Although Chu Lian's face was red, she didn't care about these hot, jealous and envious eyes.
For this spring hunt, most of the high-ranking military generals who stayed in Shengjing City came.
Among them are Sima Hui, Guo Xiaowei, Zhang Mai, Xiao Hongyu and others.
He Changdi took Chu Lian over to say hello to some old acquaintances in the northern army.
Xiao Hongyu is the most troublesome guy, and before Chu Lian arrived, he happily greeted him.
"Hi, sister-in-law."
Chu Lian smiled at him, and Sima Hui also came over at this time.
Sima Hui was wearing a moon-white riding outfit today. She was tall and slender, with a dashing face that few women in Beijing had, which was very eye-catching.
Sima Hui nodded to He Changdi, and when his eyes fell on Chu Lian, his eyes lit up.
"Lian'er, this riding outfit really suits you." Sima Hui praised without hesitation.
Chu Lian's silver-red riding suit is really suitable for her. The cuffs of the riding suit are inlaid with bow-shaped ribbons, which is playful and cute.
Chu Lian rolled her eyes with a smile, and came to Sima Hui to bless her, "Thank you sister Hui for your compliment."
Sima Hui lowered her head slightly and whispered in Chu Lian's ear, "Let's go together in a while."
Of course Chu Lian would not refuse, she spent a long time with Sima Hui in the northern border, and now, the two have long been friends who talk about everything.
But before Chu Lian could open his mouth to agree, He Changdi forced him to take a step back. He Sanlang stared at Sima Hui and said coldly, "No, Lian'er will follow me."
Sima Hui looked up at He Changdi, and suddenly smiled, "Marquis Anyuan will be with the Holy One."
This time, He Changdi's face was even more ugly when she said this. Yes, as a military officer, he is a well-known fat man, and he is also the newly appointed Marquis of Anyuan by Emperor Taiping. Naturally, most of the time during the spring hunting Those who accompanied Emperor Taiping really didn't have so much time to take care of Chu Lian.
Chu Lian smiled and tugged at He Changdi's sleeve, "Don't worry, I'm with Sister Hui, everything will be fine."
A twist of He Changdi's eyebrows could kill a fly. He held his breath and looked at his daughter-in-law's clear eyes. He really couldn't say it. He was only worried because it was Sima Hui...
In the end, He Changdi had no choice but to hand Chu Lian over to Sima Hui to take care of him. Because Emperor Taiping has arrived, he will take the military officer to meet Emperor Taiping.
Not far away is where the princes and princesses stay.
Standing on the left of King Jin is the crown prince, on the right is the fifteen-year-old sixth prince, and behind him is the eleven-year-old Princess Le Yao.
Behind Princess Le Yao is Princess An Min.
At this time, Princess Le Yao's dissatisfied voice came from behind, "Huh! A poor villager and a man who can't get married, what kind of friends do you really have. Cousin An Min, we will give them some Great taste."
County Lord Anmin's voice was very low, but King Jin didn't hear anything.
He turned his head slightly, and the corner of his eye fell on Sima Hui's tall back. After a moment, he looked away again.
When Emperor Taiping arrived in a dark blue riding suit, everyone greeted him with respectful salutes.
Because of their status, Chu Lian and Sima Hui stood in the outermost circle.
Emperor Taiping was surrounded by all the ministers and nobles, and Chu Lian could only see the top of his head at most.
When the two were bending over, Sima Hui asked strangely, "Lian'er, why do I feel that the Holy One is looking at us?"
Chu Lian didn't believe it at all, and rolled his eyes in a funny way.
"There are so many people, the Holy Majesty is here to see what we are doing, but I didn't expect me to be included in the list this time. I am not a real royal blood, and the title is also the lowest level of the township."
Hearing what Chu Lian said, Sima Hui frowned, "Lian'er, don't leave my side then."
Chu Lian nodded, there must be demons in the abnormality, and now she doesn't know the development of the later events, it's better to be careful in everything.
After the officials of the Ministry of Rites finished the spring hunting ceremony, Emperor Taiping set off with all the members of the spring hunting.
Chu Lian and Sima Hui rode horses and landed in the middle and rear of the team together with a small number of female relatives.
