Chapter 679 No one can really do whatever they want in life
After chatting with Jiang for some daily life, Xie Yixiao left.
However, she also reminded her before leaving: "His Majesty's Wanshou Festival is coming soon. Princess Qinghua is here to participate in His Majesty's Wanshou Festival. After the Wanshou Festival, I don't know when she will leave. If you really want to ask her for help, don't do it."
It's been delayed for too long, and she's gone, so I can only find someone else."
As February entered, she began to get busy. His Majesty's Longevity Festival was on the eighth day of February, which was only a few days away. In the afternoon, she went to the palace to meet the Crown Princess.
Things like the pilgrimage, banquet, reception of envoys, etc. all had to be prepared for that day. Although many things had been arranged since last autumn, and everything that could be prepared in advance was prepared in advance, but it was still overwhelming.
Especially those two who were causing trouble in the middle.
The princess had a headache: "Where can I find such ginseng now?"
There was originally a Qiankun soup on this banquet. This Qiankun soup was stewed with pigeons flying in the sky, chickens on the ground, and ginseng. Only one chicken, one pigeon, and half a ginseng would make these five bowls.
Qiankun Soup.
Moreover, the ginseng used here is the best from Xueyue Mountain. Xueyue Mountain is further north in the north and is the coldest place in Dongming.
The Xueyue Mountain range stretches for thousands of miles, with the highest peak standing high in the sky. Legend has it that it is the place closest to the sky and a land of spirits. Therefore, the Xue Ling Ginseng produced is the most nourishing and is the first choice for Qiankun Soup.
The snow ginseng used in soup does not need to be old for a long time, six to ten years is just right. Although it is not particularly precious, it is more difficult to collect if there are many of them.
Originally, when the menu was set in autumn, the Crown Princess had people collect snow ginseng to prepare for Qiankun soup. In November last year, she had collected enough. However, she did not expect that the royal meal would be available after this year.
The people in the house concealed the fact that she had touched this batch of snow ginseng to make soup for Concubine Shu.
When he was found out, he even said that Concubine Shu was not in good health and needed to replenish her health. He saw that there was some in the warehouse and used it.
What’s the use!
I have been using it for more than half a month, two ginseng sticks a day. I can eat it so well, but it makes me vomit blood if I don’t take it.
The Crown Princess was so angry that she almost beat the imperial cook to death on the spot.
But it's also her fault. She's been busy with this and that these days and can't take care of it, so someone took advantage of it.
Now that there is so much missing, she still doesn't know how to get all the snow ginseng together, and she can't complain. When the time comes, Concubine Shu will choke to death if she says, "She didn't know this was a ginseng for a Wanshou Festival banquet."
Moreover, she accidentally asked others to take advantage of the loophole and failed to get things done.
Xie Yixiao thought for a while and said: "Xueling ginseng is not particularly difficult to find. I remember that there are seven or eight ginseng in the Rong family's warehouse. The Rong family has it, and other people's families also have it. If it is inconvenient for Your Highness, I will go and take a look.
Tell them that they are selling this snow ginseng to prepare a banquet for His Majesty, and they will naturally be very happy."
"Shu Fei is so good at eating, we can't cover up for her." Two pills a day, a total of fifty pills. If she had really taken them, she would have vomited blood and died. It was obviously a trap to make it difficult for her to prepare for her birthday.
The princess at the banquet.
If someone knew about it and thought that she knew this was a ginseng used at the birthday banquet, they would naturally understand her "good intentions" and want to disrupt the birthday banquet. If they think she doesn't know, they will say that she is really good at eating it.
She is indeed a royal concubine.
The Crown Princess paused slightly, feeling that something was wrong: "My father's birthday is coming soon. If people know about it, even if she is just a princess, she will still talk about my father. Then my father will be embarrassed, and the royal family will be embarrassed as well."
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"Besides, there are envoys from other countries. If the news reaches these people and spreads back, what will those people think of us Dongming?" Even if they want to fight, it will be done behind closed doors. This shame will be spread to outsiders.
Go, isn’t this a joke?
The Crown Princess is the Crown Prince's wife and the future Queen. She needs to protect Dong Ming's face.
The Crown Princess bit her lip: "She just saw me and didn't dare to say anything, so she dared to do such a thing. It's also my fault that I was careless. I didn't expect that Chef Liu in the royal kitchen would be bribed by her early. Look, I did it."
This matter."
The Crown Princess had originally checked the reconciliation of the imperial kitchen, but Liu Yuchu secretly took the snow ginseng without recording it. It was impossible for the Crown Princess to count these items one by one, and Liu Yuchu also hid it from the imperial kitchen.
past.
In this way, when doing the inventory a few days ago, it was discovered that fifty pieces of snow ginseng were missing. After the Crown Princess ordered someone to check, she found out that it was Liu Yuchu who did it. Liu Yuchu made an excuse and said, "Empress Shu said she has been in poor health recently."
, I want to drink Lingshen Decoction for nourishment. I forgot to keep the account, so now I add this.
Too.
Xie Yixiao sighed inwardly, seeing that the Crown Princess had a noble status, but she also had a lot of helplessness and forbearance. Not to mention the Crown Princess, the Emperor and the Queen also had to take care of many things.
Is this true that in life, no one can really do whatever they want and do whatever they want?
The princess said: "This matter cannot be spread outside, but the snow ginseng still needs to be bought. I will ask the imperial kitchen to buy it and give you a sum of money. You can go over and handle this matter quietly. Do you have anything waiting for the birthday banquet?"
Let’s talk about it later.”
Xie Yixiao could only nod in agreement: "Okay."
Xie Yixiao took the banknote given by the imperial kitchen and left the East Palace. Not long after she left, she met a group of people enjoying the scenery in the garden. She paused slightly and was about to leave, but she saw that the people over there were already watching.
Came over.
"Is this Mrs. Rong Jiu in front of me?"
Xie Yi smiled and lowered his eyes, and then he had no choice but to step forward and salute: "Greetings to Concubine Shu, hello to Princess Ning."
"Are you Rong Jiu's wife?" Concubine Shu is wearing a pink palace dress, her hair is in a high bun, and her hair is full of hairpins. Although she is nearly forty years old, she is well-maintained, has fair and rosy skin, and is well-groomed.
Bright and beautiful, she looks like she is less than thirty.
Especially with the plum blossom makeup between her eyebrows, her temperament is arrogant but also lazily disdainful. She is like a soft and proud flower. She has the splendor and grace of a peony, but lacks the dignity, stability and calmness.
At this time, she looked at the person in front of her slightly, raised her hand slightly, and her silk sleeves slipped slightly, revealing a fair and slender wrist, with nails dyed bright red.
"Exactly." Xie Yi replied with a smile.
Concubine Shu and Concubine Ning saw that she was still curtsying and did not call her to get up.
Concubine Shu came up and walked around her, waved her sleeves, and chuckled: "Everyone in the world said earlier that Master Rong Jiu returned to the imperial city after returning to secular life. I wonder which girl can win this crown jewel."
, I didn’t expect that he would actually marry you.”
"I thought before that you were so beautiful that you could make thousands of flowers eclipse and make him bow down to you. But today I saw that it was nothing more than that."