"In such a cold day, eating a bowl of hot Changshou noodles is nothing more than comfort. What do you think, Queen?" Shen Tuchuan's tone was neither salty nor weak.
Ji Ting laughed awkwardly: "Your Majesty is right, that's why the concubine said earlier that she wanted to make longevity noodles for His Majesty, just to warm His Majesty's heart and body."
"Changshou noodles need to be made from kneading, and it will take a lot of effort. If you start making them now, it will be too late, so you have prepared them in advance, right?" Shen Tuchuan narrowed his eyes.
Ji Ting's smile remained unchanged: "It's natural, the concubine has prepared it long ago, but the good things are left behind, so the concubine thinks about inviting His Majesty to use noodles after the banquet."
"Oh? So that's the case. Seeing that you haven't mentioned this all day, I thought you forgot." Shen Tuchuan smirked.
Ji Ting thumped him with a small fist: "What did your Majesty say? Of course the concubine has not forgotten it." It may be too late to make noodles now, so I will secretly order to tell the small kitchen to roll out the noodles first. She will go back and cook for a while.
As soon as she thought this way, Shen Tuchuan tilted her head at her angle, and said casually in her ear in a low voice: "I have tasted a lot of concubine Ai's craftsmanship, so it's you who made it or the imperial chef. But it's very clear."
"...It's just noodles, they all taste the same, how could His Majesty taste it?" Ji Ting said dryly.
Shen Tuchuan stared at her for a while, and smiled with white teeth showing: "If you don't believe me, try it. If Gu finds out who dares to pretend to be a queen, Gu will kill him."
Ji Ting: "..." You have said that, who would dare to bet the lives of those royal chefs.
It seems that today's bowl of longevity noodles has to be made by myself, and it cannot be caught by Shen Tuchuan as freshly made, otherwise what she said just now would be deceitful. Ji Ting couldn't sit still anymore, he always wanted to go back to Fengqi Palace to roll out noodles, but he glanced at the man next to him who was waiting to see the joke, and then at the little prince Fanbang who couldn't see clearly below, and felt that he was still thinking about noodles at this time, I really don't know the severity.
... But if he gives up the noodles, he will have to settle accounts with himself after the banquet is over!
"If you forget, just say you forgot. What are you pretending to do in front of Gu? Even if you tell the truth, can Gu really punish you?" Seeing her restless look, Shen Tuchuan couldn't help but curl his lips. up.
"I was wrong, I'm sorry Your Majesty, I shouldn't forget." Ji Ting admitted his mistake decisively.
Shen Tuchuan, who still wanted to teach her a few more words, paused for a moment, and laughed angrily: "You are so decisive... who allows you to call yourself 'I' in front of Gu, bold."
"Your Majesty, the concubine is busy these days. I didn't forget you on purpose. Don't be angry with the concubine. Wait for the banquet to end. If you can still eat, the concubine will serve you again." How about cooking longevity noodles?" Ji Ting tugged on his sleeve fawningly.
Shen Tuchuan glanced at her and snorted disdainfully.
Ji Ting knew that this was coaxing, and after smiling, she took his hand under the table, but the touch was cold, and she was quite helpless: "Your Majesty wears a lot of clothes, why are his hands and feet still cold?"
While talking, he stuffed the hand stove that he was holding in the other hand, and the middle of the two holding hands was suddenly warm. With ten fingers connected to the heart, after the hands were warm, the whole body seemed to be warmed up. Hearing the noisy sound of silk and bamboo and watching the complicated singing and dancing below, Shen Tuchuan suddenly felt that this kind of birthday banquet was not annoying.
Hearing that his original irritability was gradually calmed down, Ji immediately relaxed and began to focus on the foreign envoys in the audience.
