In the past few days, the Guangyang Palace has closed the door of the palace in order to make wine, and all the palace people are vigilant, and Zili and Tengling are even more vigilant day and night to prevent other concubines from doing tricks. But things were not what Yifang expected, and no one bothered her until she had completely made the wine. Except for Liu Heng occasionally to come to see the progress, no one even set foot in Guangyang Hall again, although it was very calm, but Yifang was always unsteady in his heart.

Two days before the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, the jade wine was finally made, and Yifang looked at the small two bottles of wine, and his heart was full of five flavors. The sake brewing process is very difficult and even more tedious, as it takes three days to grind the precious ingredients into powder. Now that this wine has finally been made, Yifang is a little apprehensive, and he doesn't dare to taste it for a long time. If the taste is not as expected, the hard work of these days will be in vain.

"Beauty, hurry up and taste it!" Teng Ling didn't understand Yifang's psychological fluctuations at this time, so he only urged her vigorously.

"Okay, I'll try it." Yi Fang took a small bite with a spoon and slowly brought it to his mouth.

The moment the tip of her tongue touched the liquid, the aroma of wine spread all over her throat, and she was immediately swept by the joy of success, and a bright smile bloomed on her face.

"Looking at the beauty, it seems that this wine has been successfully brewed." Teng Ling also followed with joy.

Yifang nodded happily: "Yes, it is indeed a success." ”

"What succeeded?" Liu Heng's voice came from outside.

Yifang excitedly took one of the bottles of wine and ran over: "Your Majesty, this wine has been successfully brewed, and the concubine has successfully brewed the ethereal jade wine." ”

"Really?" Liu Heng also looked very happy, he reached out and took the spoon handed by Yifang, "This king will also come and try it." ”

A mouthful of wine got into his throat, and Liu Heng closed his eyes, as if he was carefully savoring the taste of the wine. Yifang was excited, but also felt a little apprehensive, Liu Heng is very familiar with wine, if there are some flaws in it, he must be able to taste it as soon as he tastes it, and he can't hide it if he wants to.

"How?" Yifang looked at him expectantly.

"Yes, this is indeed an authentic ethereal wine. This wine goes well with the spicy taste, and if you eat some spicy food before drinking it, the taste is even more wonderful. Liu Heng smiled and nodded, "This king knows that you will definitely be able to brew it." ”

Liu Heng didn't feel enough after tasting a spoonful, so he reached out and scooped another spoonful, but was stopped by Yifang: "Your Majesty, this is for the Queen Mother, you can't taste too much." ”

"Aren't there two bottles here?" Liu Heng pretended to be dissatisfied.

Yifang immediately handed over the two bottles to Tengling to put away, and turned to Liu Heng and said, "One of the bottles is for the Queen Mother, and the other bottle is useful for the concubine." ”

Looking at Yifang's cunning expression, although Liu Heng didn't know what she wanted to do, he let her go. It's just that the wine is really delicious, and after the Queen Mother's birthday, she will have to make some more.

This wine is really hard-won, and it is very precious, even if Yifang did not make this requirement, Zili and Tengling also took turns to stay next to the wine, for fear of being exploited.

The jade wine was intended by Yifang to be offered to the Queen Mother at the birthday banquet, and the night before the birthday banquet, she instructed Tengling to take out both bottles of wine. Before this, the news that the wine had been brewed was not made public in Guangyang Palace, and Yifang asked them to inform everyone at this time that the wine to be brewed had been brewed, but they only got a bottle, so it was very precious and must be taken care of.

"Why do you say you only got one bottle?" Tengling has always been to understand everything.

"Is it to make the Queen Mother feel that the only bottle dedicated to her is more precious?" Zili guessed.

"No, I'm just taking the bait." Yifang smiled slyly, "Tengling, is there still chili powder in the palace?" ”

"There's still some left after cooking last time, but, what does the beauty want chili powder for?"

"You can get it first, and I'll answer your questions slowly."

In order to quickly figure out the reason, Tengling quickly ran back with chili powder, and Zili also looked at Yifang expectantly.

But Yifang didn't say anything at first, only to see her open one of the bottles of wine, take the chili powder and pour it without hesitation. This move caused the two to exclaim again and again.

