Chapter Thirty-Six: The Emperor Is an Expert at Cooking

For several days, the emperor took the imperial meal and exchanged it with Ling Yunfei for lunch. The whole palace is well known, and even the ministers of civil and military affairs have heard of it.

In the Qingxin Palace, Emperor Yuchen was approving the chapter, and from time to time he gently pinched the Yintang acupoint on his forehead, and the slender voice of the eunuch Wanquan came from outside the door, "Your Majesty, the queen asks to see." ”

"Oh? Empress? Declare! Emperor Yuchen took a deep breath and sat up straight.

Wan Quan led Empress Xiahou Jingyao in, "The concubines see the emperor." ”

"Yao'er, let's be flat, what's the matter with coming to the Qingxin Palace." Emperor Yuchen said lightly.

"Your Majesty, the concubine heard that you have exchanged lunches with your brother and cousin recently." Xiahou Jingyao said softly.

"Haha, Yao'er also knows about it, don't say it, your cousin's cooking skills are really good." Every time Emperor Yuchen mentioned this Ling Ruoyi, he was beautiful, and he was indescribably happy in his heart.

"Your Majesty, the concubine knows that you like to eat the dishes made by Cousin Ruoyi, you can summon her into the palace to cook a few dishes for you in the imperial dining room, but you always change lunch with your brother and cousin, which is unseemly."

Listening to Xiahou Jingyao's words, Emperor Yuchen seemed to understand that he really shouldn't always do this, but who called that meal so gluttonous to make a big fuss in the Five Organs Temple.

Emperor Yuchen pondered for a moment and slowly spoke, "I understand what the queen means. ”

Xiahou Jingyao walked to Emperor Yuchen's side and said softly: "Your Majesty, since you like to eat the dishes made by Ruoxi, then tomorrow the concubine will summon her to the palace and cook in the concubine's small kitchen to serve the emperor." Isn't that good? ”

"Don't be so troublesome, I won't change lunch with Yunfei anymore, you can step down." Emperor Yuchen listened to the queen's words, and couldn't help frowning, and said with an angry face.

Looking at the appearance of Emperor Yuchen, Empress Xiahou Jingyao understood that what she had just said had angered Emperor Yuchen, but the emperor was the Son of Heaven, and the women around her loved or not, she could not be jealous or jealous as the queen, and she had to think of sending the woman that Emperor Yuchen liked to him, if there was an afterlife, she would rather marry ordinary people and be an ordinary couple than enjoy glory and wealth in this golden silk cage.

The next day, in the Wuying Palace, hundreds of civil and military officials were on both sides, and Emperor Yuchen had been listening to the recital of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, thinking that he would have to eat those imperial meals like Jue wax for a while, thinking that he was the emperor of a country, and he was not as good as a deputy commander of the four grades every day. With patience, after finally listening to the recital, Emperor Yuchen had a flash of inspiration, and smiled at Ling Xiang in the hall and said, "Ling Xiang." ”

When Ling Xiang heard this, he hurriedly stepped out of the column and said, "The old minister is here." ”

"I heard that Miss Ling's cooking skills are superb, and I want to go to your house for lunch today, so I will ask Miss Ling to take charge of the spoon."

As soon as Emperor Yuchen said this, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty began to commotion, what happened to the emperor, a few days ago, I heard that I took the imperial meal all day long and exchanged lunch with Ling Yunfei, and now I want to go to Lingfu for dinner, it seems that this is Xiang Zhuang Wujian is determined to be in Pei Gong, going to Lingfu to eat is fake, taking the opportunity to approach people's daughters is true, according to the emperor's current thoughts, Miss Ling's status after entering the palace must not be low, at least the concubine.

Ling Xiang muttered in his heart, thinking in his heart, this King Qi ran to my house if he had nothing to do, it seems that he intended to be Yu'er, otherwise he would not have helped Yunfei when he was framed, and now the emperor seems to be ......, and made up his mind, Ling Xiang said with a straight face: "Your Majesty, the old minister's family has not prepared today, and the food is inevitably rough, it is better to let the old minister ask the little girl to prepare it today, and it is good to prepare a rich meal for the emperor tomorrow." ”

"You might as well do it, you don't have to prepare it specifically, just make it homely. So it is decided, I will go back with you today, and I will eat at your house. After Emperor Yuchen finished speaking, the black line in Ling Xiang's head, not to mention Ling Xiang, the whole hall of civil and military affairs is a black line in the head.

King Qi under the hall looked at Emperor Yuchen's expression, and secretly slandered in his heart, hum, you already have so many concubines, Yi'er is the princess I fancy, don't think about the princess of this king, you are going today, and the king will also follow, see what you do. After some slander, King Qi changed his smile and said: "Brother Huang, the younger brother thinks that what Ling Xiang said is reasonable, you are a golden body, you should prepare a meal in advance, and it is inevitable that you will be insulted to the prestige of the imperial brother if you go to eat alone, you might as well accompany the imperial brother to Ling's mansion to eat, and then bring the commander and deputy commander in front of the palace." ”

The hundred officials began to whisper again, this King Qi made it clear that he was afraid that the emperor would rob him of the person he wanted, what was it for the sake of the emperor's reputation.

"Brother Huang, since Brother Qi went with you, why don't you go with your brother, Ling Xiang doesn't mind having a pair of chopsticks with King Duoben." King Rui said at the right time.

The officials were even more speechless, and some even had the intention of watching a good show. Today, the three brothers are competing for a woman, which is interesting, an emperor, two princes, one of whom is still the emperor's brother, interesting, interesting.

