Your fiancee ran away with someone again

After the end of the spring, the emperor suddenly made a move. All the officials who had secretly taken refuge in King Jin and made small moves in private were dismissed, and none of them were let go.

Among them, the Sun family and the Sun Li married were punished particularly severely. Not only were they dismissed, but their descendants were also unable to take the imperial examination to become officials.

Some people thought that the Son of Heaven's punishment was too heavy, and so many people were dismissed suddenly, which would lead to vacancies for officials. The Son of Heaven turned around and assigned these vacated official positions to the new scholars. Those people who were blocked had nothing to say. explain.

Of course, there is something to it, but the emperor only asked them who didn't want to be an official, and these people became dumb. After all, how can outsiders compare with themselves. At this time, anyone who winks will not jump out to object.

King Jin became impatient with this action of the emperor, fearing that the emperor would directly punish him in the next moment, he entered the palace in a hurry, without the slightest ambition to rebel before, and only begged the emperor to let the Jin palace go .

In front of the emperor, King Jin has never given up on his sick and weak personality. He started coughing after a while, and looked miserable. The emperor felt that he was being portrayed like a villain.

He interrupted King Jin, who was talking about his love for his uncle and nephew, and asked, "Uncle, I just want to know why you want to rebel. The late emperor treated you well, and I can even be considered indulgent to the Prince Jin's mansion. What is it?" Where is the emperor dissatisfied?"

"You don't have to cough when the emperor gets up to talk. You and I know whether you are really sick or fake."

The Son of Heaven wanted to speak clearly, and King Jin couldn't pretend anymore.

He got up, looked straight at the emperor, with deep unwillingness in his eyes, "Your Majesty, do you know that your imperial grandfather once said that he would pass on the throne to me?"

King Jin is the youngest son, the youngest younger brother of the first emperor, and an old man, and because of his infirmity since he was a child, he was sent to the temple even though he was very young, but he was very pampered and often called him back to the palace, yes Nothing he said was surprising.

When the first emperor succeeded to the throne, King Jin was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and he was still weak and sick. He was the only one left of the first emperor's brother, and he was a young brother who looked harmless, so he was very spoiled.

It's just that the late emperor's pampering and pampering to him, in King Jin's eyes, were all hypocritical compensations. He always remembered what xx said, and felt that the late emperor had robbed him of his throne, and he was even more afraid that the late emperor would kill him. He had to pretend to be sick for so many years.

This has been going on for many years, and the hatred in my heart has become deeper and deeper. When the late emperor was dying, the King of Jin tried to let the late emperor pass on to him, but the late emperor had a son himself, and the emperor was established as the crown prince since he was a child. What is the throne? It was his turn to get involved, so Jin Wang, who was planning to rebel and usurp the throne, became more determined.

It's just that King Jin's biological mother's family is not very good, and the wife she married was only the daughter of a civil servant. She died young, so she couldn't help him. He could only plan everything by himself. He had no military power, and he was afraid of being discovered. He, the king of Jin, moved slowly and had little effect. In the end, he became someone else's pawn, was calculated for a game, and even his life became a problem.

After hearing the source of King Jin's obsession, the Son of Heaven couldn't help laughing, "Uncle Emperor, how old were you when Grandfather said this, and you are the only one who takes it seriously if you want to come here to coax children."

King Jin was dissatisfied with this, and retorted angrily, "How old is he? He is the emperor. Why can't what Jinkouyu said be true?"

The emperor said: "Then you should ask those old concubines who are still alive in the palace. set?"

A gentleman speaks with faith, but it is not practical for the emperor.

The emperor reminded King Jin, "Uncle Huang, if the throne should be yours, it would have been yours back then, not because you haven't been able to grab it until now."

King Jin looked at the emperor with hatred and resentment. He said: "You don't need to remind me so deliberately. You know what I have done and said. Since you can't tolerate Jin Wangfu, then I will do whatever you want."

