How about a bowl of Mengpo soup

My name is Xiaoxi, the palace maid in Shangqi Netherworld.

The name was given by the king.I once asked the king why. At that time, the king stopped writing and glanced over faintly.The purple eyes are as bright as crystals, but deep and peaceful, without waves.It was as if everything in the world fell into her eyes, melting silently like snowflakes, disappearing into clouds and smoke, leaving no trace of dust behind.

This woman standing at the top of power is beautiful and awe-inspiring.

I forgot about etiquette and dignity, and watched without blinking, waiting for the king's answer.But after waiting for a while, seeing her squinting her phoenix eyes, she turned her face away and continued to return her gaze to the book.

Through the light smoke curling up from the incense burner, the alluring smile on the corner of the mouth flashed away, like an illusion.

Just when I was so disappointed that the king didn't plan to pay any attention to me, she suddenly opened her mouth and said, "Maybe it's because you came to me along the clear stream."

...It turns out that I really picked it up from the river.

I stayed for a while and couldn't help imagining the scene of an abandoned baby floating down the river in a tub.So La shrugged his head, secretly rubbing the little resentment in his heart.

Later I realized that I was transformed from duckweed.By chance, he absorbed the aura from the mountain, and on the night of the full moon, his spiritual consciousness first took shape, and he floated down the current in the chaos, and was almost eaten by the ghosts of the mountain and water.But so fortunately, just happened to be seen by the woman who looks like a god on the bridge...

"Why are you staring at me?"

A soft and majestic voice interrupted my memory.In a trance, his vision gradually faded and became clearer, and he found that the person sitting in front of the case reviewing documents was no longer the former king.

This woman in red is now the new king of our underworld, named Ji Lan.And I was accidentally named by her, and I wanted to follow her around and serve her daily life.

"You're looking at me, but you're not." Seeing me come back to her senses, she continued to speak, her tone was as light as the wind touching the branches.I just realized my gaffe and audacity to stare at the queen for so long.While blaming herself, Her Royal Highness said quietly: "Yan You used to be like this, right?"

It is a declarative tone.She always calls the king by his first name, even though we know they are actually half-sisters.

When I saw her asking this question, I thought she was referring to the fact that the king used to sit here every day for morning reading.But why do you ask such a question... I dare not speculate too much.So he replied softly, "Yes."

Unexpectedly, she said again: "Are you thinking about her?"

... If you say yes, will you offend the new king?I hesitated, and finally nodded.

Then I saw the corner of her mouth curled up, and she seemed to be a little relieved.However, this change in expression disappeared too quickly, and when I was about to see it clearly again, it was gone.What replaced it was something called loneliness.I was startled suddenly, but Her Royal Highness said softly, "I think so too."

So calm and generous, he instantly drove away all kinds of doubts and wild thoughts, which made me feel ashamed.But in a flash, I remembered that I had heard that the king and her only met once in a long time, so in the past...

"In the past, I only saw her once in ten years." The queen seemed to be able to read my mind, and said, "I didn't miss her at that time, because I thought I was always with her. Now... She really got away from me."

I do not understand.

I just thought, since I wanted to, why didn't I go to meet each other, why didn't I tell Lord Meng the whereabouts of their king, and let them miss it too.

Maybe it was because my dazed look was too stupid, the man in red on the opposite side actually smiled: "Heh... I would tell you this." She said something to herself, and I was a little delighted to hear it.

Queen, trust me.Just when I frowned and laughed to myself, the man said quietly again: "That's fine, it will be convenient to silence one day."

I froze immediately.The image of him being stabbed to the throat by the man in black suddenly flashed through his mind, and his hands and feet felt cold.I think my face must be pale.

Then, there was a burst of laughter like silver bells on the opposite side, echoing in the huge palace room.

Well... I was molested again.Over the past few days, I have gotten used to the bad style of this new king, but at this moment, I really want to point to her seriously and say: "Your Highness, please pay attention to your elegant appearance!"

It's a pity I don't have the guts.

At four o'clock, the court trial began.

The queen had already changed into a dark red phoenix robe, and was sitting on the throne on the high platform. While listening to the judge's narration of the life records of the undead, she lowered her head and took a pen to give orders, and then stamped her seal.It really feels like a reliable monarch.

I stood by the side, watched silently, nodded in my heart, and said to myself: Not bad, not bad.

But after a while, it was discovered that the new king's sitting posture had become less dignified.She leaned to one side, leaning weakly and bonelessly on the armrest of the throne, with her chin propped up, revealing half of her jade arm.Enchanting and charming, like an extremely lazy fox.

Sigh... A few days ago, she was quite handsome, but now that her nature is revealed, she can't wait to lie on her side.Like a noble concubine, no wonder those veteran ministers had to ask for corrections many times.I couldn't help getting closer, stretched my neck, and reminded me in a low voice, "King, pay attention to your sitting posture."

She squinted at me slightly: "Isn't it beautiful?"

... I choked and stood back to my original position silently.

