Rebirth of the Main Room Manual

Chapter 304 Concubine
A few days later, Yiqing was summoned by the queen again, so she brought Leqing into the palace to greet the queen.

Before entering the palace, Yiqing specially went back to her natal home, asked Madam Liu for help, and together with Leqing, she made four kinds of southern-style vegetarian cakes, and carefully selected some fresh vegetables, and prepared several refreshing dishes by herself Cold dishes were brought into the palace in food boxes to change the taste of the queen.

On the way, Yiqing taught Leqing: "I just say that these foods are made by myself, and have nothing to do with you. In the future, in other people's homes, you'd better not cook them casually. You should understand the relationship between them. In our hometown in Jiangnan, why do we prefer to eat less bitterly than to go to the big kitchen to receive that meal? One is because we are afraid that it will not be clean, and the other is that the old lady Xia will harm our mother and daughter!"

Le Qing opened a pair of clear and bright eyes, and nodded repeatedly: "Sister, I understand! But why do you not avoid suspicion and cook for the empress? Are you not afraid that people with bad intentions will take the opportunity to make trouble?"

Yiqing said: "Well, I have no choice. They all ate the cold dishes I made before, and the queen said that she missed that taste when she entered the palace last time. She is pregnant, and we got along very well before, and she is your brother-in-law's." Cousin, you take good care of your brother-in-law and me. If I don’t do it for her, it’s not justified. Another point, your brother-in-law thinks that the current queen is a wise and wise queen. I also think she has wisdom and means. I am not mediocre, and I will never allow the queen to have any accidents. As long as I am careful and thorough, I will not make mistakes! Of course, for things like sending food to the palace, it is enough to show loyalty and meaning once or twice, not too many times , will exhaust me!"

After hearing this, Le Qing burst out laughing, her tense mood eased a bit, her face was not so tense anymore, and her lovely ruddy and tender color gradually returned.

As expected, the empress was most concerned about the food box Yiqing brought. She accepted Yiqing's sisters' visit, took Leqing's hand to look at it, smiled and said a few words, and gave her a seat and tea. The Qing sisters regarded them as their own people, and without hesitation, asked the red apricot and Zilan beside them to put the food in the food box on the table one by one, and first tasted a few mouthfuls of the green and tender cold dish.

"That's the taste! The sour taste here is fresh and refreshing, unique, different from the sour soup made by the imperial chefs, Yiqing, how did you do it?"

Yiqing smiled and said, "Returning to Madam: I don't have any special tricks, because the sour material I use is the juice obtained by salting Jiangnan plums and limes, not the common mature vinegar and old vinegar in the north. The taste of mature vinegar and old vinegar is too strong. It is too strong, only this kind of fruit acid is sour enough, but also pure and refreshing!"

Empress Xu nodded and said: "That's right! Normally, I want to drink sour soup, and the imperial dining room makes it well enough, but I just can't smell that strange smell, and I can't eat it when I want to eat it!"

The two of them exchanged some more thoughts on how the woman was displeased, and then they heard the report that Concubine Qin Gui had come to the gate of Kunning Palace, waiting to be summoned.

Empress Xu glanced at Leqing, and said to Yiqing: "The emperor asked me and Qin Guifei to choose a concubine for King Xiang together. A while ago, my palace was busy with the new construction of the sixth palace and other miscellaneous affairs, so this matter has been going on for a long time. Concubine Qin went to ask about it, and now the emperor personally entrusts the Palace to handle it, Concubine Qin must also come to help the Palace take a look... It's okay, it's just a routine, Concubine Qin is just looking at it!"

Combining with the girl Wan whom I met at Xiang Wang Mansion a few days ago, Concubine Rong of Yue Wang Mansion specifically pointed out that she is "Qin Guifei's cousin". Yiqing understood the meaning of the queen's words in an instant, but she didn't know How should I reply, I just nodded respectfully.

Turning her face away, she looked at Le Qing who was sitting next to her with soothing eyes, but Le Qing was no longer as nervous as when she first arrived, and she smiled at her sister.

Empress Xu saw the interaction between the two sisters, smiled slightly, and said slowly to the outside: "Concubine Qin Gui, please come in."

Following the exit of this sentence, the maids and eunuchs who were dismissed by the queen came in in two rows, without looking sideways, they quietly returned to their positions, and the whole hall was filled with people all of a sudden. , the atmosphere is solemn and solemn, looking at the queen at this time, she is also very dignified, graceful and noble, and there is no smile, hee or sickly look.

Yiqing has led Leqing to stand up and stood next to the seat, the imperial concubine came in to pay respects to the queen, after that Yiqing and Leqing greeted the imperial concubine, and they could only sit down when the imperial concubine sat down.

There were bursts of rustling sounds of silk and satin rubbing against the ground outside the gate of the palace, mixed with the gentle knocking of pearls and hairpins, and soon a graceful and well-dressed beauty walked in with a smile and walked five steps away from the queen. Slowly bowed down, with a gentle and pleasant voice:
"My concubine pays her respects to the queen sister!"

The queen was also very polite: "Your sisters are welcome, please give me your seat!"

"Thank you sister!"

Concubine Qin stood up, swept her beautiful eyes, and then turned to Yiqing and sisters.

Empress Xu said: "Sister came just in time. This is Mrs. Wen Guogong, and her natal sister Xia Leqing...Miss Xia is 14 years old this year, and she is beautiful and dignified. Take a look!"

Yiqing took Leqing a step forward, and both of them saluted Qin Guifei.

