Chapter 58: Poisonous Pastry
When she came to the translation center, the officials at the bottom told her that an ambassador was looking for her, and she was in the back garden.
Yan Minglan didn't dare to procrastinate, so she hurriedly came to the back garden, sat on the stone chair, and looked at the unknown items placed on the stone table in front of her, row by row, neatly placed and scattered.
"Ambassador, what is this?" She asked, confused.
The ambassador seemed to be in a very good mood, under the warm sun, he stroked the beard on his chin, looked at Yan Minglan under the same sun, and said with a smile:
"Yan Guan's family, this thing is one of the foreign trade transactions between our country's lord and my country's lord, this part is some pastries, exclusively for the palace, if the response is good, and then vigorously promote the transportation to the country, according to His Majesty's explanation, it needs to be troubled by Yanguan's family to be transported to the palace."
"Okay, I know, I'll do it right away." Yan Minglan should go down on an errand after hearing this, and it happened that there was nothing to do today.
"Then the Yan official's family is busy, and the official has other important matters, so he has taken the first step." The ambassador took a sip of tea from his cup and got up to leave.
"Okay, you go slowly, go see the ambassador out." Yan Minglan called the waiter beside her.
"Yes, Yan Guanjia." The waiter immediately followed.
Yan Minglan looked at the pastry, the packaging was very exquisite, printed with notes of different flavors, very intimate.
It seems that the country's trade sincerity is full, and it can better reflect the development of trade routes, and the exchanges between countries are very beneficial, and mutual assistance and mutual benefit, and this achievement cannot be underestimated.
Yan Minglan carefully opened a small snack and tried the taste, there was nothing abnormal, the taste was sweet and delicious, and she also settled down.
She explained to the translator and waiter who had just returned from sending people off.
"Go find a few people, pack these pastries carefully, and send a carriage, I'm going to the harem."
"Yes, Yan Guan's family, my subordinates will go."
The waiter quickly recruited a few powerful servants who often did rough work, and instructed people to carefully carry them into the carriage, and the waiter entered the carriage, sorted out all the things, and put a soft cushion and a thin quilt, so that Yan Minglan could be more comfortable when she rode later.
"Yan Guanjia, it's okay." The waiter turned around and waited outside the carriage door to report to Yan Minglan.
Yan Minglan watched everyone busy for a while, got up and left the stone chair, heard the words of her subordinates, bowed her head lightly, and stepped forward unhurriedly, the sun was shining on her, it was very good-looking, and the light was dazzling.
She stepped on a stool with one leg to get into the carriage, and put one hand on her subordinate's hand.
The waiter carefully helped Yan Minglan into the carriage, for fear that if she was not careful, she would bump into her.
Yan Minglan patted the waiter's wrist and signaled that she didn't have to worry.
The waiter smiled at the young lady, turned his head and instructed the coachman, "Go to the palace." ”
Yan Minglan leaned on the carriage and sat on the soft cushion, her face was calm, and the waiter paid attention to the pastries from time to time to prevent them from being damaged for no reason.
Suddenly, the carriage shook, the movement was not small, Yan Minglan frowned and looked out the window, a carriage drove by, she didn't see the family logo on the carriage, her voice was slightly cold, and asked the coachman: "What's the matter?" ”
"A carriage just came over, and because it turned too fast, it didn't slow down, and I almost collided with it." The coachman replied in a whisper, of course he knew that it contained fragile pastries, so he was a little afraid that if the pastries that required the noodles were damaged, they would definitely be disposed of.
What kind of fire, the pond fish came, and the uneducated coachman thought dejectedly.
Yan Minglan rubbed her eyebrows and thought, because she didn't see the carriage sign clearly, and this was equivalent to a temporary errand, few people knew that Aunt Liu was still planning how to annex the family's business, and it was impossible for the news to spread to the Hai family so quickly.
Maybe it should be an unintentional move, there have been too many scenes of being framed recently, and my spirit is a little tense, and I am starting to be suspicious.