Well, I can't even refute it.Because, it is indeed beautiful.Compared to the majestic sitting upright and the cold and solemn sentence, perhaps this seemingly contemptuous appearance is more suitable for her.But, despite her seeming indifference, I understand how focused this queen is.

She listened quietly, occasionally frowned, and occasionally tapped a few times with her fingers on the case, and then wrote orders, to win justice, the details were in place, and people could not object, even my little maid could not bear it. Be amazed.

When I was leaving the court, I secretly took a few glances at those old ministers, and found that although they still looked angry, they didn't stay to speak or anything, and just retreated sullenly.

I suddenly wanted to snicker.

The queen glanced sideways and said, "What are you going to do next?"

Hmm... what to do?Arranging daily things like this every day is actually quite tiring. I will go to inspect in the afternoon, and I have a couple of hours to spare, so why not... I thought about it, and tentatively asked: "Would you like... to eat?" It seems that this queen eats very little, but likes to drink.

Sure enough, she raised her eyebrows: "How about taking you to drink flower wine?"

Whoa whoa!My eyes lit up, and I immediately refused righteously: "How is this possible."

"Oh, so not frank." The queen was not angry, but quite happy: "Be careful that you won't be able to marry in the future."

My face felt hot, and I looked away.However, the gentle face of a sister in charge of Xuanzheng Yuan appeared in my mind, so I hummed complacently in my heart: She has long been famous and married, so she won't be unable to marry.

"—Oh? I see." The person on the opposite side narrowed his eyes, and his elongated tone was full of teasing.I angrily covered Zizi's reddened face.How could this person be so bad, actually spying on my consciousness.

As a result, Her Royal Highness left me alone to drink flower wine.It should be out of the Nether Realm, because a few adults came from Huangyuan, and when they saw her, they cried out a lot of miscellaneous things with their noses and tears.Among them, the handsome man who cried the most is even more coquettish than Judge Feng, which made me shudder.So Her Royal Highness led a few people out.I guess I went to the ghost market in the triple underworld... Well, it's fun there.

At three quarters in the afternoon, the new king came back, reviewing recent life books in the study with his usual expression.I lighted the tribute incense, then knelt down silently to the side.During the period, the judge came once, didn't say much, put down a stack of books, explained a few words and left.I don't know if it's my illusion, but the way he looks at the queen seems to be much calmer than in the past few days, and his tone is not so cold.

The queen didn't care much about other things, she still focused on the paper, and the fonts outlined by the Yulan Rui pen were beautiful and beautiful.

She looked a bit like the king when she got serious.I watched quietly, and suddenly I missed the former king.Now that she is not here, everyone here has become very strange, and everyone's smiles have decreased a lot. Even the beauty queen who seems to be smiling the most is inexplicably distressed.

At the end of the day, the queen went to inspect the prison. I didn't follow, and finally had time to do my own thing.I have to go to Qionghua Hall first to make Master Meng happy.Uh... Actually, I'm hungry too.

It seems that Mr. Meng has been focusing on cooking recently, and there is always a tempting aroma wafting from the kitchen in the backyard.I ran over cheerfully as before, not forgetting to take the Qionghua Lu with me.

This is a cookbook I wrote down on purpose.I said to Master Meng: "I want to write down all the delicacies I have eaten recently, and when the king comes back, I will show it to her, so that she will come to beg you to cook it for her."

Master Meng finally smiled, like a pear blossom blooming on the other side in the rain and fog.

Before, I always felt that Master Meng was too beautiful and cold, which seemed a little unreal.On the contrary, now, there is a little less distance, which makes people feel much more intimate.Although she still looks a little thin, at least the initial decadence is gone.

It must be supported by some kind of belief.I also feel relieved.

Before leaving, I walked away with two boxes of plum burritos, one box is of course for my beloved sister-in-law, and the other box...well, forget it, just give it to the queen.

Just after you hour, the queen has returned from inspection and is sitting in the east pavilion.To be exact... lying down.

She reclined casually on the soft couch, spinning the brush in boredom.She might be really tired of it right now, so she simply opened the box of pastries I brought, and squinted her eyes to taste it.As for the tall stack of booklets piled up on the case in front of him, only the top few were randomly approved with a few strokes of vermilion.

"This Pluto deserves it, it's really boring." After eating a few, she smacked her lips, showing a happy expression while saying so boredly.

I have heard similar complaints from her.But I know that she has never slackened in what she should do. It can even be said that her desperate energy is not lost to the previous king.Now many court officials are willing to take orders from her, but some old generals and people in the Xuanzheng Yuan are still dissatisfied with her.

There are folk rumors that she used vicious means to assassinate Wang Shangduo to take over the Nether Realm, but I don't agree with it.Because I always feel that she is not very willing to be this Pluto.Sometimes when working hard, it seems that you are just forcing yourself to do so.She is not happy.

She is actually... trying to protect this place for the king.

So I have a premonition in the dark that the king will definitely return to the underworld.Although... I don't know when that day will come.

