fish street dad

To everyone's surprise, after the empress passed away for a hundred days, His Majesty neither listened to the courtiers' suggestion to marry another virtuous queen, nor did he pretend to be a queen for the Yuan Empress as written in the folk tales.

The emperor made a decree to make Concubine Xian the empress!

The clansmen and dignitaries were all stunned.

Nima!This is different from what we said!

Isn't it good to choose a virtuous and noble woman with both ability and virtue as the queen?They all received the gifts and are ready to lobby on their behalf, tell us now you have already decided on a successor?Or the daughter of Pingnan Wang Gong's family?The hen that doesn't lay eggs?

The courtiers expressed that they were very angry and wanted to throw up the hem of their clothes and run into the pillar every minute.

Yet they dare not.

King Pingnan himself, as well as his two younger brothers, three sons, and N nephews are all capable of fighting. A small half of the military generals are his brothers, even if they are not brothers. If you want to choose one, those generals definitely don't want to see their people lose the election, that's right!That's how it is!

Looking at their own small bodies, the civil servants retracted their feet that were stretched out to hit the pillar. Don't hit the pillar at that time, but get beaten up instead, they can't afford to lose this man!

King Pingnan looked at the officials who were as quiet as a chicken, and nodded with satisfaction. He didn't really want to stand up in this court, and although the concubine Xian was from the Gong family, she was only his niece after all, and she wasn't His biological daughter, even if he gave birth to a prince in the future, he would not be a decent grandfather.

Concubine Fuxian's ascension to the throne was just a move that he and His Majesty had to take.

His Majesty wanted to find a woman who had good intentions towards Prince Qinghe and had no threat to the crown prince as the queen. Concubine Xian was the best candidate.

For one thing, Concubine Xian and Sanlang's biological mother had a very good relationship since childhood, and she was also very grateful to Prince Qinghe who raised Sanlang. In less than five o'clock, he ordered someone to send some delicious, delicious and fun food to the county prince's mansion.

Secondly, Concubine Xian is infertile, and the whole family hides it from her. Concubine Xian was naughty when she was a child, and once ate some kind of poisonous weed by mistake, so that her body was broken and she could not have children. This is the main reason why the family is willing to send her to the palace. With the current status of their Gong family, if the concubine Xian did not enter the palace, she would only be the main wife if she married into any family, and the main wife would have no children, that would be terrible!

However, the harem is different!There are many fertile women in the harem. Even if the concubine Xian is unable to give birth, as long as the Gong family is still the king of Pingnan, the status of the concubine Xian will only rise and never fall. It's the same~ There is another sentence that King Pingnan didn't tell anyone, the most fundamental reason for His Majesty to rest assured of the Gong family is that the concubine Xian has her back to the Gong family and has no heirs.

Their Majesty is the most scheming, and King Pingnan has made great contributions to his Majesty's seizure of the throne, but the more they are like this, the more they dare not make a wrong step. Only by not being involved in the risk of being involved in the battle for succession, will he be trusted by the emperor all the time.

Perhaps, it is precisely because of this that His Majesty decided to make Concubine Xian his successor?

In this way, the prince's position can also be kept stable.

It can be said that the emperor raised the prince hand in hand as an heir, and had the highest expectations for the prince, and he would not give up the prince easily.Naturally, she would not want to marry a high-ranking lady as queen, otherwise, if the new queen gave birth to a prince, it would be the biggest threat to the prince.

"My son pays homage to the queen mother!" Bai Chunsheng wore the dress of the princess of the county, and came to greet the concubine Xian with many family members and children. No, the new queen greets the queen.

Concubine Xian probably hasn't calmed down yet. She has been infertile for many years, and her favor is mostly because of the Pingnan Palace. She thought that this life would be wasted like this, but she never expected that, with a bang, everyone coveted her. The subsequent throne will be smashed on her head.

She is still a little confused.

However, this nervousness, when he saw Bai Chunsheng and Ah Pei, he immediately relaxed a lot.She knows that she has become a successor, and those concubines who have conceived princes must not like her. The princes and daughters kneeling below are not born to her, and there are only a few who sincerely congratulate her, and only Bai Chunsheng And Auntie, the smiles are full of blessings to her.