Princess Duanjia wanted to be with them, but because of her special status, she could only stay with Princess Wei, Princess Leyao and others.
At the rear of the team are the saluting carriage servants of the accompanying people.
The Royal Hunting Ground in the outskirts of Shengjing City is not far away. If you set off in the morning, you will arrive at about noon.
He Changdi, Xiao Bojian, Zheng Shizi, the sons of the princes and officials, and the sons of nobles were all by the side of Emperor Taiping.
Originally, according to seniority, it was not He Changdi's turn to accompany Emperor Taiping. Today, for some reason, Emperor Taiping specially named him.
Since it was His Majesty's roll call, how could He Sanlang refuse, he stepped back slightly from Taiping Emperor's horse, and Taiping Emperor didn't speak, but he still had that cold and rigid handsome face.
"He Saburo!"
"My lord, my minister is here."
The corners of Emperor Taiping's lips curled up, "It's rare to have such an opportunity, tell me about what you have seen and heard in Liangzhou in the north."
In front of Emperor Taiping, He Changdi did not dare to be negligent. He Sanlang has a better understanding of what kind of king Taiping Emperor is after experiencing the last life.
He has clear rewards and punishments, and is able to govern the country well. It can be said that he is a generation of Mingjun. He has a secret spy department in his hand, which is a department that specializes in searching for secret reports from various places, and only obeys the king's orders.
The identities of the members of the Secret Service are a mystery, hidden so deeply that even the crown prince doesn't know anything about the Secret Service.
Sometimes, He Changdi suspected that Emperor Taiping knew many secret things, but he didn't want to expose them.
It ranges from major family and state affairs to minor battles in the courtiers' back houses.
Therefore, the smartest way to talk about things in front of Emperor Taiping is to say one thing and say another. If you specialize in bragging, you will never know how you died one day.
He Changdi picked and talked about some things in the northern military camp, these were basically trivial, innocuous, and basically did not involve anyone.
From the face of Emperor Taiping, it is not clear what the emperor's attitude is.
Emperor Taiping suddenly pulled the reins of the BMW under his crotch, shook it vigorously, and hit the horse with a soft whip, and Shen Jun immediately galloped out.
The guards and courtiers following Emperor Taiping also followed closely on horseback.
Emperor Taiping didn't know what kind of thoughts he had, the horses ran faster and faster, and in the end only a few people who were good at riding, such as the guards with swords and He Changdi, followed.
In total, there were no more than ten people.
He Lin worriedly reminded, "Your Majesty, it's better not to go forward. Let's wait for your highness and princess."
At this time, there were less than ten people around Emperor Taiping. If someone had malicious intentions to intercept and kill him at this time, he might not be able to escape unscathed.
Emperor Taiping looked around with distant eyes, wondering if he had listened to He Lin's words.
He pulled the reins to slow the horse down.
Emperor Taiping glanced at He Changdi, who was still keeping the original distance, with a little satisfaction in his eyes.
The rest of the people and guards around are all the confidantes of Emperor Taiping, so you don't have to worry about others spreading what you say at this time.
It seemed that he had anticipated Emperor Taiping's thoughts in an instant, and He Changdi was slightly shocked. Even though he had already lived a lifetime, he still couldn't help being nervous at this moment.
Emperor Taiping ran out suddenly just now, and it was intentional at all. He might have calculated that he could keep up. This was simply a trick for He Changdi.
He Sanlang was riding on the horse, holding the rein with one hand, his eyes were slightly lowered, and he didn't dare to relax in his heart.
Suddenly Emperor Taiping spoke, "When did you get married?"
After hearing Emperor Taiping ask this question, He Changdi was slightly taken aback, and immediately replied: "At the end of August last year."
"I heard the Empress Dowager mention a few words, the marriage between you and Jinyi was bestowed by her old man, and the old lady entered the palace to ask for marriage in person."
He Changdi's eyes darkened slightly, why did Emperor Taiping inquire about their husband and wife
"Yes, Weichen's marriage was indeed begged by the queen mother from the grandmother."
"Why do you think of marrying a daughter from the Chu family? With your status, you can have a better choice." Although the expression on Emperor Taiping's face remained unchanged, his voice became more and more dignified, even with displeasure.
