sbdcsierra Chapter 306 Daily Disdain for the Palace Gate
Chapter 306 Daily Disdain for the Palace Gate
Zhang Xueming reflected on his carelessness just now, hid the box containing Izumo Chonglian, glanced at Gong Yuanzheng's back, and put the incubator back into the space.
He put his clothes in order, restored the mechanism, opened the door and walked out.
The body tempering brought by the mental method happens once every thirty days. She has long passed the stage of being full of impurities, so she is not afraid of others noticing anything. At most, she feels that her skin has become better and her complexion is closer to jade.
Zhang Xueming walked out slowly while thinking about whether she would become more like a jade sculpture and less like a living person when she practiced this technique to its peak.
Gong Shangjiao and Gong Huanyu were sitting opposite each other in the tea room drinking tea.
Zhang Xueming deliberately slowed down her footsteps. Two people who were chatting in the tea room stopped talking at the same time and turned to look at her.
Zhang Xueming bowed slightly and smiled gently: "Brother, call Master Yu."
Gong Shangjiao looked at her carefully, his shoulders slumped slightly, "I'm glad you're okay." He then asked her, "Have your injuries improved?"
Gong Huanyu spoke just as Gong Shangjiao was asking, "Did you make a breakthrough?"
Zhang Xueming smiled, a little helpless: "I have broken through a small realm, but the symptom of vomiting blood remains."
Gong Shangjiao became nervous: "It hasn't gotten worse, has it?"
"No, same as usual." Zhang Xueming went over and sat down, glanced at the teacup on the table, and picked up the pot to add tea for them.
Gong Shangjiao asked her again: "Do you want the kitchen to cook for you now, or wait for supper?"
"Waiting for supper."
Gong Shangjiao pushed the snack box in front of her and said, "Eat two snacks to fill your stomach."
He brought a black pottery teapot filled with water and placed it on the stove. He took a clean white porcelain teacup with a gold-rimmed lotus and placed it in front of her. He then picked up a small bowl and began to add herbs: "This tea is for removing dampness and cold. It has dendrobium added. If you are not used to it, don't pour it out. I will make you a new tea to clear your mouth."
Zhang Xueming readily followed his advice, put down the teapot, picked up a piece of egg yolk biscuit and ate it slowly, waiting obediently for him to make new tea.
Gong Huanyu seemed to come back to his senses at this time, and said with a smile: "No matter whether it is a big realm or a small realm, it is a good thing to break through successfully. Where is brother Yuanzheng? Didn't he go to guard the gate for you? Why don't you see him coming?"
"There is a soft couch in the pharmacy. I'll let Ayuan sleep there for a while." Zhang Xueming swallowed the food in his mouth, wiped the corners of his mouth, and explained slowly.
Gong Shangjiao paused and said, "Did you squeeze him until he fainted?"
"What else?" Zhang Xueming looked at him innocently. "Ayuan has been guarding me for a whole day. Being on high alert is too exhausting. It's better for him to take a break. I'll ask the kitchen to leave him a midnight snack."
Gong Shangjiao subconsciously touched the back of his neck and kept silent.
Gong Huanyu looked at this, then looked at that, smiled knowingly, and said, "It's just right, I want to say goodbye too. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, I have to stay at Yu Palace for a few days to enjoy the scenery, and I can't come back until after the seventh day. The work of thinning the trees for ventilation can only be continued after the Lantern Festival."
Gong Shangjiao frowned, and Zhang Xueming said, "It's the New Year, so it's only natural to ask Master Yu to go back and live with us."
She asked calmly, "Then what time should I have someone send you snacks every day? The yam cake with jujube paste and the yam and Euryale ferox cake are good. Do you want salty glutinous rice dumplings or some with red bean paste? Tomorrow the kitchen will fry crispy pork, lotus root boxes, meat balls and tofu balls. I'll have them fry some small twists and dried pork skin. They'll taste good even when they're cold."
Gong Huanyu's refusal swirled in his mouth, and then turned into saliva and swallowed. He lowered his eyes and smiled, "Then I'll have to trouble Sister Zhaozhao. Please send it to me after dinner every day. I only want salty glutinous rice dumplings."
