Shen Jiang snuggled up to Xiaozhuang, and the two talked softly in Mongolian. Xiaozhuang had a knowing smile on her face, and Shen Jiang was as happy as a child.

"What do you want to eat? How about I ask the kitchen to prepare a Mongolian meal for you?" Xiaozhuang asked with a smile.

Shen Jiang smiled and said, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do. I will eat what the palace eats."

Empress Xiaozhuang was reluctant to let her eat food she didn't like, so she asked the kitchen to prepare a table of meat and salty milk tea according to Bumuba's previous preferences.

But Shen Jiang didn't really like salty milk tea. She pretended to be curious and asked, "Aunt, I heard that women in the palace all drink bird's nest?"

Xiaozhuang smiled and said to Su Malagu, "Go get some bird's nest."

The bird's nest was brought over. Shen Jiang took a bite and his eyes lit up. He said, "It tastes better than milk tea!"

Empress Xiaozhuang was smiling the whole time. Upon hearing this, she said, "Remember, prepare bird's nests for Kunning Palace every day from now on."

Shen Jiang raised her head and smiled sweetly at Xiaozhuang: "Thank you, aunt." She glanced at Shunzhi, wondering if her eating bird's nest every day would leave an impression of "luxury" in his mind.

It's really sad, if someone doesn't like you, everything you do is wrong.

Shen Jiang asked Shunzhi directly: "Cousin, have you ever eaten bird's nest? It's delicious! Do you want to try it?"

Shunzhi's mouth twitched, and he looked at her like a fool and said, "I have lived in the palace for eight or nine years."

Shen Jiang seemed to suddenly understand: "That's right! Cousin must have eaten it!" She moved closer to him and whispered: "Cousin, tell me what else is delicious in the kitchen. I want to try it all."

Shunzhi taunted her, "There's nothing delicious on the grassland!" How rustic! The queen couldn't do that! If people knew that the queen was greedy for that bird's nest, it would be so embarrassing!

Shen Jiang didn't think there was anything wrong with the grassland. She said proudly, "There is meat and milk on the grassland. Cousin, have you ever eaten milk tofu? It's delicious! And there's plenty of meat!"

Xiaozhuang looked at the young couple huddled together and chattering, and instead of showing any dissatisfaction, she was very pleased. She and Su Malagu smiled at each other, and both were very happy.

The Manchus had only been in the Pass for a short time, and most of the Han people inside the Pass were dissatisfied, while the various Mongolian tribes were not wholeheartedly committed to the Qing Dynasty.

In order to make the Qing Dynasty worry-free, Fulin must marry into the Khorchin clan! His queen can only be named Borjigit!

Xiaozhuang knew that Fulin was very opposed to this marriage, and she did not expect the emperor and the empress to be equal. But seeing Bumuba's performance today, Xiaozhuang was really relieved.

I hope this young couple can always live in harmony and happiness.

After having dinner in the Cining Palace, Shen Jiang returned to the Kunning Palace, and Shunzhi went to offer sacrifices to heaven.

When the emperor and empress got married, the emperor had three days off and according to the rules, he had to stay in Kunning Palace.

After the sacrifice to heaven, Shunzhi returned to the palace and went to Kunning Palace reluctantly at the reminder of the eunuch Wu Liangfu.

Standing at the door, Shunzhi did not go in, but called the chief eunuch of Kunning Palace. Without him asking, Wu Liangfu asked, "What did the queen do today?"

Li Ping'an, the eunuch in charge of Kunning Palace, kowtowed and replied, "My lord, after the queen came back from Cining Palace, she wandered around Kunning Palace and ordered some snacks. She then called the Ministry of Internal Affairs to change a batch of decorations, and then went to the Imperial Garden for a stroll, and brought back a bouquet of flowers to put in a vase."

Shunzhi heard this and snorted coldly: "She is indeed leisurely and elegant."

Li Pingan didn't dare to look up. Wu Liangfu said, "Go on!"