She rubbed her eyes, trying to ease her mind, which had been overworked lately.
When the waiter was shaking in the carriage, she immediately leaned against the pastry "wall" next to her, she saw that Yan Minglan's face was not good, thinking that Yan Minglan was worried about the pastry, and said loudly: "Yan Guan's family, the pastry is fine." ”
Yan Minglan put down her hand and looked at the waiter, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
"You're very capable." She rarely praised the waiters, the waiters arranged by the translation institute are really intimate.
The waiter suddenly smiled and showed his eight teeth, but his movements were dignified and steady, his appearance was smart and cute, and he was very likable, "It's Yanguan's family that teaches him well." ”
Yan Minglan looked out of the carriage window, there were a few people on the side of the road, and the little beggar looked at the pedestrians begging, looking pitiful, she retracted her gaze and stopped thinking about it.
When they arrived at the palace, the carriage could not enter directly, so Yan Minglan handed the silver to the chief guard guarding the door: "The chief guard Lao Li sent someone to ship the pastries." ”
"Okay, okay, don't worry." Chief Li took the silver taels and put them in his sleeve, beckoning the two guards to go up and help.
In just a moment, all the transportation was completed, and after thanking her, Yan Minglan walked inside with a cart of pastries.
A few steps away, she could still hear the rough voice of Captain Li: "The Yan Guan's family is generous, and I took the brothers to eat and drink at night." ”
The palace gate gradually faded away, and no sound could be heard.
"Your Majesty, this is a pastry sent by the envoys." Yan Minglan stood in the center of the magnificent hall, standing under the dragon chair, the minister could not look at the monarch's face, she could only look down at the emperor's knees to report on her work.
"Good, good. Yan Qing has a reward! The emperor waved his hand and there was a bunch of royal rewards.
Yan Minglan hurriedly thanked him, "Thank you, Your Majesty, long live." ”
The emperor waved his hand to get her up, and then commanded: "I'm bothering Yan Qing to send the pastries to the harem again." ”
Yan Minglan nodded, "The minister obeys the order." ”
Out of the depressing hall, Yan Minglan stood outside the hall and couldn't help but cover the dazzling sunlight with her hands, today's sunlight is a little strange.
She took the pastries and drove all the way to the place where the harem was located, passing through the Imperial Garden.
Yan Minglan glanced in, the sea of flowers was still moving, many flowers were replaced with new seasonal flowers, the petals were stained with morning dew, in the light, flashing and flashing, it seemed that there was light to light up.
When she saw the small pavilion in the Imperial Garden again, she remembered that she had been forcibly classified as a confidant, and the gentle and jade-like Yu Chi Jingrui had not seen her for a long time.
Yan Minglan continued to move forward, she walked into the queen's bedroom, repeated the words she had said to the emperor before, and received the queen's gentle and gentle smile and reward.
Yan Minglan saluted again and thanked her: "Thank you for the reward of the queen's mother, the mother is a thousand years old." ”
The queen approached step by step and personally helped Yan Minglan up, she has always been satisfied with Yan Minglan, the future daughter-in-law, she thought of the three princes, and couldn't help but regret that she didn't summon the three princes in advance, so that the two of them could talk.
However, the two are about to get married, and it was not bad for a while, she smiled and said to Yan Minglan who lowered her head: "Minglan girl doesn't need to be polite, the girl will marry the emperor soon, and she will call the queen mother of the palace in the future." But in addition to His Majesty and the emperor, the closest people in the palace. ”
Yan Minglan couldn't resist such an enthusiastic queen, and red clouds appeared on her white porcelain-like face, layered on top of each other.
Any girl's family is inevitably shy when marriage is mentioned.
"That's what the mother said." Yan Minglan could only echo the queen's words and didn't dare to say more.
She also thought of the three princes, and thought of those troubles at home, which was a headache.