Bai Chunsheng didn't come empty-handed. He brought the most anticipated and unexpected gift after the new couple——Ms. Gong's personal letter and her dried smoked fish.

Holding the elder sister's handwritten letter, I cried and laughed, read the two thin sheets of letter paper several times, worried that tears would drip on it and stain the letter paper, and even childishly held the letter paper in front of my eyes , like a presbyopic old man, greedily looking at the familiar handwriting on the letter paper——

"Elder Sister's handwriting really hasn't improved at all!" After looking at the crooked handwriting on the letter paper, she finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.

When she was studying ethnology, she was lazy and didn't want to practice calligraphy, so the master threatened her, saying that if she didn't work hard, she would grow up like a young lady, writing characters like crabs crawling through them with one hand.

She remembered that she was very curious at the time, and secretly went to my house, using the pretext of looking for elder sister to play, and stole the old paper on which elder sister practiced calligraphy. Impressed for a lifetime!

Unexpectedly, in my lifetime, I could see the letter from my eldest sister again!

"Mother, Mrs. Gong is doing very well in Qinghe, you can rest assured? Sanlang wanted to come back this time to congratulate you, but I told him not to come back. You won't blame me, right?"

"Why? It's right that he doesn't come back. The elder sister finally reunited with his mother and son. We mortals have a short lifespan, no more than the demon clan. Saburo should be by my elder sister's side." Then he put away the letter in satisfaction, Then he smiled lightly, and said casually, "Besides, there is nothing worth congratulating. Your Majesty made me queen, just for the sake of the crown prince."

Successor was born in a family of military generals, although he didn't have so much thoughtfulness, but sometimes, it is the unintentional people who have special skills to see the essence through phenomena. When Successor was still a concubine, he knew the reason why he could Entering the palace to become a concubine was only because of the power of her natal family, and His Majesty's favor for her was just to show the face of the Pingnan Palace.

Now that she is named empress, it is only because she has no heirs and does not pose any threat to the crown prince.

She knew all of this, but she couldn't refuse the successor position.The Pingnan Palace needs her to be the mistress of the harem, if she doesn't know how to praise her, she may not have a good life in the clan.

What's more, if she becomes a successor, she can take better care of Saburo and Eldest Sister, right?

Not to mention anything else, in the past when Auntie and the others entered the palace to pay their respects to the queen, they always sat in the corner, but today, without her asking, the inner eunuch invited Bai Chunsheng and Auntie to her. People, that's the reality.

It's ridiculous that the empress used to feel that she had an airtight control over the harem, but in the end, death was like a lamp being extinguished. Whoever sits on the phoenix seat is the master of the harem, so what's the difference?

Wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and then ordered someone to bring up the bamboo basket containing dried smoked fish. The palace servants saw that the smoked fish in the basket was covered with plant ash, it looked really dirty, and they dared not go there. Take it, Bai Chunsheng didn't make it difficult for them, and personally carried the basket to the successor.

"Qinghe is a water town, surrounded by rivers and ditches. There are a lot of fish sellers in the fish street. Those who can't be sold on the day are sold at a low price. Often, neighbors buy these unsold fish when the market is cheap. Take the prawns back and make them into smoked fish or dried prawns, even though they look bad, they actually taste pretty good." Bai Chunsheng picked up a golden-yellow smoked fish and explained slowly.This method of smoked fish was taught by Mrs. Gong.

"What is so fragrant? What delicious food did Chunsheng bring to the queen?" The emperor went straight to Zhengyang Palace after the court, and after a hundred days passed, the Zhengyang Palace changed its owner, and it was still unparalleled in grace. In addition, King Pingnan has held a lot of firepower for the emperor in the court recently, reciprocating, and the emperor is naturally happy to give Empress Gong more grace and dignity. Recently, he almost rests at Zhengyang Palace. Also infertile, there is no pressure to have sex.

It's really scum!

Empress Gong didn't expect the emperor to come over at this time, and she was a little stunned for a while.

