When Yun Qing abdicated, he took Yuxi back to the northwest. That time they stayed in Gaocheng for ten days and rushed to Yucheng. Unexpectedly, stepping here again, it turned out to be more than 30 years later. Time flies so fast!
Looking at the huge four characters of'Pingxi Palace' on the plaque, Yuxi sighed and said, "It's true."
Qiyou helped her and said, "Mother, let's go in and take a look!" This is where he grew up, so the feelings are particularly different. Even after leaving for decades, I still have a nostalgia for this place.
Back then, it was very lively with people coming in and out. But now, it is deserted.
Going around the main hall, Qiyou looked at the bare yard and asked, "Where is the original big tree here?"
The steward said: "This tree was wormed by termites and was blown down by a strong wind three years ago."
Qiyou was a little embarrassed. If they have been living here, there will be someone to inspect these flowers and trees every year. Now Pingxi Palace has only left twenty servants in charge of daily cleaning work, and there is no time to take care of these.
After Yuxi settled down, Qiyou went to the yard where he lived before, and the layout of the house remained basically unchanged. But the flowers and trees in the yard are gone.
While having dinner in the evening, Qiyou said, "Mother, this house is now quite dilapidated. Mother, if this house is left empty, it will collapse sooner or later."
"Who do you want to live in?" Unless it is from the Yun family, no one else has the guts to live in.
Qiyou didn't think so much, so he just said casually. Pingxi Palace, but where they live. Only the princes can live, how can other people be qualified to live.
Yuxi did not comment on this.
After a two-day rest, Qixuan asked Yuxi: "Mother, when shall we go to Yucheng." It is June now, and the sky has started to get hot. You have to go to Yucheng as early as possible. Otherwise, before the winter, I won't be able to return to the capital.
Yuxi shook her head and said, "I won't go to Yucheng anymore. When I come back this time, I will stay in the palace for a while." She has no nostalgia for Yucheng, and she has only stayed in Yucheng for more than three years. And those few years were not such fond memories.
The two brothers had no objection. This time they are mainly to accompany Yuxi to relax, where Yuxi has the final say, they just obey.
Yuxi said, "If it weren't for getting older, I would still like to go to Huashan again." She and Yun Qing went to Huashan once, and both of them were very healthy and climbed up by themselves. At night, I spent the whole night on the mountain. On the second day, watching the sun rise, I felt very good.
Thinking of Yun Qing, Yuxi looked sad. Unconsciously, the old man has been away from her for more than half a year.
Seeing Yuxi's expression, Qiyou hurriedly changed the subject: "Mother, let's have mutton bubble for lunch! The mutton bubble I ate in Beijing, I always feel that it is not as delicious here."
Yuxi said with a smile: "Your father always said that the lamb eaten in Beijing is not as delicious as Yucheng." Even if the sheep was sent by Yucheng, he didn't think it tasted good.
In fact, it's not that the meat is not tasty, but that the atmosphere and mood of the year are no longer when it is eaten.
Of course, eating a lot of good things and getting tricky mouths is also a reason.
Qixuan said: "Speaking of which, I haven't eaten roasted whole lamb for a long time. Mother, or else have a whole plate of roasted whole lamb at noon." I remember the first time I ate Dad's roasted lamb, I really feel that there is nothing more delicious in the world. Food too. It's a pity that I only stay in my memory now, and I can't eat it anymore.
Qiyou was reluctant: "If you want to eat roast lamb, let's go to the Fuyun restaurant to eat! The food at home is so tasteless." Fuyun restaurant has branches in every provincial capital, and even some particularly wealthy states.
Because of this, the annual profit of Fortune Restaurant is staggering.
"Go to the Fuyun restaurant to eat!" The chef who brought me cooked the dishes very well, especially the vegetarian dishes. However, he would not do much roasting whole lamb.
Qiyou smiled and said, "Mother, what do you want to eat, I'll let someone order it first." It's okay to go there and wait, anyway, they have a lot of time. But if you don’t book in advance, some dishes will be gone.
Yuxi said: "Lianpeng chicken, stir-fried lotus root, let's order another dish!"
As he was talking, he heard the guard replied that Cao Ren, the governor of Shaanxi, asked to see him.
Yuxi was impatient to see the ministers below, and said to Qiyou: "Go and greet him!" Since those ministers knew that they had come to Ho City, it was impossible not to visit.
Qiyou said with a bitter face: "Okay!" He stepped back, really impatient to deal with these officials. But besides him, there is no other suitable person here.
After chatting with the chief envoy for a long time, he sent the person away. When I returned to the backyard, I heard that Yuxi had stopped.
Qiyou said, "Third Brother, let's go out and get around!" He is a person who can't bear it, let alone staying in the house without going out.
