Volume 3 [The Mystery of Longquan] 219: The Imperial Dining Room is full of delicious food
() Forget the blue wisps of the road for generations,
Build thousands of gold tile beams.
Draw a line through the city,
Lead a door to the door.
Red and colored dragon,
Circle the six courtyards and three palaces of the past dynasties.
Dream a few times and the water flows,
Sing the great deeds of the ages.
Daming Palace (pronoun) is no stranger to Xian'er, especially the imperial dining room is a place where she thinks about it.
She and Xingyun came to Daming Palace. Along the way, Xian'er gushed about her and Dao Meimei's experience in the palace.
With the gold medal given by the emperor, entering the palace is not hindered at all. After layers of communication, I finally saw the personal eunuch Xiaotuanzi beside the prince.
I haven't seen him for many days, and the little follower of the Hanlin Academy has now become a big celebrity next to the prince. Along the way, everyone nodded to Xiao Tuanzi and bent down, and Xian'er couldn't help but float up......
Xiao Tuanzi?Why haven't you seen you for a few years, and you are mixing so well now?Xian'er consciously lost her face, and asked beautifully.
Xiao Tuanzi laughed quietly: Eh! It's not because I followed the third prince? Now that he is the crown prince, the emperor is not in good health, and in the future, this lord will naturally be His Royal Highness the prince. Therefore, when one person attains the Tao, the chicken and the dog ascend to heaven. I followed the three princes to get naked, and many people tried to slap me, but I didn't care!
Do I have to stammer, do I have to stammer?
Don't make fun of the minions. You are the hero of the Ming Dynasty, even today's saints regard you and the sword girl as benefactors, I am a slave in front of you, where do you dare to be arrogant. If I let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince know that I have neglected the two girls, I will lose my head!
Although Xiao Tuanzi was also joking, the respect for Xian'er and others gave the sisters a sense of intimacy at home, and also gave rise to an extraordinary sense of superiority.
Miss Xian'er, Miss Xingyun, you can rest here for a while, and I will go to report to His Royal Highness the Prince. Xiao Tuanzi settled the two of them in the hall of the same meeting, and then turned around and left.
Xingyun walked to the door, looked at the solemn Daming Palace, and sighed: With such a big palace, it is indeed not easy to find a colorful phoenix-tailed pigeometry. It's really hard for you and the third sister!
Xian'er smiled and said: If it weren't for the third sister who helped the emperor clear the traitorous party, we probably wouldn't have been able to get the parrot pigeon. It is estimated that the emperor has already been replaced!
Don't talk nonsense! This is the Imperial Palace, so be careful that you will be heard that you are ignoring the imperial authority and accusing you of rebellion. Nebula admonished.
Xian'er pouted, looking like she didn't care: "They dare! I cut off their tongues!" By the way, eldest sister, while Long San hasn't left the court yet, I'll take you to eat something delicious, right?
Xingyun thought for a while and said: "It's better not to! Although I am very hungry, we are guests, since Xiaotuanzi arranged for us to wait here, I am afraid it is not good for us to leave without permission!
I have a gold medal from the emperor, and the old man personally promised me that whenever I am hungry, I can go to the imperial dining room to eat and drink. Let's go, let's go! I'm familiar with it here, let's come back when we're done!
Xian'er dragged Xingyun out of the hall of the guild by force......
When the two of them came to the imperial dining room, they were just about to stride in, when suddenly a eunuch came out of it, holding two casseroles in his hands. The furzzy bumped into Xian'er......
'Oops!'
Xian'er was scalded by the hot soup overflowing from the casserole, hurriedly shook her soaked clothes, and scolded: You walk without eyes? Are you busy reincarnating?......
The eunuch hurriedly tidied up the tray, wiped the soup that had overflowed from the edge of the casserole in a panic, and apologized: I'm sorry, ......I'm sorry!
After a hasty apology, he ran away......
Xian'er scolded him unrelentingly: Is this your attitude of apology?......
