The Manchu and Han Banquets in Qing Dynasty

How have I been at home for so long. "

Zixiu remembered that Rong Ruo had been punished by Kangxi last time, and he hadn't seen him since then, so he couldn't help worrying about whether he had been wronged.Who knew that Rong Ruo said: "After eating the dishes you cooked, I would go back to the house to eat again, and I always felt that it was not to my liking. As a result, the house changed another batch of cooks, alas...Ama couldn't take it anymore."

"Are you too picky?" Zixiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, it was just eating, so it was not as serious as Rong Ruo said.

Rong Ruo looked serious: "Absolutely not, so I begged Ama to bring me here this time, because I knew you would definitely come."

It stands to reason that Zixiu should be happy to be praised by others, but he just can't be happy at the moment, he thought, what if Rong Ruo is not used to the food in his house in the future?

Here he can secretly cook for Rong Ruo, but he can't do it once he returns to the palace, he is very troubled.

Rong Ruo said: "Zixiu, let's swim in the lake every night from now on, okay? Then I can eat your cooking."

"That's good, but I'm afraid that the emperor will let me serve him later, and then I won't be able to swim the lake with you." Today, Kangxi understood that he was tired, so he didn't let him go. Who knows if he will let him go tomorrow? Where did he go?

Rong Ruo sighed, a little depressed.He was eating the lotus roll in a dull mood, looking at the lotus in the lake with melancholy, the night has come quietly, for some reason, he felt that the lotus looked very lonely, just like himself.

"Zixiu, do you like lotus?" He asked suddenly.

"I like it, it's very beautiful." Zixiu also looked at Lianhua, not knowing what he was going to do.

"Let me pick one for you. In case you don't have time to play again in the future, you can remember today." Rong Ruo put down the lotus roll in his hand, picked up the penny and drew another distance towards the lotus bush.

Zixiu wanted to persuade him not to use it, as the lotus would not last long after it was picked off, but Rong Ruo seemed to be quite sad, and thought it would be better to follow him.

Rong Ruo put down the penny, stretched his arms to pick the lotus, the lotus he saw was in full bloom, with layers of petals, enchanting and beautiful.Rong Ruo leaned forward, looking a bit struggling, Zi Xiu wanted to say "be careful", but seeing that Rong Ruo had reached the lotus, unexpectedly a gust of wind blew the lotus apart a bit.

Rong Ruo hastily probed forward again, but unexpectedly lost his balance and fell into the lake.Zixiu was shocked, he clearly saw that Rong Ruo was still holding the lotus in his hand.

"Rong Ruo, Rong Ruo..." Zixiu shouted anxiously, Rong Ruo sank into the lake and disappeared. At this time, it was dark and there was no one to be seen.

Suddenly, a head popped up not far away, Zixiu was overjoyed, and hurriedly lay down on the strings of the boat to pull Rong Ruo, Rong Ruo coughed out a mouthful of water, and shook his head lightly to indicate that it was okay.He took Zixiu's hand and handed over the lotus.

Zixiu couldn't care less about the lotus, he took it and threw it into the boat, saying, "Hurry up and give me your hand."

Rong Ruo wiped his face and said, "Don't worry." Then he grabbed Zixiu, Zixiu pulled him hard, who knew that the force was too strong, and his body lay on the side of the boat again, and he fell into the water all of a sudden. inside.

The lotus also fell into the lake and drifted away into the distance.

Under the water, Rong Ruo hugged Zixiu's waist tightly, Zixiu choked up a few sips of water, tears came out, he hugged Rong Ruo's neck like an octopus, and almost strangled Rong Ruo to death.Rong Ruo hugged him and surfaced, her face flushed red.

"Cough... Zixiu, let go..."

Zixiu was so choked that he loosened his grip on Rong Ruo's neck, and then coughed.Rong Ruo wiped his face for him, and then patted his back lightly. After a while, Zixiu finally regained his breath.

The water-soaked clothes stuck to Zixiu's body, and the buttons on his collar were rubbed off in a panic, revealing a sexy neck and collarbone at this moment, which aroused infinite reverie.

Rong Ruo moved his eyes uncomfortably, and said, "Let's go up quickly."

Zixiu sneezed and said, "But I can't swim."

"It's okay, I'll take you with me." As he spoke, the hands that wrapped around Zixiu's waist tightened again, and the two of them pressed tightly together, and they could feel the heat from each other's breath.

Rong Ruo was a little distracted, when his face touched Zixiu's, he felt a coldness.Not daring to stay longer in the water, he hugged Zixiu and rowed towards the boat.

After finally climbing onto the boat, both of them were exhausted. They sat in the cabin for a long time before recovering, and then both of them sneezed.When the night wind blows, I feel cold hands and feet.

"Let's go back quickly, or we'll catch a cold." Zixiu said, and got up to prop up the penny.

Rong Ruo saw that he couldn't use his strength, so he rowed with him.When they got to the shore, the two felt dizzy and didn't even have the strength to go ashore.At this time, there happened to be a team of guards patrolling the lake, and they avoided the ending of fainting on the boat.

