Zeng Rong did think that the imperial concubine would settle accounts with her, she considered Zheng Jiao, Zhu Wu, Lu He, and even Tian Guifei, but she didn't expect that the other party would start from a menu.

Zeng Rong was caught off guard, and he realized that this woman was indeed not simple, and she put pressure on her through a menu, even if it reached the emperor's ears, she would only be blamed for being ignorant and not generous, and she would never blame the other party.

But the problem is that this menu involves Zhu Heng, and Zeng Rong's character and reputation, and Zeng Rong is really difficult to answer for a while.

This emperor is too, knowing that this menu was listed by Zhu Heng with all her painstaking efforts, and knowing that she and the imperial concubine did not deal with her, and pushed her out, didn't he intend to make trouble for her?

However, this incident also made Zeng Rong realize a fact, and indeed no one could shake Tong Yao's status in the emperor's heart.

No, as soon as the imperial concubine fell ill, the queen, the concubine and a group of new lovers all leaned back, only this Ayao in his eyes, especially Tong Yao, cried, and the emperor couldn't wait to catch the other party's tears with his hand.

With this cognition, Zeng Rong never dared to confront this imperial concubine, and after a little thought, Zeng Rong replied: "Hui Niangniang, Xia Guan really didn't understand these dishes or anything at that time, but later he spent a long time with the emperor, and he saw the emperor eat several times, and he gained a little more knowledge." In addition, for a period of time, the emperor was worried about the government and politics, and it was difficult to sleep and eat. Coincidentally, Zheng Cairen, a neighbor of Xiaguan, is the head of the catering bureau, she comes from the family of the official eunuch in Jiangnan, and her knowledge is much stronger than that of Xiaguan, and Xiaguan also asked her for a lot of dishes. ”

There was no way, Zeng Rong had to pull Zheng Jiao out, and in a hurry, she couldn't find a better reason.

"Really? Is it really for the emperor? Tong Yao stared at Zeng Rong with a smile and asked.

"Hui Niangniang, the original intention was indeed for the emperor, but later His Royal Highness also said that Kuxia didn't like to eat, and the lower official gave him a copy of this menu." Zeng Rong replied.

"Oh?" Tong Yao lengthened her voice and hooked the corners of her mouth, "How did this palace hear that His Royal Highness had someone list the recipes so early?" ”

"Hui Niangniang, the lower official doesn't know much about this matter, but in the old years, I heard the queen mother talk a few times that the second highness seemed to have some anorexia for a while, and asked the lower official to explain it a few times, and the lower official saw that he really didn't want to eat, so he made him a few times to soak in white water and eat pickles, no oil and water, and then later, the situation of the second highness improved, and the lower official suggested that he use porridge and noodles a few times." Zeng Rong had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue to lie.

No wonder the old saying often says try not to lie, a lie should be fulfilled with countless lies, Zeng Rong thought so.

"Why did the Queen Mother ask you to relieve His Royal Highness? Are you familiar with His Royal Highness? How did you meet? Tong Yao threw out several questions in one breath, mainly because Zeng Rong's words touched her heart.

She always suspected that Zeng Rong was the one who helped Zhu Heng on Chinese New Year's Eve that year, otherwise, there was no reason why Zhu Heng would be so infatuated with a little palace maid, and the Empress Dowager and the emperor were also fooled around by him.

That's too much to say.

"Back to Niangniang, the first time Xia Guan saw His Second Highness was through Xia Guan's little sister, that is, Sister Amei, the palace maid next to His Second Highness, Xia Guan has explained this matter to Niangniang. As for why the Queen Mother found the lower officials, to be honest, the lower officials are not very clear, I only heard the Queen Mother mention it, saying that the lower officials talk a lot, love to talk, and laugh, and the lower officials don't know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, because the lower officials are not less reprimanded by the emperor for talking too much. Zeng Rong pursed his lips and deliberately pretended to be a little distressed. balance

She was a little impatient, and she was asking endlessly, what exactly did she want to do?

"Talking, talking, laughing?" Tong Yao repeated these six words and looked at Zeng Rong, but it happened that Zeng Rong looked up and returned her with a silly smile.

Silly, silly, pure, how is it possible? How could she possibly look away?

No, didn't this girl say that she was very restrained in front of her masters? After a while, it became a lot of talking, talking, and laughing, is this the same person?

Tong Yao asked, she wanted to see how this girl could justify herself if she lied like this!

"Hui Niangniang, Xia Guan is from the countryside, maybe this is the nature of the family. To say that I am not afraid of the jokes of the mother, Xia Guan has not even been to the town twice before entering Beijing, and he is ignorant and understands that he has followed people into Beijing, and he has only entered the palace for half a year, and he has not even learned the words in the city before entering the palace. It's just that the palace rules dictate that the lower officials have no choice but to suppress themselves, but after a long time, there will always be times of negligence. This is also what Niangniang just asked, why is the lower official casual in front of the emperor, but very restrained in front of Niangniang. ”

"Come, let Bengong take a good look, how long are your teeth, how do Bengong say anything, you always have a large set of rhetoric waiting, so that Bengong is convinced, no wonder the old man of the Queen Mother will send you to enlighten the Second Highness, or her old man knows people, why didn't Bengong see your treasure earlier?" Tong Yao beckoned to Zeng Rong and said.

Zeng Rong didn't really dare to step forward, but smiled shyly, "Let Niangniang see it and laugh, and ask Niangniang to understand the official's momentary forgetfulness." ”

"You said that you got carried away for a while, and even the emperor couldn't bear to criticize you, how could this palace be reluctant? That's it, it's not too early, and the palace won't let you go, I'm afraid that the emperor will find the palace to ask for someone in a while. But there is one point, if you are free in the future, you will often come to this palace to sit here, this palace likes to listen to you, like your words and love to talk and laugh. ”

When Zeng Rong heard this, she was immediately overjoyed, although she didn't quite understand why the other party suddenly let her go, but she really didn't want to continue to be false with the other party.

"Xie Niangniang is considerate, if Niangniang doesn't dislike it, the lower officials will often come to disturb when they are free." Zeng Rong bowed and replied.

Tong Yao smiled and whispered a few words to the palace maid beside her, the palace maid went out, and after a while, the palace maid came out with a small wooden box in her hand, and under Tong Yao's instructions, she put it directly into Zeng Rong's hand.

"This is a pair of red coral bracelets, the previous pair of gold bracelets in the palace saw that you didn't wear it, it is expected to be not suitable or not very liked, this pair of red coral bracelets is suitable for a little girl of your age, this palace is also just turned out a few days ago, it's a pity to put it in vain, just send you." Tong Yao said.

"Niangniang, this is too precious, as the saying goes, no merit is not punished, the lower officials are afraid, the lower officials..."

"Who said that it was reactive, you made the palace happy, this is the merit." Tong Yao said without refusal.

Seeing this, Zeng Rong had to kneel down and thank him.