Concubine Qin gave Yiqing a hand, and looked up and down with a smile: "This is Mrs. Wen Guogong? She is really outstanding, such a beautiful person! I have heard of you, several times - you have sent food and clothes to Wen Guogong, Writing love letters, the emperor said that you are very interesting, but unfortunately, I have never been able to meet..."

The eyes of the empress who sat high on the high position flickered. This Qin Guifei is a real person who does not show her face. She was not like this when she lived in the Qin Palace before!

She didn't change her expression at the moment, just said indifferently: "The weather is hot, the imperial concubine is walking, let's drink some herbal tea, Miss Xia..."

Concubine Qin Guifei heard the Queen raised her voice slightly, and then she looked down at Le Qing who was still kneeling on the ground as if she just remembered, and said, "Miss Xia, please get up, it's hot, so don't be too formal!"

Originally, Yiqing wanted to be perfunctory with Concubine Qin, but when she saw her for the first time, she pretended to be a ghost, deliberately made Leqing kneel for a while, and felt very uncomfortable, so she simply pretended to be dumb and waited for Leqing to climb up from the ground Get up, give Concubine Qin another blessing, watch Concubine Qin walk towards the seat on the left, Fang pulls Le Qing back to her seat.

Concubine Qin sat down, and asked the queen with concern: "Sister, is everything okay today? Once you have a body, you should take good care of it, and don't work too hard. The emperor specifically told me to let my sister help my sister with the inner palace affairs." , sister, but please tell me, don’t be polite with my sister, my sister is still as before, willing to share the burden for my sister!”

The queen nodded: "I know that you are diligent, capable and talented, but Luo'er is still young, and you gave birth to him during your escape, and your body is not in good condition, so you should take care of yourself. When I need you, I will naturally order you! Since you are here today, you must have never forgotten the emperor's order to you and me, and it happens that the sisters of the Xia family are also here. I think this is the way to go!"

Concubine Qin Gui was stunned, and subconsciously asked: "Sister, sister doesn't understand what you mean, what's wrong?"

Empress Xu looked at Concubine Qin with a gentle smile on her face, but her slightly curved eyes exuded a coldness that pierced her heart:

"Sister is really not in good health. Seeing that you are so absent-minded and occasionally deaf, how can I rest assured, sister!"

Concubine Qin: "..."

The silk handkerchief in her hand was almost torn, and she had to smile: "Last night, Luo'er was making a lot of noise, and the emperor also came to see her. My sister really didn't get a good rest all night, and she lost her mind. Please forgive me!"

"Since this is the case, my sister can't be tired anymore, go back and rest!"

"Sister, my sister is here to chat with my sister to relieve boredom. It's almost noon, let my sister serve my sister for lunch!"

"No need, the emperor came to visit me in the morning before going to court, and said that he would come to accompany me for lunch. I have something to say with the emperor!"

It is inconvenient for you to stand aside and listen!
The queen didn't say this sentence, but everyone in the hall unanimously said it in their hearts.

Concubine Qin still didn't give up, she begged softly: "My sister is not feeling well, let me serve my sister and the emperor..."

The queen said with a blank expression, "Kneel down!"

Concubine Qin's complexion changed a few times, and she finally succumbed to Empress Xu's powerful aura, got up and knelt down, kowtowed, and left unhappily, which was really inconsistent with the posture when she came, Yiqing couldn't help but think of a word: tiger's head and snake's tail.

That's right, the two situations of Qin Guifei coming and going are like this.

It can be seen that whether it is a civil or a noble family, disputes between wives and concubines are everywhere. If you want to defend your status, you have to be like a queen. Even if you are unwell, you must not show weakness. Ci relentlessly attacks the restless and dishonest concubine and resolutely maintains her position. If she slacks off a bit, the consequences will not be optimistic.

Yiqing and Leqing stayed in the Queen's Palace for a while, and then they also retreated. Yan Ji, the chief eunuch next to the queen, personally sent Yiqing to the gate of the palace. Yiqing thanked Mr. Yan, but Mr. Yan smiled and bowed. : "Sajia is presumptuous, I would like to ask Mrs. Wen Guogong about something - our empress is so sad that she doesn't want to eat and drink, which makes everyone in the palace uneasy. Just now I saw that the empress really likes the plums that Mrs. Wen Guogong said. Lime acid, but there is no such thing in the imperial dining room in the palace. May I ask Madam, where can I buy it in the capital? The Sa family wants to buy some. It can make the empress appetizing and eat food. That will relieve our worries! "

At this time, Yiqing took a closer look at the thirties-year-old eunuch in front of her. She knew Director Yan. Zheng Jingyan told her that Director Yan was originally a young eunuch in Concubine Xu's palace. After Concubine Xu died, she The people around him were naturally dispersed, and Director Yan returned to Yuan Zhao's side after many twists and turns.

Yiqing was impressed by Manager Yan's meticulousness. She was willing to accompany the two sisters to walk such a long way for the queen to have an appetite to eat, and because of such a problem, she smiled and said, "Mr. Yan, you are welcome! This kind of plum, green Citric acid can be found everywhere in the Jiangnan market, but it is rarely seen in the capital, probably because it is inconvenient to store and transport. The cold dish I made for the empress, I went back to my mother's house to find some plum sour, This was brought by my mother’s family from Jiangnan, and it’s almost used up. I don’t know if there will be any sundries and fruit shops in the capital!”

Manager Yan smiled and said, "The Sa family knows! Thank you Mrs. Wen Guogong! Mrs. Wen Guogong, Miss Xia, please!"

"You're welcome, Mr. Yan please!"

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