The identity of the direct son - Xu I's prosperous world

Although the emperor and Ji Heng said that they went south in low clothes, there were more than 1000 people accompanying them. In addition to the bodyguards, there were also palace servants and important officials. Yang Sheng'er naturally took Yin Ji with him and followed him. Empress side.

Since the empress said that this trip was going south in low service, she didn't want to burden the government passing by, and she clearly pointed out that if any place raised taxes or asked people to donate in the name of the empress's southward inspection, or As long as it is a nuisance to the people, if a case is found, it will be severely punished.

In this way, when the emperor went south, unless the magistrates of the passing places were summoned, these officials did not have to visit the empress.

This is the first time for the emperor to leave the Gyeonggi area. He has governed the country for more than 30 years and 40 years. He has devoted himself to this country, is diligent and self-restraining, but he has not seen this country with his own eyes.

The emperor and empress set off from the capital in March. In the late spring weather, the road was full of green water and green mountains, red flowers and willows, and the land was full of vitality.

Although the guard of honor of the empress is grand, the time when the empress is actually in the team is not much.

Most of the time, Yang Shenger, who was detained, was sitting in the thousand-strong team of the empress, and the empress took a small number of entourages to secretly investigate private visits. It was said that it was a secret investigation, but in fact it was just to avoid the crowd and observe the life of the people leisurely. went.

Yangzhou City.

The emperor was from the north, so he was much taller than the southerners. He held Ji Heng's hand, and the two of them walked slowly through the bustling market, accompanied by four or five plainclothes guards and two servants Accompanying, it is hard to calculate how many hidden guards are there to protect.

Yangzhou City is a very prosperous place, Ji's family still has a lot of property here, Ji Heng took the emperor directly to live in an old courtyard of Ji's house, the front of the courtyard faces the street, and the back faces the water.

Although there are many things for sale on the street, even though the emperor and empress live in the palace for a long time, she is not a country bumpkin after all, and she has long since lacked Yang Shenger's passion for being excited when she sees everything, so it is just something to walk around and be interested in Not much.

Because of the prosperity of Yangzhou City, there are many nobles, but the emperor and Ji Heng are still very noticeable as they walk through the streets. But everyone just looked at it secretly, and no one would step forward to cause trouble.

Ji Heng said to the emperor, "I remember when I was a child, this season was the best time for screws. When I got angry in the early summer, my mother would always let the kitchen make mung bean screw soup. I remember that there was a shop on the street that sold screws. A century-old soup store. Qinxian, do you want to try it?"

The emperor smiled and said, "Since you ate it when you were young, I really want to try it."

The two walked across a bridge and stopped under a tree at the entrance of an alley. The century-old shop that Ji Heng said was still there.

These shops have always been handed down from generation to generation, and they are all old crafts. They rely on word of mouth to do business, and the taste will be very good.

It is not a restaurant at this time, the store is very quiet, there are no customers.

The weather was cloudy, but it was cool and not dull.

Ji Heng brought the emperor into the store, and the owner of the store came over to say hello, "What do you want?"

Although the store was very clean, Liu Sheng still came over and wiped the chairs before letting the empress sit.

Ji Heng said to the boss, "Can I eat at this hour?"

The boss saw that Ji Heng and the emperor looked like noblemen, and said with a smile, "Whatever the guest wants, if it's screw mung bean soup, you have to wait a little longer before it's ready."

Ji Heng looked at the emperor, and the emperor said, "It's okay to wait."

Ji Heng said yes, and asked what else he could eat, and the boss came one by one, and Ji Heng ordered some more food, and then sat there with the emperor and waited. The shop is not far from the river, and you can watch The awning boats that come and go on the river.

The guards and servants were also seated, and the boss went to the kitchen to order the menu, then came and sat down to talk to Ji Heng.

Although Ji Heng has been in the top position for a long time, he is dignified and graceful, and has his own power, but sitting here like this, he also has a gentle attitude, so the boss is also talkative, and asked, "The accent of the guest sounds like it is from Beijing."

Both Ji Heng and the emperor spoke official dialect, with a Beijing accent.

Hearing what the boss said, Ji Heng spoke to the boss in Yangzhou dialect, and then said with a smile, "My ancestral home is Gaoyou Xinghua. I lived in Yangzhou for many years, and then I went to the capital."

The boss laughed and said, "Gaoyou Xinghua is the hometown of Empress Ji."

The emperor looked at Ji Heng and smiled, and said, "That's right there."

Ji Heng ignored the emperor's joke, and said, "I also came to your house to eat screw mung bean soup when I was a child. At that time, my mother brought me here. I sat in a sedan chair and asked the maid to buy a bowl. I remembered it. It smells like your home."

