Chapter 103: The Gentleman's Building
After being reborn, she has experienced ups and downs until now, and Yan Liwu has a lot of understanding of this time and space, but in the kitchen, she is really the first time to have close contact.
The large black iron pot with a diameter of about half an arm, the smooth vegetable spatula with wooden handles, and the bottles and jars filled with oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and even the plates and small bowls containing the food are so exquisite that Yan Li is amazed.
"Salt." Wen Moqing stretched out his hand.
Yan Li's worried eyes wandered over a row of clay pots, and finally picked up one of them and handed it to Wen Moqing: "Is this it?" The font is weird, and I can't tell if it's a salt word. ”
"Can't you recognize it, won't you look at it?" Wen Moqing glanced at Yan Liwu strangely, opened the jar, and his sword eyebrows twisted into a ball, "This is vinegar - forget it, you stand aside and watch, the more you help, the more messy it becomes." ”
What about people who have never been in the kitchen in their lives, lack some common sense, and react slowly? When she followed Ye Haochuan's brothers and sisters to eat in the military camp, no one told her that she had to put so many spices! Yan Li complained that he was too lazy to speak, so he simply hugged his shoulders and hid aside, coldly watching Wen Moqing change from a handsome boy to a busy chef.
However, after two cups of tea, he forgot all his complaints.
"How do you make this greens? Why is it so fragrant? And this, this bean, can actually be fried with minced meat, I've never eaten it before! ”
On the small dining table in Qinglian Palace, which had not been used for a long time, Wen Moqing was eating quietly, while looking at the other side and making a fuss about it, and his face was full of surprise and admiration for his masterpiece.
In Wen Moqing's opinion, there was no need to answer the question asked by Yan Liwu, and he ate a mouthful of food and a mouthful of food regularly, until he was full and put down the rice bowl, and then he appreciated Yan Liwu with a numb expression: "A woman who can't even cook, does the second prince want to marry you back to be a bodhisattva?" If the first emperor has knowledge under the spring, he must be like thunder, which is really unfortunate for the family. ”
"It's just that you can make a few broken dishes, look at your arrogance, your skin is really thick." Yan Liwu rolled his eyes, poured the remaining half of the bowl of rice into the plate, pushed away the rice bowl and directly held the plate for a storm. After eating a very full, he put down the dishes and chopsticks with satisfaction, held the teacup and drank a lot, and sighed happily under the gaze of Wen Moqing like a monster: "The cooking skills are good, better than those restaurants and inns in Anzhou, whoever marries you will definitely be unlucky, but you are finally blessed." ”
"You're usually like that?" Automatically ignoring the sarcasm of Yan Liming, Wen Moqing shook his head with a little regret, "It's a pity that this good skin, changing to other rich women can definitely show the noble elegance that is more in line with your status, rather than being crazy and impolite like you." ”
Noble and elegant, this word is not unfamiliar. In her previous life, as the daughter of a famous family in the political circles, she also behaved politely and spoke elegantly, how many people praised and envied, and how many people followed suit, and the evaluation was no less than that of talented women and beauties of this era.
But that's all in the past, and now she's just a disgraceful exile, thanks to the friendly Ye family brothers and sisters first, and then the gentle Wen Moshu, so that she won't starve in the midst of displacement, how can she have the leisure to think about her demeanor and image and the like? Having food, clothing, and finding a way out to live well is her most realistic goal at present.
Xu is words and worries did not talk back, which made Wen Moqing a little unaccustomed, and looked at it with a faint gaze, staring motionless for a long time.
