Chapter 6: Steaming Bear's Paws
Since the collapse of Concubine Liu, the relationship between the queens of the two palaces has become closer. In the past two days, Queen Zhou lived directly in Ciqing Palace, eating and living with Zhang Yan, inseparable.
"Sister? Sister? Seeing Zhang Yan's absent-minded appearance, Queen Zhou shouted repeatedly.
"Ahh Zhang Yan turned her head blankly to look at Queen Zhou.
"Sister, why don't you eat tonight?" Empress Zhou put down her chopsticks and asked puzzled.
"Oh, eat!" Zhang Yan nodded, picked up the chopsticks and sent it to her mouth.
Seeing that Zhang Yan was uncharacteristically always sandwiching the plate of vegetarian dishes in front of her today, Queen Zhou stopped and pointed to the main dish on the table and said, "Sister, come and try this steamed bear demon paw, I heard that it is a tribute just sent to the palace, and that bear paw is the size of a bucket, which is very nourishing!" ”
Zhang Yan was slightly stunned, put down the dishes and chopsticks, and said with a reluctant smile, "Sister, use it slowly, I'm already full!" ”
Queen Zhou saw that something was wrong, and hurriedly said, "Sister also thinks that tonight's dish is not to your liking, right?" I'm going to redo the Imperial Dining Room! ”
"Sister, no need! You eat first! I want to go out and walk around! Zhang Yan shook her head to stop Queen Zhou.
"Then I'll go with my sister!" Queen Zhou stood up and said nervously with Zhang Yan in her arms.
"Good!" Zhang Yan nodded.
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"The queen of the two palaces went to the imperial garden together?" Yang Su suddenly turned around and asked Wang Chengen.
"Emperor Qi, Empress Yi'an and Empress Zhou have indeed gone to the Imperial Garden!" Wang Chengen replied with his head down.
"Have they seen Miss Ao?" Yang Su asked again.
"See! But the specific content of what the queen and Miss Ao talked about failed to find out! Wang Chengen replied truthfully.
"It's okay!" Yang Su waved his hand indifferently and asked again, "Did they go back?"
Empress Zhou moved to where Zhang Yan lived, of course Yang Su knew, this is logically not in line with the etiquette and law, but just as the queen of the two palaces never interfered in the government affairs, Yang Su never interfered in the back officials, what the queen of the two palaces wanted to do, others could not stop it, so it was naturally logical.
"Empress Yi'an is not in good spirits, and she is a little tired after visiting the garden for a while! Empress Zhou is also preparing to go back to rest with Empress Yi'an! Count the time, the queen mother, they should go back to Ciqing Palace soon! Wang Chengen replied.
Seeing that Yang Su's face was wrong, Wang Chengen said again: "I heard that Queen Yi'an only ate a little bit of lunch at noon!" ”
"Let's go, let's go to Ciqing Palace immediately!" Yang Su immediately got up and walked out, Wang Chengen followed behind with his head down, thinking that he would report the news of Empress Yi'an to the emperor in real time in the future.
When Yang Su rushed to Ciqing Palace with people, Zhang Yan and Empress Zhou happened to have just returned.
Yang Su could see at a glance that something was wrong with Zhang Yan, although she was still so beautiful, but her temperament had changed dramatically.
Yang Su couldn't care about greetings, and took the lead in speaking, "I heard that the imperial sister-in-law is unwell, and it just so happens that I have nothing to do today, so I came to visit the imperial sister-in-law." Did the imperial sister-in-law come to diagnose it? ”
"The emperor has a heart! I'm fine, I just didn't have a good rest last night, so I don't need to bother the doctor! Zhang Yan explained with a smile.
Queen Zhou, who was standing on the side, couldn't help but have a sour nose when she saw that Yang Su was only caring about Zhang Yan as if she hadn't seen her at all.
