Chapter 174: Falling Snow

Xiao Dong has always been a little uneasy, and when Qin Lie came back in the evening, he said excitedly: "I learned from the new cook today, and I will make roast meat for you and your son to eat in the evening." ”

Xiao Dong cheered up: "Really? Then I asked my father and brother to be brought in. ”

Qin Lie laughed: "Please, please, I'll go to the kitchen to prepare the materials." ”

Xiao Dong warned him: "Don't you don't become ugly if you don't offer treasures, the stinky tofu ...... last time" The moment the lid was lifted, even King An, who had not changed his face before Mount Tai collapsed, changed his face.

Qin Lie hurriedly waved his hand: "No, no, don't worry." ”

Xiao Dong sent someone to invite King An and Zhao Lu, but King An hadn't come back yet, but Zhao Lu came soon.

"There are a lot of things going on in the household department near the end of the year, and it seems that my father can't catch up today. Let's eat first. Zhao Lu stretched out his hand to tease Ah Da, and Ah Da struggled to pull Zhao Lu's shirt and climb up his uncle's lap. Zhao Lu looked at him connivingly and didn't reach out to help.

Qin Lie came in with a large casserole in his own hand, followed by the servants under the kitchen carrying a small stove.

"Come, come, I'll roast meat for you."

Zhao Lu was also interested, and rolled up his sleeves: "I'll help you." ”

Qin Lie knew that Xiao Dong knew how to cook, after all, Qin Lie's previous life forced him to be full-time and all-round. But Zhao Lu ...... He has been clothed and fed since he was a child, and he doesn't have to pour a glass of water himself, and he still has to help Qin Lie? Just don't do it back.

But Xiao Dong was wrong, Zhao Lu was not only helpful, but also very skilled.

As if he had guessed Xiao Dong's thoughts, Zhao Lu raised his head and said, "I learned a lot of things in those days at the border. ”

Ah, yes.

A thin layer of oil was smeared in the hot casserole, and Qin Lie pasted the meat on it piece by piece, and the sizzling sound and aroma rose together.

Ah Da was very interested and kept wanting to move forward, but Hu was afraid that he would be hot, so he kept coaxing and holding it.

"It's so fragrant, what are you guys doing?"

As soon as the curtain was lifted, King An walked in, bringing in a north wind from him. There were fine snow drops on his cloak, and Xiao Dong hurriedly greeted him: "Father is back?" Qin Lie said that he had learned a new dish of roast pork. ”

King An untied his cloak and sat down at the table.

Qin Lie took the long chopsticks and turned the meat over one by one, and a smell of cooked flavor went straight to his nose.

Seeing that the heat was almost the same, Qin Lie poured down the soup on one side, and spread the fried dried tofu on top one by one.

"Come, come, taste."

The meat is cut into cubes that can be eaten in one bite, and it is delicious and tender, and the meat is juicy and fragrant. Even Ah Da said that it was delicious, and after eating the meat, he ate the tofu that had been burned with the gravy in the casserole, and he still felt like he was eating meat, but he had the chewy taste unique to dry tofu, and the aftertaste was also the vegetarian aroma of the beans, which was delicious and not greasy. In the end, they still burned cabbage, rice cakes and dried beans in this pot with the soup, and they all ate a round belly.

"Next time, let's have a warm pot." Xiao Dong smiled and said: "It happens that the weather is cold, eat that warm, and eat it yourself is also delicious." It's just the New Year, so it's lively to eat. ”

They also drank wine, Zhao Lu and Qin Lie were chess opponents, and King An and Xiao Dong only drank one glass. The rest of the dishes on the table hadn't been touched much.

King An hugged Ah Da and teased him, asking how he entered the palace today. Xiao Dong smiled and said and gestured: "The three cotton balls rolled into a pile, which frightened the people next to them, but in fact, the three of them had nothing to do." ”

King An was obviously tired, and after laughing for a while, he was going to leave first, and asked Qin Lie and Zhao Lu not to drink too much.

Xiao Dong thought about it, and asked someone to bring a cloak: "I'll walk with my father and consume food." ”

Outside, the snow was getting heavier and heavier, and it was blowing and covering the sky.

Xiao Dong took the lantern from the maid's hand, and King An took the umbrella.

"Father, today I overheard the quarrel between Concubine Ming and the mother and daughter of the fifth princess." Xiao Dong said softly: "The fifth princess seems to be very hostile to Concubine Ming...... And Concubine Ming doesn't look like she's seriously ill.

"She has a big heart." King An straightened the hood for Xiao Dong: "Her hometown is in Xuanzhou, and when she was thirteen years old, she already had the title of the first beauty in Xuanzhou. ”

Although he didn't want to admit it, Xiao Dong listened to these old gossip with relish.

This is probably human nature, especially the gossip in the palace, who doesn't like to hear it?

Concubine Ming's sister is the former Mrs. Ming in their house, who disappeared during the turmoil in the capital a few years ago.

She is also a beauty.

Xiao Dong still vaguely remembers her appearance, which is a little similar to Concubine Ming, but Concubine Ming is even more gentle.

Of course, it just looks gentle. In fact, Concubine Ming's personality probably has nothing to do with gentleness.

"Then, the fifth princess and Ming Guifei, why did they become what they are today? Is it just because Concubine Ming didn't take care of the fifth princess when she was sick? ”

"Freezing three feet, not a day's cold. Concubine Ming has never given birth since giving birth to the fifth princess. There are talented people in the country, and the beauties in the palace are one after the other......"

Xiao Dong burst out laughing.

Succession after ...... King Ann's use of this word is really incisive.

Isn't it a succession, there is a queen in front of Ming Guifei, and there are a large number of beauties chasing after her, let's just say that the mother of the sixth princess is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

The shelf life of Hongyan is very short, not to mention, even if Hongyan is not old, the emperor has no freshness for her.

"Concubine Ming wants to invite pets, but she can't rely on her beauty and talent alone. So she worked the five princesses, and began to teach carefully from the time she could speak, and the five princesses were indeed competitive, born smart and clever, and worked piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the emperor favored her the most among the princesses......"

"The Five Princesses......"

Thinking like this, the fifth princess is a little pitiful.

That's what you learn from the time you can talk.

In such a comparison, Xiao Dong felt that he was so happy that he was angry. King An never forced her to learn anything, as long as she was happy, even if she didn't know how to read big characters, King An wouldn't care about her. After a few years in Jiyutang, learning those poems, calligraphy and paintings is simply perfunctory, and you can do whatever you like.

Even if she and Zhao Zhi were on good terms, King An didn't interfere with her.

This kind of tolerance, understanding and love, the five princesses and the six princesses have never gotten it.

In the palace, everything has to be fought for and grabbed. There is only one emperor, and there are too many people competing for favor, and there are not enough points at all.

"The matter of the fifth princess and Shen Jing, Concubine Ming seems to know about it." Xiao Dong whispered, the snow flakes fell on her forehead, stained between her hair, and she raised her hand to brush them away.

"I'm afraid she already knew, and she must have stopped it. Even if it is her biological mother, the fifth princess will not be willing to be a doll in the hands of Concubine Ming for the rest of her life. She has her own love and wants to live her own. ”

"yes."

But the words of the fifth princess and Ming Guifei should have more meaning.

The fifth princess explained that the concubine wanted to be the queen mother - but Ming Guifei was not the queen, and she had no son, how could she be the queen mother?

What did she do?

That year, King Jing and the second prince launched a palace change, and Concubine Ming was in it - did she also play any role? .

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