"What do you see me doing?" Yan Liwu subconsciously touched his face, and frowned slightly after making sure that there were no rice leaves left, "Don't look at me like that, goosebumps are about to rise." ”
Wen Moqing was silent for a while, and said lightly: "Master came here a few days ago, he likes Qinglian Palace very much, and it won't be long before Wu Nian buys this place." You see if there is anything else you want to take away here, once the Qinglian Palace is owned by the Junzi Building, it will be difficult to come in in the future. ”
"After King Qinglian was deposed, this place will be owned by the imperial court, right? It has nothing to do with me to sell or not to sell. I don't have anything to take away, those things that are not mine, isn't taking them away tantamount to stealing? Yan Li didn't want to refuse, and then looked at Wen Moqing a little flustered, "Your master has already left?" It's a pity, I've always wanted to meet his old man and see what kind of character can teach a brazen apprentice like you. ”
"He is also Bi Xiao's master."
“…… When I didn't say. Qinglian Palace, which had been empty for a long time, was a little damp and cold, Yan Liwu shrank his feet on the stool, his arms hugged his knees, half of his face was buried in the crook of his arm to absorb a trace of heat, and his eyes suddenly became a little confused, "Wen Moqing, what will happen to me after searching the underground palace?" Are you going to send me to the palace to wait for the fate, or do you really let me go back to Moshu as agreed, or is there some other way to deal with it? ”
Wen Moqing didn't answer directly, and looked back meaningfully: "Want to hear the truth and falsehood?" ”
"I can guess the lie, tell the truth, at least let me be prepared."
The innocence that is the only thing left to worry about is slowly disappearing in the sinister conspiracies, and now she has gradually adapted to the cruel reality, accepted the heavy identity, and got along day and night with more than seven points of understanding of Wen Moqing, which is enough to see through his pretended careless expression. She could see that Wen Moqing had something to say but it was difficult to speak, since the owner of the Junzi Mansion had come, then ninety percent of it might have something to do with the arrangements made for her after the matter was completed.
He couldn't talk about it, so let her propose, she believed that she could accept everything calmly, even if it was unfair.
"I told Master that I was going to let you enter the Gentleman's Building, but I was decisively refused." Wen Moqing sighed lightly, her eyebrows were a little bored, "After all, I haven't been in contact with you and there is no evidence to make outsiders believe that you are not the Qinglian King, so Master will not agree to anything." I thought about it for two days, if I can find clues in the underground palace to show your identity, if not, even if I want to send you back to the second prince, there is not much hope - the emperor is keeping an eye on him, and he will definitely not let him have a chance to win over any of the forces, and too many people know the information about your friendship with General Ye, I am afraid it has already become a hidden worry in the emperor's heart. ”
When he met the Ye Haochuan brothers and sisters in the expedition, Yan Liwu didn't expect that one day he would come to this point with Wen Moshu, so it was naturally impossible to consider the complex relationship forces; Now she is still half-aware of the open and secret battles in the harem of the Yuan Kingdom, but she understands very well in her heart that Emperor Wen Jingyuan is trying his best to guard against and even assassinate Wen Moshu, and putting a person who has a close relationship with Ye Haochuan's brothers and sisters to Wen Moshu's side is tantamount to raising a tiger.
When getting along, Wen Moshu had melancholy in her eyes and the yearning for freedom, and she felt the same as the worries of Yanli, she understood Wen Moshu's disgust with intrigue and conspiracy, but these others didn't know, and even if they knew, they might not believe it.
In the end, it's the old saying that makes your ears calloused.
Helpless, I can't help myself.
"Wen Moqing, if I say that Mo Shu doesn't want to fight for power to grab that illusory throne at all, do you believe it?" With a deep sigh, Yan Li quietly looked at the silent man across the table, and a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, "He just wants to live in peace in a place where there is no dispute with the world, and those power and calculations are used for self-preservation, not his original intention." ”
Wen Moqing half-propped her cheeks, and avoided Yan Li's worried gaze without a trace: "I don't have much contact with the second prince, so I can't talk about understanding." As for what he said to you, believe it or not, whether it is true or false is him, and no one else has the right to ask. But I can see one thing very clearly, no matter what the second prince thinks in his heart, Chu Ci is really planning to seize the throne, otherwise, why does he need to go to Anzhou to find you and keep you away from the second prince? That man's scheming is unfathomable, and his identity is also a fog, and you had better be prepared for what will happen to those who hinder his plans. ”
The content of the conversation inexplicably shifted from the meal to Chu Ci, and the words couldn't help but be a little confused, holding the teacup to sort out his thoughts, and feeling more and more cold.
