Chapter 12 New Year's Eve Banquet Ends Successfully
"Your Majesty, I don't know how to do anything and I can't prepare anything. I'm sorry to disappoint you."
Ji Yunqing chose to give up.
what's going on?
I just don't know anything, are you going to beat me to death?
As soon as these words were spoken, people around burst into laughter.
Ji Yunqing lowered his head, looking ashamed to see people.
In fact, she was thinking that fortunately she had almost finished eating, so it wasn't too bad. If the prince drove her out, wouldn't it be a good opportunity for her to go out and digest her food?
King Zhao was obviously choked by her words, and spoke after a long while.
"Ji...Since you are not prepared, then sit down."
Why didn't she punish her?
Ji Yunqing smiled happily and hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I wish you a new year with a new look, and may all your wishes come true."
King Zhao: "Sit down!"
After successfully overcoming this hurdle, Ji Yunqing sat down and breathed a sigh of relief.
Continue to enjoy the food happily.
After finishing the meat dishes, I picked up a few more vegetarian dishes with my chopsticks, and thought about eating a few bites of fruit to get rid of the greasiness.
She lifted the lid of the exquisite little bowl - we couldn't tell what the bowl was made of, but we knew it looked pretty - and inside was an apple cut into eight small pieces.
Ji Yunqing scooped out a piece with a spoon and put it into his mouth.
His face was instantly distorted by the acid.
Oh God, please open your eyes. This is an apple, not a hawthorn. Why is it so sour?
Ji Yunqing felt jealous and quickly drank two mouthfuls of soup to calm herself down. She thought to herself, wouldn't she be at a loss if she didn't eat the apple?
He secretly picked out the seeds from the apple he had just eaten, put them in his handkerchief and took them away.
If she plants the seeds in early spring, maybe she won't have a shortage of apples to eat in the future.
She also planned that if no one noticed after the party, she would pack up the remaining apples and take them home.
Let a few maids in the yard have a taste of it.
Fruits are precious, especially in winter, so they are even more worth cherishing.
Looking at the remaining fruits, there was a plate of hawthorns. After hesitating for a moment, Ji Yunqing decided to pack two more.
If there is a chance later, she will take them all away. Otherwise, there are only two to see if the seeds can survive.
Looking further, there is another plate of dried persimmons.
Is this also considered fruit?
Ji Yunqing thought again, how could this not be counted?
She picked up one and ate it. It was so sweet that she couldn’t help but eat another one!
While eating, she found a core inside, so Ji Yunqing stuffed it into her handkerchief again.
A plate of chestnuts, eaten.
Unfortunately, the fruits are ripe and cannot be planted, which made Ji Yunqing feel a little regretful.
Eat the dates and take away the pits. I have to say, these dates are quite sweet.
After the meal, Ji Yunqing's handkerchief was bulging, and she stuffed more things into it like a treasure.
Concubine Zhao was sitting next to her and couldn't help but sneer, "Country bumpkin, have you never eaten these things?"
“Never eaten before”
Not only was Ji Yunqing not mocked by her, he even shamelessly stared at the fruits on the next table: "You don't like those fruits anyway, just give them to me, I'm just a bumpkin."
Concubine Zhao: “…”
How shameless is this concubine Ji?
Doesn’t she blush when she says this?
Concubine Jian, who was sitting on the other side of Ji Yunqing, couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Her father was just a small scholar. If the fortune teller had not said that she had a good fate and could give birth to a son, she would not have been sent to this palace.
When she first entered the mansion, she was careful and attentive at all times, for fear of saying or doing something wrong.
Even if you encounter something you have never seen before, you dare not show it easily and make people laugh.
But now this concubine Ji has a completely different temperament.
Although she also knows nothing, but... this does not affect her mysterious confidence at all.
This made her admire Concubine Ji from the bottom of her heart.
"Concubine Ji, there are still a lot of fruits left on my table. Do you want to eat some?" Fortunately, she only ate a few bites, so most of it was left.
Since I can’t take it with me anyway, I might as well do you a favor.
Ji Yunqing was very surprised about this.
"Thank you, Concubine Jian." She whispered, "Please save it for me first. I can't finish it. When I leave, if I have the chance to take it away, I will take it all. If I can't take it away, forget it."
Still want to take it away?
Concubine Jian laughed in her heart and thought this was impossible.
But when she thought about the behavior of this concubine Ji, she became uncertain again.
What if?
She hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help asking, "If I can take it away, can I only give you half?" She also wanted to take some back to eat slowly.
After all, if you want to eat these things that are not included in the regular meal, you have to pay extra.
Seeing the other person's obviously moved expression, Ji Yunqing said generously: "If you can take it away, take all yours away."
How embarrassing!
I clearly promised these things just now.
Concubine Jian wanted to refuse again, but Ji Yunqing continued happily: "Then I'll see if you still want the ones on the other tables. If not, they'll all be mine!"
Concubine Jian was silent: "..."
That really underestimates you.
Concubine Zhao heard the conversation between the two and snorted disdainfully: "What a beggar!"
Concubine Jian's body froze, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her head. She regretted her recklessness just now.
Ji Yunqing didn't think that this was an insult to her at all. Instead, she said without hesitation: "If you dare to say that I'm a beggar, I will pack up everything on your table and take it away!"
Concubine Zhao: “…”
Momentarily speechless.
How dare she say that?
Doesn't she have any shame?
The verbal battle between the princess, concubines and concubines above is certainly exciting, and the atmosphere between the concubines below can also be described as tense.
Fortunately, with the presence of the divine beast King Zhao, the New Year's Eve banquet finally ended safely.
Next, the prince and princess entered the palace, and the concubine took charge of the situation temporarily, so the concubines had nothing to do.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ji Yunqing quickly cleaned up all the things on his desk that he was going to pack.
Prince Zhao and the Queen walked down and paused slightly when they passed by Ji Yunqing.
All the women in the audience stared at this side, and Ji Yunqing seemed to be scanned several times inside and out.
But King Zhao just stood there without saying a word. Ji Yunqing felt that he had to say something.
She said flatteringly, "Your Majesty, I just packed up some uneaten fruits on my table. This... is nothing, right?"
The key point is that it is on my table and I haven’t finished eating.
She doesn't deserve the death penalty, does she?
King Zhao finally nodded his head, "It's really not a big deal. You can take what you can't finish back home."
This was given to them by the mansion, he wouldn't be so stingy as to ask for it back.
"That's good!"
Ji Yunqing bowed in gratitude and said happily: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for allowing me to pack my own bags. Thank you, Your Majesty. Good people will be rewarded."
King Zhao: “…”
This thank-you speech is no different from that of ordinary people on the street. Also, when did he say that take-away is allowed?
However, as a prince, he naturally could not argue with a little concubine in public about whether to pack up the food.
How did the Ji family raise their daughter?
A well-educated legitimate daughter actually has to pack up leftovers?
Forget it, I’ll let him teach me personally later!