Wen Mingtang looked at Xinyue, who had come back to his senses in a trance earlier, although the expression on his face had recovered from his composure, his face was still a little pale.

Coughing lightly, Xinyue said: "The day after tomorrow, Your Majesty will summon someone to the palace, and when the time comes, you will go over." ”

Wen Mingtang raised his eyes and looked at Xinyue in front of him.

Xinyue snorted lightly, the corners of her mouth curled slightly, with a little mockery: "Don't worry, you won't be asked to get involved in what is wrong, and what you saw in the past will not be a corpse, stained with a life lawsuit." Just go over, and when you pass, Zhao Sishan will be able to leave the palace. ”

Wen Mingtang pursed his lips, and after a pause, he spoke: "I want to see Zhao Sishan to make sure she is still alive." ”

Hearing this, Xinyue snorted again, glanced at her, turned around and said, "Come with me!" ”

……

Although she angered Concubine Jing and was punished for kneeling for half an hour, she was immediately brought to this room and locked up.

There are all kinds of things used in the house for living, and then thinking of today's Concubine Jing suddenly handing her to make a twilight meal, how could Zhao Sishan not understand that he had become a bait at this time? I sat down and waited for half an hour, and sure enough, someone came.

When he saw Wen Mingtang who was following Xinyue, Zhao Sishan's eyes suddenly sharpened, suppressed his anger, and stared closely at Xinyue who was leading the way in front of him, without speaking.

Facing Zhao Sishan's sharp eyes, Xinyue turned to Wen Mingtang behind him as if she hadn't seen it, and said, "People are here, can you see them?" ”

Wen Mingtang let out an "um", walked over and grabbed Zhao Sishan's hand busily: "Zhao Sishan, how are you?" ”

Zhao Sishan stretched out his hand and held her hand, Xu was excited, and his hand trembled slightly: "I...... No problem. The word "no hindrance" seemed to pop out from between his teeth, and Zhao Sishan stared at Xinyue on the side tightly when he spoke, his eyes were cold.

This cold gaze wandered over her body, Xinyue subconsciously moved her toes to the side, away from the two of them, did not look at Zhao Sishan, only opened her mouth to urge: "What is there to say here, hurry up!" ”

Wen Mingtang held Zhao Sishan's hand and trembled as well, looking at Zhao Sishan's eyes flashed, and his mouth responded to Xinyue: "Got it." After that, he asked Zhao Sishan again: "How is it, can you be punished?" ”

"I only knelt for half an hour, and I gave the cushion back to my head, but it was fine." Zhao Sishan replied, still holding Wen Mingtang's hand, trembling slightly.

Wen Mingtang nodded, held Zhao Sishan's hand, and said, "I think so, they didn't come for you." Have you packed up your baggage or something? ”

"Almost, I'm ......"

The words of such a detailed inquiry only felt harsh, boring and verbose in the ears of Xinyue on the side, and after listening to them say two words, she couldn't help but interrupt the two of them: "Okay?" Say yes and go! Otherwise, you want to stay here and be with her? ”

When Wen Mingtang heard this, he glanced at Zhao Sishan again fixedly, and then withdrew his hand: "Okay." ”

Xinyue snorted coldly, turned around and walked out with her.

Although the room where Zhao Sishan was held was in the corner of the concubine's bedroom, no matter how he left the palace or entered the palace, he had to pass through the main road. After Wen Mingtang followed Xinyue and stepped on the main road, he raised his eyes and looked in the direction of the main hall, but saw that the door of the main hall was wide open at this time, and the lights inside it were bright. And the concubine Jing was lying on the soft couch at this time with her eyes closed. Although it was already night, and it would be time to rest in another hour or two, she still had fine makeup on her face and a flower on her eyebrows. This dress ...... Wen Mingtang's heart moved, turned around and quickly followed Xinyue out of the hall.

When he returned to the queen's bedroom, it was already the hour, and he asked the palace people and learned that His Majesty had come, so Wen Mingtang did not go over to disturb the queen again, and went to the bed to rest after washing up.

A dreamless night.

On the twelfth day of the first month, there was no more news about the moth from Concubine Jing all day, and the queen mother only asked when she brought the palace maids to present the prepared dim sum, and by the way, she made an appointment on the thirteenth day of the month tomorrow, and began to plan the rice balls to be eaten on the Yuan Festival in advance.

In fact, today's Darong Shangyuan Festival is not the time when the glutinous rice balls are the only thing, there are glutinous rice balls, if there is no glutinous rice balls, steamed rice and flour cakes are also made.

Of course, there will be no shortage of flour and fillings in the palace.

Early in the morning of the thirteenth day of the first month, after eating the set of one dish or two bites and more than ten dishes of morning food in the imperial dining room, Wen Mingtang went to the small kitchen to plan the dumplings to be made on the Shangyuan Festival with the two palace maids. The palace dining room will also do this on that day, the white and tender glutinous rice skin is wrapped with black sesame filling, bean paste filling, boiled rice balls, the skin is soft and glutinous, a bite up, the soft glutinous rice skin sticks to the teeth, you have to pull it gently, in order to make the teeth and the soft glutinous rice ball skin separate, the moment you bite the glutinous rice skin, the filling will flow out from the inside, sweet and soft glutinous, quite delicious.

Wen Mingtang has never done things such as black sesame rice balls and bean paste rice balls made in the imperial dining room. The method of glutinous rice balls is simple, not complicated, the cooking skills of the imperial dining room in charge of the white case are excellent, a pair of wonderful hands, and the mediocre dough in her hands can not only pinch out the tiger and rabbit zodiac, but also the beautiful scenery of the river pavilions, which is incomparable to Wen Mingtang.

The queen naturally didn't want her to compare with these chefs who had worked hard for decades, except for important things, it was purely a novelty.

Wen Mingtang knew this, so he simply made a big fuss about the new idea. If you are used to eating boiled rice balls, why not try a fried one; The usual glutinous rice skin with no flavor is replaced with rice balls with fillings, but with soybean milk and milk flavors, and the cooked balls are wrapped in the cooked soybean flour. You can also pour brown sugar syrup and other substances according to your preference, which is the most popular for those who prefer a soft and glutinous taste.

Of course, nothing is as simple as touching the upper and lower lips, and looking at simple things is not easy to do.

Such as...... Deep-fried rice balls.

Listening to what Wen Mingtang said, after the fried rice balls were boiled first and then fried, the two palace maids immediately rolled up their sleeves and tried it. Then...... When Wen Mingtang came back, he saw a messy kitchen. Oil splashed everywhere, and the two palace maids huddled in the corner held a cutting board in their hands, screaming to avoid the oil splashing everywhere. In the oil pot was the skin open and trapped, and the rice balls were torn apart, and when Wen Mingtang approached, there was still a little filling flying out of the oil pot, almost "hitting" Wen Mingtang.

Wen Mingtang: "......"

hurriedly went to the stove to extinguish the fire, raised the fence and fished out the torn rice balls, which ended this chaotic farce.

The two palace maids got up tremblingly from the corner, removed the chopping board in front of them, and asked Wen Mingtang with a sad face: "Master Wen, what's the matter?" How did this glutinous rice ball fry in the oil pan? ”

When Wen Mingtang heard this, he couldn't help laughing, laughed twice, and was about to speak, when a palace maid appeared outside the small kitchen.

"And say what's going on, it's like burning the kitchen!" The palace maid smiled and made fun of a few people before she spoke, looked at Wen Mingtang and said, "Master Wen, outside the palace...... Someone is looking for it. As he spoke, his eyes flickered, and he glanced in the direction outside the temple, meaning something.