Chapter Forty-Three: In the Hunt
If Murong Yan's dishes last night moved Yan Yue, then the news brought by Murong Yan today made Yan Yue ecstatic. Because the annual winter hunting period of the Darong Dynasty has arrived. The time of winter hunting every year is determined by the emperor's interest, and the journey to and from the paddock takes four or five days, so the winter hunting is generally more than ten days.
Yan Yue had only seen the scene of the emperor's hunting in previous TV series, and she was overjoyed when she heard such news. Yan Yue pondered that she might not be able to catch some deer, bear, or other animals, but there should be no problem in catching some small ones and the like. Thinking like this, he immediately ordered Lilac to pack up his things, thinking that the hunt must be indispensable for the two of them, so he also ordered the two to prepare quickly.
This cleaning is half a day, and God is also very eye-opening, yesterday it was still snowflakes, and today it is sunny. That afternoon, the mighty procession left the palace and set out for the paddock. Yan Yue was in a good mood, so Yan Yue no longer had any schasms about seeing Bi Chenggong wearing men's clothes among the ministers. smiled brightly at that Xuanyuan Yaohui, and did not care about the strange gazes of the ministers.
It's just that in this season, even if the sun is shining, it is not a little hot. It has to be said that the carriages used for this trip are all luxurious. One is big, big enough to lay a bed and a spare space, and the other is fully equipped. Therefore, Yan Yue has basically shrunk on the warm couch since she got into the carriage, with two stoves burning at her feet, holding a hand warmer bag in her hand, and wrapped in a big coat on her body, but she still felt that the cold wind poured in from the curtains in the carriage and the gaps in various places.
The two stoves placed at the foot are about 50 centimeters, the whole is composed of silver, the workmanship is exquisite and meticulous, the furnace body uses two kinds of craftsmanship of carving and engraving, and the patterns such as phoenix, auspicious clouds, mountains and mountains are engraved, and the artistic image is very perfect. The lid is also decorated with phoenix and peony patterns. If it is not used as a stove, it can be used as an ornament.
It's a pity that Yan Yue, who is staring at the two stoves at this time, is not admiring their artistic shapes, but pondering things that are completely different from this art. Yan Yue regretted it, she knew that she had been on the road for so long, and she should have brought some sweet potatoes and roasted them in this oven. Or if you have a frying pan and make some barbecue on it, it is not a good choice to enjoy the food while driving. Of course, this is a bit of a grievance, such a beautiful stove.
"What did you say you should eat?" Yan Yue asked Lilac who was sitting beside her in a daze.
"I didn't drink anything to make it hot, the slave brought wine, and the mother didn't want to have a drink." Lilac obviously thought that Yan Yue was trying to keep warm. But she didn't expect that she was talking about the wine to her master's mind, Yan Yue immediately said: "Yes, drink some wine, and make some barbecue on this stove." You and Thunderstorm will prepare the ingredients tonight, and we'll eat them in the car tomorrow. ”
"Barbecue on the stove?" Obviously, Lilac was shocked by her master's words again, and after thinking about it, she said: "When I was in the palace before, the slave maid only saw tea brewing on this stove in the queen's palace, but I never saw a barbecue on the stove." ”
"It's fun if I haven't done it before. Just do it. The more Yan Yue thought about it, the happier she became, thinking about the feeling of eating barbecue tomorrow, and she was so excited that she danced a little with her hands.
"I was still hunting in the paddock on a cold day, and I felt like a madman. And Niangniang, you have always been afraid of the cold, but you are still happy to be like this. Lilac couldn't help but ask. Yan Yue replied with a smile: "Just like a madman, you will be happy!" I'm always bored in the palace, and I feel like I'm getting a lot older. ”
"The slave didn't think that the mother was getting old, but the slave felt that the mother was getting smaller and emotionally unstable. I wanted to sleep every day a few days ago, and I've been thinking about playing since then. A few days ago, I was worried every day, but today I am so excited that I am worried. The slave and maid saw that the mother was so moody, but she was getting smaller and smaller. Lilac retorted directly.
Yan Yue couldn't help laughing, and somehow blurted out to ask, "Then do you think I'm good-looking or I'm good-looking?" Yan Yue originally blurted out, but after asking, she regretted it in her heart. It's just that the words can never be taken back. Just because Yan Yue also knew that Nabi Chenggong was indeed a few points better than herself in appearance, it was impossible to let Lilac admit this fact personally. After all, there is a difference between intimacy and intimacy, and I believe that even if I am a little uglier, I am the most beautiful in the eyes of Lilac.
But Lilac's answer surprised Yan Yue a little, because Lilac only replied: "There is no comparison." This made Yan Yue a little confused, and immediately asked, "You mean I'm much more beautiful than her?" Or is she much prettier than me? Yan Yue had secretly sworn in her heart that if this clove dared to say that Bi Chenggong was more beautiful than herself, she would have to kick her out of the car and save her from turning her arms out.
"The slave and maid are saying, a man and a woman, how can they be compared. In the eyes of the slave, Bi Chenggong is a man, and he is also a man who is not good-looking. Lilac's answer made Yan Yue laugh out loud in surprise. Lilac's words made Yan Yue think of a possibility, maybe many ministers in the court, including Emperor Murong Yan, actually regarded Bi Chenggong as a man, not a woman.
