two cold

A palace maid who becomes a wife can go home to visit relatives during a three-day holiday.Although going home to visit relatives is something to be happy about, but these little maids have been together day and night since entering the palace, and now they are going to separate, many of them are red-eyed.

In the distance, I saw Lian Sheng holding Chang Jin's sleeve, reluctantly saying goodbye.

"Although I can go home, I'm really reluctant." At this moment, Ling Lu approached Jinying. "But Jinying, can you bring me something nice when you go home this time?"

"Move fast, cheers, hurry up!"

When Jinying came home, he happened to meet the head of the line, who was old and had a son, and was holding a family dinner to celebrate.The servants of the Cui Mansion took advantage of this opportunity and toasted happily.

"Hello miss."

"Hello." Jinying nodded and greeted each of them, without the style of the palace.

"I heard that the young lady has been promoted to a wife. Let Bitou offer you a toast." A drunken burly man raised his wine glass, but was suppressed by the others.

"Bitou, you will scare the lady like this..."

"Miss, please ignore him, leave this guy to us to deal with..."

Looking at the lively banquet, Jinying couldn't help smiling, at this moment the butler hurried to the side and whispered: "Master, please come in, Miss."

When Jinying saw her eldest uncle whom she hadn't seen for a long time, she felt a burst of joy in her heart.

"Cui Panshu's family is really talented. I heard that you are the champion of this imperial cuisine competition." Cui Panshu's guest, Mr. Wu Jianhu from Siwengyuan, nodded in satisfaction.

"She still has a lot to learn." Cui Banshu smiled at the honored guest, "This child will inherit Cui Shanggong in the future, please take care of her."

Wu Jianhu's eyes rolled around Jinying's body. "I think this kid has bigger ambitions than Cui Shanggong."

"This kid has been different since he was a child."

"yes?"

"From now on, I have to teach her how to realize her ambition slowly." Cui Panshu turned his head to look at Jinying, but the words he uttered with a smile were cold. "Even if she doesn't want to do something, tell her to do it."

During the banquet, Jin Ying felt a deep hatred for himself who was toasting and talking false words with his uncle.

After finally sending Wu Jianhu away, Jinying went outside to let out a sigh of relief.

"Miss, you haven't seen the little one yet, have you?" At this moment, the head of the line came happily, holding Lin'er, who was less than a month old, in his arms. "Miss, look at him, his eyebrows and eyes look so much like me, he can even laugh when you tease him..."

Jinying scraped the immature face with his fingers, but the baby pursed his mouth in an extremely disrespectful manner. Only then did he remember that he had worked in the imperial kitchen for many years, and retracted his callused hands without a trace. "What's the child's name?"

"I plan to name it Cui Shi. I hope that when Cui Shi grows up, he will also serve our Cui family and guard the Cui family together with his father." The leader of the business, who has always been known to change his face, now has a loving look. . "Cui Shi, this is Miss Jinying who will become the most noble palace in the future, the glory of the Cui family..."

When hearing the word "glory", Jinying's eyes flashed a gloomy look.

Back in the palace, new orders were issued soon.Jinying went to the hunting ground with Han Shanggong to prepare imperial meals for the emperor who came back from hunting.

This is the first time for Jinying to leave Cui Shanggong's asylum and come to help Han Shanggong.She couldn't help taking a few more glances at Han Shanggong's cooking methods.

However, after Han Shanggong took a sip of the broth, his expression suddenly changed—"Where is the poison taken from the conch just now?"

"I put it in the corner next to it, it should still be..." Min Shanggong pointed to the corner beside him.

The tuner on the side went on to say: "I saw some white over there, and thought it was the cartilage of a big bone..."

"What did you say!"

Before Han Shanggong finished his reprimand, Min Shanggong and Tiaofang fainted one after another.Jinying and Changjin who were in the shed saw it and quickly helped them to a cool place.

"Will it be life-threatening?" Jang Geum asked worriedly.

"Probably not. However, she may be in a coma for at least three or four hours." Han Shanggong frowned at the thought that Min Shanggong would no longer be able to help with the banquet. "This is really bad."

"What should I do..." Jang Jin also became worried.

"Your Majesty!" At this moment, Jinying hurried forward. "Miss Han Shanggong, did you taste some meat just now?"

Hearing Jinying's words, Jang Geum panicked even more. "My lady, what should I do!"

"I'm fine. However, the emperor will be back when he went hunting."

"All the people in the Neitai Mansion have followed, and now the rest of the people here are just igniters." Jinying sat next to Changjin and Han Shanggong, analyzing the current situation.

"There is no other way, the three of us will come first." Han Shanggong reluctantly stood up, and then slid down.

"Ma'am..."

"Your Majesty, you should rest for a while."

Han Shanggong tried to stand up again, but when he got up, he felt dizzy again. "It must be done! The emperor will definitely be hungry when he comes back from hunting. You can't let the emperor wait. The remaining meat must be cooked with the emperor's broth. You go and pour out the broth first."

Jinying asked calmly. "Then next..."

"Jang Geum, you have to help Jin Ying."

Jinying raised her head in surprise at Han Shanggong's words, but saw the unquestionable firmness in Han Shanggong's eyes.

"Jinying, you are in charge of the imperial kitchen from now on." Han Shanggong said with the last bit of strength left. "You have cooked dishes by yourself since you were a child, and there is absolutely no problem with today's imperial meal. Fortunately, there are already a few side dishes, and those who are familiar with it can use the prey the emperor hunted to make boiled dishes. You only need to prepare a few more dishes and rice. It can be done, it can be done.”