"Beauty, this wine is very precious, pour the chili powder into it and it will be completely ruined!" Teng Ling looked at the bottle of wine distressedly, and quickly hugged the other bottle into his arms, so as not to suffer this bottle as well.

"Tengling, you don't have to be nervous, I naturally won't destroy both bottles." Yifang handed the wine with chili powder to Zili, "You go and lock this bottle in the cabinet in the side hall, and send three or four eunuchs to guard it, if someone comes to steal it, let them pretend to be asleep, and be sure to let that person steal the wine." ”

After listening to Yifang's instructions, Zili reacted suddenly: "Yifang, do you think someone will come over tonight to steal wine?" ”

"I'm not sure." Yifang shook his head, "It's just to make sure that nothing goes wrong, so I came up with such a plan." If that person really stole the wine, he must also be dedicated to the Queen Mother, in this case, it is better to let her suffer the consequences. ”

"But why do you have to add paprika?"

"The acting king told me that this jade wine and chili peppers are eaten together, and they have a unique flavor. If the Queen Mother had drunk the wine with chili powder first, she would have felt that this jade wine was delicious. ”

Tonight was a sleepless night, and the three masters and servants, along with the three or four eunuchs, were awake, but after a long time, there was still no movement at all. It wasn't until the second half of the night, when the eunuchs were already drowsy, that a slight sound came from the palace wall. The three of them were alert, and they saw a figure coming in from the palace wall, this person looked a little clumsy, climbing the wall and branches, and almost fell down accidentally, but finally managed to roll in.

She fumbled cautiously, not seeming to know where what she wanted was still there. Just walking, I found that the side hall was heavily guarded. Two of the eunuchs were asleep, and the other was napping, but seemed slightly more awake. The man had learned two cat meows, and the eunuch had come to his senses, and she picked up another stone and threw it into the distance, and the eunuch chased after him, while the other two remained motionless against the door.

The man entered the side hall smoothly, and according to the arrangement of the Yi room, she naturally took the bottle of wine mixed with chili powder. Yi Fang watched all this from behind the window, and finally a smile appeared on his face. Although it was dark now, I couldn't see the man's face clearly, but when I arrived at the banquet tomorrow, I would know who it was.

The next day's birthday banquet was very huge, and almost as soon as I got up in the morning, I heard the sound of gongs and drums outside. Listening to those older palace maids and eunuchs, it has been a long time since such a grand birthday banquet has been held in the palace of the king. When Liu Heng was first assigned to the Daiguo, the people here were living very miserable, although their life in the palace was not like that of ordinary people, but it was also difficult. Later, the kingdom slowly prospered, and the palace had enough money to hold such an event.

Yifang started to dress up early in the morning, and today's birthday banquet needs to be cautious, dressing up can not lose the royal demeanor, and not steal the limelight of the queen mother. Tengling has always been good at these, so she carefully chose a pink and white embroidered dress for her, which looks refreshing and atmospheric, but not particularly attractive to attention.

Today, all day long, the masters of the palaces are preparing for the evening banquet, and the palace is full of people, which is more lively than the New Year's holidays. The Queen Mother is in a good mood, she has always disliked extravagance and waste, this time it was under Liu Heng's persistent persuasion that she wanted to do a good job, although she deviated from the way of frugality, but the Queen Mother was already very happy in her heart.

The singing and dancing at the evening banquet and the performances of various programs were carefully selected and presented after countless rehearsals, which consumed huge manpower and material resources, and it can be said that it is a rare grand occasion. It was the first time that Yifang participated in the night banquet as the master, and it was estimated that several other family members were also the same, and they were very excited. Although Yifang is also a new feeling, it does not show it on the complexion.

Several performances were performed before, all of which were carefully rehearsed by the palace maids, but the ones that appeared at this time were a little different. Although the backup dancers are also dancers in the palace, as soon as the lead dancer appears, everyone recognizes it, and this is Wan Bazi, who is the best at dancing. I have to say that Wan Bazi's posture is indeed beautiful, especially the smile, which is very breathtaking.

