The palace maids and eunuchs nearby were all surprised when they heard this. The queen has never eaten any delicacies from the mountains and seas. How can she say that this black crystal thing is the supreme delicacy and the most delicious thing she has ever eaten?
Is it really that delicious?
An Qing noticed the expressions of the palace maid and eunuch beside him, and smiled inwardly, as if his purpose had been achieved.
"Come, Queen Mother. If you like to eat, eat more." After saying that, An Qing gave the Queen a bite with her own hands.
Queen Ma also accepted everyone who came and continued eating.
After going back and forth, Queen Ma didn't even remember how many mouthfuls she had eaten. She only felt that her stomach was already full. Then he waved his hand to stop An Qing and said, "No, the Queen Mother is full. Let's put the rest aside for now. When your father comes back, let him have a taste too."
"Okay." An Qing was eager to do so and put down the porcelain cup happily. Walking behind the Queen Mother, he began to knead the Queen Mother's shoulders and said carefully: "Mother, are you tired? I will relax you."
Showing courtesy for nothing... Empress Ma glanced at An Qing with a smile, and did not expose her, just enjoying An Qing's kneading. An Qing thought that Queen Ma would not know where the caviar came from if she didn't tell her. But Queen Ma is such a smart person. Just seeing the change in An Qing's expression, she guessed that Han Du must have made this thing.
Although she didn't know why An Qing wanted to hide it, Empress Ma didn't bother to expose her.
Lao Zhu went to court and heard that Anqing was coming, so he went straight to Cining Palace.
"The Emperor has arrived~"
Hearing the eunuch's sharp voice, An Qing immediately stopped chatting with his mother and stood up.
Seeing his father walking in, he quickly smiled and bowed, "My son, I pay my respects to my father."
Lao Zhu smiled and helped An Qing up with his own hands. He looked around and said, "I just saw my father yesterday. Why do you think of going to the palace to see your father today?"
As he spoke, Lao Zhu walked towards Queen Ma.
Queen Ma quickly made room for Lao Zhu to sit and said, "Your Majesty, you must be tired. Sit down and rest."
An Qing turned around, faced his father, and replied respectfully: "To inform my father, I have brought delicious food to my father."
"Oh? What's delicious? Could it be that Han Du made another whole fish feast? If so, I would like to try it." Lao Zhu said with a smile, and then changed his tone, "But Han Du didn't Are you saying that the fish is not easy to catch? Did he buy another fish from somewhere? "
"No." An Qing defended quickly. Han Du said clearly in front of Lao Zhu yesterday that there is only one fish. If another one comes out now, it will be a crime of deceiving the emperor for Han Du.
Therefore, Anqing naturally had to explain to Handu. "What I brought to my father was not fish, but something more delicious than fish. Father, please look!"
With that said, An Qing opened another porcelain cup and placed it in front of his father, trying to let his father see it more clearly.
Lao Zhu glanced at it for a few times, then frowned and pointed at the things in the porcelain cup, "Can this black thing be eaten?"
When Queen Ma saw Lao Zhu looking at him, she nodded with a smile and said, "It's edible, I've already eaten it. It's indeed like what An Qing said, this is a supreme delicacy."
"Oh? Is it really that good? Then I want to give it a try." Seeing An Qing's filial piety and Empress Ma's words, Lao Zhu decided to try it himself and give it a try first.
To be honest, if it weren't for Queen Ma's rhetoric, it would be impossible for Lao Zhu to eat this thing because of its slimy appearance.
An Qing was so happy that he quickly scooped up a spoonful and fed it to his father with his own hands, and then told his father how to eat it.
After tasting it, Lao Zhu also sighed at the deliciousness of this thing like Queen Ma. But after all, Lao Zhu's brain circuit was different from that of Queen Ma. Instead of being happy, he turned down and shouted angrily: "Han Du is so brave, he dared to hide such a good thing secretly. Didn't I just take away his title? Really? I didn’t say I wouldn’t give it back to him, so he still resents me everywhere?”
"Father, Han Du didn't." An Qing was frightened by his father's angry look and quickly wanted to explain to Han Du.
"Nothing?" Lao Zhu angrily slapped his hands on his thighs and shouted: "I just went to the Han Mansion yesterday, but he didn't take out this thing. Isn't this an ulterior motive? What is this?"
If it is really discussed like Lao Zhu's, Han Du has indeed committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. If the emperor goes to your house to have dinner, he thinks highly of you. You should take out the best and present it to the emperor.
Han Du hid the best things and ate them himself. Did he take Lao Zhu seriously?
Seeing that An Qing was at a loss, Empress Ma spoke to the rescue, pulled the emperor's hand, and said: "Okay, don't be angry, the children will be frightened by you."
Lao Zhu's face became a little better and he said: "This bastard Han Du always cheats and cheats in front of me, how can I not be angry?"
