Today is a rare occasion of excitement. No, it should be said that the imperial dining room used to be very lively when the time comes, but it is especially lively today.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Especially the milk cake, fresh goat milk, etc., must be ready."
“Especially spicy, especially this beef stew and spicy chicken.”
"..."
Zhao Bao looked at the small table and directed everyone, and nodded with satisfaction, but the more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong.
In the past ten years, the old general manager of the imperial kitchen has naturally retired, and Zhao Bao, as the deputy general manager, has naturally taken over.
Generally speaking, the general manager does not need to take care of such delicate work, he only needs to control the overall situation.
However, over the years, Zhao Bao has kept the tastes of each palace master in mind. Forget about milk cakes, etc., this spicy chicken... If he remembers correctly, there seems to be no master in the palace who particularly likes spicy food, right? This spicy chicken
What's going on with the food? Almost all of them are spicy.
Further down, the thatched houses in the village are built in an orderly manner, and the distance is not as close as in ordinary villages, leaving enough space for people.
This unsent gift has become a knot in Zhao Bao's heart.
But when she saw Zhen Rao sitting on the stone bench in the courtyard and Su Yijun squeezing her shoulders, this timidity suddenly disappeared.
Yun He stood at the door, a little strange. In the past, the door to the small courtyard was usually open and rarely closed. Isn't Empress Zhen at home today?
Yunhe likes Madam Zhen, who is pretty and speaks very softly, as well as Sister Su and Brother Hang. But Father Su always has a straight face and looks very serious, which is more scary than his own father. Anyway, Yunhe is not
I like it so much that every time she gets close to Empress Zhen, Father Su is always looking at her with kind eyes.
The little table didn't know why. Looking at Zhao Bao's back as he left in a hurry, he scratched his head. What happened to Brother Zhao today?
Qinzheng Hall.
Thinking of this, Su Lixun waved his hand, "I know, let's go down."
No, it was almost time for classes to end in the school. The third child had been waiting at the door early. As the teacher announced the end of get out of class, the children immediately packed up their books happily.
Yun He was a child after all, so she was immediately diverted by her father's words and danced, "Ah! Look at the horses! I want to look at the horses!"
Su Jiu was holding a one-year-old baby in her arms. She was a little at a loss and looked at her mother for help.
The third child is a precious daughter. When he saw his daughter like this, he quickly stepped forward and took the book from his daughter's hand very naturally. He weighed the weight in his hand and couldn't help complaining that Yun He had to read at such a young age.
There are so many books, and carrying so many books up and down the mountain every day makes the children tired and thin.
She is the one who is friendly to local people.
"Yes." The secret guard responded and gradually disappeared into the dark corner.
"The Ninth Princess did not return to Weiyang Palace. She took your token and left the palace."
"Hey, Yunhe, don't worry. Why don't you wait until after dinner and daddy will take you to Empress Zhen's place to have a look? If not, the Grand Imperial Master should be here too, and I'll give you a look."
The little baby has just turned one year old, waving its little hands in the air, making babbling sounds, and staring at Su Jiu with its big grape eyes and giggling, looking very cute.
Zhao Bao ignored the small table, turned around and walked out. He wanted to go back to the prison pen.
Su Jiu and his party almost hurried back to the palace. Su Lixun originally wanted to come back by carriage, but he couldn't resist Su Jiu.
The uncle said that Madam Zhen’s family are all great people who disturb others when they have nothing to do. But Yunhe once saw a big man on the street. He had eyes on the top of his head and spoke fiercely. He was even more fierce than Father Su.
Fierce, so I didn’t take my uncle’s words at all.
"Yes, looking at the direction, it should be the direction of Shanfeng Village."
The third child stood at the door of the school, looking around for a long time without waiting for his daughter. He was very anxious. When almost everyone was gone, he saw his daughter coming out of it. She was a small one and looked a little pitiful.
Xi's.
If he guessed correctly, there is no one other than the Ninth Princess who can make His Majesty so fond of him this time.
Yunhe held the textbook like a treasure and said goodbye to her husband honestly before walking out of the school slowly.
"explain."
If he remembered correctly, over the years, in his memory, the only master who liked spicy food and milk cake was the Ninth Princess.
Xu Shijiu'er returned to the dormitory on her own and asked her servants about the matter. She missed her mother so much that she hurried over.
Zhen Rao stared at him.
Su Jiu rode all the way here, but got timid when going up the mountain.
But Yunhe feels that her name is much nicer than those of Goudan, Erniu and the like, and she is also more educated. It is just that it takes more time to write the name every time she takes an exam. Other than that, everything else is fine.
is an advantage.
Bao'er fell asleep completely, and it seemed that she really liked Su Jiu. She was afraid that the adults would give her to someone else to hold her while she was asleep, so she stopped sucking her fingers and stretched out her right hand to hold Su Jiu's hand tightly.
