When the Queen Mother heard that it took so many bees to pick so many flowers to get these twenty small jars, she immediately said: "It's really good stuff. Come on, let the Ai family taste it first!"
Immediately, a eunuch came and took one of the jars, took out a small spoon, mixed it with warm water, and let the tasting eunuch try it first. Then the Queen Mother took the other bowl and tasted it first.
His eyes lit up and he nodded and said: "It does have a special fragrance. No, it should be the fragrance of flowers. It is sweet and delicious. I feel relieved when I drink it. It is indeed a good thing!"
Even the Queen Mother said this, and the concubines all stretched their necks to look, and couldn't help but pursed their lips. Even Qi Yunluo raised his little face, and his little face was full of desire.
"Empress Dowager, I like it the most, so please give me a bottle of it!" Na Mei Chang took the lead in speaking, regardless of his lowest status.
Gong Yuying, who was sitting next to Concubine Wu, spoke again: "Who said that Concubine Chu was too stingy just now? Since you think she is stingy, what do you want now? Besides, Sister Wu Concubine didn't even speak, here.
When will it be your turn?"[
Mei Changzai's face turned red with anger, and he stared at Gong Yuying's latest chapter of the peak of domineering power. Ever since Mei Changzai entered the palace, Situ Yu'er and Gong Yuying had already been neglected by the emperor for a long time.
I met Mei Changzai on weekdays. Although he had a higher status than Mei Changzai, he tried every means to please him and did not dare to say no. Unexpectedly, when Chu Yiqing entered the palace, the emperor allowed them to attend a palace banquet to welcome the emperor.
The two of them immediately changed their faces and openly criticized her words!
The mother-in-law, who had always raised her eyebrows behind her, secretly raised her eyebrows. Only then did she hold back her anger.
"You, all of you, young and beautiful, grabbed something from the old woman from the Ai family. That's all. Since it was brought by Yiqing, you can each take a can back!" As soon as the Queen Mother spoke, those people
Everyone immediately beamed with joy, and quickly ordered their personal maids to go and get it, fearing that they would not be able to grab it if they arrived late.
The total number of concubines, concubines, princes and concubines who came today was less than twenty, so these twenty jars of honey were more than enough. There were two jars left, so naturally the Queen Mother collected them all.
In this way, the atmosphere became much more harmonious, even the eyebrows were still there, and it was not easy to say those sour words after collecting the things, and the palace banquet ended smoothly.
After the palace banquet, the Queen Mother was still reluctant to part with A Bao and insisted that A Bao stay in Wanfu Palace for the night. Na Changzai said again: "The Queen Mother, I'm afraid this is against the rules?"
The Queen Mother was so angry that she had no choice but to let A Bao go. However, she later found an excuse to ask the Emperor to give Mei Chang Zai a good lesson. Naturally, this was something he said later.
It was already midnight when we came out of the palace. Because it was early August and the weather was hot, there were still many people on the street, which was quite lively.
A Bao had been playing in the palace for a day, but he was not tired at all. Now he was lying on the door again, looking at the scenery outside, chattering about the interesting things in the palace, and he was very excited. Chu Yiqing was
She felt very tired, especially from the palace banquet just now. She was already nauseated, and with so many people staring at her, she had to be on guard all the time. How could the food be so easy to swallow?
Abao talked for a while, but seeing that Chu Yiqing was not very interested, he stepped forward and asked, "Mother, what's wrong with you?"
Chu Yiqing touched Abao's head, shook his head and said: "It's okay... Abao, the palace is not as fun as you think. Even if the Queen Mother and the Emperor like you, the people the Queen Mother and the Emperor like are becoming more and more popular.
It will become a thorn in the side of more people, so you have to be more careful!"
A Bao now restrained his playful expression, nodded and said: "Don't worry, mother, A Bao will be careful!"
Chu Yiqing nodded.
"If you're tired, just rest for a while. You'll be home soon!" Li Huang said quickly when he saw her lack of energy.
Chu Yiqing leaned against Li Huang and closed his eyes.
The first two months were fine, but I didn't expect that it would be so serious almost four months later.
Li Huang knew that Chu Yiqing didn't eat much, so he asked the kitchen to prepare a midnight snack as soon as he entered the door. Ying Qian was worried, so she naturally cooked the food herself. Mai Xiang also went to help. The two worked for a while and made a bowl of tomato and egg soup.
A plate of stir-fried vegetables was brought into the room.
Since becoming pregnant, Chu Yiqing likes to eat these two dishes. The tomato and egg soup is sweet and sour, and the stir-fried vegetables are spicy. They are all side dishes that can increase appetite. However, today I still have no appetite when I look at them.
