Shangshi female official

"The matter of Guanglu Temple has been settled, and the queen has made a contribution." When the emperor finished his meal and drank tea, such a sentence came out of nowhere.

"It's the job of a concubine to share the worries of the emperor." The empress bowed her head and smiled shyly, and naturally became shy in the face of her husband's praise.

"Do you really not understand, or are you pretending to be stupid?"

The emperor changed the subject and said it so that people's hearts became cold. Although the empress did not understand the reason, she immediately suppressed her smile, got down from the seat with her dress in her hand, and knelt down and said: "I don't know what is wrong, I hope the emperor will show it clearly."

"Clean up the pair of lions in front of the door, you can ask them."

The emperor was moody, and he was fine at first, but now he got angry, got up and left without mercy, a group of people passed by the kneeling queen, and the ground was swept away, and it was desolate.

After the emperor left, the empress had just been helped up by the female secretary, and the emperor could be heard shouting at the gate of Kunning Palace from a distance: "The empress has lost her morality and is banned for thirty days."

The huge palace suddenly fell into silence, no one dared to make a sound, and the empress who was the mother of the world would also lose face because of the reprimand.

The empress returned to her seat, and only ordered indifferently: "Remove the meal."

In front of the eunuchs and court ladies were busy, she sat in the north, drank a sip of tea, asked someone to bring the book, and continued to read her book.

Wang Yifu left Kunning Palace and Nanny Chen walked around the East Sixth Palace to the Sixth Bureau and First Division, entwined in her mind about the incident that just happened.

On that day, the empress personally reported to the emperor about Guanglu Temple's embezzlement of tribute salt, but the emperor didn't get angry, Zheng Chengren was arrested, and only when he turned around did he think of getting angry.

This matter was sent by the harem, it was a matter of the former court and the harem, the difference is not clear, someone must have provoked it, so that the emperor could contact the reason why the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics.

As for who instigated it, probably only that one.

"What are you thinking?" Mother Chen asked.

"I'm thinking about the empress."

"Why? Do you also think the empress is miserable?"

Wang Yifu shook her head and said, "I admire her."

Nanny Chen laughed twice, and asked, "What kind of argument is this?"

"If a woman from an ordinary family is reprimanded by her husband in front of so many servants, she might cry like that.

This empress, who is not crying or fussing, should drink tea and read books, as if nothing happened, she is really a good girl with a strong mind. "

"You're right. The empress is young, and she is mature and stable. There are indeed some flaws in this matter. We should also think of a way for the empress."

"Mammy said, what should I do?"

"Go and collect some pagoda leaves for me."

Four days later, it was time for Wang Yifu to serve dinner again.

That morning, Mother Chen was busy in the kitchen herself, kneading and beating the noodles, and pulled out a bowl of noodles. She ordered the chef on duty to cook the noodles and turn them into cold noodles for the meal, while she changed herself. Clothes lead people to serve the emperor.

When she was outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, she pushed the cold noodles into the prepared ice cube noodle soup, and waited for the emperor's close attendant eunuch to deliver the meal, then followed the crowd into the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Today's 64 dishes are still extremely delicate, but the emperor's appetite is still not good, and he didn't say what to eat after watching it for a long time.

Chen Shangshi saw that the emperor didn't order food for a long time, so he persuaded him: "Your Majesty, this old minister thought of an allusion today, so he pretended to be smart and offered a dish of pagoda leaves to the emperor, and hoped that the emperor would taste it."

"Lengtao locust leaves? Isn't this a favorite food of Tang Dynasty people?"

"Your Majesty, he really knows the past and the present, that's right."

"Then let's taste it"

The cloth vegetable maid picked out a small bowl from the cold noodles, scooped up ice cube soup and presented it to the emperor. After Mammy Chen tested the poison, the emperor started to eat with chopsticks.

"This noodle is chewier than ordinary noodles, and it has a delicate fragrance, which is unique."

"The fragrance comes from the locust leaves. People in the Tang Dynasty also loved to eat cold food in summer. The noodles made from locust leaves are said to be available to everyone in Chang'an at that time."

"Chen Shangshi recalled the allusion, could it be that Tang people like to eat cold food?"

Chen Momo lowered her head and smiled, and replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, of course, the old minister is not thinking of the people of the Tang Dynasty, but Tang Minghuang."

"Emperor Ming is not a good emperor."

"Emperor Ming also depends on the period of Emperor Ming. The Emperor Ming who favors the concubine is naturally not a good emperor, and the Emperor Ming who works hard to govern is not a good emperor."

The emperor was naturally dissatisfied when he heard this remark, "Chen Shangshi, you talk too much today."

"The old minister is always grateful to His Majesty for being broad-minded and able to tolerate the noise of the old minister. The emperor is a wise king, and we ministers dare to speak out. The wise king is right in front of us, so the old minister can't help but say a few more words. "

Chen Nanny's flattering words made the emperor laugh again, and the emperor was in a good mood, so he scolded: "You old cunning, go ahead."

"Your Majesty also knows that people in our country eat longevity noodles for their birthdays, no matter how big or small they are. People in Tang Dynasty also did the same. Before Tang Minghuang came to the throne, there were days when he couldn't even afford noodles for his birthday."

Speaking of this kind of unofficial history, the emperor suddenly became interested and asked, "What kind of story is this?"

"At that time, Webster's dictatorship, Li Tang became a puppet, Tang Minghuang was only the king of Linzi, and his family was in financial difficulties. He had no money for birthday banquets, and his life was very miserable. The father of Queen Wang, King Renjiao, Duke of Qi, sold his purple half arm. , in exchange for money to buy Minghuang noodle soup for his birthday.

Later, in order to beg for a son, the queen practiced witchcraft in the palace, and the emperor of Ming Dynasty forgave the queen after all, remembering that when he was down and down, Qi Guogong used the purple half arm to change his face. "

After listening to the story told by Nanny Chen, the emperor put down his chopsticks, leaned on the embroidered pillow, took a deep breath, and then let it out slowly, his eyebrows and eyes gathered together, as if he was thinking about something.

Qiu Gonggong's mouse eyes were running around again, although he didn't know where the point of Chen Shangshi's nonsense was, he could understand the last sentence.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, how can you eat cold noodles after the beginning of autumn? You should try the hot stew prepared by the Imperial Dining Room."

"Shut up." The emperor said angrily, causing Eunuch Qiu to bow his head and back away.

In the palace, there was only the bubbling sound of the soup caused by the hot carbon copper stove. After an unknown period of silence, the emperor ordered: "Send this locust tree leaves coldly to Kunning Palace, so the queen doesn't have to ground her feet."

Chen Momo lowered her head and smiled slightly, and then persuaded: "Your Majesty, today's squirrel mandarin fish is also a good product, and it is worth trying."

"Listen to the dishes recommended by Chen Shangshi today and bring them up."

Nanny Chen recommended more than a dozen hot and cold dishes, which made the emperor very satisfied, and he ate a little more at noon than usual.

In the afternoon, someone from the Internal Affairs Supervisor came to the Sixth Bureau and First Division with a handle of jade Ruyi, saying that it was a gift from the emperor to Mother Chen, and hoped that Ruyi would live a few more years and serve meals for a few more years.