"He is my concubine's cousin from my fifth uncle's family!"
Tang Fatty smiled heartily and said, "I just got an errand last year. I'm the garrison of Chaozhou Prefecture. Long Live My Lord, don't you know?"
Chaozhou's defense was no better than the fifth-rank official, so Zhu Yunxi didn't take it to heart even if he saw it.
It is not easy to talk about trusting the Duke Tang He. The Tang family seems to be a noble person now, but their influence in the court is not as good as before.
Tang He gave birth to five sons in his life. The eldest son died in the war in Yunnan, the fifth son died in the war, and the fifth son died in the war. The third and fourth sons are all sick. Now only the second son, Tang Fu, supports the family and serves as the chief military officer in Shanxi.
Among his grandchildren, three or four died in battle at a young age.
A family full of honors and nobles is made of male blood, but a family full of loyal men and women has no merit in the past!
Nowadays, there is no one who is very capable in the Tang family. Although they can still rely on the blessings left by Tang He, without outstanding people in the family, it is impossible to restore the grandeur of the past.
Just like Deng Ping, the bodyguard next to Zhu Yunxi. How outstanding was his father Deng Yu's military exploits back then? Even after his death, he was granted the title of king of the county. But over the years, because the heirs in the family were not promising, he was just an empty shell.
This empty shell has to be guarded all day long, and the good son-in-law Li Jinglong is poaching him.
However, there is something about the Tang family that cannot be compared with the Deng family, that is, Tang Fatty is already a noble concubine.
With these thoughts in mind, Zhu Yunxi looked at the four kilograms and then at the little girl in his arms, feeling a little emotional again.
From his perspective as an emperor, it would not be a good thing for a prince like Si Jin to have a mother whose family is too powerful.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty?" Tang Pang'er called softly twice, "What do you want?"
Zhu Yunxi smiled and changed his words, "I know you have a wild temper, and it feels a little aggrieved to be honest in this palace. I have been a little bored in the palace these days. The weather will be cooler in a few days, let's go
Take a look around the hunting grounds outside the city!"
Hearing this, Tang Fatty's brows immediately lit up with joy, "Your Majesty, you are not allowed to go back on your words!" He said with a smile, "I have long wanted to ride a horse, and my rouge slave is almost getting lazy in the stable!
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Rouge Slave is Tang Fatty's mount. There is a rouge-colored mark between his eyebrows, so he is named Rouge Slave.
While he was talking, the palace people came over with food and drinks.
There are only a few side dishes on the menu, such as chicken cakes marinated with mushrooms and shrimps, rabbit meat with pepper and sesame seeds, chicken wontons, stewed crucian carp, salted drum and mustard sheep tripe plate, quail tofu pot, and desserts such as rock sugar snow pear.
"Haha, is this what you call lighter?" Zhu Yunxi smiled, "Your little kitchen is quite fast, you can cook these delicious dishes in such a short time!"
Tang Fatty cleaned his hands first, then peeled off the dried shrimps for Zhu Yunxi and put them on a plate. He said with a smile, "Your Majesty, all the money used in this small kitchen is my own money!"
This statement is true. From the queen to the concubine to the ordinary palace people, everything in the palace has rules and regulations, which does not mean that you can eat whatever you want. But for Tang Fatty, the concubines in the harem
Among the concubines, no one can compare with her in terms of family wealth.
Almost every month, no matter how troublesome it was, her natal family would bring delicacies to the palace. Especially after she gave birth to the prince, she became the favorite of the Tang family. Tang and his second son, who were far away in Shanxi at that time,
They all sent people to deliver many good things.
"Try the dried shrimps. The more you eat, the more delicious they become. They are best with wine!" Tang Fatty smiled and poured the chilled grape wine into the glass cup. "This wine was sent by my second uncle all the way across the country."
It was said that a businessman from the Western Regions had given him a few barrels, but he himself was reluctant to drink them!"
The aged grape wine has a hint of coolness and a slightly sour but sweet aftertaste in the mouth.
Zhu Yunxi took a shallow sip and ate another dried shrimp. He couldn't help but nodded, "It tastes really good!"
