Force a good concubine

As the saying goes, companionship with a king is like companionship with a tiger, and King Sui himself felt that it was not a good job to accompany a king, and it was even more difficult with the addition of the white dragon fish suit. It would be like being roasted alive on the fire.

The emperor was raised in the Xiandi Palace since he was a child, and he ascended the throne at the age of nine. After being influenced by his ears and eyes, he developed the ability to hide his emotions and anger. He heard the recruited shopkeeper of Fuqinglou explain in detail how the seafood broth boiled. The radish trick didn’t get angry either, just said: “This method is really good, it looks like boiled radish, but tastes fresh and sweet, but how did you come up with this method?”

The shopkeeper of Fuqinglou did not dare to be negligent in front of big customers, not to mention that this is well known to the nobles in Beijing, so he bluntly said: "How can a villain think of such a method? This is the method of conditioning radishes in the imperial dining room." , the villain got Fang Zi to make it by chance, and the few of you seem to be going to the Luanyi Department of high school, and now they are blessed with the blessing of Long Live, isn't it a good omen?"

"It's a good sign." The emperor nodded kindly to the shopkeeper, and said each word slowly, "It's a great fortune for the country."

Last year, Lingzhou's chief envoy, Tan Mo, was ransacked, and the emperor's comment was only these four words. Thinking of this anecdote, King Sui's drunkenness turned into a cold sweat. Looking at the shopkeeper of Fuqinglou who was holding a reward, he wished Tuck that flattering smiley face like a flower under the table.However, a young woman next to her didn't know what to say, so she added fuel to the fire: "It costs 20 taels of silver to eat radish. If this is the case, isn't it worth a thousand gold in the palace?"

No matter how good the emperor's temperament was, he couldn't stand being poked at the sore spot like this. Seeing the emperor's lips tightly pursed into a line, the king coughed and tried to make jokes. Yes. My stepmother once stayed in the imperial dining room, and I heard her talk about the late emperor’s frugality, and each meal had no more than twelve dishes. I think it’s the same today.”

"Miss Gu is right," King Sui hurriedly followed the words to express his innocence for the emperor: "Our sisters are in Beijing. I heard that today's meals are no more than five courses, and they are more frugal than the previous emperor. Besides, the rules in the palace, the imperial meals are withdrawn. They are all rewarded to the court ladies who serve in front of me, so it is not considered extravagant."

"So, don't the palace maids in front of the imperial court have better tastes than the adults in the court?" It was the first time Gu Yan heard about such rules, and he followed them casually, but saw that Lin Shiniang glanced at him, and gave him a serious look. He shook his head: "That's not the case. Today, I am worried about disturbing the people. Except for the offerings of the Empress Dowager and the Concubine, the rest of the foreign states are free of tribute. If you want to eat some Jiangnan fresh food in the palace, it is not as convenient as outside."

She has a very good appearance, with delicate eyebrows, straight nose and red lips, and her skin is as white as jade, like a finely carved jade doll, even if she behaves old-fashioned, she is not annoying.Gu Yan only thought that Eleven Niang was so serious and cute, and couldn't help laughing again: "The dishes in Beijing are not worse than those in Jiangnan. My foster mother made a dish of braised pork at the beginning, and she said it was the authentic taste of Beijing. I loved it when I was young. Every year Birthday, I would rather not eat longevity noodles, but pester her to make it to satisfy my hunger."

The emperor thought for a while, then nodded and said, "The braised pork is well done."

Others were puzzled, but King Sui breathed a sigh of relief, and in his heart he admired Gu Yan for being knowledgeable and interesting, and said to her with a smile: "Sister Shiyi just said that my family's braised pork is also very good. Madam Gu, try it and see if you can follow Madam Gu's destiny?"

Such a turmoil was perfunctory, and King Sui felt that his life had been shortened by two years.After returning to the palace in the evening, it was still not finished, so the king and the emperor talked about the tricks in the imperial dining room in detail, and persuaded: "In terms of speaking, the imperial dining room is indeed deceiving the emperor. But this matter was also acquiesced by the empress dowager. It is said that His Majesty is too self-sufficient and wants the people below to take care of the dragon's body in different ways, and His Majesty wants to beat and punish him, but it is not appropriate to involve too much."

"His Royal Highness Sui said exactly what he said." Xu Chao knelt in front of the emperor, also with a bitter face, "The slaves have changed their ways to make the master eat more meat, and the original intention is to love and protect the master! The old lady has ordered Yes, everything is considered, the young master's body is the most important thing, if the young master can enter the palace, what more do the servants ask for?"

The emperor listened quietly, and after several people had exhausted their words, he said, "Is it also the same as the previous emperor's old practice?"

