Chapter 57 Xiaolan’s purpose
Under the surprised eyes of the servants who came after hearing the news, Bi Yuntao walked to the kitchen with a fish basin filled with koi carp and ordered the chef to prepare a fish feast.
"Your Majesty, these koi..." The chef looked at his prince in embarrassment. These koi were worth a lot of money, and no one had ever heard that koi could be used.
When Bi Yuntao saw Meng Ruoxi and her brother disappearing into the study one after another, he raised his fingers at the chef.
When the chef saw his prince's mysterious look, he hurried over and heard Bi Yuntao saying: "These koi are carps, so just cook them the same way as carps. Remember to have a carp soup. I understand." What?"
Seeing the chef, he nodded affirmatively and ordered him: "Remember to add some milk to the soup, and fry the carp lightly in hot oil. This will make the fish more delicious. Do you understand?"
"I understand, Your Majesty." The chef responded, then looked at Bi Yuntao with a troubled expression, but hesitated to speak.
"What's wrong? Is there any problem?" Bi Yuntao asked when he saw the chef was hesitant to speak.
"Your Majesty, isn't carp soup for pregnant women to supplement their milk supply? Wouldn't it be bad for you and Miss Meng to eat it?"
"Ahem! What do you know?! Carp soup doesn't just have that kind of effect." Seeing the chef looking at him with a strange expression, Bi Yuntao quickly explained, "Ruo Xi's illness is just right, I'm afraid she will recover after the illness No, I just take this opportunity to replenish her body. Besides, carp also has therapeutic effects. It can open up the spleen and strengthen the stomach, enter the kidney and lung meridians, and can nourish the spleen and stomach, clear away heat and detoxify, and relieve coughs and lower qi."
The chef nodded thoughtfully after listening to Bi Yuntao's explanation, but his eyes couldn't help but glance at his belly. Sure enough, young people don't know how valuable spring oil is, and old people look at women and sigh in vain.
Bi Yuntao saw the familiar look in the chef's eyes and felt as if he had seen him somewhere before today.
Bi Yuntao pondered for a moment, and unconsciously thought of the way a certain wave looked at him today. He immediately knew that the chef had misunderstood, and wanted to explain, but when he saw the chef turning around to handle the fish scales, he immediately gave up. He sighed silently, forget it, just misunderstand it, it's not the first time anyway.
Then he turned around and ordered his servants to go out and buy pine nuts, and asked the chef to make a dish of squirrel mandarin fish. This dish he had wanted to eat for a long time.
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While Bi Yuntao and others were busy developing explosives, in a gorgeous palace, a maid knelt in front of a gorgeously dressed lady.
"Why did His Majesty send you here?" The lady looked at the letter handed over by the maid and spoke slowly.
"The Khitans have become more and more rampant in recent years and have been harassing the border for a long time, which makes His Majesty a little worried. He happened to hear from the ministers that the princes participating in the struggle for the throne in China are all hidden dragons and crouching tigers, so I specially sent my slaves to investigate their character. I thought I want to establish a good relationship between Qin and Jin with China." The kneeling maid told the truth.
"Hmph! Get up!" The noble lady squinted her eyes and snorted coldly, with a cold light in her eyes. "His Majesty specially sent a confidant like you, Xiaolan, here. I think he has other intentions!"
"The Imperial Concubine is really smart, I know I can't hide it from the Imperial Concubine." Xiao Lan stood up and complimented the Imperial Concubine with a smile.
"Tell me, what is your Majesty's purpose?" The imperial concubine took a sip of tea and looked at Xiaolan in front of her calmly and said.
"My servant has said before that the border has been frequently harassed by the Khitan recently, which made His Majesty very anxious, so he thought of Chinese firearms, but he did not deny the ministers' proposal.
Therefore, His Majesty used this as a reason to send his slaves to find a way to obtain these firearms. At the same time, he also knew that the power of the imperial concubine was too weak in the battle for the legitimate heir, so he asked the servants to come and help King Qi and the imperial concubine. After all, his majesty also wanted to make this drama more exciting. "
"Hmph! Your Majesty really doesn't mind seeing the excitement. Since His Majesty asked you to come over to help me and Tao'er, what's your purpose of assassinating Tao'er?"
"Giggle! Don't you know His Majesty's temper yet?!" Xiaolan chuckled a few times. Seeing the impatience in the eyes of the imperial concubine, she quickly stopped her laughter and explained.
