It’s Better to be the Empress Dowager

Chapter 36 Respect tea

The next day, the newlyweds toasted tea.

This is the first time that the bride has appeared at her husband’s house. After worshiping the ancestor and her in-laws receiving her tea, she truly entered the door of her husband’s house. This is a very important etiquette for Lu Yufei. The Yinian Academy was busy early in the morning, while on the other hand, Zhao Chengjun got up to practice martial arts as usual, and then went to the study to handle official duties. Everything was normal.

As the maid of copying books, Master Tang was strictly ordered not to arrive late and leave early, so he could only go to the study room and sit on a cold bench. She held the pen and ink, and seemed to be working hard, but in fact she dangled and buckled, trying her best to mix time.

When it was almost the time, Liu Jiji stepped forward and said to Zhao Chengjun: “My lord, the time for tea is coming.”

“Yeah.” Zhao Chengjun replied nonchalantly and said, “Get ready. Let them move a little bit more neatly and don’t delay time.”

“Yes.”

Liu Ji responded and went out to arrange for someone. Zhao Chengjun put down the pen and walked towards the door unhurriedly. Teacher Tang stretched out her ears in the holding mansion, she vaguely heard Liu Ji come in and said something, Zhao Chengjun was about to go out. Combining today’s days, a little guess, you can guess that it is for tea.

Master Tang’s eyes rolled around, thinking that she couldn’t miss such a big scene. Master Tang pushed the brush and ink aside, and after Zhao Chengjun walked over, she inadvertently walked out of the Baoxia, and then hung behind Zhao Chengjun, following calmly.

Of course Zhao Chengjun found out. He glanced back, and Tang Shishi immediately raised his head to look at the sky. Zhao Chengjun didn’t bother to pay attention to her, so she let her go.

Teacher Tang followed Zhao Chengjun to the front hall. In the middle of the front hall, there is an ink painting of mountains and rivers, and two red sandalwood master chairs are placed side by side at the bottom, separated by a small square table in the middle, and two rows of seats are neatly placed at the bottom. Zhao Chengjun was sitting on the top left seat, his right hand side was empty.

The only person who can sit next to Zhao Chengjun is Princess Jing, not even the side concubine. Now that the seat of the concubine of Jing Palace is empty, the seat next to Zhao Chengjun’s exclusive seat has always been empty.

The servants entered one after another, scattered in the four corners of the house, waiting to be dispatched. Master Tang shook his hands and stood behind Zhao Chengjun.

When Zhao Chengjun went out, Liu Ji sent a message to the newlyweds. Not long after Zhao Chengjun sat down, Zhao Zixun and Lu Yufei arrived.

They knew that Zhao Chengjun did not like to wait for someone, and they did not dare to let Zhao Chengjun wait. They hurried here as soon as they were ready.

The maid took the brocade cushion and placed it on the ground. Zhao Zixun and Lu Yufei knelt in front of Zhao Chengjun, kowtow together: “Please peace to my father.”

Zhao Chengjun had no intention of embarrassing them, and quickly said: “Get up.”

Zhao Zixun straightened up, picked up the tea from the tray, lowered his eyes, and presented it to Zhao Chengjun respectfully: “Erchen serves his father tea.”

Zhao Chengjun took the tea cup, lifted the lid of the cup, and placed it on the table. Lu Yufei was a little nervous. She took the tea from the maid, raised her eyebrows upright, and said respectfully: “My daughter-in-law offers tea to my father.”

Zhao Chengjun also took it and placed it on the square table. Zhao Chengjun put down the tea cup, but the two in front of him had no intention of getting up. Zhao Chengjun was surprised for a moment and finally remembered that this was a newlywed couple offering tea. He seemed to say something encouraging.

It’s really troublesome. Zhao Chengjun can only say: “Husband and wife are one body, they are born with the same quilt, and die with the same acupuncture point. It is rare for you to get together. In the future, you must trust each other and support your life.”

Zhao Zixun and Lu Yufei salute together: “Yes. Thank you father.”

Master Tang heard it behind, and couldn’t help showing mockery in his eyes. It is easy to say that it is mutual trust and support for life, but how many couples in the world can really do it?

When Zhao Chengjun said these words, he himself didn’t believe it.

Liu Ji smiled and squinted forward and sent a meeting gift to the newlyweds. He said in a kind manner: “Congratulations to the son, congratulations to the son and concubine. This is a meeting gift prepared by the prince for your newlyweds. In the future, the son and the son and concubine must have a good life. Don’t let the prince be disappointed. Expectations.”

Zhao Zixun and Lu Yufei kowtow together: “Yes. Thank you father.”

After the two of them thanked Zhao Chengjun, they were supported by their subordinates and stood up slowly. The bride was supposed to offer tea to her mother-in-law and grandmother-in-law, but Zhao Chengjun did not have a princess, and there was no grandmother in the palace, so after Lu Yufei knocked on Zhao Chengjun, the rest of the ceremony was omitted. After that, there were processes such as meeting the wives and kinsmen, but the population of the Jing Palace was too simple. Except for Zhao Chengjun, there were no mother-in-laws, wives, aunts, and uncles. It is no wonder that the officials and wives of Xiping Mansion are vying to marry their daughters into the Jingwang Mansion. Apart from other things, simple family relationships are better than so many people.