Jang Geum shook his head in horror. "How can we be responsible for such an important matter..."

"Yes, ma'am, we are willing to give it a try." Jinying stopped Jang Geum's words and only looked at Han Shanggong with determined eyes.

"Okay, I believe you."

After waiting for Han Shanggong's words, Jinying clenched her fists, turned and walked towards the cooking place.

Jang Jin hurriedly followed. "If we don't do well, we will definitely hurt the empress."

Ignoring Jang Jin's worries, Jin Ying inspected the remaining materials and began to give orders: "First prepare some cold dishes with cucumber filling and fish filling. You go and wash the fish for me first, and I will prepare the rest." Although never She was in charge of the emperor's imperial meal, but this matter is related to the safety of Han Shanggong's empress, she can only calm down and handle this crisis well.

Later, she really joined hands with Jang Geum.Jang Geum found mountain spring water, and she made cold noodles that she had never made before.

She was praised by the emperor and empress Han Shanggong, but she was not as happy as she imagined in her heart.

Because in front of the main hall, the secret she had kept deep in her heart for many years met another secret.

"grown ups."

"long time no see."

"Yes. My lord, I haven't seen you for a long time."

"Master Cui, is he alright?"

"Yes."

"You worked hard today too. You have to walk a long way tomorrow, so it's better to rest early tonight."

"Yes, my lord. I will take my leave first."

She really met Min Zhenghao again, but she still couldn't ask anything.Just like before, watching him again and again, and sending him away again and again.

"The person in this room is my favorite brother. 』

She once said this in front of Jang Jin, and Jang Jin guarded the entrance of the main hall, allowing her to say her final farewell without regret.Knowing that she is a court lady, knowing that she is the emperor's woman... But when she thinks of what Jang Geum did for her back then, a burst of courage seems to grow in her heart.

Ignoring the suspicious eyes of Min Shanggong and the mediator, Jinying turned around and ran out.

Under the cover of the moonlight, she still found the person she wanted to see.

"My lord." After rushing out rashly, he found Jang Geum beside Min Zhenghao.

"Jinying." Jang Jin greeted Jinying without knowing the severity.

He glanced at Jang Jin with a complicated expression.But the education she received since she was a child made her quickly restrain the joy on her face, and bowed deeply to Min Zhenghao. "Jang Geum, so you are here."

"Cui Nei probably came to look for you to go back."

Min Zhenghao smiled gently just like the one she had remembered for many years.She just nodded slightly. "Yes."

"I'm also asking her to go back. I have to go a long way tomorrow, so go back and rest."

"Yes, goodbye."

Walking past Min Zhenghao, the other party just nodded slightly and left, leaving Jinying with a depressed look.

Back at the residence, Jang Geum asked curiously. "Do you know him?"

"He often goes to my uncle's house to buy some books or items of Da Ming. It doesn't look like you are seeing him for the first time." When did Jang Geum meet Min Zheng Ho?How could there be something hidden from her?She even told Jang Geum all the secrets in her heart...

"Actually, when I came back from Duozaixuan, the Master Registrar there asked me to bring a letter to the Master Registrar in the library of Siwengyuan. I met him there."

"Really? There are rumors of an intimate relationship between palace officials and empresses, but it's best for the two of you to avoid being alone and not be seen by others." Is there anything that can stop the jealousy in your heart? Italian spread?She hated herself for being like this.Let her see Master Min with anyone, but not with Jang Geum, who is a court lady like herself...

"No, we're not that kind of relationship. It's just an accident..."

"It's okay." She had to interrupt her doubts about Jang Geum. "I want you to pay more attention."

"Understood." Jang Geum just smiled sweetly at Jin Ying's exhortation.

But Jinying who fell asleep with her back to Jang Geum, her heart was already in trouble.

"I heard about the hunting ground, why did you help Han Shanggong?"

After returning to the palace, Jinying looked up in astonishment, unable to understand the meaning of what Empress Cui Shanggong said.

"If you don't act, Han Shanggong will definitely be demoted because of this dereliction of duty; and you are just a wife of Shangzan, at most you will be reprimanded. But you helped her." Cui Shanggong said coldly. Looking at my niece.

"Niang Niang..." Jinying said the doubts that had been hidden in her heart for a long time. "Even if they are both rivals competing for the most noble palace, why does the empress have to put Han Shanggong to death?"

"I'm helping her." Cui Shanggong's expression showed a fragile crack. "Jinying, you must think I'm ruthless. But she and I are also friends who grew up together."

The aunt who was clearly looking sad, but still kept her neck straight.At that moment, Jinying seemed to understand the desolation in her aunt's heart, and her eyes turned red.

-------------------------------------------

Chang Jin took a handful of water from the spring, put it on the tip of his nose and smelled it gently.

When you can't sleep every night, you can feel at ease just by smelling the spring water.

She clearly knew it was impossible, she knew that Jinying was the one who framed her and Empress Han Shanggong...but she couldn't help herself.

The taste of mountain spring water here reminded her of the cool smell when she and Jinying cooked cold noodles for the emperor.At that time, Jinying ordered herself to add all kinds of condiments, stirred them evenly with a spoon, tasted them lightly, and then handed the spoon to her.

There seemed to be the remaining warmth of Jinying in the taste, she took a sip, her face turned red involuntarily, she just nodded indiscriminately, and let Jinying serve the soup.

Jang Geum stroked his lips with his fingertips.She thought of that time, Jinying's confused and desperate look at that time.

The spring water flowed down from between her fingers, as if she was in a state of confusion at the moment.