Chen Zhiyi hid behind the bamboo bushes, with his back to Xie Fanghua and Xie Enran, listening to their conversation, as if all the mysteries had been solved.

Since April last year, this and that thing has been happening in the capital, is it all my sister's operation?

Chen Zhiyi knew that her sister was very capable, but she didn't expect her sister to do so many things for the so-called "right", Chen Zhiyu didn't have that ability, she couldn't think of so many ways to achieve her goals, and she wouldn't be easily noticed by others.

In addition to being surprised, Chen Zhiyi was also worried.

Was Xie Eran also involved in his sister's affairs? Does Brother Jin know? Will what they do be revealed?

Chen Zhiyi couldn't help but think of what happened last night - Princess Pingle was also killed by Brother Jin and his sister, will His Majesty the Emperor investigate this matter and then find out about his sister and Brother Jin's heads?

Chen Zhiyi didn't dare to move, until Xie Lenran and Xie Fanghua left, she closed her eyes and breathed a sigh of relief, slid down the bamboo pole with a soft body, and squatted in front of the bamboo.

Yu Shangshu's affairs have already been understood, embezzling silver mines and selling salt without permission are all capital crimes, not to mention that Yu Shangshu also laughed wildly and told Murong Jin that he sent Liying to assassinate Prime Minister Xie Lao and kill important ministers in the court, Yu Shangshu had no life at all.

The Yu family was full of beheadings, because Yu Guifei was the emperor's concubine, judging from the evidence presented by Yu Wu and Murong Jin, it was not said that she was involved in this matter, and the emperor had already favored Yu Guifei before, so he exempted her from the death penalty, but only took away her concubine position and demoted her to a six-grade talent.

All of a sudden, from a high-ranking concubine to a small six-grade talent, and without the Yu family as a backer, Yu Cairen is struggling in the palace.

Empress Xia was naturally happy. She has been fighting with Yu Cairen for so many years, and she still won.

However, Dong Chan didn't see how happy Queen Xia was, the queen just laughed a few times and stopped, Dong Chan didn't understand, and asked her why she was unhappy, but Queen Xia shook her head and said nothing.

Dong Chan guessed that the queen mother was thinking about General Xia, so she stopped thinking deeply and did things happily.

She is also happy, without the invincible Concubine Yu, the queen mother can truly dominate the affairs of the harem. The tide rises, and wherever Dong Chan goes, the people who used to be polite to her are now more polite to her.

She personally came to the imperial dining room to deliver dinner to the queen, and said to Chef Li with a smile: "Make a mutton rice noodle soup for the queen's mother, and roast duck, and you can watch and cook the rest." Remember to have a lighter taste, Niangniang doesn't like to be too spicy. ”

As soon as Chef Li saw Dong Chan coming, he hurriedly brought her a small bench and asked her to sit down, listened to Dong Chan's instructions, and nodded again and again, "Don't worry, Miss Dong Chan, I will prepare the queen's meal immediately!" ”

Chef Li is in his forties this year, and Dong Chan is in her thirties, if it weren't for her age, Chef Li would not call Dong Chan "girl", but Dong Chan "sister".

Dong Chan nodded with satisfaction, and didn't even plan to leave where she was sitting.

She propped up her head and thought - Yu Cairen has nothing now, and he is no longer qualified to compete with the queen mother, even if His Majesty pampers her again, it will be before. Xie Zhaoyi has never been favored by His Majesty. As for the rest of Lin Jieyu and Liu Meiren, it is not worth mentioning.

By the way, Concubine Wang Shu, didn't Concubine Wang give birth to a child?

Judging from this situation, His Majesty will definitely give the child to the Queen Mother to raise—if His Majesty does not raise the child himself—Your Majesty has every opportunity, where is the leisure to face a baby every day?

After Chef Li fried a dish, he brought a stove to Dongchan and continued to work.

The smell of fumes in the kitchen was too big, so Dongchan sat leaning against the door, but it was too cold outside the door, so she could only endure the smell of snorting and sit inside.

Several cooks in the kitchen are stir-frying, and there is a sour smell that makes people red-nose for a while, and a spicy smell that chokes the eyes.

Dong Chan frowned, got up and was about to go out, but just walked to the door, and a person suddenly came in outside the door.

It's Qingzhi.

Dong Chan has seen Qingzhi, who is the maid next to Xie Zhaoyi, and I heard that she can also do some martial arts.

Qingzhi didn't expect to meet Dong Chan in the imperial dining room, and was stunned for a moment, before she smiled lightly and said hello, "Miss Dong Chan." ”

Dong Chan doesn't like this title. That Chef Li is older than her and calls her "girl", Dong Chan can understand, but this Qingzhi looks younger than herself, so she doesn't call her "sister"?

Qingzhi said hello and was about to enter the door, it was too cold outside, and her face was a little stiff.

But Dongchan took a step to the left, blocking Qingzhi's road.

Qingzhi was stunned again, glanced at Dong Chan, and walked to the right again, but Dong Chan just wanted to get along with her, so she also took a step to the right, blocking Qingzhi's way again.

"What do you mean, girl?" Qingzhi took a step back and looked at Dongchan with a slight frown.

In Qingzhi's eyes, Dong Chan has always been an unknown personal palace maid by Queen Xia's side, but now she will actually stand in her way?

Qingzhi has been with Xie Fanghua for so many years, and of course she can also rub Dongchan's careful thoughts.