"What do you want to eat?" Li Huang saw that she was too weak to cheer up and asked quickly.[
Chu Yiqing thought for a while and said: "I want to eat tofu nao, but it's late at night and there is no stone mill in the palace, so let's forget it!"
Li Huang quickly said: "What's so difficult about a stone mill? I'll have people prepare for the latest chapter of Death Train!"
When Mai Xiang heard this, she said: "I'll grind it, my aunt likes to eat the tofu brains that I grind the most!"
Chu Yiqing saw that it was not early and was afraid of trouble, but Li Huang nodded and said: "Go to the kitchen and prepare it. The stone mill will be delivered in a moment!"
Mai Xiang responded quickly.
When Chu Yiqing saw that everyone was really about to start making tofu buns, she became excited. She had been depressed all day and wanted to change her mood, so she took Mai Xiang to the kitchen with her and soaked the soybeans.
After waiting for a while, Li Huang sent someone to bring a small stone mill. Qian also hurriedly came to help and grinded out fine soy milk. Yingrun quickly lit the fire and boiled the soy milk.
Chu Yiqing remembered that there was a jar of honey, so he dotted the soy milk with honey. It tasted good, so he poured some out for Abao, and the rest was made into tofu curd with the fragrance of wheat.
At this time, Yingqian had already pickled the leeks and cut them into small pieces. The spicy dumplings she brought from home were also cut into small pieces. Together with the spicy sauce she brought from home, the tofu curd was served on the table.
Chu Yiqing looked at the red and white tofu noodle and suddenly had an appetite. He drank two bowls at once, then another bowl of soy milk, and then stopped.
"From now on, let the kitchen cook whatever you like to eat. Don't be afraid of trouble. Your health is important now!" Seeing Chu Yiqing eating happily, Li Huang felt happy and said quickly.
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "Don't look at this small bowl, it is really troublesome to make. It's a pity that the Tofu King has no business in the capital, otherwise it would be convenient to eat his!"
Although the craftsmanship of this tofu noodle has been spread to the capital, the same thing tastes different when made by different people. Chu Yiqing missed Chu Han again, so he felt more and more like the tofu king's tofu noodle he had eaten before.
tasty.
Li Huang smiled faintly, his eyes downcast, as if he was deep in thought.
The return of the prince, his concubine, and the prince to the palace has naturally become a major event in the court. Previously, two old princes were opposed to Chu Yiqing's matter. Now the two old princes are still recovering from illness, so the court is calm.
, As a result, Li was in a good mood. In addition to the map presented by Chu Yiqing, the emperor even rewarded many good things. Together with some things originally arranged in Jingren Palace, the next day
He was sent to Prince Huang's Mansion.
Everyone in Prince Huang's Mansion was naturally happy when they saw that the Emperor had rewarded them with so many good things. They decorated Prince Huang's Mansion with a brand new look that day. People in the mansion were coming in and out with smiles on their faces, which swept away the depression of these years.
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The emperor's love for the prince and the queen mother's love for the prince spread a lot in the capital the next day. Seeing with their own eyes that the emperor had rewarded so many good things, all the princes and nobles in the capital couldn't sit still and took advantage of the opportunity.
After handing in greeting cards, more people came to visit directly. Outside Prince Huang's Mansion, there were a lot of guests, and a motorcade of people who came to see him and give gifts lined the street.
Li Huang had just returned to the capital and wanted to establish a firm foothold. Naturally, he couldn't offend these people, but he couldn't meet them one by one. In the end, he had to discuss with Chu Yiqing. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he held a banquet to entertain these princes and nobles, which was also a good time to consolidate his position.
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As soon as the invitations to the banquet for the princes and nobles were sent out, the entire capital was almost in a state of excitement, everyone was waiting for the banquet at Prince Huang's Mansion in five days.
At this moment, there are also carriages like dragons in front of the Prince of Chu's Mansion. Now that Chu Huan is in the limelight, and the crown prince's concubine comes from the Chu Mansion, everyone naturally follows the wind and makes more frequent trips to the Chu Mansion.
Chu Zhantian had already stopped asking about political affairs and refused to see anyone who came, so the matter of receiving guests fell on Chu Huan. Chu Huan, who had not yet married a wife at such an old age, became the most popular man in the capital.
Wang Laowu, 80% of the many people who come to visit Chu Mansion are here to sell their daughters or relatives.
At this moment, Chu Huan entered the study and saw that Chu Zhantian was still writing. He immediately stood aside and waited respectfully.
