Starting from the first day of August, everyone in Prince Jing's mansion was busy.
Except for the one banquet held at the opening of the mansion, Prince Jing's mansion has never held another banquet. It has been many years since the mansion was so lively and crowded.
The housekeepers and stewards performed their duties and led the servants in the house to clean and repair the front yard, backyard, roof and house, from inside to outside, from bottom to bottom.
Even a litter of mice-catching cats in the mansion were caught and bathed one by one.
August 15th, Mid-Autumn Festival.
The emperor was so pleased that he invited all the concubines and civil and military officials to attend the banquet. He also held a moon-viewing party in the imperial garden, which was lively until the moon was on the branches.
After Yu Zheng left the palace, he got into the carriage, but instead of returning to the palace, he went to Jiang's house.
When passing through the main street of Chongming, he heard the commotion outside the car. Yu Zheng lifted the corner of the car curtain and looked out.
Different from usual days, the streets today are brightly lit and still lively at this time. The common people held various lanterns in their hands, guessing riddles in twos and threes, or going out as a family to browse the street stalls, laughing and laughing.
Yu Zheng likes this scene very much. The smiles on the people's faces are the best proof of the strength of a country.
Only when the country is safe can the family be safe.
The carriage drove through the noisy street and turned into a secluded street near Jiang's house. The surroundings suddenly became quiet.
After about tea time, the carriage slowly stopped and Zhuiyun opened the door.
"Master, we're here."
Yu Zheng got out of the car and got out of the car, walking towards the open door.
Zhuiyun Zhufeng followed him, one carrying a food box and the other a lantern.
The servants of the concierge led the way diligently: "Your Majesty, please come with me. Miss, we are admiring the moon in the garden."
The bright moon is in the sky, and the silver glow covers the ground.
When Yu Zheng walked to the garden under the moonlight, Jiang Shu and others were playing a game of blindfolding and catching people.
Well, it happened to be Jiang Shu's turn to arrest someone.
Seeing Yu Zheng, Jiang Ning had an idea and made a silencing gesture to Tan Yu and others, asking them to quietly retreat to the side.
"Brother, where are you? Why is there no sound?" Blindfolded Jiang Shu pricked up his ears to listen to the surroundings and spread his arms to search around.
"Sister, I'm here." Jiang Ning shouted while moving towards Yu Zheng's direction.
Jiang Shu chased after the sound and ran straight into Yu Zheng's arms.
The exquisite nose bumped into Yu Zheng's tight chest. Jiang Shu was a little confused by the pain. Yu Zheng also groaned and subconsciously stretched out his long arms to wrap around Jiang Shu's waist to prevent her from falling.
Sensing something was wrong, Jiang Shu's mind was agitated, and he quickly pulled off the silk handkerchief and raised his eyes.
Apricot eyes met black eyes, Jiang Shu was surprised and happy.
"when did you come?"
Yu Zheng raised his hand to straighten the broken hair on her face, and said slowly: "You caught me as soon as I arrived."
"Hey!" Jiang Ning couldn't stand listening anymore and went to the table to drink tea to relieve acidosis.
Yu Zheng took Jiang Shu's hand and followed him to greet Jiang's father and mother.
"Your Majesty." Mother Jiang stood up to greet him.
Although Yu Zheng will become their son-in-law soon, his status is too noble and they have to pay tribute to him at any time.
"No need to be polite." Yu Zheng and Jiang Shu sat down, Zhuiyun put the food box on the table, opened it, and took out the contents.
It was a few palace snacks and a plate of selected crab meat.
Jiang Shu's apricot eyes lit up, he took the small silver spoon handed by Yu Zheng, scooped it up and put it into his mouth.
"I want to eat too." Jiang Ning took a white porcelain spoon for drinking sweet soup and took a big spoonful.
The Jiang family also had crabs on the dinner table, and the siblings also ate them, but who could resist a plate of carefully selected crab meat?
Jiang Ning was either greedy or deliberately retaliating against Yu Zheng for eating the shrimp he peeled last time.
Yu Zheng glanced at Jiang Ning and saw Jiang Ning's thoughts written on his face.