Bai Chunsheng was also a little embarrassed. When Saburo asked someone to deliver things back, only theirs and Queen Gong's were the only ones. He didn't even think of bringing a piece of dried fish back to the emperor, his father. If he told the truth, I don't know if the emperor would be upset. ?

Fortunately, Empress Gong is not really stupid and sweet, after all, she stayed in the harem, she quickly cleared up her mood by taking advantage of the short time to greet the emperor, and raised her head again, with her usual hearty smile——

"Where is Chun Sheng showing filial piety to me? It's not that kid San Lang who hunted fresh fish with his own hands and was reluctant to eat it, so he made some dried smoked fish and asked Chun Sheng to send it to the palace for His Majesty to try something new. The concubine is worried about this How to cook dried fish, I was going to ask Chun Sheng for advice, and His Majesty came in. What? Is it because I am worried that the concubine's skill is not good, and San Lang's filial piety will not be broken?"

The emperor smiled and looked at the basket full of dried smoked fish. The craftsmanship of the dried smoked fish was good, and the golden dried fish looked very delicious. However, the emperor's so-called "sanlang's filial piety" to Empress Gong was not a word. Don't believe it, no, the word filial piety is true. As for who the object of filial piety is, I'm afraid only they know.

Anyway, as a father who is not considered kind, the emperor consciously expressed that among his many sons, only the crown prince would sincerely respect his father, which is not right. Things are still arguing with him now... Thinking about it, his father is really a failure!

Worried that the emperor would ask about the origin of the dried smoked fish, Bai Chunsheng hurriedly proposed to prepare the dried smoked fish and bring it to Queen Gong and His Majesty to taste.

He took Ai away as well, saying that he was teaching Ai how to cook ingredients, just kidding!It is said that the emperors are very superstitious, and Ah Pei's eyes have been said to be an ominous sign since birth. If the emperor went out from here and fell on a big horse, maybe the blame would be on Ah Pei's head immediately.

The dried smoked fish smoked with pine branches has a beautiful golden color on the outside, and you can smell the fragrance of pine branches when you get close. Mrs. Gong's smoked fish skills are getting better and better.

Take out some dried smoked fish, wash it and make a cup of tea with warm water, then drain the water, cut into pieces, put them evenly on the plate, spread some chopped dried chili, garlic and ginger slices on top, and scoop Sprinkle two spoonfuls of soybean oil on top, steam over high heat and serve.

The dried fish smoked with pine branches after marinating is full of chewiness, and the fish bones inside are also very crispy, so you don’t have to worry about the fish bones getting stuck. It is the most delicious when served with rice or porridge.

Bai Chunsheng looked at the meals prepared in the kitchen of Zhengyang Palace, and ordered someone to fetch a can of rice porridge, a few dishes of side dishes, and a few delicate snacks, and they were brought over.At this time, I have just gone to court, and there is still more than an hour before lunch time. I have to eat, and I can't eat too much. Such a small amount is just right.

At first, the emperor saw that the smoked fish was very rough and was not very interested, but he did not expect that the steamed smoked fish tasted very fragrant, so he couldn't help but ordered someone to serve a small bowl of japonica rice porridge, and ate it with a piece of smoked fish. Bite down, the emperor's eyes lit up, and he regretted that he didn't take advantage of Bai Chunsheng's words to put away those smoked fish as San Lang's filial piety to himself.

However, fortunately, the food is also stored here in Zhengyang Palace. If he wants to eat, he only needs to come to Zhengyang Palace. Does the queen dare not give him to eat?

Empress Gong also likes to eat this dried smoked fish very much, perhaps because of the filter effect of the eldest sister, she thinks this is simply the best dried smoked fish she has ever eaten in her life!Empress Gong slightly turned her head to look at the emperor who was nibbling on the dried fish with relish, thinking about the possibility of secretly hiding those dried fish and eating them slowly.

That is the dried smoked fish made by the elder sister herself!

Saburo pointed out that it was given to him, and His Majesty was just for a meal...

