The rebirth of a concubine: Gong Du will become the Queen Mother

Lu Zhaolin asked again: "Is the chestnut cake yesterday different from what Xiaoer has eaten before?"

The fifth prince frowned and recalled, and in his mind, the scene when he ate chestnut cake for the first time in Yongfu Palace came to mind.

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That day, he took just one bite and spit it out.

The wet nurse asked anxiously: "What's wrong, Your Highness? Is it a gastrointestinal problem?"

At that time, with a wrinkled face, he pointed at the chestnut cake and said, "It's a little sour."

"Why is the chestnut cake sour?" the nanny asked puzzledly.

He took a piece directly and gave it to the nanny: "Try it."

After taking a sip, the wet nurse said: "It seems that hawthorn powder is added to this? Except for Concubine Jin, no other palace would dare to use this much."

"What happened to the hawthorn powder?" the fifth prince asked curiously.

"Hawthorn powder can cause miscarriage." The wet nurse said, "Only Concubine Jin, who has not been favored for many years and has no possibility of pregnancy, does not avoid this."

After saying this, she picked up the chestnut cake and said, "Slave, please take this back to the kitchen and bring you a plate of other snacks."

The fifth prince stopped her: "Wait a minute, put it down. When I think about it, I think it's quite delicious."

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Thinking of this, an innocent smile appeared on the fifth prince's face, and he heard him say: "It's no different. Why does the father ask this?"

"It's just a casual question." Lu Zhaolin spoke in a normal tone, rubbing his head as he spoke, and asked as if unintentionally: "Why haven't I seen Xiao'er bringing chestnut cakes to Concubine Chunmu in the past?"

The fifth prince seemed to be confused by the question. He opened his mouth first, and then lowered his head and whispered: "Actually, the wet nurse put the chestnut cake in her purse and gave it to Xiao'er as a snack. Xiao'er just wanted to see the pure mother concubine. Yes, sending chestnut cakes to Imperial Concubine Chun is Xiaoer’s excuse."

Jiang Shiying sighed, stood up, walked to him, stroked his head twice, and said: "Xiao'er wants to see Concubine Chun Mu in the future, just come to Jingyang Palace directly, there is no need to find anyone." Excuse."

The fifth prince then raised his head. I saw him blinking his eyes, as if he was about to cry, "Xiaoer lied, Xiaoer is a bad boy."

Jiang Shiying pinched his little face and said with a smile, "Will Xiaoer lie again in the future?"

The fifth prince shook his head.

Jiang Shiying said: "If you realize your mistakes, correct them. Xiaoer is not a bad boy, but a good boy."

"Really?" the fifth prince asked.

"How could Concubine Chunmu lie to Xiaoer?" Jiang Shiying put her hand on his little face, pinched it twice before saying, "If you don't believe it, Xiaoer ask your father?"

The fifth prince turned his head to Lu Zhaolin, and when he saw him nodding, his tears turned into a smile.

The case of chestnut cake seems to have to be settled as a "coincidence".

Before falling asleep that night, Jiang Shiying and Lu Zhaolin were already lying on the bed.

She suddenly turned over and said, "I don't know if the chestnut cake will still be delicious if hawthorn powder is put in it?"

The hot and moist breath sprayed on his ears, and for some reason, they felt a little itchy.

I heard her still guessing: "Is it sour or sweet?"

Lu Zhaolin turned to face her and nodded her nose in a funny way: "Do you still want to try it? You are pregnant now, so you can't eat this food."

Jiang Shiying laughed first and then said: "When I get up tomorrow, I have to ask Aunt Wan. In Jingyang Palace, only Aunt Wan has tasted it."

After getting up the next morning, she still remembered this incident.

Qiu Yu was combing her hair when she heard her say: "Have someone invite Nanny Wan here."

When Nanny Wan came in and saw the ceremony, she heard Jiang Shiying ask: "It's not a big deal to invite Nanny here. It's just that only Nanny Wan has tasted the chestnut cake yesterday. I want to ask Nanny how this method works. Is it delicious? Is it sour or sweet?"

Grandma Wan thought about it carefully and replied: "It's a little sour and a little sweet, so it's not unpalatable. But it still tastes a little weird."

Jiang Shiying said with a smile: "When mama said this, I want to taste it even more, but it's a pity that I can't do it now."

Aunt Wan said: "You can try it in the small kitchen and use plums instead of hawthorns. Maybe you can get a similar taste."

Jiang Shiying's eyes lit up, she turned around and said, "What a great idea! Just do what grandma said!"

Lu Zhaolin said with a funny look on his face: "You."

When the imperial chariot headed towards Tai Chi Hall, Jiang Shiying stood at the door of Jingyang Palace, the smile on her face disappeared.

"Let's go."

