After a while, Yun Fenghuang, dressed hastily, entered the main room before the emperor went out: "Your Majesty, I heard that you were up, so I came to take care of you."
As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves into his armbands and assumed a posture as if he was going to serve the emperor for a meal.
Emperor Chunjia was young after all. After all the hard work last night, he didn't even sleep for long, but now he looked very energetic. Hearing this, he waved his hand and said, "No need for breakfast. I'll go take a look at the front first."
"How can this be possible?" Yun Fenghuang said hurriedly, "I might as well bring you some pastries so that you can have some time to lay them down when the time comes."
The emperor looked at her with a half-smile and said, "Okay, let's go."
Yun Fenghuang then gave Xile a wink, and Xile hurriedly directed the palace servants to put back the breakfast boxes that had been laid out, and then caught up with them. At this time, the imperial concubine had already gone a long way, and the emperor did not mention Ji Muzi and others. He looked at Yun Fenghuang and saw that although her face was calm, she kept peeking at him from the corner of her eyes. It was obvious that she was not really at ease.
He smiled secretly and asked as he walked: "Why is my concubine dressed so simply today?"
Of course, it's because I want to go ahead with you to see what important news is coming, so that you don't even need breakfast
Yun Fenghuang thought like this and said: "I have been so dazzling all day long, but suddenly I want to show you your majesty a different look... Do you like it, your majesty?"
The emperor smiled and said: "My beloved concubine is naturally beautiful and looks good no matter what."
When he said this, he was concentrating on the road and did not look at Yun Fenghuang at all.
Yun Fenghuang didn't care, and said with a sweet smile: "If it doesn't look good, how can you dare to enter the palace to serve His Majesty?"
The county government is a small place, so the time it took to say these two sentences went to the front hall.
The emperor walked directly in. Yun Fenghuang stood still for a moment. Thinking that the emperor didn't say he couldn't enter anyway, he followed him generously.
As a result, as soon as she went out, she rushed the two people outside to salute: "I'm going to bow to your majesty, and wish my emperor long live..."
Before he finished speaking, he caught a glimpse of a jade-colored pleated skirt coming in from the corner of his eye. As he walked, the pearl gold thread on the silk shoes was faintly discernible. Seeing this, Sun Yu, the envoy of the Imperial City who led the Imperial City Division, just said: He didn't see it, but Du Langu beside him frowned!
After the two people bowed in a formal manner, the emperor shouted in harmony. Sun Yu had already stood up, but Du Langu was still kneeling. He only straightened up, cupped his hands and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Duke Ye once told the late emperor that the harem is not allowed to be used. Interfering with politics! I am afraid that it would be inappropriate for this empress to be on the sidelines as I wait to report this matter!"
When the emperor heard this, he turned to look at Yun Fenghuang who had followed him. He was about to speak, but Yun Fenghuang had already chuckled and said: "County Magistrate Du misunderstood. You guys came here in such a hurry so early in the morning. Your Majesty got up in a hurry and didn't even use the breakfast that had been laid out. I was worried about His Majesty's health, so I asked someone to chase after him with a food box. As for the political affairs you want to talk about, when did I say that I would intervene? "
Without waiting for Du Langu to speak, she continued, "Although I am a female, I also studied the books of saints and sages when I was young. As the saying goes, if you are not in your position, you will not seek political affairs. How can you not know this truth? However, the way is food. It is natural for me to serve you as a royal concubine and to serve your majesty. Not to mention that the Queen Mother, the Empress Dowager Feng, the Empress Dowager Mother, the Empress Dowager Mother and the Empress Dowager Mother, have repeatedly told me to do this before they set off. Take good care of Your Majesty."
"You two alerted the Holy Master before dawn and haven't brought in water or rice so far. You are loyal to the affairs of the state. However, I am worried about Your Majesty and chased Your Majesty to the front hall to persuade Your Majesty to have a meal. Is it possible that something is wrong? Or do you think what you said today is wrong. Is the matter so important that His Majesty must be hungry to hear it?"
Du Langu was an upright person, but he was not an articulate person. He couldn't help but be speechless when he heard the words.
Sun Yu, who was next to him, quickly knelt down and apologized: "I didn't know that your majesty had not eaten yet. I really deserve death! Your majesty, please eat first, and then let me wait for the report!"
