The Starting Point of Raising a Husband - Chapter 77

    The Queen’s Birthday Banquet will start in the afternoon, and in the morning, the Queen will accept the courtesies from the harem and the courtiers.

    A little while after the lunch break, the sun is not so hot, and the birthday celebration will begin.

    So—

    Is it okay to have lunch.

    Shi Qing is a meal with Shi Ju Li at noon.

    Shi Ju said to Shi Qing, “Don’t wait for the palace banquet with an empty stomach. Although it starts in the afternoon, the banquet will not start until it is dark.”

    However, the palace banquet in summer is really more delicious than the winter one, at least the food is hot.

    Shi Ju looked sideways at Mrs. Li and asked softly, “Are you really going to take a look?”

    Li twisted her fingers with the hand that didn’t hold the chopsticks, shook her head slowly at her, frowned slightly, and said in a low voice, “I won’t go?”

    Because of the old man’s reasons, Mr. Li refused Shi Ju’s invitation time and time again, but he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately he didn’t have to go.

    He is really not suitable for that kind of situation where there are many people.

    Especially a group of unknown people would pull him affectionately and say “self-consciousness”, Mr. Li didn’t know how to deal with it.

    This year, the old man is away, and Li’s shield is gone.

    He put down the chopsticks, struggling in his heart, looked up at Shi Ju and Shi Qing, “Will it be bad if I don’t go?”

    Li looked at Yun Zhi worriedly, “What if no one talks to Yun Zhi then?”

    Shi Qing was puzzled, “Dad, isn’t there me?”

    She is so old, Yun Zhi is afraid that no one will accompany her?

    “…”

    The whole table fell silent.

    Shi Qing chatting with colleagues?

    Which colleague can’t think so much?

    “Dad, don’t worry, I will definitely be with Yun Zhi at all times.” Shi Qing felt that the whole banquet was willing to take the initiative to chat with her, so it was probably Yun Zhi.

    If Yun Zhi doesn’t go, everyone else will stand together, only she will form a group and be beautiful alone.

    Now that Yun Zhi has passed, they can just form a husband and wife duo who eat and watch the fun, hug each other for warmth, and do not need anyone else at all.

    Shi Qing used the public chopsticks to put a chicken leg for Mrs. Li and put it in the small bowl in front of him, “Dad, if we don’t like it, we won’t go, you don’t need to force yourself to fit in that kind of thing. surroundings.”

    “Besides, it’s not that there is no delicious food at home, I will ask the cook to roast rabbit for you! The whole one is yours!”

    Yun Zhi originally sat beside Shi Qing with his legs wide open, and the meal was fragrant. Hearing what Shi Qing said, he immediately touched hers with his legs.

    Because Yun Zhi raised a rabbit, there was no more rabbit meat on the dining table of Shifu.

    Now when I suddenly mention the rabbit, it can only be the plump white cloud he raised.

    I knew she was thinking about it secretly!

    Shi Qing shook his hands when he was bumped, and immediately changed his words, “…let the cook cook pigeon soup for you to make up.”

    At the same time, put another chicken leg in the bowl into the Yunzhi bowl.

    Li is not a very social person, and it is not very comfortable for him to let a social fear into a complex environment.

    Everyone has their own personality and comfort zone, Mr. Li doesn’t need to force himself to do things that make him feel uncomfortable.

    There is still her outside anyway, with her mother.

    Shi Ju stretched out his hand and held Li’s hand on his leg, his palm was warm, “Then don’t go, let’s come back as early as possible in the evening.”

    Li looked at Shi Ju and Shi Qing again, and finally a smile appeared in her eyes, and the heart that was originally carrying it fell back into her stomach, warm and soft.

    He put his other hand on the back of Shi Ju’s hand, patted it lightly, and said casually with a smile, “Drink less wine.”

    Shi Ju softly said “um”.

    Li looked at her and suddenly smiled, holding Shi Ju’s hand tightly.

    Although Shi Ju is not the best wife and master, she can’t do everything perfectly, but she basically listens to what he says.

    Even if it’s just casual.

    When they first got married, he asked her to drink less alcohol. Over the years, she could push whatever entertainment she could in the officialdom.

    There is a reason for her being an orphan.

    Out of the corner of her eye, Li saw the two children eagerly looking at him and Shi Ju. With a hot face, he quickly let go of his wife’s master’s hand, picked up his chopsticks and said, “Eat, eat.”

