Wen Xi asked people to serve Kangxi and went into the dormitory to rest. Then Wen Xi asked people to invite the gentleman outside the hall to come in. Hesheli Lingyi looked aggrieved, his eyes were crying until his head was red. When he came in, he bowed his head and kowtowed.
He cried and said: "My dear concubine! Your Majesty, I definitely did not harm you!"
Wen Xi smiled, hurriedly pressed her index finger on her lips, let out a long hiss, and said softly: "The emperor just went inside to rest. Sister Ping doesn't want to disturb the emperor and make him disgusted, right?"
Hesheli Lingyi hurriedly stopped crying, wiped the tears on his face, and shook his head vigorously.
Wen Xi ordered: "Hurry up and help the noble man get up, the ground is cold and it will freeze the noble man, but please watch your heads carefully!"
As soon as Wen Xi spoke, the palace maids on the left and right hurriedly went up to help Ping Guiren, and Qingsha also moved an embroidered pillar for Hesheli to sit on. Hesheli was more than thirteen years old, and her head was in early February. She was exactly the age
When you are young and cute, you are particularly lovable when you cry.
Wen Xi sighed and said: "I know very well who you are. You don't need to explain anything, I know it. You will not do such a vicious thing!"
Ping Guiren immediately showed gratitude on his face and said: "Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty! With the words of Your Majesty, even if everyone slanders Ling Yi, Ling Yi will not feel aggrieved!"
Wen Xi nodded and said with a look of pity on her face: "Although I have told the emperor these things, after all, the things were searched out of your house???"
Ping Guiren had tears in his eyes and said: "Lingyi really doesn't know how there is such a thing in his house! I usually use lily incense. Although Lingyi doesn't understand spices, he also knows that there are some things that should be tabooed.
, I have never touched, and I dare not touch things like musk!”
Wen Xi hurriedly comforted: "Stop crying! I have tried my best to speak to the emperor for you! The emperor also agreed. The matter ends here. The unclean things in the box will be burned! I also ordered it to go down, no.
People down there may spread random rumors, so you can rest assured.”
"But, but -" Pinggui said with an anxious look, but couldn't say anything.
Wen Xi immediately understood and said with a smile: "Don't worry. The emperor promised to make you a concubine at the end of the year. You have no words to say, and you will never go back on it."
Ping Guiren lowered his head and said: "I don't really care about my position, but the Tong Jia family is also going to be granted a concubine. If she is the only one to be granted a concubine, I am afraid that I will be bullied by her in the future."
Ping Guiren said angrily: "Lingyi is just a nobleman now, and he can only take two maids and two eunuchs with him when he goes south. When he is busy, people in the house will inevitably take advantage of the loopholes! It's Lingyi who is too careless.
Got it!"
Wen Xi said in a kind and instructive tone: "Then you should take this as a warning and be more careful! Mrs. Sun is the emperor's wet nurse, and Concubine De is an old lady who has served the emperor for many years. You must not have anything to do with them.
Conflict will make the emperor unhappy."
Ping Guiren hurriedly nodded in agreement, but there was still a trace of hatred that could not be hidden in his eyes.
Wen Xi comforted and taught Mr. Ping a good lesson. "The emperor has issued an order and will leave for the Hangzhou Palace tomorrow. You also went back early to clean up. In the past few days, you have been more obedient in front of the emperor. The emperor always
She will be concerned about Queen Renxiao."
As soon as Ping Guiren was appeased, Kangxi walked out of the room wearing only his middle coat. He slightly frowned and said, "Don't be too kind. She is as smart as a brat!"
Wen Xi didn't take it seriously. "Did I, the concubine, talk to noble Ping and disturb the emperor?"
Kangxi said: "Don't you like to be lazy? I just want to eat dinner early so that you can rest early."
So, he asked his subordinates to pass the meal over early, and the ingredients prepared by Jiangning Weaving House were many precious ones, including the eight delicacies of the mountain: bear paws, deer antlers, elephant trunks, humps, civet cats, leopard fetuses, monkey brains; and water.
Eight delicacies: shark's fin, abalone, sea cucumber, skirt, scallops, fish crisps, hash membrane. Although I can't say that everything is available, they are all indispensable. In order to cater for the guests, Zhizhi Mansion is afraid of wasting a lot of money.
Bar?
Kangxi saw that Wen Xi had a good appetite, so he pointed to the purple sand cup and said: "Today, Cao Xi presented me with a hundred-year-old turtle, and specially invited the chef from Jiangning Shangpinlou to cook it, and only took the turtle skirt.
I spent three hours cooking a cup of tonic, please try it."
As soon as the lid of the purple sand was opened, a tangy aroma came out. Wen Xi took a deep breath, and the aroma was indeed attractive! Spotted turtle? Is that the spotted turtle? In later generations, it will be a national first-level protected animal, and it will be recognized nationwide.
Not many! However, Wen Xi has eaten so many national and even world-level protected animals, and she has long been used to it. If she were to be caught again in future generations, she would probably be caught and imprisoned for the rest of her life!
Liang Jiugong said with a smile: "Your Majesty, please don't underestimate such a small cup of soup. It is mainly made of turtle skirt. It is stewed with mountain spring water for two hours over a slow fire. It is also supplemented with mussel meat, donkey-hide gelatin, milk, and scallops. It takes three days."
It’s cooked over an hour.”
She held the warm purple clay cup in her hands and took a deep swallow of saliva. The soup was milky white in color and filled her nose with a delicious fragrance, stimulating her saliva to overflow.
