Soon, a noble lady wearing a purple brocade dress and gorgeous jewelry came to the Qianqing Palace with the support of the eunuch Cui Wensheng.

This should be the real hostess of the Forbidden City today, Concubine Zheng Guifei.

Because the titular hostess of the Forbidden City, Queen Wang, is still alive now. So no matter how favored Concubine Zheng Guifei was, she couldn't replace Queen Wang.

However, Li Xianzhong vaguely remembered that Empress Wang should have died shortly after the end of the "Battle of Sarhu".

And Emperor Wanli was completely devastated after being hit twice by the defeat of Salhu and the death of Empress Wang.

Zheng Guifei, who is fifty years old this year, is very well maintained, her heavy makeup covers the erosion of time, and her well-proportioned figure is more realistic with the temperament of a noblewoman.

, the charm is still there.

This woman who has been able to pamper the harem for more than 30 years is really not simple.

Concubine Zheng Guifei saluted Wanli and said: "The Dongzhu given by His Majesty, this palace is very happy, and I have come to thank Your Majesty for your favor before!" ”

At this time, Di Wanli had already smiled into a flower, and said: "It's good if Concubine Ai likes it, you came just in time, let's have dinner together." ”

Li Xianzhong saluted Zheng Guifei and said: "Li Xianzhong, the last general of Kaiyuan General Army, meet the concubine!" ”

Concubine Zheng Guifei looked at Li Xianzhong for a moment and said, "This must be General Li who broke the building, this palace has heard of your name for a long time, but I didn't expect it to be such a young Sven." ”

Wanli said: "Aifei, this East Pearl is offered by Li Aiqing. ”

Li Xianzhong said: "The pearl is matched with a beauty, and only the temperament of the concubine can be worthy of this pearl." ”

Concubine Zheng smiled slightly and said, "General Li is so good at talking, no wonder he can get His Majesty's favor." The treatment of staying in the meal has never been there. ”

Although Wanli's lunch was not as exaggerated as the Manchu and Han banquets in later generations, it was also a dazzling array of forty or fifty dishes.

In addition to the regular chicken, duck and fish, there are also some delicacies such as venison, sea cucumber, shark fin, and scallop.

In fact, most of the ingredients are planted and raised by Shanglin Yuan himself, which can be said to have everything. Some cherished ingredients such as bird's nest and shark fin are also paid tribute from all over the world, and they don't need to buy them, but they just purchase some condiments and seasonal ingredients.

And Wanli hasn't had a banquet for decades, so he doesn't have much to spend at all. However, Guanglu Temple, which is responsible for the meal, still spends 300,000 taels every year.

It even exceeds the ancestral rated 240,000 taels per year, and the oil and water in it can be imagined.

However, these expenses are not all used by Guanglu Temple itself, all departments know that this is an "oil and water department", so they all go to Guanglu Temple to borrow money, even Wanli has also borrowed.

It is precisely because of Guanglu Temple's "righteousness and squandering wealth" that no one bites them.

I have to say that although the black is a little darker, the quality of this lunch is still good, the ingredients are very fresh, and there are no "old actors" who have been used many times.

Due to Wanli's physical condition, the Imperial Doctor still made some restrictions on his diet.

Therefore, the eunuch in charge of serving vegetables is to clip three chopsticks at most per dish, one is to avoid the emperor from overeating greasy dishes.

In addition, it also prevents others from grasping the emperor's dietary preferences, so as to have bad thoughts.

Although the dishes are good, Li Xianzhong does not dare to eat more in this dining environment, so as not to damage his image.

Wanli was in a good mood today, and his appetite was exceptionally good, so he actually added a small bowl of rice than usual.

At this time, the medicated bath for soaking the feet has long been prepared.

Concubine Zheng asked curiously, "What is it that Your Majesty is soaking at this time?" ”

Li Xianzhong said: "This is the prescription of the family teacher Ziyun Zhenren to prolong life, Your Majesty soaks his feet with this every day before going to bed, with acupoint massage, coupled with proper walking, he will definitely be able to prolong life." ”

Zheng Guifei said: "Such a miraculous prescription should also be tried in this palace!" ”

This medicine can't be brewed indiscriminately, and many medicinal materials in Wanli's recipe are aimed at its symptoms.

Li Xianzhong said: "Many of His Majesty's prescriptions are to nourish yang qi, and I am afraid that it is not appropriate for Niangniang to use this prescription." But it doesn't matter, I changed the prescription to a few flavors, and it is suitable for the mother. ”

Soon Li Xianzhong re-prescribed the prescription and handed it to Cui Wensheng.

Cui Wensheng said softly: "Congratulations to Mr. Li, this time our family has spoken well for Mr. Li in front of his mother, otherwise how could his mother come to this Qianqing Palace in person." ”

Li Xianzhong naturally understood what Cui Wensheng meant, and soon a small bag containing ten Dongzhu was stuffed into his hand again.

