Kaifeng House Small Dining Table

Concubine Pang Gui stood by the window, a little lost in thought.

The gold-plated tea pot on the Eight Treasures Exquisite Ding outside the window was steaming hot, and the water inside was making a slight noise, and Concubine Pang knew that she had reached the first boil just by listening and not looking.At this time, if you uncover the tea pot and observe the water surface carefully, you will see many bubbles the size of fish eyes popping out, and put some salt into it for seasoning.When the second boil is reached, the bamboo clips can be used to stir the tea in the water and make a whirlpool.

The maid uncovered the lid to see, only to confirm that it was the first boil, and hurriedly reported to Concubine Pang Guifei through the window: "The water is ready, Madam, do you want to make tea?"

"No, there's no one to drink." Concubine Pang Guifei recalled that Zhao Zhen once praised her for making tea well, and lowered her eyes and sighed.

At that time, the two of them were only twenty-eight years old, unable to sleep at night, avoiding the eyes and ears of the court lady, and ran hand in hand to the imperial garden to make tea secretly.When lighting the fire, Zhao Zhen even stained his face, and she laughed for a long time.

"This first tea tastes the most beautiful, it is timeless."

The tea soup scooped out is clear and emerald green, and it looks better when poured into a white porcelain bowl. The fragrance is refreshing and the sweetness is endless.

After Zhao Zhen smelled the fragrance, he said that it tasted good, and it was even more wonderful to take a sip, saying that it was the best tea he had ever had.

He held her hand tightly, interlocked his fingers, and said to her solemnly: "Wan'er, we are Junyong."

But now it's only been a few years, she hasn't aged yet, but Jun Yong has disappeared somewhere.

Since Zhao Zhen took office, he rarely came to her palace. At first she thought it was because she was busy, but later she realized that he really didn't want to come and hid from her.This period is the longest, already three months.

Eyelashes trembled, and tears slid down her cheeks like strings of beads.

Concubine Pang Gui didn't cry much, but this time she couldn't help it.

Seeing this, the court lady Bi Ge hurriedly came to comfort her, and blamed that imperial concubine Zhang for being coquettish, which made the Holy Majesty refuse to come here.

"Stop talking nonsense." Concubine Pang grabbed Bi Ge and warned her not to say such things in the future, "If you want to blame it, blame me for my incompetence. I can't keep his heart. After all, I still have too much selfishness, and he is the Ninth Five Supreme."

"Madam, why don't we send a letter to Princess Pingkang and ask her to help?" Bi Ge came up with an idea, "When the empress and the emperor had an argument last time, she was the one who made peace. Method."

"She is studying in the mansion, and she can't even see the Queen Mother, so how can she see me." Concubine Pang Gui shook her head.

"But the grand master urged me again, what should I do if my lady can't see the holy majesty." Bi Ge said anxiously.

Pang Guifei lowered her eyes and remained silent.

In the vertical arch hall.

Zhao Zhen, who had just sent Grand Master Pang away, relaxed a little, and heard the little eunuch in the harem come to report that Grand Master Pang had gone to see his daughter Pang Xiaowan.

Zhao Zhen got up.

"Going to see Concubine Pang?"

Zhao Zhen snorted lightly, and spit out two words: "Leave the palace."

……

In the Sansi hall, after Zhao Hanyan reported the Ziyanguan case to Bao Zheng carefully, he asked Bao Zheng if he had any doubts in his mind, and who in the court could do such a thing.

"Except Grand Master Pang, I can't think of anyone else." Gongsun Ce said with a solemn expression, he turned to look at Bao Zheng, wondering if Master Bao's thoughts were the same as his.

"Shangshu of the Household Department is Taishi Pang's student. If Taishi wants to control the treasury easily, he doesn't have to go through such a lot of trouble. He is powerful and acts rampantly, just like he sent people to do everything possible to rescue Pang Yu earlier. Ziyan Temple The case with Ou Sanchun and others is not like his style of conduct." Bao Zheng just thought about it, and doubts appeared between his brows, "I'm afraid there is someone else in the court."

"This grand master Pang is already very difficult to deal with, and now there is another mysterious 'Guanglin Demon'. It's really troublesome." Gongsun Ce was very worried about Master Bao's safety.

"No matter how powerful that Guanglin Demon is, he is still an ordinary person with a mortal body. No matter how cautious he is, he will leave traces after all. Just like the case of Ziyanguan, he finally caught the mastermind behind the scenes."

Bao Zheng encouraged everyone not to be discouraged, and then analyzed the possible identity of the Guanglin Demon. There should be [-]% chance that he is a member of the third rank or above in the imperial court, otherwise few people would have such power to achieve the current result.

"From now on, my lord, you should be even more cautious when getting along with these high officials." Gongsun Ce continued to remind Bao Zheng with concern.

