After returning home, Lu Xinghe greeted his family and then returned to the hospital.
At this moment, Chu Yue was drinking the tonic that Yun Cuihe ordered the kitchen to stew for her. Based on the principle of shameful waste, although the taste was not to her liking, she still wanted to finish the food, but her expression was extremely weird.
Lu Xinghe looked at her expression.
"If it really tastes bad, don't eat it. Don't embarrass yourself."
Chu Yue looked towards the door with a happy face.
"Ms. sir, you're back." He turned to look at the tonic in the bowl, "It's my mother's wish. It would be a waste if you throw it away."
She is not picky about food, but the taste of this stew is really hard to describe.
"The most important thing is that you are happy."
Lu Xinghe took the spoon from her hand and put it back into the bowl.
"The conditions in Jiangnan were limited before. Today, the palace has rewarded me with some nourishing products. I have asked people to put them in the private room and lock them. I will ask Yan He to cook them for you in the small kitchen. She has been in the medical clinic for many years and has made medicinal diets. Her craftsmanship must be better than that of the woman in the kitchen."
Chu Yue nodded, holding the angular handsome face in front of her with a smile.
"Looking at what my husband looks like, what benefits did he gain from being in the palace? Did he get promoted or get rich?"
Lu Xinghe let Chu Yue hold his face, Chu Yue's beautiful face reflected in his deep eyes.
Looking into his eyes, Chu Yue was slightly stunned.
It was like falling into the deep sea, and it seemed that he had even forgotten to breathe for a while.
When she realized what she was doing, she felt her heart beating rapidly in her chest, and she hurriedly let go.
Just as she was about to say something to lighten the mood, Lu Xinghe grabbed the back of her head and kissed her.
The moment their lips touched, Chu Yue froze as if struck by lightning. She felt a numbing sensation spread throughout her limbs, so comfortable that she couldn't help but moan.
Hearing this voice, Chu Yue felt ashamed, and a sense of shame rose from the bottom of her heart.
Lu Xinghe couldn't control himself anymore because of her reaction. Originally he just wanted to kiss her lips and leave, but at this moment, he seemed to have become greedy and wanted more.
The hand holding the back of Chu Yue's head tightened, and Lu Xinghe deepened the kiss.
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After a long while, Lu Xinghe let go of Chu Yue. The two looked at each other, both breathing heavily.
At this moment, Chu Yue's cheeks were as pink and tender as peach blossoms in March, and her lips were slightly swollen and even redder.
She covered her face and turned her face aside to look away from Lu Xinghe with a face full of petulance.
"Ms. sir, you are so exaggerated."
Lu Xinghe changed his stern expression in the court and took her into his arms with a smile.
"If Yueyue hadn't been injured during this period and it was inconvenient, I would have wanted to do this long ago."
Chu Yue's face became even hotter.
Lu Xinghe just held her quietly for a moment, and then said in a low voice, "I resigned from the Imperial Academy and returned to my hometown to retire. It just so happened that I had made a great contribution this time, so His Majesty gave me this seat."
"Sure enough, I have been promoted!" Chu Yue turned back to look at him, "This is a great and happy event, and we should celebrate it!"
She said, regardless of Lu Xinghe's reaction, she broke free from his arms and ran out.
"Ms. sir, you go about your business first. I'm going to order the kitchen to prepare more food. Let's have a good celebration tonight and ask someone to fetch the master."
Seeing Chu Yue running away like a gust of wind, Lu Xinghe looked helpless.
"It's better to be hurt. Slow down."
"I'm fine."
Chu Yue stretched out her hand and waved it, then turned around and disappeared in the direction of the courtyard entrance.
The whole family was overjoyed when they heard the news about Lu Xinghe's promotion.
The family banquet was extremely rich and lively. Not only Zhang Zheng came, but also the uncle, fourth uncle, second uncle and three other family members came.
Because Lu Tiesheng was happy, he drank a few more glasses of wine and was already a little tipsy.
"Now, our family has finally made it forward. I'm happy today, drink!"
Wang Xuelan put a chopstick dish into his bowl.
"If you eat wine instead of vegetables, you will get drunk quickly." She pulled Lu Tiesheng to sit down, "Don't get drunk and go crazy. Eat something quickly. If you get drunk later, you will have to be taken care of by my old lady."
Lu Tiesheng's old face turned red from drunkenness. He burped, frowned, and said unsteadily, "I'm not drunk, so I don't need you to take care of me."
Wang Xuelan gave him a slap in the face.
"I see you are quite drunk now."
"Nonsense, I can still drink it!" He poured another glass of wine into his glass and stood up, "Come on, let's continue, the old man will do it first as a courtesy."
After saying that, he raised his head and drank the wine in the glass.
Lu Xingping quickly smiled and raised two fingers in Lu Tiesheng's direction.
"Master, can you still see clearly what day it is?"
Lu Tiesheng only felt those two fingers waving in front of his eyes, more and more, more and more.
"Two, three, four...seven, eight." He shook his head, "No, no, there are too many, it's dizzying."
Wang Xuelan saw this and twisted his ears angrily.
"You also said that you are not drunk, and you can count two fingers to eight when you are not drunk?"
The crowd roared with laughter.
Chu Yue touched Zhang Zheng beside him.
"Master, can you still give me a pair of the Gu worms you used last time?"
"Do you still want it?" Zhang Zheng shook his beard and said with a distressed look on his face, "Do you know how troublesome it is to raise these Gu insects? How much good stuff does it cost? It's better for you. If you go out once, you will bring trouble to me. Yes, it’s really a waste of natural resources!”
Because of the bad weather, Chu Yue's pair of Gu insects died in Jiangnan due to improper maintenance.
She said with some guilt, "Master, I want the Gu worms mainly for self-defense. Even though the pair died last time, they at least played a role, didn't they?"
Zhang Zheng remained unmoved.
"No."
Seeing this, Chu Yue hurriedly pulled his arm and said coquettishly, "Master~"
Zhang Zheng raised his eyebrows.
"There's no point in acting coquettishly!"
"Okay." Chu Yue let go of Zhang Zheng's sleeves and sighed, "Originally, I was thinking of giving Master a taste of the new dishes I thought up, but for some reason, I suddenly got lazy."
As she spoke, she looked at her slender hands.
Hearing that there were new dishes, Zhang Zheng pursed his lips and looked in Chu Yue's direction.
"What kind of new dishes?"
"Previously, the palace rewarded some peppers as a tribute from India. It has a mellow and slightly spicy taste. It is marinated with fluffy beef in seasonings, fried in butter, and finally topped with a special pepper sauce. The aroma is both unique and unique. Delicious, very delicious.”
Chu Yue said and made a swallowing motion.
Zhang Zheng's face was full of curiosity.
"I've heard of pepper, but what is this butter?"
"The process of making butter is not simple. It took me more than a month to figure it out."
Before going to Jiangnan, Chu Yue had already made cream and butter, but because she was going to Jiangnan, she put this matter aside for the time being.