Cui Wensheng said with a smile: "Mr. Li is polite, our family doesn't mean this." There is still good news waiting for you, Niangniang intends to marry her niece to you, and Li Zongbing will definitely be on the rise in the future. ”

Hearing Cui Wensheng's words, Li Xianzhong was stunned on the spot as if he had been struck by lightning.

Be the son-in-law of the Zheng family?

What are you kidding, isn't this a proper "concubine party" and standing on the opposite side of the entire civilian-bureaucratic group.

For others, this is indeed a steady progress, and Wanli is fortunate to be favored by the Zheng family.

But with his current physical condition, who knows when he will hang up?

At that time, he will be the target of other people's verbal and written criticism.

Originally, he didn't want to make public the news of his engagement to Hazia, after all, the border general would marry with an interracial race, and he would definitely become someone else's talk.

But at this time, the lesser of two evils is nothing compared to becoming the son-in-law of the Zheng family.

He really convinced Cui Wensheng's "great cleverness", this matter should not be the result of this guy's self-assertion in front of Zheng Guifei, right?

Seeing that Li Xianzhong didn't react, Cui Wensheng still felt a little disappointed.

At this time, Li Xianzhong said: "Grandpa Cui, my prescription still needs to massage the acupuncture points, this is a good opportunity to perform in front of His Majesty and Niangniang, you must not miss it." ”

Cui Wensheng didn't understand what Li Xianzhong meant, and then clasped his fists and said: "Thank you Mr. Li for your success!" ”

After prescribing the medicine, Li Xianzhong and Cui Wensheng came to Wanli.

Wanli's heart failure itself was accompanied by the symptoms of swollen feet, and his right leg was diseased, and his feet were very comfortable under the soaking of the medicinal bath. He only felt two warm currents rising from the soles of his feet, and his whole body became comfortable.

The symptoms of chest tightness before are gone, and even breathing is much easier.

Seeing his expression of enjoyment, Concubine Zheng couldn't wait to try it.

At this time, Cui Wensheng said: "I heard that this recipe also needs to cooperate with acupressure massage, our family is proficient in medical science, and I am willing to share your Majesty's worries." ”

Cui Wensheng's behavior of grabbing merit made Chang Yun on the side very unhappy, but because of Zheng Guifei's face, he was not easy to attack.

Cui Wensheng often massages Zheng Guifei, coupled with his proficient medical science and accurate control of acupuncture points, this pass directly made Wanli comfortable.

Wanli only felt comfortable now, and rewarded Cui Wensheng with 100 taels of silver on the spot.

At this time, Zheng Guifei said: "Mr. Li is really young and promising, I don't know if he has a family?" ”

Li Xianzhong thought that he really came, and it was a loss that Cui Wensheng greeted him in advance just now, otherwise Leng Buding would have said that he had not yet married, and was recruited by Concubine Zheng as the son-in-law of the Zheng family.

Li Xianzhong said: "The last general has not yet married, but he has already made a marriage contract. ”

Hearing Li Xianzhong say that there was already a marriage contract, Concubine Zheng was still quite disappointed.

However, she still had some reluctance to give up, and asked: "Mr. Li is young and promising, and his future is limitless, I don't know whose daughter is so blessed?" ”

Li Xianzhong said: "In the past, Huo Hussar once said, 'The Huns have not been destroyed, why should they be at home', although the achievements of the last general are not as good as Huo Huscai, but they must also contribute to the stability of Liaodong of our Ming Dynasty." ”

"Now that Jianyu has unified the Jurchen tribes, only the Yehe tribe has not been conquered by them. In order to consolidate the relationship between my Daming and Yehe, the last general intends to marry Hazia, the daughter of Yehebel Buyangu, and hopes that His Majesty will fulfill it? ”

Although Concubine Zheng Guifei was a little displeased, after all, she hadn't opened her mouth yet, and it couldn't be said that Li Xianzhong didn't give him face.

At this time, Wanli said excitedly: "Aiqing thinks so much about my Ming Dynasty, and he is really a loyal and patriotic person. Ye He did help me Daming, and I was really moved by Aiqing's willingness to marry Hu Nu as his wife in order to stabilize the frontier, so I made a decree to marry Aiqing and prepare a dowry for you. ”

Li Xianzhong knelt down on the spot and thanked the emperor for his grace.

Concubine Zheng Guifei could only congratulate when she saw that the wood had been completed.

A man with two skins in his mouth, and a private marriage with a foreign chieftain, you can say that he has ill intentions; But being openly married by the emperor is a great contribution to stabilizing the frontier.

No matter how dissatisfied those ministers are, they can't use this matter to attack Li Xianzhong in the future.

Just when the Qianqing Palace was enjoying itself, there was a noise outside the palace, which made Wanli very displeased.

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