Zhang Guiren sat at the table, Ophiopogon japonicus carefully opened the food box, and the aroma of the food immediately hit his nostrils.
Maidong took out the dishes one by one and put them on the table, saying: "Master, Mr. Ji is really caring about you. Looking at these dishes, you like everything."
After she finished speaking, she held the fairy tofu and ham soup in both hands and placed it carefully on the table.
Zhang Guiren took a look, his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "Sister Ji really remembered that this tofu and ham soup is my favorite!".
While talking, Maidong scooped out half a bowl of tofu soup with a jade-white porcelain spoon, put it into the porcelain bowl in front of Zhang Guiren, lowered his head and whispered: "This slave is useless. I have seen how Concubine Ning has treated the master in the past month."
You are extremely harsh, and every time you bring food from the dining room, you have to make things difficult for me. Sometimes when you finally get some food, it turns out to be sour...
Master, it has only been a month since you looked in the mirror, and you can see bones on your cheeks! If Lord Ji hadn’t sent someone to bring you meals from time to time, Concubine Ning would have starved you half of your life!"
When she said this, her eyes turned red, she turned her head, wiped her tears, and then turned back and said: "Although the emperor's decree is to be confined for three months, master, you are not favored after all. How could the emperor know the situation here? How could he know?
Your suffering! The Empress is even more indifferent. Since Concubine Ning is the master, she dominates the Yonghe Palace all day long!
Zhang Guiren patted her hand comfortingly, smiled reluctantly and said: "Look what you said, it's so serious. The weather is hot, and the food will go rancid easily. The Yonghe Palace Dining Room may not necessarily be intentional.
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Maidong said angrily: "I'm just afraid that my master will feel uncomfortable! I don't want to say more. In fact, when I went to get the meal, I saw that there were a lot of freshly cooked meals in the dining room, but those dogs looked down upon me.
Servant, just listen to Concubine Ning’s instructions, and either you are not allowed to give it to your master, or you are only allowed to give you sour food!”
Zhang Guiren listened silently, and finally sighed and said: "Who makes her the chief and I am the side? In our Forbidden City, in the East and West Twelve Palaces, the nobles who are teased by the chief empress are always here, right?
Still less? I just ended up in the same situation as them!
She gradually lowered her voice and said: "Besides, when has Concubine Ning ever been lenient to me? Not to mention anything else, she just talked about the rewards during the New Year and festivals. Which time was she not snatched away by her? It's just that I used to
Without any edge, she can barely accommodate me in a space in the side hall."
Zhang Guiren paused and said: "But it's different now. That day at the Dragon Boat Festival, in order to protect Sister Ji, I spoke out against Concubine Ning. According to her temperament, she would naturally hold a grudge. Where did she come back?
Will there be a good life for me?"
Maidong was silent for a long time, and suddenly said reluctantly: "Master, do you regret it?"
Zhang Guiren gave a wry smile, shook his head without hesitation, and said: "I have never regretted it at all. People in the palace said that I followed the favor of Ji Guiren, so I followed others. Although this is unpleasant, it can't be said that it is true.
It makes no sense at all.
At first, I just felt that I had a similar temperament to Ji Guiren, and she didn’t dislike me.
I secretly thought that since this noble man was favored and had a calm temperament, he might give birth to children one day, establish a firm foothold, and maybe have great fortunes. I was having a hard time under Concubine Ning, so I wanted to find someone else to rely on and help me.
Wouldn't it be better to have a backer?
But after getting along with her for a while, I really didn’t expect that she would treat me with such sincerity! The loneliness in the palace lasts for many years, and it’s rare to see the human heart. Ophiopogon japonicus,
I truly regard Mr. Ji as my sister.”
Maidong nodded deeply, pursed his lips and said: "Master, if that's the case, hurry up and use this ham soup while it's hot, don't let the noble nobleman down!".
Zhang Guiren did not mention the chopsticks, but just reached into her sleeves and groped for a while. She pulled out a piece of paper from her sleeves. She unfolded it and looked at it for a while, then put the drawing paper on a candle to burn.
Seeing the faint yellow flames quickly burning up the piece of paper, Zhang Guiren blew the ashes on the paper, took a deep breath, got up and went into the back room, took out a piece of paper from under the pillow at the head of the bed, and stuffed it back in.
He put it in the food box sent by Jingyang Palace and then picked up the spoon with a relaxed expression.
The fairy tofu and ham soup is really well made. It uses matsutake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, South China ham, and thinly sliced northern tofu. The tofu is wrapped in egg liquid. It is sizzling in the oil pan over low heat. It is square.
All four corners are fried until slightly browned, then topped with chopped shiitake mushrooms and dried celery and stir-fried before adding to the soup.
Nanhua ham is cut into thin slices, each slice is just right in fat and thin, ruddy in color, rich in flavor, delicate in texture, and slightly sweet, which is just right for Zhang Guiren's sweet taste.
In addition, the soup is also mixed with red pepper and green pepper, and the soup base is stewed chicken soup with astragalus and angelica, which nourishes qi, blood and beauty, and is the most nourishing for women.
Zhang Guiren finished half a bowl in the blink of an eye. The remaining four hot stir-fry dishes were all on the sweet side. The staple food was Nantianjiang rice cake, which was sweet and glutinous inside, paired with the fried pumpkin, which was crispy and delicious.
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She finished eating in big gulps, stood up holding the table, walked around the small courtyard, and took a look at the gap in the closed courtyard door. The gap was so big that she could vaguely see the scenery of the courtyard of Yonghe Palace.
Zhang Guiren nodded and said to Maidong: "You and the people in the yard will take advantage of this night to deal with all those flowers."
Maidong breathed a sigh of relief and said: "My good master, you are finally willing to abandon those flowers! Concubine Ning does not allow flowers to be planted in Yonghe Palace, but you insist on planting them!"
The servant is always on tenterhooks. I don’t know when Concubine Ning will have an attack. But Master, you still want us to ignore the servants in Yonghe Palace. Master, this is not your usual temperament! The servant really wants to break his head.
Why do you suddenly insist on having sex with Concubine Ning!"
Zhang Guiren looked indifferent and just turned to look at the nagging Maidong. After a while, when he saw her shut up, he frowned slightly and said: "I just said one word, look, it made you say so many words!"
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She paused and then said: "It's been a few days, and I think there should be some movement in the main hall. If these flowers are allowed to bloom any longer, Concubine Ning will have to turn my side hall upside down!".
After she finished speaking, she waved to Maidong and said, "Do something for me. Remember, I only want you to do it and don't disturb others."
Maidong came closer to Zhang Guiren and heard Zhang Guiren lift his sleeves to cover his lips and whisper a few words in his ear.
Maidong looked surprised, half-blocking his mouth and said: "Master, you... what are you trying to do!".
Zhang Guiren didn't answer, but just warned carefully: "You have to act quickly and put them all on tonight."