Although there were many people who came, it was not difficult to find the little prince of Fanbang who was about to be assassinated. After all, there was only one person who was only twenty years old and had a birthmark on his face the size of a copper coin. Ji Ting glanced at him from time to time, saw him start to eat something on the table, and saw the eunuch serving behind him nodded slightly to him, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
This time, she wants to prevent the little prince from being killed by Shen Tuchuan by letting the little prince give up the assassination, so as to prevent his male protagonist friend with a strong aura from being assassinated again, and the ultimate goal is to save Shen Tuchuan's life. In her plan, the little prince can't die, and the hero can't have the motive to kill Shen Tuchuan, so after thinking about it, she thought of the medicine on the persimmon.
There is nothing more useful than a drug that only makes people sleep for a while. She just needs to tell the little prince to eat the thing with the drug before the assassination, and keep him asleep when he can't last the assassination. When he woke up again, it was already after the banquet, and by then Shen Tuchuan and him would hardly have the chance to meet. He would rush into the palace to assassinate unless he was a fool.
This plan was made by her, and Eunuch Li and Cui'er were in charge of communication and implementation. Obviously, these two people who have worked in the palace for many years did not disappoint her, and these two people knew the importance, so naturally they would not disclose what she confessed. To Shen Tuchuan. With a smile on the corner of Ji Ting's mouth, he looked at the little prince who had to eat well before he died, like a kind elder.
"Who is the queen looking at?"
The gloomy voice sounded, and Ji Ting felt that half of his body was going numb from the cold. He turned his head innocently, looked into Shen Tuchuan's eyes and said, "Who are you looking at? The concubine doesn't like these songs and dances, so I accidentally sent Stay for a while, what's the matter, Your Majesty?"
"When the queen is in a daze, she always stares straight ahead, her eyes are empty and lifeless, but the way she looked just now doesn't look like she's in a daze, but rather like seeing something she's looking forward to." Shen Tuchuan wasn't fooled, His eyes gradually turned cold, "Looking over there alone, they are nothing more than barbarians, but there is nothing worthy of the queen's expectations."
"...Chen Qie has never seen such a person, just a little curious for a while, you see they are dressed like parrots, they are too frivolous." Ji Ting has been with this dog man for so many years. The tone made it clear that he was unhappy, and immediately approached him with a gossip, as if whispering to him.
Sure enough, Shen Tuchuan's face looked much better, but his tone was still dissatisfied: "Just treat them like parrots? How does Gu feel that you are looking at those fair-looking men?"
An envoy is an envoy who travels on behalf of a country. Whether it is behavior or appearance, he must not embarrass his country. Therefore, except for a few older envoys, the people next to them are all A handsome son of a family. Seeing that she was fascinated, he thought she was looking at those men.
"Is Your Majesty joking? With a handsome man like you by your side, do you think my concubine can really look up to those men?" Ji Ting asked with a look of shock.
The disbelief in her eyes pleased Shen Tuchuan, and the unhappiness he felt was completely gone: "Gu is indeed joking with you, if you don't think it's funny, then forget it."
Ji Ting: "..." Oh, it would be great if it was really a joke.
The two people looked at each other, each smiling with great demeanor, playing a pair of empress and empress on the high platform.
Everyone was looking at them, the little prince of Fanbang was no exception, but unfortunately after eating something, he started to yawn, and even his spirit started to get tired. Ji Ting likes his drowsy appearance, it's better to pass out after a while, so as to avoid the hero and Shen Tuchuan confronting each other.
After the song and dance was over, everyone in the audience kowtowed to Shen Tuchuan, and Ji Ting and Shen Tuchuan stood up, holding hands to accept the congratulations from below. Although Ji Ting knew that this was only a part of the process, she was still shocked by the scene of so many people kneeling and worshiping. Looking at the palace people beside her who were still serving just now, they also knelt on the ground, only she and Shen Tuchuan were still standing.
For a moment, she suddenly had a feeling of being overwhelmed by the cold, and she couldn't help but clenched Shen Tuchuan's hand tightly. The hand stove was working in the palms of the two of them, and even Shen Tuchuan became warm at this moment.
He noticed Ji Ting's nervousness, and looked at her slightly sideways: "What's wrong?"
