The palace maids and eunuchs nearby were all surprised when they heard this. The queen has never eaten any delicacies from the mountains and seas. How can she say that this black crystal thing is the supreme delicacy and the most delicious thing she has ever eaten?
Is it really that delicious?
An Qing noticed the expressions of the palace maid and eunuch beside him, and smiled inwardly, as if his purpose had been achieved.
"Come, Queen Mother. If you like to eat, eat more." After saying that, An Qing fed the Queen Mother a mouthful with her own hands.
Queen Ma also accepted everyone who came and continued eating.
After going back and forth, Empress Ma didn't remember how many mouthfuls she had eaten. She only felt that her stomach was full. She waved her hand to stop An Qing and said, "No, the queen is full. Let's put the rest aside for now. Wait for your father."
When the emperor comes back, let him have a taste."
"Okay." An Qing was eager for this, and happily put down the porcelain cup. He walked behind his mother, started to knead her shoulders, and said carefully: "Mother, you must be tired. I will relax you."
Queen Ma, who had nothing to do to show courtesy, glanced at An Qing with a smile, and did not expose her, just enjoying An Qing's rubbing. An Qing thought that if she didn't tell, Queen Ma would not know where the caviar came from. But how could Queen Ma
Smart people, just seeing the change in An Qing's expression, guessed that Han Du must have made this thing. .??.??
Although she didn't know why An Qing wanted to hide it, Empress Ma didn't bother to expose her.
Lao Zhu went down to court and heard that Anqing was coming, so he went straight to Cining Palace.
"The Emperor has arrived~"
Hearing the eunuch's sharp voice, An Qing immediately stopped chatting with his mother and stood up immediately.
When he saw his father walking in, he quickly smiled and bowed, "My son, I pay my respects to my father."
Lao Zhu smiled and helped An Qing up with his own hands. He looked around and said, "I just saw my father yesterday. Why do you think of going to the palace to see your father today?"
As he spoke, Lao Zhu walked towards Queen Ma.
Queen Ma quickly made room for Lao Zhu to sit and said, "Your Majesty, you must be tired. Sit down and rest."
An Qing turned around, faced his father, and replied respectfully: "To my father, I have brought delicious food to my father."
"Oh? What's delicious? Could it be that Han Du made another whole fish feast? If so, I would like to try it." Lao Zhu said with a smile, and then changed his tone, "But Han Du didn't
Are you saying that the fish is not easy to catch? Did he buy another fish from somewhere?"
"No." An Qing quickly defended. Han Du said clearly in front of Lao Zhu yesterday that there is only one fish. If another one pops out now, it will be a big loss for Han Du.
It is the crime of deceiving the emperor.
Therefore, Anqing naturally had to explain to Han Du. "What I brought to my father was not fish, but something more delicious than fish. Father, please look!"
With that said, An Qing opened another porcelain cup and placed it in front of his father, trying to let his father see it more clearly.
Lao Zhu glanced at it for a few times, then frowned and pointed at the things in the porcelain cup, "Can this dark thing be eaten?"
When Queen Ma saw Lao Zhu looking at him, she nodded with a smile and said, "It's edible. I've already eaten it. It's true as An Qing said, this is a supreme delicacy."
"Oh? Is it really that good? Then I want to try it." Seeing An Qing's filial piety and Empress Ma's words, Lao Zhu decided to try it himself and give it a try first.
To be honest, if it weren't for Queen Ma's rhetoric, it would be impossible for Lao Zhu to eat this thing because of its slimy appearance.
An Qing was so happy that he quickly dug out a full spoon and fed it to his father with his own hands, and then told his father how to eat it.
After tasting it, Lao Zhu also sighed at the deliciousness of this thing like Queen Ma. But after all, Lao Zhu's brain circuit was different from Queen Ma. Instead of being happy, he instead darkened his face and shouted angrily: "Han Du is so brave.
How dare you hide such a good thing secretly? Didn’t I just take his title? I didn’t say I wouldn’t give it back to him, so he just always bears his grudge against me?”
"Father, Han Du didn't." An Qing was startled by his father's angry look and quickly wanted to explain to Han Du.
"Nothing?" Lao Zhu slapped his thigh angrily and shouted: "I just went to Han Mansion yesterday, but he didn't take out this thing. Isn't this an ulterior motive? What is this?"
If you really talk about it like Lao Zhu did, Han Du has indeed committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. When the emperor goes to your house to eat, he thinks highly of you. You should take out the best things and offer them to the emperor.
Han Du is fine. He hides the best things and eats them himself. Do you still take him, Lao Zhu, into consideration?
Seeing that An Qing was at a loss, Empress Ma opened her mouth to come to the rescue, gave the emperor a hand and said, "Okay, don't be angry, the children will be frightened by you."
Lao Zhu's face became a little better and he said: "This bastard Han Du always cheats and cheats in front of me, how can I not be angry?"