The two were sent back by the guards, but Zixiu had a fever in the middle of the night, and Cheng Li didn't realize that he hadn't come until he started preparing breakfast in the morning.Cheng Li was anxious and angry. After arranging the imperial cook, he went to Zixiu's house by himself.

Zixiu had a high fever and his lips were chapped. Cheng Li couldn't discipline him seeing him like this, so he had to call in a medical officer to treat him.Rong Ruo was a little better than him. He didn't have a fever, but his body was a little weak.

I thought that this matter was revealed, but who knew that Kangxi knew about it.Kangxi couldn't come to see Zixiu directly, so he had to call the unlucky Rong Ruo over.

"You guys are really in a good mood. You still go swimming in the lake in the middle of the night. Even if you fall into the water, if the patrolling guards didn't find you, wouldn't you die of illness on the boat?" Kangxi's tone was not serious, but Rong Ruo just heard the feeling of gnashing of teeth.

He wanted to say, "We didn't go swimming in the lake in the middle of the night, and we wouldn't be so sick that we died on the boat," but after thinking about it, he decided it was better not to say it.

He said cautiously: "The grassroots know their mistakes, please punish the emperor."

The more Kangxi looked at him, the more he felt disliked. Not only did this kid push Zixiu to swim in the lake, but he also made Zixiu sick. He was simply a disaster.He has to find a way to discipline him so that he doesn't teach him a lesson.

"I think that since you are the first offender and the eldest son of Nalan Aiqing, you will be punished without food for three days. If you commit the crime again in the future, you will be punished severely."

"The grassroots obey the order." Rong Ruo felt wronged, but dared not disobey.He glanced at Nalan Mingzhu, and found that Ama was anxious, and wanted to plead with the emperor but dared not.He blinked, signaling not to worry.

"Okay, step back." Kangxi waved away the crowd contentedly, and then called Liang Jiugong again. "Son...how is Yuchu Lin? Is he recovered from his illness?"

Liang Jiugong said: "If you go back to Lord Long Live, Lin Yuchu is still ill, and I'm afraid it will take a few days to recover."

Kangxi said: "Isn't it just a fever? Let the imperial doctor use some good medicine and cure him quickly."

Liang Jiugong wiped his sweat, thinking that no matter how minor the illness is, it won't be cured so quickly, but he said: "I obey the order, your majesty, then tonight's snack..."

Kangxi: "Just let Cheng Li do it."

Liang Jiugong: "Cha."

Zixiu's body is not as weak as it looks, and he can get out of bed the next day, but this is also related to the medication.With the emperor's order, the imperial doctor gave him good medicine, and with the maids taking care of him, he felt almost better when he woke up.

He walked around the courtyard, exercised his muscles and bones, and was about to report to the Imperial Dining Room.

Seeing him coming, Cheng Li said, "Why don't you take a good rest indoors?"

Zixiu smiled and said, "I'm fine now, it's boring to lie in bed all day, why don't you come and have a look."

Cheng Li's face sank, and he said: "Your illness is still not cured, so you can't come to the imperial dining room. What if you let the emperor's empress get angry with you? If you are really okay, go and see Lord Mingzhu's son. The one who swam with you in the lake."

As soon as Zixiu heard him talking about Rong Ruo, he hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with Rong Ruo?"

Cheng Li pulled him outside and said in a low voice: "The emperor punished him by not allowing him to eat for three days. He said it was his punishment. He made you sick. The emperor is not happy."

"Three days?" Zixiu was surprised, wouldn't he be starving and sick?How could Rong Ruo's body bear it?

"Oh, but having said that, the emperor is really good to you. Not only did he not punish you, but he even asked the imperial doctor to treat you. If you want to confess your mistake to the emperor, maybe he will let Rong Ruo go."

Zixiu thought it made sense when he heard that Rong Ruo was not alone in this matter, and if he was punished, he would not be able to escape, so he said, "I'll go and see Rong Ruo first, and then I'll confess my mistake to the emperor."

"Go, don't make the emperor angry anymore. The emperor can praise him to the sky, and he can also send you to hell, but you must not be arrogant." Looking at his stupid apprentice, Cheng Li felt the need to remind him one time.

Zixiu said: "Master, I've made a note." After speaking, he walked out of the courtyard, halfway through, he turned back, wrapped a few pieces of snacks in a clean silk handkerchief, and then went out again.

Along the way, he asked several court ladies and eunuchs before he came to Rong Ruo's residence, but unfortunately, there were guards guarding the door, so he couldn't enter.Just when he was at a loss, a court lady came out from inside, Zixiu was overjoyed and recognized that it was Haizhu.

Haizhu obviously saw him too, and said, "Brother Zixiu, why are you here?"

Zixiu said, "I came to see Rong Ruo, but they wouldn't let me in."

Haizhu looked at the guard at the door and said, "I brought you in, and I also came to see Mr. Nalan at the order of my mother."

Zixiu said, "Rongruo, is he all right?"

Haizhu: "Oh, you'll know when you see it."

When the two came to the backyard, Haizhu greeted the little eunuch who was guarding the door, and the little eunuch said: "Miss Haizhu, I can let you in, but you can't stay for long.