At this time, Qinglan's face turned pale. Seeing that Wen Xi was about to use it, she didn't care much. She stepped forward, grabbed Wen Xi's wrist, and shouted: "Master, you can't eat this!"
Wen Xi is shocked, can’t eat?
Kangxi, however, looked angry and slapped the table and said: "How presumptuous!"
Qinglan trembled all over, knelt down, and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, you don't know. This soft-shelled turtle is cold in nature. Although it is not too cold, if you add mild ingredients as a side, it can indeed be regarded as a nourishing soup! But here
No ginger, aniseed, star anise, etc. are added to the head, but only condiments with a cold nature are added! The milk is slightly cold, and the clam meat is very cold! If you take the three together, you will not be called a pregnant person, but a strong and healthy man.
There will be serious trouble!"
After saying these words, Wen Xi could not help but tremble with her hands. She hurriedly put down the cup of soup, caressed her belly with lingering fear, looked at Kangxi's discolored face, and asked: "Just now, the emperor said, this is the gift from Cao Xi Jin"
The emperor’s?”
For a moment, Kangxi's eyes were murderous, but he immediately restrained himself, "Liang Jiugong! Go and get the cook who made this dish! Go and give this cup of soup to Cao Xi in person, saying it is the leftover from the century-old turtle soup.
, I will give it to him to replenish his body! Just keep an eye on him and take it! If he takes it calmly without changing his expression, just take it. If he hesitates and shirks, then he will be tied up and come to see me!!"
"嗻!"
Kangxi was testing Cao Xi. If his face showed no signs of change, he would naturally thank the emperor for his kindness and drink every drop. On the contrary, Cao Xi would be finished for the rest of his life. Because he donated these hundred-year-old turtles to Kangxi.
He also specially invited the chef from Shangpinlou to cook. The target was Kangxi. If he didn't mean it, that would be fine. If he did it intentionally, not to mention his official career, his life would be lost!
Wen Xi considered her tone and said, "I think the problem is probably still with the cook. Cao Xi doesn't have the courage." Cao Xi didn't dare to do such a blatant behavior. If Kangxi drank a cold turtle soup, he would
A serious illness could not kill Kangxi, but it could kill the Cao family!
When the imperial guards ran to the main kitchen to arrest the cook, the chef had already left the building. Even the Shangpin Building was closed down. The shopkeeper, waiter, and cook were all missing! Obviously, this turtle in a cup was completely missing.
Tang had planned it for a long time! That night, traces of the Tiandihui were also found, and Cao Xi took the turtle soup safely, burst into tears with gratitude, and fell ill immediately, so he was considered innocent.
The next day, the emperor set off on his journey, and all the officials from Jiangning, big and small, knelt down and kowtowed to see him off. Cao Xi also came with his sick body in his arms, but his face was as pale as paper. He knelt down and could no longer get up! Kangxi hurriedly signaled to call Liang Jiugong.
He stepped forward and helped Cao Xi up.
Kangxi still had an angry look on his face, but the anger at this moment was no longer directed at Cao Xi, "The Heaven and Earth Society is really rampant! After I leave, Jiangning City will be sealed off immediately, and all these people must be killed!"
Cao Xi's body was trembling, and he had no strength to speak: "Fortunately, the emperor was not harmed, otherwise the humble minister would be irredeemable!" As he spoke, tears filled his face, and he burst into tears, crying like a
He was as embarrassed as a child.
Kangxi's face showed a look of intolerance, and his tone became kind: "I will keep an imperial physician for you. Only if you take good care of him can you continue to serve me!"
"Yes! We must eradicate the Tiandihui and the remnants of the previous Ming Dynasty!" Cao Xi said with anger, and his face turned red. Cao Xi is already over fifty years old. At this age, he looks a bit older than officials of the same age.
, I drank another cup of turtle soup, and I don’t know how many years I can live.
Kangxi finally felt at ease and set off for his palace in Hangzhou.
Wen Xi got on the dragon boat early and leaned on the small glazed couch in the inner room, dozing off. She spent half the night making a cup of turtle soup last night, and now she is very sleepy.
When Kangxi entered, he slowed down his pace, walked around the screen, walked to the small couch and sat down. Seeing that Wen Xi was not asleep yet, he said: "This matter has been found out clearly. It has nothing to do with Cao Xi. It is a matter of heaven and earth."
It’s what the remaining evildoers will do!”
Wen Xi groaned. For the sake of checking, she couldn't control whether he could catch him or not. Wen Xi rubbed his eyes and said coquettishly: "I'm so sleepy!"
Kangxi sighed slightly, and his tone became more relaxed. He patted Wen Xi's shoulder and said, "Then go to sleep. I won't disturb you anymore."
It was only a day's journey by boat down the river to the palace in Hangzhou. Wenxi had a good night's sleep, but it was a pity that she was not able to see the beautiful scenery of flowers on both sides of the river.
The Hangzhou Palace is not like a royal garden, but more like the graceful landscape of the literati. The earth is covered as a platform, the stones are gathered as mountains, and the surrounding water is a pool. The mountains, mountains and rivers fully display the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan. It is a pity that it is winter, so we can't
You can see the beauty of lush flowers and trees. However, in the palace, there are many pavilions, mostly built near mountains and rivers, with pavilions, pavilions, and winding corridors and paths. It is not as formal as the Forbidden City, and you can see the delicate and delicate beauty every step of the way. (To be continued.
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