Bao Zheng agreed, and turned to look at Bai Yutang with a smile, thanking him for cooperating with Zhao Hanyan to help Yan Shu solve the Ziyanguan case during this time.

"Being in his position and managing his affairs is my duty. You don't need to thank me." Bai Yutang's words were neither humble nor overbearing, and his expression was as calm as water.

Zhan Zhao was very happy, because he knew how rare it was for a character like Bai Yutang to be used by the Kaifeng government as he is now.From now on, this Kaifeng mansion not only has him as a quack, but also a Chinchilla. They are all 'same roots', and they work for Kaifeng mansion together, so happy.

Everyone also saw Zhan Zhao's joy, and specifically told Bai Yutang.

"I think half of his work will be given to me, so I'm happy." Bai Yutang said in a colder tone.

Zhao Hanyan smiled, and said to Bai Yutang, "According to what you say, should I be unhappy? Because there is one more person, but I have to cook an extra meal."

The atmosphere of the speech just now was made a little awkward by Bai Yutang's poisonous words, but Zhao Hanyan added this sentence to bring the atmosphere back to life.

Bai Yutang couldn't sense the atmosphere, but immediately locked his eyes on Zhao Hanyan, "You don't like to cook for me?"

"Hi, I assume it's according to what you said." Zhao Hanyan laughed.

At this time, the imperial decree arrived, ordering Bao Zheng to handle Pang Yu's case impartially.

After Bao Zheng received the imperial edict, everyone cheered happily.

Bai Yutang did not forget what he said before, and then said to Zhao Hanyan: "According to what I said, it's time for you to cook."

Everyone booed and said yes, since the case was solved, everyone should celebrate together.

"Then it's better to eat outside, to have more fun." Bai Yutang saw that everyone not only wanted to eat, but also to celebrate, at least one table would require more than seven or eight dishes, so he immediately made another suggestion.

"Hey, the fifth master just said to ask the little cook to cook, why did he change his mind?" Wang Chao moved his eyes, pretending to be puzzled and asked.

Ma Han laughed, "I know, Fifth Master is afraid that Brother Zhao will be tired. He really loves Brother Zhao as his own brother. As for us, in his eyes, we are probably not as good as mules. I won’t ask any more questions.”

Zhan Zhao hurriedly smiled and asked Bai Yutang if that was the case.

When Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce heard this, they also found it very interesting, and followed along to watch.

Bai Yutang spoke out one word calmly and simply under the attention of the 'all people': "Yes."

Wang Chao and Ma Han looked at each other, lamented, and laughed again.

"This is embarrassing. I thought that Young Master Bai would be polite and perfunctory us, but I didn't expect the truth to be exposed so ruthlessly." Wang Chao said.

"To be perfunctory is to underestimate you." Bai Yutang answered and corrected.

Chao Chao was taken aback, and bowed his hands to Bai Yutang, expressing that he really had nothing to say now.

Bao Zheng, Zhan Zhao and Gongsun Ce were all amused and laughed.

"It's just a few of us having a lively meal at home. Besides, everyone is tired after driving for a long time. Going out is even more tiring. It's just a few dishes. It's not difficult for me." Zhao Hanyan said because she knew that Bai Yutang had good intentions. For myself, I went to discuss it with Bai Yutang and asked him if it was okay.

Bai Yutang nodded, since the little cook can bear it, he naturally has no objections.In fact, Bai Yutang was very much looking forward to tasting Zhao Hanyan's handicrafts compared to the dishes at Zhuangyuanlou, which he was already tired of eating.As long as the little chef doesn't feel tired, he can't wait to eat it all the time, because every time he eats the little chef's dishes, he can have surprises with different tastes, which is the best.

Chun Lai hurried to the outside of the Sansi Hall, heard the chatter and laughter coming from the room, and waited anxiously at the door, not knowing whether to enter or not.

"Prince Duan is here!"

After the announcement, the Sansi hall became quiet, and then Wang Chao came out.Seeing Chunlai hurriedly asking him what's the matter, he called out Zhao Hanyan instead.

Seeing Chunlai's anxious appearance, Zhao Hanyan's first reaction turned out to be fingers and a human head, which were indeed the "poison" left over from Ou Sanchun's case.Afterwards, Zhao Hanyan was taken aback when Chunlai hurriedly told him in a low voice that it was his 'cousin' who had come, and immediately took Chunlai away.

Duan Silian entered the hospital.

Zhao Hanyan and Chunlai hurriedly saluted Duan Silian, and then they were about to leave.Seeing that it was Zhao Hanyan, Duan Silian immediately stopped her.

"Since the last Ziyan Temple, you have been avoiding me, and I finally saw you today." Duan Silian stared at Zhao Hanyan closely, as if he wanted to take revenge.

