The door on the south wall of the bedroom opens in the west corner. After walking out of the door, you will find the room in the middle. It is small in size and there is no one in the room at this time.
Zhen and others were still in the reception room outside with the guests.
In the room in the middle, there is a curtain hanging; the curtain is semi-transparent, and people's figures can be seen through the curtain, but it is not clear. This scene is like a court meeting in the east hall of Tai Chi Hall.
However, the Guo family is not as good as the court. After all, all the visiting men are from the Guo family, and His Highness does not need to hang curtains. However, when the eunuchs and maids decorated the palace, they still hung curtains. It was always an attitude to express the people in the harem.
s difference.
People in the royal harem are different from ordinary people, and of course they are very reserved and dignified. Even the men of the Guo family have to stay away from each other for a while.
Inside the curtain, near the door of the bedroom, is a sitting room located in the west half of the room.
There are brocade screens on three sides of the hall, and the front facing east is open.
The sitting area was large, of moderate height, and there was a banquet table spread on it. Empress Dowager Guo kicked off her brocade silk shoes and sat sideways on the couch, then moved her body to the couch surface.
She pushed the banquet forward, then gently held up her blue and white robe, and knelt down to sit down. The hem of her robe was draped over it and fell on the couch. She spread her arms and gently shook her wide sleeves.
The fabric flowed to the sides.
The soft banquet table she just pushed forward was just enough to cushion her knees. There was a small wooden stool on the seat to support kneeling, but she did not use it.
"Uncle please." Queen Mother Guo called out in a steady voice. As soon as she finished speaking, her teeth bit her red lips. The lips that were not rouged at the corners looked small and beautiful. She exhaled heavily from her nose. For a moment,
Finally, her teeth finally let go of her lips, and she sighed slowly.
The wooden door to the south was quickly opened, and three people walked in.
Zhen's voice said: "You go out first and close the door outside."
The eunuch's voice said: "Here."
Guo Li and Zhen De saw the hanging curtain and were about to salute. Empress Dowager Guo hurriedly said: "Uncle, please stop."
She found that there was something strange in her voice, and hurriedly adjusted her breathing, folded her hands in front of her abdomen, and pulled hard.
Guo Li and others did not kneel down, but bowed together and said: "I will pay my respects to Her Royal Highness the Empress Dowager."
"Uncle, cousin, please take a seat." Queen Mother Guo said. Her voice has returned to being dignified and steady, but her breathing is still a little uncomfortable, and her collar seems to be too tight, which makes her skin feel a little uncomfortable. Her sitting posture is very upright, because
My whole body was tense.
Guo Li's voice said: "His Highness's aunt cooked soup cakes early in the morning, which was His Highness's favorite food."
After saying this, he opened a wooden box and took out a wooden plate with bowls, chopsticks and spoons vaguely placed on it. Zhen took the wooden plate, opened the curtain and walked in. Zhen put the wooden plate on her seat
He lay down and looked at Queen Mother Guo up and down.
Queen Mother Guo's cheeks were slightly rosy, and her eyes were a little misty, but other than that there was nothing unusual. However, people outside could not see clearly through the curtains, not to mention that her uncle and others were also officials who knew etiquette and did not directly see the scene.
Look at the curtain.
Guo Li's voice outside said: "The soup cakes should be eaten while they are hot. I know that Your Highness likes to put sunflower and mushrooms in soup cakes, so I will put them in this time."
Zhen De's voice said: "My grandma uses the Western Liang recipe, but when kneading the noodles, she mixes in the minced meat and pours on the gravy and sunflower seeds. It tastes more greasy and smooth."
In fact, Zhen De was Guo Li's biological son, but he had already adopted him. His nominal mother was the deceased daughter of Emperor Wei Ming, so by rights he could no longer call his biological mother Amu.
But Zhen De obviously wanted to show his Guo family lineage and still called him "Amu" at this time.
Empress Dowager Guo said: "I have already eaten breakfast. However, it is my uncle and aunt's kindness, so I will try it."
She tried to speak briefly but calmly.
So Queen Mother Guo leaned forward, picked up the bowl in front of her, picked up the chopsticks, exhaled again, and then pretended to blow on the bowl. As expected, there were sunflower seeds and mushrooms in the soup cake, and she saw that the front of the mushroom was very big.
, she couldn't help but take another look, then picked up the mushrooms with chopsticks and ate them, then ate the soup cakes and drank the soup.
Sure enough, my aunt's improved soup cake recipe is very delicious and has a better texture. The conditions in Xiliang were indeed far inferior to those in Luoyang. The techniques and tools used to press the noodles in Luoyang are also different. They are very firm and chewy, and the outer layer is
It was very delicious, and the taste was simply indescribable. Although Queen Mother Guo ate slowly, her mouth was still filled with saliva. When the delicious soup cakes entered her mouth, the delicious taste seemed to be scratching her entire mouth and reaching the bottom of her heart.
Zhen De immediately seemed to be encouraged and immediately said: "Every time I went to my cousin's (Queen Mother Guo) house, there were many delicious food. When I was a child, during the New Year and festivals, I looked forward to visiting my cousin's house the most."
He raised his head, which immediately aroused the alarm of Queen Mother Guo. However, Zhen De just looked at the roof and recalled, "I remember that my cousin would make a toy out of bamboo, stuff it with green berries at both ends, and use a wooden stick to slam it
A bucket makes a crackling sound, which is very exciting, ha! The green fruits will also pop out, which is very fun."
Queen Mother Guo took a deep breath and said, "It's just a plaything. Do you still remember it?"
Zhen De said with emotion: "Yes, when I was a child, I always thought everything was interesting. But when I grow up, there are not so many interesting things. My cousin is clever and can make many things. When I was a child, I always thought about visiting my sister during the holidays.
Play at home.”
The old things he mentioned have not been mentioned for who knows how many years. He suddenly mentioned them specifically to rekindle the relationship between relatives. It must have a purpose.
Queen Mother Guo said to herself: No wonder you said that you were interesting when you were a child. How could you have such a simple mood as a child, and think as complicated as you do now?
Maybe it's because I was curious about everything when I was a child, and very simple things can arouse my interest. When I grow up, I am no longer interested in those things, because the things I am interested in and curious about have changed.
Queen Mother Guo was a little dazed at this. When she came to her senses, she found that her mouth was stuffed with soup cakes and her cheeks were bulging. She had no choice but to spit it back into the bowl. She looked at the soup cakes in the bowl.
, and suddenly lost his appetite.
However, the cousin's mention of the past reminded Queen Mother Guo of the scenery of her hometown, Xiping County.
The mountain shadows of the mountains were very magnificent. One layer of the mountain was higher than the other. The vigorous momentum was rugged. The scenery was completely different from that in Luoyang. Such a vast image came to her mind, and she wanted to shout loudly for a moment.
But her tenacious character and dignified persistence allowed her to hold back her inner impulse. She just took a deep breath, then shook her body slightly from side to side, and immediately coughed on purpose.
Guo Li's voice said: "Your Highness, eat slowly."
Queen Mother Guo said: "I'm distracted."
"Alas." Guo Li sighed, "It's been a long time since I've been back to my hometown."
Queen Mother Guo took a long breath and thought to herself: What's the use of going back? Her family is gone.
Suddenly, in her worry, an idea came to her: if she had a biological child, maybe it wouldn't be such a bad thing?