Great Zhou Empress

Xue Zhijing was dragged by Zhao Wutong to Yan Yi's restaurant to eat braised pork.

Zhao Wutong has always fought and failed repeatedly with Yan Yi, and she wanted Yan Yi to serve her as a cook on the boat, but Yan Yi just didn't want to.

While Yan Qi was still in Jiankang City, Zhao Wutong came to her restaurant every day to "harass" her.

She even brought Xue Zhijing here to "harass" her.

"Let me tell you, her braised pork is amazing. It's so delicious. I just want her to be my chef. Why don't you say she doesn't want to?"

On the way there, Zhao Wutong just complained to Xue Zhijing.

Xue Zhijing smiled and said, "That person runs a restaurant, and she must want to live a stable life. Your life of running around the sea is precarious, and she definitely doesn't want it!"

Zhao Wutong was also unwilling, and said, "Oh! I am the master of the ocean, the king of the sea! What is she not willing to do, she will be my chef, and I can take her to Nanyang, Dashi, and even you It is said that finding good ingredients in Penglaizhou is no better than in Jiankang City!"

"You can't say that. They want to live a stable life. If you don't want to travel so far, you can't force them. Besides, do you want anything in the whole Jiankang City? Don't you maritime merchants have all the world's money? Have you sold all the goods?" Xue Zhijing smiled.

"It's still my fault, we sent too many things, so she won't come with me?"

not with you?

Xue Zhijing glanced at Zhao Wutong strangely, what he said was really strange, could it be that Zhao Wutong is interested in that chef? This is so interesting.

After talking, the two walked to the Xinchang Building.

Zhao Wutong led Xue Zhijing straight into the kitchen with heavy oily smoke.

Fortunately Xue Zhijing is not a clean freak.

As soon as he entered the kitchen, Xue Zhijing saw a person in the kitchen with his back turned to them, looking very quiet, a little out of place with this kitchen.

That person is Yan Yi.

It may be that Xue Zhijing's impression of chefs is only those chefs who are two hundred catties in Liao Kingdom. He is not used to meeting such tall chefs with slender waists.

Yan Yi was wearing a blue cloth, with a white apron around her waist, and a blue turban around her hair. She really looked like an ordinary person in the market.

But her whole demeanor is like that of a dusty nobleman, without a trace of fireworks.But she is the chef of this restaurant, and it is interesting to deal with fireworks all day long.

But Xue Zhijing knows that there are many people hiding dragons and crouching tigers in this world. People in the market often have some wonderful skills of their own, and it is not a special thing to have a good temperament.

Zhao Wutong pulled Xue Zhijing to sit down on the greasy table and chairs in the kitchen, and then said to Yan Yi, "Yan Yi, hurry up, braised pork."

Yan Yi glanced at her indifferently, then at Xue Zhijing indifferently, and responded indifferently.

"OK.

At this time, Xue Zhijing didn't pay much attention to Yan Yi. After all, she was just a chef. She didn't love food as much as Zhao Wutong. That is to say, she remembered that Xinchanglou is a delicious restaurant, and the chef is very special. That's all.

When the braised pork was served, Xue Zhijing really thought it looked very delicious.

But Xue Zhijing is not a person who likes to eat, so she admires sincerely, but does not have enough enthusiasm.

Zhao Wutong, who loves food very much, waved her fist at Xue Zhijing with an unhappy face, "Why are you not excited? This is so delicious!

Xue Zhijing couldn't help but laugh a little. Do you have to applaud excitedly and enthusiastically when appreciating the food?

But seeing Zhao Wutong's excited expression, in order to satisfy her wish, Xue Zhijing adjusted his expression, showing a look of fake excitement, and said, "It's so delicious, I've never eaten it so good Braised pork."

Zhao Wutong said to Yan Yi while the iron was hot, "Yan Yi, you see, my friends say that the braised pork you cook is very delicious, so you follow me on board, and I will take you to Nanyang to find more delicious food. Food, okay?"

It was only then that Xue Zhijing realized that he had been treated as a tool by Zhao Wutong.

