His Majesty, who was choked by the pastry, covered his neck and his face turned red.
Yao Yanyan panicked, and quickly helped him pat, and ran to pour tea over. The two of them had a good time, and the Emperor finally swallowed the cakes.
Looking at the emperor who was finally relieved, Yao Yanyan said guiltily: "Your Majesty, it's all the fault of your concubine. If your concubine doesn't kiss that bite, your majesty will not choke."
Looking at the concubine in front of her, who is becoming more charming and charming under the candlelight, how could His Majesty the Emperor bear to blame her, he stretched out his hand to embrace the concubine in his arms, and comforted him: "The concubine is the love of the concubine, so why wrong
When Yao Yanyan heard the words, she was touched, thinking about the performance of her majesty in the court hall today, and she did not hesitate to boast: "Your Majesty is in the court hall today. His majesty is really domineering and outstanding!"
His Majesty the Emperor listened to the compliment, but he only said with restraint: "The concubine loves the reward, but I just said a few words in the court as usual."
Yao Yanyan felt strange, why is your Majesty so humble this time
She raised her head and looked at His Majesty's face carefully through the dim candlelight in the bedroom, but saw that his mouth was grinning to the base of his ears, and his eyes were bright and full of pride.
Oh, it turned out to be just being humble!
The corners of Yao Yanyan's mouth curled up, and she suddenly remembered what she had always wanted to ask when she was cooking this afternoon. She snuggled in His Majesty’s arms and said: "By the way, your Majesty, why did you hand over the preparation of the Dragon Guards to Master Lin today?" Although Yao Yanyan didn’t understand the affairs of the court, she thought with her toes that the duties of the Imperial Academy were not Here it is.
His Majesty the Emperor raised his eyebrows and said, "Prime Minister Zhang always takes some messy notes to perfuse me. Today, the court still wants to intervene in our Dragon Guards. He wants to be beautiful!" He snorted and said, "I know him. He has always been at odds with Lin Fuzheng. If this is the case, I should leave the errands to Lin Fuzheng. It is best to let them bite the dog, and the two dogs fight, and my fisherman benefits!
Hearing that the reason turned out to be like this, Yao Yanyan was stunned, and she could only give two thumbs to the proud Emperor, and praised: "That's it, your Majesty is really wise and martial, and he is unparalleled in wisdom!"
The emperor's tail is about to rise to the sky, and he secretly said: My strategy is really wise, and Aifei will love me even more when I see my majestic appearance in the court today!
The next day, without Yao Yanyan's reminder, the emperor rushed to the court.
And Yao Yanyan, after dressing up, went to the Empress Dowager’s Cihe Palace.
Today is another day to greet the Queen Mother, and Cihe Palace is once again filled with Yingying and Yanyan. Concubine Li looked to the wall and thought before she came out. When the other two concubines saw Yao Yanyan, they both came to greet her with anxious expression, but she never dared to turn her back to Yao Yanyan, and looked very wary of Yao Yanyan.
Yao Yanyan didn't care about it, as long as they didn't rob her, everything was easy to say, she was still very tolerant.
The crowd waited in the Cihe Palace, leaned a little, and then the queen mother came over. She seemed to be not very energetic today, and her face was a little tired, but after seeing the group of daughter-in-laws in front of her, she still showed a gentle smile, said : "Don't be too restrictive, just sit down!"
Everyone thanked.
As soon as Yao Yanyan waved her hand, the green pot immediately took two steps forward and presented a box of snacks to the maid next to the Queen Mother.
Yao Yanyan smiled at the doubtful look of the Queen Mother, "This is a refreshment made by the concubine this morning, for the Queen Mother to taste."
The box opened, and the fragrance of tea rushed towards her face. The queen mother took a curious look, and saw the maid took out a dish of light blue pastries from the wooden box, all of them pinched into the shape of flower buds, small and lovely, and very gratifying.
"What kind of cake is this? Why does it smell like tea?" The queen mother looked at Yao Yanyan in confusion.
Yao Yanyan smiled and said, "This is green tea cake, made by the concubine's good Biluochun. You can try it, the queen mother."