After Lu Yufei stood up, Zhao Chengjun signaled Tongxiu to come over, handed a red wooden box to Lu Yufei, and said, “This is the key and the pair of cards in the Fuzhong. From now on, the Zhongcai will be in charge of you. These ten years It has always been Tongxiu’s temporary feeder, and now you enter the door and it can be handed over to you. After that, if you don’t understand anything, just ask Tongxiu.”

Lu Yufei looked at the carved wooden box in front of him, with excitement in his eyes. Many new daughters-in-law have worked hard for 20 years and may not be able to touch the keys to the housekeeper. She only got them the next day. And this is not an ordinary key, it belongs to the Jing Palace.

Facing Zhao Chengjun’s blessed body, Lu Yufei said with confidence: “Thank you for your father’s trust, and my daughter-in-law will not humiliate her life.”

Master Tang stood behind and watched this scene. To be honest, she was a little sour. If there is a chance, who wants to be the one under the control? Who doesn’t want to hold the power and give directions?

It’s a pity that she is not the concubine, at least for 20 years, these things need not be expected. Lu Yufei didn’t say the scenes of refusal, and directly took the wooden box and let his maid put away. When she did these things, she was very energetic, and her eyebrows were full of heroic energy that was bound to win.

She didn’t even say a polite remark to Tong Xiu, as if she was sure that she would do better than Tong Xiu.

Master Tang quickly glanced at Tongxiu, but Tongxiu was an old man out of the palace, with a superficial skill. Tongxiu didn’t say anything. After handing over things, she backed away peacefully, just like an ordinary slave and hardworking slave. Master Tang didn’t see the good show, so he retracted his eyes with a little disappointment, thinking that the concubine of the eldest son was very confident if he didn’t say anything else. On the first day he entered the door, he dared to invade the original ecology of the Jing Palace with great fanfare.

Master Tang thought that today’s tea ceremony would be over. Originally, Zhao Chengjun thought the same way. He picked up the tea and signaled to see off the guests. Unexpectedly, Lu Yufei suddenly spoke and interrupted Zhao Chengjun’s actions: “Father, daughter-in-law has something to do. I want to ask you to agree.”

Zhao Chengjun stopped his fingers, he was no longer in a hurry to drink water, and he rubbed the tea cup slowly and said: “What’s the matter, let’s talk.”

“My daughter-in-law learned that Zhou Shunhua has been taken over by the son. After all, Meiren Zhou is a guest from the palace, and her identity is unusual. It is not a problem to live in the backyard without a name. Therefore, the daughter-in-law intends to carry Zhou Meiren into a concubine. room.”

Master Tang took a breath. She looked at Lu Yufei and quickly glanced at Zhou Shunhua who was in the crowd, and she secretly said wonderfully.

On the first day, the battle between the main room and true love has begun?

Zhou Shunhua, who had always been invisible among the maids, was stunned. She could no longer stay out of the matter. She hurried out, knelt in front of the hall, opened her mouth several times, but didn’t know what she could say.

Now her identity is different. She is no longer the former lady of the government, but the one whose fate is determined. She couldn’t interrupt before the master spoke.

Zhao Chengjun looked at the women in front of him, and finally moved his gaze to Zhao Zixun: “This is your woman. What do you think?”

Zhao Zixun folded his hands and said, “It’s all arranged by his father.”

Zhao Chengjun seemed to laugh, but the smile faded away quickly, as if it had never happened. With a chill in his eyes, Zhao Chengjun said: “Your own personal affairs, this king will not be involved. If this is the case, it is up to the concubine to decide.”

“Thank you, father.” Lu Yufei saluted Zhao Chengjun, lowered her neck, and said, “Daughter-in-law, as a concubine, always remembers her responsibilities and dare not be arrogant, so she should give more to the royal family. As the only son of the palace, it is not proper to have only one concubine, so it is better to mention another one.”

Master Tang’s eyes rounded in surprise again, what? Is she crazy, or is Lu Yufei crazy?

Taking a concubine on the first day of your wedding, it’s not satisfying to take one, but you still have to add another?

Zhao Chengjun put down the tea cup in his hand, his expression was very indifferent. He asked: “Do you really think so?”

“Yes. There is a cloud in seven generations, a woman should be generous and filial, chaste and gentle, and not jealous. As a concubine, she should lead by example.” Lu Yufei lowered his head and said, “My daughter-in-law thinks that Ren Yujun is fine. She and Zhou Meiren are sisters of Jinlan, and they both serve Shizi’s pen and ink together. If they can stay by Shizi’s side, it will be a great story.”

Zhao Chengjun looked at Zhao Zixun and asked slowly: “What do you think?”