The empress silently ate a plate full of dried smoked fish. Although she was happy to eat, she felt a little thirsty after eating. The palace people brought hot tea. The emperor and Empress Gong drank a cup of tea, and then wiped Wiping the corners of his mouth, he looked at Bai Chunsheng and Ah Pei who were sitting below with a pleasing expression.

"In a few days, you can go to Dongling with the queen to escape the summer heat. The imperial city is really hot. I'm afraid you water monsters can't bear it." The Mausoleum's other courtyard has escaped the summer heat, but the queen can still take the harem women and princes and princesses to escape the summer heat, so that one or two of them will get sick from the heat, which is troublesome.

Bai Chunsheng has heard of Dongling, which the emperor mentioned, and it is said that it is a famous quiet place near the imperial city, and it is also the burial place of the royal family of all dynasties, which is commonly known as the imperial mausoleum. Interesting, Bai Chunsheng didn't quite understand it, but maybe he just went to visit the graves of his ancestors while he was away from the summer heat?

In short, it is a good thing to be able to go to the royal courtyard with Queen Gong to escape the summer heat. Moreover, Queen Gong has always been kind to them, and she is not as strict as the previous queen. Bai Chunsheng likes such elders very much. Most importantly, Bai Chunsheng looks Looking at Ah Ji who was obediently sitting on the side with her head bowed, she silently gathered courage in her heart.

Perhaps, when you arrive at the other courtyard of Dongling, while His Majesty is not around, you can privately ask Empress Gong for help with something?

The palace became busy because of the summer heat.

Just as Bai Chunsheng thought, the death of the first empress did not cause much turmoil in the harem. Except for the crown prince who still wore mourning for the first empress, the other concubines waited until the first hundred days had passed after the first empress died, and they still dressed up beautifully in front of the emperor. Competing for favor, other princes and princesses also keep their filial piety on the surface, which one doesn't secretly eat meat?As soon as they heard that they were going to Dongling to escape the summer heat, everyone became even more busy. The imperial city was extremely hot, and the low-ranking beauties in the palace didn't even have ice sheets, and they complained in their hearts that the queen didn't choose a good time to die. , just in time for them to die every year when they are going to Dongling's other courtyard to escape the summer heat, it's really intentional to make trouble for them!

Fortunately, His Majesty and the new Empress couldn't bear to see them live such a hard life. When everyone thought that they could not go to Dongling to escape the summer heat this year because of the death of the former empress, they finally ordered them to go to Dongling to escape the summer heat!

Your majesty is wise!

The summer escape team set off from the imperial city on a misty morning, escorted by the Imperial Forest Army, closed the road one day in advance, and headed all the way from the east gate to the east mausoleum.

Dongling sounds like a place name, but in fact it is a stretch of endless mountains and rivers, with emerald peaks and verdant trees. The highest point is like a fairyland in the clouds, and the sound of clear springs can be faintly heard. Winding upwards, you can hardly see the end. It is really a quiet place to escape the summer heat.

Bai Chunsheng couldn't help but rejoice that they came here with the royal family, and they didn't have to climb up step by step. There is no cableway these days, and the steps up the mountain can be seen at a glance, and a few of them have tens of thousands of steps. If they go up on foot...then he would rather turn around and go home!

After all, Bai Chunsheng is a man, and Ai has grown up. According to the rules, it is not suitable for him to ride in a carriage alone. Fortunately, Empress Gong knew the situation of their family, and specially ordered the palace people around her to pick Ai up before departure. I just said that the journey was boring, so I asked Princess Shuiyang to go over and talk. Bai Chunsheng was naturally happy to let A-pie get in touch with Queen Gong more. Their A-pie is good at everything, but she is too timid. Anyone who can learn something about Queen Gong The bright atmosphere is also very good for her future growth.

Bai Chunsheng has never married in two lifetimes, let alone having a child and becoming a father. How to educate children is really a headache. Auntie is a girl. If a boy grows crooked, he can stay at home and teach him a lesson. If a girl The growth is crooked, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get married, Wang Kunfeng is not at home, now Bai Chunsheng can only bite the bullet and ask the queen to help raise his younger sister.