Xingyun smelled a smell of soup, frowned and looked at the man's disappearing back and said, "Forget it!
, Xian'er, you didn't burn, did you?
Fortunately, I held on in time, or he would have burned off a layer of skin! She grumbled while pulling up the eldest sister and entering the imperial dining room.
The steward of the imperial dining room saw two fresh faces, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask: The imperial dining room is heavy, and the idle people are stopped!
Xian'er stretched out her hand in front of him, opened her five fingers, and dropped a golden token from her hand. When the person in charge saw that this was a gift from the emperor, he immediately bowed: Long live my emperor, long live, long live!
As soon as Xian'er saw that this thing was really working, she immediately raised her little face and said proudly: Today we are ordered to monitor whether you have left your duties without permission in the imperial dining room. Recently, the Shengshanglong is not in good health, and the food needs to be improved.
The steward bent down heavily, 'Oh!', and hurried ahead to lead the way. Take them to a private seat in the back kitchen. This seat is also used by the people of the various palaces to wait for the dishes and the stewards to supervise the work of the people.
The two sisters stepped over to their chairs and looked around......
The kitchen is huge, the fragrance is permeated, and the flames are everywhere. Everyone who cuts the pier and picks the spoon is very busy, and the people who make the yard and the pan and run the hall all have oil on the soles of their feet, which is a spectacular scene.
At this time, the steward personally came with a tray, lightly placed a dozen mini plates on the tray on the table and said: "Two mothers, these are five meat and five vegetables, please taste them first, if the taste is not suitable, I will immediately ask them to come according to the master's taste!"
The fairy said goodbye, and the man immediately left with interest......
Xingyun snickered at Xian'er and said, "Xian'er, he called us two mothers, he must have regarded us as concubines in the harem!"
Yes, they are all women, why can the ladies in the palace eat and drink spicy food all day long, but we eat and sleep in the open? Sometimes I really don't know what the third sister thinks, obviously she can be a prince like Long San, but she ignores others.
Xingyun took a bite of the dish and praised it: "It's so delicious, this craft is definitely not inferior to Qiuyang!"
Xian'er stared at the eldest sister with big eyes: Sister, what are you talking about? Don't lose to Qiuyang? The good cooks in the world are all here, you actually compare Qiuyang, you haven't eaten anything good at first glance.
At this time, the steward brought ten dishes......
The two of them ate in the imperial dining room with round bellies, and they couldn't eat anymore, so they walked out of the imperial dining room with a full burp. Walking all the way to the Tonghui Hall, I suddenly saw a group of ministers with panicked faces, running towards the emperor's bedroom......
Xingyun looked at Xian'er and asked: These people are all imperial doctors, they are so flustered, is there something going on in the palace?
How do you know they're the Imperial Doctor?
Didn't you see that the entourage behind them all carried medicine boxes in their hands? What kind of people's lives are so important, and dozens of imperial doctors need to consult together? Xingyun has always been good at figuring out details.
Xian'er didn't think it was a big deal, after all, it had nothing to do with herself. But when I heard the eldest sister say this, I also felt that the situation was a little abnormal: it wouldn't be ...... Emperor?
Nebula said the same thing at the same time. The two tacitly thought of each other, and said their guesses in unison.
Didn't Xiao Tuanzi say in the morning that the emperor's dragon body was not safe......?
In order to judge their guesses, the two tacitly chased in the direction where the ministers disappeared......
When he arrived at the gate of the emperor's bedroom, he was suddenly stopped by the guards:
The emperor's bed is heavy, and idlers are not allowed to trespass! As he spoke, he crossed two halberds together, blocking the way of Xingyun and Xian'er.
Xian'er hurriedly took out the royal gold medal and said: At this time, the emperor gave the gold medal, and saw that the gold medal was like a saint coming in person. We want to meet the Holy One, but you dare to stop me?
The emperor is inside, if the emperor is not summoned in person, even if you come forward with Shang Fang's sword, we can't let you in!