"...It's nothing, I just think it's not easy for your Majesty. In previous years, when there were no concubines to accompany you, His Majesty stood here alone, his hands must be very cold." After Ji Ting sat down, he looked at him half helplessly and half distressed. , "It's okay now. Your Majesty should have been more lonely when he was a child. It's because the concubine is not good. The concubine came late."
It would be great if it could appear when he was very young, so that he would not have to endure the loneliness of being in such a high place all the time, would not have to grow up silently by himself, and would not let the birthmark revert to that color unconsciously. Hearing this, Ji sighed softly again.
Shen Tuchuan paused for a moment, and gave her a complicated look for a while. Here it is again, that hot electric shock feeling, and because she ran out, he doesn't know what's wrong with him recently, why every time she said it in such a distressed and nostalgic tone, he would feel sour , as if the deserted and lonely past had really turned into grievances, which gave him the urge to speak out.
But when the energy to speak was over, he suddenly found it funny again. It was just some normal experiences in his opinion. Why did he feel aggrieved when Ji Ting stared at him now
"You came neither early nor late, just in time for Gu's temper to be good, otherwise Gu would have killed you thousands of times long ago." He thought he was seeking truth from facts.
Ji Ting: "..." Good temper? Then who cut off the assassin's head when they met for the first time? Please pass your brain when you speak, even if you give that assassin whose head was cut off a little dignity!
"You seem to have a lot to say to Gu." Shen Tuchuan looked at her eyes full of complicated emotions, and couldn't help but threatening.
Ji Ting smiled resolutely and softly: "I think Your Majesty is right."
Shen Tuchuan snorted softly, and leaned on her rather lazily. Seeing another song and dance, Ji Ting sighed: "Your Majesty, how long will it take for us to leave?"
"When the song and dance is over and the envoys present the tribute, you can go back," Shen Tuchuan paused after speaking, and it was rare for him to be kind, "If you are really tired of sitting, go back first, and wait for a while Come back."
When Ji Ting heard that a gift was about to be given, his spirit immediately recovered, and he was not willing to leave: "The concubine will not leave, the concubine must leave a long experience, and if he meets someone he likes, he can ask His Majesty in time."
"You are getting thicker and thicker." Shen Tuchuan gave her a speechless look, and he could casually say things like begging for things. It seemed that he was too used to her on weekdays.
Ji Ting took his arm with a smile: "Your Majesty has to save face. If you reprimand the concubine twice, the concubine will not dare to speak again, but the concubine knows that you will not do this."
Shen Tuchuan snorted lightly, but acquiesced. After the singing and dancing, the envoys began to pay tribute, and Ji Ting immediately began to appreciate the various rare things they brought with great interest.
Sure enough, she was not disappointed, there were those who gave calligraphy and painting, and those who gave gold and jade, all of them looked like good things, no worse than those that Shen Tuchuan had rewarded her before. Ji Ting silently remembered what was going on this time in his heart, and planned to get all the ones he liked in the future.
Just as she was silently keeping accounts in her heart, the little prince from Fanbang stepped forward, and Ji Ting immediately pulled himself together to prevent Shen Tuchuan from being hurt by his sudden attack.
At this moment, the effect of the medicine should have appeared gradually, the little prince looked sleepy, gritted his teeth and managed to walk to the middle of the hall, it took a lot of effort not to fall asleep while saluting.
... With this look, he fell asleep before walking in front of him, so he definitely didn't have to worry about his assassination. Ji Ting approached Shen Tuchuan calmly, and gave him a vaccination in advance: "This little prince looks sick, as if he is about to fall down at any time."
Shen Tuchuan glanced down, and sure enough, his face looked exhausted, and immediately raised his brows: "When I saw him before, I didn't see him like this."
"Maybe he got some kind of illness, and now he is about to fall ill. It's too pitiful. In order to celebrate His Majesty's birthday, he endured the discomfort. After he puts down the gift, His Majesty will tell him to go back and rest." Ji Ting continued to tell Shen Tuchuan Pillow breeze.
Shen Tuchuan pondered for a moment, then nodded slowly: "That's how it is."
