In the Ronghua Palace, King Shang and Huang Xue entered the room with a smile, followed by Jiao Fang, whose face was like a mournful woman, although he was not really killed by King Shang, but his mood was not much different from being killed.

Shang Wang and Huang Xue sat down separately, and served tea on their own spring equinox. King Shang took a sip of tea and said, "Daji, it's still interesting for you here, speaking of which, it's the first time since I ascended the throne that I've had such a good time, it's like going back to my childhood." As he spoke, there was already a bit of amazement in his voice.

Huang Xue was also having a lot of fun today, and when she heard the words, she said: "Your king, you care about the world, and the affairs above the court are complicated. The concubine felt that relaxation and orderliness, combining work and rest, was the way to maintain health. You've stretched yourself too hard, my lord. ”

King Shang sighed: "Your words are very reasonable, but the current situation in the DPRK and China is not something that can be relaxed if I say it." ”

Huang Xueqi said: "King, but what happened in the court?"

Shang Wang said: "It's not a matter of the prime minister's business? Speaking of which, this matter has something to do with you, so I will tell you about it." The plan we set for the strip inspection that day, this businessman made a big fuss in the court and wanted to resign. I had already approved his resignation, but he didn't want to leave, and he asked many ministers to come and talk about it, which gave me a real headache. ”

Huang Xue hurriedly said: "The king forgives the sin, and blames the concubine for the plan that day was too shallow. ”

King Shang waved his hand and said, "What are your crimes, Daji, the plan of the day, but I have discussed it with Uncle Wang and King Wucheng, so naturally I can't blame you." Besides, Shang Rong is such a pampered and arrogant old minister, even if there is no such thing, I can't tolerate him here. Moreover, as the prime minister of the first dynasty, he was really too close to the Dongbohou Mansion and the East Palace, which really made me a little uneasy. ”

Huang Xue heard that the conversation involved the prime minister, Dong Bohou and the queen, so she didn't dare to interject again, but said: "The king doesn't need to worry, as long as he discusses more with Uncle Wang and a few royal brothers, there will naturally be a way to deal with it." ”

The king of Shang also felt a little speechless, so he said: "If you are so happy today, don't mention those troublesome things." It's not early, Daji, I'm going to have dinner with you today, what do you want to eat? ”

When it came to eating, Huang Xue hesitated. The king of Shang asked her what she wanted to eat, but in fact, she really didn't want to eat anything.

This fashion was in the Shang Dynasty, and China had not long entered the era of civilization, and the food culture was actually quite backward. Not to mention the variety of seasonings, the cooking method is still very simple, basically boiled. All the dishes are tasteless and tasteless, and it is a bit too much to say that they are unpalatable, but it is definitely a weight loss plus health. Even the food made by the imperial chef in the palace, although it is much more exquisite, is actually not much better.

In Wucheng Wangfu before, Huang Xue often got some game with Tianhua and Huang Yan and barbecued them to eat. But since he left the palace, he has been running around, or has a lot of affairs, and he has not found anything to treat his stomach for a long time.

Today, when she heard the king of Shang ask her what she wanted to eat, her heart moved, and she said, "The king, why don't you invite the concubine to eat some fresh dishes today?"

Shang Wang Qi said: "Daji, could it be that you are still proficient in the way of cooking, even more than the imperial chef in the palace?"

Huang Xue smiled mysteriously and said, "King, you wait, the concubines will come when they go." ”

After that, she came to the kitchen of Ronghua Palace with the spring equinox, and ordered the imperial chef to take two live chickens, kill them, wash and peel them, remove the internal organs, and stuff some green onions and ginger. Then, she ordered the spring equinox to go outside the palace to find two lotus leaves, wrap the chicken, wrap it in soil, and bury it in the soil of the palace garden. Finally, she asked the attendant to fetch some firewood and light a bonfire in the place where the chickens were buried.

That's right, what she wanted to invite the king of Shang to eat was a famous dish in later generations - called flower chicken.

This is called flower chicken, she also made it several times in the countryside when she was young in her previous life, mainly because the cooking method is simple and the seasoning required is less, but it is just right to make it in the palace at this time. However, when I invited the Son of Heaven to dinner, I ate a chicken called Huaji, which was really a bit of a bad taste.

The king of Shang drank tea and waited in the palace again, but when he saw Huang Xue setting a fire in the garden, he was suddenly a little suspicious, and walked out of the door and said to Huang Xue: "Daji, are you cooking? What are you cooking? Why are you lighting a fire in the garden and not cooking in the kitchen?"

Huang Xue said: "The king and the concubines will sell a pass, and when the flame is extinguished, there will naturally be delicious food to offer to the king." ”

The Shang King nodded, and then asked no more. As long as Huang Xue is willing, she will follow her, it is still early at this time, and there are still many people in the palace, so naturally she is not afraid of fire.

This fire burned for more than an hour, until the king of Shang was hungry, and then slowly extinguished.

When the king of Shang saw that Huang Xue ordered someone to remove the bonfire, he dug out two hardened mud lumps and offered them, and said strangely: "Daji, what does this mean?"

Huang Xue smiled slightly, took a stone outside, and smashed the mud lump open in two clicks, revealing the chicken wrapped in lotus leaves inside. Suddenly, a fragrant smell of meat came to the whole hall.

