0p0 Chapter 229: Family reunion, focus on meal
Chapter 229: Family reunion, focus on meal
The more Hua Fei listened to her brother's words, the more she felt something was wrong, and she subconsciously found this excuse to interrupt her brother.
"Everyone present here is my relative. We are discussing both state affairs and family affairs. Concubine Hua does not need to be so cautious."
The emperor looked at Concubine Hua and spoke with a smile.
He wanted to see what else Nian Gengyao could say, so he wrote down every word.
"What Concubine Hua said is right. It is rare for me to have a meal with the Emperor and His Majesty. It is not easy for the family to be reunited, so I should not discuss other things."
Nian Gengyao's words and deeds seemed to ignore the Fu Cha siblings, and he even wanted to show them that they and the emperor were a family.
As he spoke, he did not forget to glance proudly at Fu Cha Fude.
When Concubine Hua heard her brother actually say that she and the emperor were a family, which was such a taboo, she couldn't help but widen her eyes.
Concubine Hua wondered if her brother was drunk. The emperor could say these words, but how could her brother say them?
The emperor looked at Nian Gengyao's smug smile with an ambiguous smile on his face. He didn't feel very angry at the moment, but felt that Nian Gengyao was indeed overwhelmed by his words.
This would be a good thing for him. Nian Gengyao was so rampant that he must have a lot of evidence of his crimes. When the time was right, he could directly clear all these people out of his court.
"In that case, let's just focus on eating."
The emperor's eyes were cold and he spoke with a smile on his face.
Soon, the young eunuchs brought a steaming pot to the table.
"The weather is getting colder day by day. Starting from October 15th, there will be an extra pot for every meal in the palace."
"Although today is the fourteenth day, the emperor still specially ordered the imperial kitchen to prepare this assorted hotpot for this banquet."
"Every bite of food and drink is the emperor's grace. Brother, don't forget to be grateful for the emperor's grace when you enjoy it."
Concubine Hua really couldn't stand her brother's nonsense anymore, so she took the initiative to introduce the matter of the pot and secretly warned her brother not to be too arrogant in front of the emperor.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Although Nian Gengyao felt that his sister was being too cautious, since his sister took the initiative to speak, he had no choice but to stand up and salute the emperor.
"Your Majesty, when I was at home, I heard that the pots in the palace were the best. Now I have the pleasure to experience it myself."
"This is all because the emperor cares about us ministers. Otherwise, not being able to eat the pot is a small matter, but losing the other things would be terrible."
Fucha Fude stood up and spoke to the emperor with a smile.
By the way, he did not forget to secretly retort what Nian Gengyao had just boasted about in front of him.
"In that case, you should try this pot. The weather is getting colder now, and eating this pot will warm you up."
"I have watched you grow up step by step, and my heart feels as warm as if I had eaten this pot."
When the Emperor spoke to Fu Cha Fu De, the young and promising general, his voice was visibly more sincere.
Fu Cha Fu De was a handsome man. He was able to fight ten men at once on the battlefield and made great contributions to the cause.
Although his tone was a little harsh at times, he knew that the other party was venting his anger on his behalf, so he would naturally be willing to be closer and more tolerant to such a minister.
What's more, with him around, he wouldn't have to worry about no one to pacify the border even if he removed Nian Gengyao. Instead, he could speed up the process of dealing with Nian Gengyao.
Besides, he is the brother of the woman he loves most, so even for Xier's sake, he will treat him well.
After the banquet, the emperor specially asked the two concubines to see their brother off, which was a small reward for the two heroes.
On this side, Concubine Hua walked out of the hall in a hurry, as if there was a tiger chasing her in the hall.
Although Nian Gengyao didn't understand why his younger sister left so quickly, he hadn't seen her for such a long time and missed her very much, so he hurried to catch up with her.
"Brother, brother, what happened to you today?"
When Concubine Hua saw that there was no one else around, she questioned her brother in a bad tone.
"You know that I ate this meal in fear. You scared me so much that I couldn't eat at all."
"What's wrong with you?"
"When I was in there, I thought you were weird."
Nian Gengyao couldn't figure out what was wrong with his sister, and asked in confusion.
"You're still asking me what's wrong, brother, brother, the emperor said he likes the roasted lamb, didn't you hear it clearly?"
"The emperor hasn't even started eating yet, but you've already started eating before him. You're really brave."
Hua Fei looked at her brother angrily and said.
"That's not a big problem, but what do you think of letting Su Peisheng pick food for you?"
"Su Peisheng is someone close to the emperor. To put it bluntly, he spends more time interacting with the emperor than my brother and I combined. And you actually made such a big show of asking Su Peisheng to serve you."
"No wonder General Fucha would say that to you. Don't you see what you have done?"
Concubine Hua pursed her lips. She was almost furious with her brother.
"Who does he think he is? He just relies on his good family background, and he dares to say these nonsense in front of the emperor."
Nian Gengyao spoke with great disdain.
"Humph, as for Su Peisheng, you know my temper. I have always hated these eunuchs. I always feel that they stink."
"Besides, I was originally planning to pick up the food myself, but you said so, sister. This is the rule in the palace. So I can only follow this rule."
"If I want eunuchs to serve me, then I can only let the most respectable eunuchs in the palace serve me."
"What's more, I also want to let Fu Cha Fu De see how close the emperor is to me. I have been following the emperor since I was a humble man. Who the hell is Fu Cha Fu De? How dare he compete with me!"
Nian Gengyao made no secret of his dislike for Fucha Fude. He had always looked down on these Manchu military bannermen whose origins were nobler than his own. He thought that it was nothing more than being born into a good family.
He has earned all this glory bit by bit, but the emperor still regards such a person as Huo Qubing. Does he deserve it?
"Besides, I went to the northwest to quell the war and made great contributions to the emperor. You should know that during the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing was demoted by the emperor and became a member of the Imperial Guards. It's no big deal for me to just be served by a eunuch."
Nian Gengyao didn't think there was anything wrong with him at all, and spoke in a sarcastic tone.