Xian'er was in a hurry, and was about to shout inside......
nebula
Pulled Xian'er aside: Xian'er, don't shout, disturb Your Majesty, our affairs will be even more difficult!
Just as the two of them were retreating to the location of the rockery, suddenly the voice of an old eunuch came from inside......
Emperor...... Driving ......
What followed was the weeping of the courtiers...... Although it is a distance of dozens of feet, it can still be heard very clearly. At this time, I saw Xiao Tuanzi hurrying into the imperial bed with a box......
Xian'er hurriedly jumped out, dragged Xiao Tuanzi over and asked, "Xiao Tuanzi?"
Xiao Tuanzi nodded with a sad face: Why did you come here? The emperor is in the world, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is going to ascend the throne, so I can't see you right away, I have to find a chance to tell him. You go back and wait first, and don't just walk around. If Concubine Dong's people see it, they will suffer!
Xingyun asked: How did the emperor die?
Xiao Tuanzi looked back and saw that the guards were busy searching the people who had come to him, and then he whispered: The emperor has been sick for almost two years, and everyone knows that there will be such a day. Now all the princes are fighting openly and secretly. It's better to have more of you than less, and the slightest mistake may affect the prince.
At this time, Xingyun saw another old eunuch come out of the imperial bed with a tray. She recognized him at a glance as the man she had met at the door of the Imperial Dining Room. So he didn't have time to say more to Xiao Tuanzi, so he turned to Xian'er and said: Xian'er, this is something strange, you go and catch the eunuch who hit you, don't let people find out.
Xian'er had to order to immediately walk in the direction of the old eunuch.
Xingyun continued to say to Xiao Tuanzi: Xiao Tuanzi, you said that the emperor died of illness, you have to find a way to take me in.
Take you in?" Xiao Tuanzi was stunned: Miss Xingyun, don't be fooled, I'm still busy here. I will find a suitable opportunity to tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince about your entry into the palace......
Xingyun grabbed Xiao Tuanzi's sleeve: No, I'm not adding to the chaos, someone is deliberately plotting to kill the emperor, and this matter must be known to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
What?Miss Xingyun?How do you know that someone is plotting to kill the emperor?" Xiao Tuanzi asked in disbelief.
Hey, I don't have time to explain more, you can find a way to take me in first, as long as I have tested the dragon body, I will give everyone an explanation!
Xiao Tuanzi thought for a moment: Okay! You put on my clothes and hat and follow me!
With that, he took off his eunuch robe and hat to Xingyun......
Under the cover of the rockery, Xingyun asked while wearing a eunuch suit: What about you? You gave me the clothes, what should you do?
Oh no, I'm familiar with the guards here. I've got my own way, you wear it quickly. Take this box after wearing it!
After the two of them were ready, Xiao Tuanzi led Xingyun close to the emperor's bed.
When the guards saw Xiao Tuanzi coming, they hurriedly asked, "Xiao Tuanzi, why are you running around the palace in your sleeping clothes?"
Xiao Tuanzi hurriedly said: The matter is urgent, don't talk nonsense! You're still in the mood to talk to me here. Hurry up and let me in, I'm in a hurry to send filial piety clothes to His Royal Highness the Prince.
Another guard said: I won't be on duty tonight, and I will touch two in the old place at night?......
Alas, tonight really won't work! This one drinks for the brothers. As he spoke, he threw out a few ingots of silver......
Xiao Tuanzi waved his hand at Xingyun, and the two of them went inside......
Suddenly, the guard next to him stopped Xingyun again: Xiao Tuanzi, who is he?
Xiao Tuanzi forbade the corners of his mouth, and said impatiently: "New here!
After that, he took out a money bag from his bosom and stuffed it into the guard: "Hurry up and get out of the way!" That's all I have, enough for you to gamble for a night. Take the money and stand aside, don't delay my big business!" Xiao Tuanzi forcibly pushed the guards aside and glanced at Xingyun.
Xingyun received the signal and hurriedly approached the emperor's palace with the box......
Subsequently, Xiao Tuanzi also followed......