The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 38 Four dishes and one soup

When Yinzhen and Nian Shilan sat at the table, what caught their eyes were four dishes and one soup that seemed simple but were actually very exquisite.

Nian Shilan pointed at a dish and said with a smile.

"My master likes roasted deer tendons the most, right? Today's dish is made because my brother happened to hunt a sika deer on his way back from the army. He took the freshest deer tendons and had them delivered to me as quickly as possible."

"I had someone use pheasant, add wolfberry, astragalus, and aconite to make a soup, put deer tendons in it, and stewed it on a low fire for a whole day. It is the best way to nourish the master's energy and body."

"And this dish is my favorite duck in soy sauce. I know that my master doesn't like sweets, so this dish is salty and fragrant."

"This is first-class braised beef brisket with tofu pudding, and this is jade belt shrimp. For today's soup, I asked the kitchen to stew burdock and black chicken soup. Is the master satisfied?"

Yinzhen looked at Nian Shilan's charming smile, his mind full of thoughts.

Nian Gengyao was just a small commissioned commander of the imperial guards, but he was able to use manpower and horses to transport supplies first.

If he helps me with my great cause in the future, I'm afraid he will be above me.

But it would be a pity if Nian Gengyao could not be used.

But Yinzhen never showed any of these thoughts on his face.

He still had a smile on his face as he watched Nian Shilan point at the dishes on the table with her scallion-like fingers.

Although Nian Shilan was describing the dishes to Yinzhen, in fact she was also silently testing Yinzhen's bottom line.

She knew that Yinzhen was suspicious and overthinking, so she first let Yinzhen adapt to Nian Gengyao's flamboyant way of doing things.

She wanted to guide Yinzhen to make use of Nian Gengyao, and also wanted him to tolerate Nian Gengyao.

Only in this way can we protect ourselves and our family.

Nian Shilan knew that his father had already risen to the position of Governor of Huguang and was getting old.

The eldest brother Nian Xiyao only wanted to study and was not very flexible.

The only person the Nian family could rely on to get ahead was the second brother Nian Gengyao.

As for his half-brother Nian Keyao, he is only about 12 years old this year and is timid in daily life. It seems that he will not achieve anything great.

Nian Shilan thought about her previous life, when she often had meals with Yinzhen.

At that time, my heart and eyes were filled with this man. I just wanted to be with him for the rest of my life, have children for him, and be bound by his will.

This life...

Two people have their own thoughts when eating a meal.

It was summer, and after dinner, Nian Shilan broke out in a sweat, so she pestered Yinzhen to go to the garden to cool off and help digest the food.

After dinner, Shu Gege felt bored and couldn't go to bed right away, so she took her maid Zijing to the garden. A lantern was lit in the pavilion in the middle of the lake, and the breeze from the lake blew gently, making the shadows of the lantern sway like a play.

There is a row of lotus flowers planted in the lake. Since late spring, the lake water in the palace garden has been diverted from a pool of hot spring water outside.

Therefore, the lotus flowers in the palace bloom the earliest and are the most beautiful.

Shu Gege walked towards the pavilion in the middle of the lake unconsciously. She heard the faint sound of stringed instruments floating in the distance, and she listened carefully.

Yes, it should be the new group of actors who recently entered the palace and were practicing.

I heard that the new songs of those actors are so intoxicating that I could hear them. Today, I heard that it was true.

Shu Gege held a round fan with a beautiful woman's face painted on it. She stretched out her arms gently and couldn't help twisting her slender waist to the sound of stringed instruments.

She almost forgot how long it had been since she last danced.

It was probably when her family fell into poverty and she entered the Anbei General's Mansion and became the personal maid of Miss Yixiu.

Later, she entered the palace and became a princess, but she only dared to dance in her own room.

Shu Suyan is Shu Gege's original name.

Yinzhen and Nian Shilan watched from afar as Shu Gege danced in the pavilion in the center of the lake.

The round fan in her hand was sometimes gently extended forward, as if inviting her lover to dance with her.

Sometimes it opens and closes vigorously and vigorously, and her posture seems like a female general commanding a battlefield.

Only when the music in the distance stopped did Shu Gege slowly stop and put his hands away beautifully.

Yinzhen looked at Shu Gege dancing, but he thought of another person in his mind.

Nian Shilan looked at Yinzhen's lost face and recalled the stunning dance performed by Zhen Huan in her previous life.

At that time, Nian Shilan didn't understand why the stunning ball made the eyes of the then emperor, Aisin-Gioro Yinzhen, filled with amazement and nostalgia.

Later, Nian Shilan found out that it was Yinzhen who was looking at another woman through the dance.

The woman who died young but occupied all of Yinzhen's love.

After Shu Gege finished dancing, she turned around and saw a well-matched couple standing by the lake.

She hurriedly covered her face with a fan, and when she looked carefully, she found that it was the master and the concubine.

Shu Gege stretched out his hand and let Zijing support him as he walked towards the direction where they were standing.

(End of this chapter)