After she finished speaking, she led people along the palace road towards Fengyi Palace.

"My dear, is what happened yesterday really just a coincidence?" Qiu Yu whispered in her ear.

Jiang Shiying said: "Of course not."

Qiu Yu asked: "Then let's just forget it?"

Jiang Shiying said: "There's no rush."

First it was Dongzhu and sweet-scented osmanthus, and now it’s chestnut cake and hawthorn powder. It’s true that Concubine Jin likes to use coincidence.

But if there are too many coincidences, His Majesty will always feel that something is wrong, and people will always catch his tail.

At this time, on the imperial chariot.

I don't know if it was because Jiang Shiying kept talking about chestnut cake, chestnut cake, but at this time, the aroma of chestnut cake was always in Lu Zhaolin's mind.

Suddenly, I saw him sitting up straight on the chariot and said, "I remember that Concubine Jin doesn't like eating acid?"

Yao Xingde was stunned for a moment before saying: "It seems that this is indeed the case."

That was almost ten years ago, when Concubine Jin had just married into the palace. At that time, she was not Concubine Jin, but Concubine Yan in the palace.

One day during a small banquet in the palace, she peeled an orange and ate it. The orange was a bit sour, so she just ate a piece, and her whole face wrinkled.

Everyone was talking about their own things, but seeing her expression, everyone looked at her.

What did she say at that time?

"I haven't been able to eat acid since I was a child, and I won't touch anything like hawthorn and plums."

Why do you have to add hawthorn powder to chestnut cake now?

Thinking of this, he narrowed his eyes slightly, and there was no emotion on his face, but there was a bit of coldness in his voice: "Let someone secretly check Yongfu Palace, and let people keep an eye on the movements of Yongfu Palace."

Yao Xingde said "Promise", knowing in his heart that he was suspicious of Concubine Jin.

That afternoon, Lu Zhaolin was reviewing the discounts when he saw Yao Xingde coming in with a lunch box.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Chun ordered someone to send snacks."

"Oh?" Lu Zhaolin was a little surprised. Ah Ying rarely sends such food and drinks to the emperor. He said, "Send it up, let me take a look."

Yao Xingde lifted the food box to the imperial desk. After opening it, there was a small plate inside. There were only four snacks on the plate.

As soon as he put down the snacks, before he could say anything, he saw Lu Zhaolin had already picked up one and put it into his mouth.

The next moment, I saw him putting the snack back into the plate, making two "poohs" sounds, picking up the tea cup and taking two sips, and then said, "What kind of snack is this?"

Yao Xingde said: "It's from the small kitchen of Jingyang Palace. It uses plums to imitate the taste of hawthorn powder chestnut cake."

Lu Zhaolin was silent for a while, then chuckled.

A few days later, a happy event came from the previous court.

In a great victory on the frontier, Shuozhou garrison guard Qingzhou slaughtered all the Tatar royal family and beheaded a total of 120,000 Tatar troops.

Lu Zhaolin was overjoyed and immediately made Wei Qingzhou the Marquis of Xinwu, with a settlement of 2,000 households. After half a month, he set off back to Beijing to receive the reward. The rest of the ministers who have made meritorious services will also receive rewards.

On this day, when everyone came to Fengyi Palace to pay their respects, everyone talked about this matter.

"This Xin Wuhou, who was unknown in the past, is unexpectedly so powerful."

"I heard that they won the first battle, and then they fought the Tatars all the way back to the depths of the grassland. They never lost."

"Well done! I have long disliked the Tatars! When they were weak, they surrendered. When they got up, they harassed my border counties in Jin Dynasty. This time, this mustard disease has been eradicated!"

These words actually came from Qin Xiurong's mouth.

Jiang Shiying glanced at her and remembered that she was the daughter of a general. It’s not surprising that he can say this.

Suddenly, I heard Li Bin say: "Have you heard that the Qiang tribe sent an envoy to deliver a message, saying that they are willing to submit to the Jin Dynasty and become a vassal tribe of the Jin Dynasty?"

Qin Xiurong said: "It must be that after seeing the fate of the Tatars, they were afraid of Xinwuhou's cavalry, so they also flattened the Qiang king's tent."

As soon as she finished speaking, the queen said, "I was about to announce this matter, but unexpectedly, Concubine Li was well-informed."

Speaking of this, she glanced at Li Bin.

Li Bin smiled awkwardly.

The queen added: "As Li Bin said, the Qiang tribe has expressed its intention to submit. In half a month, the Qiang tribe's envoys will arrive in the capital and formally submit their credentials. By then, the audience of the previous court has nothing to do with us. But the palace There will also be a banquet held inside, and I ask all my sisters not to lose the face of Dajin."

After the words fell, everyone stood up and saluted, saying: "I sincerely follow the Queen's teachings."