The good mood just now was gone.
Emperor Xuanwu suppressed his smile and told Wang Dequan: "I smell something, go get bath water."
Zhen Ronghua's barbecue dish was actually the most delicious food he had eaten in his twenty-eight years of life.
He is the emperor, and he is the first to possess all the best things in the world. He has never tasted such delicious food, let alone others.
It turns out that it's not that he doesn't care about food, it's just that he doesn't have delicious food that can satisfy his appetite.
He chuckled when he thought that he had eaten most of Zhen Ronghua's barbecue today, and Zhen Ronghua was so angry that he ignored him when he left.
Su Guiren looked at the emperor with a handsome smile and couldn't help but blush. He leaned into Emperor Xuanwu's arms and acted coquettishly: "Is the emperor laughing at my concubine who loves to cry?"
Emperor Xuanwu lowered his head and said, "Did your beloved concubine use osmanthus hair oil today?"
Su Guiren, who was specially dressed up from head to toe, pulled back his hair and said, "Does the Emperor like it?"
Even when she changed her hair oil, she knew that the emperor had her in mind.
If not, there were so many women in the harem, how could we only notice her changes?
Emperor Xuanwu laid her down on the bed and said, "My beloved concubine is naturally beautiful. Even without those things, she can still make me fall in love with you."
Su Guiren smiled shyly: "I always want to show my best side to the emperor, lest the emperor has a new person and forget about me."
The extinguished candlelight brought silence. Wang Dequan shook his head and closed the door of his bedroom.
Su Guiren still has no eyesight. How can the emperor praise her?
I don’t like the smell of hair oil, and I don’t like to eat a mouthful of rouge gouache!
When it comes to being in line with the emperor's wishes, it really has to be Empress Zhenronghua. Even Concubine Li sometimes can't understand what the emperor means, but Zhenronghua can understand it with just one look without the emperor having to say anything.
Maybe this is the difference between sincerity and hypocrisy!
Poor Zhen Ronghua has a deep affection for the emperor. I don't know how long she can win the emperor's favor.
I hope it lasts longer, otherwise it would be too pitiful.
The next day, the imperial edict to confer Noble Su as Jieyu came down. But when Su Jieyu, who should have been happy, went to Yikun Palace to pay her respects to the empress for the first time, the emperor issued another imperial edict and conferred Zhenrong Hua on the sixth rank. Empress Zhenji.
Su Jieyu was sealed because she was sleeping with him, so what did she, Jiang Xinyue, do for her?
As soon as the imperial edict was issued, the jealous gaze that fell on Su Jieyu was reduced by more than half in an instant.
Wang Dequan was almost suspicious. In fact, the emperor did not want to promote Su Jieyu at all, but wanted to promote her to the position of Empress Zhenji. He was afraid that just conferring her a title would be too conspicuous, and he was afraid that she would be plotted again, so he sent Su Jieyu to the throne. brought up.
This dangerous idea made Wang Dequan shake his head.
how can that be possible?
He had been serving the emperor for more than twenty years, and he had never seen him so concerned about that woman.
In the past, Concubine Li was somewhat popular with the emperor, but just that little favor allowed Concubine Li to dominate the harem for more than ten years. How long has it been since Empress Zhenji entered the palace?
impossible.
Everyone is envious of Jiang Xinyue's promotion speed that has skyrocketed in just three months since she entered the palace, but she herself is not very happy.
Zhenji……
There is a first-level protected animal in Sichuan and Chongqing, called... hazel pheasant.
Looks gray.
Above Zhen Ji is the precious Ji of the sixth rank...
Precious chicken...
emm…
If she had known that a barbecue would result in Zhenji's promotion, she would rather not have eaten that barbecue last night.
However……
Not long after returning to Hexi Palace, Wang Dequan came. He also said that he would have dinner at Empress Zhenji’s place in the evening and asked her to prepare well.
Jiang Xinyue looked at two large pear wood tables set up in the courtyard. The tables were filled with various skewers of meat, as well as slices of pork belly and various vegetarian dishes.
There are many more ingredients than last night.
There was even an imperial chef from the imperial dining room who came over and said he wanted to observe, and asked Empress Zhenji to give her some advice.
It turned out that last night Jiang Xinyue showed off her cooking skills and left the emperor in Hexi Palace. The news had spread throughout the harem.
I heard that the emperor wanted to rest at Zhenji’s place last night, but Zhenji’s empress persuaded the emperor to go to Su Jieyu’s place.
From this point of view, Empress Zhenji is still the most proud person besides Concubine Li.
I have to say, this is a beautiful misunderstanding.
Emperor Xuanwu had no intention of staying at Hexi Palace last night, and Jiang Xinyue didn't want to be the target of public criticism, nor did she deliberately provoke him. She was even a little angry because he had eaten all the meat.
Jiang Xinyue looked at the sky, seeming to have thought of her tragic fate of being used as the royal chef by the Dog Emperor.
However, when she thought about it, if she wanted to get rid of Zhenji's title, she had to do her best to please Emperor Xuanwu.
As the saying goes, if you want to capture a man's heart, you must capture a man's stomach.
This sentence is applicable to ancient and modern times.
As if she had made up her mind, she put on a new set of smart clothes, and let Magpie and Shuangjiang stop them and start marinating the meat.
There was not enough time last night, and the marinated meat was not tasty enough. According to her taste, it was not delicious enough.
But it’s still early today and there’s plenty of time. Tonight’s barbecue is the perfect one.
Pour oil, sprinkle salt, add white wine, green onions, ginger, bay leaves, five-spice powder, knead and stir, then let it sit. After a dazzling operation, the imperial chefs were dumbfounded.
Will the food made this way be delicious?
Not sure, check again.
"Magpie."
Wiping the sweat on her forehead, Jiang Xinyue said: "Go to Yikun Palace, Yanqing Palace, Shun'an Palace, and invite the Queen, Liangfei and Defei. By the way, let the eldest princess, second princess and The three princes all came to this palace to have dinner together."
To make the queen believe that she really has no ambition to become the master of the harem, it is not enough to please her with words, she must also be sincere in her actions.
The summer heat was severe, and Jiang Xinyue was afraid that the meat would smell bad, so she asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to bring ice over.
Although it is a bit troublesome, there is nothing we can do about it. In ancient times, there was no electricity, let alone refrigerators!
Yikun Palace——
Concubine Liang was combing the queen's hair. After hearing the various words, she was a little surprised: "Is that really what the people in Hexi Palace said?"
They nodded one after another: "Yes, they also said that several young masters can go there together. The young palace maid also said that Empress Zhenji said that barbecue requires more people to make it more lively."
Liang Fei clicked her tongue and said in wonder: "The people around here are eager to occupy the Emperor. What is she thinking, not seizing the opportunity to be alone with the Emperor, but calling the Queen and us all over?"
"She is somewhat sincere."
Empress Zhu compared the hairpin on the flag head in front of the bronze mirror and replaced it with an elegant one: "Even though we were told to dress more simply, we should not be too fussy. The eldest princess should also be more modest."
The good concubine had already returned home, and Empress Zhu did not leave her alone. She asked her to go back quickly and teach the eldest princess what to say and what not to say.
The opportunity is given to Zhenji, whether she can seize it or not depends on the eldest princess herself.
