As soon as I arrived at the gate of Wan'an Palace, a period gate stepped forward, recognized me at a glance, and bowed and said: "The ministers have seen His Royal Highness." ”

I laughed and said, "No need to be polite. Can the queen mother be in the palace? ”

Zishu replied: "Your Highness, the ministers are guards, and you don't know the whereabouts of the queen, Your Highness can enter the palace gate, and someone will communicate to the queen." ”

I nodded and walked through the palace gate. At this time, I am already the crown prince, and there is not much obstacle to walking in the palace, and Wan'an Palace is independent of other harems, so it is relatively not so complicated to enter and exit. If you enter and exit other harems, not only will eunuchs follow you all the way, but you will also have to carry out a series of cumbersome processes such as entering and exiting the book, and verifying your identity.

After stepping into the palace gate, a maid greeted him, bowed and saluted, "The villain greets His Highness." ”

After I explained my intentions, the maid gave me a bow and led me into the queen's bedchamber.

The room was still quite warm, and when I looked up at Fusu's mother, I saw a plainly dressed woman sitting on a low floor, holding a bamboo slip in her hand, about thirty years old, with a thin appearance, quite charming, probably because of the frequent frowning, there were two slight wrinkles on the forehead.

It is rumored that she is also a Mi family, but I don't know which line.

In the previous Qin State, if a person was from the Mi family, he must not be underestimated. Empress Dowager Xuan, Empress Dowager Huayang, Chang Wenjun, Mi Qi...... These people can be said to occupy a pivotal position in the history of the Qin state.

However, since Mi Qi's betrayal of Qin led to the annihilation of the 200,000 Qin army led by Li Xin, until the fall of Chu, the Mi clan gradually lost its position in Qin and gradually declined. If the queen is really a member of the Mi family, it is not difficult to understand that she only left the word "good" incognito.

I stepped forward and bowed, "I've seen the queen mother." ”

Liang smiled, put down the bamboo slip in his hand, got up and said, "No need to be polite, how can Fusu have time to come to the queen mother here today." ”

I also smiled and said: "After returning to my mother, my sons have been busy with state affairs in recent days, and I can't often come to the queen mother to say goodbye and ask the queen mother to punish." ”

"You are now the crown prince, you should be diligent in state affairs, and everything is fine here for the queen mother." Liang responded.

"Today is the winter solstice, the weather is cold, the sons have nothing to do, and the people in the palace have made some dumplings, and I want to invite the queen mother to enjoy it together, I wonder if the queen mother can move?"

Liang wondered, "What are dumplings?" Why haven't I heard of it? Moreover, if you don't pay attention to state affairs, the emperor will be unhappy when he knows about it. ”

I explained: "It's just that it's snowing heavily today, and I can't see anything else after I finish dealing with the report, so I want to relax for a while. As for this dumpling, it was made on a whim by Erchen, and it was the first time he made it, so I wanted to ask the queen mother to help Erchen taste it and see if there was any improvement. ”

Then he added: "The queen mother can rest assured, at most it is a little unpalatable, and there will be no problem." ”

Liang smiled and said, "What, I'm still afraid that my son will murder me?" ”

I was embarrassed and said, "Isn't this afraid that the queen mother will not be used to eating." ”

Liang instructed the people behind him, "Go to the Imperial Palace." Then he motioned to me: "Then the queen mother will go with you to see, the snow is heavy today, and the queen mother is bored in the house." ”

Then Liang changed into a thick coat and walked with me to the palace.

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When I arrived at the palace, everyone had already wrapped the dumplings, but I didn't know how to cook them, and they were all waiting for me to come back.

When everyone saw Liang, they hurriedly saluted and said, "See the queen." ”

Liang smiled and said, "No courtesy." ”

I instructed the people to put the dumplings in the pot and tell them how to cook them, and then I took Liang to the main hall and sat down.

