Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Undercurrent of the Torrent
"Don't you say that about her!" Heyan said angrily, "You didn't let me see her, I also listened to you, you asked me to show favor to the county lord, and I tried to do it again, why are you still not satisfied, and you still come to slander and arrange her, why?"
His attitude also ignited the anger of Concubine Rou: "Yan'er, what's the matter with you? Where is she so good? Let you be confused, you have never spoken to your mother like this before, you have always been a good child, respectful and courteous, and now for her, you actually shout at your mother! Do you still have a little virtue as a son of man?"
After some scolding, Heyan turned his back, although he was silent, he did not compromise and admit his mistakes, Concubine Rou was afraid that the persecution would be too tight and would backfire, so she withdrew the eunuch and the palace maid, and only she and Heyan were left in the palace.
She changed the conversation and whispered admonishment: "It has always been the mother who is noble by her son, the emperor is the prince, how noble is the identity, that Hetai is just a prince, but now even this stinky hairy boy doesn't know that the sky is high and the earth is thick and does not put the mother concubine in his eyes, and he embarrass me in public, is it not because you are not angry?" She wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, looking sad.
"Hetai is indeed too complacent, with his meritorious service to the society, he wants to be in the limelight everywhere, and he is in charge of all the nosy things on Die'er's head? Heyan said coldly, and Concubine Rou was relieved to see that he was indignant.
Although Heyan's indignation is not because of himself, but because of that girl, no matter what, as long as he can protect the power, don't have an indifferent attitude all day long. Concubine Rou's heart eased a little. The position of the crown prince is not stable when he sits on it, and many people covet it. If you are a little careless, not to mention the location, you will usually be knocked down in a situation from which you will never recover.
"So the emperor must be able to support the identity of the prince, if you continue to be like this, if you don't plan for the future, the mother doesn't know what life will happen in the future, and the emperor will have a bad future. "Concubine Rou was moved with affection.
Thinking that he has been floating in the whirlpool of this harem for many years, he was shocked by Hetai at that time? As a noble concubine and the mother of the crown prince, I don't believe that he can really do anything to himself. Concubine Rou was both angry and unwilling to think about it now, so she took the opportunity to count Heyan, hoping to ignite his heart of power, power is unstable, people are not strong, and even his mother can't protect him! Let others scold and bully, she believes that no matter how Heyan is, she will not be moved.
"Mother. Seeing that she was sad, Heyan really couldn't bear it, came over to caressed her shoulder, and called her softly to show reconciliation.
Seeing that Heyan was weak, Concubine Rou took Heyan's hand on her shoulder, and said earnestly: "Who doesn't want her son to live according to his own ideas, marry his beloved woman, and live a happy and stable life!" But we are not ordinary people, born in the emperor's family, it is glorious, but at the same time, we have lost a lot of ordinary people can have, and now the gunsmoke is about to rise, and all parties are ready to move, and the repeated assassinations in this palace are not sure which side is the old cloth maze, I don't know what the purpose is."
"That concubine Su doesn't look at her all day long, she looks like she talks upside down, not light or heavy, in fact, she is also a scheming, but she knows that the emperor is suspicious, so she pretends to be not shrewd at all, but she can hide it from others, but she can't hide it from me. ”
"And Concubine Ling, the emperor has been in her palace frequently recently, and she is also much closer to the six princes. Not to mention the queen, she has not been born for so many years, and she also recognized a prince by her side this year, although she was not her own child, but she recognized that it was the queen's son under her knees, and it was impossible for her not to plan for the child and herself. This palace is no longer peaceful, the wind and rain are coming, so the emperor must put his heart on business, deal with Prince Hui, and the courtiers will be close for you, you just need to go to the emperor to walk around and enter filial piety, don't let your father only have other people in his eyes. ”
"The palace seems to be peaceful, but in fact, there is a torrent of undercurrents, and they are secretly planning. And the assassin has not yet been caught, I don't know who sent it, and I don't know who will assassinate next? The emperor also needs to be more careful!" Concubine Rou preached and instructed, and seeing that Heyan seemed to have listened, she gave a few more instructions before returning to her Yonghua Palace.
Returning to his palace, he retired from the idle minions, and only a few intimate servants were left in the hall, lying on the chaise longue to rest, and the old lady said in a low voice: "Niangniang, that King Jinyang can't be provoked for the time being, but Yu Die'er is disrespectful to Niangniang, this is a great crime of rebellion? is still pretending to be outside, and persuading her, now that she is in the palace, there are no outsiders, and she will not hide it.
Concubine Rou glanced at Mama and sighed: "What if you don't swallow?" This time, the palace underestimated her, she was caught by her, and she talked to the emperor, and the palace was not easy to make a big fuss. “
"That's what the mother said. The old lady chimed in, "Let her go this time, and the days to come will be long." It's just that the King of Jinyang, who is now an official in the court, will not block or weaken his power now, will he have to wait until he grows stronger? I am afraid that when he wants to move, he really can't move. ”
"The harem concubines are not allowed to participate in political affairs, and besides, the emperor is taking a fancy to him, so it is not a good time to deal with him. Concubine Rou shook her head.
"Niangniang can't do anything with him at the moment, but Niangniang can use Prince Hui, who is also a court official, the greater his power, the greater the threat to Prince Hui! So Prince Hui will definitely be willing to join forces with Niangniang in this matter. The old lady said again.
Her words made Concubine Rou secretly admire, this grandmother has taken care of herself since she was in her mother's house, and she has always been loyal, and she has no disagreement for so many years. It's just that I didn't expect to be so smart, I didn't find her so flexible before. Maybe it's because it was smooth sailing in the past, and the prince didn't have any strong rivals, so there was no place for heroes, and Concubine Rou didn't think much about it.
