There was a crack in the window beside the warm kang, and occasionally cold wind poured in, so Concubine Ling glanced at the side hall and asked, "What happened to Lu Changzai?" ”

"The slave was about to tell you about this." Yaqin leaned a little closer, and then said: "The person sent out specially went to Lu Chang's old house in Anhui, and after inquiry, Lu Chang had a close relationship with the son of Dai Mansion on the adjacent street before entering the palace. It is rumored that Lu Zhixian also intended to marry his daughter to the Dai family's son, but who knew that the Dai family suffered a crime last year, and Dai Gongzi was beheaded at the entrance of the city. The intimacy that these two people have decided in private is naturally not counted. ”

"The Dai family?" Concubine Ling's eyes were dark, and she asked, "Is it Dai Maoxing who works in the imperial dining room?" ”

Yaqin nodded and said, "Exactly!" Dai Maoxing was convicted of killing the king, and Dai Gongzi was his youngest son. ”

Concubine Ling sighed deeply: "This is really fate!" ”

Yaqin was suspicious: "Niangniang, do you think that Lu Chang should have entered the palace to avenge his sweetheart?" If she really has such a thought, then staying in our Yanxi Palace will be a disaster sooner or later. ”

Concubine Ling pondered deeply and said: "It's too early to say whether it is a disaster, blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, now that we know her details, we can naturally prevent her and let her be used by us." Yaqin, you go to prepare some food in Anhui, and the palace wants to go to the side hall to explore the reality of Lu Chang's existence. ”

"Yes."

After noon, Yaqin carried a four-layer food box and led Concubine Ling to the side hall.

When Lu Changzai heard that Concubine Ling was coming to visit, he hurriedly went out to greet him, and said respectfully: "Concubine Congratulations to Concubine Ling." ”

Concubine Ling smiled warmly, helped her, and said, "You live in the same palace with me, no need to be polite, get up quickly." ”

"Xie Niangniang." Lu Changzai took the seat with the concubine in order, and then said: "Niangniang has something to summon the concubine to come over, how can you bother Niangniang to condescend to the concubine." ”

"It's okay, I'll stay in the dormitory all day long, and I'm bored, it's okay to walk around," Concubine Ling said, letting Yaqin open the food box, put the four plates of food and snacks on the table one by one, and said: "A new Anhui chef has entered the small kitchen of Yanxi Palace, I think Lu Changzai is not from Anhui, just help me taste and taste, can these foods be authentic?" ”

As the saying goes, people are cowardly in their hometowns, and since Lu Chang entered the palace, it was the first time he saw these Hui dishes, and he couldn't help but feel a lot in his heart.

Concubine Ling sandwiched a thin piece of dried tea to her, and said: "Lu Chang is tasting this dried tea, it has been boiled with red pepper, fennel, and sweet sauce, and the quality is pure and fresh, especially this sweet sauce, which is not much different from the dipping sauce provided by the imperial dining room." ”

Lu Changzai tasted it, and her eyebrows couldn't help frowning slightly, this taste evoked many memories that she buried in her heart.

Concubine Ling stared at her with a smile and asked, "Lu Chang is here, how does it taste?" ”

Lu Changzai suddenly came back to his senses, smiled stiffly, and said: "The cooks in Niangniang's dining room are not bad, and they are all authentic Hui dishes. ”

Concubine Ling raised her eyebrows and smiled: "If you like to eat, eat more, there are few imperial chefs in the palace, there was a chef surnamed Dai before, I heard that he was good at making all kinds of sauces, but unfortunately he is not here now, otherwise you can still feast on your sister." ”

Hearing this, Lu Chang's chopsticks in his hand loosened, and a piece of tea fell to the ground.

Lu Changzai asked tentatively, "Not anymore?" Did you go out of the palace in the new year? ”