"Yes, the Queen took a break for lunch, and then ordered dinner. She didn't go out again after that, and seemed to be reading a book. The Queen didn't let the servants go in to serve her. A quarter of an hour ago, the Queen ordered dinner and said she wanted to eat hotpot."

It's only August, why are we eating out at this time?

Shunzhi walked in and smelled a pungent smell as soon as he entered.

Shen Jiang had heard the news that he was coming, so he stood there waiting for him.

"Cousin!" As Shunzhi came in, Shen Jiang came forward to greet him in a tender voice.

Shunzhi didn't pick on her for not being polite, he just stared at the hot pot and asked, "Why did you think of eating hot pot?"

Shen Jiang blinked and said, "Eat if you want! I heard that my cousin likes to eat chili peppers, so I asked the kitchen to make a spicy hot pot."

Shunzhi took a look at her and saw that she was wearing casual clothes, with her hair tied up and a phoenix-head gold hairpin inserted on each side. Her face was not powdered, and her skin color was the most direct and healthy. When she moved, the three oriental pearl earrings on her ears also swayed.

"Can you eat spicy food?" Shunzhi asked.

Shen Jiang smiled and said, "When I eat roasted meat, I also sprinkle chili powder on it."

Shunzhi nodded and told Wu Liangfu, "Change your clothes."

When he changed into casual clothes and came out, Shen Jiang had already sat down, putting meat slices into the pot with a pair of special long chopsticks.

"Why is the meat sliced ​​so thin?" Shunzhi asked again. "Isn't the meat in the kitchen ready?"

Shen Jiang laughed and said, "How is that possible? I asked them to slice the meat this thinly, so it tastes better this way. Cousin, please sit down and try it! All the small dishes in front of you are prepared by me, some are dry dishes and some are oily dishes, it depends on which one you like."

Shunzhi had noticed these small plates a long time ago. The dry plates should contain chili powder and cumin powder, while the oil plates were black and red with mashed garlic and chopped green onions.

The thin slices of meat were cooked after rolling in the pot for a few times. Shen Jiang picked up a piece and wanted to put it on Shunzhi's plate, saying, "Eat it, eat it!" Then she picked up a piece for herself.

Shunzhi first tried the garlic oil dish, and his eyes lit up again. He didn't expect that mutton could be eaten this way. He glanced at the thin mutton on the large plate and said to Wu Liangfu, "Ask the kitchen to cut two more plates of thin mutton slices like this."

Wu Liangfu bowed in response, and when he left, he glanced at Shen Jiang out of the corner of his eye, thinking: This new queen has some tricks, I have to be careful to curry favor with her in the future.

Shen Jiang ate and laughed, and even found time to chat: "How about the oil sauce?"

Shunzhi was sweating from the spiciness and said, "Not bad, this one with garlic chili sauce is the best."

Shen Jiang said: "The chili sauce in the kitchen is pretty good, but it's still missing a few things. It would be nice if they had seafood sauce."

The kitchen knew that Shunzhi liked spicy food, so everything related to chili was cooked well.

Shen Jiang finished a large plate of mutton, Shunzhi finished two large plates, and also ate some vegetables. Both of them felt a little full.

Shen Jiang asked the kitchen to cut a few plates of fruit for him. Shunzhi was amazed: "You can still eat more!"

"Eat some fruit to moisten your throat." Grapes were in season at this time of year, and the palace maid had peeled them. Shen Jiang ate them happily, one by one.

Shunzhi also ate a few and felt that the queen was more capable of eating.

After eating, Shen Jiang went to the yard for a walk to help digest the food.

Shunzhi muttered, "It's getting dark."

Shen Jiang: "Then light a lantern!"

How can I sleep if I don’t digest the food after eating so much?

Before going to bed, Shen Jiang took a shower, put on her pajamas, climbed into bed, pulled the quilt over her and went to sleep.

Shunzhi felt relieved. It seemed that the Queen didn't understand the matter of consummating the marriage. It was better for them to live in peace.

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