She felt her stomach growling loudly, and she was so hungry that she was boiling with acid. When she opened her blurred eyes, she found that she was covered with a sky-blue brocade quilt, and the quilt on her back was also under her body. She was hugged and wrapped in the quilt.
Very warm.
Who put the quilt on me?
"Gululu" - my stomach growled again.
"Are you awake?" The emperor's voice came from under his feet. He got up and saw that the emperor was sitting on the other side of the kang table. Because she occupied most of the Arhat couch, the place where the emperor sat was a bit small.
Wen Xiaotu was a little embarrassed: "Did the emperor ask someone to cover the concubine with a quilt?"
The emperor said clearly: "I built it for you myself."
Wen Xiaotu's eyes widened: Real or fake?
Ming Zhao looked at those big suspicious eyes and said, "Isn't it possible that I can't do such a small thing?!"
Wen Xiaotu scratched his head: "Concubine, thank you, Your Majesty."
Ming Zhao sighed: We are already the closest people, but you want to be so alienated from me.
"Are you hungry? I asked someone to pass on the food. You can tidy up your makeup." Ming Zhao said, having already heard Atu's stomach growling.
Wen Xiaotu was even more embarrassed, "Maybe it's because I've been tired lately, and I'm getting hungry quickly." He had obviously eaten half a catty of pork jerky before going to bed.
Mingzhao's expression condensed. He has been hungry very quickly recently. He said he was tired, but in fact it was just a performance. Although it was tedious, it was not hard work. Atu...
After calming down, Ming Zhao decisively called Liang Kunyu in and handed over dinner first.
Liang Kunyu thought to himself: It's not even dinner time yet...
"Call the kitchen to hurry up, my Zhaoyi is hungry." Ming Zhao ordered with a straight face.
Wen Xiaotu was so embarrassed that the Dog Emperor could actually say such embarrassing things in a serious manner!
Dinner was served as usual in the spacious west room. Since it was still early, the lights were not even lit. The setting sun shone in, making the west room bright.
There were thirty-four dishes alone, filling a long table. As soon as the elegant azure porcelain was opened, the aroma of meat filled the air, and Wen Xiaotu's stomach growled uncontrollably.
Emperor Mingzhao saw this and waved his hand.
In an instant, the eunuch and the maid bowed and left, and there was no one else in the room.
"Sit down and use it with me." His Majesty the Emperor, who was sitting facing south, said calmly.
Wen Xiaotu quickly curtsied and said happily: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" He sat down on the chair and spooned out a bowl of fungus soup for His Majesty. As soon as he sent the soup to His Majesty, he saw the Emperor holding it in his hand.
He picked up a plate of Luohan prawns in front of him and brought it to her.
Wen Xiaotu was stunned.
Ming Zhao took a spoonful of mushroom soup and put it into his mouth, and said seriously: "I don't like shrimps."
Wen Xiaotu smiled brightly and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" I like shrimp!
This Luohan prawn is time-consuming and labor-intensive to make. First, remove the heads, peel the skin and leave the tail, take out the shrimp threads, cut the shrimp meat with a knife, marinate it with cooking wine, pepper, green onion, ginger and garlic, then mince it into cubes and add diced water chestnuts.
, minced pork, and egg whites are mixed into the stuffing, rolled into balls, placed on the shrimp tails, stuck with black sesame seeds, and finally fried with 30% hot peanuts until golden brown.
This is much more troublesome to make than tempura, and it also requires knife skills and heat.
Obviously, the Luohan prawns served in the Royal Dining Room were perfect. One bite was crispy on the outside and delicious on the inside. Wen Xiaotu devoured a plate of twelve Luohan prawns in one go.
Delicious, but the portion is too small.
So, Wen Xiaotu directly scooped a huge steamed crab meat lion head into his bowl. This one has a lot of meat!
Emperor Mingzhao, who was eating cold shredded bamboo shoots, frowned and said, "There's a lot of crab powder in that, so don't eat too much."
Wen Xiaotu just took a bite of the lion's head. She nodded in confusion, and then suddenly realized that crabs are cold in nature and her aunt is coming soon, so she should eat less.
Emperor Mingzhao took advantage of the situation and took away the crab-meat lion head and gave her a plate of mushroom and venison.
Wen Xiaotu ate happily, filling his belly with all kinds of delicacies in a short time.
After eating, she remembered, why has the emperor been giving me food?
Ah, let me introduce...
At nightfall, Wen Xiaotu came to His Majesty the Emperor's bedroom after cleaning up. The Emperor seemed to have entered the sage's time and simply said: "I am not in the mood today, so go to bed early."
Wen Xiaotu was not in the mood today. He happily got into bed and went to have a private meeting with another man named Zhou Gong.
About a quarter of an hour later, Mingzhao looked at Atu on the pillow and thought to himself, it looked like he was fast asleep.
But at this time, the emperor Ming Zhao was really not sleepy, so he had to get up, walk around Atu's feet lightly, carefully opened some curtains and got out. Outside the curtains, candlelight was bright, and everything was quiet.
Emperor Mingzhao sat on a chair outside the curtain and looked at the sleeping woman inside through a small gap in the curtain. From the look of it, he seemed almost inseparable...
He slowly opened the drawer, and inside were the drawings drawn by Atu, including the Kan map, three high-yielding varieties, and three weapons for training. The drawings were all very detailed - except for the Kan map.
Fortunately, I have already made arrangements.
Wen Xiaotu slept for half the night. He didn't wake up without urinating. He opened the curtains and lay down in a daze. His Majesty the Emperor's confused voice came from the pillow: "Why are you awake?"
Wen Xiaotu was confused and blurted out: "I want to pee..."
Ming Zhao:……
Wen Xiaotu was in a half-asleep state at the moment. He slid off the bed in a daze, without wearing any shoes, and staggered away with bare feet.
This look startled Mingzhao. He quickly got down, grabbed Atu and said, "Put on your shoes!"
"Ah?" Wen Xiaotu suddenly woke up. When he lowered his head and saw that he was being hugged by the emperor's arms, his feet fell on the cool floor, and his soles were cold.
She scratched her head, hurriedly sat down on the embroidered pillar at the head of the bed, put on her shoes, and muttered: "I should make two pairs of slippers just for getting up at night..."
Wen Xiaotu can eat, drink, poop and pee, which is so embarrassing.
I went to the palace to put some water in it, and when I came back, I saw His Majesty the Emperor sitting on the bedside like a golden sword.
Wen Xiaotu smiled hoarsely: "Concubine, did you wake up the emperor?"
Ming Zhao: Actually, Ah Tu didn’t make much movement. The main reason was that I had just fallen asleep not long ago and was in a light sleep, so I woke up whenever there was any movement.
Wen Xiaotu whispered: "How about I go to the side hall?"
Ming Zhao waved his hand and said: "Nothing, just go to sleep."
Wen Xiaotu actually didn't want to bother going to the side hall. Seeing that the emperor had no objection, he got under the quilt and fell asleep again.
Fortunately, she didn't get up again in the second half of the night. Although she was still suffocated to wake up, when she woke up, it was already slightly bright. The emperor was gone, and today was not a big day, so the emperor went to the front hall to hold a small court meeting.
After Wen Xiaotu put the water in, she actually wanted to sleep for a while, but she was more hungry than sleepy, so she asked someone to help her dress up and change clothes, and then went home directly.