"Jieyu loves to make a fuss." The emperor was a bit amused and waved his hand to let them get up. "It's not yet my usual time for breakfast, but I'm not hungry."
Let them report first.
Yun Fenghuang looked at the emperor's face and said: "Your Majesty has been forgetting to sleep and eat because of state affairs more than once or twice. I don't dare to leave like this."
"Then please go and wait in the back, Empress Jieyu." Hearing this, Du Langu said unceremoniously, "If it's time for His Majesty to have breakfast and Your Majesty has not eaten yet, Empress Jieyu will remind you again."
The implication is that even if you want to stay and supervise the emperor's meal, you don't have to stay in the hall and listen - you, a concubine, should just go back to the back!
This guy is indeed as unpleasant as the rumors say!
Yun Fenghuang snorted coldly in his heart and kept his feet motionless: "Are you telling me secrets?"
Du Langu frowned: "Please forgive me for speaking frankly: This is not something that Empress Jieyu should know!"
"Absurd!" Yun Fenghuang's face darkened and he shouted sternly, "If it was a secret, how could I interrupt you even if it was your majesty's usual meal time after a while!? If it wasn't a secret, your majesty didn't say anything. You, a little county magistrate, are talking nonsense here, what kind of behavior do you think His Majesty is a foolish king like Xia Jie, Shang Zhou, etc., who would do unruly things for the sake of this palace? Or do you think that everyone in the government and the public is a treacherous person? Your Majesty, you don’t know how to remind Your Majesty that you, a mere seventh-grade sesame official, have to give instructions?!”
If she only said that Du Langu's official status was modest, Du Langu would still be dismissive.
But because he believed that the emperor was a coward and that the whole dynasty was turbid and he was alone, even if Du Langu took the route of loyal ministers and lonely ministers, he would not dare to accept it: "The empress has misunderstood, the ministers are only for the people of Wannian County." I'm too worried and I apologize for any conflicting words!"
He said and bowed his hands.
Yun Fenghuang's face softened slightly when he saw this, and he said calmly: "I am from an ordinary background, and I am not ignorant of the sufferings of the people... Since Magistrate Du loves the people, how can I not be considerate?"
So he stopped entangled, blessed the emperor, and simply turned around and left.
This made the emperor stare at her back for a while before letting the two courtiers come up to speak.
Yun Fenghuang took Xile out of the front hall, sat down in the flower hall at the back, and asked Chen Zhu who was accompanying him: "I heard that Du Qinghui's Mandarin has an accent. It seems that he is not from the capital?"
"Your Majesty, you have such a good ear!" Chen Zhu flattered him before saying, "I heard that Du Qinghui was from Sichuan and was ranked second in the first place in the third year of Chunjia. The examiner at that time was Cui Shangshu, who admired her so much that he almost won the first prize. Later, he was even accepted as a disciple on the spot at the master's appreciation banquet."
In the third year of Chunjia, the emperor had not yet taken charge of the government. Of course, the disciples of the emperor only had empty status, but they were paid by the several officials in the temple. Cui Wan, as the examiner, could not get the number one scholar he wanted. It goes without saying that this Du Lan It wasn't that Gu was lacking in talent and learning, it was probably because Cui Wan had never had any political rivals and could only watch the scholar he liked being suppressed.
Yun Fenghuang smiled and heard Chen Zhu continue, "As for the Imperial City envoy, I heard from my servant that Master Sun seems to be from the East China Sea."
"You're interested." Yun Fenghuang nodded slightly. She had never mentioned these two people before, but she just remembered it at the moment. Chen Zhu was able to answer, which showed that he was always diligent in doing things.
She praised Chen Zhu a few times and then gave Xile some instructions in a low voice.
Xile was stunned for a moment before turning around and leaving. After a while, he picked up another food box.
After a long while, he calculated that it was already the time for the emperor to have his usual breakfast. Yun Fenghuang asked Chen Zhu to call the emperor's chamberlain to inquire.
The chamberlain came out immediately after entering and said, "Your Majesty said that he would come to have a meal after what he just said."
Yun Fenghuang said "hmm" and pointed to the food box that Xile brought over later: "The two foreign ministers rushed here in a hurry, so they probably didn't use their breakfast. Let's take this and let them use it in the front hall." Let’s go after this.”
Seeing the servant hesitate, "Just take it in and ask His Majesty. If His Majesty doesn't allow it, if you take it back again, will I still blame you?"
