Abandoned Concubine's Promotion

Chapter 279 Untitled
Because the Empress Dowager's birthday is coming, all the concubines in the harem must be busy. They all know that the emperor is a filial son, and on the day of the empress dowager's birthday, the emperor will definitely go to Shoukang Palace to pay his respects.

The concubines were all thinking that if their birthday gifts were brilliant enough, they might be able to make the emperor notice them.

In the Guanju Palace, Su Qingyan was earnestly learning how to cook from Nanny Lin. Fortunately, she had some basic knowledge, so it was not difficult to learn.

"The dishes this time, the master did a good job, but the spiciness is still a bit strong. I'm afraid the Queen Mother's stomach can't stand it. It might be better if it is lighter."

After tasting, Nanny Lin gave her opinion, and Su Qingyan also tasted it herself, then nodded.

"Golden mother, can you find a chance to invite Lu to Guanju Palace, and it will be done in a short while." If you want to say that the one who is most familiar with the Queen Mother, it is definitely Lu who is by her side. Qingyan thought about it, and brought Nanny Lu to cook the dishes herself, and then let Nanny Lu taste it.

Nanny Lu entered the palace with the Queen Mother, so she should also be from southern Hunan. She must be able to know whether the dishes are authentic.

"The Queen Mother is also used to taking naps. If you want to find Nanny Lu, you probably have to wait for the Queen Mother to take a nap." Hearing Su Qingyan's question, Jin Nanny thought carefully before answering.

"Then in a few days, please invite Lu Nanny to Guanju Palace." Although the food tastes good, Su Qingyan feels that she should practice a little bit more, so that others can taste it.

When Su Qingyan said so, Nanny Jin nodded with a smile.

As soon as he entered Guanju Palace, Emperor Jing could smell the aroma of food, and he walked towards the small kitchen in the direction of the aroma.

When he reached the door of the small kitchen, Emperor Jing saw Su Qingyan who was learning how to cook at a glance. Because he was in the small kitchen, Su Qingyan was dressed very simply.

Seeing her earnestly cooking, Emperor Jing didn't make a sound, he just stood there and looked towards Su Qingyan.

"Emperor..." It was Zitan next to Su Qingyan who spotted Emperor Jing first. She wanted to speak, but Emperor Jing waved his hand at her.

Seeing Emperor Jing's signal, Zitan withdrew his gaze and looked at his master, seeing that the master was concentrating on cooking, so he quietly stretched out his hand and touched Jinmao beside her.

She looked at Zitan strangely, but she saw Zitan blinking at her. Jin Jin was a little puzzled, and turned her head to look, only to find Emperor Jing standing outside the small kitchen.

Hurry up to salute to Emperor Jing. This time, Emperor Jing didn't have time to stop him. He looked helplessly at the people kneeling on the ground and walked into the kitchen.

"Why is the emperor here?" Just after cooking a dish, Su Qingyan noticed that everyone in the kitchen was kneeling on the ground, she raised her head in doubt, only then did she realize that Emperor Jing had come and entered the kitchen.

"Your Majesty, the oily smoke in the kitchen is too heavy. You go to rest in the hall and taste my concubine's handicrafts. I will clean it up first."

Signaling the palace servants to put the fried dishes on a plate, Su Qingyan walked to a place not far from Emperor Jing, and said to him with a smile.

Nodding his head, Emperor Jing stretched out his hand to hold Su Qingyan's hand, and after walking out of the small kitchen with her, he watched her walk towards the side hall together with the palace servants.

Withdrawing his gaze, Emperor Jing raised his feet and walked towards the main hall. Behind him, a palace servant followed behind Emperor Jing with the meal prepared by Su Qingyan in his hands.

When he arrived at the main hall, Emperor Jing sat at the table and worked hard all morning, so he was really hungry.

Recently, the implementation of the new system has been progressing more and more smoothly, and Emperor Jing finally had some time to come to Guanju Palace to accompany Su Qingyan.

There must be many capable people and strange people in the world, but the talents needed by the court are also limited. In order to select the talents among the talents, the ministers have used their brains a lot.

After all, it is used by the imperial court, so those who are selected must be well-read and have some merits. However, if you only rely on yourself to say this, it is definitely impossible to be sure.

After much discussion, the final plan was put forward by Su Zhiyuan. He suggested that the various prefectures and prefectures should first conduct assessments and select them layer by layer. In the end, the emperor would personally assess them.

Of course, there were many problems encountered during this period. After all, Xiao Peng and others did not support this matter, but Emperor Jing's attitude was tough, and they could only respond in the end.

Now that the notice of recruiting talents has been posted, it is only waiting for the assessment by local government organizations.

After ordering someone to serve the rice, Emperor Jing picked up the chopsticks and tasted the dishes made by Su Qingyan himself. Most of the tastes in the palace were light, and Emperor Jing seldom had such a taste.

When he started eating, Emperor Jing was really not used to it, but after a few mouthfuls, he thought the same as Su Qingyan before.

After eating two bowls of rice in a row, Emperor Jing put down his chopsticks. When Su Qingyan came back, Emperor Jing had already finished eating and sat on the soft couch to rest.

"Your Majesty, how does the dish taste?" Su Qingyan had already eaten before, and the dish she made just now was actually for practice. Even if Emperor Jing ate all of it, it didn't matter.

"It tastes good. Ah Qing, why do you want to learn how to cook?" Emperor Jing asked Su Qingyan to sit next to him in doubt.

"The Empress Dowager's birthday is coming up, I have been thinking about it, and I don't know what to give to the Empress Dowager, so I thought about cooking a table of dishes for the Empress Dowager by myself on the Empress Dowager's birthday. Although it is not expensive, it is a concubine. I wonder if the Empress Dowager will like it?"

"Ah Qing has such thoughts, if the Queen Mother knows, she will be very happy." After hearing Su Qingyan finished speaking, Emperor Jing smiled and said, he has been busy these days, and he almost forgot the Queen Mother's birthday.

"I've been busy these days, and I almost forgot about my mother's birthday. Are you preparing for the birthday banquet?" Thinking about what gift to give to the queen mother, Emperor Jing asked Su Qingyan.

"I started to prepare a few days ago. With the empress and the concubine busy, the concubine can be lazy and practice her skills in Guanju Palace." Nodding with a smile, Su Qingyan reached out and touched Emperor Jing's face.

"The emperor has lost weight again. Even if you are busy in the previous court, you should pay attention to your body. If you don't eat on time, I will go to Longgan Palace every day to remind you."

"Ah Qing, don't worry, the matter of the previous dynasty has come to an end for the time being, and I can rest well." Seeing Su Qing's annoyed face, Emperor Jing smiled and comforted her.

When he said this, Su Qingyan felt relieved, "It's best to rest, I will ask Nanny Jin to make some medicinal food for you, so that you can take good care of your body."

"It's all up to you." Nodding his head, Emperor Jing responded with a smile, "The rest time is not long, at most it will be a month, until the beginning of April, the tribes in the southwest will go to Beijing to worship, and it is estimated that they will have to work again. For a while."

(End of this chapter)