Sometimes the palace is sunny

Chapter 26 Chrysanthemum
When Shen Shiqing came out of Qianqing Palace with her people, she encountered a group of young eunuchs carrying purple chrysanthemums passing by. She stopped and looked at it for a moment, then said with a smile:
"Those purple robes and gold belts are pretty good, plus a few more elegant ones, Wan Juan Shu or Linggen Chrysanthemum* are both good, and I'll send them to some great scholars."

Yiji hurriedly responded, and said with a smile: "Before Jiangnan entered some palace brocades with chrysanthemum patterns and longevity patterns, the slaves thought it was beautiful, but if it was rewarded to a few elders, it would be less elegant. Lord, you added these famous books of chrysanthemums, which are more in line with the strength of character of the elders."

Shen Shiqing looked back at the big eunuch, and couldn't help admiring in her heart. She said something casually, and these eunuchs wished they could praise her to the sky. Emperor Zhaode lived in such flattery every day, and he didn't become a self-willed person. The lunatic has already accumulated virtue from his ancestors.

But she didn't know that Yiji's words were sincere.

Ever since the emperor of his family rewarded Zhang Qi's family with tribute silk and satin, the silk and satin rewarded in the palace were somewhat taboo. These days, his young children and grandchildren sent rewards to nobles everywhere as usual, and they dared not take Silks and satins and other things are mentioned at the beginning, for fear that any nobleman who leads the reward well will fall over.Yiji knew it himself, considering their emperor's consistent reckless behavior, it's really no wonder those multi-minded people regarded "gifting tribute silk" as "taking the head".Now that the emperor has bestowed chrysanthemums on several elders in his own family as a sign of mercy, the court officials will probably be able to pass the Double Ninth Festival in peace.

Shen Shiqing walked down the steps made of white marble, and then walked through the corridor of red pillars. Behind her, two big eunuchs, one chicken and three cats, and a dozen young eunuchs waited on them holding ceremonial utensils.

The little eunuchs walked softly, following her almost silently.

Stopping and stopping along the way, there are colorful chrysanthemums everywhere. Except for the "Flower Mountains" on both sides of the Qianqing Palace, which is more than ten feet high, there are also various chrysanthemums used to spell out the auspicious picture of Luanfeng Chengxiang between Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace.

While Shen Shiqing was standing behind Qianqing Palace admiring the flowers, she was carried out from the West Sixth Palace with her shoulders lifted.

She was condescending and saw a woman wearing a diadem crown and a golden xiapei on her shoulders.

The three cats leaned forward, bowed and whispered, "My lord, that's Princess Yueqing, she came to the palace today to see the empress, if you want to talk to her, I will invite her here."

"No need, go to Changchun Palace and tell me, I will go to Changchun Palace to have dinner tonight."

"Yes."

"Since there are chrysanthemums everywhere, why don't you just eat a chrysanthemum pot? Remove the oil from the chicken soup and make the bottom of the pot. There is a charcoal stove under it. The chicken breast is hammered, the fresh shrimp is peeled and opened, and even the pork tenderloin is cut into pieces. Thin slices, slightly seasoned with salt and egg whites and placed on a plate, then pick off the white chrysanthemums and wash them with the bottom of the pot and serve them on the table.”

San Mao wished he could have ears all over his head so that he could hear and memorize the emperor's orders.

After listening to it, he pondered it again in his heart, and said with a smile: "As expected, the way of eating that the emperor came up with, it is very delicious when you hear it, and the servant's saliva is about to flow down. It's a pity that there are no chrysanthemums in June and July, otherwise the servant will definitely eat it." Use shad to make a chrysanthemum pot for the emperor."

Hearing the word "shark", Shen Shiqing frowned slightly.The emperors of the Yong Dynasty used shad as sacrifices in the Taimiao Temple in July. Fishermen and people along the Yangtze River salvage shad and hand them over in April and May every year. Along the way to the north, ice was added at every place along the way, so that the shad could be sent to Yanjing before July.

Folks call this way of offering sacrifices to mobilize teachers and people as "Shadao offerings".

"What's delicious about the shad that has been on the road for a month?"

Hearing what the emperor said, San Mao was taken aback.

"The emperor, the emperor?"

"Emperor Zhaode" looked at the beautiful pile of flowers under the high platform, and gently rubbed his fingers under the sleeves of his robe.

This is Shen Shiqing's movements when mixing coloring materials, she has used this method for the past seven years to clear her mind.

The shad tribute is a rule that all the emperors of the Yong Dynasty have followed. If she is suddenly abolished at this time, someone must jump out to stop it. Why don’t those courtiers know that the shad’s journey to the north is a waste of money and people?But if an emperor said to dispense with this item, they would immediately show a memorial archway with the words "ancestral family law".

These days, she has seen too many such things.

Shen Shiqing even somewhat understood the "Emperor Zhaode" who was rumored to have a volatile temper. It took great determination and perseverance to accomplish something by reasoning, but it would be easier if he didn't reason.

Being moody and capricious is probably the way he fights wits and courage with courtiers.

"If you want to eat fresh shad, should you go to the bank of the Yangtze River?"

She asked the eunuchs around her.

There was silence everywhere, only the sound of the cold wind blowing the petals of the chrysanthemums. A few petals were blown off the wings of the phoenix and flew lightly into the sky.

One chicken and three cats plopped to their knees on the ground.

frightened.