"You say that Chu Ci is a mystery, and that he can't be trusted for his secret calculations, are you credible? With you from the imperial capital to Anzhou to Qinglian Palace, I have been betting on my own ending, but until now you can't give me a definite answer - when everything is over, what will I do? I'll figure out the rest myself, and that's all I want to know right now. ”
The tone of the words was a little hurried, and it seemed as if he was angry. Wen Moqing looked at her for a long time, then got up to clean up the mess, and didn't reply to her question, with a little sadness on his face.
He was never a good-natured man, especially after being misunderstood.
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There is a mountain peak in Cangwu County, which is located on the border of the Yuan Kingdom, the mountain is high and steep, but it is not the highest or most precipitous in the Yuan Kingdom, but in the entire Zhongzhou and even outside it, there are very few people who do not know this mountain, and even the yellow-haired children can shout the name of this mountain loudly.
Jade Dome Mountain.
Where the wind and grass can cause great change.
In fact, it is not that there is anything special about this mountain, but that everyone knows about a building in the mountain, especially those who walk the rivers and lakes, and they always have three points of longing and seven points of fear for this building - but anyone who can enter this building is a genius, or has excellent kung fu, or is talented in learning, or extremely outstanding in a certain aspect; If anyone dares to be sarcastic about this building, then what awaits him will inevitably be a tragic end, even if the prince and the general will not escape.
"So I said, Mo Qing and Wu Nian are about to ruin the reputation of our Junzilou, and many people have reached the point of talking about the tiger's color, and they are all the two stinky boys who make trouble!"
In the gentleman's building in the famous epicenter of the state, a man in plain clothes and a mantle shouted loudly, raised his hand to raise the wine jar and drank heavily, and sighed happily after putting it down, even if he scolded on his lips, he didn't see any anger.
Qiu Weishui was reading a book in a wooden chair, and when he heard the man complaining, he snorted, closed the page with a bang, and said in an unhappy tone: "Let you come back to share Lao Tzu's worries, who made you complain?" Who in the building doesn't know that Moqing, that little bastard is good friends with you Mu Jiuge, and if you can't get used to him, you won't persuade him? Qiu Shushui turned his head, and his anger turned towards the other person in the room: "And you, don't always hide in the corner and keep silent, no matter what kind of god or murder you are outside, go back to the building and give Lao Tzu rules and regulations to speak!" ”
Mu Jiuge, who was scolded as a burden of anger, pursed his lips, moved his eyes to the corner of the room, looked at the man in black who was sitting silently and sighed sympathetically: "Qianhan, our two junior brothers have made Master angry again, should you go and talk to Wu Nian?" If you don't persuade it, neither of us will want to leave here and go outside this year. ”
"I will persuade you to go yourself." Lou Qianhan rubbed the corners of his forehead, and there was a faint hint of impatience in his eyebrows, "Who could persuade Moqing to deal with that alien woman back then?" What is the Qinglian King now, is it endless? Don't come to me for these boring things. ”
Mu Jiuge, who had passed the year of establishment, was stunned for a moment, and turned to Qiu Huishui with a sluggish expression: "Aren't you talking about Moqing's indiscriminate interference in politics?" Why is it involved in women again? Isn't that kid tempted by anyone again...... No, no, he's still thinking about that little fairy, it's impossible to fall in love with other women! ”
The autumn passing water snorted heavily, and he dropped the book and was noncommittal, but Lou Qianhan raised his lips and sneered, which was more indifferent than Wen Moqing's indifference lingering on his eyebrows.
"Whether you are tempted or not, try it and find out."