After saying that, he raised his head, glanced at the four porcelain cups, and said directly to Anqing: "Go back and ask Han Du to send four more to the palace, and ask him not to say that he has nothing."
Yes. This bastard always eats and occupies more, and will hide some good things. Since he can let you send four to the palace, he has more than four."
An Qing hesitated to speak, and finally nodded, "Yes, father."
Lao Zhu nodded with satisfaction, leaned back, leaned comfortably on the back of the chair, and winked at An Qing.
An Qing understood, and quickly came forward with a smile, holding the porcelain cup, and fed his father one bite at a time.
After Han Du entered the palace in Anqing, he did not stay at home. He took a carriage and came to the Xinguo Duke's Mansion again.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, he met Tang Ding.
Han Du quickly stepped forward and asked, "How is the father-in-law doing?"
A smile appeared on Tang Ding's face, "The sturgeon tendon you mentioned is indeed useful. My father's face does look better after using it twice."
Having said this, Tang Ding's face couldn't help but darken again, and he said in a harsh voice: "But after His Highness the King of Zhou diagnosed my father, he said that even this is only treating the symptoms and not the root cause."
When Han Du heard this, he also let out a long sigh. Tang He was already old, and there was nothing he could do about it. It was just like plants and trees. When they first started to grow, they only needed a little fertilizer.
It can grow very prosperously. But if it is a piece of dead wood, even if it is soaked in the most precious nutrient solution, it is impossible for the dead tree to grow into spring. Even if the sturgeon fish tendon is a holy nourishing product, it cannot be softened by the soup.
The revitalization of his body and bones will at most allow him to endure a few more days.
"You have to hold on, and the main pillar of Duke Xin's mansion will fall on you in the future." Han Du could only say this, patting Tang Ding on the shoulder to comfort him.
"We understand." In the days since Tang Ding came back, he had begun to accept the outcome based on whether his seriously ill father was good or bad.
Tang Ding looked up at Han Du and said with gratitude: "But I still have to thank you. At least you allowed my father to live longer."
"Brothers, why are you saying thank you?" Han Du waved his hand and asked: "How is your spirit today? Can you go see your father-in-law?"
"I'm awake." Tang Ding said: "We told my father about the sturgeon dragon tendons you found. After hearing this, my father also wanted to see you. Originally, we were going to send someone to tell you, but you didn't.
Came first."
"Then let's go, I'll go in and see the father-in-law." Han Du nodded, walked up the steps and walked into Tang He's room.
Tang He was resting on the bed,
Two maids were waiting on him.
Seeing Han Du come in, a smile suddenly appeared on Tang He's slightly rosy face. "Han Du is here, sit down quickly!"
"My father-in-law looks very good today. It seems that it won't take long for my father-in-law to recover from his illness." Han Du looked at Tang He with a smile on his face.
Tang He's spirit is indeed better than when Han Du came last time, but he is far from cured.
Tang He smiled happily, shook his head, and sighed: "I know the bones of my body better than anyone else. Now I have the bones buried under my nose, and I don't have many days left to live."
Tang He's words made Tang Ding feel sour and he quickly turned his head to the side.
On the contrary, Tang He was open-minded and was in the mood to joke with Han Du: "But I still want to thank you. Without this thing you found, I'm afraid I would only have these few days."
Han Du looked at Tang He, who was lying on the bed with white hair, and recalled the scene when he saw Tang He for the first time. When Tang He followed Lao Zhu to the banknote bureau, how cool Tang He was at that time.
He was high-spirited. Standing next to Lao Zhu, he was like an old and strong general. His aura alone was enough to intimidate others.
But looking at Tang He now, he looks like a dying old man, with no trace of his heroic spirit.
"My father-in-law has taken great care of Han Du. These are what Han Du should do." Han Du's voice was filled with sadness and he had to work hard to control his tone.
After hearing this, Tang He smiled and nodded, "You can do this, I finally saw the right person."
Not long after Han Du and Tang He chatted, Tang He began to feel tired again. When Han Du saw this, he did not dare to disturb Tang He anymore and had to withdraw.
After chatting with Tang Ding for a while, Han Du left the Xinguo Duke's Mansion.
As soon as he returned home, he was pulled by An Qing and talked about what happened in the palace today.
After hearing this, Han Du scratched the bridge of her nose with his finger and said: "You dare to play tricks with the emperor. You really don't know how high the sky is. The emperor was able to spread his troops across the world with common people, and now he is still governing the Ming Dynasty with great success. If not,
Do you think you can do it with eight hundred tricks? From now on, in front of your father, you will honestly say what you should say and do what you should do. Even if you say something wrong or do something wrong, don’t be afraid. At least you will be better than
It's much better to play tricks on you. Just watch, anyone who dares to play tricks on you in front of the emperor will end up with a bad end."
"I got it." Anqing agreed with humiliation, and then ordered the maid to send four cups of caviar to the palace.