The boss looked at Ji Heng. Although Ji Heng was in his forties, he looked young, like someone in his early thirties, but he had a graceful demeanor, and he was reserved and alienated in his easy-going manner. Well, Zhenzhen is like a fairy among the gods, and no one dares to offend.

The boss smiled and said, "The customers came to eat when they were young, when my father was in charge of the shop. Xinghua is really talented, and the customers are really rich and handsome like gods."

Ji Heng said, "Boss, you are too polite."

After that, Ji Heng asked about the situation in Yangzhou these years, saying that he hadn't been back for more than [-] years, and felt that Yangzhou had changed a lot.

The boss said a lot based on what he knew, but he said that the parents and officials in Yangzhou were very good, and he bowed his hands outside the door to salute, saying that the emperor is in power, the world is peaceful, the sea is calm, the tax is low, the corvee is less, and everyone lives happily. That's right, and he added, "I was only in my twenties when the sea troubles occurred, but I also saw pirates and pirates running rampant and killing many people. At that time, Empress Ji hadn't become a queen yet, but came down to be a governor. After the sea troubles were quelled, and the Shibo Department was opened later, the life in Jiangnan was much better. My old father said that his life was a good time, and he would rather be a dog in a prosperous world than a troubled one. We all It's time to catch up."

Liu Sheng said on the side, "The emperor and queen are virtuous and virtuous, the blessings of the world."

The boss then echoed a few more words.

As we talked, the food that should be served was ready and served.

Neither Ji Heng nor the emperor was hungry, they just wanted to taste it.

Ji Heng tasted the screw mung bean soup in his own bowl, and found it not sweet enough, so he asked the emperor, "Qin Xian, if you think the taste is bland, add more sugar."

The emperor said, "It is indeed necessary to add a little more."

Liu Sheng then asked the boss to add more syrup to the two, the boss said, "I told you to add less sugar, other guests from the capital can't eat our sweetness, they always say it's too sweet. I think you are also from the capital, so I am afraid that you will feel better if you need less sugar."

The emperor looked at Ji Heng and smiled, and said, "He always eats something sweet."

Ji Heng mixed the syrup for the emperor. The bowls, chopsticks and spoons they used were all brought by themselves. Just now the servants took them to the boss. Ji Heng held the fine porcelain spoon that he brought with him and gave it to the emperor, saying , "Try again."

The screw mung bean soup will always feel fishy if it is not handled properly, but this restaurant has a secret method, and it is cooked with ginger sugar, so it has no fishy smell, and it tastes delicious and sweet, which is very good.

The emperor kept nodding after eating, Ji Heng saw that he was eating well, so he started to eat.

There were several other dishes on the table, but the two of them didn't eat much.

When the meal was finished, the emperor had no scruples, took the towel and wiped the corners of Ji Heng's mouth when he raised his head, because he was outside, which made Ji Heng feel uncomfortable, so he quickly took the towel and wiped it himself wipe.

A group of people left the shop, and the boss said to the proprietress, "It looks like they are not ordinary people, and those two men must be husband and wife."

The proprietress said, "Didn't the emperor and queen come to the south of the Yangtze River? Could it be?"

The boss said, "Why did the emperor and the queen come here? It is said that Yu Jia never went to Yangzhou at all. If he did, everyone would go to see it."

Ji Heng and the emperor went back to the courtyard where Ji Heng and the Xu family lived in Yangzhou when they were young. Now this courtyard is still under Ji Heng's name. After a hundred years of Ji Heng, it will be under his name Yang Sheng'er will inherit the property.

There are only two entrances to the yard, with a small garden.

But here is enough for the emperor and Ji Heng to stay, and the guards and servants who followed also lived in.

The emperor sat on a chair in the kitchen, and Ji Heng handed him the shallots to wash while he slowly chopped the vegetables.

The emperor is smart after all, and he can say things he has never done before.

Although Ji Heng doesn't have cooking skills, he will cook after seeing how others cook. Naturally, the taste is not as good as that of a chef in the palace, but it's actually not bad.

After washing the onions, the emperor stood next to Ji Heng and watched him chop the vegetables.

Looking at it, he went to hug Ji Heng from behind him, and Ji Heng had to look at him sideways, "Qin Xian, if you feel bored, go to the yard."

The emperor said, "It is I who want you to cook for me, how can I go out."

To prevent soot from entering the kitchen, the holes for the fire are all opened outside the kitchen, so the cook naturally cannot see into the kitchen.

There were only two people in the kitchen, so the emperor didn't want his imperial majesty at all. With a smile on his face, Ji Heng almost wondered if he, a big man, was acting like a baby.

Ji Heng couldn't make any big dishes, so he made Yangzhou fried rice and clear soup.