After he finished speaking, the little prince next to him yawned again, pinched himself secretly, and barely stayed asleep: "Greetings to Your Majesty and Queen, I expected to receive a lot of jewelry, calligraphy and paintings on His Majesty's birthday, so I didn't I have made up my mind on this aspect, but chose something else for His Majesty, so that His Majesty can taste something new."
Ji Ting heard that he was interested, and asked Shen Tuchuan in a low voice: "What did he give you, is it delicious?"
Shen Tuchuan glanced at her, and said her question in a deep voice: "What did the little prince send?"
"Your Majesty, please look." After the little prince finished speaking, he walked to the side and clapped his hands twice. Suddenly, four beauties wearing veils and cool clothes entered the hall. After standing in the hall, the sound of silk and bamboo sounded, and they began to dance lightly.
Ji Ting looked at the four beauties with beautiful dancing postures, and thought that they were dressed like this and waited outside for so long before coming in, and couldn't help but feel cold for them. It's hard for them. For the sake of the superior, she has been frozen in the ice and snow for so long. It seems that she needs to appreciate the dance more seriously.
Thinking of this, Ji Ting concentrated her attention, and Shen Tuchuan glanced at her from time to time, seeing that she seemed to like these four people more than the previous program, he couldn't help feeling thoughtful.
The dance ended soon, and Ji Ting applauded them with a smile. Seeing the Queen doing this, the others immediately followed suit. After the applause faded away, Ji Ting smiled and said to the drowsy little prince: "The song and dance that the little prince gave you is really interesting, I really can't help you."
Although the girls are very dedicated, this man is indeed too unkind, he only gave a cultural program, not even a little material.
Unexpectedly, the little prince laughed when he heard the words: "Your Majesty, you are joking. If you only present a song and dance, then you really don't pay much attention to His Majesty's birthday. What I present here are these four beauties."
The smile on Ji Ting's face froze instantly.
"These four beauties are the most beautiful women on my night stage. After years of education, they are now proficient in everything from piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, singing and dancing. After they are trained, they will be given to His Majesty to relieve boredom." The little prince said shaking his head. , reluctantly opening his mouth with his eyelids getting heavier and heavier.
Ji Ting finally came to her senses, she subconsciously looked at Shen Tuchuan. I heard Eunuch Li mentioned before that these foreigners often send beauties here, but His Majesty doesn't like people with different hearts in his harem, so he refuses every time, and this time is probably no exception.
It's a pity that these little girls were shivering from the cold, but in the end they couldn't get the result they wanted...
"The little prince can only feel his heart, so let's keep them all." Shen Tuchuan said slowly.
Ji Ting was stunned for a moment, and when he understood that he wanted to keep people instead of expel them, he couldn't help pinching him angrily. Shen Tuchuan frowned and looked at her. Before he could speak, there was a commotion from below. It turned out that the little prince had passed out.
"The little prince has been traveling day and night to celebrate Gu's birthday. He must be exhausted. Send him down to rest." Shen Tuchuan is in a good mood now, and naturally he doesn't bother to care about him passing out at his birthday banquet, so the little prince A group of envoys quickly withdrew.
When the little prince left and the envoys from other countries continued to offer gifts, Shen Tuchuan found that Ji Ting's expression seemed not very good.
"If you're tired, go back first." Shen Tuchuan said lazily.
Ji Ting was still angry because the bastard kept a few beauties. When he heard that he wanted to leave by himself, he immediately snorted softly: "It is said that if you have a new love, you will forget the old love. I didn't think so at first, but now I can. Understood."
"What?" Shen Tuchuan couldn't understand what she said.
Ji Ting's complexion finally turned dark, but considering so many eyes staring at her below, she could only lower her voice and say angrily: "Your Majesty, even if you are full of those beauties just now, you don't have to drive your concubine away so soon. Right? You must know that the concubine is not only the queen, your wife, but also the medicine that can make you sleep well at night! You are so angry with the concubine, are you afraid that the concubine will make you unable to sleep again in the future?!"
Shen Tuchuan paused for a moment, and then realized what she was angry with, and couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips: "Are you jealous again?"