Although He Changdi knew that Emperor Taiping had hidden anger, he didn't understand why Emperor Taiping was angry. At this time, he couldn't tell lies, and everything he said only told the most truthful situation.
"Your Majesty also knows the situation of our Chu family. The number of descendants is weak. Grandmother begged a daughter of the Chu family to be a wife for the humble official, and it was also due to the reputation of the daughter of the Chu family."
"Good birth?"
He Changdi acquiesced.
Emperor Taiping let out a cold snort, which made the people around him break out in cold sweat, wishing they could stay ten meters away from these two people.
It's really good to accompany you like a tiger.
Look at their king, he just asked An Yuanhou a few family matters and he was unhappy, and they were still in a daze, they didn't know why Emperor Taiping was unhappy.
Among these people, He Lin who followed on the left had the strangest expression.
Except for Emperor Taiping himself, only He Lin knew the truth among the people here.
He Lin secretly wiped off his sweat, and at the same time took a sympathetic look at An Yuanhou who didn't know the situation, and silently gave An Yuanhou a wax in his heart.
Marrying a princess doesn't know how to cherish it, and even treats the princess as a tool to carry on the family line. In this Great Wu Dynasty, only Marquis Anyuan has the guts! sharp! Who admires him!
After a long silence, Emperor Taiping spoke again.
"Since it is for the continuation of the heirs, why did you feel dissatisfied after marriage and refused to consummate the house, and then left the house directly?"
If Emperor Taiping asked the previous questions, he could barely understand it as the emperor's gossip, inquiring about the private affairs of his courtiers, but how did Emperor Taiping know about the hidden things behind...
Secret Service Division is really a dreaded department.
He Changdi concealed the shock in his heart.
His mind was running extremely fast, but faced with such a difficult question, he couldn't find a suitable answer for a while.
How would he answer this
To directly tell Emperor Taiping that he was reborn was precisely because he knew what kind of person his new wife, Chu Lian, was and how unruly a poisonous woman he was. She is better off!
If he really wanted to tell these truths, not only would no one believe him, they would think him crazy.
This kind of ghost talk is the most harmful, and He Changdi never thought of proclaiming the truth.
"My sage's enlightenment, it was my minister who didn't see the truth at the beginning."
After receiving such an ambiguous answer from He Changdi, Emperor Taiping was obviously even more displeased.
He glanced coldly at the young man behind him, with extreme dissatisfaction in his eyes.
"But you think Jinyi is not good enough for you?"
He Changdi was slightly taken aback, not understanding why Emperor Taiping had such an idea all of a sudden.
He Sanlang shook his head slightly, "I have never thought about it that way."
Emperor Taiping didn't continue to ask, but he had already attributed He Changdi to a powerful man in his heart.
He Changdi and Chu Lian got married, went to the northern border to join the army, until the victory of the northern frontier army and the Tuhun soldiers. These days, Emperor Taiping specially sent people from the secret spy department to investigate.
With the methods of the Secret Service Division, if you want to thoroughly investigate a matter, you can't hide it at all.
Chu Lian sent a letter to He Changdi, reminding him to go to Guo Xiaowei's banner, and Chu Lian asked someone to send less dried meat snacks and wine to He Changdi.
The first meeting with the Duke of Lu, General Qian, was precisely because of that small jar of wine.
Later, when Chu Lian reopened and returned to Linju, he sent someone to find Miracle Doctor Miao to see Mrs. Jing Anbo's persistent illness.
At the most critical time, when there was no one available in Jing'anbo Mansion, Chu Lian invited him to the northern border to assist He Changdi and find medicine to lure snow-covered mountains and haze flowers.
Even later, Lu Zhou's drawings and production...
Now, after such a calculation, Chu Lian actually did so many things behind the scenes, and even rescued Princess Duanjia by mistake, and made good friends with Wei Wangfu.
Looking at it this way, behind He Changdi's success, Chu Lian's shadow is everywhere.
After Chu Lian had done so much, perhaps He Changdi only saw her value, and only then did he truly recognize Chu Lian's position as the main wife after returning to Beijing, and finally consummated the marriage.
In Emperor Taiping's heart, he thought so.
It was precisely because of what the secret agent investigated that made him have a very bad impression of He Changdi for a moment.
