Chapter 1113 Millennium Ginseng (4)
Caiwei smiled and said, "Don't worry. Even if she is picky, my things will be impeccable. I have promised her today, so she won't have to use the unboxing gift to make trouble in the future!"
Nangong Yi knew Caiwei's extraordinary qualities, so he was relieved. He watched her dress up, and the two went to have breakfast together.
The emperor's breakfast was very luxurious. There were more than 20 dishes for breakfast alone, 4 kinds of staple food, and two kinds of porridge (or soup). The dishes were mainly chicken, duck, fish, goose, pork and seasonal vegetables, supplemented by mountain delicacies, seafood, exotic fruits, etc. The rice they ate was specially cultivated yellow, white and purple rice, as well as the top-grade "tribute rice" from all over the country.
The emperor and the queen couldn't eat these things at all. After Caiwei's mention, their breakfast had become very simple, with only two kinds of porridge, two kinds of buns with meat and vegetable fillings, and two kinds of side dishes and pickles, which were both light and economical.
Caiwei felt that it was too extravagant to waste such a large sum of money on food, so she suggested to simplify each meal. Even so, the two of them still couldn't finish it, and the rest naturally belonged to Changmei and Yingge.
While they were eating, a long chorus suddenly sounded outside----"The Queen Mother is here!"
Nangong Yi's face was a little ugly when he heard it. The Queen Mother was so anxious to catch his wife's pigtails. As soon as she sent the eunuchs back, people came non-stop. Fortunately, his wife was prepared, otherwise she would be embarrassed in public today. However, even if his wife was not prepared, he would never let his wife suffer.
Caiwei naturally knew what her mother-in-law was thinking. She sneered in her heart, put down the unfinished breakfast, took the handkerchief handed by Xiaozhi to wipe her mouth, and rinsed her mouth with the mint tea brought by Peiyao, and walked out with Nangong Yi.
Outside, Queen Mother Mo had just sat down and was chatting with Concubine Yao and Concubine Huo. Several princesses and consorts stood behind the Queen Mother. The annoying Princess Tuotuo also came. When she saw Nangong Yi, her eyes suddenly glowed with a strange light and she couldn't leave him anymore.
When she saw Caiwei coming out, Queen Mother Mo glanced at her, trying her best to hide the disgust in her eyes, and said, "No need to perform the ceremony. Just take out your dowry for everyone to see. It can be regarded as the etiquette of this wedding."
Caiwei felt chilled. How much did this Queen Mother Mo hate her to make her disregard her family's face and find outsiders to help her laugh at her daughter-in-law?
Thinking of this, she felt a little disappointed and her expression dimmed a lot.
Originally, she wanted to get along well with Queen Mother Mo. Knowing that Queen Mother Mo loved flowers, she moved a few pots of extremely rare flowers from the space when preparing the dowry, intending to give them to her in the future to please her mother-in-law. However, looking at the current situation, she saved these pots of flowers. Based on the attitude of Queen Mother Mo towards her, she would rather give the flowers to a stranger than to her.
Caiwei pursed her lips and said modestly: "My dowry is meager. I hope that my mother and the concubines will not laugh at me when they see me."
Seeing Caiwei's gloomy expression, Queen Mother Mo thought that Caiwei was embarrassed, so she sneered: "Just take it out. Everyone knows that your family is poor. However, since you are marrying the emperor of the Great Jin Kingdom, I believe that your father, who is an editor of the Hanlin Academy, must have tried every means to buy you a few things that you like. Take them out and show them to everyone!"
Caiwei chuckled, bowed, and said: "Since my mother said so, I have no choice but to obey the order and call Qiu----"