The one who made a mistake became more righteous. The emperor looked at King Jin indifferently, and said, "I knew that what the uncle said just now when he knelt down and begged me was not sincere, and I almost believed it."

King Jin's face froze, and he stopped talking.

The corner of the emperor's mouth curled up slightly, "I don't have many relatives who are still alive in this world, and the emperor's uncle is also irreparably wrong, so I won't kill you, I will give the emperor two choices."

The emperor raised a finger, "One, go to the place where the emperor grew up and spend the rest of his life."

The Son of Heaven raised his second finger, "Second, in the second half of his life in the Prince Jin's Mansion, as long as the Emperor's Uncle is honest and honest, I will take care of the Emperor's Elder."

No killing, but confinement, no matter whether it is going to a temple or Prince Jin's mansion, I am afraid that I will not be able to step out of that house for the rest of my life.

King Jin looked at the emperor in disbelief, his hands trembling a little, "Chu Rui, are you really...really going to be so cruel?"

The emperor chuckled, "Uncle Huang, you want my life already, but I just locked you up, is that cruel?"

"Or the emperor's uncle just hopes that I can give you a good time, learn from the Wei family, and burn down the emperor's uncle and the mansion together, is that okay?"

"Chu Rui!" King Jin roared angrily, with a little panic on his disbelieving face.

The emperor looked at him leisurely, with a gentle face, "I'm here, don't call the emperor, don't be in a hurry, I will give the emperor a day, the emperor will go back and think about it."

King Jin gritted his teeth, even though he was very angry, he didn't dare to be too presumptuous, so he had to leave reluctantly.

As soon as he left, Wang Qi appeared on his back and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, Chu Junyu is asking to see you."

"Xuan," the emperor said lightly.

Chu Junyu came quickly, and knelt down to salute the emperor after entering the door.

The Son of Heaven raised his hand, "Get up and tell me what you are here for."

The emperor had no intention of being polite to him, nor did he want to beat around the bush, so he opened his mouth and asked him to speak straight.

Chu Junyu cupped his hands and said: "Please forgive King Jin, the villain is willing to be sent by the emperor and work for the emperor for the rest of his life without any second thoughts."

When Chu Junyu was talking, the emperor looked at him, and felt that he was really like Wang Qi, with the same cold face, the same murderous look, and the appearance of vigorous and resolute dressing.

One can tell at a glance that he was raised as a killer or shadow guard since he was a child.

Listening to his words, the emperor was a little curious, "Why? Because he is your father?"

In the eyes of the emperor, King Jin is not a good father. After all, the whole world raises his son as a killer, and not many people use him as a pawn.

"Yes," Chu Junyu replied, "He has the kindness of giving birth to a villain."

The emperor reminded him, "A normal father would not treat his son like this."

"The villain knows, the villain has no regrets, and I ask the emperor to be gracious." Chu Junyu knelt down and kowtowed to the emperor after finishing speaking.

The emperor stood up, "I won't kill him, and you don't have to sacrifice your life for me, as long as you two, father and son, rest your minds and keep yourselves safe."

"Back off," the emperor said to Chu Junyu without any intention.

Chu Junyu wanted to say something, but was pulled by Wang Qi, and then pushed out.

When Wang Qi came back, he met the emperor's unexpected gaze. Wang Qi took the initiative to explain, "He is good at martial arts, but he is not a good killer. He is too soft on himself."

A qualified killer can kill anyone except his master.

The emperor did not comment on this, since he is a human being, how can he not be soft-hearted.

"Since you still have some appreciation for him, I'll leave it to you to arrange the matter of staring at Prince Jin's mansion. Make it clear, there will be no second time," he didn't think about blood relationship all the time.

"Yes!" Wang Qi responded respectfully.

The emperor is very busy today, and the people here have left, and Duofu said that Xiahou is already waiting at the door.

"What is he doing?"

Duo Fu said: "I brought a food box and said it was going to be given to the Empress Dowager, first come and report to the emperor."