After the dance, everyone else has already left, only Wan Bazi remains in the middle. She smiled and saluted: "Queen Mother, in addition to this dance, the concubine has also prepared another congratulatory gift to present to the Queen Mother." ”

The Queen Mother was in a good mood today, so she waved her hand in a dashing manner: "What else do you have to offer?" Hurry up and bring it up! ”

Wan Bazi greeted, and a maidservant brought a bottle of wine up: "Queen Mother, what the concubine wants to offer is this bottle of wine, this wine comes from the concubine's hometown, and the Queen Mother feels good when she drinks it." ”

Zili and Tengling looked at each other in surprise, although Wan Bazi's wine was contained in a different container, but looking at the color of the wine, it was the bottle they lost.

"Beauty, could it be that person last night was Wan Bazi?" Teng Ling asked cautiously.

"The figures are very similar, and the wine is also the bottle we lost, so I think it's her." Yifang replied in the affirmative.

Rong Yang personally presented the wine to the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother looked at the color of the wine, but said: "The fragrance of this wine is quite familiar, but the color is brighter, the mourning family tastes it." ”

It was originally a very common thing for the concubine to give a congratulatory gift to the queen mother, but at this time, it was completely messed up. The Queen Mother only took a sip, and the expression on her face was very painful, but she struggled to endure it, but her hands slapped the table.

"Wan Bazi, you are so bold, dare to tease the mourning family like this!" To make the Queen Mother make a fool of herself on such an occasion, her courage is indeed not small, and it is useless to argue at the moment, she will soon pull the guards down.

This little episode surprised everyone, and no one expected that Wan Bazi, who seemed to be weak on weekdays, would actually intend to poison the Queen Mother. In fact, there was no poison in the wine, just some chili powder.

After Wan Bazi was dragged down, the whole banquet returned to calm, the singing and dancing continued, and the food was served the same one after another.

"The Queen Mother, the concubine also has a congratulatory gift to give to the Queen Mother." Yifang actually stood up at this time, and everyone was surprised again.

Although the Queen Mother is smiling on the surface, she obviously no longer has the same happy mood as Fang Cai, if she presents a gift at this time, I am afraid that not only will she not be appreciated by the Queen Mother, but she may also be angry again and get the same fate as Wan Bazi. And what surprised everyone even more was that the congratulatory gift that Yifang wanted to offer turned out to be wine.

"Bold! Do you also want to poison the mourning family? The Queen Mother was even more angry.

"The queen mother is angry, and the concubine is not an ordinary wine." Yifang subconsciously glanced at Liu Heng before saying, "Has the Queen Mother heard of the Ethereal Jade Wine?" ”

"What? You mean the Ethereal Wine? The Queen Mother stood up excitedly.

"Yes, what the concubine wants to offer to the Queen Mother is the wine of the jade." Yifang motioned for Teng Ling to bring the bottle of wine in good condition.

"The process of this ethereal wine is very complicated, and it takes two or three days just to grind the ingredients, and if one of the raw materials is misplaced, the aroma of the wine will be lost. And this wine can only be stored for three days after it is brewed, that is, it has never been sold by a merchant, and can only be brewed by itself. How can you get this wine? The Queen Mother's mood was really excited.

"What the Queen Mother said is good, this wine was brewed by the concubine herself, and it was just brewed yesterday, and it was specially presented on the Queen Mother's birthday, which is to congratulate the Queen Mother on her birthday." Yifang delivered the wine to Rong Yang.

"Quick, pour a cup for the mourning family." The Queen Mother urged.

Rong Yang frowned and reminded: "Queen Mother, the wine offered by the eight sons just now tastes bad, is it inappropriate to drink it directly now?" Maybe you should ask someone to help the Queen Mother give it a try first. ”

"No......" the Queen Mother spit out a word, but immediately changed her mind, "It's okay, since this wine is offered by Su Meiren, then she will taste it first!" ”

"No." Yifang took the wine handed to her by Rong Yang and poured it down without hesitation.

This wine is indeed delicious, looking at the enjoyment on Yifang's face, the Queen Mother finally trusts her. When the queen mother went down with a glass of wine, the wine glass slipped heavily from her hand and smashed on the ground with a crisp sound. And the expression on the queen mother's face was unexpectedly wooden, and there were a few tears in her eyes. Everyone present was shocked again, and the eunuchs around him were about to call the guards and doctors over, but the Queen Mother waved her hand.

"It's okay to mourn the family, this wine is indeed the wine of the jade, the real wine of the jade." The Queen Mother sat down on the table, "The mourning family really didn't expect that you could brew this ethereal jade wine, which is really different from ordinary people." ”