Yao Yanyan looked at Gu Zhaorong sitting in front of him in surprise, and never expected that Gu Zhaorong, who had always been gentle and introverted, would suddenly make such a request. However, Gu Zhaorong's steadfast eyes were obviously well thought out.
Yao Yanyan thought for a while and asked, "Why?"
Gu Zhaorong's decision was also considered for several days. This can be said to be the most daring decision in her life, so after she said it, she couldn't help feeling a little nervous, but thinking of everything that she had experienced these days, thinking that she was the only time she was out of the palace with Zhou Xiuyi when she saw Zhou Xiuyi in the crowd. Talking and smiling, Gu Zhaorong's determination was slightly shaken and firm again.
She spoke, although her speech was slow, but she clearly stated these reasons one by one. "First, Sangyuan is now mature, whether there is me or not, it's the same."
She had been taking care of this mulberry field for several months. At this time, she felt a little bit disheartened when she talked about leaving, but she had no regrets. She continued: "Secondly, what I like the most is cooking, and what I like most to see is the way others are happy when they taste the food, mother, I want to open a restaurant, I want to continue cooking, I I want to accept apprentices, I want to be like Sister Zhou, walking outside upright, instead of staying in this deep palace forever."
Yao Yanyan once persuaded Gu Zhaorong to leave the palace and open a restaurant to marry someone to do anything. At that time, Gu Zhaorong left in tears. Yao Yanyan was frightened by Gu Zhaorong. Since then, she has never mentioned it again. She originally thought, It is difficult for Gu Zhaorong to change his mind. At least one year and a half have to be waited, but he did not expect that after only a few months, Gu Zhaorong would awaken!
Yao Yanyan was a little surprised, but more of joy. She felt that Gu Zhaorong was so good that one should live for one's own ideals and ambitions, instead of being confined to the shackles of the world and not daring to resist. She asked: "It's really good for you to think like this! But why is it a border gate? That place is far away from your hometown, and it's not prosperous."
Perhaps it was because he was encouraged by the appreciation in the eyes of Concubine Yao, Gu Zhaorong calmed down and spoke more calmly, "The third reason is actually related to the empress."
Yao Yanyan: "Me?"
Gu Zhaorong nodded. She said: "The empress can still remember that half a month ago, you and your concubine were enjoying the coolness in the imperial garden and talked about opening an inn at the border. At that time, the empress said that your majesty opened inns or teahouses all over the country. , In order to collect news to inquire about intelligence and, incidentally, to supervise local officials."
Yao Yanyan nodded, there is such a thing. Because the night before I talked to Gu Zhaorong about this matter, Your Majesty was worrying about her. He said that the business was not so good these years. Most of the inns and restaurants that he opened lost money, but Bai Shilang gave some suggestions. He made a profit, but the inn that just opened in Bianguan seemed to have a bleak business. He wanted to change it into a restaurant, but he couldn't find a suitable candidate for the time being.
Yao Yanyan would tell Gu Zhaorong, one is because Gu Zhaorong has been with her for a long time, he helped her to take care of the mulberry garden, and he made good food for her and his majesty every day, which is already her cronies; the second is that Gu Zhaorong is gentle and introverted, usually She never talks to people much, and after following her, her mouth becomes tighter and tighter, and she is an object to pour out troubles.
It's just that she didn't expect that Gu Zhaorong would remember it to this day, and also made the plan to go to the border.
An ice basin for going to the heat was placed in the sleeping hall, which was placed seven steps away from Yao Yanyan, and a maid gently fanned it to cool the breeze from there. In the coolness and tranquility of the room, Gu Zhaorong continued: "The concubine is thinking about it. Since your majesty wants to turn the inn into a restaurant and can't find someone to take care of it, the concubine is willing to give it a try." She stared directly at her. Yao Yanyan, her eyes are rare and firm, "Since my concubine has a culinary skill, it should not be difficult to bring the business of the restaurant. The frontier soldiers work hard, and the concubine can do some delicious treats. Then, say It may be possible to open the branch to Chen Guo."
After hearing this, Yao Yanyan was really stunned. She didn't expect Gu Zhaorong to have such lofty ambitions, not only to start the business of the restaurant, but also to open the branch to Chen Guo! But with Gu Zhaorong's craftsmanship, it's really possible! After all, in the eyes of diners, all nationalities and races are all floating clouds, and delicious food is the most important thing!