Yan Yue couldn't help laughing, if Murong Yan could say such a thing, I believe that Yan Yue would not have had a knot in her heart a long time ago. A woman who wanders in the barracks, a woman who does men's things all day long, isn't she really going to become a man's wife? The more Yan Yue thought about it, the more funny it became, and she immediately opened the curtain and looked out without fear of being cold.
Not far in front was Murong Yan's carriage, and in the team following behind the carriage was Bi Chenggong on horseback. If you just look at the back of the horse on it, it's really hard to argue. In such cold weather, although she is a woman, she rides a horse like a man, which is really admirable and a little contemptuous at the same time. Yan Yue couldn't help pouting, but her eyes turned to Xuanyuan Yaohui's grinning eyes, so Yan Yue immediately beckoned to Xuanyuan Yaohui.
Soon, Xuanyuan Yaohui rode his horse to Yan Yue's car and asked with a smile, "I don't know what the queen mother commands?" Yan Yue stared at him funny, and suddenly remembered that when he was climbing the mountain with him before, he asked him to go up the tree to pick ginkgo, and then looked around, and immediately ordered: "You go and find some clean snow for the palace." ”
"Queen, this seems to be a bit ...... Something is wrong...... Xuanyuan couldn't go on, the Manchu Dynasty was both civil and military, and the mother of a country actually asked the minister to find snow to play, and Xuanyuan Yaohui had to have a big head. What's more, now that the sun is shining after the snow, there is no snow on the ground, and only in the cool and sunny place can you see that handful of snow, and it is really difficult to find a lot of clean snow.
"The palace wants to use the clean snow water to make tea for the emperor, and also use the first snow to make some antifreeze cream. Do you think that's wrong? Yan Yue's voice was slightly higher, and the voice was not loud or small into the ears of the officials in front of her. said that it was for the emperor, of course Xuanyuan Yaohui couldn't put forward any opinions, but Xuanyuan belonged to the kind of person who had to pull a cushion when he was dying, and immediately glared at Lei Zhentian and Lei Zhenyu and said: "The minister needs Lei Zhentian and Lei Zhenyu to go together, there are many people and great power." ”
After the three of them left, the master and servant in the sedan chair squeezed together again. Looking at the smugness on his master's face, Lilac said with a clear face: "Master, that success can only be like this now, what do you stimulate her to do." ”
"Stimulating, this palace is just to stimulate her!" Yan Yue smirked again.
And the three of Xuanyuan Yaohui and Lei Yu lived up to their expectations, and when everyone was driving slowly, the three of them used light skills to collect a lot of snow. So after a while, the strong fragrance of tea came out of the queen's carriage, and Xuanyuan Yaohui quickly went to invite the emperor to come and taste tea on the queen's order.
The emperor stopped, the generals dismounted, and respectfully waited for the emperor to step into the carriage of the queen's mother, and the large army started again.
"Sure enough, good water, really good tea, Yue'er is elegant, snow water boiled tea fragrant, I don't know if I want to write a poem?" In the carriage, Murong Yan praised with a smile while drinking tea. Murong Yan was laughing casually, but somehow this feeling reminded Yan Yue of the crab tasting banquet a long time ago, and remembered that at that time, she had to guess the words and get the help of Wang Junyao at that time.
"The concubine can't write poetry, but she can tell a story about writing poetry to the emperor." Yan Yue smiled casually. Seeing that Murong Yan looked deaf, he immediately continued: "There are three official eunuchs drinking together, and they feel bored and propose to use snow as a topic to make a drinking order, the first person shook his head and muttered a sentence "The snow has fallen one after another", and then the second person said "This is the royal Ruiqi", and the third rich kid continued, "Why not go down for another three years". Then they began to discuss the fourth sentence, and heard a sentence from the window, "Let your mother's bullshit" come from the window. The three of them ran to the window together to take a look, and it was a flower child who was talking. So this poem is connected to "The snow has fallen one after another, this is the royal ruiqi, why not let your mother's shit go for another three years."
After Yan Yue finished speaking, she laughed, Murong Yan only stared at Yan Yue for a long time, and she was not angry when she laughed for a while, she only shook her head and continued to drink tea. Yan Yue felt that something was wrong, the poem mentioned "Royal Ruiqi", but she said that it was "bullshit", wouldn't she be scolding herself. After all, it is too much to say that the royal Rui is bullshit in front of the emperor! Thinking of this, Yan Yue hurriedly explained: "Don't be careful, it's that beggar who is farting, and I'm definitely not talking about you." ”
Yan Yue's anxious appearance to explain amused Murong Yan, and she shook her head and sighed: "Yan Yue, when do you know what to say, what not to say, what you can do, and what you can't do." All day long, I just know how to play. Yan Yue's face tensed, and without waiting for Yan Yue to refute, Murong Yan continued: "Actually, that's it, it's good." As long as Yue'er is happy, it is more important than anything else. So Yan Yue smiled proudly again.
From time to time, the queen's carriage heard the happy laughter of the emperor and queen, but Bi Chenggong's face outside the carriage became colder and more icy.