Qi Xuan hesitated, and said, "Why don't you wait for my mother to wake up, let's go out with her." Leaving the old mother in the house, the two brothers ran out to eat, drink and have fun, Qi Xuan was overwhelmed.
Qiyou smiled and said, "You still don't know your mother's temperament? If she didn't see us, she would find something to do."
In the end, Qixuan went out with Qiyou.
Yuxi woke up, heard the two brothers go out and laughed, and then asked Bingmei: "Did you write down everything about Chen Xuan?"
Bingmei nodded and said: "I wrote it down. Queen Mother, will you still use her original name when you make up this story in the future?"
Yuxi glanced at Bingmei and said, "I must use a pseudonym, and the background has to be changed, so that no one can tell her identity." With the real name and the real surname, the girls who spread to the Chen family will also not Married, you have to die at home.
Bingmei smiled: "The Queen Mother is wise."
In the evening, Qiyou brought back two cages of soup dumplings for Yuxi: "Mother, it's still hot, hurry up and eat." This soup dumpling won't taste good when it's cold.
Yuxi ate two soup dumplings and stopped eating. Other rewards were given to people around him.
In addition to eating two soup dumplings, Yuxi also ate a bowl of Gorgon Coix porridge, a dish of stir-fried cucumber and a dish of stir-fried vegetable heart.
After 60 years old, Yuxi drank porridge in the morning and evening. But be richer in the morning, sometimes you will drink goat's milk, eggs or chicken soup. But at night, he only drank porridge and had some greens. However, she will eat a medicated meal every day.
After Yuxi finished eating, Qiyou exclaimed: "Mother, I really admire you." Not everyone can hold on to eating so lightly for decades.
Yuxi said: "You don't listen to me now. Eat lightly. You will find various problems in two years, and you will regret it at that time."
Yuxi, who is 87 years old this year, is not deaf or healthy because of her insistence on a light diet and exercise over the years. It can be said that Qi Hao's body is not as good as hers.
Qiyou shook his head and said, "I don't want it anymore." He would rather live a few years less than eat bland food every day. It can't be delicious, what's the fun of being alive.
While walking in the yard, Yuxi said, "Tomorrow, we will go to Caotang Temple for a walk."
Qiyou was shocked: "Mother, are you going to Caotang Temple?" It's not to blame for his fuss, but Yuxi has never been to a temple.
Yuxi smiled and said, "Not to burn incense and worship Buddha, but to see the'Eight Treasure Jade Pagoda.'"
This tower is said to be made of jade from the Western Regions. The color of jade is brilliant and radiant, and every piece of jade is different. Ok-hee has lived in Haocheng for almost two decades, but he has never been to the Tobacco Temple. The last time I came to the northwest with Yun Qing, I also came and went in a hurry. This time, Yuxi wanted to go and see.
The mother and son set off before dawn the next day. On the way, I met many people who went to the Tobacco Temple. Some of these people went to burn incense and worship Buddha, and some went to play.
When he arrived at the Tobacco Temple, Yuxi got off the carriage and saw many young men and women. These young people are all here with their elders.
Qiyou said, "Mother, shall we first go to burn incense and worship Buddha, or should we go to see the pagoda and the lying stone?" It is said that there is a large stone in the well of the Tobacco Temple. For every snake lying on the stone, there is a white mist rising to the sky and enveloping the Emperor Duho. city. Therefore, this bedroom is also a scene in the temple.
Yuxi smiled lightly: "Look at the pagoda." A stone, what can be seen.
After seeing the Yu Pagoda and seeing that it was still early for lunch, Yu Xi went to the back mountain and walked around. This time Qixuan and Qiyou didn't follow, instead they went to the temple to go around.
Yuxi picked up a quiet place and walked, but it turned out to be more and more remote.
Just as the two were about to turn around and walk back, they heard a loud cry.
A clear and soft voice said: "Juniang, you come with me!"
The woman cried and said, "If I leave with you, what can my parents do? Lilang, I can't be so selfish."
Yuxi shook his head helplessly. Blame her that she didn't let Qintian Supervisor count her days when she went out this time, and she went out unlucky. If not, this kind of thing will not always happen.
The man said coldly: "If they really love you, they won't give you the old thief Cao Ren as a concubine. Jiuniang, if you don't follow me, will it be true that you will be a concubine for Cao Ren?"
Yuxi sighed, and the chief envoy was named Cao Ren. I don't know if the Cao Ren they are talking about is him. If it were Cao Ren, this matter would have to be taken care of.
The woman cried and said, "Li Lang, I..." She couldn't make up her mind and elope with her.
Yuxi turned around and walked back.
No longer hearing the voices of the two of them, Yuxi said to Yu Zhi: "Let me check the identities of these two people. In addition, check Cao Ren carefully." The people serving next to her should not leave. Otherwise, I'm not in good health and retreat. But Yu Zhi, in good health, has been working by her side.