"When I came to the capital, I learned that the King of Qi was so lustful that he was willing to give up his imperial status for the sake of beauty. However, I have been serving His Majesty all year round and thought that my beauty was not bad, so I made a plan and deliberately appeared in front of the King of Qi. , and then took the opportunity to get close, and then assassinated and framed the blame on the second prince.
For the sake of beauty, King Qi would definitely not blame his slaves. Although he would be angry and angry, he would only hold a grudge against the second prince. Afterwards, I used a beauty trick to trick King Qi into agreeing to have my slaves serve him.
And just as the slave expected, although he punished the slave a little, King Qi still let the slave stay by his side to serve him. "When she thought of Bi Yuntao's shameful punishment to her, she couldn't help but have a blush on her face, her cheeks couldn't help but feel hot, and there was an inexplicable heat in her heart. Bah, your Majesty wouldn't dare to do that bad guy. Treat yourself that way.
Suppressing the heat in his heart, he continued: "Now I can justifiably follow King Qi and participate in these things. It can provide a good cover for my future actions, and at the same time I can protect King Qi."
"It seems that you have really learned a lot from being with His Majesty these years! But are you not afraid of me if you take action rashly? Aren't you afraid of exposing your identity and ruining His Majesty's important affairs?" The lady looked at the ground thoughtfully, I didn't see the flash of red on Xiaolan's face.
"This slave has his own sense of propriety. King Qi didn't receive any harm in the end, right?
What's more, the real Xiaolan beside Zhao Mingsheng had already died of illness, and it was the servant Hua's silver that took care of her funeral. The slave claimed to be her sister and came to repay his kindness for adopting her sister.
Zhao Mingsheng became interested in seeing the slave and how pretty he was. He wanted to bring the slave into his residence, so he took the slave to serve him. Now Zhao Mingsheng was also beheaded, and the second prince didn't care about the life or death of a maid, so no one would suspect the slave.
If the slave girl really reveals her identity, she will submit the secret decree of the marriage to the Chinese emperor and tell her about the marriage. What's more, isn't there a noble concubine here to help? ! "
"Hmph! You can take care of yourself." A cold light flashed in the lady's eyes, "No matter what your purpose is in approaching Tao'er, I need to remind you here not to attack Tao'er easily, otherwise, don't blame me You're welcome! And don't forget the conditions that the Supreme Emperor promised to me before the marriage."
"My Lady, don't worry! Since Your Majesty has sent your slave here, he has naturally told her to abide by the conditions you have put forward before. If it really comes to an irreversible point, he will naturally ensure the safety of King Qi and the Lady, so that you and your family can be safe." King Qi retreated unscathed. But..."
"But what?!" The lady frowned, her eyes full of displeasure.
"However, when the slave arrived, His Majesty specifically told him that the imperial concubine must help the slave obtain the firearm.
"What if I don't agree?"
"Of course you have promised the imperial concubine that you will have countless conditions!"
"Hmph!" The noble lady slammed the table, "Your Majesty has a good idea. I was willing to marry far away from China for the sake of my country, and now you ask me to help you steal firearms. Don't you think it's a bit bullying? Are people too harsh?!"
"Geez! It's useless to tell this slave. This is all His Majesty's intention."
The imperial concubine stared at Xiaolan with cold eyes, pondered for a while, and then said calmly, "Okay, I am willing to help you, but if you dare to use Taoer and get him into unnecessary trouble, don't blame me for turning your back. Recognize people.”
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, this matter was all done by Xiaolan alone. It was all done in secret. As soon as something goes wrong, she will sever ties with King Qi."
"I hope you will keep your word, even if I don't have one condition."
"My dear concubine, please tell me. As long as it's not too much, Xiaolan can agree."
"Although I am here to help you, you cannot do anything without my permission. You must obey my arrangements in everything. Do you understand?!"
Seeing Xiaolan's hesitation, the imperial concubine snorted coldly, "You have also been with His Majesty. You should know that the relationship between people in the court is complicated, and if you are not careful, you will be catastrophic. Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. If you are exposed, you will most likely die. And after all, you have stayed in Prince Qi's Mansion. If the Emperor blames you, what will you do to Tao'er?! Stealing arms and firearms is a capital crime!"