Although I had agreed to Gu Zhaorong in my heart, but this matter had to be discussed with his majesty, so Yao Yanyan asked Gu Zhaorong to go back first, and she took the steps to go to the Imperial Study Room.
At this time, the room was sultry and hot. His Majesty took off his robe. Although his forehead was slightly sweaty, he did not feel much irritability on his face. Instead, he sat upright and held a pen in a very upright posture.
The two basins of ice in the room have melted, and the two palace men standing behind your Majesty who are fanning the wind are also hot and sweaty. Father Gao raised his sleeves to wipe off his sweat, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the ice basin has melted again, can you change two more basins?"
Huh? Turns so fast? His Majesty the Emperor looked up and saw where there was ice in the ice basin, and there was only water left.
He waved his hand and said, "It's better to use it frugally! Go out and cool off when you are hot, and don't stay here." If it weren't for ministers coming in from time to time to discuss matters, he would have stripped off his shirt, and then moved the imperial study room to the imperial palace. The garden is gone.
"Nuo." Several palace people hurriedly thanked them, and then backed out. Grandpa Gao is getting older and can't stand the heat, but he hasn't forgotten his own responsibilities. Before going out, he thought about how many people would come to serve his Majesty later, several rounds, so that everyone could relax for a while.
It's too hot in this imperial study room. There are several ice basins that should be provided in every place in the palace. The extra-favored concubine can divide two more basins a day, but it is the first time that Father Gao saw the emperor deduct the ice basin from his own case for the imperial concubine. It stands to reason that your Majesty can use as much ice as you want, but there are so many people in the palace, so many concubines have entered this year, the ice stored in the ice store is always not enough, and you have to buy some from outside the palace.
Father Gao was extremely shocked by His Majesty’s willingness to suffer for himself rather than pay a penny to buy ice. He was still thinking about it when he went out. Who expected that he would just step out of the Imperial Study Room and meet the honor of the imperial concubine. On it.
The weather is really hot. Yao Yanyan is still sitting and letting people lift her. She sweats her collar all the way, so she hastened to step down, wanting to enter Your Majesty’s Royal Study Room to cool off. Who knows that it’s not cooler inside than outside. , She walked a few steps inside in confusion, only to find that the ice basin had melted.
Yao Yanyan was unhappy when she saw this, and said, "Why are the people underneath so unsatisfied? They didn't even change the ice after they had turned." Didn't you see that your majesty is so hot that your hair is a little wet
After hearing this, His Majesty realized that Concubine Ai was coming. He wiped the sweat on his head, pretending to be surprised: "So the ice basin has not been changed? Those servants are really not doing their best. Don't be angry with Concubine Ai, I am so surprised. Let someone change it." Father Gao heard this and hurriedly asked someone to replace it with two new pots.
Yao Yanyan wiped the sweat from his forehead distressedly, "Your Majesty, haven't you noticed that you are so hot like this? It's too pitiful."
His Majesty's eyes were still shining, and he smiled after hearing the words: "Where is the pity? I am not as hot as you."
After the ice basin was replaced, he asked people not to place the ice basin too close, so he pulled his concubine Ai to sit down on the soft collapse, "It's so hot today, why come to the Imperial Study Room personally to heat you up? What can I do?"
Yao Yanyan smiled and said: "The concubine is not ice, can it be heated? Besides, your Majesty, you don't let the concubine get too close to the ice basin. Are you embarrassed to say the concubine?"
His Majesty the Emperor squeezed her ears and said, "Where is my fault? It's not that the doctor said that you can't get too close to the ice basin if you are pregnant." He glanced at Ai Concubine's slightly bulged belly and sighed: "How can I be pregnant? For so long, how good would I be to help you half pregnant?"
Yao Yanyan touched her belly and said with a smile: "Fortunately, the baby is not tossing people. The concubine is eating now, it's better than last month."
"That's good." His Majesty the Emperor is very pleased, thinking that his baby is well-behaved, and their baby can't be compared with his own baby at all.