Liang looked inside the room and sighed, "I haven't seen you for two months, but my son's collection of books is increasing. Then he picked up a volume of "The Book of Ink" on the table: "The study of governance is also more extensive." ”

I replied, "Since my son's illness, I have had some feelings about life.

The lake where the retainers fell into the water can be irrigated by drought and stored by rain, and can both live and drown. Knowledge is also like that lake, Confucianism can teach people to be benevolent and righteous, but it can also make people pedantic; Taoism teaches people to cultivate their nature, and it can also drive away different thoughts; And this Mo family can teach people to attack each other with weapons, and naturally they can also develop agricultural and industrial tools for the benefit of the people.

There are hundreds of schools of thought, each with its own strengths and weaknesses, and it only depends on whether the person who learns from him is for the good way or for the evil purpose. What does the queen think? ”

Liang nodded: "What I said is that there is no good or evil in the instrument, it all depends on whether the person holding the instrument has evil thoughts, my son can understand this principle, and the queen mother is very relieved." It's just that the emperor ...... "good intentions stop talking."

I smiled with relief: "The queen mother doesn't have to worry, the sons are measured." ”

Liang also smiled: "It's the queen mother who is verbose." ”

"Thank you for your mother's care." I arched my hand.

As soon as the words fell, Lan'er came up with a bowl of dumplings and saluted: "Your Highness, Your Highness, because the first time you tried to make this dumpling, you didn't dare to make more, so I made some first, please ask Your Highness to taste it." ”

I took the chopsticks and tasted one, it tasted good, but there was less seasoning, and the taste was worse than that of later generations, but it was enough to relieve my lovesickness about food and family.

Then I asked Lan'er to cook all the remaining dumplings according to this method, and prepare two plates of vinegar by the way.

After a while, the dumplings and vinegar were served.

Liang took a bite, his face was full of surprise, and asked, "Fusu, where did you learn to make this dumpling?" ”

I replied, "After the mother, I came up with it by accident, I don't know how it tastes?" ”

Liang took another bite and said, "It tastes excellent!" It's much more delicious than the food made by those people in my palace, and I haven't eaten this delicious food yet. ”

I also picked up a dumpling and demonstrated to Liang: "Queen Mother, if you like sourness, you can dip it in vinegar and eat it, it tastes good." ”

Liang was full of praise after trying it, and asked, "How is this made?" When I go back, I can let the people in my palace learn from it. ”

I briefly introduced the production process, and after knowing it, I was more interested in the dough and said: "This mutton is not a precious thing, but this dough can only be made through a complicated process such as flour and so-called old noodles, is it a bit wasteful?" ”

"The queen mother's eyes are like a torch, and the key lies in the production of fine flour, which is indeed more laborious. Don't worry about the old noodles, this time I didn't grasp the proportions, so I did a little too much. But Erchen has already experimented, but all noodles can be used in this old noodle food, and if the temperature is low, it can be used for several days, maybe Erchen can study other noodle foods in the future, and it can also benefit the people of the world. I explained.

For this era, making flour is indeed more luxurious, mainly because there are no suitable tools, no cows and donkeys are used to pull the mill, all rely on manual labor, and the skin of the wheat grains and some wheat flour will indeed be lost in the production process.

Liang nodded and shook his head: "This noodle food is indeed delicious, but I'm still worried that it will be a waste of food." ”

I comforted: "The queen mother doesn't have to worry too much, the sons are also on a whim, and they won't do it often." However, if the queen mother wants to eat, even if the father scolds her, the son will make it for the queen mother. ”

Liang laughed for a while after hearing this, and the two wrinkles on his forehead also relaxed. I instructed Lan'er to distribute the remaining dumplings to everyone to eat, so as not to waste them.

After eating the dumplings, I chatted with Liang for a while, and Liang went back to Wan'an Palace, leaving with a smile on his face, as if he had never been so happy. Thinking about Fusu's character, he must be like a master to ask questions, and he will not talk to Liang so cordially.

This can be regarded as my filial piety for you. I raised my arm and looked at my palm and said softly.