However, Ah Ji has a docile and well-behaved personality, and Empress Gong has no children of her own, so she likes to be with Ah Ji very much. Empress Gong listened with great interest, and arrived at the foot of the mountain without knowing it. The group got out of the carriage, changed shoulders, and walked for about half an hour before arriving at the Royal Courtyard.

The mountains are not as good as the mountains, and there is no large area of ​​land for the construction of palaces. Therefore, the Royal Courtyard is built on the mountain, consisting of a series of independent houses, all the way from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, which is very spectacular from a distance.

Because Empress Gong herself has no children, and she didn't want other princes and princesses to live in the Qingxin Courtyard where the Empress lived, she asked people to arrange Bai Chunsheng and Ah Pei to enter. The family members of the good county king are also as it should be.

Bai Chunsheng was very happy to hear this arrangement. He was still looking for an excuse to meet the queen alone, and asked the queen to do him a favor. He didn't expect the opportunity to come so easily!

"You mean white-patterned shells?" Hearing Bai Chunsheng's request, Empress Gong frowned, "The number of white-patterned shells paid as tribute has become less and less these past few years. I haven't heard of any paying tribute this year. What do you want this for?"

White-patterned shells have always been extremely precious ingredients used by royal women to nourish their bodies and help conceive their offspring. Because the output is very small and the origin is from other countries, there are not many tributes every year, and they are all rewarded by His Majesty as a reward to the clan, For the rich and powerful or concubines in the harem, she got a few last year, but it didn't work, and she still couldn't give birth to a child. Empress Gong was a little skeptical about the magical legend of Baiwenbei.

It's just that Bai Chunsheng is not a woman, she needs to have children, what do you want for this?

"Yes, it's for Auntie."

"Ah? She's not married..." Empress Gong turned pale with shock, a series of plots about the royal daughter's adultery and pregnancy instantly filled her mind, and her heart beat violently.

"No, no! The queen mother is not what you think!" Bai Chunsheng didn't expect that Queen Gong would have misunderstood her, and she couldn't care less about entanglement, so she spoke out her plan in one go.

"I also happened to hear a kind of rumor in the rivers and lakes. It is said that the white-patterned shellfish produced in Hanlan Kingdom not only helps women conceive, but also helps to transform into a half-demon. I’m afraid it will be even more difficult to transform into a shape when I grow up a bit. I also heard that the royal family pays tribute to the white-patterned shells every year. If the mother can give some to the aunt, it doesn’t need to be too much, just a few. I’ll take it back and see how it looks. , maybe there will be a chance to go to the beach to look for white-patterned shellfish in the future." Bai Chunsheng explained with some embarrassment.

He also knows how precious and rare white-patterned shellfish are, but isn't that just a coincidence this year?

Not long after the first queen passed away, and happened to meet the imperial army marching eastward, their emperor was not in the mood to have sex with the women in the harem at this time. Why don't you give some to Auntie, so he can take the opportunity to see what the white-patterned shellfish looks like, even if Wang Kunfeng can't get it, they can go to the seaside to find it by themselves~ He is a river clam, and when it comes to Who can beat him in finding things under the water?

"So that's how it is... However, this year's white-pattern shells haven't been divided yet, so let me promise you, if His Majesty's reward comes down, I will definitely give you a share, but it's best not to talk about this matter..." Empress Gong also has her own concerns. After all, Ah Ji is only the daughter of a half-demon, not even a serious princess. It is for Wang Kunfeng's sake that she was named a princess. If other women in the palace know that she will be very serious The precious white patterned shell was given to Auntie, I'm afraid it would be bad for both Bai Chunsheng and Auntie.

"Thank you, Queen Mother!" Bai Chunsheng was overjoyed.

To be honest, if he could get the white-patterned shells by stealing, Bai Chunsheng would not want his master cat to go to the front to fight. The emperor seemed to treat them well, but he was actually selfish and cold-blooded. If possible, he wished they would stay forever. In Qinghe, or simply find a place where no one is around to live in seclusion, and don't want his cat master to step into the court and become a murderous sword used by others.

What's more, it was his biological father who used him...