Although Cui Yuanhua had had dinner, but for the sake of Zeng Rong's sincerity, she still picked up her chopsticks and tasted these two dishes, after all, she didn't have the opportunity to taste the treasures of the imperial dining room.

However, tasting food is not the purpose, the purpose is to get closer to Zeng Rong, to find out what Zeng Rong said when he went to Cining Palace, what the emperor said when he returned to Qianning Palace from Cining Palace, and why did the emperor reward Zeng Rong for these two dishes.

Zeng Rong picked out something that could be said.

Because Cui Yuanhua has been on the side of the inner chamberlain and rarely goes to the harem, she doesn't know much about Zeng Rong's rumors, only that there was a dispute between Liu Neishou and the queen on the day of screening, and that was because she happened to be present when Liu Neishou came to report to the emperor.

Cui Yuanhua didn't know anything about the Queen Mother's rejection of Zeng Rong's peony flower and Zhu Heng's gossip because Zeng Rong participated in the rally, so she didn't understand why the Queen Mother would be so tolerant of Zeng Rong.

"Are you familiar with the Queen Mother before?" As soon as the words came out, Cui Yuanhua suddenly remembered that she had already asked Zeng Rong this question before.

Sure enough, Zeng Rong still replied, saying that she had embroidered a regular dress for the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother was very satisfied.

"What about the emperor? Have you met the emperor before? Cui Yuanhua didn't give up and asked again.

"There was a relationship, also at the gate of Cining Palace, at that time I was talking to the imperial concubine, the emperor and the queen arrived, the emperor asked me a few words, I didn't expect him to remember me, presumably because of the imperial concubine."

Zeng Rong still has this self-knowledge, in this harem full of beautiful women, whether it is her appearance or charm, she has no advantages at all, the emperor can remember her, it is definitely because of the mutual pull of the emperor and the queen.

"Then why does the imperial concubine know you?" Cui Yuanhua asked again.

Although Zeng Rong was a little unhappy, he still explained it again, because the regular clothes she embroidered for the queen made the imperial concubine fall in love with her embroidery skills, and she also embroidered a few things with her, and that's it.

"Since your embroidery skills are so good, why didn't you continue to stay in the Shanggong Bureau when you were promoted to a female officer this time? Isn't your craft in vain? ”

"It's not in vain, embroidery is not a long-term job, at most you have to change careers at the age of thirty, otherwise, these eyes will definitely be wasted." Zeng Rong smiled faintly and said.

Seeing this, Cui Yuanhua realized that she was anxious, even if she cared about Zeng Rong again, but after all, the two had only known each other for a few days, and these words were definitely profound.

"Okay, don't talk about it, it's getting late, I'll send you back, it's hard for you to think of me, I also see that you are young, I'm afraid that you will make a mistake, so I will say a few words, don't worry, I have absolutely no ill will towards you." After Cui Yuanhua finished speaking, he stood up first.

"Thank you aunt for teaching, I understand. Please stay with my aunt, it's still bright. Zeng Rong couldn't see through what the other party was thinking for a while, so he had to make a fuzzy mistake.

"It's okay, just consume it." Cui Yuanhua insisted.

Zeng Rong saw that it was difficult to refuse, Cui Yuanhua kept sending her to the door of the room, but did not go in, only said that Zeng Rong would rest for a long time.

There was hot water sent by the palace maid Ali in the house, Zeng Rong simply washed up and went to the kang, so many things happened on this day, I thought I would be very excited, I would toss and turn and couldn't sleep, but after a while, she fell asleep, and she couldn't even take care of the lamp.

In the end, after a night, Zeng Rong felt that his knees had recovered, at least he couldn't see anything wrong with walking, but when she thought that she had to go to Qianning Palace today to record the emperor's illness, she was a little irritable.

Although she also wants to get closer to the emperor and let the emperor notice her, but not now, after the emperor sees her ability, that is to say, she needs a gradual process, not so suddenly, let alone so rash, she doesn't want to be killed early by the imperial concubine as a competitor before she has a firm foothold.

But you can't run away when you should come.

No, just after the hour, Cui Yuanhua called Zeng Rong, fortunately, this time he was still in the upper study of Qianning Palace, according to the observation of Liu Yuan, the emperor's tongue was basically healed from the redness and swelling, and today's decoction was consolidated.

Zeng Rong finished writing the case in a few words, there was still a while before breakfast, and when Zeng Rong was secretly glad that he could leave with Cui Yuanhua, the emperor called her again.

The emperor ordered her to go to Cining Palace again, tell the Queen Mother that the root of his tongue had healed, and send yesterday's food box back to the Queen Mother by the way, and also pay tribute to the Queen Mother with two dishes.

After Zeng Rong received the order, he didn't see the food box, and when he was about to ask, Chang Dezi said: "It's already done in the imperial dining room, wait a while." ”

When Cui Yuanhua heard this, he found a way to say goodbye and leave, and when the envoy of Liu Yuan saw this, he also left.

Soon, only Chang Dezi, Zeng Rong and another little eunuch were left in the house, plus the emperor.

At this time, the emperor was already sitting at the desk and began to read the recitals, as if he had forgotten that there was an outsider in the room.

Zeng Rong didn't dare to squeak, let alone find a place to sit, so he could only stand motionless, sometimes looking down at the patterns of the bricks on the ground, sometimes looking at the shoes on his feet, in short, he didn't dare to raise his head.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly a voice came from overhead, "Count how many bricks are in the house?" ”

"Huh?" Zeng Rong raised his head and blurted out: "Back to the emperor, the lower officials did not count the bricks, and the lower officials were studying the pattern of this brick." ”

"I forgot, you're an embroiderer." Zhu Xu believed Zeng Rong's words, "In this case, I will give you a chance, are you willing to return to the Shanggong Bureau to be a director?" ”

"Back to the emperor, I don't want to." Zeng Rong didn't even hesitate for a moment.

"Why?" Zhu Xu was surprised by Zeng Rong's pleasure, not her answer.

"Back to the emperor, embroidery is not a long-term solution, it takes a lot of eyes, especially for a long time, it is more likely to lead to dazzle, and the lower officials want to take advantage of their youth to learn a skill again." Zeng Rong replied.

"What skill?"

"Back to the emperor, the Pharmacopoeia Bureau is good, learn first, have the opportunity to contact more medical records and classics, and maybe it will be useful in the future."

Zhu Xu snorted coldly when he heard this, "Don't you think that you can learn to cure diseases by looking at those classics and medical records?" ”

"Don't dare, the lower officials are dull, and please ask the emperor to make it clear."

"Bold Zeng Rong, are you complaining that I scolded your elm head yesterday?" Zhu Xu gritted his teeth, glared at Zeng Rong, stared, and suddenly laughed again.

It seems that this girl is not really hopeless, and there is still something to be desired.

Because Zeng Rong realized that he had said the wrong thing again, he lowered his head early, so he missed Zhu Xu's laughter perfectly, and when he was thinking about how he should reply to avoid this pass, a eunuch outside came in with a food box, saying that it was a meal, Zhu Xu got up and walked out, this time he did not call Zeng Rong to serve the meal, but told her to return to the Queen Mother.