Traveling to the ancient harem

Chapter 640 Xu Rou is unwilling to give up

Cining Palace.

After the Queen Mother got up from the bed, she walked directly to the chair in the corridor and sat down.

There is a table in the porch.

It wasn't too hot outside now, so she wanted to come out and get some fresh air.

"Jiu'er, please bring the food over quickly. I'm hungry."

The Queen Mother felt that she was so hungry that her front was almost sticking to her back.

"Empress Dowager, when we were leaving Ningyuxuan just now, the Queen asked us to bring back some food..."

Shi Yaoyao knew that sooner or later the Queen Mother would find out that they brought food from Ning Yuxuan.

Even if others don't say it, Xu Rou's broken mouth will tell it out later.

By that time, the Queen Mother would not complain about Xu Rou being uncaring, but she would certainly not be polite to her.

Because ever since what happened in Ningyuxuan last time, the Queen Mother started to ignore her.

Let’s put it this way, when it comes to asking her for advice, the Queen Mother still values ​​her very much.

But as long as there was nothing wrong, the Queen Mother was too lazy to pay attention to her.

The Queen Mother was angry with her.

Her performance in Ningyuxuan that day made the Queen Mother very dissatisfied.

She hated herself for not being able to help her.

After all, at that time, Xu Rou said a lot for the Queen Mother.

This made the Queen Mother feel even more.

Family members are family members, and Xu Rou is more than a thousand times more considerate than her, an outsider.

But Shi Yaoyao also felt aggrieved.

Was it possible for a small talent like her to interrupt the situation at that time?

Therefore, she did not dare to keep the food sent by the Queen.

Maybe the Empress Dowager is too stubborn and doesn't want to eat the Queen's food.

Then if she takes it back and eats it, wouldn't it be legitimate?

As for the Queen Mother, she may not like to eat this fried dough sticks...

That's impossible.

Speaking of food, the Queen Mother noticed that Qiu Die and Lian'er were holding things in their hands.

"Oh, what food? Open it and let me see it."

The Queen Mother stared at the oil-paper bag in Lian'er's hand.

Lian'er walked forward and put the oil paper bag in her hand on the table.

Shi Yaoyao walked over personally and opened the oil paper package containing the fried dough sticks.

"It's this fried dough stick. The Queen said it tastes good even when it's cold."

Shi Yaoyao said respectfully to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother didn't ask anything else, she just picked up a fried dough stick and put it in her mouth.

Xu Rou wanted to remind the Queen Mother that she hadn’t washed her hands yet.

Isn't it disgusting that she just picks it up and eats it like this?

Until he finished a fried dough stick in one breath.

The Queen Mother then realized that her eating habits might not look good.

"Yes, this is called fried dough sticks, right? It is indeed delicious."

The Queen Mother smiled awkwardly and made excuses for her eating habits.

"Aunt, Ning Yuxuan has a lot of these fried dough sticks. If you don't believe me, ask Qiu Die. They all ate this this morning..."

Xu Rou complained to the Queen Mother.

What she meant was that the queen was unfilial and didn't even bother to offer the delicious food to the Cining Palace.

"Your Highness, I ate seven fried dough sticks and drank two bowls of soy milk this morning."

Qiu Die proudly reported to the Queen Mother.

"I...I also ate seven fried dough sticks and drank a bowl of soy milk."

Lian'er also timidly reported to the Queen Mother.

It was hard to tell whether the Queen Mother was happy or angry from her expression.

She just said nothing and picked up another fried dough stick and put it in her mouth.

Then she pointed at another oil paper bag.

"What's that wrapped in there?"

"That's a small pickle. It's made of cucumber. It tastes very crunchy and refreshing."

Xu Rou answered quickly.

"This pickled vegetable needs to be cut into pieces and mixed with sesame oil to taste good."

Shi Yaoyao signaled Jiuer to take the cucumber to the small kitchen to process it.

The Queen Mother ate two fried dough sticks before she felt a little thirsty.

She picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.

"Aunt, this tea is too bad to drink. The tea from Ningyuxuan is really good tea."

In front of Xu Rou and Shi Yaoyao, there was a tea bowl that was the same as the one the empress dowager drank from.

Now Xu Rou had no interest in this kind of tea at all.

When Xu Rou said this, the Queen Mother was already eating the third fried dough stick.

She felt that the more she ate the fried dough sticks, the better it tasted.

As the pickles Jiuer brought over accompanied the meal, the Queen Mother felt hungrier and hungrier the more she ate.

So she ignored what Xu Rou said.

Instead, he turned his gaze to the oil paper bag in Qiu Die's hand.

Xu Rou suddenly felt something was wrong.

Could it be that her aunt was not full and took a fancy to her share of food?

That's what I had already thought about for tomorrow morning.

"Auntie...you must be full...I just had two fried dough sticks this morning."

Xu Rou smiled and spoke to the Queen Mother in a flattering manner.

The Queen Mother couldn't help but glare at Xu Rou.

Fortunately, she thought that her niece was a good person.

I didn't expect that she was reluctant to give me even a bite of food.

It seems that her niece and this talented scholar have their own advantages.

At least this talented scholar is much more generous than Rouer in this regard.

"Why, do you think I ate too much?"

The Queen Mother glared at Xu Rou with some annoyance.

Their senior palace maids can eat seven fried dough sticks.

It can't be considered too much if she eats six.

"I...I'm just worried that you'll eat too much and won't be able to digest it. After all, you're old, aunt."

Xu Rou still wanted to save the situation.

Maybe her aunt would feel embarrassed to eat after hearing these words?

"I haven't eaten enough..."

The Queen Mother interrupted Xu Rou impatiently.

Xu Rou had no choice but to reluctantly wink at Qiu Die, asking her to put the oil paper bag in her hand on the table.

"Then...Aunt, please eat slowly..."

While helping the empress dowager open the oil paper bag, Xu Rou glared at Shi Yaoyao fiercely behind her back.

It’s all Shi Yaoyao’s fault.

She wanted to flatter the Queen Mother, so she took out her own share.

Although she seemed concerned and reminded the Queen Mother to eat slowly.

But based on her experience, there would definitely be no leftovers from these three fried dough sticks.

Shi Yaoyao was too lazy to pay attention to Xu Rou's little actions.

Now the Queen is the only one in power in the harem.

If she didn't stick close to the Queen Mother, there was no telling when the Queen would remember to torture her, which could be fatal.

She did it on purpose today.

She deliberately tried to please the Queen Mother so that she would think she still had some good qualities.

That way, even if the Queen attacks her in the future, the Queen Mother can still help her.

It turned out to be just as Xu Rou had expected.

The Queen Mother finished her portion of fried dough sticks in one go and burped in satisfaction.

"Jiu'er, pick up these pickles and eat them with rice tomorrow."

The Queen Mother was very satisfied with the food she ate today.

It has to be said that she hated the queen to the core.

But the food in the Queen's Ningyuxuan is also top-notch.

Seeing Xu Rou’s sad face, the Queen Mother became unhappy again.

"Isn't it just some food? Is it worth it for you to be like this?"

She scolded Xu Rou.

"Didn't you just say that the tea at Ningyuxuan is delicious? I'll have someone go to Ningyuxuan and bring some back for you to drink."

To be honest, the food at Ningyuxuan is so delicious.

The Queen Mother also wanted to try that kind of tea to see how it was different from the tea she was drinking now.