The queen mother liked to drink tea, but she never thought that tea leaves could be made into cakes. She pinched a piece and took a bite. The mouth was soft and glutinous, fragrant but not greasy, and there was also a peculiar refreshing sweetness of tea, which was indeed delicious. After eating a piece of green tea cake, the eyes of the Queen Mother looking at Yao Yanyan really softened. She smiled and said, "You have the intention."
Yao Yanyan blessed her body and smiled softly, "Just like the empress dowager."
The queen mother seemed to really like this green tea cake, and after tasting two pieces, she said, "You guys should try Yao Fei's too!"
In this Cihe Palace, the queen mother was the first in the middle, and the other concubines sat down in order of rank. This time without Li Guifei, Yao Yanyan sat next to the queen mother, and opposite her were the other two concubines.
There were only a dozen yuan in that plate, and several high-ranking concubines each took one, and they bottomed out.
Among all the people present, except for the Queen Mother, who didn't know that Yao Yanyan was a bad guy? After eating her pastry, she naturally praised her one after another, for fear that she would be hated by this woman when she was a little late. When she cried before his Majesty, how could they stay in this harem
Everyone said a word to me, and there was an image of harmony in the palace of Cihe.
The queen mother ate a sip of tea and saw that the harem concubine could get along with each other in harmony. She was so pleased that she smiled and said: "I have never heard of tea that can be made into cakes. Concubine Yao has this ingenuity. Smart and smart, no wonder your Majesty spoils you so much."
Yao Yanyan covered her lips and smiled. She looked like everyone was dignified and gentle, and said: "The queen mother praised me." The queen mother praised me last time, and directly asked me to persuade her to get wet with rain and dew. What do you want to do this time? Hey, when can this old woman stop
The queen mother didn’t know Yao Yanyan’s muttering in her heart. Seeing her drooping eyebrows, she looked obedient and gentle, and even the flattery on her face was not obvious before. She felt a little loose and smiled: "Make this pastry It took you a lot of effort to come out, right?"
Yao Yanyan said modestly: "No, the concubine just tried a few times and it was done." She replied with kindness: "If the queen mother feels good, the concubine will send the cook to the palace of the queen mother. When the concubine is making cakes, then The cook was on the sidelines, he was the best at making pastries, and he learned it after just a glance." Of course, she was sitting with a fox fur while chattering, and the cook was responsible for listening to her instructions. If she does it by herself, she might be constipated by the queen mother.
Now in the entire palace, only the Empress Dowager’s Cihe Palace and Yao Yanyan’s Feiluan Palace have small kitchens, and the food provided by the Imperial Dining Room is not satisfied on weekdays. You can also let the small kitchen make something you like.
After listening to Yao Yanyan’s words, the queen mother’s expression became softer, she turned the beads in her hand, and said: “In a few days, it will be the New Year. As usual, the palace will hold a New Year’s Eve banquet for the officials, and prepare for New Year’s Eve this year. What do you think about the banquet? The family intends to hand it over to you. "The emperor was fashionable and young, and there were no concubines in the harem. Therefore, in the past few years, the various banquets in the palace were held by the Queen Mother herself. , But this year is different. There are so many concubines in the palace, and the queen must be selected from them. The Queen Mother's move was intended to test Yao Yanyan.
Can Yao Yanyan say no? That must not be possible! After hearing the string, she knew Yayi. She had dealt with the Queen Mother too many times in her previous life. When the Queen Mother turned the Buddha beads in her hands, she knew which sutra she was going to recite. Now she wants to check the queen dowager's favorability, let alone fight against the queen dowager.
When her gaze moved, she was happy at first, and then hesitated, saying: "The queen mother entrusted her, the concubine body naturally has to go all out. It's just that the concubine body has never done such a big thing. I am afraid that it will be incomplete and lost. Royal face."
The empress dowager did not like her in the previous life, so naturally it was impossible to leave these things in her hands, but to another concubine she liked. Later, the concubine offended her and was locked up by her majesty. Yao Yanyan hosted a banquet. As a result, It is conceivable that without any experience and no one to teach her, she made a mess of the banquet. The queen mother didn't like her in the first place, but her attitude towards her became even worse after that.
Yao Yanyan thought to herself: In the last life, this old woman didn't take this matter less to ridicule me. This time, I have done a little bit to improve my favorability. I don't know what attitude the Queen Mother will be this time.
