When Gong Yun'ao heard this, Huo Di stood up from his seat. Yiye Guhong looked at Gong Yun'ao with surprise. He had never seen His Highness the Crown Prince lose his sense of control.
Maybe, only she, Shu Yao, could make this decisive emperor lose his sense of control!
Gong Yunao came to the door and saw Shu Yao smiling at him and walking slowly, "Yao Yao, why do you have time to come here?"
Since he returned to the palace, Shu Yao went to the palace once for a banquet and never came to see him, which surprised him very much.
"Then I would also like to thank my third brother for the dragon jade pendant that he gave me, which allows me to walk in the palace smoothly." Shu Yao walked up to Gong Yun'ao and showed off the dragon jade pendant that he gave her, showing off proudly.
Gong Yun'ao took the jade pendant from her hand, tied it around her waist naturally, and said, "Put it away."
Shu Yao looked at him in ecstasy, and was speechless for a moment. At this time, Yiye Guhong coughed slightly in embarrassment and said: "Your Highness, I have something to do, so please leave first."
Gong Yunao turned his back to Yiye Guhong and responded: "Well! You can go down!" At this time, he was in no mood to pay attention to others, and his dark and deep eyes fell on Shu Yao's face and could not leave him for a moment.
Shu Yao looked sideways and nodded awkwardly to Yiye Guhong. After they left, Shu Yao asked, "How is Yiye Guhong doing with you?"
Gong Yun'ao introduced the person into the palace and said with rare approval: "Except for making him a little impatient about the blood feud, everything else is fine."
Shu Yao nodded, "That's good. I can help Third Brother find someone who can be used, and Yaoyao is relieved." After a pause, she said again: "Third Brother, Yaoyao came here today because I have something to ask for."
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The two of them sat on the soft couch. Gong Yunao pushed the pile of pastries and fruits in front of Shu Yao on the square table and smiled lightly, "I know what you are going to say!"
Shu Yao's beautiful eyes blinked and asked: "Do you know?"
Gong Yun'ao elegantly picked up the tea cup, put it to his lips, blew on it, and said, "If the third brother is right, you are here because of Ling Hanjing's affairs."
Shu Yao lowered her eyes and smiled slightly, "I can't hide anything from Third Brother."
"If I want to ask Third Brother for a divorce letter for Ling Hanjing..."
Gong Yun'ao put down the tea cup, with a calm light in his deep eyes, "Ling Hanjing's marriage was given by his father after all, so it's not easy to regret it. But, Yaoyao, do you trust third brother?"
Shu Yao looked at him steadily, "I believe it."
"Okay, let me handle this matter." Gong Yun replied solemnly.
Shuyao's smile spread to the corners of her lips, "Third brother, there must be a way!"
Gong Yun proudly said nothing: "Yes, Skynet will be closed soon, and Yiye Guhong's revenge will also be avenged."
"Third brother strategized and won the battle thousands of miles away. It's amazing." Shu Yao smiled slightly and patted the rainbow fart at the right time.
Gong Yun'ao's deep eyes were filled with tenderness. He picked up a piece of red date and sweet-scented osmanthus cake and brought it to Shu Yao's lips, "Try it, the snacks in the palace are pretty good."
A soft color rose in Shu Yao's eyes, and she took his hand and took a whole piece of pastry into her mouth, "It's sweet, soft, and glutinous, and it's delicious."
"Yao Yao, third brother I haven't seen you for a long time. Let's have dinner with third brother here!" Before Shu Yao could respond to him, Gong Yun'ao glanced at the attendant Wang Lian beside him.
When Wang Lian saw this, he immediately understood and said: "I feel relieved that the country gentleman is accompanying His Highness to have dinner. His Highness has been busy until late these days and has not had a good dinner. I am afraid that Your Highness will be hungry."
It ruins your body."
Is there no way to refuse?! Shu Yao smiled secretly. It was not like she had not noticed the little moves between him and Wang Lian.
Shu Yao nodded, without thinking too much, and responded casually: "Okay!"
After finishing her words, she said in a slightly reproachful tone: "Why is Third Brother acting like a child? No matter how busy you are, you have to eat well. What can you do if your stomach hurts? You can't do this again."
"Okay, third brother, please listen to Yaoyao. After dinner, third brother will take you around the palace. There are many beautiful scenery in this palace. You must take a good look at Yaoyao."
"Okay." Shu Yao just lowered her head and tasted the cakes, but ignored the successful smile on Gong Yun'ao's lips.
When Wang Lian heard this, he responded cheerfully: "Your Highness and the country gentleman, please wait a moment, I will go and prepare now."
Half an hour later, Wang Lian and his maid walked in carrying plates of delicacies. Wang Lian flicked the dust in his hands and announced the name of the dishes in a sharp voice:
"Green green onion fragrant hoof, palace lotus duck, palace pea yellow, roasted skirt with garlic seeds, osmanthus glutinous rice and lotus root, double flavor emperor crab, osmanthus crystal cake, Southern Song Dynasty crab stuffed with orange, Longjing shrimp, lotus cake..."
Exquisite and luxurious delicacies were brought to the table, and Shu Yao was amazed. Each one has a unique shape and transparent color, making people salivate.
"Yao Yao, these are all made according to your preferences, come and eat." Shu Yao was led to the dining table by Gong Yun Ao. After she sat down, she heard him say to Wang Lian: "You don't need to wait here anymore.
, you all go down."
Wang Lian laughed secretly and responded: "Yes, Your Highness."
Gong Yunao retired all the slaves and served Shuyao himself, "Yaoyao, your favorite green onion fragrant hoof, try it and see how it is made in different ways. How different is it from Feng Chen's craftsmanship?"
