The Queen led the Queen Mother towards the stall where the fragrance was coming from. Many people along the way recognized her as the Queen Mother, but no one recognized the Queen. After all, the Queen had been dressed in a dignified and graceful manner since she entered the palace.
When I came to a stall, I saw the osmanthus cake on the stall, which was white and appetizing. The person who was looking at the stall was a woman.
The queen was a little surprised: "I thought it was someone from the imperial kitchen! I didn't expect that it wasn't her, but just a little girl. She doesn't look like a maid in the palace."
The palace maids, eunuchs, and concubines who were interested applied to set up stalls, but the queen did not remember that there was a stall that specialized in selling cakes. This meant that this was a daughter from an unknown family.
"Excuse me, how much is this cake? What is it made of? It smells so good."
When the girl heard the question, she just smiled and answered: "This is osmanthus cake. If the old man likes it, you can buy it and try it. This osmanthus cake is sweet and soft, very suitable for the appetite of the elderly!"
The Queen Mother was very happy to be coaxed, and a kind light appeared on her face: "Okay, not bad. Buy it and try it."
Such a fragrant smell, now that I have encountered it, I will definitely not miss it. The main reason is that Fang Xiaoxi is not around, and she has not smelled anything that makes her appetite for a long time.
The girl was very quick and wrapped the sweet-scented osmanthus cake. The nanny beside the queen mother paid the silver, took the sweet-scented osmanthus cake, and gave it to the queen mother, and the group left.
The girl selling osmanthus cakes had some disappointment in her eyes. The queen saw everything and found it a little funny. What was going on? Was the queen mother so easy to approach
"Mom, you've already bought it, aren't you in a hurry to taste it?"
The Queen Mother thought so too, so she took a bite of the sweet-scented osmanthus cake and was disappointed after just one bite: "It just smells good, but it's not delicious."
The queen raised her eyebrows. It was as expected. "Then let's keep looking. Maybe there is something delicious. We can try it."
After all, there must be some strange people in this palace. So the group continued to go shopping, and did not forget to ask someone to find Beibei's whereabouts.
Not long after walking, the Queen Mother was attracted by another bustle. It was a group of people gathered together, and there was a faint fragrance coming from them: "Let's go see what they are doing?"
The nanny who went to check came back soon: "Master, that is a wonton stall, it should taste good, everyone is eating it!"
The Queen Mother immediately had an idea: "Let's go and eat together."
The queen had no choice but to accompany the empress dowager seriously when she saw her childish face. When they came here, the nanny squeezed through the crowd and took the empress dowager and others to sit at a table, and the empress dowager immediately spoke.
"Four bowls of wontons, please."
She took a look at the stall owner. She found that the person at this stall was someone the queen knew. He was the chef who made breakfast in the imperial kitchen. No wonder his stall was so popular.
The people in the imperial kitchen cannot be compared with those in the prince's palace, but compared with the people in other palaces, the taste is still unmatched by others.
This is why so many people lined up here. Since everyone was from the palace, they naturally knew the people around the Queen Mother, so four bowls of wontons came up quickly.
The Queen Mother wanted to come here today and didn't eat much for breakfast. This bowl of wontons appeared at the right time! Looking at the two people beside her, she said, "Sit down and eat together. After eating, we will go find Beibei."
At this time, Beibei and Cao Suixin were having a great time! The Queen Mother had just finished her meal when she received Beibei's message. She looked at the Queen and got up to find Beibei.
At the same time, the emperor, who was dressed like a nobleman, also found out about Beibei's whereabouts. Knowing that Beibei was asking for money, he prepared to go over to check it out.
When the Queen Mother arrived, the Emperor also arrived. Cao Suixin placed the gong in her hand in front of the Emperor, signaling him to give her some silver.
The emperor took out the silver and waved it in front of Cao Suixin: "Do you want it?"
Cao Suixin raised his head when he heard the voice, and saw that it was the emperor. Then he silently took the gong back, and handed it to Gu Xiangning who was beside the emperor. Then he blinked and looked at Gu Xiangning.
Gu Xiangning's mouth twitched. So in Fuyou Xiangjun's opinion, his money is easier to make than the emperor's money? He looked at his wallet helplessly, took out a tael of silver, and put it on Cao Suixin's gong.
Cao Suixin said with a smile: "Thank you, sir."
Then he handed the gong to Xiaoman who came with him, meaning that Xiaoman also had to give silver.
Xiaoman: …
I was speechless, but I still took out one tael of silver and put it in. Cao Suixin smiled and said, "Thank you, madam. You are so beautiful."
