Rubbing his eyebrows, Liu Wei looked at the little eunuch beside him.

This person is only eleven or twelve years old, thin and small, named Cheng Ping, who was in charge of the furnace when he was in charge of the last dynasty.

The person was chosen by the Empress Dowager He, and the reason is simple: the name is pleasing.

Liu Wei doesn't care about this, it's enough to be obedient and sensible.

Thinking of this, he beckoned to the little yellow door to come over.

When the little eunuch saw the emperor calling him, he was shaken, and the chic and heroic posture of the Golden Palace had obviously not dispersed from his heart.

But there is no way, who let him do this errand that others can't envy?

The trembling appearance of the accompanying eunuch naturally fell into Liu Wei's eyes, making him almost laugh.

"Alright, come here. Big deal, next time...... Notify you in advance. ”

The little eunuch Cheng Ping is about to cry, dare to love and next time?!

Unfortunately, he didn't dare to ask, nor did he dare to protest, so he had to stand up obediently.

"It's almost dinner time, isn't it?"

Hearing this, Cheng Ping looked out of the door and nodded yes.

"Alright, you go and command. I will go to the queen mother's place to say goodbye, and then we will go to the palace of Emperor Dong for dinner. After speaking, he added: "Call the general and Zhang Changshi, since you are going, you want to have a lively time." ”

The little eunuch was a little confused, and he didn't know what new tricks his majesty the emperor was going to do.

There was no way, he didn't dare to interpret it himself, so he had to write it down carefully, and then convey it word for word.

Seeing Liu Wei signaling him to go down, Cheng Ping breathed a sigh of relief, took two steps back, and then ran away.

When he ran out of the door, he faintly heard the voice of His Majesty the Emperor behind him.

"This kid, I don't eat people."

And then there are things like "the Queen Mother is old and needs to pay attention to her diet".

……

Yong'an Palace, independent of the North Palace of the Imperial City.

The whole palace is located in the northeast of the North Palace, and it is an independent courtyard.

Facing the East Gate, backed by Taicang, Arsenal, and Fanglin Garden, the location is excellent and quite secluded.

Since the Empress Dowager Dong was promoted to the Empress Dowager, she moved here from the Yongle Palace, where she originally lived, and it is said that she was staying away from the court and secluded from the world, and it is unknown what she really wanted to do.

Anyway, out of sight and out of mind, there are always some things.

But she never thought that before her "cold palace" was cleaned up, she was called by a group of uninvited guests to burn the "hot stove".

Although the needle drop in the hall is still quiet, there are no less than twenty eunuchs and palace maids busy running back and forth, and in less than a quarter of an hour, a huge round table has been erected.

A hole was dug in the middle of the large round table with a diameter of nearly two meters, and a strangely shaped red copper kettle was placed, and charcoal was burned in the middle, and after a while, the soup around it was boiling and smoky.

The old lady looked at Xiao Liu Xie, who was curious and peeking at the palace maid's arrangement, and then looked at the general He Jin and Zhang Rang, who were sitting on both sides, and her eyes wandered around, but she didn't want to fall on the mother and son who were smiling and smiling opposite.

"This is a place to borrow the old body to set up a peace wine? The emperor has some means, but unfortunately after all, he was raised outside, and the diet was so vulgar, how could it be a big deal. ”

Thinking of He Jin and Zhang Rang, who had never said a word since they entered the door, the pair of "sworn enemies", Emperor Dong was in a good mood. secretly decided to give the mother and son a face, not to make a splash first, and to wait for a good show.

Nowadays, although the people are not so particular, as long as the family banquet with a little foundation is still a separate meal system, the palace banquet is even more so.

But don't talk about Empress Dong, even the well-informed He Jin has never seen this kind of scene.

Not everyone is lucky enough to taste the hot pot that Liu Wei has personally improved.

There are all kinds of vegetables and mushrooms on the table, and outside the door, there is a first-class chef on standby, who can prepare fresh lamb and veal with a two-finger long and wide blade at any time, and serve it to the table according to the taste.

It's troublesome to say, but in fact, if you talk about the cost, it's much cheaper than the "imperial meal" that Liu Wei started to lose his appetite after eating a few times these days.

Moreover, eating is so "primitive" and "simple", which also corresponds to the tradition of not having a banquet during the filial piety period.

……

Everything was ready to stop, but the master did not open his mouth.

There was no way, Liu Wei had no choice but to slap his eyes at his mother.

The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has always been a difficult problem, especially the daughter-in-law who killed the mother-in-law who loved the grandson the most......

It's a headache to think about the here.

However, Empress Dowager He now has the upper hand, but she has a little atmosphere, and when she saw her son's eyes, she reluctantly opened her mouth.

"A few days ago, the palace was busy and couldn't take care of the Queen Mother. I happened to be free today, the emperor prepared some delicious food, and I thought of the queen mother for the first time. ”

As he spoke, he glanced at the palace maid opposite, and the palace maid behind Empress Dong held a long chopstick, put the meat slices on the plate in his hand into the boiling pot and cooked them, and put them on the old lady's plate.

The tender meat slices are cooked as soon as they are rolled, and the meat is full of aroma.

Since she decided not to make a splash first, the old lady couldn't refuse, so she reluctantly picked up the chopsticks and dipped some sauce in her mouth.

There was no feedback, but judging from the Queen Mother's suddenly much gentler eyes, she was generally satisfied.

"Okay. Use it too, and don't be restrained. ”

When the words fell, Xiao Liu Xie, who was already impatient, looked at the palace maid beside him without blinking.

Children like novelties, and they usually have never seen anything in the palace by Emperor Dong.

Now it seems that the little guy is really crying.

Emperor Dong felt sorry for his grandson, and he was not good at scolding him in front of "outsiders", so he threw his eyes on Liu Wei on the opposite side, and said leisurely:

"The emperor has just ascended the throne, and the emperor's gifts have already cost a lot, so ...... be diligent and thrifty."

I want to say extravagance and waste, but looking at this table is too simple, it is not good to open my eyes and say nonsense, and my voice changed again.

"This huge copper furnace must have cost a lot of money, right?"

Liu Wei didn't speak, only raised his eyes and looked at Zhang Rang on the side.

The old servant is now in the period of relaxation, and he is on a decent line, and when he saw the emperor's eyes, he immediately understood, and hurriedly said:

"The Empress Dowager enjoys it with ease, this copper and stone is placed in the treasury from the local offering, and the furnace is knocked out by the old minister to find a craftsman to supervise it, and it doesn't cost anything."

When the old lady heard this, she didn't say anything, but only picked up a piece of snow-white lotus root handed over by the palace maid on the side.

"When I am old, my spleen and stomach are not good, and I can't stand meat. Nowadays, life is not easy in the local area, and it is just a matter of paying tribute to some horses, and there is no more than one in a hundred of big animals such as cattle and sheep. It's enough for me to have some vegetables and vegetables, so as to save my reputation from being old and ruined. ”

Liu Wei was also used to being beaten, so he didn't care at all, but the Empress Dowager He on the side was already a little displeased, and twisted him under the table.

On the contrary, He Jin, who had never opened his mouth, said unexpectedly:

Although the empress dowager enjoyed it with confidence, the emperor was worried about the people, and stopped the local products from all over the place at the beginning of his accession to the throne. So Gao Wen didn't succeed in martial arts, but he made some friends in the early years, and he didn't need to go all the way to the capital to pay tribute to the capital by picking some cattle and sheep. ”

As soon as these self-defiled words came out, everyone thought of his background, and they all laughed.

For a while, this Hongmen banquet had not yet begun, and the atmosphere had been somewhat relaxed.