Because the concubine's mother's family came to the palace, at noon Jiuzhou Qingyan's place, in accordance with the emperor's instructions, brought eighteen hot dishes, eight cold dishes, and four pastries. They were all exquisite, and the emperor gave them to Mrs. Gaoming.
Two boxes of rewards were sent over at this time - this was something even Ji Ling didn't expect.
Ji Ling and Er Niang knelt down to thank the emperor for his kindness, and then stood up to prepare for lunch.
After washing his hands, various dishes were put on the plate. Xiao Dazi had followed Ji Ling's instructions early in the morning and prepared the chrysanthemum pots that are popular in the capital.
In the middle of the dining table.
The so-called chrysanthemum hotpot is chrysanthemum hotpot - Ji Ling ate it once on the Double Ninth Festival, and it made Xiao Dazi cook it for several days.
This is not the time to eat hotpot, but the taste of chrysanthemum hotpot is light, and the ingredients used are chicken and fish, so the taste is not strong and exciting.
The bottom of the pot is made of white chrysanthemums and palm-sized golden chrysanthemums specially supplied to the palace, and mixed with chicken soup to create a layer of soup that is bright and oily.
The drink is double white drink - the so-called "double white" refers to chrysanthemum white and lotus white. Both are drawn from the chrysanthemums in the Old Summer Palace and the stamens of the lotus in the wind lotus of Quyuan, plus rice wine, honey water, juice, and...
In the sapphire cup, it's like nectar and jade liquid. When you put it into your mouth, you only feel fresh and mellow, with endless aftertaste.
Ji Ling said with a smile: "Mother, how are you?", then reached out to take the chopsticks from Qixi, picked a few dishes with her own hands and put them on the plate in front of Mrs. Ji, and said: "Just the two of us.
Don't be restrained, mother, and let me serve you whatever you want to eat."
Mrs. Ji had a smile on her face and agreed repeatedly.
After finishing the meal, Ji Ling saw Mrs. Ji's expression of hesitation, so she asked the servants to remove the dining table and helped her into the back room.
Mrs. Ji entered the back room, first looked at the crib of the third princess, praised it a few times, and then looked around the room. After Ji Ling signaled all the slaves to go out, Mrs. Ji said: "Ling'er,
E Niang knows that you are a filial child, but E Niang has just thought about it - if E Niang takes so many things with her when she leaves, it will inevitably attract attention in the Old Summer Palace. If someone with an intention makes a fuss about it, I am afraid that they will do something to you.
unfavorable."
Ji Ling still thought she was going to do something big, but this was all she had been doing for a long time?
She wanted to laugh a little bit, but she felt warm in her heart for no reason, so she said softly: "Mom, you are worrying too much, don't worry!"
As she spoke, she reached out and patted the back of Mrs. Ji's hand, and assured her again with a smile: "It won't happen."
Mrs. Ji then nodded and said: "Hey! Hey!"
She looked around the room and when she saw the white jade crab on Ji Ling's dressing table, she couldn't help but smile and said: This object is quite interesting."
Ji Ling smiled and said: "It was a gift from the emperor. If E Niang likes it, she can take it back. Although it is of no use, it is just a decoration, but she is happy to see it."
Mrs. Ji smiled and glared at her: "You girl! Who do you think your mother-in-law is? Could it be that the autumn wind has brought her to your place?"
Ji Ling chuckled and said, "Mother, you said this yourself, I didn't say a word."
Ji Ling and Mrs. Ji were talking and laughing like this, and suddenly they were reminded of the scene when they went shopping with their mother before time travel, talking and laughing along the way.
For a moment, she suddenly felt a little sad.
Mrs. Ji looked around the room, and when she turned back, she saw a look of disappointment on Ji Ling's face, and she misunderstood. She just thought that Ji Ling had some grievances in the palace and was just reporting the good news instead of reporting it.
Worried, she felt distressed and nervous. She walked over and took Ji Ling's hand, sat aside, touched her hair, and then whispered: "My son, you have been sensible since you were a child, and I know that -
—You must be afraid that your mother will be worried.
She raised her head, sighed deeply, took Ji Ling into her arms, patted Ji Ling's back, and whispered: "It's a hard time in the palace! People are jealous of your Ama and say that your Ama has given birth."
A good daughter, but E Niang knows that it will definitely not be easy for you. If you don’t say anything else, just look at the prosperous businessman in the capital, marrying two or three wives, and still fighting fiercely in the nest.
Not to mention that you are pampered by the emperor, so many people are jealous!"
Ji Ling listened to her words without gasping for breath. He couldn't get a word in, so he simply kept silent and retorted secretly in his heart: In fact, my life was pretty good when I was little, especially after I had Xi'er.
, the happiness index is very high!
When it was time to leave, a eunuch had already helped Mrs. Ji to carry all the things in large and small bags, and then took her all the way to the carriage. When Ji Ling came out, Mrs. Ji said she was hungry again.
So she ate two more pieces of Double Ninth Festival flower cake before leaving.
…
In peace and quiet.
Ulanala sat in front of the mirror, picking out a box of newly delivered armor, and looking at the person in the mirror absentmindedly, saying, "Chen's family is out?"
Rong promised to stand behind her, and while gently helping Ulanala insert the last hairpin, he stretched out his hand to straighten Ulanala's head, adjusted the angle of the hair ornament in the mirror, and then said softly: "
If you go back to the Queen, you will have gone out long ago. When the time comes, you will not dare to break the rules on the road in the Old Summer Palace."
Ulanara raised his hand to hold his temple hair, turned his face slightly in the mirror, and saw that a strand of hair on the side fell down, and said coldly: "Comb it again."
Rong agreed immediately and said: "Yes, it's my servant who is clumsy." After saying that, he hurried forward to break up Uranala's hair bun and untie it.
Ulanara said lightly: "The emperor is so doting on the concubine, I still think that the gang of thugs will definitely curry favor with her mother's family, and will not send her out of the Old Summer Palace until dark!"
Rong promised to smile tenderly and whispered: "The Queen is really good at joking..." She turned her head, raised her chin to the eunuch Mi Yugui next to her, and whispered: "You give the Queen
Talk about it!”
Ulanara turned his head and glanced over lazily with his phoenix eyes: "What? Is there anything else interesting?"
Mi Yugui squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "To answer the Queen's question, there is one thing. I also heard what the eunuch in the Old Summer Palace said. Isn't it interesting? It's hard for me to say..."
Uranala suddenly became interested, raised his eyebrows and said, "Tell me."
Mi Yugui glanced at Rong Yasheng and said: "Yes, to return to the Queen: Empress Chen's wife brought a lot of rewards when she came out. When she went out, everyone got on the sedan, but she said she was hungry.
Then I asked the Concubine Chen for food - the palace maid next to the Concubine brought her pastries from the natural paintings, and the one ate two pieces before getting on the sedan and leaving!"
Before he could finish his words, Rong Yingcheng had already lowered his head and tried his best to suppress a smile.
There was a smile on the corners of Ulanara's brows and eyes - a sarcastic smile.
Rong nodded in agreement and said to Mi Yugui: "Okay, you can go down."
Mi Yugui kowtowed to Uranala, lowered his head and bowed his waist, and stepped back in small steps.
When only Rong Rong was left in the side hall and agreed, Ulanala turned around, looked at the dignified and noble queen in the mirror, and said calmly: "A man from a humble family is a man who was forcibly promoted by the emperor to become a third-rank empress.
