Noon.
Under Ma Xiuying's repeated urging, Madam Xie had no choice but to agree. She accompanied the Empress and the King of Wei for lunch in the Palace of Earthly Tranquility.
The empress's lunch was naturally luxurious, but the three of them did not dare to eat too much. They only dared to taste the dishes in front of them.
On the other side, Zhu Lin didn't have so many rules. He didn't have the bearing of a king at all. He directly took action and drank the soup in large bowls. He ate the meat in large mouthfuls. That was called unrestrained!
Watching him eat was really fragrant!
"Lin 'er, look at how you eat! Can't you be more refined!"
Ma Xiuying spat,
"In front of your auntie!"
Kengchi kengchi.
Zhu Lin tore off a piece of pork trotter and threw it into his mouth. He said indifferently,"
"I like to eat like this. It's only this way that it's strong and fragrant!”
"You guys go ahead and eat, don't mind me…Why don't I sit at the side?”
Ma Xiuying was speechless.
"Then you have to leave some for Miao Yun and Miao Jin! Don't just eat it yourself!"
She pointed at the two girls and said unhappily,
"Where's your demeanor as a prince? You even said that she was your wife in your dream. How could you not care about your wife?”
Hearing this, Xu Miaoyun felt a little awkward.
Why did the Empress bring up the teasing words just now?
On the other hand, Xu Miaojin was focused on eating her food and didn't think too much about it.
"Ah…Alright, alright."
Zhu Lin tore apart the cooked pork trotters and placed a piece into each of the sisters 'bowls. Then, he rubbed his hands and said,
"Look at the two of you eating so little. You can't even eat much in two hours!”
"You have to eat your fill to gain weight! Girls should also be a little toot!”
"Come, come, eat it while it's hot. It's so fragrant!”
Xu Miaoyun was speechless.
This pig trotter was placed in his bowl. It was fragrant…but how could he eat it?
He couldn't just ignore his manners and eat like Zhu Lin, and then his mouth would be full of grease, right?
Just as she was thinking about it, Xu Miaojin had already started to eat. She was in such a hurry that her face looked a little ferocious…
Ma Xiuying looked at Xu Miaojin and laughed.
"This girl is really cute.”
she said.
"He has a good temperament and isn't pretentious."
"Come, Miao Jin, this bass tastes good too.”
The more she looked at Xu Miaojin, the more she liked her. Naturally, she kept putting food into her bowl.
"Miao Jin, hurry up and thank His Highness the King of Wei and the Empress!”
Madam Xie reminded in a low voice,
"Don't just eat!"
Xu Miaojin raised her head and wiped her mouth with her hand.
"Thank you, Big Brother Zhu Lin. Thank you, Empress!”
She smiled and cupped her hands. Her hands and mouth were covered in oil…
Madam Xie was speechless.
She could not help but hold her forehead again.
This girl had stepped on too many thunderbolts! Fortunately, the Empress liked this child.
As long as he had a good impression of her, any shortcomings would be a good thing…
"Okay, okay. Eat more and grow taller.”
Ma Xiuying smiled and said,
"Miao Yun, you eat too. You don't have to worry about eating here.”
"I like a relaxed atmosphere. I don't like to be formal.”
"Yes." Xu Miaoyun responded and picked up her chopsticks to pick up the fragrant pork trotter.
Then, she took small bites.
Mmm, it smells so good…
……
After lunch, Madam Xie led her two daughters to bow respectfully to the Empress before taking her leave.
"Goodbye, Big Brother Zhu Lin!"
"Next time, come to my house and play with me!"
Xu Miaojin waved at Zhu Lin, her expression somewhat reluctant.
She really liked interacting with Zhu Lin and felt very happy.
This sudden parting naturally made him feel a sense of loss.
"Alright, I'll teach you how to play marbles next time."
Zhu Lin grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.
After the three of them left the Earth Peace Palace, Ma Xiuying suddenly looked at Zhu Lin.
"Lin 'er, do you really like that sister of the Xu family?”
She tilted her head and said.
"Who doesn't like pretty girls?"
Zhu Lin placed his hands on his hips and said,
"There are ten who like ten, and a hundred who like a hundred!”
Ma Xiuying was speechless.
"If your father said that, I would have beaten him to death!”
She said unhappily,
"I'm asking you a serious question. Did he like it or not? Even if you want to marry a hundred concubines, you should at least have a main wife to lead the backyard, right?”
In Ma Xiuying's eyes.
Old Zhu loved every one he saw-beat them to death! Family discipline!
Xiao Zhu loved everyone he saw. He had to have a wife to stabilize the backyard…
"Oh…"
Zhu Lin held his chin and thought for a moment. He waved his hand and said,
"I'm still young. Let's talk about it in a few years..."
"The Xu family's girl is not bad. She can be used as a backup!”
He was not very interested in love.
"A backup plan…Miao Jin is not bad!”
Ma Xiuying rubbed her wrist and said with some heartache,
"Mother has already given her the jade bracelet that she has been wearing for more than ten years. If you don't marry her in the future, Mother will suffer a huge loss!”
Zhu Lin curled his lips.
"Is that so? But I see that you have a drawer full of bracelets of similar colors…"
Ma Xiuying frowned and said,"
"Are you itching for a beating?"
……
Forbidden City, on the imperial road.
Xu Miaojin played with the jade bracelet in her hand, unable to put it down.
"Miao Jin, do you like this bracelet?”
Xu Miaoyun stroked her sister's hair and said softly,
"I like it. It's cold and feels good.”Xu Miaojin replied.
She gently twirled the jade bracelet without looking up.
"Then do you know what this bracelet means?”Xu Miaoyun asked.
"Ah…I don't know."
Xu Miaojin raised her head.
"What does it mean?"
Swoosh.
Xu Miaoyun smiled and scratched her nose.
"It means that the Empress has taken a fancy to you and wants you to be your Big Brother Zhu Lin's wife in the future and bear his children!”
"How is it? Are you happy?"
Xu Miaojin's jaw dropped.
" It's fine to be a wife, but giving birth to a child…" She rubbed her stomach, frowned, and muttered," Will it hurt?"”
Xu Miaoyun couldn't help but burst into laughter.
This girl was too cute!
"Miao Yun, be quiet. We are still in the palace!”
Madam Xie stopped in her tracks and reprimanded softly,
"The Empress 'gift of the bracelet doesn't necessarily mean that Miao Jin will marry His Highness the Prince of Wei. His Highness the Prince of Wei is the Empress's biological son and is extremely precious. His marriage must be highly valued by the Empress, even more so than His Highness the Crown Prince!”
" We can only say that…our Miao Jin has the chance to become the Wei Princess Consort, but it's not certain. It's also possible that she'll become a concubine, or maybe the Empress will change her mind…"
"Aiya, why am I spouting nonsense too! Let's go, let's go. We can talk when we get home!”
As soon as she finished speaking, she looked around carefully. When she saw that there was no one around, she heaved a sigh of relief and led her two daughters out of the palace.
Hearing her mother's words, Xu Miaoyun suddenly felt a little down.
She gripped the scroll in her hand tightly and quickly followed…
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