Does Changsun Wujie still have the skills to make dim sum?
Li Qian waved enthusiastically: "Send it up for me to see!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The young eunuch placed the three-layered golden nanmu food boxes on the table and laid them out one after another, and a fragrant aroma filled his nostrils.
Li Qian looked over and saw that under the dim candlelight, the food box contained snow-white and bright red butter cherries, crystal clear crystal cakes, sweet and soft glutinous rice cakes... and various pastries that he did not recognize.
Li Qian suddenly felt his index finger moving, and his stomach growled unsatisfactorily.
However, he did not eat directly. Instead, he raised his head and looked at the young eunuch with burning eyes: "Did the beauty Changsun make this in the afternoon?"
"In response to Your Majesty, yes."
The young eunuch lowered his head and explained: "After settling in the residence, the eldest grandson thought that your majesty had many things to do and was busy with political affairs, so she made some snacks for him and sent them to him."
"Not bad!"
Li Qian nodded repeatedly, with a look of relief on his face.
It feels really good to be remembered.
Especially since Li Qian was still hungry, this pastry was like rain after a long drought, which made him particularly happy.
However, when he was about to move his chopsticks, Wei Zhongxian suddenly jumped out from the side.
"Your Majesty, please let your servant test the poison for Your Majesty!"
Although he had misunderstood the little eunuch's hint just now, Wei Zhongxian still stood resolutely in front of Li Qian.
"You...oh, try it, try it..."
Li Qian was extremely hungry, but as an emperor, testing poison seemed to be essential.
After all, there are always unscrupulous people who want to harm me!
He watched Wei Zhongxian use his silver needle to poke and prick these delicate snacks, and then taste them one by one.
That serious look, that careful look, is really so skillful.
"Are you ready?" Li Qian waited for a while, and his stomach growled again.
"Okay, okay! Your Majesty!" Wei Zhongxian stepped aside.
Li Qian hurriedly moved his chopsticks and started eating!
The soft, chewy and chewy rice cakes, the buttery cherries that melt in one sip...
He never likes sweets, but this time he ate them very happily.
Compared with the roasted fish just now, these snacks are like delicacies.
Li Qian ate happily and quickly finished a large box of snacks, feeling full.
Hiccup~
He held his stomach, leaned back on the chair, and burped in an inconspicuous manner.
"Your Majesty~"
Wei Zhongxian hurriedly brought over a bowl of tea.
Li Qian took it smoothly, drank it down, and breathed a long sigh of relief.
"My companion, let's get started!"
Wei Zhongxian bowed and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, Wu Cai lives in the Nuanfeng Pavilion of Yonghe Hall..."
"Wait a minute."
Li Qian hesitated for a moment. Thinking of the snacks just now, he changed his mind and said, "Let's go to Changsun Beauty's place."
Two eunuchs in red clothes had been standing in the hall, but at this moment, there was a look of embarrassment on their faces.
"this……"
Wei Zhongxian hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will do it now."
He turned around and glared at the two eunuchs in red. The two eunuchs immediately lowered their heads, not daring to look back.
Li Qian watched this scene with relish, with a smile on his lips.
Turning over cards is not random, even the emperor cannot deviate from the results.
The two eunuchs in red clothes in the palace were the eunuchs responsible for compiling and recording the emperor's "Living Notes".
The left prisoner records words, and the right prisoner records events.
According to "Daily Notes", it is to prevent mistakes and to show the queen.
If Li Qian insisted on going his own way, he would be recorded by two internal guards and written in "Notes on Daily Life" for future generations to see.
This was also a means of restricting the emperor.
If what you do is too ridiculous, then I will write it down for you so that you will be embarrassed in front of your children and grandchildren.
Therefore, the emperor himself could not consult or interfere with the revision of "Li".
However, when he was a prince, he was a playboy and did many ridiculous things.
In the eyes of outsiders, it would be called abnormal if Li Qian suddenly turned back to a normal person after he ascended the throne.
Faced with Wei Zhongxian's threatening eyes, the two red-clothed prisoners still chose to surrender with all their heart.
Your Majesty, he turned to the Changsun Empress at the beginning. What kind of martial artist? I have never heard of it.
that is it.