At this moment, in Emperor Taiping's heart, He Changdi was not good enough for him and Ye Xun's daughter Chu Lian.
His eyes looking into the distance became more and more icy.
"You came up with Lu Zhou's strategy alone?" He Sanlang heard Emperor Taiping ask so coldly.
He frowned, and replied without hesitation: "Return to the Holy Majesty, no, Lu Zhou's drawings and finished products are all provided by my nephew."
Back then, in order to report military achievements to He Changdi, General Qian directly attributed the affairs of Lu Zhou to He Changdi.
Except for He Changdi, Chu Lian and some of Chu Lian's confidantes, not many people knew what relationship Lu Zhou had with Chu Lian.
Later, Chu Lian asked He Changdi to use Lu Zhou in the northern army.
Chu Lian didn't want to make a high profile, so she asked to conceal this matter.
When General Qian reported his military achievements, the matter naturally fell on He Changdi.
Chu Lian usually doesn't like to pay attention to these small things at all, and the relationship between the husband and wife has recovered by then, and he doesn't care about it.
The poor couple didn't think there was anything wrong, but now it's different in the eyes of Emperor Taiping, a guilty father.
From his point of view, he thought that He Changdi took the credit of Chu Lian, and even suspected that half of He Changdi's title of Marquis of Anyuan was due to Chu Lian.
I thought that He Changdi would deny it to death, but I didn't expect He Changdi to admit that Lu Zhou's drawings were provided by Chu Lian so easily.
For a while, Emperor Taiping's heart was a little complicated.
Next, Emperor Taiping didn't ask He Changdi any other questions. During the period of waiting for the large army to catch up, there was no sound except the sound of horseshoes, and the surroundings were mysteriously quiet.
He Changdi vaguely understood that Emperor Taiping's dissatisfaction with him was because of Chu Lian, but the connection was unpredictable.
I was happy to go out, but when I arrived at the royal hunting ground in the suburbs, all the casual people felt the gloomy mood of Emperor Taiping, especially the servants and guards who were close to Emperor Taiping, who didn't even dare to take things out sound.
When you arrive at the paddock, there are special officials who arrange accommodation for the entourage.
Because they were going to spend the night in the paddock, curtains were set up around them in advance, and among these curtains, the one where Emperor Taiping lived was the most conspicuous and luxurious.
The curtains of several princes were around Emperor Taiping.
This time all the concubines in the harem only came to Concubine Wei, and Concubine Wei and the princesses lived behind the tent of Emperor Taiping.
The surrounding tents belong to the ministers and generals.
The tent of the Marquis of Anyuan is not on the outside, but it is not close to the inside. The location is not bad. It is in the middle and rear, and there is a naturally formed pool not far from the tent.
The water in the pool is crystal clear and has never been polluted. The water inside can even be drunk directly.
Sima Hui's tent was next door to Chu Lian's tent, only tens of meters away, very close.
At noon at this time, Emperor Taiping entered the tent to rest when he arrived at the paddock. The imperial chef had already prepared delicate food for Emperor Taiping to eat.
The people who followed the spring hunting also scattered to their tents to rest.
It wasn't until the afternoon that Emperor Taiping would take everyone to the hunting grounds.
Among them, there are nearly two hours of free time.
This time Chu Lian still only brought Wenqing Wenlan out.
They followed the saluting car behind.
When Chu Lian and He Changdi arrived, they had just arrived.
Beside their tent, the housekeeper pulled up a carriage.
Chu Lian took Wenqing Wenlan to pack the things he brought.
The butler next to him brought two guards to help unload and salute. Looking at the things brought by his mistress, the old butler couldn't help but twitch his mouth.
Look what this is all about.
A special small iron pot, an iron shelf of unknown purpose, various ingredients that are rare in hunting grounds, seasonings that he has never heard of, dried meat, preserved fruit, snacks...
A half-carriage of things is for food... Of the remaining half-carriage, more than half is used for food...
Look at what the lady on the other side is carrying.
Incense clothes and jewelry, various decorations...
The old butler lowered his head in shame, and resigned himself to helping his mistress move all kinds of things into the tent.
However, those foodies staring at Chu Lian and He Changdi's tent didn't think so.
Before the meal started, there was a table full of people sitting in the tent of He Changdi and Chu Lian...