    Shi Ju lowered his eyes and smiled, and retracted his arms.

    Seeing that Yunzhi likes chicken thighs, Mrs. Li pushed the clean small bowl in front of him, and inside it was the chicken thighs that Shi Qing had just brought in, “I forgot to remind the cook to cook more for you. Only.”

    Yun Zhi hurriedly shook his head, “No, no, I can’t eat that much, two is enough.”

    Shi Qing teased him, “A chicken only has two legs, how many more do you want to eat?”

    “Eat it all,” Yun Zhi guarded the small bowl in front of him, smugly, showing off deliberately, “Dad gave it, you have to finish it.”

    Shi Qing laughed at him, “Promise.”

    When the two were bickering, Shi Ju and Li’s parents basically didn’t interject, and they didn’t ask any more questions.

    Li said to Yun Zhi, “When you go to the palace, you must follow Shi Qing.”

    His original intention was to be afraid that Yun Zhi would be bullied, but in Yun Zhi’s ears, he was afraid that Shi Qing would be bullied.

    Yun Zhi held the chicken leg and nodded, “Don’t worry, I will definitely protect her.”

    Li smiled, “Silly boy, I want you to protect yourself.”

    The more he looked at Yun Zhi, the more he liked it, how could there be such a good child.

    Yun Zhi paused, then smiled, “Okay.”

    Although Shi Qing’s ability to ridicule monsters is first-rate, it is definitely not her or Yun Zhi who needs to be protected today.

    The biggest focus of the ministers now is all on Mr. Qian.

    They have no prejudice against the identity of the concubine, nor do they feel that the identity of the minister of the household must be a direct descendant.

    Mr. Qian is different.

    Who knows what her attitude towards prostitutes is?

    Originally, everyone only thought that she was killed by a prostitute when she was young, which left a psychological shadow. After having a child, he was afraid that the world’s daughter Qian Huanhuan would encounter the same threat, so he deliberately put Qian Cancan into retirement.

    The result?

    The fact is almost the opposite of what I imagined, it turns out that she is the prostitute!

    The whole family was shocked.

    Although this matter has little effect on the official career of Mr. Qian, after all, it is a private matter of the Qian family, but the ministers always feel a little strange when they look at her again.

    Nevertheless, official greetings and courtesies are indispensable.

    Master Qian returned to the court today, and the ministers could not help asking her about her physical condition when they saw her.

    As for other things, no matter how curious I am, I dare not say more.

    No matter what she thinks, her face is full of concern.

    Who would ask her daughter about her prostitute in front of Mr. Qian?

    …

    She loves to do this kind of bad things.

    The emperor and the queen were still in the harem to receive the greetings of the princesses. At this moment, the ministers and their family members were chatting freely in the front.

    Shi Qing now works in the household department. As a subordinate, he cares about Shangfeng for sure.

    When it was her turn, Lord Qian of the Qing Dynasty smiled.

    Mom Qian’s right eyelid jumped immediately, and her fingers were clenched behind her back.

    She preempted and looked at Shi Qing blankly, “Listen to the waiter, aren’t you very happy with everyone in the household?”

    Shi Qing sighed and was very distressed, “I also tried to get along well with them, but I failed.”

    Someone invited her to drink, but she was not the one who vomited.

    Shi Qing said, “Later I realized that the unhappiness with me was not my problem, it was entirely their fault.”

    The colleagues behind Mr. Qian when cleaning up, the tone is clear:

    “I have such a good personality, I’m not bad at drinking, and I handle official business better. They don’t like me, it’s purely because they’re too mediocre, they’ll feel inferior when they see me, and that’s why they run in front of you. I.”

    Shi Qing said, “But I understand that jealousy is normal.”

    “…”

    Does she really know nothing about modesty?

    If Mr. Qian wanted to reprimand, he was stuck in his throat.

    She paused, then continued what she had not finished, and said with a cold face:

    “I know you just came from the Inspectorate, but since you came to the Ministry of Households, you must act according to the rules of the Ministry of Households.”

    Mom Qian looked at Shi Qing, her voice was calm, “This is not like the Inspectorate, where you are free to be presumptuous.”

    It was as if she had torn down the household.

    Mr. Qian was in front of everyone today, embarrassing Shi Qing and asking her to hold her head in the Ministry of Household in the future.

    Shi Qing raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, “Mr. Qian, let’s not go around in circles, are you and they both dissatisfied with me?”