After saying that, he looked up at the four porcelain cups and said directly to Anqing: "Go back and ask Han Du to send four more to the palace, and ask him not to say that he doesn't have them. This bastard always eats and occupies more. If he has some good things, he will Will hide. Since he can let you send four to the palace, then he has more than four."
An Qing hesitated to speak, and finally nodded, "Yes, father."
Lao Zhu nodded with satisfaction, leaned back, leaned comfortably on the back of the chair, and gave An Qing a wink.
An Qing understood, and quickly came forward with a smile, holding the porcelain cup, and fed his father one bite at a time.
...
After Han Du entered the palace in Anqing, he did not stay at home. Riding in a carriage, we came to Duke Xinguo's Mansion again.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, he met Tang Ding.
Han Du hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "How is your father-in-law doing?"
A smile appeared on Tang Ding's face, "The sturgeon fish tendons you mentioned are indeed useful. My father's face does look better after using it twice."
At this point, Tang Ding's face couldn't help but darken again, and he said in a harsh voice: "But after His Highness the King of Zhou diagnosed my father, he said that even this is only treating the symptoms and not the root cause..."
When Han Du heard this, he also let out a long sigh. Tang He is already old, and there is nothing he can do about it when his oil and lamps run out. This is just like grass and trees. When they first start growing, they only need a little fertilizer and they can grow very prosperously. But if it is a piece of dead wood, even if it is soaked in the most precious nutrient solution, it is impossible for the dead tree to bloom again. Even if the sturgeon tendon is a holy nourishing product, it cannot re-energize Tang He's body bones. At most, it will allow him to endure a few more days.
"You... have to hold on. From now on, the main pillar of Duke Xinguo's mansion will fall on you." Han Du could only say this, patting Tang Ding on the shoulder to comfort him.
"We understand." In the days since Tang Ding's return, he has begun to accept this kind of acceptance, considering whether his seriously ill father is good or bad.
Tang Ding looked up at Han Du and said with gratitude: "But I still have to thank you. At least you allowed my father to live longer."
"Brothers, why are you saying thank you?" Han Du waved his hand and asked, "How is your spirit today? Can you go see your father-in-law?"
"You are awake." Tang Ding said: "We told my father about the sturgeon fish and dragon tendon that you found. After hearing this, my father also wanted to see you. Originally, we were going to send someone to tell you, but you didn't. Came first."
"Then let's go, I'll go in and see the father-in-law." Han Du nodded, walked up the steps and walked into Tang He's room.
Tang He was resting on the bed, and two maids were waiting on him.
Seeing Han Du come in, a smile suddenly appeared on Tang He's slightly rosy face. "Han Du is here, sit down quickly!"
"My father-in-law looks very good today. It seems that it won't take long for my father-in-law to recover from his illness." Han Du looked at Tang He with a smile on his face.
Tang He's spirits were indeed better than when Han Du came last time, but he was far from cured.
Tang He smiled happily, shook his head, and sighed: "I know my own body bones better than anyone else. Now I have the bones buried under my nose, and I don't have many days left to live."
Tang He's words made Tang Ding feel sour and he quickly turned his head to the side.
On the contrary, Tang He was open-minded and was still in the mood to joke with Han Du: "But I still want to thank you. Without this thing you found, I'm afraid I would only have these few days."
Han Du looked at Tang He lying on the bed with white hair, and recalled the scene when he saw Tang He for the first time. When Tang He came to the banknote bureau with Lao Zhu, Tang He was so high-spirited at that time. Standing next to Lao Zhu, he was like an old and strong general, and his aura alone was enough to intimidate others.
But looking at Tang He now, he looks like a dying old man, with no trace of his heroic spirit.
"My father-in-law has taken great care of Han Du. These are what Han Du should do." Han Du's voice was filled with sadness and he had to work hard to control his tone.
After hearing this, Tang He smiled and nodded, "You can do this, I finally saw the right person..."
Not long after Han Du and Tang He chatted, Tang He began to feel tired again. Han Du saw this and did not dare to disturb Tang He anymore, so he had to retreat.
After chatting with Tang Ding for a while, Han Du left the Xinguo Duke's Mansion.
As soon as he returned home, he was pulled by An Qing and talked about what happened in the palace today.
After hearing this, Han Du scratched the bridge of her nose with his finger and said: "You also feel that you are playing tricks on the emperor. You really don't know how high the sky is. The emperor was able to sweep the world with his commoner troops, and now he is still governing the Ming Dynasty with great success. If not Eight hundred tricks, do you think you can do it? From now on, in front of your father, you will honestly say what you should say, do what you should do, and don’t be afraid even if you say or do something wrong, at least you will be better than It's much better to be tricky. Just watch, anyone who dares to be tricky in front of the emperor will end up with a bad end."
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
"I got it." An Qing agreed aggrievedly, and then ordered the maid to send four cups of caviar to the palace.