After Chu Zhantian finished writing the last stroke, he put down the wolf hair in his hand, raised his eyes and glanced at Chu Huan. When he saw Chu Huan lowered his eyes and lowered his eyebrows with a respectful attitude, he felt indescribably comfortable. In the early years, he didn't have much
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"Is something wrong?" Chu Zhantian motioned Chu Huan to sit down. The father and son gathered around a small square table, poured tea and talked slowly.
"Sister is back, and someone handed over a message asking dad to come with me to Prince Huang's Mansion for a banquet!" Chu Huan said, placing the gilded invitation in front of Chu Zhantian.
Seeing this invitation, Chu Zhantian was not very happy. If Chu Yiqing really regarded him as his father, why bother to send invitations to invite him to the banquet with others? She should have come in person, and besides this
It was her home! In the past, Chu Zhantian would have been angry, but after experiencing so much, he also understood that there was no way he could go back to the past with Chu Yiqing, so he immediately said: "Go ahead!
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Chu Huan naturally knew what Chu Zhantian was thinking, so he nodded. Just as he was about to get up, he heard Chu Zhantian say: "Many people came to propose marriage, and I know that, but now that the prince is back, your sister is the prince again."
Concubine, you hold an important position and hold military power, so everyone’s eyes will be on you, so you must be cautious about your marriage now!"
Chu Huan nodded and immediately understood what Chu Zhantian meant. The day before yesterday, Uncle Wu's wife sent someone to come and marry her. She said that Uncle Wu had a niece of his own who was gentle and was exactly sixteen years old this year. Then Uncle Wu Hou is the brother of Concubine Wu and the uncle of Sixth Prince Li Qian. If Chu Huan marries the niece of the Wu family, then he will have a great relationship with the Sixth Prince. Although the Sixth Prince cannot see things, he is very human. Especially during the two years when the prince was away from the palace, it is said that the counselor Jin Tengjing beside the sixth prince is very capable and has already attracted one-third of the power in the palace. In addition, there is no queen in the palace now, and the civil and military affairs are very difficult. The ministers have written several times, requesting the emperor to appoint Concubine Wu as his queen. As a result, there will be an especially large number of people who come to rely on the sixth prince. But now that the prince is back and is favored by the emperor, the situation will change greatly. .
"Now that you are in a high position, you can't help yourself. You have to think about it!" Chu Zhantian sighed and said.
Chu Huan was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect that Chu Zhantian would say such caring words about him. He was stunned for a while and quickly nodded: "The child's marriage is entirely up to the father!"
Chu Zhantian nodded and waved his hand for Chu Huan to go down.
Chu Huan quickly retreated, with a surprised smile on his face.
Opposite the corridor pillar, separated by a small flower garden, Chu Shaozheng was staring at the man's cheerful smile with a desolate expression.
"Husband, come and try the pastries I made by myself!" A woman with a round face in pink clothes came out of the room with a smile, holding a plate of exquisite pastries in her hand, and shouted happily, but after seeing Chu Shaozheng's expression At that moment, the woman in pink clothes looked straight across. When she saw Chu Huan, the smile on her face quickly solidified.
After half a year of marriage, Chu Shaozheng had never touched him. She always thought that Chu Shaozheng liked other women. However, after half a year of observation, she discovered that the person Chu Shaozheng liked was not a woman, but... a party. Ci lowered her eyebrows and was about to turn around and enter the room with the pastries. Chu Shaozheng suddenly turned around, as if he had just reacted, and smiled at her: "What did you just say?"
Fang Ci quickly raised his eyes and cheered up. He came forward with the pastry and said, "Try the pastry I just made. There is a little honey in it. It is said that this honey is a good thing. It was brought by the prince's concubine Chu from Chu Han." What came here was brought out from the palace by Sister Qi and given to me. Although it is only a small spoonful, it is still very precious!"
Hearing Chu Yiqing's name, Chu Shaozheng frowned intuitively and whispered: "Of course, this kind of good thing is to honor the master and father, you can send it to them!"
Fang Ci was startled and whispered: "I have already sent it to Master and Dad. This is for your husband!"
"I don't like sweets. If you like them, keep them for yourself!" Chu Shaozheng said impatiently, turned around and walked out.
"Husband, didn't you promise to accompany me back to my parents' home today..." Before Fang Ci finished speaking, she saw that Chu Shaozheng had gone straight out of the courtyard and no one was in sight.
Fang Ci breathed a sigh of relief slowly, looked at the cakes in front of her and lowered her head heavily.
Chu Shaozheng left the yard and went to the front yard. He looked at Chu Huan's room for a long time and saw A Yuan leading a group of people to bring in a box of gifts. The latest chapter of Nine Heavens Tyrant Blood.