"Xi'er, Yanmo." At this moment, the queen put down the pastry and began to order me to do things.

I quickly woke up from my distracted state, took the inkstone, and finely ground the pine smoke ink.She thought she would continue to approve the documents, but saw that the documents on the case were removed, and then a piece of rice paper more than one foot wide was spread out.

Is this for painting?I didn't ask the exit.She picked out a big orchid bamboo, rolled up her sleeves, waved it down a few times, and the vigorous branches appeared on the paper, very majestic.Then I replaced it with a branch of thin orchid, outlining a piece of vermilion.

Less than half a stick of incense, the painting has been done.It is a map of red plums and frost.A lonely and coquettish flower, just like her.

"Xi'er, go and ask the workers to make a screen with pear blossom wood." She said softly.I was a little surprised, obviously there is already a beautiful one here.So I looked behind me, pointed and said, "My lord, this screen...

I stopped short of speaking, and suddenly realized the reason why the queen was going to be replaced.This screen was drawn by Wang Shang himself half a year ago, but I haven't had to look at it carefully all the time.

The scenery in the painting is beautiful and peaceful, the lost road is dotted with the night, and the white clothes are better than the snow.Meticulous brushwork is so detailed.

Could it be... is it uncomfortable to look at?I sneaked a glance at a certain queen who was eating plum rolls again, and I seemed to have a flash of thought, but I didn't quite understand it.Just when I was about to boldly ask her if she wanted to dispose of the old screen, she said flatly, "Keep that."

Keep it, that means you are not allowed to keep it, and you have to put it away in a corner where you can't see it?I secretly regretted that I thought I could hide the authentic work of the king privately, and then give it to my sister in charge...Huh?Or move it to Mr. Meng and store it...

I nodded to myself.The queen ignored my petty thoughts.

After Haishi, the queen bathed and changed her clothes, and then sat in the bedroom to have a drink by herself.But her complexion is not very good.Thinking back carefully, nothing special happened just now. I didn't understand the reason for her gloomy face, so I just waited on her side carefully.

It was pitch black outside the window, the cold wind was bleak, and the fog gathered, making it look extraordinarily cold.I took a look at the way the queen frowned, and suddenly realized that she seemed to be particularly irritable at night.

Hmm...or maybe most kings are like that.Moody, elusive.

Suddenly, there was a snap.The jade cup was heavily clasped on the table, and then shattered.The queen looked at me and ordered: "Go, find some singers and dancers."

ha?I froze to see if I had heard it wrong.The person at the other end slowly leaned closer, even the smell of alcohol exuded a terrifying sharpness: "Disobedient, huh?"

Shocked, I glanced at the shattered jade cup in her hand in horror, and hurriedly got up and said: "Your maidservant is going now." After speaking, I quickly took the jade token, called a few guards, and went to the residential city to invite her. That group of dancers.

As a result, smoke wafted from the incense burner, and the sound of silk and bamboo lingered in the palace room.When the water sleeves were raised gracefully, I couldn't help admiring.Well, as expected of the dancer in Guangqingyuan, she is so beautiful!Well... Even if you will be accused by those veterans tomorrow, it will be worth it if you receive a lot of criticism.

I was in good spirits, and I inadvertently turned my head, only to find that Her Royal Highness was silent with her chin resting on her own.She looked at the dancers, but her eyes didn't really fall on them.She is wandering.

Thinking about the king?

I jumped out of this idea subconsciously.And then he thought of the scene where this man had a nightmare last night and woke up calling the king's name.Although I was standing outside the door and couldn't see her situation clearly in the brocade tent, I could faintly hear her suppressed sobbing.

Why... so sad.

It was like the emotion in her eyes at this moment.

Heh... Maybe I will really be silenced by her - I suddenly thought so nonsensically.However, my heart felt uncomfortable for a while, for the queen, for the missing king who was rumored to have been killed by the queen, and for the visibly thinner Lord Meng.

After a while, I saw the queen take a sip of wine with her head raised.Then he picked up a wine jug, stood up staggeringly, and walked out through the dancers.The women who were dancing the neon dress dance were all stunned, almost turned their feet, and even the dancing posture changed. It was neither to stop nor to continue dancing.Embarrassed.

I didn't care about anything else, and hurried out with him.

The queen carried the jug and walked towards the long corridor in the distance.The head guard Han who was leading the patrol just happened to pass by, he seemed startled for a moment, and stopped to salute with his subordinates.Then, after vaguely hearing what he said to the queen, he lowered his head, his expression was vague, but it made people feel complicated and depressed.

I don't know if I should go over there.But the queen smiled sweetly, raised her chin at the head of the guard, and said drunkenly in her voice, "That's right...you did a good job...very good..."

Then she turned and walked away, her back so lonely.

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Ji Lan: Say, who is the real queen of the underworld?

Xiaoxi: Before I answer, can you... put a mosaic on me first?

Ji Lan: Exactly.

Mosaic: I, I have always thought that Yan You is the queen of the underworld, so stunning! !

Xiaoxi, pawn.

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