Chapter 10: Eating with the Emperor (II)

Today's emperor Zhao Zhi is a taciturn person, the whole person seems very serious and rigorous, he sits there as if he is thinking about things, and doesn't say anything, Li Gou'er and others can only stand there, they can't go, they don't stay, of course, they don't dare to chat, and the atmosphere in the room seems a little dull and depressing.

After Li Gou'er's curiosity passed, the whole person looked a little bored, he looked at Zhao Xun, the latter's gaze happened to be over, Li Gou'er's mouth moved, and he didn't say anything, but what he meant was why didn't the emperor speak?

Zhao Xun smiled, obviously understanding the words that Li Gou'er's mouth was trying to express, and he also learned from him, his mouth moved to speak, but he didn't make a sound, and the two of them were communicating silently underneath.

Li Yi walked in at this time, holding a tray with vegetables in her hand, and behind her, followed by an old eunuch in his fifties, also holding vegetables in his hand.

"Zhao Lang, the concubine has made a few of your favorite dishes on weekdays, come and try them."

Zhao Zhi woke up from his contemplation, nodded with a smile, got up and walked down.

Putting the wine and food on the table, Li Yi asked the eunuchs around him to retreat, leaving only the old eunuch.

Everyone sat down, Li Yi put down the body of the concubine, turned into an ordinary housewife, and personally placed the dishes and chopsticks for everyone, Li Gou'er got up to help, and poured a glass of wine for everyone.

The old eunuch stood aside with a smile and did not interfere.

Zhao Zhi glanced at him and said lightly: "Mu Gong, you have clairvoyance, you actually know that Yaya will cook in person today, so go ahead to help." ”

This old eunuch is called Mu Yan, he has followed Zhao Zhi since he was the prince, and he has been with him for decades, and he is Zhao Zhi's most trusted person.

Mu Yan chuckled and said, "As soon as the old slave entered this Changle Palace, he smelled the aroma of vegetables, so he went directly to the kitchen. ”

Zhao Zhi chuckled: "Your nose is quite pointed. ”

"Your Majesty has won the prize."

Mu Yan hurriedly bowed humbly.

Zhao Zhi picked up the chopsticks and took a bite of the dish, nodded, and chuckled: "It's still the dish made by Yaya, which is the most suitable for my taste." ”

Li Yi picked up the chopsticks and picked up Zhao Zhi's favorite dishes and put them in his bowl, and said with a smile: "I haven't done it for a while, I'm afraid that my cooking skills are a little rusty." ”

Zhao Zhi shook his head: "The taste hasn't changed at all, I like it very much." ”

It wasn't until Zhao Zhi ate a few mouthfuls of food that everyone picked up the chopsticks and prepared to eat, if the emperor didn't eat first, who would dare to move the chopsticks?

Li Gou'er picked up the chopsticks and was about to twist the vegetables, when he suddenly found that the old eunuch was still standing aside, and there were five people sitting at the table, and there was no problem with one person sitting there, why didn't he sit?

"Grandpa Mu, you can also sit down and eat together! What are you doing standing. ”

Mu Yan was stunned, and then said: "I am a slave, how dare I sit with all the nobles?" ”

Li Mancang pushed Li Gou'er with his shoulder, and scolded in a low voice: "How can you have your part in talking, shut up for me." ”

Li Gou'er was dissatisfied: "What's wrong with me, I'm the youngest here, he is the elder, I am the junior, where in the world are there elders standing, and the juniors take care of their own food?" ”

Li Mancang looked at Li Gou'er angrily, and wanted to go up and slap him twice, but what kind of characters were on the scene, and where did he dare to make a mistake? I was angry in my heart, and the whole person was holding back, and my face was red for a while.

Li Yi glanced at Mu Yan, and saw that although his face was calm and unchanged, there was some emotion in his eyes, even if he was already a provincial eunuch, but he still couldn't change his eunuch's status as the most lowly in the world, he had no face to see the world when he was alive, and he was even more shameless to see his ancestors after death.

"Father-in-law Mu has followed Zhao Lang for many years, and he is also his own family, so let him sit down and eat together!"

Zhao Zhi drank a glass of wine and nodded slightly.

Li Gou'er hurriedly stepped aside for a while, deliberately pushed harder, bumped Li Mancang with his shoulder, and said dissatisfiedly: "Old man, I'm bothering you to move your buttocks, everyone sits loosely." ”

Li Mancang gritted his teeth, with Zhao Zhi present, he dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak, so he had to swallow his anger.

Mu Yan glanced at Li Gou'er gratefully, sat down, Li Yi only prepared five people's dishes and chopsticks, there was nothing superfluous, Li Gou'er took the initiative to give him his own dishes and chopsticks, Zhao Xun was about to ask someone to send the dishes and chopsticks, Li Gou'er said nonchalantly: "It's okay cousin, I'll use him when the old man eats well." ”

Zhao Zhi didn't get angry because of Li Gou'er's rude behavior, but looked at him directly and said with a smile: "What's your name?" ”

Li Gou'er was about to answer, Li Mancang immediately stretched out his hand, took the opportunity to retaliate, pinched his son a few times, and scolded: "It's not big or small, stand up and talk back." ”

Li Gou'er touched his aching arm and stood up with a bitter face: "My nickname is Gou'er, my name is Li Gou'er." ”

Ha ha!

Everyone laughed, Zhao Zhi raised his head and laughed: "Your aunt is a concubine of the Great Jin, how can she not even have an official name?" ”

Zhao Xun chuckled on the side and said, "What my father said is very true, why don't you ask my father to give one to my cousin, okay?" ”

Zhao Zhi smiled, pondered for a moment, picked up his fingers and glued some wine, and then wrote a 'Xun' on the table.

"Meritorious, Xunya! My father's intentions are excellent. ”

Zhao Xun stroked his palm and chuckled.

Li Yi said to Li Gou'er: "Dog, you have a big name, your name is Li Xun, this is what the emperor personally took for you, don't hurry up and thank you." ”

"Emperor Xie's uncle gave the dog a big name."

Li Gou'er knelt down and kowtowed a few times.

Zhao Zhi felt that Li Gou'er's words were very interesting, and he laughed again, and he was in a good mood for a while.

Everyone began to eat, and when Zhao Zhi came, he was obviously not in a very good mood, but after some episodes of Li Gou'er's here, the look on his face was no longer serious, but a little more smiling, and Li Yi talked and laughed there, just like an ordinary husband and wife, drinking wine and chatting about family life.

Li Gou'er was surprised to find that some of the topics of the two were things that would only happen to ordinary people, for example, Zhao Zhi talked about the good effect of white cloth in winter warmth, but it was too rough and not gorgeous and good-looking, and Li Yi said that a layer of brocade silk could be added outside, and the combination of the two might be much better.

Li Gou'er said the doubts in his heart to Zhao Xun beside him, Zhao Xun explained in a whisper, it turned out that Zhao Zhi was born not long ago, there was a coup d'Γ©tat in the palace, many royal children died tragically, Zhao Zhi escaped a catastrophe, but since then he has fallen into the people, lived many years of ordinary life, until he was sixteen years old, his father was the minister of the court to ascend the throne, this returned to the court, ten years later, was made the prince, and ten years later, Hezong died of illness, Chinese New Year's Eve when the six-year-old Zhao Zhi ascended the throne as the emperor.