The emperor once again placed his purse in front of Cao Suixin and shook it: "You really don't want it? Say a few nice words and I'll give you this purse."
Cao Suixin was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up: "This young man is as handsome as Pan An, with a dignified bearing, and at first glance he is obviously the most powerful..."
This is just flattery, no big deal. This is not difficult for her. Beibei looked at Cao Suixin with surprise. She didn't know her junior sister had this ability!
Seeing the emperor being so shameless, the queen also laughed. Her laughter was pleasant to the ear and the emperor looked over at once.
He happened to make eye contact with the queen, and then he did something that no one expected. He took out all the money in the purse, and then handed the purse to Cao Suixin.
Cao Suixin looked at the empty purse, turned around and looked at Beibei: "Senior sister, I was bullied."
Beibei shook his head helplessly: "I can't control this. Forget it, you have earned a money bag. You can keep the money bag."
That was a gift from the emperor, and it was not the same as the silver. The silver could be given to the people at the stall later, but not the purse. This thing was an unexpected gain for Cao Suixin.
Cao Suixin blinked, but nodded obediently: "Okay."
The emperor walked towards the queen and said, "My beautiful lady, may I invite you to visit the market with me?"
As he said this, he opened his fan and made a very handsome gesture. He was really amazed by his own queen. It turned out that his queen was so beautiful even with a different outfit.
The Queen Mother looked at the Emperor in silence, but since they were husband and wife, it was not impossible for them to go shopping together. She had already found Beibei, so she would let Beibei accompany her.
The Queen also felt that this kind of Emperor was somewhat fresh: "If the Young Master invites me, then of course it is okay."
There were many dignitaries around, but they hadn't recognized the queen yet! But they had recognized the emperor, and when they saw the emperor's behavior, their eyes flashed with brilliance. Are the days of the queen's exclusive favor gone forever
Some people were still calculating in their minds when they suddenly heard someone say, "That girl looks so familiar."
As a result, the people next to him rolled their eyes and said, "That's the Queen."
Oh no! The person who had the idea just now had it completely gone in an instant. But then again, the emperor now has a new favorite concubine, but she is pregnant now and has not appeared.
Because of her pregnancy, Concubine Yi is still in her own courtyard. Although the palace market is so lively, it has nothing to do with her.
She couldn't accept this, so she tried every possible way to get out. But there were five or six imperial doctors watching her, so it was not easy to get out.
Beibei saw that the Queen Mother had arrived, and turned to look at Cao Suixin: "Junior sister, have you had enough fun? If so, let's go."
In fact, when Cao Suixin saw the Queen Mother, she knew that she couldn't continue playing. The Emperor and the Queen left, and Gu Xiangning took Xiaoman shopping by himself.
Beibei held the Queen Mother's hand and said, "Come on, Grandma, I'll go shopping with you. What did you guys do just now?"
The Queen Mother also looked at Beibei with a kind face: "I just ate a bowl of wontons, it tasted good, do you want to try it? But there are quite a lot of people."
Beibei was actually a little hungry, and beating the gong took strength: "Junior sister, follow Madam to buy some. Look over there, there are so many people gathered, let's go over and take a look."
Cao Sui Xin went to buy wontons with the nanny, while Bei Bei held the Queen Mother's hand and walked towards the crowded place, only to find that someone was drawing. Several portraits had already been drawn, and they looked really good.
The Queen Mother looked at the painter and didn't recognize him. It was obvious that he was selected from the people. When the others saw the Queen Mother coming, they naturally didn't dare to compete with her for the position, so they took the initiative to give up their position.
The painter didn't care. Since the other party was willing, he would paint. He painted for the empress dowager first. While painting for the empress dowager, Cao Suixin came back with wontons.
Eat wontons with Beibei, and then wait for the painter to finish painting the Queen Mother and then paint a picture for the two of them.
The emperor and the empress went to the stalls selling jewelry. The items on sale were all the treasures of each store, which were rarely seen.
Of course, there were also concubines who sold their own jewelry and other things, and people from their family came to buy them, which was a disguised way of giving some money to make the women in their family have an easier time in the harem.
At this moment, someone appeared beside the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Yi is thinking about how to escape and wants to participate in the palace market."
The emperor smiled and said, "I'm afraid she doesn't just want to go out and have fun. Find a chance and let her out. I want to see what she wants to do."
The Queen looked at the Emperor and asked, "Do you want to secretly help Concubine Yi succeed in her plan?"
As they were talking, the queen suddenly smelled a foul odor and covered her mouth, wanting to vomit. The emperor was shocked: "What's wrong? Let's go, I'll take you to see a doctor."