Chapter 36: The Queen Mother's Investigation (I)
After a night's rest, the Queen Mother got up, and all the maids stepped forward one by one to wash and dress the Queen Mother and change her clothes. When everything stopped, I heard a message from a eunuch, "Queen Mother, the imperial dining room has prepared a meal, I wonder if Niangniang wants to eat?" ”
"Mama Zhu, what time is it?" Shan Yu Caitian asked.
"Back to the mother's words, the time of the fifth watch is the time when the mother used to eat." Mama Zhu replied respectfully.
"How do the mourning family remember that in the past, meals were delivered at five o'clock, why is it earlier today?" Shan Yu Caitian was surprised.
"Niangniang, this is because there was a new deputy head yesterday, and her kung fu is a lot, I heard that I got up to go to the imperial dining room in less than three watches today. So, it's a little early today. Naturally, Mama Zhu didn't dare to say that the Queen Mother had forgotten what happened yesterday, so she had to turn around and say.
"Yesterday...... The mourning family remembered, it seemed to be a sixteen-year-old girl named He Lan, and even the various problems that the mourning family gave her were also solved by her one by one, and the food was really delicious. Recalling the dishes he ate yesterday, Shan Yu Caitian couldn't help but sigh.
"Yes." Where did Mama Zhu dare to say anything, she could only answer.
"What's your meal today?" Shan Yu Caitian asked.
"Back to Niangniang's words, there is a dish called 'roast chicken', and Deputy Chief He also said that it is one of her specialties, braised pork, as well as golden copper money cakes, and all kinds of buns, and the slaves can't say it." Gonggong Zhou replied respectfully.
"How many meals are there?"
"Back to Niangniang, there are a total of more than a dozen, Deputy Chief He also said that too much is a waste, and it is not good for Niangniang's health, so there are more than a dozen kinds of breakfast." Because Gonggong Zhou couldn't figure out what the Queen Mother meant, he could only answer by pondering.
"How do the mourners remember that there were more than thirty kinds in the past?" Shan Yu Caitian had a tone of reproach.
"This ......," Zhou Gonggong took a breath and explained, "That's because the deputy head of the house in the past was in order to ...... got the praise of the queen mother, and deliberately did so much, but he fed all the rest to the pigs......"
"Bold," Mama Zhu immediately opened her mouth to stop her, this father-in-law Zhou seemed to have forgotten who to answer with at this time, and said "fed to the pig", isn't this saying that the queen mother is a pig?
"The slave is reckless, I hope Niangniang will be punished!" Under the stern obstruction of Mama Zhu, Father-in-law Zhou came to his senses and hurriedly kowtowed to admit his mistake.
"No wonder, it seems that Huo Sihui is really an insatiable person. At that time, the mourning family felt that the money in the imperial dining room was spending more and more. Mama Zhu, you just let Zhou Wei serve a meal, the mourning family wants to see what kind of meal He Lan, this little girl, makes. Shan Yu Caiqiu did not blame Zhou Wei, but preached.
"Yes." Mama Zhu bent down to answer, and then said, "Spread the Queen Mother's message, 'Zhou Wei will pass the dishes!'" ’”
"Yes!" Zhou Wei nodded, and then responded, "Give the Queen Mother a meal." As his words fell, a dry girl appeared in front of the Queen Mother one by one.
"Queen Mother, this is braised pork." When the Queen Mother picked up a piece with a chopstick, the meat was crispy, and she put it under her nose and smelled it, and smiled, "Yes, I didn't expect to make such a dish just twenty-eight years ago." ”
Immediately after, the second dish came, "Niangniang, this is roast chicken." Glancing at the golden roast chicken, Shan Yu Caitian couldn't help but widen her eyes in surprise, she had heard her youngest son say that there was a roast chicken, but she didn't expect that she could see it in her lifetime, so she hurriedly went to clip it again and put it in her mouth to taste, sure enough, the tender fragrance of the meat made her nod again and again.
The third dish is fried shredded potatoes, the garlic was smashed by He Lan with a rolling pin, turned into garlic paste, the shredded potatoes were cut to the same thickness, and even the fried heat was extremely suitable, soft and hard were extremely appropriate.
"This dish really has a fresh flavor and it doesn't change the taste of the potatoes in the slightest." The Queen Mother praised again.
The fourth dish is toon mixed with tofu, the taste of toon was originally pungent, but after He Lan's hands, the taste was much shallower, and when it was placed on the tofu, the dish was even more fragrant.
The fifth dish was vinegar-soaked peanuts, and when Shan Yu Caitian went to taste it, he found that it was actually raw peanuts, and asked rhetorically, "Why raw peanuts?" ”
"Hui Niangniang, Deputy Chief He said that this raw peanut is more nutritious than boiled, and peanuts are also called longevity fruits, so it will be better to eat them raw." Zhou Wei hurriedly replied.
"This little girl still knows the meaning of mourning so much. You don't need to report the name of the other dishes, come up one by one, and the mourning family wants to taste them one by one. Shan Yu Caitian smiled, he didn't expect He Lan to know so much that he liked the word immortality, and it seemed that He Lan had a good education.