Forget about Sima Hui and Princess Duanjia, they are girls after all, but what the hell is General Qian and Old Zheng Guogong, these two people with gray beards are also there...
Guo Xiaowei, Xiao Hongyu, and Zhang Mai had no place to sit next to them.
But the three would rather stand than go.
Princess Duanjia rolled her eyes.
"Chu Liu, ask your maid to cook less, enough for our table to eat, and don't worry about the rice buckets standing next to you."
Xiao Hongyu left in a hurry in the morning and didn't eat the morning food. The young man was not hungry, and his chest was already on his back at this time. Hearing Princess Duanjia's words, how could he agree.
It's just that due to Duanjia's status as Princess Duanjia, it's hard to talk back.
Looking at the people in this tent, Chu Lian couldn't help but smile bitterly.
On the paddock, each family brought maidservants to take care of their daily life.
The three meals at Emperor Taiping's place were arranged by the chief steward who came out from the palace, and the three meals of these people were settled by themselves, unless Emperor Taiping specially ordered a banquet or something, they would have dinner together.
Looking at the current situation, the maids brought by these families are completely useless.
As soon as He Changdi came back, he saw a table of people sitting in the tent, and his expression was not very good.
But it was hard for him to say anything at this time, especially when Old Zheng Guogong, an elder two generations older, was also there.
Chu Lian looked at the ingredients brought by the butler, thinking about what to cook.
Fortunately, the butler brought too many ingredients just in case, otherwise it would really not be enough for this group of people who were eating.
Because of the large number of people, Chu Lian asked Wenqing to roast a lamb chop, and boiled a large pot of fat beef in sour soup.
The fatty beef in sour soup is served with mushrooms and other side dishes, and it goes well with rice.
It is best eaten when there are many people.
Because in the suburbs, the food is simpler, and there are not so many troublesome dishes.
Here, while Wenqing and Wenlan were making grilled lamb chops and fatty beef in sour soup, Chu Lian looked through the ingredients brought by the butler.
Uncovered a small bamboo basket covered with gauze.
Chu Lian's eyes lit up when he saw the things in the bamboo basket.
Stinky tofu!
This is what she made in the small kitchen of the house with her maid two days ago when she had nothing to do.
Because this thing can't be stored for a long time, when the butler asked the cook to pack the ingredients, the cook brought this as well.
Chu Lian liked to eat fried stinky tofu in modern times, especially Changsha stinky tofu. The processed stinky tofu was fried crispy and moderate, and then sprinkled a layer of red and red chili sauce on the stinky tofu. When eating, Crispy and fragrant, the outer shell is burnt, but the inside is tender.
Although it smells bad when you surround it, but when you eat it in your mouth and taste the taste, you can't stop it.
Thinking about it now, stinky tofu is really a magical thing.
Looking at the stinky tofu in the small bamboo basket, Chu Lian frowned slightly.
If this stinky tofu is not made today, it will be ruined.
Wasting food is a crime.
Now that the weather is getting warmer, fresh ingredients can't stand it.
Besides, it's been a long time since he had eaten stinky tofu, and Chu Lian had been thinking about it for a long time. Looking at the time, it was still early when Emperor Taiping led people to hunt, and making stinky tofu was enough.
After a little thought, Chu Lian made a decision.
Carrying a small bamboo basket, she cocked her mouth and came to the temporary stove where Wenqing Wenlan was cooking.
Wen Lan was putting various seasonings on the marinated lamb chops.
Seeing her third grandma approaching, Wen Lan hurriedly put down her work and went to meet her, taking the small bamboo basket from her.
He was still muttering, "The third grandma is resting, and I will leave these to the servants."
Chu Lian couldn't hold back, and laughed out loud "Puff", "You and Wenqing can't do this."
Wen Lan was a little dissatisfied. Their sisters have followed the third grandma for so long, and the third grandma taught them the secret recipes of cooking for the big maids around her, and she never shy away from them. She just took care of the meals of a few guests. Is there anything that can be difficult for them?
Wen Lan blinked and looked at the small bamboo basket in her hand, "Third Grandma, what's in it?"
Seeing her curiosity, Chu Lian had a sly look in her eyes, "If you want to know, just open it and have a look."