The emperor was going to Ling Xiang's mansion for lunch, accompanied by the two princes, and the commander of the palace and the deputy commander of the palace accompanied him. Helpless, who calls people the emperor and the prince, the prince can still find an excuse to refuse, but the emperor is coming, if you don't let it, it is a disobedience to the order, at least demoted and dismissed, or at worst all over the house, weighing the pros and cons, I would rather let the emperor eat than send the family's head to the guillotine, isn't it.

Emperor Yuchen looked at King Qi and then at King Rui, and said with a smile: "Okay, then today I and the two royal brothers will go to Ling Xiang's Mansion for lunch." Okay, let's go down. Emperor Yuchen said with a smile.

"The emperor has a decree to retreat from the dynasty." After Wanquan announced Emperor Yuchen's will, he followed Emperor Yuchen to the apse to change his clothes, and he couldn't wear a dragon robe to someone's house to eat, at least change a regular clothes.

King Qi and King Rui sat in the side hall and tasted tea, waiting for Emperor Yuchen to change his clothes and come out, and the little eunuch waiting on the side kept breaking out in a cold sweat.

Ling Xiang trotted all the way to his carriage, and commanded as he ran, "Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry back to the house." "The coachman has never seen his own master in such a hurry, and he thinks that something must have happened, but he doesn't dare to ask. can only hurry up and pull the carriage straight to the Xiangfu.

As soon as he entered the mansion, Ling Xiang hurriedly sent someone to call Ling Ruoxi, panting and said, "Yi'er, the emperor doesn't know what's wrong today, he must come to the house for dinner, and he asks you to come to the spoon." ”

"What? Come to our house for dinner, and you want me to take care of the spoon? The emperor is full of fine clothes and jade food every day, why do you want to eat the food I cook. Ling Ruoyi wondered.

"Yi'er, then hurry up and get ready." Ling Xiang said helplessly.

"Okay, don't worry, Daddy, I'll go and prepare." After Ling Ruoyi finished speaking, he saluted Ling Xiang and walked towards the kitchen with the maid.

Emperor Yuchen went out of the palace to the Prime Minister's Mansion for lunch, accompanied by the two princes, and asked Miss Ling to take charge of the spoon herself. This matter soon spread all over the city, and the people discussed it one after another, what was the intention of Emperor Yuchen to suddenly go to the Prime Minister's Mansion for dinner? It must have taken a fancy to the eldest lady of the Ling family, and she intended to be included in the harem as a concubine, this King Qi accompanied him probably to escort him, but isn't there still a commander and deputy commander in front of the palace? And the deputy commander is still the civil and military champion of Jinke, there is no need for so many people to accompany him out of the palace, probably also interested in this Ling family's eldest lady, and then talk about King Rui, the first emperor gave this beautiful Miss Ling to marry him as Princess Rui, but he abandoned it, now it's good, come and rob it again, okay, the three brothers robbed a woman, who slipped down, or an unsolved mystery. Therefore, it is not a good thing that this woman is too beautiful, and there can be a few good endings for the red face and trouble.

Emperor Yuchen sat in the eight-treasure glazed carriage, wearing a royal blue robe, a smooth and white face, revealing an angular cold handsomeness, dark and deep eyes, glowing with charming color, the thick eyebrows, the tall nose, and the beautiful lip shape, all of which were showing nobility and elegance. Looking at the men riding horses on both sides of the car, one is wearing a dark blue woven gold brocade robe, with a beautiful blue auspicious cloud pattern leather belt tied around his waist, and his black hair is fixed with a jade crown. The other is dressed in a purple robe, with handsome facial features like a knife, exuding a kind of king aura that is mighty in the world, and his handsome face is pouting at this time. An unrestrained smile. It's really made so many women lose their souls.

But one of these three people is the emperor of the dynasty, and the other two are princes of the emperor and nobles, how can a commoner woman think about it. Thinking of this, how many women secretly felt sad, and secretly scolded Ling Ruoxuan in their hearts for being a red face and a reincarnation of a fox spirit.

"The emperor has arrived." Wan Quan's shrill voice sounded, and Ling Fu knelt down at the gate, shouting, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

"Let's all be flat, I am out of the palace today, you don't have to be so polite. Ling Xiang, why don't you see Miss Ling? Emperor Yuchen searched for this Ling Ruoyi's figure in the crowd, but that figure never appeared, so he couldn't help but feel a little sad.

"Back to the emperor, the little girl is preparing today's meal in the kitchen, but I want the old minister to send someone to call her over."

"No need, don't disturb Miss Ling's cooking, I'll just go to the living room and sit and wait for her." Emperor Yuchen smiled and walked ahead of himself, and Ling Xiang hurriedly stepped forward to lead the way.

After everyone sat down, Emperor Yuchen gently shook the folding fan in his hand, looking at the door and hoping that the figure he wanted to see appeared, but it never appeared.

Everyone was drinking tea, and Emperor Yuchen seemed to have just discovered something, and hurriedly said: "Jing Qi and Yun Fei also sit down to eat with me, remember to leave a place for Miss Ling." When Ling Yunfei heard this, the black line in his head, it seems that the meal is fake, and it is true that he wants to see my sister, but King Qi is good to his sister, our Ling family is obvious to all, King Qi is handsome and chic, and he is single-minded to his sister, and now there are no other women in King Qi's mansion except for the maid and mother-in-law. My sister and King Qi are a natural pair, the emperor is already so many concubines in the three palaces and six courts, and he still wants to marry his sister? Don't. He would not agree to his sister entering the palace as a concubine.

After another half of the tea time, I saw several women in pink maid costumes walking towards the restaurant with fragrant meals......