These two palace maids were the first two living people they had seen in a long time. Zhu Xiuyuan naturally would not waste this opportunity.

Zhu Xiuyuan wanted to know when the emperor would summon him.

However, the two little palace maids seemed to be deaf and mute. They were unmoved by Zhu Xiuyuan's inquiry and still walked out of the Nuan Pavilion one after another and closed the door.

"This..." Zhu Xiuyuan was at a loss. He looked at the closed door and couldn't figure out what the emperor meant.

Suddenly, the aroma of dishes wafted over.

Zhu Xiuyuan sniffed, the smell was quite special, and it immediately aroused the greed in his belly... Gurgling, his stomach growled louder.

"Hey, that's all. Let's fill our stomachs first."

Zhu Xiuyuan came to the small round table and sat down. Looking at the exquisite dishes, he immediately forgot his worries. He moved his index finger and picked up the chopsticks placed on the table with one hand...

Huh?

Zhu Xiuyuan weighed the chopsticks in his hands and felt that his hands were slightly heavy. This was not the feel of bamboo chopsticks.

Looking carefully, Zhu Xiuyuan suddenly realized that they were a pair of silver chopsticks.

There are also some carving decorations on the hand holding part, which is very beautiful.

"Silver chopsticks... yes, there were only a few poisons used to poison food in ancient times, such as arsenic or mercury. These poisons can be tested with silverware, so silver chopsticks have become standard equipment for wealthy people.

Especially the royal family!”

Zhu Xiuyuan weighed the slightly heavy silver chopsticks again and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that I also used silver chopsticks for a while. In that case, let me complete the poison testing ceremony!"

Zhu Xiuyuan inserted his silver chopsticks into each plate of dishes and dipped them in the vegetable juices. After waiting for a while, the chopsticks did not turn black.

"It doesn't seem to be poisonous!" Zhu Xiuyuan said to himself, then he picked up his chopsticks and started eating haise... Not to mention, this palace delicacy is different.

…

Qin'an Hall, in the side hall next to the palace of Emperor Chen Liu Shubao.

Concubine Youlihua and Concubine You sit peacefully.

"Your Majesty, my servants have sent the food and tea to the Nuan Pavilion." The little palace maid who had just delivered the food to Zhu Xiuyuan knelt down and reported.

"I know, by the way, what did Zhu Sima say?" You Lihua rubbed her brows, her face looking slightly tired.

"Your Majesty, Zhu Sima once asked when His Majesty would summon him, but the servants did not dare to lie and did not reply." The little palace maid bowed to the ground and bowed.

"I know, let's get down!" You Lihua kept squeezing her brows and ordered casually.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The two little maids withdrew.

After a while, Yu Lihua's personal maid came in.

"Your Majesty, the sobering tea, fragrant bath soup, wine and food that Your Majesty will use when he wakes up are all ready..." The little palace maid naturally took over the task of massaging Yu Lihua's head.

This was a long-standing tacit understanding between their master and servant, so Yu Lihua let the little palace maid massage her while she closed her eyes and enjoyed it.

"Xiaoju, you did a good job." You Lihua praised casually.

Xiaoju is exactly the name of You Lihua's personal maid.

With a smile on Xiaoju's face, she massaged You Lihua's head seriously, and said: "Your Majesty, your fragrant bath soup has been prepared. I specially sprinkled more flower petals. You..."

Upon hearing this, a trace of helplessness appeared on Yu Lihua's face, but this helplessness disappeared in an instant.

She just heard her calm instructions: "Please wait for me to rest for a while. Your Majesty drank a few more drinks today, so he probably won't wake up so soon."

"Yes, empress!"

Xiaoju massaged You Lihua for half a quarter of an hour before You Lihua got up and left.

Half an hour later, You Lihua reappeared outside Qin'an Palace, Emperor Chen's palace.

At this time, Yu Lihua's face was radiant and she looked like a fairy.

It was obvious that she had bathed and changed clothes again. She was refreshed and dressed up carefully. Her movements were full of charm and charm.

Even her personal maid, Xiao Ju, dared not look directly at her. Firstly, she felt ashamed of herself, and secondly, she was afraid that swallowing saliva would affect her image.

"Empress, Your Majesty is awake..."

"Hurry up and get some strong sobering tea..."

"Hurry and wait for His Majesty to take a bath..."

"Your Majesty, the food and wine are ready..."

"My beloved concubine, I don't want to eat any food or wine right now, I just want to eat you..."

"Oh, Your Majesty, please spare my life..."

…

Zhu Xiuyuan filled his stomach, and soon a little maid came to clear the dishes.

The little palace maid ignored Zhu Xiuyuan. No matter how Zhu Xiuyuan asked, she had no response.

...Time was flowing while waiting, and before I knew it, it was Shen time, about four o'clock in the afternoon.

Just when Zhu Xiuyuan was thinking deeply about life, the door of Nuange was pushed open again.

Zhu Xiuyuan immediately jumped up from his chair and looked up... He was suddenly excited.

Because this time it was no longer the deaf-mute little palace maid, but the little eunuch who brought him in.

He finally appears again!

"Father-in-law, father-in-law..." Zhu Xiuyuan ran over and said excitedly: "Father-in-law, is your Majesty going to summon me?"

The little eunuch was very calm, shook the dust in his hands, and said: "Zhu Sima, His Majesty has spoken, please Zhu Sima immediately go to the main hall to meet the saint. Zhu Sima, please come with your family."

Zhu Xiuyuan heard the fairy voice and hurriedly agreed, following the little eunuch towards the main hall.

After walking a few steps, Zhu Xiuyuan suddenly heard the melodious sounds of silk and bamboo, getting closer and closer and becoming clearer.

Zhu Xiuyuan was confused, where did the music come from?

However, when he thought of the unenthusiastic face of the little eunuch who led the way, Zhu Xiuyuan resisted the urge to get to the bottom of it.

After walking for a while, the melodious and melodious sound of silk and bamboo became clearer, as if it was playing right in front of me.

The young eunuch took Zhu Xiuyuan and stopped on the corridor outside a main hall. This was obviously the main hall of Qin'an Hall.

Only then did Zhu Xiuyuan suddenly realize, and thought to himself: "That's right, that's right, the person here must be the Emperor Chen!"

Zhu Xiuyuan was still a little excited at the thought of seeing Emperor Chen's divine power soon.

The reason for his excitement was mostly due to waiting for most of the day.

Zhu Xiuyuan wasted most of his time just to meet the emperor. Now that he was about to "get his wish", Zhu Xiuyuan was naturally inexplicably excited.

This is probably a "sense of ritual".

His stay in the Nuan Pavilion for most of the day was a "ritual". After the ceremony was completed, a strong sense of "expectation" would arise.

...The little eunuch went in to report and told Zhu Xiuyuan to stay outside and not move around.

Zhu Xiuyuan stood in the corridor outside, listening to the live music in front of his ears. He slightly peeked inside. There seemed to be many dancers dancing?
Chapter completed!