On the day when Lu Juan's wife Zhang re-entered the North Palace, the first heavy snow of this winter fell in Luoyang, and the white sky covered the sun, such as crushing white clouds, breaking Qiong chaotic jade, and the world was full of depression.

Since getting up in the early morning, Lu Pheasant has been slightly restless, and has been anxiously waiting for Zhang.

The daytime eclipse prepared by the Shangshi Bureau was cold and hot, hot and cold, and I don't know how many times it was returned, and Zhang's Fang was late.

Hearing the news of Zhang's entry into the palace, Lu Pheasant ordered someone to open the palace door early, and he stood outside the porch at the door, waiting thoughtfully.

Seeing the eagerly awaited queen from afar, Zhang was so panicked that he trotted in the snow, and gently pushed Lu Pheasant into the hall, and kept commanding the palace people to close the door, so as not to bring in the cold air from the north wind.

At this moment, there are already clever and sensible palace people who quietly go to Shangshi to spread the word, the honored guests invited by the queen have arrived, and today's day eclipse, I think it can be presented.

As soon as he came to the warm spring-like room from the icy and snowy land, Zhang's mind was a little dazed, and he didn't have time to take off the gray-brown fox fur, and he was still holding a large, flat bamboo sì with a long handle tightly in his left hand.

Lu Pheasant saw that the knuckles of her grip were red from the cold, and she couldn't help laughing and complaining,

"What rarity is worth bringing in yourself in such a windy and snowy way?"

Zhang glanced at her, ignored it, and only carefully placed the lacquered bamboo bamboo stick firmly on the dining table, and then took off the big hat under the service of the palace people, and said with a smile in his mouth,

"You're a noble man.

When we were in the country, every time it snowed so heavily, you had to come to my house and ask me what to eat? ”

Lu Pheasant was stunned,

"It's a fish 鲊 (zhǎ)?"

"Isn't it, you still love to eat it."

Zhang smiled, opened the lid of the bamboo pipe, only to smell a salty and fresh smell mixed with the aroma of wine.

"This is the first year we have come to Luoyang, and we can't figure out what the weather is like.

According to the old custom, I made a Yellow River carp ten days earlier, wrapped it in layers of reed leaves, mixed it with dogwood, orange peel and good wine, and pickled it in an urn.

I opened the urn this morning and tasted it, perhaps because Luoyang Bipei County was cold, it was not as good as pickling it in my hometown, but I could eat it.

I picked up some good ones for you to bring in, but I was delayed for a while, and I came in late. ”

"It's hard for you to think about it, give it to them quickly, and we'll add a dish to the daytime food later."

Lu Pheasant also laughed and asked the palace people to quickly bring the fish to the kitchen.

***

Xu was worried that the young palace people didn't know how to appreciate the deliciousness of the mountain bream, so Zhang stretched his neck and hurriedly admonished behind the palace people,

"Eh, let them cut the meat finely, and steam it on a steamer over low heat, and the meat will not be tender when the heat is heavy.

Let's boil a hot corn porridge for both of us, and that's enough. ”

Lu Pheasant looked at the hearty and usual Zhang, his internal organs seemed to be pulled by an invisible hand, his heart was boiling, and he said with mixed feelings,

"It's been years since I've eaten your fish bream.

Before, we were all trapped in Chuying, every day was precarious, and our hands were tight, and it was difficult to survive, who would have the heart to think about this.

Last winter, everyone came back, and because the decisive battle with Xiang Yu was imminent, they were not in the mood to do it solemnly. ”

"yes, it's finally a good time.

Now that Zang Di has been leveled, no one is making trouble anymore. From now on, everyone will live a stable life, and I will do it for you every year.

It's a pity that there are so many good soldiers, and they didn't wait for this day-"

Zhang sighed, thinking back to the upheaval along the way, and his eyes seemed to be faintly covered with a layer of fog.

But she is proud by nature, and she has never been troubled by the mood of children, so she hurriedly wiped the corner of her eye with the back of her hand, and quipped,

"This is the first one this year, but it's given to you as usual. If Lu Huan came to look for it, there would be no more. ”

***

The two of them were familiar with each other, and after sitting and eating hot wine for a while, the fish was already ready, and each of them served a bowl of steaming corn porridge with the rest of the various side dishes.

Lu Pheasant picked up a piece of fish, put it in his mouth, and chewed it carefully, salty, fresh, smooth, tender, and with the sweetness of sake lees, which is the taste in memory.

Just like those countless winter nights, Zhang sat cross-legged on her couch at home, doing needlework while chattering about the good news from the front line that I don't know how late it was.

In the last life, she had been an emperor for too many years, with the world in mind and the common people, and she had not experienced the true feelings between ordinary people for many years.

If Empress Lu is using Bo Ji, being tolerant, opening up the net, and showing mercy to her subordinates, then she and Lu Juan's wife really have a friendship that starts from a small time and is difficult to extinguish.

This friendship, like a flower that blooms tenaciously in the scorched earth, is precious to Empress Lu back then, and it is also rare and long-lost for her who was reborn.

She put down the bamboo chopsticks and asked slowly,

"If Your Majesty entrusts Lu Juan with a great responsibility, what do you think?"

Zhang Shi did not thank him immediately with excitement, but took a sip of porridge unhurriedly, thought for a moment, and said,

"I see that you want to stop talking, because it is for this reason.

To tell the truth, His Majesty knows best how much talent Lu Juan has, and he can't hide it from you.

He only has one loyal character to praise, as for the rest, I am really afraid that he will not be able to afford it, and he will not be able to do it well, and he will turn around and mess up his errand. ”

Lu Pheasant's head, although Zhang's is bold, but thick and thin, sure enough, he saw the problem at a glance.

"Then, will you persuade Lu Wanjian to resign?"

If Lu Juan can't resign from the position of King Yan, maybe he can avoid this disaster in the future.

"Do you remember my name?"

Zhang didn't answer Lu Pheasant's question directly, but only talked about irrelevant household routines.

"My original name was 'donation', Zhang donation.

Donation, it's not the silk of silk and satin, but the donation that is discarded.

After all, since I was born, I have been a useless baby girl, and the family wanted to throw it away, but thanks to my grandmother's flash of kindness, I am here. ”

She said leisurely, but Lu Pheasant sensed the meaning of Zhang's words, and her heart became heavier and heavier, flooding with fatal sadness.

"Lu Juan is the same, he is the most ordinary mountain villager, His Majesty was a pavilion chief back then, and he is destined to plant the land for a lifetime.

But right now, he is the captain of the Han Dynasty, and I am Mrs. Taiwei, and I went out of the mansion this morning, followed by twenty attendants.

Ten years ago, it was a beautiful scenery that I didn't even dare to dream of. ”

Therefore, in the sense of reason, in the public and private, Liu Ji is their emperor and their benefactor, Lu Juan and his wife are grateful to Liu Ji and are willing to serve Liu Ji.

Besides, the glory and wealth, the high-ranking officials are addictive, the prime minister of the official residence wants to be a prince, and the emperor wants to become an immortal, endlessly, until death.

In addition to Zhang Liang, who is hidden in the northwest, even Xiao Xiangguo still can't understand the cause and effect of prosperity and decline, so why should he be harsh on Lu Juan and his wife?

In any case, Lu Juan will not resign from the throne of King Yan;

And from the moment he went to Yandi to take up his post, the emperor's trust in him would gradually disappear.