"Huh?" Bringing in food from outside the palace?

Duofu explained, "Mr. Mu made it. Xia Hou said that Mr. Mu knew that the Queen Mother was not in good health, so he made the soup specially for him. Please help him deliver it."

The emperor knew about the coincidence between Xiahou and Mu Ting, but the news from the secret guard was that Mu Ting did not expect to meet the queen mother, so he took the initiative to give soup, which surprised the emperor.

Duo Fu spoke for Mu Ting at the side, "Xu Shi has just confirmed his identity, and Mr. Mu can't accept it for a while, but he is a kind-hearted person, and he is reluctant to let the Queen Mother suffer from illness."

"Your Majesty, you know Mr. Mu's culinary skills. Maybe the Empress Dowager will feel better after eating his soup."

The queen mother is suffering from heart disease. After so many years, and she feels that she has lived enough, she is now relying on daily medicine to support her, and she eats very little. If people don't eat, even healthy people can't do it, let alone the queen mother's body. It's not good at all.

The emperor glanced at Duofu and asked him, "Xiahou agreed to let you test the poison?"

Duofu shook his head, regretting, "I would like to, but Xiahou said that he had already tasted the poison when he was outside the palace, and he will test the poison himself later."

"Oh," the emperor sneered, "no prospect."

They came to him one after another, but couldn't calm down when they wanted to approve the memorial, so the emperor simply went down the steps and went out, "Then follow Xiahou to see the queen mother."

"Hey," Duofu hurriedly followed. The soup was packed in a food box. It is said that there is also a crock inside, which is used to keep warm. Once it is opened, it will definitely smell good. Even if you can't drink it, it smells good. Dove is very satisfied.

The emperor went out and saw that the food box was quite big when he saw Marquis Xia, and it was not only filled with soup. The emperor didn't need Xiahou to salute him, but asked directly, "What else is in it?"

Xiahou laughed and said: "There is still a good piece of roast duck hanging in the oven. Their roast duck restaurant opened today, and the two children brought a piece of soup when they sent it."

The Son of Heaven knew that the two children Xia Hou mentioned were Mu Ting and Qi Zhan, so he continued to ask, "Is it also for the mother?"

Xiahou pointed to the emperor, then pointed to himself, "Ours, your brother-in-law said, let us eat in front of the queen mother, deliberately greedy her, making her angry, and telling the queen mother that if you want to eat, get well soon , there are so many delicious things in the world, and I can't finish them after decades of eating, and ah, his wife can do everything."

Xiahou sighed, "He is really an interesting child."

When the Son of Heaven heard that it was Qi Zhan who said it, he was not surprised. He said: "That is really interesting, much more interesting than his father and brother."

Xiahou followed the emperor to the queen mother's bedroom, and said as he walked, "It seems that you don't intend to tear down the pair of mandarin ducks."

The emperor corrected him, "It should be mandarin ducks, not mandarin ducks. Why should I break up the family? Whether he will recognize me as an elder brother is another matter."

People don't have to worry about food and clothing now, and the food business is booming, and they are pulling his elder brother to make money, and his brain is not for nothing, so how can he interfere in other people's affairs.

What's more, they owed Muting originally.

The Son of Heaven could see clearly, and he was also very clear that he was not the only one who could decide the affairs of the world.

Xiahou was very pleased with this, "It's okay, those are two good children, they look like a good match, and they both have great temperaments. They should be a couple."

The emperor laughed at him, "You've only met people a few times in total, and you're saying this kind of thing."

"A person who is truly compatible can be seen as soon as they meet, and a person who is unsuitable is still unsuitable even after seeing him a thousand times. Those two children are full of each other, and everything is on their faces."

The emperor thought of Qi Zhan's coming to marry him, and had to admit that Xia Hou was telling the truth.

The uncle and nephew walked to the Empress Dowager's bedroom while they were talking. Before entering the door, they smelled a smell of medicine.