With one finger, he pulled tightly.
"Ten years! Exactly ten years! No wonder! I just said it!" Zhao Bao's eyes lit up.
Zhao Bao seemed to have thought of something, and regardless of the small table beside him, he started counting with his fingers.
Su Yijun rested his chin on Su Jiu's head, and held Zhen Rao's hand tightly with his other hand. Zhen Rao held it backhand with considerable strength, which showed that her heart was far from as calm as she appeared.
The house is very elegantly built and is located halfway up the mountain. The small door to the courtyard is closed at this time.
"What's the point of being filial? They just want us to take care of their children." Su Yijun snorted coldly, complaining a lot about this. It was not a good thing for the children to live close by. Sometimes he wanted to live with Rao'er.
If you get close, you will most likely be interrupted.
friend?
The third child scratched his head and said, "I don't know either. Your father never bothered about this matter when he was a child. He grew taller just by rubbing it."
"The palace is quite far from Shanfeng Village. Does Brother Hang go back and forth every day?"
In the past ten years, the people in the village have changed their minds, and they no longer look like the original village. It is said to be a village, but in fact it is more like a village.
Perhaps in their hearts, the separation back then was just for a better reunion today. When she saw Su Jiu, Zhen Rao's eyes were red, but she resisted crying. On the contrary, Su Yijun couldn't control it well.
Emo, strode over, stretched out his arms and hugged Su Jiu.
If Jiu'er hadn't been in the fire for so long, she wouldn't have been unconscious later.
"Zongzhi is a filial child, and my mother also found it troublesome, so she asked Jingyi to return to the Imperial Master's Mansion, but the two of them refused to go back."
The ninth princess left suddenly, and by the time Zhao Bao heard the news, it had already been a few days later. He had no chance to give the princess the gift Jing Yi asked him to deliver.
Yunhe's eyes lit up.
It has become more difficult since Jingyi became pregnant.
Zhao Bao narrowed his eyes and immediately noticed something was wrong.
There was no ordinary excitement when relatives meet, but a faint warmth circulated among the few people.
"No, Dad."
"Alas! Zhao..."
"Today I am going to deliver a meal to His Majesty. You are here to watch. The dish must be delicious, especially the spicy chicken with some sugar in it."
It took Su Jiu nearly half an hour to ride the fifth brother's bloody horse. If this was a morning meeting, how early would he have to get up? It's painful to think about it.
Su Lixun watched the ministers leave and pinched his brows tiredly. From the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of the mountains of memorials placed on several cases. He felt extremely tired. What should he do? He wanted to show off more and more.
"mother."
There are three wooden houses that are different from the village in the southeast of the village. In them live Empress Zhen and her husband, as well as a person named Da Guoshi and his wife. According to my father, she was named after Empress Zhen.
My father is uneducated and can't think of such a nice and elegant name, although Yunhe doesn't quite understand what elegance means.
Yunhe didn't know much about horses, but she could tell whether they were beautiful or not. The horse in front of her looked very beautiful because of its smooth fur.
inside the house.
Su Jiu lowered her head, and Xiao Baoer smiled at her again.
Therefore, although Yunhe liked Empress Zhen, she did not dare to come often. She was afraid that Father Su would beat the child, and she felt that Father Su was capable of such a thing.
Although the third child is stupid, he is not that stupid. The door that is not often closed suddenly closed, maybe something happened that he didn't know about.
Hearing Jing Yi say such words that day, Zhao Bao only thought that Jing Yi was speaking in frustration, but he never thought that it was the last time the two of them spoke. The fire took Jing Yi away and plunged the entire palace into a lifeless atmosphere.
"Yes! Maybe he is a friend of His Majesty?" the little table guessed.
Su Lixun held his eyebrows with one hand and turned his head to look at him: "Leaving the palace?"
"Mother, the palace maid said that Sister Huang Ying also came with you. Where are they now?"
"You mean, His Majesty's father-in-law?"
"..."
"Bao'er likes Jiu'er. I've never seen Bao'er smile like this at anyone." Zhenrao sat next to Su Jiu and just looked at her. She didn't make any move to help, but her almond-shaped eyes were filled with tears.
He raised his hand and stroked Su Jiu's back.
"I left Cai Lian and the others in the lotus garden to take care of them. Huang Ying and Qing He followed Jing Yi and went out to buy things. Zong Zhi may have been distracted by something, but counting the hours, they should be back soon."
Yun He: ...My heart hurts even more.
They were afraid that being too enthusiastic would make Su Jiu uncomfortable.
The third child thought that his daughter was starving, so he fished it out with his big hand, let her sit on his shoulder, and walked down the mountain as fast as flying.
