The Ungrateful Scholar 23

"Come, please sit quickly."

Upon seeing Shen Qi, the Empress's originally gloomy expression softened slightly. "You took a day off yesterday. Did you go out to enjoy the spring?"

"Yes." Shen Qi readily agreed and pushed out the small jar. "I went to Beiming Mountain. Unexpectedly, my mother-in-law also took a day off yesterday and happened to meet her at Beiming Mountain."

"Beiming Mountain is full of mushrooms in the pine forest. Minister and my mother-in-law had a meal there, and the taste was fresh. We dug up some extra mushrooms, thinking of bringing them to you today. It's just that you summoned me just in time."

The Empress laughed upon hearing this and went down the steps to take a look at the small jar in Shen Qi's hands. Indeed, it was filled with mushrooms, still with soil attached, indicating that they were freshly dug up.

"It's rare for you to go out and have fun, and you still remember me. We'll have these mushrooms for lunch later."