Zhang Xueming nodded in agreement. Seeing that Gong Huanyu had no intention of leaving, he thought for a moment and asked, "By the way, will the four Feng family members also come with us to the Zhiren Hall to have the New Year's Eve dinner tomorrow night?"
Gong Shangjiao and Gong Huanyu were both stunned for a moment.
Zhang Xueming was stunned: "The elders don't care how those four celebrate the New Year? Did they send New Year's goods and banquets to their resettlement place, or did they make other arrangements? There must be a rule, right? This involves the past affairs of the ancestors, how dare the younger generation make decisions on their own?"
Gongmen promised not to kill them, and would provide them with food, lodging, and medical treatment. After Wufeng was dead, they would be arranged to settle down in the valley. In return, they asked their guards to deliver a few pages of Wufeng's life memoirs every day.
Even if we treat it as a transaction, it's not good to just ignore someone during the New Year.
Besides, the important thing is not the Feng family's New Year's celebration, but...
"It's time to ask the elders." Gong Shangjiao saw her eyes flick towards Gong Huanyu and immediately understood what she meant.
There will be a New Year’s Eve dinner and ancestor worship on New Year’s Day. If the old men don’t give the order, should Gong Huanyu and Gong Liushang go or not?
Gong Huanyu also understood, and stood up uncomfortably and said, "You guys continue chatting, I'll take my leave first."
After he left, Zhang Xueming ordered Jin Miao and Jin Ting to guard the gate and not allow anyone to approach, then he came back and gave Gong Shangjiao a look, indicating that he should follow.
Gong Shangjiao followed her to the door of the secret pharmacy. She removed the mechanism, went in and took out the box, and also brought a cushion: "Brother, Ayuan is in the room inside, you can meditate in this room."
Before Gong Shangjiao could ask, she had already chosen a place, put down the cushion, and urged, "Brother, come quickly, I have something good for you."
Gong Shangjiao had no choice but to go over and sit cross-legged. She then opened the box and took out Chuyun Zhonglian: "Eat."
He was startled and was about to ask what was going on, but Zhang Xueming had already taken advantage of him opening his mouth and forcefully stuffed the Izumo Chonglian into his mouth: "Okay, I'll be guarding outside. Brother, just focus on practicing your skills, I'll handle anything for you if there's anything."
She turned and walked away.
Put the good things in your pocket and eat them. Don't keep them for the worst. Seizing every opportunity to improve your strength is the best way to prevent any accidents.
Zhang Xueming returned to the tea room and wrote a letter to Jin Ting to deliver to the Elders' Council. Since the nocturnal animals of the Gong family didn't like to rest early at night, she followed the local customs: "Please give us a reply tonight."
She also has to attend the New Year's Eve dinner tomorrow, and the formal dresses for the three of them have been prepared.
After the New Year's Eve dinner, there was a night watch. After midnight, there was nothing for Zhang Xueming to do. She hadn't entered the Gong family yet, so she didn't have to prepare the food for the ancestor sacrifice... By the way, did the women of the Gong family need to be responsible for the food for the ancestor sacrifice?
It seems not necessary.
Very good, the palace gate is always so different.
Zhang Xueming curled his lips slightly, put aside the question and moved on to the next one.
The descendants of the Gong family offered sacrifices to their ancestors, and then Gong Shangjiao had to return to the Jiao Palace and could not return to the Zheng Palace until the evening of the first day of the new year.
The preparations for the Jiao Palace and the Zheng Palace before the New Year have been successfully completed. At that time, Gong Shangjiao and Gong Yuanzheng only need to stay in their respective palaces and be responsible for distributing red envelopes to people who come to pay New Year's greetings.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Gong Yuanzheng is the youngest of the four palaces, so Zhang Xueming has to go with him to the other three palaces to pay New Year's greetings to the elders and brothers and sisters... By the way, are the elders considered to be the retainers of the Gong family, or are they the elders of the Gong family?
The master's greeting to his retainers and the younger generation's visit to their elders are two different procedures... Tsk, the palace gate!