waste of conscience. But these human traffickers actually abandoned them by the roadside. If the caravan just happened to pass by, wouldn't these thousands of children To be taken away by wild wolves? Is it tolerable or unbearable!"

Regardless of past life or present life, Lu Chengqi hated human traffickers extremely, how many families they destroyed for their own selfish desires!Seeing Ke Ren'er in front of him so angry, Lu Chengqi also showed his imperial demeanor, and said with a clap: "Zi Tong, I'm going to call Xu Jingchun to question him. Supervisory divisions are all over the country, even for such a big event I don’t even know, it’s a waste of all my efforts to cultivate!”

Seeing that Lu Chengqi was impulsive, Zhou Zhiruo quickly grabbed him and said, "Hold on, Your Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)