"not good!

Yan Yi answered her words with two more words.

Zhao Wutong was so angry that his teeth were itchy, and he said again, "Then let's fight again, if you lose, you can follow me."

Every time Zhao Wutong finished fighting with Yan Yi, he would go back to study the other party's routines, just waiting for the shame to come.

Xue Zhijing quietly watched the two of them make another appointment, remembering the last time he came to this Xinchang Building, he heard about Yan Yi and Zhao Wutong going out to compete in martial arts.

It's a common thing to do.

Xue Zhijing really felt more and more that Zhao Wutong might really have some interest in this chef.

Besides, at this moment, Xue Zhijing only thought of Yan Yi as an ordinary restaurant owner, a chef who was good at cooking, and didn't pay much attention to her.The same Yan Qi, only treated Xue Zhijing as a guest brought by Zhao Wutong

After a long time, when the two met again, they remembered how wonderful the encounter in life was.

Royal Palace.

Ayila brought a model of her new tank boat into the palace. In fact, she didn't study this thing before, but when she was in the Ministry of Industry last time, she saw them researching the tank boat, so she volunteered to join After entering, a small part of the tank boat was improved.

This time she met the Queen Mother Yuan Hanzhang by reporting the progress of the work.

Speaking of which, Ayila really exhausted all means and seized every opportunity to meet Yuan Hanzhang, whom she was thinking of.

Ayila didn't think too much about her feelings for Yuan Hanzhang, she just knew that she admired Yuan Hanzhang very much and always wanted to see her all the time.

Sometimes when Yuan Hanzhang coughed or showed a tired expression when she came to the palace, she would want to care about him.

Not to mention, on this trip, she will always use various methods to stay longer.

But even so, Ayila sometimes wished that she was a maid by Yuan Hanzhang's side, who could be by her side at any time to greet her.

But Yuan Hanzhang has already set up a special department for her. If she can't do her own thing well and instead works as Yuan Hanzhang's maid, Yuan Hanzhang will definitely not value her so much again.

From Yuan Hanzhang's point of view, she values ​​Ayila's work results very much, because she knows how important a person like Ayila is.So even if she has been dealing with some government documents

However, when Ayila comes, she will try her best to put aside the things she is dealing with and come to meet Ayila.

Of course, Ayila is extremely beautiful, and she enjoys talking with her, which is much more comfortable than those annoying government affairs. Yuan Hanzhang also wants to take this opportunity to take a break for a while.

After entering Yuan Hanzhang's study, Ayila took off her veil and put it in her sleeve.

Yuan Hanzhang's eyes stayed on her face for a while longer, and said with a smile, "Ayila is really as beautiful as the boundless spring scenery!"

Yuan Hanzhang's praise made Ayila's face blush, and she felt very happy in her heart, bursting with a honey-like sweetness.

This is natural, no one who praises her appearance can make her happy like Yuan Hanzhang's praise of her appearance.

Oh, no! Ayila only thinks it is a burden when others praise her appearance, and she thinks that because of

She was astonished by her appearance, which was a kind of humiliation to her. She had suffered enough from her appearance since she was a child.

But now, in front of Yuan Hanzhang, Ayila felt for the first time that her good looks were also a gift from heaven.

She fell in love with looking in the mirror.

So Ayila, who never wears makeup, will put on makeup before coming to see Yuan Hanzhang.

She is always suitable for light makeup and heavy makeup. After putting on makeup, her eyebrows and eyes are picturesque, and her skin is snowy.

Rao Yuan Hanzhang, who is used to seeing beauties like the queen mother, does not feel amazed by her, and even has some rare emotional reactions such as rapid heartbeat.

However, Yuan Hanzhang was steady and didn't think too much about it.

Ayila put the model of the ship on Yuan Hanzhang's table, and then explained it to her carefully part by part.

Ayila's voice is very thin, if she was depressed before, her voice would appear very cold.But every time she faced Yuan Hanzhang, her voice would become extremely soft and sweet, which was extremely enjoyable to listen to.

