Hana felt that it was better not to grind it into powder, which showed that the queen mother could not bite her.
"Give it to the Ai family to try," the Empress Dowager's eyes lit up. Although she was in good health, she couldn't eat those hard things because she had to keep her teeth in good condition so that she could continue to eat meat until she died. But Wen Yao That kid is attentive.
The Empress Dowager took a spoonful and put it into her mouth. "It tastes good, fragrant, crispy, hard and soft. The Ai family will have to eat it by themselves, so I will keep these pieces for the Ai family."
"Queen Mother, why don't I go tell Jiu Fujin tomorrow and ask her to send some more? It's better not to keep these snacks overnight." Hana didn't dare to let her master eat snacks for the night. There is no shortage of these things in the palace. If your master wants to eat it, he can make it at any time.
The Empress Dowager reluctantly looked at the plate on which the cakes were cut, "Take it and share it. Wen Yao will come over tomorrow. The Ai family will tell her herself," She had to tell her in advance that there would be delicious food in the future. Otherwise, you won’t be able to eat it.
Hana wanted to say that this was inappropriate, but thinking that Jiu Fujin had a similar temperament to her master, Hana decisively shut up.
The Queen Mother ate the barbecue and glanced at Hana, as if she had not seen Hana. Although she did not care about the affairs of the harem and had been a transparent person in the palace for many years, she could be the successor and the Queen Mother would protect her for many years. Since the emperor now respects him as if he were his biological mother, it's not like she really doesn't understand anything.
People who know nothing and only rely on their temper to survive will not survive in the palace for long.
Yikun Palace.
Yifei specially invited Concubine Niu Hulu to come over. Naturally, Yifei would not only prepare barbecue and cut cakes, but also other meals. "Remember that you love this tofu-stuffed pork dish the most. Try the taste to see if it is what you want." smell."
"Your Majesty, I have killed my concubine. Your Majesty still remembers that I like tofu stuffed with meat, so I would rather be respectful than obey my orders." Lady Niu Hulu stood opposite Concubine Yi, and the maid next to her picked up a piece of meat. Put the tofu on the magnolia-patterned porcelain plate, Niu Hulu picked it up and took a small bite, her eyes lit up, "This dish was my concubine's favorite dish, and it was also what she was best at cooking. The tofu stuffed with meat is the same as my aunt made, thank you for taking the trouble."
"Originally I didn't want to cause you any sadness, but at the end of the day, Brother Ten sent Baolai to tell me that it's your aunt's birthday, so this tofu stuffed with meat was not prepared by me, but by Brother Ten. There is also a string of Buddhist beads prepared by me." Concubine Yi asked Bai Zhi to bring the box over. It was a very old box made of willow wood and contained ordinary Buddhist beads.
"Tenth Brother?" Niu Hulu stood up excitedly and took the willow box with both hands, "It's my aunt's willow box. I made it when I was a child. I asked my aunt for a long time but didn't give it to me."
Niu Hulu's eyes were a little red. She wanted to cry but tried her best to suppress it. She missed her aunt so much that it was good now. "Let the tenth brother worry about it. The tenth brother has never owed anything to the maid and concubine. It was the maid and concubine who entered the palace." Years of trouble for him.”
"Brother Ten asked the Pinellia next to you, why did you secretly wipe your tears at night?" Concubine Yi also came here in the same way. When she first entered the palace, she missed Ama's mother, but then she gradually adapted to it. It's not that she didn't want to. adapted.
Concubine Niu Hulu looked at her personal maid Banxia, "It turns out you were the one who told the secret." Concubine Niu Hulu was not angry at all. She handed the willow box to Banxia and looked at Concubine Yi, "Let the empress laugh. Okay, I have prepared a birthday gift for my aunt here, could you please ask my tenth brother if he can take it out of the palace and give it to my aunt?"
"You still don't understand, Tenth Elder Brother. Tenth Elder Brother seems careless and doesn't care about anything, but he is actually very smart and careful. Maybe you can give it away yourself tomorrow," Yi Fei suggested to Yin Zhen. The surprise was left until tomorrow. Yinzhen told her that if the surprise was told tomorrow, she would only be happy for an hour. If the surprise was told today, the concubine could be happy for several hours overnight.
"Yes... can my aunt enter the palace?" Concubine Niu Hulu immediately understood the meaning of Yi Fei's words. The tears she had been holding back could no longer be held back. She cried, and there was indeed a smile on her face. , "I've made my empress laugh, and I'm really embarrassed today."
"How can this be embarrassing? It's just human nature. Wipe away your tears. We sisters are chatting while eating." Concubine Yi smiled and picked up the chopsticks. "It was Brother Ten who invited Concubine Tong Jia to give you this opportunity." , but we can’t cry anymore.”
Concubine Niu Hulu was very excited but she gradually calmed down. She didn't know if she was in a good mood or not, but she felt very hungry. "This barbecue is delicious. How did Brother Jiu think of making it this way?"
"It was Xiao Jiu who thought of it? It was Xiao Jiu Fujin who thought of it. He also invited the 12th, 34th, and 12th brothers to come over and have fun together. The Crown Prince was rarely free tonight, so he invited them all over," said Yi Fei. He took a bite of the roasted lamb and said, "These roasted lamb slices really taste good. You should try it too."
"Qiu Ling, please divide this piece of cut cake and give it to our little master of Yikun Palace." Concubine Yi pointed to the large plate of cut cake, "There are so many good things put together, I don't think so. It won’t taste bad.”
"I ate a piece before I came here. The more you chew, the better it tastes. But it's not advisable to eat too much. You might feel a little tired if you eat too much." Concubine Niu Hulu liked it quite a lot, but she wouldn't eat more. She would only eat one or two pieces occasionally. Well enough.
The young masters of Yikun Palace all got the cake cut. Although it was not much, it was also Concubine Yi's wish. Not all concubines were Niu Hulu concubines, and even the young masters who promised to be a noble person were not as good as Niu Hulu concubine. treatment.
For example, if Niu Yaosheng and Shuang Yaosheng live in the same house, they agree to a daily allowance of one catty and eight taels of pork, two catties of white flour, two catties of fresh vegetables, a stick of yellow wax, and twenty catties of black charcoal in winter. There are fifteen plates of mutton and five chickens and ducks in the month.
According to this example, even a promise is enough, but the Ministry of Internal Affairs will not follow this. There is nothing wrong on the surface, but the little master with no real connections will get only a handful of things.
"Sisters, Concubine Yi is really nice to us," Niu promised, wrapping the snacks in oil paper and placing them in a small box on the wall next to his pillow. He looked at Shuang promised on the bed opposite. There was a small table between the two beds. There was a candle lit on the small table. She and Shuang agreed to take turns lighting it. The saved candles would be lit more often on some festivals or important days for each other, so that the room would be as bright as day.
Shuangyao looked at Niuyao. She and Sister Niu had been together in the harem for many years, and both were not favored. They had long lost the idea of competing for favor. Now they are very safe in Yikun Palace. Empress Yifei has been lenient to them for about half a year. "What Sister Niu is saying is that if Sister Niu hadn't brought me to seek refuge with Concubine Yi and enter this Yikun Palace, I don't know if I would have survived to this day."