Yu Zhi nodded and said, "Okay."
Halfway through, I met Qiyou and Qixuan who came to look for her. Seeing the two of them looking scared, Yuxi smiled and said, "What's the matter? I just walked two steps in the back mountain, so I can still lose it."
Qiyou said: "Mother, there are poisonous snakes in this mountain. Just now, I heard that several people were bitten by poisonous snakes playing in the back mountain."
"Azhi and the others are not afraid of venomous snakes." After speaking, Yuxi asked: "I was bitten by a venomous snake. If you don't detoxify in time, you will be in danger of life."
Qiyou said: "The monk in the temple took drugs and prescribed drugs for them. Now it's okay."
Qi Xuan added: "Originally I wanted to give them detoxification pills, but it didn't work." When I went out, I not only brought a doctor, but also a lot of medicinal materials and precious pills.
At noon, there are six vegetarian dishes and a soup, including Luo Han Zhai, steamed tofu, jade jade roll, sweet and sour lotus root, five treasures of fresh vegetables, vegetarian pork, and mushroom soup.
Qiyou ate two bites and said, "It's far worse than the vegetarian dishes in Lingshan Temple." The vegetarian dishes in Lingshan Temple are notoriously delicious. Qiyou went to eat here before, and was full of praise when he came back. He told Qixuan to have eaten twice, but Yuxi was indifferent.
Yuxi smiled and said, "If you don't like to eat, don't eat it. You will go down the mountain later, and you will find food by yourself."
Qiyou really had this plan.
In the evening, Yu Zhi said to Yuxi: "Queen dowager, the pair of men and women you met during the day was the nine girls from the Lu family of the salt merchant. These nine girls were raised by Mrs. Lu. Yes. The man is the Third Young Master from Zhao Ji Liang Shop."
Seeing that Yu Zhi's voice was hoarse, Yuxi said, "Drink some tea, don't worry."
After drinking a cup of tea, Yu Zhicai said: "The Lu family turned to the salt transport ambassador if they were offended. They were worried that they could not get the salt, so they wanted to give the nine girls to Cao Ren as concubines."
"How old is Cao Ren this year?" As the years grew, Yuxi didn't pay much attention to the affairs of the court. Not to mention the local officials, or the situation of the important officials in the capital, she didn't know much about it. But being able to be a chief ambassador is certainly not young.
Yu Zhi said: "Cao Ren is fifty-three this year. This person likes young and beautiful girls very much. He has been serving as the chief envoy of Shaanxi for five years and has taken up a four-bedroom concubine room. Moreover, he has also raised a group of dancers." These concubines are all beautiful young women of 28 years.
"anything else?"
Yu Zhi knew what Yuxi wanted to know, and said, "Except for her lust, everything else is fine. I haven't made money in Shaanxi in the past five years, and my political achievements are pretty good."
Yuxi said: "Let the dark guard check it carefully."
Two days later, the mother and son went to Qujiang for a tour. As a result, it rained halfway, Yuxi blew a cold wind on the boat, and felt a little uncomfortable that night.
Seeing that she was unwell, Bingmei quickly called Yuyi Zhang. Qiyou and Qixuan were naturally shocked when he called for the imperial doctor.
After examining the pulse, Zhang Yu said, "I have some colds, I will prescribe two patches first." Yuxi's body has always been healthy and healthy, and it should be fine after taking two pills. But just in case, I didn't dare to speak too thoroughly.
Qiyou knew the reason was a little annoying, and she had known her mother not to take the boat.
Yuxi leaned against the bed and said with a smile: "You can catch a cold on every boat. It's really old and useless."
Qiyou coaxed Yuxi and said, "Mother, you are not old at all. We go out with you, and everyone thinks we are sisters and brothers!"
Yuxi said amusedly: "You are a sibling and you are not old? Qiyou, you are also a bad old man."
Qiyou doesn't agree with Yuxi's words: "I am not a bad old man, I am an old man with temperament, charm, elegance and humor."
Qixuan felt that Qiyou had no lower limit.
After taking the medicine for three days, Yuxi recovered from this disease. But Yuxi didn't dare to go out again, instead staying in the house to continue to recuperate.
Qiyou asked: "Mother, shall we go back to the capital when the weather is cool?"
Yuxi shook his head and said, "If we don't return to the capital, we will make a detour to Jiangnan."
Qi Xuan said, "Mother, we are afraid that we won't be able to return to the capital for the New Year."
She and Yun Qing spent three months in Jiangnan for three years, and the scenery in Jiangnan is really picturesque. Every time I think about it, I want to go there again: "I will celebrate the New Year in Jiangnan this year, and I won't go back to Beijing." If I don't go to Jiangnan this time, there will be no chance. nt
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