Concubine Huang said she wanted to leave

Chapter 374 BBQ Night
Seeing Zhiqiu and Zhizi like this, Yuliu suddenly felt envious of them.

This imperial palace is full of rules and tricks, and one wrong step will lead to a catastrophic situation. They and Concubine Chen can still keep each other warm, but what about herself?

Suppressing the disappointment in her heart, Yuliu smiled at Zhiqiu and said, "Okay, I will convey it for you."

The two said goodbye to each other, Zhiqiu watched Yuliu leave at the door, turned around, only to find that in the room, Zhizi was watching her leave eagerly, as if hoping that Yuliu would deliver chilblain ointment to Shang Kelan as soon as possible .

Immediately, Zhiqiu smiled, walked over to comfort her and said, "Okay, Zhizi, come take a bath with me."

Although the life in the cold palace is hard, it is not boring to have someone for company.

Zhi Zi nodded, packed the dishes and followed her to the kitchen of Qingqiu Courtyard to boil water and wash the dishes.

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At night, there were many more stars in the sky, which is rare. Jin Yantang returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation just after finishing his official duties.

Stepping on the flat floor tiles, the two figures were drawn very long by the moonlight. Fu Pu walked in front with a lantern, and Jin Yantang was behind him.

Not long after, the two arrived outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and before they entered the yard, they saw fragrant white smoke wafting from the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Seeing this, Fupu smiled, bowed his head and said to Jin Yantang: "Your Majesty, look at this appearance, I am afraid that the concubine Chen has prepared some weird things for you, I think it is to surprise you."

Jin Yantang's eyes gradually softened, and he said, "Well, let's go in and have a look first."

With that said, he stepped in.

As soon as the two of them entered the courtyard, they saw a stove under a ginkgo tree. The stove was half as wide as an arm, covered with an iron net, and Shang Kelan, who was wearing a black corset, had his hair tied up like a man's. He stood up, with a smile on his face, just like a handsome and handsome young man.

Yuliu and Yuange followed her, they bent over and placed something on the stone table, there was no one around to wait on them, it seemed that Shang Kelan wanted to be clean.

Fupu coughed, and was about to inform His Majesty that he was coming, but Jin Yantang raised his hand to stop him.

Jin Yantang came behind Shang Kelan and asked softly, "What are you doing?"

The long shadow covered her moonlight, Shang Kelan smiled slightly, put down the tongs that were fiddling with silver charcoal, stood up and saluted him: "My concubine sees Your Majesty."

Yuliu and Yuange stopped their movements quickly when they heard the words, turned around and saluted Jin Yantang: "Your Majesty, I will see you, Your Majesty, may I be safe!"

Jin Yantang helped Shang Kelan up, then raised his hand to them, and said, "What are you putting on the table?"

Shang Kelan glanced at the ingredients on the table, and said, "Your Majesty, I want to have a barbecue with Your Majesty in this courtyard, and the meat skewers and vegetables on the table are specially prepared by my concubine."

It's a pity that there is no iron plate, otherwise she would be able to eat teppanyaki, Korean barbecue and so on.

But eating is not the most important thing, she really needs to do something to enhance the relationship between her and Jin Yantang.

Otherwise, Jin Yantang was busy with government affairs all day long, and slept after eating when he came back, and the two of them would have nothing to say one day.

Jin Yantang's eyes showed curiosity: "Barbecue? I heard that this is a way of eating in the Western Regions. It needs to be sprinkled with some seasonings to make it taste good."

Shang Kelan raised his hand to pick up the bottles and jars on the table, and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the imperial dining room has everything you need. When I checked the accounts, I found that the envoys from the Western Regions brought these condiments when they came to pay tribute three months ago. But it’s all in the warehouse, and today I’m letting my concubines make the best use of it!”

Hearing this, Jin Yantang lowered his eyes and smiled at her, scratched her nose affectionately, and said: "As you like, you can teach me how to bake."

Shang Kelan asked Yuliu, Yuange, and Fupu to stand aside and wait, while she took two skewers of chicken wings and a bunch of potatoes and put them on the iron net.

The charcoal fire was cooked just right by her, and the color of the chicken wings gradually changed, from light white to burnt yellow, brushed with a layer of clear oil, soy sauce, sprinkled with salt, chili flakes and pepper powder, the aroma that wafted out made the index finger move.

In the cold winter, the sky above the Hall of Mental Cultivation was covered with ropes and lanterns. Fupu was carrying the lanterns, and Yuliu and Yuan Gehou were behind them.

It was almost time before Shang Kelan handed him the grilled chicken wings, looked at him expectantly and said, "Your Majesty, would you like to try it?"

Jin Yantang tasted it in his hand, and after a while, he said: "It's very unique taste, how about I roast a skewer for Lan'er?"

Before Shang Kelan could speak, Jin Yantang ate the remaining chicken wings, and then took another skewer of chicken wings and grilled them on the wire mesh.

Shang Kelan watched him. Unexpectedly, Jin Yantang was no stranger to the grilling technique, but he seemed to be a bit skilled, and he even grasped the timing of putting the seasoning just right.

Not long after, the aroma of the food wafted out, and Shang Kelan's nose moved slightly. When she smelled it, she looked at him in surprise and said, "Your Majesty, how can you be so proficient? Logically speaking, it's not that you haven't baked it a few times. It will go to this extent."

Jin Yantang curled his lips into a smile, and his usually majestic and cold expression softened a lot at this moment.

He opened his thin lips slightly, and said in a low and magnetic voice: "I have been fighting with my father and brother since I was a child, and went to the Western Regions when I was 12 years old, so I naturally learned a little from my father and brother."

He is modest enough to say the past so lightly, but he didn't know that he went to the Western Regions at the age of 12, how old he was on the battlefield, and how many life and death he was used to, so that he was honored as the "God of War" by the people at a young age when he grew up .

The peace and strength he maintained with his own hands will never be broken by any force.

Therefore, the emperor usually looks indifferent, majestic, and aloof.

Thinking about it, he also kept all his tenderness to himself.

Shang Kelan looked at his resolute and gentle side face, her eyes gradually became gentle.

At this time, a delicious grilled chicken wing was handed over, accompanied by his deep and sweet voice: "Here, be careful, don't burn your mouth."

Shang Kelan came back to her senses, her face flushed slightly, she took it with a smile, lowered her head and began to eat in small bites.

Seeing this, Jin Yantang smiled and asked, "Is it delicious?"

Shang Kelan didn't dare to neglect, and replied sincerely: "It's delicious."

"Since my concubine likes it, I'll bake some more."

Shang Kelan likes to eat meat, so he prepared some crispy bones and pork belly.

Unfortunately, there is no ham sausage.

Jin Yantang picked out some she liked, and chatted while grilling: "By the way, I have ordered people to rebuild the Xianya Palace, and the construction will probably start after the spring. In addition, I have sent a new batch of maidservants from the House of Internal Affairs to serve you, lest I am not here. You don’t take good care of yourself when you’re here.”

Shang Kelan quickly finished eating the chicken wings, and said, "No, there's no need, Your Majesty, it's enough for my concubine to have Jade Willow and Yuange."

Jin Yantang didn't listen to her, and while focusing on the barbecue, he said, "I don't think it's enough."

In just five words, Shang Kelan felt both helpless and funny.

She had no choice but to nod her head, then glanced at the iron net, her expression changed immediately, and she hurriedly got up and said, "What happened, what happened, the iron net was not made well, it broke!"

Jin Yantang's eyelids twitched, and he watched helplessly as the food he was about to bake fell into the charcoal fire. At this moment, his hand holding the seasoning bottle looked so pale...

(End of this chapter)