Huang Xue tore off a piece of chicken leg and handed it to King Shang for him to taste. As soon as the king of Shang took a bite, he exclaimed, "I have never eaten such a delicious dish, what is the name of this dish, and where did you learn it?"

Of course, the name of Hua Ji can't be known to the king of Shang, Huang Xue thought for a while, and then said: "Back to the king, this dish is called 'rich chicken', the concubine knew it from an old chef, and she didn't want to try it today, and it was really delicious." ”

The king of Shang was overjoyed, so he let Huang Xue enjoy it together, and gave some to Jiao Fang, so that everyone was full of oil.

After dinner, King Shang and Huang Xue drank tea and talked, and the time was already up.

Seeing that the King of Shang had no intention of leaving at this time, Huang Xue began to be a little nervous in his heart, and his words gradually became less, and after a long time, he finally couldn't help but say: "King, it's not too early, do you want to go back and rest?"

King Shang smiled faintly and said, "I don't plan to go back, so I'll live here today." ”

Huang Xue was even more nervous when she heard this, although she knew that this incident would happen sooner or later the day she entered the palace, and there was also the experience in her previous dream, but at this moment, she still instinctively wanted to escape again. After a moment of silence, she said, "My lord, I fell several times this afternoon, and now I still feel a little sore on my back, and I am afraid that I will not serve the king well...... It is better for the king to go elsewhere to rest today, and wait for the concubines to get better another day, and then serve the king. ”

Huang Xue's embarrassed state, how could the Shang King not see it, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he approached her and said, "Did you hurt your back?" ”

When Huang Xue heard this, her face was already flushed, she lowered her head to her chest, and muttered: "King, no need, the concubine ......" Before she finished speaking, the king of Shang had already picked her up and threw her on the bed, and she just exclaimed, and her lips were gagged.

After a long time, Huang Xuewu gasped for breath, and King Shang said: "By the way, I see that you fell seriously today, and you must also have an injury on your leg, so I might as well help you take a look." ”

Huang Xue exclaimed: "King, don't ...... it"

Snorted, before she finished speaking, there was the sound of the cloth tearing, and then the curtain swayed, which was not for outsiders.

Outside the main hall of Ronghua Palace, Jiao Fang, who had been standing at the door, heard the sound in the house, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he turned to leave.

Early the next morning, Huang Xue woke up from her sleep, before she could open her eyes, when she touched her side, there was no one left, and she was suddenly shocked, and she hurriedly opened her eyes and stood up. Seeing that the king of Shang was dressed neatly at this time, he saw her wake up and said with a smile: "Daji, why don't you sleep for a while?" I will go to the court first, and I will send some golden swiftlet's nest soup to nourish and nourish you." ”

Huang Xue said in a low voice, "King Xie." Then the king of Shang turned and departed.

Huang Xue wanted to get up, but she only felt weak, remembered what happened last night, suddenly blushed, lay back on the bed, turned over, and fell asleep again.

I slept until two o'clock, and as soon as I got up and dressed, I saw the little maid poking her head in the doorway. Seeing Huang Xue getting up, she walked in with a bowl of bird's nest and said, "Niangniang, you are up, hurry up and drink it first, it's been heated three times." ”

When Huang Xue saw the spring equinox, she was still a little shy, so she didn't say much, and raised her head to drink the bird's nest.

The spring equinox said with some envy: "Niangniang, the king is so good to you, I sent bird's nest early in the morning, and asked you to come and drink it together." ”

Huang Xue nodded with a red face and said, "The king has always been very good to people. ”

The spring equinox smiled: "How can there be, the king is just good to the mother, you see that yesterday you fainted, the king started a fire, almost scared the slave to death." ”

When Huang Xue heard this, she said with a little apology: "Yesterday was all my fault, so you were almost punished by the king." ”

The spring equinox hurriedly said: "Niangniang, don't say that, it's really a tormenting slave." The slave maid was originally an orphan, and was adopted as an adopted daughter by the Su steward at the age of five, if it were not for the care of the master, the lady and the Su steward, the slave and the maid would have died long ago. Don't say that she was beaten for her mother, but she died for her mother, and the slave and maid would never dare to blame her mother. ”

Huang Xue sighed when she heard this: "It turns out that you were also an orphan?" but remembered the hundred orphans in the Meibo Mansion that day.

The spring equinox said: "Niangniang naturally doesn't know that not only the slave maid was an orphan, but many people in the Su Mansion were orphans. In these years, there are the most orphans, and they are also the most pitiful, and it is still the slaves and maids who have a good life to meet the Su family. ”

Huang Xue sighed in her heart, no wonder the people in the Meibo Mansion were willing to die, they must have the same idea as the spring equinox. She was going to go back and ask where those subordinates were, they were all poor people, but it was better not to be seriously rebellious and have their heads cut off.

At this time, the king of Shang was sitting bored on the throne of the Nine Palaces, listening to the quarrels of the ministers below, or the matter of the prime minister Shang Rong, which was really invigorating, but his thoughts had already flown to the body of the beautiful man last night.

At the same time, in the palace of Queen Jiang of the East Palace, a mysterious visitor was ushered in. If Huang Xue saw that person at this time, she would definitely be surprised, this person was her old acquaintance, the white-clothed banshee in the Three Holy Caves of Mopan Mountain that day, and the red-clothed fox spirit Hu Jiao's younger sister.

The white-clothed banshee bowed to Queen Jiang Yingying, and said, "The slave Hu Yumei meets the queen." ”