"Eat more if your Majesty likes it!" Tang Fatty smiled and served the soup again, "I was not used to eating this Chaozhou seaweed at first. Later I made it into soup and it was very delicious. And this meat pie, don't look down upon it.
.But they are all made from the meat of the front legs, so a lot of effort was put into them!”
Zhu Yunxi drank the soup and said thoughtfully, "No matter how inconspicuous it is, it is worth so much effort to transport it here!"
He and Tang Fatty were laughing and joking, while Xiao Shunzi sat aside, looking at the things on the table and wanting to eat but not daring to eat them, wanting to talk but not daring to interrupt.
"This stupid girl!"
The shameful bastard sighed in his heart and couldn't help but wink at Xiao Shunzi again.
The latter followed the bastard's shameful gaze towards the dining table, and with the other's repeated encouragement, he finally plucked up the courage.
"Your Majesty, I know you like this!" Xiao Shunzi pushed the salted drum and mustard lamb tripe plate next to Zhu Yunxi and whispered, "I saw that you always had this dish when you were drinking!"
The lamb tripe is finely cut into shreds and mixed with balsamic vinegar, coriander, sesame oil and other seasonings. It is full of salty and fragrant flavors.
"Not only do I like it, Grandpa Huang also likes this dish!" Zhu Yunxi smiled and took a bite, "Why don't you eat it?" As he said that, he filled a bowl with the mushroom and shrimp chicken cake and placed it on Xiao Shunzi.
In front of him, he smiled and said, "Eat!"
Xiao Shunzi smiled sweetly, her eyes were like crescent moons, she slowly picked up the bowl and ate it clean in three swipes.
"Haha! Eat slowly, no one can compete with you!" Seeing how frank and unpretentious she was, Zhu Yunxi was in a good mood. He filled another half of the bowl and pushed it to her, "You are pregnant now. It is not good to eat too much. You are hungry."
Even worse. If you want to eat less and eat more often, I will tell Guanglu Temple to adjust your diet later. If you want to eat anything on weekdays, you can also ask for it!"
After saying that, he turned around and said, "You shameless bastard, do you remember what I said? She is still young, and she is thin-skinned and timid in many things. On weekdays, you tell the internal officials and supervisors to watch more. Let those bitches wink.
, don’t wait for her to ask for it, you know?”
Although she is a concubine, she is of low origin and has no hope in the palace. She is usually cautious and does not dare to show off.
The bastard said hurriedly, "I obey the order! I will go and convey the order in a moment!" After saying that, he winked at Xiao Shunzi again, to the effect of saying thank you quickly.
Xiao Shunzi, however, was holding his rice bowl, with warmth surging in his heart. He couldn't help but look at Zhu Yunxi emotionally, and said softly, "Your Majesty, you are so kind to me!"
"Ha!" Zhu Yunxi smiled again and couldn't help but scratch the other person's nose.
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After dinner, Zhu Yunxi and Tang Pang'er walked in the garden, and the slaves stayed far away.
"Your Majesty, where are you going?" The night was quiet, with frogs occasionally croaking. Tang Pang'er looked at Zhu Yunxi's profile and asked.
"I've walked all the way with you, where do you think I'm going?" Zhu Yunxi smiled and put his arm around the other person's shoulders, "Let's go to your place, I have something to say to you!"
Tang Fat'er's face turned red, and the two of them walked slowly to Tang Fat'er's bedroom.
The palace servants had already made some arrangements. The beds were soft and the candlelight was dim.
"Your Majesty!" Tang Fatty's eyes were a little different and he said with a smile, "Don't you have something to tell me?"
"Well, let's talk over there!" Zhu Yunxi smiled, first sat on the bed, and then pulled the other person.
Tang Fatty fell down and said with bright eyes, "Don't you want to talk? Why did you drag me down to lie down!" After saying that, he closed his eyes and blinked his eyelashes, "If you have anything to say, you have to lie down and say it!"
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"Whisper!" Zhu Yunxi smiled, the instep of his feet slightly hooked, and the curtains slowly closed.