A woman's mind is sometimes so strange, Queen Zhou is still worried about Zhang Yan, but now seeing that Yang Su cares about Zhang Yan so much, she turns a blind eye to her, and she is aggrieved all of a sudden!
"Then what's the matter, Cheng En quickly go and send the imperial doctor to come over to diagnose and treat Empress Yi'an!" Yang Su is not allowed.
"The slave obeys." Wang Chengen responded.
"I really don't need it, my lord, I'm fine." Zhang Yan refused repeatedly.
Seeing Wang Chengen bending over to retreat, Zhang Yan raised her phoenix eyes and looked at Wang Chengen coldly, Wang Chengen didn't dare to move all of a sudden, and was in a dilemma.
"Don't go yet!" Yang Su stretched out his foot and gently kicked Wang Chengen, and scolded with a smile.
"Slave and maid retire!" Wang Chengen was kicked down by Yang Su, got up happily, and ran down quickly with a confession.
Yang Su turned his head to Zhang Yan and said with concern, "Avoid medical treatment, the imperial sister-in-law must listen to me today." ”
Seeing that Zhang Yan was not cooperative, Yang Su beckoned Queen Zhou again, "Yufeng, help the emperor's sister-in-law in!" ”
Yufeng is the nickname of Queen Zhou, Queen Zhou's biological mother has long since died, this name is now known only to the emperor except for her father Zhou Kui, and now when she hears the emperor call her nickname, Queen Zhou only feels warm in her heart.
"Sister, it's windy outside, let's go in first!" Empress Zhou stepped forward and asked intimately by holding Zhang Yan's arm.
"Good!" Zhang Yan glanced at Queen Zhou, but did not refuse.
The three of them walked into Ciqing Palace, and saw that Zhang Yan was not very interested, and Yang Su, who knew the reason, of course would not be bored, but just chatted with Queen Zhou.
When Wang Chengen came in a hurry with the imperial doctor, after a check, the imperial doctor opened his eyes and said nonsense according to the instructions of the prince, "Queen Yi'an is fine, but she occasionally feels cold, and now she is sick in the body and skin, and it has not yet appeared!" The minister prescribes three pairs of tonic for the mother, which can enhance the physique and resist the wind and cold! ”
Yang Su nodded, "It's okay if the imperial sister-in-law is fine, you will go and boil medicine for the imperial sister-in-law now!" Wang Chengen went to move all the folds for me, and I will correct the folds in Ciqing Palace tonight! ”
Seeing this, Zhang Yan couldn't help frowning, pursed her lips and didn't speak.
After some tossing, by the time Zhang Yan had taken the medicine, it was already late at night. Yang Su didn't have the slightest intention of leaving, although he was in Ciqing Palace, but the emperor didn't say to leave, who would dare to squeak.
Seeing this, Wang Chengen beckoned the palace people serving around him to withdraw from the hall with him.
There are now only three people left in the palace, Yang Su, Zhang Yan, and Queen Zhou, although the three of them are in the same hall, but they have different thoughts.
Zhang Yan looked at the Buddhist scriptures absentmindedly, glanced at Yang Su vaguely from time to time, and gradually had a trace of nostalgia in her eyes, and became resolute in an instant.
Queen Zhou leaned in front of the lamp, looked at Yang Su's side face stupidly, and stood up from time to time to see if Yang Su needed to add tea.
Yang Su didn't notice it, and he had already corrected the twists and turns by himself.
The hall was quiet, except for the sound of Yang Su turning and folding from time to time, there was only the sizzle of the candle burning.
"The emperor is getting late, you should pay attention to your body, it's better to correct it tomorrow!" Zhang Yan suddenly suggested.
"Sister-in-law let's rest first! Don't wait for me, these are the battle reports from the front, I must read them tonight! Now that the rogues have escaped from Shaanxi, the officials and troops are pursuing and suppressing the Kou on all sides, but the rogues are cunning, and do not fight head-on with the officers and troops. Yang Su sighed, put down the recital and shook his head, looking worried about the country and the people.