    Everyone stared at her.

    It goes without saying that their performance is not obvious enough?

    There is only one outsider in the entire household, how could they be satisfied with Shiqing.

    Especially when Shiqing can’t pick out any faults in his official business, and he is very good at drinking in private, there is no such thing as a mess after drinking.

    Shi Qing smiled, “It’s easy to handle if you’re not satisfied.”

    Shi Qing pointed his thumb to Shi Ju, not far behind him, “If you are not satisfied, ask the Inspectorate to visit me. The Imperial Censor is there, do you need me to introduce you?”

    A person who usually looks indifferent and does not like words, is now introducing her son-in-law to her subordinates, with a faint smile in her eyes, as if she is very proud.

    Are you going to sue Shiqing with her?

    “…”

    Isn’t this the sheep carrying the little tiger’s tail and letting the big tiger do justice!

    Who is unlucky?

    Everyone was choked, and even Mr. Qian didn’t think about what to say.

    Mr. Qian has nothing to say, Shiqing has it.

    She took half a step forward, getting closer to Mr. Qian.

    Shi Qing said: “You have heard a lot about me from the Minister of the Ministry of Housing. As a subordinate, how can I not care about your top?”

    Mr. Qian jumped in his head and had a bad premonition.

    She wanted to stop Shi Qing’s words out of instinct, but she was a step too late, and she was asked.

    Shi Qing’s face was full of curiosity, “There is a rumor in the capital that you are a prostitute, is this true?”

    Mr. Qian’s face turned cold on the spot, his breath was chaotic, his fingers were clenched, his chest heaved obviously, he resisted not getting angry.

    The Minister of the Ministry immediately rushed up and reprimanded Shi Qing, “Is this something you should be concerned about?”

    The more she reacts, the more she wants to be revealed.

    Mr. Qian glanced sideways at Shi-Lou Tobu. His head was so low that he couldn’t lift it up, so he stepped back.

    “Shiqing.” Master Qian also took a half step towards Shiqing, and now the distance between the two is only a fist away.

    Mr. Qian’s face was gloomy, and his gaze towards Shi Qing was heavy as if it were real.

    She sneered, “Stop playing with me.”

    Master Qian clenched his fists behind his back, leaned slightly into Shi Qing’s ear and said, “No matter how much you and your mother do, you won’t be able to squeeze me out.”

    Mr. Qian felt that this incident was Shijia behind the scenes.

    “What if the rumor is true or false? With my status today, who would dare to speak up in front of me? I advise you to be honest, otherwise you and Qian Cancan will not even know how they died. .”

    Shi Qing looked sideways at Mr. Qian, frowned and asked, “What does this have to do with Qian Cancan?”

    Mr. Qian snorted softly, “You know if it has anything to do with her.”

    Although Qian Huanhuan didn’t find out who did it, but the rumors are all about it, there must be Qian Cancan’s handwriting.

    When Mr. Qian said this to Shi Qing, the killing intent in his words was not concealed at all, it was a threat.

    She can’t do anything about it, but can she do it with money?

    From Qian Cancan, you can definitely ask something.

    It’s just that she didn’t think about Qian Cancan because of too many things in the past two days, which made her happy for a few days.

    Master Qian stood up straight, his eyes sneering and disdain, “I haven’t experienced any strong winds and waves, how can I capsize in your little gutter? If you want to deal with me, you might as well think about it. method.”

    Shi Qing smiled and deliberately used a concubine to stimulate her, “What’s the use of having more knowledge in the wind and waves? You only need to experience the storm, and I don’t need it.”

    A needle was pierced, the corners of Mr. Qian’s mouth twitched and his jaw tightened.

    “As for Qian Cancan,” Shi Qing raised his hand, separated his pinched thumb from his index finger and middle finger, and said to her, “Open up the layout a little, why can’t this be Qian Huanhuan? What did you do?”

    “You can’t save others by yourself and put everything on Qian Cancan’s head just because you are a prostitute.”

     “Qian Cancan wants to kill you, what if Qian Huanhuan wants more than her?”

    Look at her being a mother, successfully promoting the relationship between the two sisters. Sacrifice her one, happy old money family.

    Master Qian’s eyes trembled slightly, and his pupils instantly enlarged.

    Impossible!

    Qian Huanhuan is a direct daughter, and she is obedient to her mother. She will never and dare not do such a thing.

    This is what Shi Qing said to blow her up.