The emperor personally served the soup and rice, and put it on the table in the small hall. After Ji Heng washed his hands, he went to get hand grease and rubbed it on Ji Heng, touching it while rubbing it, and said, "Thank you, madam. "

Ji Heng said, "Eat it, it's not delicious, so you can't blame me. Really, I'm the one holding the pen, and I'm going to cook for you."

The emperor put his arms around Ji Heng's waist and invited him to sit on a chair, "Thank you. Next time, I will cut the rice in my imperial field by myself, and you will make it into Laba porridge for you to eat."

Ji Heng filled soup for him, "Eat it, you are still addicted, right? It's just that the child's heart feels fresh."

The emperor smiled and ate the fried rice made by Ji Heng, and said, "It is indeed fresh enough."

After taking a bite, he nodded, "The taste is really good. Even if we are a couple of ordinary people, if I come to plow the fields and you come to cook, life will not be bad."

Ji Heng shook his head amusedly, thinking that you can just play for a while, if you really do it, you will know the pain.

The fried rice is indeed very delicious, but the ingredients used are all extremely precious, Jinhua ham, Yangcheng Lake hairy crab oil, seasoning of abalone sauce, freshly picked vegetables from the field, and precious rice from the royal offering, as long as they are not fried, If you put too much salt, the taste will not be bad.

After the two of them ate, someone came to clean up the mess. The emperor took Ji Heng's hand holding the pen for a walk. He saw someone selling plums on a boat by the river. The emperor squatted on the bank and bought them like an ordinary person. Some asked Ji Heng to make plum wine for him.

Ji Heng took the plums back and asked the cook to guide him, preparing to fulfill the emperor's wish.

Lying on the bed at night, the emperor held Ji Heng in his arms. The weather was fine during the day, but at night it began to rain. The rain fell on the tiles and the branches in the yard, making a tinkling sound. The emperor kissed Ji Heng's cheek and sighed with satisfaction, "It's a good day."

Ji Heng said vaguely, "Well, yes. What do you want to eat tomorrow?"

The emperor said, "I still want to eat the Yangzhou fried rice you made today. It would be great if there is another water shield soup."

Ji Heng said, "There is no water shield soup, as long as you are not tired of eating fried rice, I will make it for you."

The emperor said, "Qingqing, you are really virtuous."

Ji Heng said, "Just know what's good or bad."

The emperor smiled and kissed his neck, and touched his back from the hem of his pajamas, Ji Heng moved to the side, "Don't you want to go to the morning market tomorrow morning? I can't get up like this." Come."

The emperor had already untied the knot of his pajamas, kissed his collarbone, and replied vaguely, "You can go to the morning market the day after tomorrow."

"We don't have that much time here... um... you take it easy..." Although he reminded him, his hands wrapped around Yang Qinxian's shoulders, and he let him kiss down slowly...

The continuous sound of rain outside, like a gentle and delicate music, knocks slowly from nearby, and then gradually comes back from a distance, echoing the low and intermittent humming in the room. Inside, there is a piece of tenderness, affectionateness, and the sky-blue curtain that is changed in summer is tightly clasped by a white hand, and gently shakes with the movements of the two.

Ji Heng's black hair also came loose, and he sat on Yang Qinxian's waist, half-closed his eyes and said in a hoarse voice, "Qinxian, don't, I really won't be able to get up tomorrow."

Yang Qinxian pulled the quilt over his back, hugged his waist up and down, panting, "It's okay, it's just raining, let's not go out, and sleep in the house for a day."

The next day, as His Majesty wished, the rain continued to rain without any intention of stopping.

Ji Heng was sitting at the upstairs window, and the emperor embraced him from behind, watching the boundless rain curtain outside the window, the rainwater dripping into the pool, splashing ripples.

Ji Heng heard a soft female voice singing, "Advise you not to cherish gold-threaded clothes, and advise you to cherish your youth. There are flowers that can be broken straight away, and there are no flowers to break the branches."

The woman's voice is soft but long, it is clear which family's songstress is sitting in the boat, coming and going from far to near.

Ji Heng put his face on his hands and listened, but unexpectedly the emperor also sang along. His voice was deep and deep, and it rang in Ji Heng's ear, as if it had penetrated into the depths of his heart, "I advise you not to cherish the golden thread Clothes, I advise you to cherish your youth. There are flowers that can be broken straight, but don’t wait for no flowers to break branches..."

Ji Heng laughed so hard that his brows and eyes crooked, the emperor covered Ji Heng's hand with his hand, kissed his ear again, and said in a low voice, "In the next life, I will not be the emperor, you will not be a courtier, we will be ordinary people, and we will live together forever." Keep it, that's what I want."

Ji Heng said softly, "Okay."

In that deep rain, that voice is still singing——

I advise you not to cherish the golden thread clothes, and advise you to cherish your youth.

There are flowers that can be folded straight and must be folded, don't wait until there are no flowers to break the branches.

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