The queen mother naturally couldn't know that Yao Yanyan was scolding her in her heart. When she saw Yao Yanyan hesitated, instead of taking the errand happily, her eyes became softer. It seemed that she was really not the kind of reckless and unreasonable person. Thinking of this, the queen mother smiled and said: "Don't worry, the Ai family will send someone to assist. This is the sixth New Year since the emperor became king. The Ai family hopes that he will get better and better, and we also hope that we will be together. The country can be prosperous and the people prosperous. Your Majesty believes in you and spoils you. The Aijia also hopes that you can guard against arrogance and rashness. Don't let the Aijia and your Majesty be disappointed.
Yao Yanyan didn't expect the Queen Mother to say this. She was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled: "The Queen Mother is relieved, the concubine body must go all out. It will not fail the love of the Queen Mother and her Majesty."
But the concubine present saw that the Queen Mother handed over the errands of hosting the New Year's Eve banquet to Yao Yanyan, and there were a lot of envy and jealousy. Everyone knows that this opportunity is rare. If it is done well, there is one credit, but what is the use of envy and jealousy? It is well known that your majesty pampers Yao Yanyan. They have never seen the emperor several times since they entered the palace, and they don't know when they will have the opportunity to wait in bed.
Everyone stayed in the Queen Mother Palace for half an hour. The Queen Mother was exhausted and sent them back. Yao Yanyan had done the script before he came, stepped out of the main hall of Cihe Palace, and did not forget to turn back and use "deep concern". She looked at the Queen Mother, but what she met was not the Queen Mother’s gratified face, but the frightened faces of the concubines.
Yao Yanyan:? ?
What the hell? Is this palace so scary
Yao Yanyan looked inexplicable, and the female officer Wu who followed Yao Yanyan said at this moment: "Concubine Yao?"
The female officer Wu was sent to Yao Yanyan by the Queen Mother to instruct her to host the New Year’s Eve banquet. Yao Yanyan met her suspicious look and immediately pretended to be kind, and said with a smile: "Nothing, Madam Wu, this palace has something about the New Year’s Eve banquet. I want to ask you..."
The two said as they walked, they walked away in an instant, and the concubines who were walking slowly behind him suddenly let out a sigh of relief.
Great! Finally don't worry about being calculated from behind by Yao Yanyan!
The flowers bloom in two places, each with one branch.
Yao Yanyan actively asked the female officer Wu how to arrange the New Year's Eve banquet. On the other side of the Emperor, holding a Zhubi conscientiously reviewing the memorial for the day, it finally stopped when night fell.
He looked at the big picture he had drawn on the table, and slowly heaved a sigh of relief. Although the memorials presented were just trivial things, but through these little things, he consciously saw the capital. Contradictions concealed in the courts of officials and eunuchs of every family in China.
"This piece of paper will definitely become a weapon in my hands in the future!"
Li Gonggong who was waiting next to him heard the words and couldn't help but glanced at it, but saw a mess of lines drawn on the rice paper, with a surname written on each end of the line, and nothing else could be seen.
Watching the emperor dry the ink on the rice paper and fold it up, the little eunuch of the Respect Bureau who had been standing next to Grandpa Li held up a tray with a dozen small wooden signs on it.
"Your Majesty, please flop."
This sign turned over. Originally, the small sign that recorded the names of the concubines face up, and the emperor chose one, but later one of the emperors found it boring, so he ordered the sign face down and the order was disrupted. As a result, Pick one at will and open it, and occasionally there will be some surprises, which can be regarded as a relief.
Looking at the tray held in front of him, His Majesty was stunned for a moment, and then reached out with interest and grabbed the first one.
This sign was burned by a person from the Respect Bureau. Each sign represents which noble person. The little eunuch holding a tray is very clear. Seeing that your majesty has taken Gu Zhaorong’s sign, the little eunuch is about to open his mouth and ask your majesty to go to Gu Zhaorong’s. In the bedroom, he saw that the sign that His Majesty had turned up was put down again.
Little eunuch:...
Then, he saw His Majesty turn the wooden signs one by one from left to right, until he reached Yao Guifei's sign before stopping.
His Majesty the Emperor: "I turned over only seven and turned to Ai Concubine. It seems that I and Ai Concubine are really predestined."
Little eunuch:...