Shu Yao picked up a piece, put it into his mouth, and tasted it slowly: "The green onion has a strong aroma, bright red color, and is delicious. The royal chef in the palace is indeed extraordinary."
Gong Yun'ao was very happy after hearing this, "If you like it, eat more."
Shu Yao felt very much like Alexander. She gave a sweet smile and said half-jokingly: "How can I finish it? There are almost a dozen dishes here! It seems that the treatment is on par with the Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty!"
Gong Yun'ao was confused when he heard this, "Qing Dynasty? Empress Dowager Cixi? Who is that?"
Shu Yao took the Southern Song Dynasty crab-stuffed orange from Gong Yun'ao, with a smile in her eyes and said sarcastically: "That is a very 'remarkable woman'."
Gong Yun'ao placed another plate of delicacies in front of Shu Yao, "It seems that you admire her very much?"
Shu Yao shook her head, with a look of disgust on her face, and then said slowly: "No! This person can be said to be extremely luxurious in life. Whether in life or after death, it can be said that he enjoyed all the glory and wealth."
Gong Yun'ao listened very seriously and followed her topic and echoed, "I see, it sounds like she is very rich?"
Shu Yao took a sip of the bird's nest in front of her and sighed: "Not only is she rich, she is also extravagant, but Cixi is not an ordinary woman..."
Gong Yun made an arrogant sound and waited for Shu Yao's next words, "She completely eradicated the eight auxiliary ministers of the Qing Dynasty, and thus climbed to the pinnacle of imperial power in the Qing Dynasty, becoming the uncrowned king of the Qing Dynasty, and single-handedly controlled the Qing Dynasty for more than half a century.
How long!"
The more Gong Yun'ao listened, the more he frowned. He had never heard such a story before. Is it true or is Yaoyao making up a story?
"Sounds like a tough guy!"
"It's very impressive!" Shu Yao nodded and continued on this topic.
"Cixi was not only ruthless, but also extravagant. She spent about four thousand taels of silver just a day. She had hundreds of dishes for one meal. Legend has it that her worst meal was enough for ordinary people.
It’s been going on for a few years.”
After speaking, she pointed to the elbow in front of her and said, "Cixi uses about fifty kilograms of elbow every day."
This sounds simply appalling, but Gong Yun'ao could easily hear the many questions in it, and he raised the doubts in his heart.
"Fifty kilograms of pork knuckle meat a day, fried or fried, not to mention that Cixi was a weak woman, even a strong man with a height of two feet and a big waist would not be able to eat so much, not to mention a wide variety of other ingredients."
Shu Yao put down the bowl and chopsticks and patted Gong Yun'ao's rainbow fart again, "Third brother is wise." Then, she explained his confusion slowly, "These fifty pounds of pork knuckle meat only belongs to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Paper numbers.”
"The Ministry of Internal Affairs reimburses purchases according to the standard of fifty kilograms of pork knuckle meat every day. Everyone under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, including court officials, division officers and even specific procurement personnel, has a share, and a total of about 50% is shared."
"And when it comes to the palace and the longevity dining room, the same pattern will be followed. The stewards around the Queen Mother, the eunuchs in charge of cases, etc. will then embezzle about 15% of the money."
"Then there is also the eunuch who arranges the food in the longevity dining room. The eunuch who passes on the meal deducts another 15%. After seven deductions and eight deductions, the actual amount of pork knuckle meat purchased by the imperial dining room every day is less than 20% of the prescribed quota.
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"They exploited them at all levels. Even so, the chefs and servants in the imperial kitchen still had to pluck the feathers of the geese and pretend to use a little of the royal dishes for the Queen Mother. If there was a lot left, they would secretly take them out of the palace..."
Having said this, Shu Yao looked at Gong Yun'ao and asked intentionally: "Third brother, do you think why they wanted to take him out of the palace?"
Gong Yun'ao thought for a moment, smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said with interest: "Third brother thought, there must be small vendors outside the palace gate waiting to buy them day and night, and give them at a price lower than the market price, and the vendors will then change hands.
For the small restaurants on the street, surrounding the royal meals in the palace, a complete "black industry chain" was formed."
Shu Yao raised the tea cup and bowed slightly in a decent manner, "I knew that third brother was the smartest."
After hearing the story, Gong Yun'ao was shocked. Such extravagance and corruption had never been seen since ancient times.
"The inner courtyard of the palace, under the nose of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, is supposed to be the place with the most stringent laws and regulations. However, the corruption has reached such an alarming level that even the pork knuckles on Cixi's lips will be spoiled by them in every possible way.
Exploitation and extortion, the court and the harem have become so corrupt, it is really infuriating."
Immediately, Gong Yun'ao said again: "The future and destiny of the entire Qing Dynasty cannot be known."
Shu Yao curled her lips and smiled: "As you said, in the end, Cixi destroyed her country."
What Gong Yun'ao hates most is this extravagance and corruption. "Cixi is so extremely luxurious and extravagant, consuming the country's financial resources. It would be strange if she did not perish. As you said, then this woman named Cixi deserves death."
Shu Yao said: "Yes! Her luxury is not the luxury of one person, but comes at the cost of the destruction of the entire Qing Dynasty."
Gong Yun looked at her arrogantly and asked doubtfully: "Empress Dowager Cixi? How come my third brother has never heard that the ruler of any country in the past dynasties was a woman named Cixi?"
"Uh..." Shu Yao didn't want to get into trouble, and after a quick thought in his mind, he had an idea: "Did I just say that it was the Qing Dynasty, but I also heard what my teacher told me, and I didn't see it with my own eyes.
I saw it, maybe it was a story book or something like that..."
Tsk! She started talking nonsense again seriously.