If the officials of the Ministry of Industry came, they would not dare to give such a detailed explanation to Yuan Hanzhang. After all, it would be too cumbersome. They might only briefly introduce the approximate data of the ship, their usage and so on.

It seems that Ayla is the only one who can take up the precious time of the Queen Mother.

Before they knew it, both of them had been in the study for an hour.

A maid came in and brought new snacks and tea.

Yuan Hanzhang simply took a rest, and took Ayila to have tea and snacks together.

While chatting, Yuan Hanzhang suddenly had an idea, and she asked, "Ayila is nineteen this year?"

"yes.

Yuan Hanzhang nodded, with a smile on his lips.Now that he has become a queen mother and his son is 20 years old, Yuan Hanzhang feels more and more that he is an "old man". Looking at Ayila feels like looking at a younger generation.

If you like Ayla so much, then introduce a husband to her.

"I'm 19 years old, it's really the same age as a flower! When I was 19 years old, I entered the palace and became the concubine of the first emperor, and then I had the emperor when I was 20 years old. In a blink of an eye, 20 years have passed." Yuan Han Zhang said with a smile.

Hearing this, Ayla gave a polite smile.She doesn't like to hear Yuan Hanzhang talk about the late emperor and her son, but she knows that this is Yuan Hanzhang's life, so she can only smile.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Hanzhang continued, "I haven't paid attention to it in the past two years. It's time to choose a husband-in-law for you. Your parents are not around, and you are from my palace. I am the master of this matter."

what?

Yuan Hanzhang said with a smile, "There are also young talents in the capital, but most of them got married when they were fifteen or sixteen years old. If you are around your age, there are fewer, but female juniors hold gold bricks. It is also possible to arrange a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old."

For the nobles and officials in the capital, Yuan Hanzhang is like a treasure.She not only knows their names and life preferences, but also knows how many wives, concubines and children they have in their families, and she needs to care about them during the Chinese New Year.

Being a leader is not easy.

Therefore, Yuan Hanzhang can count without even looking at the roster. Who are the suitable candidates for Ayila?

But as for Ayla, the more she heard it, the more her complexion became worse.

She didn't want a husband at all.

It's not that the aristocratic men in the capital are bad, and it's not even the reason why she couldn't get freedom as she told Xue Zhijing back then.

She just doesn't want to.

There seemed to be a fire burning in my heart, and it burned more and more with Yuan Hanzhang's words.

Ayila smiled dryly, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, a woman in the palace, she was only released from the palace at the age of 25 to marry on her own. I'm still early. At this time, I just want to do more things in the Sitian Zao Office. If you get married, I'm afraid you won't be able to come to the palace to work."

Yuan Hanzhang only thought of this.

It turned out that she had completely forgotten that Ayila was a female official belonging to the palace, and only regarded Ayila as a close nephew, and she would have to worry about marriage matters for him when the time came.

She pondered for a moment, "I actually forgot."

After a long time, Yuan Hanzhang said with emotion, "But if I find another husband for you at the age of 25, I'm afraid I can only renew the family for someone, or become a concubine for someone."

Ayila showed a sweet smirk, "Ma'am, I am willing to be in the palace, please allow me to be in the palace, I don't want to marry.

Yuan Hanzhang was startled, and asked, "Why?"

Ayla could hardly control her emotions, she bit her lower lip hard to stabilize her emotions, and said, "Ma'am, I want to do many things in my life, and I want to build a boat that will never sink. I want to prove that the earth we live in is a sphere, and I want to record the direction of the entire ocean current. If I get married, I can’t do these things, my lady~""

In the last two words, Ayla seemed to be full of longing.

Only she knew that that longing was not only mixed with ideals, but also mixed with emotions.

Coming out of the palace, Ayila sat in the car home, her hands were shaking.

Although Yuan Hanzhang's proposal was rejected by her, Ayila felt a strong panic in her heart. She didn't know whether Yuan Hanzhang would mention it to her again, and how she should respond.

She, who is extremely intelligent, seems to have begun to realize that her feelings for Yuan Hanzhang seem a little unusual.