Zhao Zixun looked down and said: “The concubine of the empire understands the righteousness, and her children respect her.”

Zhao Chengjun didn’t want to talk anymore. He nodded and said, “Okay. You decide for your husband and wife, so you don’t have to ask me in the future.”

After speaking, he didn’t say anything about the end of the game, so he stood up and walked out.

Master Tang hurriedly followed. She bypassed the Grand Master’s chair and met with Lu Yufei and Zhao Zixun in the hall. Master Tang nodded and smiled as a gesture of courtesy. When she passed Zhou Shunhua, she quickly swept her gaze over Zhou Shunhua’s body, then retracted her gaze and hurriedly chased outside.

Zhao Chengjun walked very fast all the way, Tang Shishi first walked fast, and later had to trot with the skirt in order to barely keep up. When he arrived in the study, Master Tang was already out of breath after chasing.

As soon as Zhao Chengjun entered the door, he went to the inner room. Master Tang wittily drilled into his room. Zhao Chengjun was obviously in a bad mood. Master Tang has made up his mind to stay in his small holding mansion until dark, and resolutely not hit the muzzle.

However, she wants to protect herself, and other people also want to. Not long after Master Tang sat down, he hugged Xiamen and was struck. Liu Ji stood outside and smiled and said to Master Tang, “Girl Tang, the tea is ready, you can bring it in for the prince.”

Master Tang widened his eyes in surprise and pointed at himself: “Me?”

“Yes.” Liu Ji smiled and said, “The tea is here. It should be cold in a while. Girl Tang, go now.”

Master Tang is not upset, this is obviously pushing her out as a pathfinder. However, the situation is better than others. Liu Ji smiled like a smiling tiger. Master Tang didn’t dare to provoke him, so he could only force a smile and said, “Thank you, father-in-law, I’m not very honored.”

Master Tang picked up the teapot and walked toward the inside with a look of death. In the next door, Zhao Chengjun was reading the letter, Tang Shishi carefully figured out Zhao Chengjun’s expression, but Zhao Chengjun was calm and flat, and he really couldn’t see any clues.

This is often more terrifying than getting angry. It is not Zhao Chengjun who is afraid of being angry, but not knowing whether he is angry or not.

Master Tang gently put the tea on Zhao Chengjun’s table, and said carefully: “Master, tea is here.”

Zhao Chengjun didn’t say a word. Master Tang squeezed the atmosphere and asked quietly: “Master, you are angry about the concubine of the prince? This is a trivial matter, and it was brought up by the concubine of the prince. Please relax and wait for the royal residence to add a child.”

“A trivial matter?” Zhao Chengjun put down the letter and looked at Master Tang with a smile, “Do you think this is a trivial matter?”

Master Tang vaguely felt that this was a proposition. She paused for a while and tentatively said: “It’s really not ethical to accept concubines as soon as you get married. The elder son shouldn’t be like that.”

Teacher Tang said while observing Zhao Chengjun’s expression, and was always ready to change his words. However, Zhao Chengjun did not continue to attack. It seemed that he had made a bet. Master Tang let out a long sigh of relief, an accident in his heart.

Tang Mingzhe’s kind of merchant who didn’t have much ink in his stomach couldn’t help but take the second room as soon as he succeeded. Unexpectedly, Zhao Chengjun, as the prince, would care about concubines so much.

It’s amazing. In this respect, Zhao Chengjun and Zhao Zixun are really not like father and son.

Teacher Tang tentatively asked, “Master, don’t you like your elder son to have concubines?”

“On the first day of his marriage, he didn’t even have a serious concubine bleeding, so he took the lead in carrying two concubine rooms. What kind of decent is he? And when I asked him, he actually threw the choice to the concubine. It seems that taking concubines is the idea of ​​the concubine…” Zhao Chengjun said, pressing his eyebrows again, no, he couldn’t think about it, he became more angry when he thought about it.

Master Tang probably understood what Zhao Chengjun meant. He hated Zhao Zixun’s confusion about the importance and confusion of his eldest son. He also hated that Zhao Zixun was not decisive enough. He hesitated when encountering things and threw the scapegoat to the woman. Master Tang poured a cup of tea for Zhao Chengjun, put it next to Zhao Chengjun, and said, “The lord, you calm down, it is him who takes the concubine, and it is not you who take the concubine. It is not worth your anger. The eldest son is just because he is immature, so he needs the prince to check him. . Or, did you quietly settle Zhou Shunhua and Ren Yujun?”

Teacher Tang said with a look of expectation, Zhao Chengjun chuckled, his face suddenly cold, and said: “I think you are the one who needs to be solved the most. Go back and copy your book.”

Master Tang’s calculations were unsuccessful, and he said “Oh” unwillingly, and went back to copy the book reluctantly. After Tang Shishi left, Zhao Chengjun looked at the letter in front of him and found that he was not as angry as before.

After being interrupted by Master Tang like this, his mood improved a lot miraculously. It is also rare.