Chapter 19: A Lot of Tastes
The moment I walked out of the empress, I even had the urge to change the fate of Concubine Li.
In fact, to be honest, I still appreciate a woman like the queen more.
Intelligent, elegant, and knowledgeable, I don't think any man can refuse such a woman.
But I still want to help Concubine Li.
In the eyes of outsiders, the queen and Duan Xuan are the most suitable pair, they are affectionate, the man has the air of the emperor, the woman has the style of the mother, and Concubine Li is the intervener of their feelings.
But in my opinion, if the queen hadn't exchanged identities with Concubine Li, if the queen hadn't destroyed Concubine Li's eyes, would Duan Xuan still like the current queen?
I feel unworthy for Concubine Li, although Duan Xuan may not choose Concubine Li in the end, but he must at least know that Concubine Li is the one who has experienced the suffering of the people with him and stayed with him in the peace of the world.
So I took a maid and ran to the imperial dining room to make a dish, put it in a crude earthen bowl, and put it in the food drawer to find Duan Xuan.
This dish is something I've seen in Concubine Li's dreams before.
This was the soup and rice she cooked for the poor people on the first day she met Duan Xuan.
I remember Concubine Li said that this soup and rice are made by boiling the leftovers from noon together, but it is difficult to find the leftovers from noon in this imperial dining room, so I made a few side dishes and boiled them together based on my memory.
When I went to see Duan Xuan, he was in the study to discuss state affairs with the important officials of the imperial court, and I asked the maid to go in and report it.
I thought that Duan Xuan would not stop the discussion of state affairs for me, but I didn't expect that after a while, all the ministers in the study came out, including Si Qing.
Si Qing was wearing a white brocade robe, and when he walked out, he just smiled politely at me, and that smile was arrogant, alienated, and defensive.
I was stunned for a moment before I reacted, this is the Si Qing in Concubine Li's memory and not the Si Qing that I can see.
Then several ministers came out one after another, and they all greeted me politely, but there was one person who was very special.
He is the minister who hoped that Duan Xuan would kill me in the court that day, and he looked at me with disgust, disgust, and calculation.
I looked at the minister for some reason, thinking to myself that I should not have offended anyone, and that my purple eyes alone would not cause such a great rejection.
Just as I was thinking, Duan Xuan's father-in-law next to him interrupted me.
"Concubine Li, the emperor let you in"
When this father-in-law spoke, his voice trembled a little, especially when he saw my eyes, his whole face turned pale.
I didn't care, so I took the cage drawer in the hand of the maid behind me and went in.
When I entered, Duan Xuan sat on the chair and looked at me, didn't do anything, just looked at me intently.
There was playfulness in his eyes, shrewdness, joking, and a lot of jumbled things that I couldn't understand.
I was also very reluctant that he looked at me like this, so I spoke first.
"The concubine was afraid that the emperor would be tired, so she specially made some food and sent it over."
I put the cage drawer on Table Mountain, and he smiled instead.
"Your concubines are all called quite naturally."
I smiled and said, "Of course, the concubine is called naturally, but if it is not natural, she can't become the emperor's person." ”
He raised an eyebrow: "You're very different today than usual. ”
I replied: "Because I am now the emperor's person, then all the pride can be put down in front of the emperor, and there is nothing to keep." ”
He looked at me playfully, and didn't speak, and I was furious by his staring again, so he brought out the bowl of soup and rice I had made.
I thought back to the conversation between Concubine Li and Duan Xuan when they first met, and then said.
"This is called hot rice, porridge made from leftover vegetable soup from lunch, you must eat it while it is hot, it is very fragrant."
This sentence was what Concubine Li said to Duan Xuan at the beginning.
Although there is obviously something wrong with this sentence here, after all, this rice is not made of leftover soup, and Duan Xuan has not tasted it yet, but I think Duan Xuan should be very familiar with this sentence.
Sure enough, he smiled meaningfully when he heard me say this, and then he took the bowl of hot rice I made, scooped a small spoonful and tasted it.
Just when I wanted to see his surprised expression with hope, I didn't expect him to have a calm face and said lightly.
"I'm very happy."
Glad?
"I heard that before you came to me, you went to the queen's place, presumably this hot rice was what you asked the queen about, although the taste of the food you made is unmatched compared to the queen's cooking, but I am still very happy."
What the?!
I'm really angry, it's the first time I've been cooking for someone since I became a ghost, and I'm still a man.
I have a wish in my life, that is, one day when I meet my sweetheart, I will cook for him every dish I have learned, and then tell him that I will make him all the delicacies in this world, and tell him that you only need to have me is enough.
But now?
The first man to eat my cooking actually said that the food I cooked was no match for others?
Presumably, my face must have interpreted a sentence very well on the spot, so if you eat the old lady's, you will spit it out to the old lady!
It is estimated that Duan Xuan also realized his mistake when he saw my gloomy face, and actually came to comfort me.
"I haven't been to see you since you moved into the Yuehua Palace, so I will go to your dormitory tonight to accompany you, which should be regarded as a reward for your hard work and cooking porridge for me."
Reward?
It turns out that the favor of a person can also be rewarded, which is really sad.
I didn't want to eat it when I saw Duan Xuan, so I quickly packed up and left, so as not to upset me when I saw it.
I didn't react until I brought the bowl to my palace, Duan Xuan said that he was coming to my dormitory tonight, do you want to sleep?
What to do!