The queen didn't know what she was thinking, so she asked the female officials in the palace to distribute the pastries according to the portions, and specially instructed them.
"The crown prince and the third prince remember to send some over to try it."
"Let's go and prepare lunch, the palace will leave Minglan girl to eat together today."
"The slave obeys." The palace maid who was ordered to retreat in response.
The queen's heart turned and asked, "Minglan girl, why don't I call the emperor and have lunch with the palace?" ”
Yan Minglan was stunned for a moment, and immediately refused, "Minglan and the third prince have not yet married, so I'm afraid it's ......" Because the queen was alienated and didn't let her be humble, she claimed to be famous.
The queen knows that since ancient times, men and women have been on guard, so it is also a reputation, "Minglan girl reminded that the palace was in a hurry for a while, and it was not well considered. ”
Yan Minglan didn't dare to blame the queen, the queen had always treated her well, and she was naturally not the white-eyed wolf who didn't know how to wait, she hugged her and smiled lightly.
The queen was served by Yan Minglan to finish her lunch, and the more she looked at Yan Minglan, the more she liked it, and the more she watched, the more satisfied she became.
There is a degree of advance and retreat, reserved and polite, and his appearance is also superior, which is a good match for the emperor.
The queen has been infiltrated in the harem for many years, and the thoughts in her heart naturally do not surface, she just wanted to let Yan Minglan out of the palace, when suddenly there was a panicked footsteps outside.
The palace maid beside the queen has seen the wind and waves for many years, so she naturally will not panic easily, and when the queen heard it, she knew that something must have happened, and it was a big event, and her face turned from sunny to cloudy in an instant, and became heavy.
Yan Minglan found out sensitively, and a deep sense of crisis hit her.
Before she could speak, the footsteps got closer and closer, accompanied by a voice full of panic: "Niangniang, something is wrong." ”
The queen frowned and reprimanded, "What's the matter, make a fuss, report it carefully to the palace." ”
The little palace maid knelt on the ground and her face was pale, originally considering that Yan Minglan was present and hesitated, but when she heard the queen's tone, she was afraid of being punished, so she poured it all out like pouring beans.
"Before, not long after the pastries sent by Miss Yan were sent to the palaces by the slaves and maids, there were maids from all palaces who came to Kunning Palace to spread the word, saying that their masters vomited and diarrhea after using the pastries, and only a few masters had not yet heard the news."
When it came to pastries, she deliberately glanced at Yan Minglan, trembling her shoulders, and thought in her heart, she didn't think that Miss Yan was more beautiful than Huajiao, but she was so vicious.
The queen also glanced at Yan Minglan, after the accident not long ago, she had some faith in Yan Minglan's conduct, but everything was possible, she hesitated and said: "Minglan girl, is this related to you?" ”
Yan Minglan had already knelt on the ground, just like before, her posture was as straight as a pine, even if she knelt, she could see that she was arrogant, and the queen didn't believe it even more when she saw it, and besides, this was the daughter-in-law candidate in her heart, so she naturally didn't want her to be such a person with bad character.
Yan Minglan knelt on the ground, but her head was not lowered, she looked at the phoenix pattern on the queen's palace dress, and replied calmly: "Please be aware of it, Minglan does not dare to do such a bold thing, this morning, after receiving the pastry from the messenger, she hurried into the palace without doing anything." ”
The queen's brows were still furrowed, and she didn't say a word, not knowing what she was thinking in her heart.
The hall gradually quieted, no one dared to make a sound, and it was as quiet as if a needle had dropped.
Yan Minglan's heart was also heavy, and she fell into deep thought together.
If someone is deeply distressed with the people in the harem, but it makes sense to do this, it may be that they are coming for themselves, otherwise why should they start from their own side.
The first is unknown, and there are too many possibilities.
If it is the second type, the one who can do this, except for Hailan and Yan Minglan, really can't think of a second person, unless, of course, there are enemies in the shadows.