"Yes!" So, the remaining dishes also came up one by one, it can be said that cold dishes, hot dishes, vegetarian dishes and staple foods are all prepared one by one, and each dish is more suitable for the taste of the Queen Mother.
"Yes, what a clever girl." About an hour later, Shan Yu Caitian actually ate all the more than a dozen dishes, and there was no leftover, which surprised everyone again, the dishes sent in the past, the Queen Mother only ate a few bites and didn't eat them, and all the rest was wasted, and this new person was really clever, knowing that the Queen Mother could eat so little.
"Let's all step aside, Mama Zhu stays." After eating, after rinsing his mouth, Shan Yu Caitian ordered.
"Yes!" So, except for Mama Zhu, everyone else retreated one by one.
"Mother, what's the matter?"
"Mama Zhu, do you still have an impression of He Lian?" Shan Yu Caitian asked.
"The old slave was a little impressed, but ...... I remember that he had pursued Niangniang at that time, but because Niangniang's father ......" Mama Zhu nodded and replied cautiously.
"That's right, because his family was poor, he was forced to leave the mourning family, and after he left, his father received a holy decree to make himself a princess, and entered the prince's mansion with Lin Zhishan. mentioned that at that time, Shan Yu Caitian's face was extremely bad.
"Niangniang, the past, Hugh has to mention it again, after all, it is in the past." Mama Zhu hurriedly said.
However, according to the Mourning family, He Lian later gave birth to only one daughter, named He Lan, and when his wife asked him to take a concubine, he refused, saying that he would not take a concubine, because he wanted to devote himself to his wife...... Unexpectedly, I haven't seen each other for a few years, but I let the mourning family see the daughter of the deceased. Shan Yu Caitian sighed with emotion, or was also moved and sad for the innocent death of the person he liked.
"Mother, are you...... Want the old slave to ask Miss He Lan about it? "Mama Zhu is really not a confidant of the Queen Mother, and she is right.
"You are really the 'roundworm' of the mourning family, and you actually know the intention of the mourning family." Shan Yu Caitian said with a smile, "As far as the mourning family knows, He Lian has never cooked a meal, and even her wife is only famous for being a female celebrity, and she rarely cooks such inferior food." After all, they all come from scholarly families, which family is willing to let their own baby children do this. Therefore, the He Lan in front of him, the mourning family felt that he should investigate. ”
"The old slave can send the brother of the slave family to investigate, but ...... The Queen Mother, you might as well go to the Qing Prince's side to sit for a while, after all, He Lan was brought by the Qing Prince, presumably ......" Zhu Mama replied, and then cautiously reminded.
"This is also true, the mourning family almost forgot, Lin Zhishan and the mourning family were very good at the beginning, if it wasn't for the original emperor, how could it be like this." Although Shan Yu Caitian said so, she hated Zhao Fu Qing for escaping from this piece of life, which made her feel even more restless, after all, she won the queen's position through means, and after the emperor fell ill, she pretended to be in the name of the emperor and locked Lin Zhishan's mother and son in the cold palace, and after the death of the emperor, she took out her own changed edict and established her eldest son Zhaosheng Rong as the emperor. After her son was established, in order to kill people and kill her mouth, she sent someone to burn down the cold palace in the name of the new emperor, but she didn't expect that Zhao Fuqing not only escaped, but even came to pay homage to herself, which made her feel very bottomless, after all, she was also afraid that things would happen, if He Lan was the internal work that Zhao Fuqing was looking for, it would be really unfavorable to herself.
"Who is the mother?"
"Let's do it together, you go and send someone to investigate, I'll go to Qing'er's side to see what he thinks." After thinking about it, Shan Yu Caitian made up his mind, after all, he had to find out everything in person.
"Yes." In this way, Mama Zhu left Shan Yu Caitian, and Shan Yu Caitian called a little girl to redress herself, and then went to the Qing Prince's Mansion.
At the same time, He Lan had already played with everyone in the imperial dining room, after all, all the work was done, and she got up early in the morning, she actually made 54 playing cards out of paper, and several people were happily playing landlords, it can be said that her kind of playing with ordinary people made Huo Sihui very unwilling.
When Zhao Fuqing heard that the Queen Mother was coming, he was stunned, and then hurriedly took Xiao Linzi out to greet the Queen Mother, "Sons and daughters meet the Queen Mother!" ”
"Qing'er hurry up, we are mother and son, how can we be so unfamiliar?" Shan Yu Caitian suppressed the feeling of disgust in his heart, but with a motherly smile, he helped Zhao Fuqing.
"The son-in-law is the queen of thanking the mother." Zhao Fuqing naturally felt it, and he was also extremely obedient, revenge for his mother, not for a while, he could only take his time, presumably He Lan's performance was too eye-catching, the Queen Mother just came, I knew that I should have informed her as soon as possible, don't be too outstanding.
"Qing'er," after seeing Yahuan serving tea, Shan Yu Caitian said slowly.
"Queen Mother, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly." Zhao Fuqing said.
"Everybody stand down."
"Yes!" Who dares not to listen to the words of the Queen Mother, Lin Qingquan glanced at the prince, the prince nodded, and he retreated.
"How did Qing'er know this little girl He Lan?" Shan Yu Caitian asked at this time.