Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 390 3 Bowl of Noodles

The noodles are still delicious.

The soup is delicious, the noodles are chewy, and paired with two plates of cold braised dishes, it's a meal you can't stop eating.

Tai Shang had already eaten two bowls and wanted more.

Daiyu couldn't help it, so she gently nudged Hongchang under the table.

Hongchang was eating very fast at this moment. When he received the signal and looked up, he saw Tai Shang's hand stretched out again and understood.

After chewing the noodles for a few times, he swallowed them and advised, "Sir, don't eat too much for dinner. Otherwise, you won't be able to sleep well at night."

"How dare you say that to me?" Tai Shang didn't even look at her, he just stared at Zi Juan's hand picking up noodles from the big bowl, "This is your fourth bowl, right?"

But the noodles that Zijuan picked up somehow slipped off the chopsticks again. She picked them up again before putting them into the small bowl.

Then he put down his chopsticks, grabbed the long-handled soup spoon at the side, picked up two or three spoonfuls of vegetables for soup, and then two large spoonfuls of soup.

Yin brought it to the Lord and said in a gentle voice, "Today's mushrooms, black fungus and radish are all well-fermented. Lord, use more."

Tai Shang looked at the bowl that had stood out and felt happy. He hummed and started eating some dishes.

Hongchang stuck out his tongue, lowered his head to eat noodles, and said no more.

The Queen Mother watched from the side and couldn't help but smile slightly, pointing to her empty bowl and said to Zijuan, "It's delicious.

"Seeing Tai Shang eating so happily has whetted my appetite. Give me another half bowl of food, too."

Zijuan agreed with a smile, picked up a few noodles, two spoonfuls of vegetables, and half a bowl of chicken soup, and presented them to the empress dowager.

The Lord looked at the Queen Mother and smiled with great pride.

Emperor Zhaoming finished his second bowl of noodles, wiped his mouth and hands while watching the two elders exchange glances, then turned away and rolled his eyes.

Tanchun and Daiyu, who were standing by, saw what was happening and quickly lowered their heads, pretending not to see it.

Especially when Emperor Zhaoming came over in the evening, he also brought Feng Ziying, who had now been promoted to a first-class guard and deputy commander of the imperial guards of Daming Palace, to eat with him.

He had already devoured his meal in the side hall and happened to be standing before Emperor Dan waiting, so he saw everything happen.

Seeing Tanchun lowering her head, he quickly turned his eyes away and pretended to carefully study an incense burner diagonally opposite him.

It was a very satisfying meal.

After the dishes were cleared away, several people stood up at the same time and wanted to walk around and eat.

The Supreme laughed in silence: "Why don't we go out for a walk together?"

Several people agreed and dressed themselves. The palace servants took up their lanterns and walked out slowly.

After a few steps, it was Taishang and Emperor Zhaoming who were walking in front, talking in low voices.

Tao Xingjian and Dai Quan followed closely behind the two men.

Cheng Qian supported the Queen Mother and walked behind the Grand Lord. Daiyu, Hongchang and Tanchun followed behind the Queen Mother, arm in arm, talking and laughing softly. Zijuan, Qingwen and Xue Ya followed quietly behind.

Feng Ziying and Chu Kai walked at the end with their respective subordinates.

"Have the people from the Lai family been taken away from the Xiao family?" Tai Shang asked in a low voice.

Emperor Zhaoming replied softly, "Yes. After receiving the message from Eunuch Dai, I went to pick it up immediately, and Cao Yu took it to the Dali Temple."

"What did the Xiao family say?" Tai Shang said in a rigid voice.

Emperor Zhaoming glanced at his profile and saw that his cheeks were bulging. He knew that the Supreme was angry. After thinking for a moment, he said:

"Cao Yu sent someone to report that the Xiao family was in a state of panic. Concubine Xiao's brother was so scared that he burst into tears.

"He also took the initiative to hand over a number of letters. They were all confidential letters to various families.

"But he also said that he only had a few unimportant letters. All the important ones were sent to the palace, to Concubine Xiao."

Tai Shang closed his mouth tightly, clenched his fists behind his back, and looked grimly at the distant Jinshui River and the twinkling lights in the Zhaoqing Palace.

"It's just that the concubines lost their sense of propriety in competing for the emperor's favor. In the final analysis, it was just to get a closer look from the emperor.

"Don't be angry. Let someone ask Concubine Xiao to bring all the letters over tomorrow."

Emperor Zhaoming downplayed the seriousness of the matter and reminded the Supreme Lord to make a decision early.

The expression on Taishang's face relaxed a little, and he ordered Dai Quan: "Go there in a while and tell me what I said:

"I'm not happy anymore. If she still wants to see me, she has to hand over everything she needs to hand over."

He sighed and glanced back at the empress dowager who seemed to have heard nothing and was just chatting and laughing with Daiyu and Tanchun with her face turned away.

Then he whispered to Emperor Zhaoming: "Your mother is a person of temperament. I am afraid that she will not care about anyone's face when she speaks or does things in the future.

"Teach the queen well and make sure she respects your mother.

"Otherwise, you will be the most difficult one between the two of them."

Emperor Zhaoming smiled softly: "Don't worry, Father. In the backyard of any family, the mother-in-law is the most powerful. If the daughter-in-law is unfilial, she will naturally be replaced."

Changed?

When Emperor Zhaoming said this, several people who had been pretending to be deaf and dumb couldn't help but hold their breath for a moment!

The Supreme Emperor looked at him in surprise: "Didn't they say that the Queen has become much more docile recently? Why, is she pretending?"

"That's not the case." Emperor Zhaoming pulled the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were no longer smiling. "The Crown Prince is cautious, and she has nowhere to put her thoughts, so she only focuses on the harem.

"My son originally planned to let her help with the household, but she's not very smart and would believe anything he said.

"But it is this stupidity that others can easily take advantage of.

"The other day, he took advantage of several grand banquets to try to get someone in front of the emperor, even in the Xuanzheng Palace and the outer study!"

The Supreme's brows also frowned: "Stupid woman!"

After a pause, he couldn't help but ask, "Is it someone from the Wan family? Or is it her own spy in the palace?"

Emperor Zhaoming's eyes flashed with contempt: "On the surface, it seems that the Wan family sent her helpers, but in fact, the master is someone else."

Tai Shang was startled: "Who?"

Emperor Zhaoming hesitated for a moment and lowered his eyes: "I haven't found it yet."

That’s it, I don’t want to say it anymore.

Tai Shang looked at him steadily and asked no more questions.

The father and son walked forward in silence.

Soon, a small bridge appeared on the side.

The father and son stopped at the same time.

The Supreme pointed to the north of the other side of the river and said, "Over there, back then, I planted a patch of camellia, a patch of peonies, and a small chrysanthemum garden.

“Later, things and people changed, so I didn’t go there much, and it became deserted.

"After a few years, you can enclose those flowers and the plum and bamboo forests on this side of the river and let the ladies enjoy them. That would be appropriate."

Tanchun was listening at the back and whispered to Daiyu, "Let someone come to hold a banquet for the entertainment, and you can earn some money!"

Daiyu hurriedly pulled her away.

The emperor also heard it, and burst out laughing, and simply called Tanchun over: "Yi Min's idea is fresh.

"Come on, your brother is here too, tell me, how can we make money?"

Tanchun blushed, but she still straightened her back and knelt to salute, then stood up straight and answered calmly:

“Whoever wants to host the banquet will be responsible for cleaning and tidying it up. The style and specifications will be drawn up by the Garden Department, but the palace will not be responsible for the expenses.

“With three months of effort, the entire landscape of this area was tidied up.

“This is the first.”