At the beginning, because Fengyang was pregnant a month earlier than Yao Yanyan, the couple even went to Fengyang specially, and originally wanted to get someone into the palace as a reference. Unexpectedly, Fengyang had severe morning sickness and vomiting, and the whole person was thin when entering the palace. Two times, let’s look at her dark appearance, and she didn’t sleep well at night. When we ate together, there was a lot of steamed fish on the table. Fengyang didn’t even eat it. She just smelled it and vomited. Darkly.
The couple looked at Fengyang's miserable situation at the time, and they hugged each other and shivered. The two of them were worried for a month, two months, three months... As a result, nothing happened. The baby and Yao Yanyan were fine. If Yao Yanyan was a little sleepy now, and she liked to eat something sweet and sour than before, she almost thought I am not pregnant anymore.
The two chatted for a while, and Yao Yanyan told Gu Zhaorong about it.
"It's just the border gate..." His Majesty shook his head, and said, "Gu Zhaorong looks weak and timid, what if he gets caught while spying on intelligence?" Let's not mention the leak of secrets, that is Gu Zhaorong. The small body is not enough for others to torture.
Yao Yanyan said: "Your Majesty, you think too much. Gu Zhaorong went over there, who was the chef and the apprentice to support the restaurant business. Isn't there someone from the secret department to spy on intelligence? She is only responsible for the kitchen, just in case it happens. If something happened, some guards took her away immediately. Besides, the restaurant was opened in Wucheng. In our site, are you afraid that someone would be unfavorable to Gu Zhaorong? Even if there is a little screwdriver who appreciates Gu Zhaorong’s beauty, it’s still true. With General Ge and them here, Gu Zhaorong can't be wronged."
As for Gu Zhaorong’s great ambition of opening a branch to Chen Guo, Yao Yanyan felt that even if it could be realized, it would take a year or a half. By that time, all of Gu Zhaorong’s apprentices would have completed their studies. Why would it be necessary for Gu Zhaorong to go to Chen Guo himself
At first, His Majesty thought that Gu Zhaorong was so out of his mind that he was going to spy on intelligence personally. He sighed with relief and nodded: "That's easy, I will ask Gu Zhaorong to arrange for Gu Zhaorong to be a member of the country of Wu." At that time, the branch opened, even Chen Chen. The Chinese suspected that the pot belonged to Wu State, and Qi State did not admit it to death.
The two negotiated and the matter was over, only to arrange for Gu Zhaorong to go to the border a few days later. It's just a pity that Gu Zhaorong could no longer eat delicious food after he left.
His Majesty said: "The hall test will be in two days. Concubine Ai will have to help me to check it out.
Eh? Palace exam? Yao Yanyan looked at her majesty suspiciously. I saw your Majesty approaching and whispered a few words in her ear.
Yao Yanyan listened, eyes lit up, nodded and said: "Your Majesty, you are a pioneer! But..." Thinking of the stubborn members of the courtiers, Yao Yanyan hesitated: "Will the courtiers object?"
His Majesty the Emperor snorted, "It's useless if they object, I am the emperor."
Yao Yanyan gave a thumbs up, "Your Majesty is domineering!"
His Majesty the Emperor said: "Although they have agreed now, but I know that they must scold me in their hearts, but it doesn't matter, I believe that the history books have their own conclusions."
Yao Yanyan felt that since she became pregnant, her Majesty has become more and more diligent and more courageous. She couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, you are awesome, and your concubines find that they admire you more and more."
His Majesty the Emperor coughed softly, but said in his heart: If the historian dared to write a sentence in the book that I was not with my concubine, I would withdraw him, and then find an obedient historian to write it down!
Two days later, the Gongshi who had passed the examination entered the palace with excitement, expectation, or nervousness, waiting for the final examination, but found that the palace officials did not directly take them to participate in the examination. Instead, they took them to a huge garden, explained that they were resting here at will, and then left.
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Today I saw a comment that a baby said that Gu Zhaorong likes Ge Xiuwu. It would be good if Gu Zhaorong really fell in love with Ge Xiuwu at first sight. She went to the border and the two of them went straight to him, and I could solve the two single dogs at once! However, if this were the case, Gu Zhaorong would be destroyed. So take your time! However, Gu Zhaorong and Ge Xiuwu will not be detailed, just take a few paragraphs. Whether you write outside or not, look at the inspiration.
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