I just think what she said is reasonable, and now Prince Hui is at home in the Luo Ling Hall, so it is inconvenient to disturb. I decided to go to Prince Hui's mansion in the name of condolences and condolences in a few days.
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Entering the Rongxiang Palace, the emperor and the queen mother are sitting on the ebony side of the pear heart in front of the incense table with tea, when they see Hetai, the queen mother beckoned happily: "Tai'er, come here, how do you feel about the court today?"
Hetai sat down and gossiped with the Queen Mother.
The queen mother is now very happy to see that there are more and more cranes in the eyes of the emperor, her Tai'er finally entered the eyes of her father, and finally has a bright future, and it is not in vain all these years of her hard work and hard work, and when she comes to Jiuquan in the future, she can also have an explanation for his mother.
The eunuch in the palace led Yu Die'er and his party to the long red sandalwood table on the side, and put the meal on the table, so he respectfully invited the emperor and the queen mother to eat, the emperor has eaten a few times, and he chose his favorite to eat, and while eating, he introduced and recommended to the queen mother, and the queen mother took a sip of porridge and praised it: "It's really delicious, no wonder the emperor is still chattering!" It seems that I can't get enough of it.
The Queen Mother saw that she also prepared a meal for herself, and the straight butterfly had a heart, and used a few chopsticks, and said in surprise: "Smooth and soft, salty, and fragrant, and this color is also pleasing to the eye, and the use of three mushrooms, six ears, soy products, gluten, melons and fruits is quite the style of Luohan Zhai." It's been a long time since the mourning family has eaten such a delicious meal. ”
Yu Die'er nodded: "The Queen Mother is really familiar with Zhai dishes, and it is indeed made in accordance with the practice of Luohan Zhai, but because there is no preparation, the ingredients of Ximian Palace are a little incomplete, so some ingredients are replaced, and the slaves and maids are not very proficient, just a little bit of a little bit of a second, and the courage of the class to get an axe, if it is not suitable, please also ask the emperor, the queen mother, and the prince to forgive the sin." ”
"Close, close, this king feels that the color and fragrance are complete. Hetai nodded frequently, looked at her with a faceless smile, and after being glared at by her, he lowered his head and continued to eat.
"Hmm, this is not proficient, although the ingredients have been replaced, but it still looks very similar, and the taste is exactly the same as what the mourning family ate in Lingtuo Temple the year before. The Queen Mother happily ate a few more bites of food, and nodded frequently in praise: "It's delicious, the more you eat, the more you feel exactly the same." Where did you learn this skill? The mourning family sees that you are not very old, but your skills are very exquisite, have you ever practiced with a famous teacher in the past?"
"Don't hide it from the Queen Mother, the slave maid has learned so many dishes from Master Guifan of Lingtuo Temple. Yu Butterfly said.
"Oh, Master Guifan taught you, no wonder it's so similar. "The Queen Mother is even more surprised, Master Guifan is a must to cook vegetarian dishes, casual vegetables are delicious and mouth-watering when cooked by his hands, this little girl will actually be?
"Master Guifan really doesn't accept lay disciples, even if he is a monk, he doesn't teach cooking easily, and the slave can be fortunate enough to learn, and it depends on a bit of chance. Yu Die replied.
"What is the chance, talk about it and listen to the mourning family?" the Queen Mother said curiously, and did not forget to greet the emperor to try the food as she spoke.
The emperor is in a good mood today, his interest is quite high, and his appetite has also increased sharply, he has drunk a bowl of elm money porridge, and another bowl of wontons has been eaten, and he wants to ask what filling of this wonton is so delicious, seeing that the queen mother greeted him with vegetables, he sandwiched a chopstick fish fragrant vegetarian meal, the slight sweet and sour taste is extremely refreshing, and there is a clear spicy taste, the spicy taste arouses the sense of taste, or wants to press the spicy, so that he ate a few small pastries, and then eat a mouthful of dishes, and the plate is about to bottom out in a few moments. It's a pleasure to eat.
And Hetai seems to have a soft spot for the bowl of mushroom and fresh fish soup, and drank several bowls in a row!
As soon as the Queen Mother asked, Yu Die'er replied so casually, who knew what chance the Queen Mother wanted to ask?
She could only reply: "The slave maid was born in the people, and his father and brother were hunters in the mountains earlier, and occasionally one year, a wandering monk passed by the humble house, and saw that the mountains and rivers here were beautiful, and the scenery was quiet, so he stayed in the slave's house for a while, and he went into the mountains during the day to enjoy it, and brought back some wild vegetables and mushrooms in the mountains, saying that in order to express his kindness, he wanted to make a table of vegetarian food to express his gratitude. The slave and maid's family were all surprised when they ate it, the usual wild vegetables and vegetables actually tasted mellow, and the lips and teeth were fragrant, and they were no worse than chicken, duck and fish. Seeing that we were surprised, he said that he was the master of Lingtuo Temple, Master Guifan! So he was quite accomplished in Zhai cuisine, and when the master did it later, the slave and maid watched in the stove, and always asked this and that, and he saw that the slave and maid were very interested, so he asked if he wanted to learn? The slave and the maid were naturally willing, so he taught the slave and the maid some dishes. ”
Some of these words were made up by Yu Die'er, her family was indeed a hunter earlier, and it was also the Hetai who was saved at that time, and she did learn Zhai cuisine with Master Guifan in her previous life, but it was not learned by chance as she said, but after entering the palace, she went to Lingtuo Temple to learn as an imperial concubine, so Guifan of course respectfully agreed to teach. It's just that the real reason for this can't be said, and I can only make it up.
Fortunately, the compilation is reasonable, anyway, the people who listened to it didn't find the loopholes, and the Queen Mother also believed it, and sighed that it was indeed fate.