"Yes." The waiter then stepped forward to take the food box.
After a while, he followed the emperor back to the flower hall. The food box in his hand was gone. The emperor looked at Yun Fenghuang with a half-smile but not a smile: "My beloved concubine is really thoughtful."
"It's just an order." Yun Fenghuang said nonchalantly, "Are you hungry, Your Majesty? I just asked the kitchen to make some cakes. It smells strange. Please give it a try."
While she was talking, Yan Yin had already checked the breakfast meal again with two young chamberlains. The emperor then sat down and began to eat under her service. He just tasted the cooking cake and did not say whether it was delicious or not, but he smiled. He said: "I still think the pastries made by my concubine that day are softer and more glutinous."
Yun Fenghuang wondered if the taste of cakes and pancakes could be the same
There was a look of surprise on his face: "Really? I'll do it for Your Majesty later!"
Well, it seems that she has to show her face in the kitchen this time... If someone brings a lounge chair over later, she can sit in the yard for a while, which should be fine.
She was not being lazy, she was also doing it for the emperor's benefit: if she was really good at cooking, the emperor would be able to eat it, unless she was Yuan Yuniang.
While they were chatting here, Sun Yu and Du Langu in the front hall were in a storm. In a moment, all that was left was the mess of cups and plates. These were left to be cleaned up by the palace servants. Because the emperor told them before leaving that they could go on their own after eating, there was no need to leave at this moment. , then bowed in the direction of the flower hall, turned around and walked out the door.
"Master, I heard the rumors from the Imperial Capital that Mao Jieyu is indulgent and domineering, but she doesn't look like it today?" The Imperial City Department is not in harmony with the officials of the government and the public. After all, the former is responsible for the latter. Supervision, so Sun Yu and Du Langu had nothing to talk about, so they left separately.
Du Langu was an incorruptible man, and his mount could only be a big green donkey. Since he had been running all night, he was worried about the strength of his legs, so he personally led it and let it walk slowly behind.
His bookboy carried his things for him and followed him. When he walked to a quiet place, he couldn't help but say, "Half of the meals that Mao Jieyu presented to me just now are from our hometown; and the other half, look at them. Master Sun likes to eat. This shows that this Jieyu is quite careful."
The key is to be willing to be careful.
Du Langu sneered: "You are my son. You have seen a lot of the world in the years since I came to the Imperial Capital. Why are you so short-sighted that you were bribed after just a few bowls of food?"
"I don't mean that," the book boy said hurriedly, "I just heard that Mao Jieyu is very favored in the palace, but she still takes care of the master's taste, which shows the master's reputation! It's really amazing that the little one can serve the master. Blessings gained through cultivation!”
"For Mao Jieyu, this is just a matter of words. If you say this, your master will think too highly of you." Du Langu shook his head slightly and said, "Besides, I am waiting for the foreign minister to impose a ban on her." What are you doing with the concubine's care? It can be seen that Mao Jieyu, who is rumored to have never wronged her, is indeed not a law-abiding person. She has time to give advice to His Majesty. There are many virtuous concubines in the palace. A woman with ulterior motives like this is still It’s better to stay further away.”
At this moment, Sun Yu, who had also received a meal, touched his chin and said to his confidants: "Be more careful in the future at the Xuanqing Palace!"
How should I pay attention to asking for instructions from my confidants? Is it the diligent kind or the surveillance kind
Sun Yu laughed and scolded: "Idiot! Didn't you see everyone who just followed me to the Holy Master? Mao Jieyu kept talking for a long time, and His Majesty didn't even interrupt. Later, he took it upon himself to deliver meals to the foreign ministers, and His Majesty also complied... How should you pay attention to this? How do you say you should pay attention?!"
The confidant muttered: "Didn't you say before that His Majesty seems to have the intention to reuse Du Qinghui? Let us be more polite to Du Qinghui recently. Today, Du Qinghui is not polite to Mao Jieyu at all..."
"How can Du Qinghui be the same as us?" Sun Yu disagreed. "He is a minister who has passed the Zheng'er Ba Jing examination, and he has Cui Shangshu as his backer. With his character, as long as he is loyal to his errands and serves the people attentively, he will rise to the top. It's all a matter of course, so you don't need to worry about the feelings of the harem. But who are we?"
To put it bluntly, they, the Imperial City Secretary, are the emperor's personal servants. Can they not follow the emperor's preferences at all times