    How can she be fooled by Shi Qing, a child?

    Mother Qian smiled slightly, and made this expression on her serious and serious face, which was more frightening than a stern face, “Let your words fall into the air, I don’t believe it.”

    Shi Qing stretched out the final “oh”, just as Mr. Qian was waiting for her to say something, Shi Qing nodded:

    “Do not believe pull it down.”

    “Believe it or not.”

    Let’s go.

    Master Qian stared at Shi Qing’s back with a cold face, feeling uneasy in his heart.

    She would rather Shi Qing say something more than turn her head away so directly and decisively.

     Shi Qing heard Shi Ju calling her.

    It’s almost time, and the birthday feast is about to begin.

    The servant came over in advance and shouted, “The Queen is here—”

    The ministers and family members immediately separated into the team, stood up according to the size of the official position, and saluted in unison to congratulate after the arrival of the emperor and the queen.

    Shi Qing was in the relatively back position, and the Queen’s appearance could not be seen clearly across so many people, but the gentle and dignified temperament of the other party was obvious.

    Atmosphere, grace.

      .”

    “I still need it,” the emperor patted his hand, “don’t save it for me.”

    The emperor said slowly, “Sit down.”

    After the ministers took their seats, the palace attendants came in a row, with wine and fruit plates in their hands, and placed them on the table in front of everyone.

    Because of the large number of people and the program, the banquet was set outside, not in the main hall.

    It’s still a little early for dinner, so Shen Yuan, Minister of Rites, followed the procedure.

    Shi Qing was nibbling on the watermelon. He wanted to see what gifts the fifth princess gave, but they had already been delivered in the harem.

    After inquiring about it, I found out that the five emperors sent a hand-written Buddhist scripture.

     When Shi Qing clicked her tongue, she knew her filial piety was dishonest! I didn’t even learn any embroidery, and just wrote something in writing.

    But does this mean that she does not intend to use the Queen’s line?

    When Shi Qing was chewing on the melon, Mr. Qian’s eyes looked this way many times.

    Yun Zhi asked Shi Qing in confusion, “Why does she look at you so much? When you were talking to her just now, did you steal her money?”

    “…”

    Shi Qing blocked Yun Zhi’s mouth with the melon in his hand.

    Shi Qing knew why Mr. Qian always looked this way.

    Because she was uneasy, she didn’t believe what Shi Qing said, but she was afraid that what Shi Qing said was true. A heart can’t be put back in the stomach no matter what, so he cast his eyes on Shi Qing.

    Shi Qing smiled, “I guess I’m greedy because of my delicious food.”

    Yun Zhi also didn’t dislike the melons that Shiqing had eaten, nodded and said, “It’s quite sweet.”

    Shi Qing handed him another piece, “Then eat more.”

    Yun Zhi was chewing on the melon, and when he heard the movement not far away, he couldn’t help but look at the stage behind.

    The troupe is ready and will appear soon.

    The world girl Qian Huanhuan was standing in the middle of the actors in the official uniform of the Ministry of Rites, and told them the details one last time.

    Shi Qing held the sight of Mr. Qian, raised his hand to her, and invited her to taste it.

     At this time, Shen Yuan said, “This is a new play made by Qian Huanhuan, the Langzhong, and it was hidden and tucked away from us. not interesting.”

    The Queen smiled, “Although Ben Gong is old, I really don’t like those old-fashioned tones and songs. Since it is a new play, then Ben Gong should take a good look.”

    The emperor is more interested than the queen, and seems to be lined up for her to see, “Sing first, it’s interesting and rewarding.”

    She wants to see what medicine is sold in this gourd.

    For this play, she is curious in private. Although I guessed in my heart, I want to know the details.

    The stage curtain was closed, but the soundtrack beside it was already playing.

    The ministers all stopped their movements, no longer chatted in private, but looked in the direction of the curtain.

    Master Qian also looked over, but he was thinking of other things. Although his eyes fell on the stage, he didn’t see it.

    When she realized something was wrong, it was too late.

    The moment the curtain opened, there were no secrets.

     Standing on the edge of the stage, Qian Huanhuan sighed softly and looked up at Zhao Shiqing.

    I was looking for peace of mind, but my eyes twitched when I saw it clearly.

    Her melon-eating expression on her face watching the fun really didn’t hide it at all.

    But what Qian Huanhuan was confused was—

    Shiqing loves to join in the fun, why does the emperor also have this expression? !