Bright Spring

"Zunzhi, the emperor will come later, and the servants will drive the car over."

Zhu Gaochi was sitting on the imperial chariot, walking north from the Qianqing Palace, just after passing the Jiaotai Hall, he suddenly saw the two princes Zhan Ji and Zhan Kai.The eunuchs hurriedly stopped the car, Zhanji put his hands behind his back, hid the wooden sword behind his back, and dragged his younger brother up to pay respects: "I pay my respects to my father."

After a while, the empress and a group of palace people also came to see the ceremony.

Zhu Gaochi didn't scold Zhanji, but just took a closer look at Zhanji's appearance.The boy who is more than nine years old is in good shape, not fat at all, with clear facial contours and big eyes; the child is not tall, but once he is over ten years old, he will grow very fast, maybe he will grow to half the size in a few years Big kid.

At this time, Zhu Gaochi noticed that when he was looking at Zhan Ji, the bright little eyes of the queen standing on her knees were also looking at him carefully.

The queen immediately showed a smile, and said softly: "Your Majesty returned to the palace early today, my concubine..." She suddenly took a breath and said, "My concubine, please take care of your dragon's body, don't overwork yourself."

Zhu Gaochi felt a little weird, as if the queen had changed her words temporarily.He subconsciously turned his head to look at the servants who were clustered behind him, but he saw that all of them bowed their heads and bowed, and there was no abnormality.

"I happened to be at Kunning Palace today to talk to the queen." Zhu Gaochi also changed his mind suddenly.

After hearing this, the queen immediately showed a happy smile, and her voice became lighter: "At noon, I will cook myself and cook some favorite dishes for the Holy One."

Zhu Gaochi said: "Okay, the queen has good cooking skills, I really haven't tasted it for a long time."

The Queen said: "It's so cold outside, why don't you let the Holy Lord go to Kunning Palace?"

Haitao paid homage: "Slaves and maidservants would like to obey Yi's orders."

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Chapter 4 Fourteen

People have various identities in the world, even if Zhang Shigui is the queen of the world, she is still a wife and mother.So now she is holding a spoon, putting condiments into the casserole, and stewing a pot of yam pork ribs, just like a clever woman in the family.

When Mrs. Zhang was not married, she was able to do all kinds of housework skillfully. This is also because her natal family was not too rich and could not support too many people.Mrs. Zhang doesn't know how to cook exquisite dishes, but only some home-cooked dishes, but it's enough.What delicacies have never been eaten by the nobles of the royal family?It doesn't matter what kind of food she cooks, the most important thing is to have that heart, not to mention the home-cooked dishes she cooks are quite delicious.

At that time, Mrs. Zhang was the eldest concubine in Yan Wangfu and the crown princess in the palace.Because of her unusual culinary skills, she won the favor of Emperor Taizong and let Emperor Taizong enjoy the warmth and warmth of the family many times!

At that time, the dining room was filled with a bit of human smoke and fire. As the daughter-in-law, Mrs. Zhang was busy cooking, Zhanji was noisy with his grandfather, and Emperor Taizong had a few words with his son in earnest.Every time in such a scene, Mrs. Zhang can observe the rare tranquility on Taizong's face... The emperor who is used to intrigues with swords, lights, swords, and shadows is occasionally obsessed with the faint affection of his family.

In the bottom of his heart, Emperor Taizong kept a family affection for his eldest son and grandson from the beginning to the end, and the Zhang family contributed a lot.

These things, I hope the current Holy Majesty can still remember.

Sometimes Mrs. Zhang even wondered why the family, the country, and the world are monarchs, ministers, fathers and sons, and they are using these pure emotions to bind people's hearts.However, under the exclusive imperial power, how many things are not tarnished?

Mrs. Zhang scooped up some soup and poured it into a gilded white porcelain bowl in Jingdezhen. Zhu Hong's small mouth took a sip of the soup, pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "Wait a little longer, put the yam when the pork ribs are cooked. "

"Haitao, look at the fire. Everyone else, go out, go to the imperial kitchen and tell the eunuchs over there that the Holy Majesty is having lunch in Kunning Palace, and ask them to send some people over." Mrs. Zhang said in a very casual tone.It's like speaking a few words in a very leisurely and relaxed way in a quiet and boring morning.

The servants said: "Yes."

As expected, Haitao was staring at the firewood very attentively. Mrs. Zhang glanced at him, and went to the stove to scoop up the floating objects on the soup with a spoon.The ribs are obviously cleaned, but this kind of dirty foam will appear when they are boiled in water.

"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven. You should not be clever in front of His Majesty. You will be fooled by your cleverness." Mrs. Zhang said softly.

Haitao was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty Mingjian, the emperor said to go to Concubine Zhang at first. The servant was thinking about it, the empress didn't know in advance, I was afraid that you would take the initiative to invite the emperor to come to Kunning Palace. I lost face in front of you. The servant was flustered, so I quietly reminded you. The servant knew that he was wrong, but he was also loyal!"

"Hmph." Mrs. Zhang made a soft voice, and didn't say much about it.

Haitao bent down and stood nervously for a while, then suddenly whispered: "By the way, this morning the Imperial Academy attendant read Gao Xianning's memorial, which seems to be a matter of appointing His Royal Highness the eldest prince as the crown prince. The emperor is really angry... "

Zhang frowned suddenly.After waiting for a while, she finally said, "The officer Geng Tong who informed Guo Ming has something to do with Gao Xianning?"