When they arrived, the Empress Dowager had just drank a bowl of medicine, coughing while covering her mouth, and the Empress was serving her by the side.

The queen mother has been getting weaker and weaker recently, and it is difficult to eat, and occasionally she will spit out the soup and medicine she drank, all supported by the qi in her heart.

Seeing the Son of Heaven and Xiahou, the Empress Dowager smiled, "Why are you here together?"

Xiahou saluted the queen mother, and brought the food box in front of him, "Come to deliver delicious food to the queen mother, and I will keep it for you to remember after eating."

The queen came over to salute the emperor, and the emperor grabbed her hand and patted it, "Thank you queen."

"This is what a concubine should do, why not talk about hard work, the emperor can have lunch, do you want the concubine to pass on the meal?"

The emperor pulled the queen to sit down at the table, "No need, uncle brought food, we will eat that."

"Ah? Isn't that for the queen mother?" The queen was a little confused.

Xiahou had already given the food box to Duofu to put the contents on the table, and he came to help the queen mother by himself. Although the queen mother had no appetite, she didn't want to let down her brother and son's kindness, so she sat down at the table .

The food box was opened, and the roast duck and side dishes were taken out first to set up half the table, and the earthen jar was the last one, which was not big, only two or three bowls.

As soon as it was opened, a steaming aroma came out. The crock pot contained chicken soup, which was free-range chicken bought by Mu Ting from a farmer's house. Ham was added to it, and it was simmered for a long time on a low fire. out of a simmer.

The strong fragrance was so attractive that the empress dowager, who had been ill for a long time, was attracted by it, and said it was so fragrant.

Xiahou first made some for himself to drink, and then served it to the Empress Dowager, "This was brought in from outside the palace, Empress Dowager, please try it."

Smelling the fragrance, the queen mother was not so repulsed, she lowered her head and drank a spoonful of it. As soon as the soup entered her mouth, the queen mother realized that it was different from the soup she usually drank. Fresh, really not greasy at all, I even taste oily, delicious."

After finishing speaking, the Queen Mother began to drink the second spoonful and the third spoonful, with a smile on her face, as if she liked the soup very much.

Xiahou was even more satisfied, and then he called the emperor to eat roast duck.

"You haven't eaten this stuff yet, haven't you? The kid from the Qi family taught me that you can use this lotus leaf pancake, add shredded green onions, shredded cucumbers, and shredded radish, add some sweet sauce, and get two slices of roast duck." , Such a roll is delicious to eat."

As Xiahou said, he had already finished one roll, and he didn't show politeness in front of the emperor. He just put it in his mouth after the roll, and nodded after eating, "It's delicious, it tastes really good, and it's the first time I've eaten it in so many years. Seeing such a delicious roast duck, the taste is really amazing."

He boasted that it was delicious, but his hands were already busy rolling the second one.

The emperor also moved his hands, and said to the queen, "Try it, he made it. You have eaten his dishes before, and you know his cooking skills."

The empress knows who he is in the mouth of the emperor. She and the emperor are also young couples. Although the emperor has not spoiled her alone these years, the empress has given him all the respect and favor that the empress should have. No one in the harem dares to be on her head. Domineering.

Although they are not like ordinary couples, the relationship between husband and wife is not bad, and the emperor will talk to the queen about many things.

The queen doesn't think she is smart, but she knows that she has a good fate. From the moment she married the emperor who was still the prince, both her natal family and people around her told her that as long as she did her duty as a queen, she knew that the emperor was the prince. Husband, is the king, choose the emperor when there is a choice, this is enough.

She is well, and the emperor is satisfied. She doesn't need to ask for anything for her natal family, the emperor will naturally give it.

What the emperor wants is a queen who can share his worries and manage the six palaces, not someone else's daughter.

She has done it these years, so the emperor gave her the dignity she deserved, and gave her enough trust, even Mu Ting's identity was not hidden from her.