"Hello, Brother Chu!" As soon as A Yuan saw Chu Shaozheng, he quickly saluted respectfully, "Brother Chu, are you going out?"
Chu Shaozheng nodded, looked at the gifts and asked, "Whose gift is this?"
"It's from Wu Bohou's family. Mrs. Wu personally sent someone to deliver it!" A Yuan said with a smile, "I see, our young master and Miss Wu are about to have a good relationship!"
Chu Shaozheng frowned, and when he was about to say something, he saw Abao busy: "Brother Chu, you are busy, I have to arrange the people quickly, and I have to return the gift!"
A Yuan said and waved people in.
Chu Shaozheng frowned, feeling increasingly agitated, and strode out of the Chu Mansion.
Because of Chu Zhantian's instructions, Chu Huan did not accept Mrs. Wu's gift this time, and also gave a pair of white porcelain as a return gift. The meaning was obvious, rejecting the Wu family's proposal of marriage.
Ever since I decided to entertain guests, although the crowds in front of Prince Huang's Mansion were no longer crowded, it was still lively. This time, forty or fifty invitations were sent out. According to the levels, there were still more than twenty tables to be opened, so the raw materials and seasonings were
All of them are indispensable. Previously, Prince Huang's Mansion only had one master, and the servants were relatively simple. In addition to the old housekeeper and Zhu Erwen beside Li Huang, there were two personal maids, two assistant maids, as well as Guo Ma and Qian in the kitchen.
For Father Yu, the only ones left are the guards and the rough servants who clean the palace. Now that we have to prepare such a large banquet, there are not enough people in the palace. Fortunately, Chu Yiqing came this time and brought Yingqian and six other people.
A girl, plus fourteen, fifteen and others, all were sent out to buy raw materials and seasonings.
At this moment, on the street at Qianmentou, Qian took Yingrun, Dangui and others to a butcher shop and said with a smile: "This is the best pork shop in our area. Their meat is fresh."
, the quality of the meat is good, and it tastes more fragrant than other pork, so you can’t get it if you come late!”
As Qian was talking, he saw a man in green clothes and coarse cloth walking out. The man had a particularly long face, his eyes were small, but his gaze was very fierce, making him look shiny and uncomfortable.
"Girl, don't think he's ugly, he's still a nice guy!" Qian said quickly, shouting to the man: "Brother Wu, we have an important banquet in our house tomorrow. We need a lot of pork, at least four.
A pig!"
When Mr. Qian said these words, he felt quite proud. Before, the master was not at home, and they were just a few servants. Even if they ate meat, they had to get the approval of the steward. One pound at a time was considered good, but now it takes four at a time.
A pig is naturally very tough.
"Hey, isn't this Aunt Qian? Why do you think of eating meat today!" Just as Qian finished shouting, she saw a stern-looking man, wearing a short jacket with green piping and smoky blue embroidered orchids on the upper body, and a green short skirt on the lower body.
Yes, a man with disheveled hair and a jade hairpin came over and took a look at Yingrun. She seemed to be eye-catching, but she saw that Yingrun was wearing a plain printed long skirt. Although it was simple, the material was good.
In addition, her hair was already tied up in a bun, and the hairpin on her head was considered exquisite. At the moment, she was a little unsure of Yingrun's identity, but she didn't dare to make any mistakes for a while.
As soon as he saw the woman in his previous life, he was so angry that he stepped forward and said, "Wang Erhuan, you robbed me of a pound of meat last time. When you came back, you let the old housekeeper punish you for a while. We all work for others. You
Why do you need to make things so difficult for me?"
Wang Erhuan was stunned. He didn't seem to expect that Qian would scold her so loudly and dare to ask her for the pound of meat from before. He immediately frowned and grabbed the food on the table without caring about Yingrun.
A piece of meat was slapped hard on Qian's face. The meat had just been picked out, and there was still blood on it. A large piece of meat was slapped on Qian's face, and then rolled to the ground, throwing the money away.
Shi's face turned red.
Yingrun stood aside, but she didn't expect that Wang Erhuan would take action at his word. She hadn't returned to the capital for so many years, didn't know Wang Erhuan, and couldn't figure out his origins and identity. Naturally, she didn't want to cause any trouble to Chu Yiqing. Just as he was about to step forward to persuade him, he heard Qian's howl, picked up the meat on the ground, and threw it hard on Wang Erhuan.