Haitao said: "As far as I know, these two people can't fight each other. Geng Tong has been a speech official for a long time; Gao Xianning was just a local scholar in Shandong, and he had no foundation in the court, because he wrote an article "" Zhou Gongfu became famous in "On the King", and the first emperor had to get him to be an official in the court.

Yes!Ji Gang is Gao Xianning's classmate, but he has been uprooted.Gao Xianning escaped being implicated by Ji Gang, and the servant girl looked at it and feared that it would be bad luck this time.And Guo Ming, sooner or later he will be dealt with. "

Mrs. Zhang said: "Gao Xianning only got into trouble because of ignorance, but he still has a good heart. We have to try our best to protect him, otherwise the big guy won't have the guts to say a word in the future."

Haitao bowed and said, "What the Empress said is true."

Mrs. Zhang pondered for a while, and then said: "Although Geng Tong came forward, the person who sued Guo Ming was not Geng Tong, but the person who wrote the informant letter. The person behind, should he be from there?"

Haitao couldn't answer.

Mrs. Zhang stopped talking and told Haitao, "Watch the fire." Then she walked out of the kitchen.

It's too cold to be high.Now Zhang Shigui is the empress and the eldest son of the imperial concubine, among the women in the world, it can be said that she has reached the pinnacle.However, whether she has the title of queen depends on whether her position in the palace is stable; whether the son is the eldest son depends on whether the mother's position is upright.Mother and son complement each other.

There are some hidden dangers in this, the Holy One has never liked Zhan Ji, he dislikes this and that.For example, a child of a few years old messing around|killing a few cats and rabbits can be said to be cruel|cruel, but the Holy One himself eats big meat every day, and he has never seen him believe in Buddhism.

However, it is not so easy for the hidden danger to surface. It is still waiting far away.

Near noon, the eunuch of the imperial kitchen came with several eunuchs and maids. They knelt and sat in the ear room outside the dining room, waiting quietly.

The pork ribs and yam soup stewed by the empress herself was served first. An eunuch was holding a stack of small bowls. For eunuchs and court ladies.They all ate, and the imperial chef and eunuch waved his hand, motioning for them to open their mouths to check.After waiting for a while, the imperial chef and eunuch waved again, and the maid bowed into the dining room with the sparerib soup in her hands.

Followed by twice-cooked pork belly, there is only a little bit of lean meat, which is all fat.After a step-by-step procedure, the dishes were delivered to the dining room in batches.

In the quaint dining room, Mrs. Zhang sat beside her.Zhu Gaochi, who is directly above, is in a better mood. Whenever he is hungry and there is fat in front of him, he usually gets a little satisfaction in his mood.

The young court lady in a moon white dress knelt softly holding a warm|damp white cotton handkerchief. Zhu Gaochi stretched out one hand to be wiped clean by him, and stretched out the other hand.Then the maid turned her head to take the warm water, handed it up gently, Zhu Gaochi took a sip and rinsed, and immediately the copper basin was in front of him, he spit into the basin, and immediately picked up the chopsticks.

With a gentle smile on her face, Mrs. Zhang picked up a piece of twice-cooked fatty meat and put it in the white porcelain bowl in front of Zhu Gaochi.The luthier sent by the Jiaofang Division played a quiet and soothing tune in a timely manner. The sound was just right, and it would neither affect the conversation of the people at the table nor appear too deserted.

"Delicious!" Zhu Gaochi said, "It's still the familiar taste."

Zhang said: "It's good that the Holy Majesty is not tired of eating."

Zhu Gaochi smiled "hehe", but the smile soon disappeared.

Mrs. Zhang glanced at it and asked, "Is the state affairs in the court these few days not going well with the Holy Majesty?"

"Other things are irrelevant, and you also know that the person who forced me is not Gao Xu!" Zhu Gaochi said, "Zhang Fu wrote a letter saying that we should first surround the southwest and let Gao Xu hang out for a while. Our uncle also advocated speeding up Don't let Gao Xu control the power of the three southwestern provinces."

Mrs. Zhang asked softly: "Has the Holy Majesty discussed with the ministers?"

Zhu Gaochi nodded and said: "There are people who say that anyone is right. I am also thinking about it. I will discuss the matter at the Imperial Gate tomorrow morning, and then listen to what they say. This matter cannot be delayed any longer, and it must be finalized tomorrow."

He swallowed a piece of fat, picked up a handkerchief and gently wiped the oil on his mouth, then turned his head and asked, "What does the queen think?"

Mrs. Zhang smiled wryly, "Women, how do you know anything about beating and killing?"

She paused for a short time, but she didn't seem eager, and immediately said, "However, the Holy One is the son of heaven, the king of a country, the head of a family, if even the rebels may not be wiped out for a long time, I'm afraid People all over the world will lose their respect for you, which will damage your majesty in the long run."

Zhu Gaochi's face suddenly turned red.

Mrs. Zhang then said softly: "My concubine has heard that Xu Huizu is a great talent. My mother and queen have also said that it is difficult for uncle to speak, but his words can be trusted. Uncle is upright and has a backbone. Since he has served the imperial edict , Is it true that you sincerely surrender to the Holy One?"

Zhu Gaochi thought for a while, then nodded slightly and said: "At least between me and Gao Xu, uncle can't be Gao Xu's person. He just didn't want to kneel down to our relatives in Beiping. question."

Zhang said: "Your Majesty, if you listen to one side, you will be dark, and if you listen to both, you will be clear. If the harem does not understand military affairs, the Emperor Taizu strictly forbids the harem to interfere in politics. Just listen to it, and you don't have to take it seriously. Your Majesty should listen more to what loyal officials have to say.