"Really?"
Zhao Bao came to ask him.
Su Jiu couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips when she thought of Su Yijun's appearance just now. She just felt so happy now, so happy that she wanted to cry.
Yunhe is a little disappointed, she really wants to grow taller!
At this time, the sound of a horse's snorting suddenly came from the courtyard, attracting Yunhe's attention.
He was in a bad mood, even his steps were slow, and he was almost the last child to leave the school.
"Yunhe, be good, how about we come back another day."
The third child finally met the person he liked and married the most beautiful girl in the village. The child is now seven years old this year.
Only a few slaves who had been serving Jiu'er back then were left, and three of them were taken away by Concubine Zhen. Concubine Zhen went to Shanfeng Village with the Emperor, and they have been living there for so many years.
The little guy in his arms had made enough noise and was about to go to sleep with his fingers in his mouth. Su Jiu calmed down and turned to look around. Only then did she realize that there seemed to be only two people in the courtyard, and no one else was anywhere.
No, Su Lixun had just come back. He didn't even have time to take Su Jiu back to Weiyang Palace, but the minister stopped him, and it was only now that he was free.
**
Shanfeng Village.
The secret guard appeared from the corner.
Are you stupid?
"Dad, did you hear that? There is a horse in the yard of Empress Zhen!" Yunhe's eyes lit up, she opened the door and looked through the crack in the door. Sure enough, she saw the horse tied to the tree trunk in the courtyard.
.
Because she had something on her mind, Yunhe ate very quickly and wolfed down the food. As soon as she finished eating, she licked her lips and pulled the third child towards the southeast wooden house.
"Small table."
The main hall of Shanfeng Village has become a school for children to study. When the time comes every day, the sound of Lang Lang's reading can be heard from inside.
He is obviously a big boss, but he has become the one who cries the most.
Goudan next door can only eat one meal of meat every seven days. He is younger than her, but he is a head taller than her.
The third child has been mixed up with a little boss for so many years. When Yun He said this, he became more and more sure of his suspicion. There must be a visitor in Madam Zhen's house, and this visitor seems to have a good background. He thought that one-handed handle was still stealing.
Yun He looked at it and hugged her, "Come on, Yun He, be good. Daddy will take you to your uncle's place to see the horses."
Over the years, Su Lixun has sent people to clean Weiyang Palace every day, but all the palace maids have been replaced. He has replaced almost all the people who were in the palace back then. In his opinion, he cannot risk his life for his master at the critical moment.
All the slaves of life are useless.
Yun He pouted, "I just don't understand why I can't grow taller even though I eat so much meat all day long?!"
When the little table heard this, he also looked puzzled and scratched the back of his head: "Brother Zhao, we don't know. The little eunuch next to His Majesty came here in a hurry today and gave me a menu. If it weren't for the peppers that were paid tribute in previous years, they were carefully preserved.
I’m afraid it’s not enough.”
Compared with other children of the same age, Yunhe seemed to be malnourished and was still a little bit younger. This made her very distressed. In class today, she heard a few boys laughing at her behind her back. Yunhe was drooping.
Head, she obviously eats a lot every day, and because her father is very capable and her eldest and second uncle are officials, she can eat meat almost every day, but she just doesn't grow taller.
"Yunhe, what's going on? Someone is bullying you?"
"Brother Zhao..."
Su Yijun walked up behind the two of them, held them both in his arms with his big hands.
Zhen Rao stared at Su Jiu, not daring to look away at all, for fear that in the blink of an eye, Jiu'er would disappear.
"His Majesty."
All Zhen Rao's thoughts were focused on Jingyi. After Jingyi gave birth, Baoer was born. Su Yijun was very irritable every day and wanted to throw Baoer out together.
Thinking that she would see Empress Zhen later, Yunhe felt a lot better. She walked briskly. Originally it was the third child who was holding her hand and walking towards home, but now she was holding her hand with her short legs.
The third child dragged him towards home.
Does our Majesty have such good friends?
Of course, Zhao Bao did not dare to say this, for fear of leaving the truth behind.
He has been in the imperial kitchen for many years and is particularly sensitive to the direction of the wind. Otherwise, he would not have been able to survive among the many people a few years ago and even be able to sit in the position of the general manager of the imperial kitchen now.
Su Jiu rested her head on her father's arms, as if she was still the same child she was ten years ago, a child who could act coquettishly and willfully in his arms.
"Bao'er is still here, what's going on with you, a grandfather?"
Su Yijun felt aggrieved and said, "Jiu'er, look at your mother!"
Without the burden of being an emperor, Su Yijun's temperament has obviously become much softer, especially in front of Zhen Rao, he has become more and more shameless.
Su Jiu chuckled lightly, and just as she was about to speak, she heard movement outside the house.