"Wang Erhuan, don't think that this is the past. Now that our master is back, our master is the prince. Before you, we were the lonely souls of the master, and we were left to be bullied by you?" Ms. Qian shouted, thinking about what she has suffered over the years. Wang Erhuan was really angry. After his master left, the money allocated to the palace by the emperor had been deducted by the servants in the palace who were jealous of others. On weekdays, Qian and Guo Ma were still waiting for the palace. The little maid here sews and mends for others, earns some money, and with the help of Yang Xin and several other adults, she can barely get by. She is the eldest lady's personal housekeeper. It's not a big deal, but she is afraid of meeting Jue. The palace and the people who worked in the palace had bullied them once and for all, and now they had had enough. Taking advantage of the master's return, Qian didn't know where he got the courage to touch the tick on Wu Changmian's table. I originally wanted to wave the meat knife to scare him, but I didn't expect that I tripped and staggered, and the knife in my hand was thrown towards Wang Erhuan.
Seeing that someone was about to die, Yingrun flew forward and took the meat-picking knife. The knife passed by Wang Erhuan's ear, and a strand of hair fell. When she lowered her head again, Yingrun heard the sound of rushing. , it turned out that Wang Erhuan was so frightened that he peed his pants.
A lot of people had gathered on the street at this moment, because Wang Erhuan worked for the palace, and many people knew him. When they saw Wang Erhuan being so ugly on the spot, they all burst out laughing.
Not far away at this moment, a sedan stopped, and a thin beauty with fair skin and big eyes stepped out of the sedan. It was Princess Qi Yunluo. She heard people talking and was about to send someone over. Looking at it, I heard a man's stern voice coming from the sedan: "Isn't it embarrassing enough? Leave now!"
Qi Yunluo quickly lowered his head and got into the sedan, and the sedan was carried away.
Qian was very angry just now. She also wanted to scare Wang Erhuan, but she didn't expect that she almost died. Now seeing so many people gathered around, she quickly took Yingrun's hand and said: "Girl, let's go quickly." Bar!"
Yingrun didn't understand the situation at all. Who was Wang Erhuan and why Qian had such a deep hatred for her? leave.
On the way back, Mrs. Qian's face turned pale, but when she thought that Wang Erhuan was just the head of the third-class maid in the Prince's Palace, and she was still the second-class wife of the Prince's Palace, she straightened her back and said: "Girl, don't worry , that Wang Erhuan is a third-class maid in the Prince's Palace, who runs errands in the kitchen. She usually bullies people in our Palace. We all call her Wang Erhuan behind her back. Now that the Prince is back, how can we allow her to bully us like this again? ?If you want her to suffer a secret loss, just take it and never dare to go back and tell her!"
Only then did Yingrun find out which palace Wang Erhuan was from. She thought that today's battle was really amazing, but she was new to the palace, so she couldn't blame Qian, an old man in the palace, so she immediately said: " The meat matter hasn’t been decided yet, I have to go there soon!”
Qian smiled, straightened her blood-stained hair and said with a smile: "Anyway, I have to thank Miss Yingrun for today. I didn't expect that Miss Yingrun looks frail, but she is good at martial arts. I lost a lot just now." Urgent, almost killed someone!"
Yingrun had no choice but to be polite. Seeing Qian's behavior, she couldn't help but ask: "Aunt Qian, do you often have conflicts with people from the Prince's Palace?"
Mr. Qian nodded and said: "I will beat you when we meet. We are often beaten with bruises and bruises. But before our master was not here, we had to endure it. Now our master is back, and our master is the prince. If we continue to endure it, it will be even worse." Being looked down upon by them!" Mrs. Qian said, perhaps thinking of Wang Erhuan's daily bullying of them, and immediately said with hatred: "Although I didn't want her life at that time, I still hate her so much that I can kill her even if I kill her a thousand times. Woolen cloth!"
Yingrun saw her gnashing her teeth and stomping her feet with hatred, and then she thought about how Wang Erhuan took action before he could even say a few words. Now that the prince is back, if it had been before, he might have bullied Qian and others to what extent, so he immediately He frowned and said, "Why don't you talk to me about this matter? Now that there is a wife in the house, she can also make decisions for you!"
Mrs. Qian waved her hands and said, "I was in poor health before and couldn't walk out of the door. How could we bother me with such a trivial matter? Now that my wife is pregnant, I won't bother her anymore when I'm really unhappy. Anyway, we didn’t suffer any loss today!”
Yingrun thought about it, so she put the matter aside for the time being. In the afternoon, she went to Wu Changlian's place again and decided on the meat to be used the next day.
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There was a mistake in the last chapter. "Wu Fei" was written as "Wu Tai Fei". Because Xiao Yao's novels are serialized online, even small modifications are very troublesome, so Xiao Yao has to ask the editor before he can modify them. I'm sorry, okay? Well, thank you all for your support!