The first roast duck roll of Tianzijuan was placed in front of the queen. The queen thanked it warmly, and then took a small bite. After taking a bite, the queen showed a surprised expression, "It's really a superb delicacy."

The emperor also ate it very quickly, and he understood why those boys had to open a roast duck restaurant alone. After all, they can only eat it occasionally, which is really regrettable and missed.

They ate deliciously, but the queen mother only had soup to drink. The queen mother looked at the roast duck, and then at the second bowl of soup in front of her. Although the soup was good, the duck was also delicious.

The Queen Mother asked, "Can't Aijia eat this duck?"

The queen was about to respond, but Xiahou rushed ahead of her and said, "I really can't eat it. The cook said that I can only eat it when you get better. By the way, from today onwards, I will eat it every day." I will go to the palace to accompany you to eat with the queen mother, you drink soup, I eat meat, are you happy?"

Empress Dowager: "..."

The queen mother pulled her face, coughed twice, and then asked, "Does Aijia look happy?"

Xiahou didn't forget to roll the duck meat roll, he said: "It's right to be unhappy, there will be many unhappy days in the future."

These words are indeed a bit outrageous, but everyone who listened to them was very happy except the Queen Mother, because only people who are alive can know whether they are happy or not.

The Empress Dowager said she was unhappy, but in fact she was a little more angry than her usual sullen look. The old nuns who served the Empress Dowager were so grateful to Xia Hou that tears came out.

Xu was to make the queen mother unhappy, Xia Hou performed a duck swallowing meat roll in front of her again, saying it was delicious, but the queen mother couldn't eat it.

The queen mother knew that he was teasing herself, but she was really unhappy, thinking that he was bullying a patient of hers. She fought back, took a gulp of the soup, and wiped her mouth, "Aijia has soup, This kind of food is not rare for Aijia."

The queen mother got up and left, seeming to be a little sullen.

Xia Hou showed a triumphant smile at the emperor, and said in a low voice, "The Qi family boy is really good. He came up with a good idea. When you turn back, you will reward him more, and he will be a great contributor."

The emperor nodded, "Two rewards together." His younger brother's good cooking skills are worth it.

Mu Ting and Qi Zhan didn't know what happened to Xiahou after he brought roast duck and chicken soup into the palace, and they were still a little nervous.

After telling Qi Zhan about his background and what he thought in his heart, Mu Ting figured it out. He should fulfill his responsibilities if he occupies this body.

It's not that the Empress Dowager didn't look for him, didn't recognize him, she just thought he was dead, and even became heartbroken. It can be seen that the Empress Dowager always remembered him.

That being the case, he recognized this mother for the original body, and did his best of filial piety.

Mu Ting thought that he had no other skills but cooking skills, so he cooked soup and asked Xiahou to send it to the palace. The idea of ​​roast duck was given by Qi Zhan.

Qi Zhan also gave an example, saying that his father used to have leg pains in winter, and he always stayed indoors. His father was angry and attracted Qi's father to chase and beat him. After running around every day, his father's legs are really good.

Qi Zhan felt that he was really smart and filial.

Mu Ting doesn't know how to comment on this, but he understands that Qi Zhan can live and grow up so big with good arms and legs, and the kindness of his father and brother is true.

Mu Ting thought for a while, if his legs and feet were not feeling well, and there was someone deliberately trying to anger him, he probably wanted to beat him to death.

Mu Ting finally concluded that Father Qi is really a good father!

But both he and Xiahou have adopted Qi Zhan's proposal, and it has reached this point, there will be no worse result, maybe it is really useful.

When the roast duck shop was done, the two ran to Xiahou's mansion. Xiahou just came home and brought them back the food box and earthen pot.

He was praised by Qi Zhan, saying that Xiahou is very good, he knows what he owes and pays back, not like some people who like to serve pots, they always go and never return.

Mu Ting asked Xia Hou, "How is it, Lord Hou?"

Xiahou laughed and said, "Very good, the soup is good, the roast duck is good, if people get angry, our goal has been achieved."