It is nothing more than because Concubine Wang Shu was given death, the concubine Yu was reduced to a talented person, and Queen Xia had real power, and she also rose with the tide.

Thinking of this, Qingzhi sneered and had a little more disdain for Dongchan.

At first, I thought that this person was unknown and a well-informed person, but now it seems that he is nothing more than an ordinary person: aren't many ordinary people as snobbish as Dongchan?

Dongchan heard Qingzhi's laughter, and seemed to be mocking herself, and her mood was even worse, "What is Miss Qingzhi laughing at?" I just accidentally went in the same direction as you, and I didn't say you were in my way, so why are you laughing at me? ”

Qingzhi didn't mention Dongchan blocking the way at all, but the other party just said it, which shows that her heart is weak.

Qingzhi didn't plan to pay attention to Dongchan.

Niangniang didn't eat in the morning and at noon, and not long after she returned to Jinhua Palace, she hurried to the imperial dining room to pass the meal, but she didn't want to delay the time because of a quarrel with Dongchan.

Qingzhi squeezed in through the gap between Dongchan and the door, walked over and smiled at Chef Li, who was busy, and said, "Uncle Li, make a tofu ball soup that you are good at, and then have two plates of green vegetables and a plate of meat, it's still the old rule." ”

"Howler! Miss Qingzhi, wait a minute! Chef Li smiled brightly.

Dongchan sounds very unpleasant.

Uncle Li? What are you good at? The old rules?

Could it be that Qingzhi and Chef Li are very familiar?

Dong Chan's mouth crooked, turned to Chef Li, and said coldly: "Isn't the queen's dish ready?" Don't you want to do it? ”

You must know that Chef Li is the best cook in the imperial dining room, he came out of the Imperial Fragrance Building, and the emperor likes to eat the food he makes, and now that Dong Chan said this kind of thing, Qingzhi couldn't listen to it anymore.

Chef Li is not in a good mood, he is smiling at everyone, Dong Chan is the personal palace maid next to the queen's mother, it is normal for Chef Li to please her, but now it seems that he has done a thankless thing?

It's still this Qingzhi girl.

Although Xie Zhaoyi is not favored by His Majesty, Xie Zhaoyi is not bad, and he often rewards him with all kinds of good things because the dishes he makes are delicious.

Not to mention Miss Qingzhi, she is also a good-tempered girl, and once she is familiar with her, everyone has more common language to speak.

The imperial dining room is also a place where there are many people, and if Chef Li hears any news, he will occasionally whisper to Qingzhi.

"Miss Dongchan, don't worry, just one dish is missing!" Chef Li could only laugh.

What's the solution? The queen mother is now the real lord of the palace in the palace, and there was Yu Guifei and her "two worlds" before, but now that the concubine has become a talented person, and when it comes to Yu Cairen, it is all about how the Yu family has done it for itself.

Now, Empress Xia is the boss of the palace.

"Hurry up!" Dong Chan really wanted to go back early, she had to tell the queen mother that she must pay attention to Xie Zhaoyi in the future.

That Xie Zhaoyi is now the highest concubine except for the queen mother, who knows that one day His Majesty will think of her, and then her queen mother will have many strong rivals.

Qingzhi glanced at Dong Chan, walked to the place where she was sitting just now and sat down, the stool was already cold, and even a little icy.

Dong Chan left with the food box, and didn't forget to glare at Qingzhi before leaving.

Chef Li saw Dong Chan far away, and couldn't help but sigh: "This person, if you gain for a while, you will get carried away." Miss Qingzhi looked at the Dongchan girl, in the past, Yu Guifei, no, when Yu Cairen was still there, she could compete with the queen's mother, but now it's okay, Yu Cairen has become a talented person, and Dongchan also began to tremble. ”

Qingzhi glanced outside the door, Dong Chan's figure was gone, "Yes." ”

Not long after, Qingzhi also carried the food box and went out of the imperial dining room.

Returning to the Jinhua Palace, Qingzhi put the food on the table and told Xie Fanghua about what had just happened in the imperial dining room.

Xie Fanghua listened but did not speak.

She took a sip of the soup, and the hot soup flowed from her mouth to her stomach, and the warm current also flowed from her mouth to her stomach, and the whole person warmed up and became energetic.

"Is Yu Cairen still in Yongqing Palace?" Xie Fanghua asked.

"In the side hall." Qingzhi said, "She was always reluctant to leave Yongqing Palace, so His Majesty arranged her in the most remote hall. According to the slave maid, Yu Cairen is the end of the strong crossbow, what does the mother still care about her? ”

Xie Fanghua drank a few more mouthfuls of soup, the taste of this soup was very fresh, I heard Chef Li say that only salt was added, and no other ingredients were added at all, but Xie Fanghua felt that this soup was delicious.

Maybe the amount of salt and the method of making it are the key points. However, this is Chef Li's specialty dish, and he will not spread it if he wants to, so Qingzhi never asked.

Listening to Qingzhi's words, Xie Fanghua just smiled slightly, "That's right, at the end of the strong crossbow, then leave her alone." ”

Maybe it was because some of Xie Enran's words touched Xie Fanghua, she wanted to completely defeat Yu Cairen before, but now that she thinks about it, there is no need.

I was thinking about drinking another bowl of soup, but I came outside the door to report that Shengzong's father-in-law was here.