"Everything is subject to the imperial concubine's orders!" After all, Xiaolan had stayed in the palace and had seen a lot of intrigues. The matter of stealing firearms was of great importance, and the imperial concubine acted calmly, so she nodded and agreed.
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"Come on, Ruoxi, try this!" Bi Yuntao picked up a piece of squirrel mandarin fish, "Ah! Open your mouth!"
Meng Ruoxi looked at the fish that was fed to her mouth, blushed and glanced at Meng Ruolang who pretended not to see it, and rejected Bi Yuntao's ambiguous move. "You can eat it yourself. It's not like I can't pick it up myself."
Bi Yuntao knew that Meng Ruoxi was shameless. She had been so ashamed when she boldly got into his arms before, let alone the further intimacy now, but who made him like to see her so shy? What a gesture!
So under Meng Ruolang's peripheral vision, he continued to hold up the fish reluctantly, looking at Meng Ruoxi who was blushing and squirming, "Try it quickly, and after you finish eating, I will tell you the story about this dish. "
Meng Ruoxi couldn't resist, so she had to eat it with a blushing face.
"Brother, what's the story behind a dish?" Meng Ruolang was puzzled. Isn't it just a dish? Can it be something the emperor has eaten? !
"Is it delicious?" Bi Yuntao ignored Meng Ruolang at all. This kid was really an eyesore. If he shaved off his hair, he probably wouldn't even need to light the lights.
The blush on Meng Ruoxi's face had not yet dissipated, and she nodded shyly.
Bi Yuntao saw Meng Ruoxi's shy look and smiled, "In ancient history, a certain emperor went to the south of the Yangtze River. On a southern tour to Suzhou, he went out incognito to a restaurant in Songhe Tower and saw the gold ingot fish on the table. It was carp, so I wanted to taste it. The shop owner had no choice but to avoid the crime of killing the "sacred fish", so he cooked the fish into a squirrel shape, which coincidentally connected with the word "pine" in the shop's sign. The emperor was very satisfied after eating it and gave him It is called "Squirrel Mandarin Fish", but among our people, we often use "Carp Jumping over the Dragon Gate" to express auspiciousness and celebration, so later we changed to Mandarin Fish."
"Where did you get this from? You obviously don't like reading at all. It turns out that you are just making things up. I have been familiar with history books since I was a child, and I have never seen these records." Meng Ruoxi listened to him finish talking about squirrels. Mandarin Fish's story, I didn't believe him at all.
"Hey, they are all unofficial stories. It's not surprising that you haven't seen them. But you also saw this fried mandarin fish that looks like a "squirrel" when it was just served on the table, topped with steaming marinade. This The fish squeaked like a squirrel, and someone even wrote a poem about the dish."
"Oh? What poem? Let me hear it." Meng Ruoxi's interest was aroused when she heard someone compose a poem.
"The head is held high, the tail is raised, the color is funny, the shape is like a squirrel, and it squeaks."
Meng Ruoxi savored the poem carefully, "Although the poem is not very beautiful, nor does it have a very good artistic conception, or is even easy to understand, it does perfectly explain this dish!"
Meng Ruolang saw that the two of them were ignoring her and concentrating on talking about Feng Sheng. She secretly stretched out her chopsticks and quickly picked up a piece of fish and put it into her mouth to taste.
Although Bi Yuntao had been chatting and laughing with Meng Ruoxi, he kept looking at Meng Ruolang from the corner of his eye. Meng Ruolang's little movements did not escape his eyes at all. He originally wanted to pick up the chopsticks and knock off the fish he picked up, but this time Just then a servant came in with milk and carp soup, and then he stopped caring about him and let him fend for himself!
Bi Yuntao stood up and took a bowl and spoon to personally serve Meng Ruoxi a bowl. "Try this soup, this milk and carp soup. This soup can not only beautify your skin but also delay aging."
Meng Ruoxi took the soup from Bi Yuntao's hand. When she heard that it could not only beautify the skin but also delay aging, coupled with the delicious taste of the squirrel mandarin fish, she scooped out a spoonful, blew a few breaths, and drank it impatiently.
When Bi Yuntao saw Meng Ruoxi's movements and performance, he showed an expression that was true, but there was a hint of surprise in his eyes. I knew that any woman would care about her own beauty, let alone a naturally beautiful woman. But I didn't expect that Meng Ruoxi, with her refined temperament, would be so impatient and unable to escape the vulgarity.