…
Li Qian walked out of the Qianyuan front hall and sat on the shoulder carriage.
"Take up the fight!" the little eunuch in front sang loudly.
The accompanying eunuchs held lanterns and were arranged in two rows, one in front and one in front, making them extremely conspicuous in the dark night.
On summer nights, insects chirp and a cool breeze blows.
The further you walk towards the harem, the more scattered lights there are on both sides.
Qianyuan Palace includes Qianyuan Front Hall, Jiyu Hall, Changsheng Hall, Jingren Hall, etc.
There are a total of six palaces for the concubines, collectively called the Sixth Palace. Among them, the Kunning Palace is reserved for the queen alone and is still vacant.
This time, Li Qian consecrated a total of four fourth-grade beauties, six fifth-grade talents, and the rest were all sixth-grade and seventh-grade. These people lived scattered in the jade halls of the remaining five palaces.
Although there are many concubines, it is not crowded at all, and there are even many spare jade halls.
"Where does Changsun Wujia live?" Li Qian asked on his shoulder.
"Your Majesty, the eldest grandson is in the Feishui Pavilion of Zhongcui Hall." Wei Zhongxian replied respectfully.
"Yes." Li Qian looked at the dimly lit Sixth Palace in the distance and nodded lightly.
The emperor drove to the vicinity of the Sixth Palace, and the concubines here seemed to be aware of it, or in other words, they had been looking forward to this moment for a long time.
This is the first night since entering the palace!
Who will the emperor favor?
The concubines clasped their hands nervously, their hearts beating fast, and arranged for the palace maids to get close to them. The eunuch came to the window and watched the emperor's driving on the road.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, your Majesty's carriage is coming this way!" A little palace maid ran into the room.
"coming?"
Under the candlelight, Zhao Feiyan nervously clutched the brocade handkerchief in her hand: "Quick! Go and see if it stops at Jingren Hall!"
"Yes, empress!" The little palace maid ran out again in a hurry.
After a while, he ran back with some disappointment: "Empress... Your Majesty's carriage passed directly..."
"It's passed..."
Zhao Feiyan fell into a daze while holding the brocade handkerchief, with visible disappointment on her face, and murmured: "You should go out first."
The little palace maid bowed and backed away from the palace, and Zhao Feiyan undressed and went to bed. She also wore a red satin dress with a hollow pattern, which was exquisite and beautiful.
A hint of resentment flashed across her face: "The underskirt made by the most skilled tailor in Wu Diyue took three months... Why doesn't Your Majesty come to my concubine..."
Xi Shi's pavilion is next to the window. At this moment, looking at Xing Chao walking leisurely by, a bit of sadness appears on his face.
"If His Majesty doesn't arrive, how will the siege of Yue be resolved?"
…
The emperor drove past Jingren Hall without stopping.
I walked through Yonghe Hall without stopping, walked through Chengqian Hall without stopping...
After Yang Yuhuan, who lived in Yonghe Hall, heard the news, a look of disappointment flashed across his face.
Wu Meiniang also learned that Xingjia passed by, a look of sadness appeared in her eyes, but then her jade hands holding the handkerchief tightened, looking at the flickering candlelight, as if she was thinking about something.
At this moment, Li Qian's carriage finally stopped in front of Zhongcui Hall!
"Your Majesty is here!"
As the eunuch who opened the road sang loudly, the entire Zhongcui Hall suddenly became quiet.
The maids and eunuchs guarding the gate hurriedly came out and knelt to greet him.
Li Qian walked down the shoulder slowly and looked up at the huge Zhongcui Hall.
The candlelight was dim and swaying, shining through the window paper.
"Get flat."
He walked forward with his hands behind his back and entered the Zhongcui Palace. A young eunuch led the way in front of him, and two palace maids accompanied him behind.
Wei Zhongxian had wisely stayed at the door of Zhongcui Hall.
Zhongcui Hall adopts a hollow design, and the hall is surrounded by exquisite small gardens.
The winding path is deep, the water is gurgling, and a few fireflies are swaying under the night.
Changsun Wugou's Feishui Pavilion is on the first floor, with beautiful scenery.
Li Qian entered the palace and walked straight ahead. At this moment, he had arrived outside Feishui Pavilion.