This dish of crabmeat was hand-picked by Yu Zheng one by one at the palace banquet. He picked five of them to get such a plate.
Fortunately, Jiang Ning knew the rules and didn't take a second spoonful.
"These are dim sum and moon dumplings made by the royal chef in the palace." Yu Zheng placed several plates of dim sum in the middle of the table for Father Jiang and the others to taste.
Jiang Ning became interested as soon as she heard this, and wondered what the difference was between the snacks made by the royal chef in the palace.
Father Jiang and Mother Jiang had never tasted palace food, so they all took a piece and tasted it.
"Well, it's really delicious, even better than the one from Jiuxiangzhai." Jiang Ning was full of praise after finishing one piece and stretched out his hand to another.
Father Jiang and Mother Jiang also praised: "It's really delicious. The things in the palace are really extraordinary."
Jiang Shu was eating the crab meat on the plate, but his eyes were fixed on the snacks on the table, wondering how delicious they were, so they praised them repeatedly.
After finally finishing the last bite of crab meat, Jiang Shu put down the empty plate and took the cake to taste.
Dragon beard cake, palace peach cake, moon cake.
Jiang Shu tasted them all one by one and found that the moon cakes were a bit sweet and greasy, the dragon beard cakes melted in the mouth, and the peach cakes were crispy and crumbly. I can't tell the difference, but it is a bit better than the snacks outside the palace.
No wonder they say that all good things in the world can be found in the imperial palace. It seems that this statement is true.
Jiang's father and Jiang's mother also tasted a piece, said a few words to Yu Zheng, and excused themselves to go back to the house to rest, hoping to leave some time for Jiang Shu and Yu Zheng to be alone.
But Jiang Ning was ignorant and determined not to leave, saying she wanted to enjoy the moon with them.
"Three people are more lively, right?" Jiang Ning pretended to ask Yu Zheng for his opinion.
Yu Zheng's dark eyes narrowed and he nodded against his will.
It doesn't matter, if he endures it for another two months, he can be alone with Jiang Shu every day.
Thinking of this, the depression in my heart suddenly disappeared. Yu Zheng waved his hand and Zhufeng presented the lantern that had been carried for a long time.
"Did you make it?" Jiang Shu took the rabbit lantern from Yu Zheng and looked at it like it.
Yu Zheng coughed and said, "No, it was made by the palace craftsmen."
After a pause, Yu Zheng added, "If you like it, we can do it together next year."
Next year, they will be able to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival together and attend the palace banquet together.
Eat together during the day and sleep together at night.
Chewing these six words gently, Yu Zheng felt a sweet feeling in his heart and was looking forward to it endlessly.
Jiang Shu and Jiang Ning didn't know what Yu Zheng was thinking, so they got together to study the lanterns.
"Are the lanterns in the palace different from those outside the palace?"
Jiang Ning started to feel around the lantern, but she didn't know where she touched it. The silhouette of Chang'e flying to the moon appeared on one side of the rabbit's body, and the silhouette of the Moon Palace appeared on the other side.
"Hey, it's really different." Jiang Ning was surprised.
Jiang Shu also felt it was novel and called Chuyu Tanyu to come forward and take a look.
Yu Zheng was a little surprised. If he had known that they liked lanterns, he would have gotten a few more from the palace. It was just a matter of convenience.
Yu Zheng sat quietly for a long time. Jiang Ning finally had enough of playing with the lanterns and left yawning.
"You reward me, I have to go to school tomorrow."
After Jiang Ning left, Chu Yu pulled Tan Yu back a little further.
At this time, the full moon is like a disk, and the silver glow is getting brighter and brighter. The garden is bright and quiet, and the gentle breeze rustles the leaves, as if playing music.
After sitting for a long time, the two got up and walked along the path in the garden, talking softly as they walked.
Suddenly Jiang Shu remembered something, turned around and called Tan Yu to whisper a few words.
After hearing this, Tan Yu glanced at Zhuiyun and hurried back to Shutong Courtyard.
Soon, Tan Yu trotted back, gently called Jiang Shu to the side, and quietly stuffed the things he brought into Jiang Shu's hands.
Yu Zheng's dark eyes narrowed slightly, wondering what they were doing.