Ji Ting snorted lightly, but did not deny it. This may be a bit shameless, but although she doesn't like the tyrant as much as the previous male partners, she is still very possessive of the person represented by the three characters Shen Tuchuan, even if the tyrant wants to be with other people in the future She absolutely disagrees with the fact that there is something wrong with this woman.
"Queen, you are a bit jealous." Shen Tuchuan liked the way she wanted to dominate her the most, as if she could see how important he was in her heart, and made him feel his own importance all the time.
Ji Ting didn't know that he was enjoying himself being jealous, so he glanced sideways at him and said coolly, "Don't care if the concubine is jealous, the concubine will say the ugly things first, if your majesty dares to call other women to serve you Sleep, then don't even think about touching the concubine, the concubine should not be dirty by a man who has been touched by others."
The words were straightforward and fierce, and Shen Tuchuan was stunned for a moment before realizing that she was threatening him. Although he was not angry, he always felt a little weird: "I am the emperor, so naturally I want three thousand beauties in the harem, listen to what you mean , is actually a special pet who wants to be lonely?"
"It's not a special pet, it's a couple for a lifetime." Ji Ting looked into his eyes and said seriously.
Shen Tuchuan was stunned for a moment, then felt amused: "Do you think it's possible?"
"It's quite difficult. If it's impossible, the concubine won't force it." It's just that you don't want to have a relationship with her in this world, and she will never let you touch it again. Although Ji Ting didn't say anything, the threat in his eyes had clearly warned Shen Tuchuan.
Shen Tuchuan stared at her blankly, and suddenly felt a little angry. Although he is not interested in women, and he is not interested in women other than her, but doing it on his own initiative and being threatened by her are two different things. choose. He is the king of a country, why should he be threatened by her—
"Gu sees that you watch their singing and dancing seriously, so you want to keep them. If you don't like them, you can return them to Fanbang. Why do you speculate about Gu so maliciously?" Shen Tuchuan sneered Said in one voice.
He didn't admit that he was explaining to Ji Ting!
Ji Ting narrowed his eyes: "Really?"
"Do you think Gu is lying to you?" Shen Tuchuan's expression turned a little pale.
Ji Ting stared at him for a long time, after confirming that he was not lying, he laughed: "The concubine knows, Your Majesty will not lie to the concubine." As he spoke, he leaned into his arms.
Shen Tuchuan lifted her away expressionlessly, and began to settle accounts with her: "You are not allowed to touch you anymore? You rely on your own ability to make Gu sleep peacefully, so you threaten Gu like this? Believe it or not, you can find Gu later. The prescription to cure insomnia will throw you into the sky prison?"
"...The concubine is just afraid that His Majesty will fall in love with another woman, so she said that out of desperation. Don't be angry with the concubine, Your Majesty." Ji Ting looked shy.
Shen Tuchuan snorted coldly, not being fooled by her, but said firmly: "That's all for now, if you dare to threaten Gu with sleep in the future, Gu will kill you, you know?"
"Knowing Your Majesty, my concubine will never dare again." Ji Ting's apology did not distract her mind, after all, in her opinion, Shen Tuchuan, who has been sleep deprived for many years, has long regarded sleep as extremely important, so naturally He couldn't bear to kill her so easily.
Shen Tuchuan also thought of this level, seeing her fearless look, secretly gritted his teeth.
When the emperor and queen quarreled quietly and reconciled, another envoy from another country came: "On behalf of the king and concubine of Chu, I will offer your majesty an excellent prescription for curing insomnia. According to this prescription, your majesty will be cured within ten days." You don’t need to rely on any drugs, and you can sleep peacefully until dawn.”
Ji Ting: "..."
Shen Tuchuan was silent for a while: "Oh."
The author has something to say: Ji Ting: It’s over, the biggest cheat is about to disappear
Chuaner: Heh, if you have the ability, just keep on talking
... When I checked the comments, I found that everyone was saying that there was no update, so I hurried to the backstage to check it out. As a result... the schedule was set for November 24th, and 50 red envelopes were sent out! Make up for everyone's hurt hearts~