One sentence made King Sui choke, and Xu Chao also fell silent. After a long while, he said tremblingly: "There is also this dish in the meal passed down by the first emperor, but I saw the meal board and thought it was expensive, so I didn't pass it on much."

Cui Chengxiu bowed his body, and couldn't help but cast a sideways glance at Xu Chao after hearing this, thinking that this kid is backed by his old lady, with sharp teeth and sharp mouth, he is really a coward!

It is an old practice in the palace that there are silver medals inserted in the silver pots for serving vegetables, on which the names and ingredients of the dishes are marked, and the eunuchs will pull them up when eating, and hold them in two rows, one for drug testing, the other for drug testing. Prepare for inquiries from the masters, and those who like to put on a show, the meal cards can be placed outside the hall from the inside of the hall.The emperor didn't pay much attention to his diet. When he was 12 years old, he reduced the menu of imperial meals, and cut down the ostentation of holding the food plate, but now Xu Chao is talking about it, isn't he putting the fault on the emperor?

Xu Chao drooped his eyelids and wept, his heart was also cold.It stands to reason that he can't say this, but if he doesn't tell the truth, he will still have trouble in front of the emperor.In fact, his idea of ​​these radishes and cabbages was very simple, but he was afraid that the cabbages and radishes in Qingshui would be eaten by the emperor, and he would not be able to pay the job. The empress thinks highly of someone who can't suffer no matter where he goes, still cares about such a small change!

He breathed a sigh of relief, and kowtowed upwards as if he were dead: "This servant is disrespectful and has deceived the young master. But if this servant says something disrespectful, this servant has no intention of disloyalty or disrespect! Even these food expenses are recorded by the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Yes, young master Mingcha!"

"In that case, there is nothing wrong with you." The emperor said indifferently, with no expression of joy or anger on his face, "Forget it, in the future, we will follow the usual practice and send meal cards into the palace to serve. It's just that the name on the meal card will be changed. Change, write the ingredients of the dishes, and also write the prices of the people outside the palace."

The former sentence made Xu Chao heave a sigh of relief, but the latter sentence made him worry again—there is a price outside the palace, and there is a price in the palace. The emperor's words really made people's heart tighten.He quietly raised his eyes to look at the emperor. A thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl was sitting cross-legged on the bright yellow couch, her waist straightened, her eyebrows slightly lowered, looking down at him. There was an air of nobility that determined life and death in her calm heart, which made him dare not Opening his mouth, he could only make up his mind to say thank you vaguely.

"What is the price inside and outside the palace?" After all, King Sui was honest and brave enough to test, "Your Majesty has said that if this monkey boy dares to be greedy for food and money, the Department of Internal Punishment will be the first to spare him!"

"It's not because of this." The emperor shook his head, "the palace has its own old rules of getting rich, as long as it doesn't go too far, I can tolerate it. It's just that I have been in the palace for a long time, and today I made a joke about carrots. Isn’t it the same as the Hundi who only knew how to eat minced meat in the previous dynasty? Let him send the price of various dishes to the folk every day, and he will know the daily necessities when he leaves the palace in the future, so he can’t be ashamed like this again.”

Her tone was very calm, but no one in the hall could stand still. Xu Chao and Cui Chengxiu rushed to bang their heads against the gold bricks with their noses and tears: "Slaves are so stupid! Slaves are useless! Slaves are for the young master." Disgraceful!" The tone was filled with fear, remorse and shame—letting the emperor become a former emperor, the crime was as serious as a mountain, even the adults in the Luanyi Bureau or the cabinet couldn't afford it. , isn't it going to be crushed into dust?

"Don't do your business, just go about your business." Annoyance flashed across the emperor's face, and he still had that calm attitude, "Sister Huang, I'm tired today."

Jinkou Yuyan issued the order to expel the guests, so the king immediately got up and said goodbye, and the two Dians entered the hall to wait on them, and the lights in the side hall went out after a while.

King Sui sighed silently.There are eight emperors in the family near Zhiyuan. Except for her, none of the six older princes really took this little cousin who was not in charge of the government seriously. She was the only one who came to the study to accompany her The emperor read books, but the more he read, the more frightened he became.

A child of thirteen or fourteen years old has a mind so deep that it makes people feel frightened. In the future, his own fortune and misfortune are unknown. King Sui thought about it, and finally gritted his teeth-she has never seen the emperor's preference, but now the emperor is interested in it. That little lady Gu seems to have blue eyes, isn't she the ready-made material to test the emperor's heart?

"Send a few more people to pretend to be the owners of the yard and drive them away," King Sui was determined, and he summoned his companions as soon as he left the palace to give instructions, "Tell our people, as soon as they hear any movement, go and pick up Miss Gu to live in." Come to our courtyard, what is the place, it is arranged in the West Wing - facing the young master, it is also convenient for discussing articles, isn't it?"