Knowing that these words would surely reach the courtiers' ears, Shen Shiqing smiled, turned and left.

At dinner, Lin Miaozhen boiled a piece of dried chicken in a chrysanthemum pot, and said with a smile: "Before I advised you to eat more light food, but you refused, and now I finally changed it."

Shen Shiqing looked calm, and dipped the boiled shrimp into the soy sauce dish: "I read some miscellaneous books, and this is all from the books."

"That's not bad." Lin Miaozhen still smiled, and said casually: "This year, the Shangshi Bureau made the flower cakes better, and the taste is even sweeter. Fortunately, you have this chrysanthemum pot."

"If you think it's too sweet, tell Shangshi Bureau."

"That's all." Lin Miaozhen waved her hand, "There are not many desserts in the palace. Those little palace ladies and eunuchs can save up several pieces of flower cakes. If they are made sweeter, they will not spoil easily."

Take another bite of pork slices fished out of the chrysanthemum pot, and the empress, who took off her big shirt and only wore a long jacket and a horse-faced skirt, looked very heroic:
"You just talked about books. My aunt came to see me today and mentioned a girl who is good at calligraphy and painting. I always thought that girls like me were rare enough. I didn't expect that there are talented girls who are well educated in the world."

"cough."

Unexpectedly being praised suddenly, Shen Shiqing swallowed the shrimp meat carefully, her face turned slightly red.

Lin Miaozhen didn't care, she ate happily, and naturally picked up the wine glass again, and she downed half a bowl of the mellow nectar and jade dew in one go.

"If it weren't for this palace, I would really like to meet that girl from the Shen family. By the way, her father is Bachelor Shen Shao. Do you remember that back then——your elder brother studied with him, and you had to raise a hand?" Xiaojian went in and asked your elder brother to watch you dance sword, but Xueshi Shen walked around to learn the art of war with a few words."

Suddenly recalling the interesting stories of her childhood, Lin Miaozhen's face was flushed slightly, she was bright and generous, when she lowered her eyes and smiled, it was like a red glow shrouded the distant mountains and the nearby deep pools, the distant mountains were majestic and the deep pools were secluded, in this touch of red But there is a different kind of moving.

Shen Shiqing lowered her eyes: "You remember this kind of thing clearly."

"I remember everything clearly." Lin Miaozhen took another sip of wine, "I want to remember it forever."

Maybe it was because she remembered the past, or maybe it was because she was in such a good mood, this time Lin Miaozhen was really drunk, and she couldn't even send the emperor out of Changchun Palace.

Shen Shiqing waved back the sedan chair, and walked on the stone path shrouded in moonlight.

It has been seven years, but there are still people in this palace who still remember her father.

She raised her hand, and only then did she remember that the Su hairpin that "is important for being kind" and the identity of "Shen Shiqing" are now with Emperor Zhaode.

Inexplicably, she herself has become a monarch above ten thousand people, holding power that was unimaginable before.

What she wanted to do seemed to be easy, but she still felt like she was in the mud.

"Those who are suitable for the wild, eat three meals instead, and the belly is still real; those who are suitable for hundreds of miles, sleep in pounded grain; those who are suitable for thousands of miles, gather grain in March.*"

While silently reciting this line from "A Happy Journey" in her heart, her expression gradually relaxed.

It was the beginning of the month, and the moon was only slightly curved. Shen Shiqing, who was standing in the middle of the path, looked up at the moon, and then lowered his head.

"One chicken, are there more people pleading for Ning Anbo?"

"Going back to the emperor, there are few people these days, there are only a few people here and there, but..."

"But what?"

"However, the King of England sent his son to Beijing, saying that he would come to Beijing to celebrate the Double Ninth Festival."

The aunt of the king of Yingjun is Xie Wenyuan's mother, the head of Huaiyuan County. Xie Wenyuan can also be regarded as the cousin of the prince of Yingjun.

This is not a plea, but it works better than any plea.The king of Yingjun was enfeoffed in Jiangxi, and he has been extremely gracious since the first emperor. He even sent his son to Yanjing. Even his cousin, Emperor Zhaode, could not continue to lock people up for no reason.

"The Prince of England? Zhao Qinyang? He wants to go to Beijing?"

"Yes, my lord, it was accepted a few days ago. The cabinet thinks it's a trivial matter and has already agreed."

In the darkness of night, the chicken vaguely saw his prince smiling.

"Call the four mice to see me."

"Yes."

His Majesty worked hard for a few days, and the court meeting was suspended again. Li Congyuan, a scholar of the Wuying Palace and Minister of the Ministry of Officials, woke up early, and accompanied his wife to eat a piece of flower cake and drink some flower porridge. He was about to go to the court when he heard someone He hurriedly patted on the door of his house.

"Old Li Ge! It's not good! Open the door! Open the door quickly! Your Majesty wants to move the capital to eat fresh shad!"

　Shen Shiqing: Is that what I mean?

　　Zhao Surui's eyes lit up: Move the capital?The South is fun.

　　Shen Shiqing just tried the strategy of "I want to open the window, so I said first that I want to pierce the roof".

　　Then it was rumored that she was going to blow up a street... This is Zhao Surui's aftermath.

　　*The name of chrysanthemum comes from "Deshanzhai Chrysanthemum Book" in Ming Dynasty

　　*from Getaway

　　
　
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