Happy pastoral concubine

Chapter 816
"Could it be that the food in the imperial dining room doesn't suit Mrs. Xiao's appetite?" Concubine Xian looked at Tang Huanxi and asked worriedly.

"My wife—"

"It is said that the food in the Imperial Dining Room is the best in the world. The imperial cooks who can enter the Imperial Dining Room are all carefully selected by the head of the family with superb culinary skills. Even the Holy One is full of praise for the cooking skills of the Imperial Dining Room! Xiao Madame can't be so presumptuous just because she is pregnant..." Du Baishi, the wife of Du Junfeng, Minister of the Ministry of War who has always been on good terms with Wen Wenshi, couldn't hold back her sarcasm.

Following the sarcastic tone, Tang Huanxi turned around and found the woman who spoke
This woman looks pampered, with a round face and slender eyebrows.It's just that those eyes are slightly raised, with a bit of bitterness and meanness.

"If the minister's wife remembers correctly, the concubine Xian was asking the minister's wife a question just now, right? But this woman was the first to answer for the minister's wife. It must have been a little bit of an overreach, right? Besides, the palace rules are strict, and there is a clear distinction between superiority and inferiority. This madam is so rebellious in front of the two empresses, shouldn't she be punished?"

Tang Huanxi raised her eyebrows and asked in a gentle tone.

"You...I..." Du Baishi didn't expect Tang Huanxi to be so eloquent, and she was so angry that she burst into flames!

"Speaking of General Xiao, I feel that there are very few people in the General's Mansion these days." Concubine Xian suddenly took over the conversation, looked at Tang Huanxi with a smile, and said, "General Xiao is brave and good at fighting, so I only think about it. A Xiliang is not something to be afraid of at all."

"Sister Concubine Xian's words are wrong. You must know that the cave of a thousand miles collapsed on the ant embankment." An Xiuhui frowned, her eyes were full of disapproval, "Although Xiliang is a barbarian country, their cavalry is very fierce."

"The queen's heart is the blessing of the common people." At this moment, Murong He's hearty laughter suddenly spread throughout the hall.

"The concubine (courier's wife) sees the sage, long live the sage!" An Xiuhui suddenly smiled, then immediately got up, leading all the people present to bow down together.

"Let's get back together." Murong He nodded slightly, his expression was calm and pretentious, "I came here uninvited, did I disturb you?"

"No," Concubine Xian immediately took a step forward, took Murong He's arm affectionately, and walked up to the top with a smile, "The concubine was talking to Mrs. Xiao just now, but Mrs. Xiao doesn't seem to like the imperial kitchen. The dishes, the concubine is not sure what to do..."

"Oh?" Murong He raised his eyebrows slightly, and his eyes immediately fell on the face of Tang Huanxi, who was sitting in the third seat from the bottom right, "Madam Xiao is not used to the dishes in the Imperial Dining Room?"

"Returning to the Holy Majesty, it's not that my wife is not used to these delicacies, it's just that my wife really has no appetite..." Tang Huanxi smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. But it is not easy to have so many fresh vegetables.”

"If Mrs. Xiao doesn't like these vegetables, will I serve you two meat dishes?" As soon as Concubine Xian said this, the other women present couldn't help covering their mouths with handkerchiefs, laughing secretly.

Sure enough, he was a shameless person from the countryside, and he didn't even know the order of the banquet in the palace.

The twelve vegetarian dishes in front of me are just appetizers. The real main course includes eighteen meat dishes, ten of which are all meat dishes.

"My wife doesn't want to eat greasy meat dishes." Facing the undisguised ridicule of everyone, Tang Huanxi always had a generous smile on her face, "My wife just thinks that such food is a bit extravagant."

"Luxury?" Murong He frowned, and asked in a deep voice, "Why did Mrs. Xiao say that?"

"Your Majesty, if my wife's guess is correct, the average cost of this oil-consuming lettuce alone is two taels of silver?" Tang Huanxi pointed to one of the vegetables, and said in a low voice, "Two taels of silver is enough for an ordinary four The family spent ten days chewing. Let me do the math, the palace will cost at least 600 taels of silver for today's banquet."

"600 taels may be a simple number in your eyes. But when the country suffers from a drought, 600 taels is enough to save 120 people." Tang Huanxi analyzed carefully, "My wife once heard from my husband that now The national treasury is empty, and even the Holy Majesty has begun to reduce the amount of imperial meals, but this banquet of the concubine Xian costs a lot. That's why the concubines can't bear to eat these exquisite dishes, which are not comparable to the cooking skills of the imperial chefs in the imperial dining room. It doesn't matter."

Listening to Tang Huanxi's explanation, Murong He lowered his eyes thoughtfully.

Concubine Xian has a vicious look that wants to eat her!
Today was clearly a banquet she deliberately set up for Tang Huanxi!But this woman turned against the customer!
"If everyone had the awareness like Mrs. Xiao, then the national treasury would not be as empty as it is now..." Murong He sighed softly, and left without eating.

With Murong He's words, the others were more or less vigilant, not daring to move their chopsticks easily again.

This banquet ended without a problem.

Concubine Xian, who had returned to Chunxi Hall, was so angry that she smashed a whole set of blue and white porcelain tea sets!

"What a eloquent Tang Huanxi! The Hongmen Banquet carefully planned by me was easily broken by her! How can I swallow this breath?" At this time, Concubine Xian was so angry that her face was distorted.

Zhi Huaping retreated the other maidservants in the hall, then poured a cup of tea and handed it to her, "Your Majesty, calm down!"

"Calm your anger? How will I calm my anger?" The anxious Concubine Xian couldn't hold back and shook off the tray she was holding in her hand, and then angrily slapped her hard and loudly on the face!

boom--

After the crisp sound, Zhihua's face left a clearly visible palm print.

"You go down first." Looking at her red and swollen face, Concubine Xian became even more irritable.

Zhihua had no choice but to lower her head and backed out cautiously.

Fengluan Hall.

An Xiuhui who got the news couldn't help smiling, "When Concubine Xian first entered the palace, I thought that there was another powerful character in the palace, but I didn't expect her to be so impatient."

"Why did Concubine Xian plan to harm me?" Tang Huanxi asked curiously, raising her eyebrows slightly.

"I only got the news two days ago. Last time, the poison stayed in Concubine Xian's body for too long. I'm afraid Concubine Xian will never be able to conceive again."

"Spiritual water can remove all toxins from the human body without harming the health of the human body." Tang Huanxi frowned and said, "According to common sense, Concubine Xian's body will not have any serious problems, not to mention her complexion today. It's rosy, it doesn't look like someone with a wounded body."

"You mean, someone deliberately made Concubine Xian misunderstand that she couldn't conceive?" An Xiuhui immediately grasped the point, and said in a deep voice, "It seems that the person behind is trying to use Concubine Xian to deal with you!"

(End of this chapter)