Zhao Hanyan looked at Duan Silian puzzledly, "Young Lord, what do you want me to do?"

"Last time at Ziyan Temple, you and that Lord Yan partnered with me to deal with me, almost causing me to miss the palace banquet. After that, I sent people to call you several times, but you refused to see me with various reasons. Today It's rare, we've met, so let's go to Mr. Bao to comment, how about it?"

"I have just explained the case in detail to Mr. Bao, and the process is very detailed. Are you sure Prince Duan wants to go in with me, and ask Mr. Bao to comment?"

If Duan Silian went to find Bao Zheng because of such a trivial matter, he would definitely leave a very bad impression.Now that he is not welcomed by the people below in Kaifeng Mansion, if he still expects Bao Zheng to help him speak well in front of Zhao Zhen, he will not dare to make such a fuss.Zhao Hanyan grasped Duan Silian's mentality without any fear.

Duan Silian originally thought that the little cook should be afraid that he would sue Bao Zheng, but he didn't expect that he could not be frightened, and instead was frightened back by the other party.

Duan Silian was choked for a moment, staring at Zhao Hanyan, unable to speak.

"Is there something else for the little prince? If it's all right, please allow me to leave." Zhao Hanyan said in a cool tone.

"Forget it, my lord doesn't remember the faults of villains, so I'll forgive you this time." Duan Silian snorted coldly, turned around with a flick of his sleeves, and went to see Bao Zheng alone.

Chunlai glared at Duan Silian unhappily, "He..."

"Hush!" Zhao Hanyan winked, signaling that Chunlai would just go.

The two returned to the kitchen quickly, and Zhao Hanyan quickly looked around the kitchen, but did not see Zhao Zhen.

Chunlai: "Later, Li San was escorted by me to buy wine."

Zhao Hanyan thought that the back of the kitchen was indeed more hidden, so he nodded with Chunlai, asking him to help guard the key point and continue to watch people, so he hurried to the back of the kitchen.

Zhao Zhen was wearing a navy blue satin robe, and was quietly holding his hands behind his back, facing the pile of firewood, his back was a little lonely.

"Cousin?" Zhao Hanyan called out tentatively, but the other party didn't respond for a while, and he was really in a trance.

Zhao Hanyan didn't speak, and stood against the wall, looking sideways at Zhao Zhen's back from time to time.

"cough!"

Zhao Zhen covered his mouth with his empty fist and coughed.Hearing a sound behind him, he turned around and saw Zhao Hanyan standing there.

"When will it be?"

For some reason, when Zhao Zhen saw Zhao Hanyan standing neatly against the wall, his gloomy mood eased a lot, and his brows slightly relaxed.

"When my cousin is like this." Zhao Hanyan imitated Zhao Zhen, holding his hands behind his back and forbearingly facing the pile of firewood.

Zhao Zhen couldn't help laughing because of Zhao Hanyan's funny appearance, and asked Zhao Hanyan, "Is that so?"

"Well," Zhao Hanyan turned to look at him seriously, "in a bad mood?"

"A bit."

Zhao Hanyan went to move two pieces of wood to form a place where he could sit. He sat down first, and then patted the place beside him.

Zhao Zhen followed suit and sat down without hesitation.There happened to be a big wooden stake in front of the two of them, and an ax stood on it, which was where Li San usually chops firewood.

Zhao Zhen looked at the axe, vaguely intending to try, wondering if he could chop wood.So he asked Zhao Hanyan if he thought he could do it.

"Sure, Long Live the Holy Spirit, anything will do," Zhao Hanyan said briskly.

Zhao Zhen was amused by Zhao Hanyan again, "I'm asking you seriously, no joking."

"Okay, try it and you will know that you are better." Zhao Hanyan got up to pull out the axe, stepping on the wooden pier, and did not pull out the axe for a long time.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen stretched out his hand, and immediately pulled the ax off the wooden pier.Zhao Hanyan went to get a piece of round firewood with neat cuts on both ends, and put it on the wooden pier.

Zhao Zhen bowed his legs and raised his ax to cut down on the wood.The stick was split into two.

It was just a simple chopping of firewood, but Zhao Zhen was in a good mood after chopping.

Zhao Hanyan has always felt that Zhao Zhen is a person who is easy to be happy and easy to coax.Just like now, he found that besides being an emperor, he could also chop firewood, and he was so happy that the depression he had endured just now was swept away.

Zhao Neng's worry about Zhen must be a major issue, but today's worry is even worse. It is probably not a national issue, but a relationship issue.Based on his understanding of Zhao Zhen, Zhao Hanyan made a prediction in his heart.

Seeing that Zhao Zhen had relaxed a lot, Zhao Hanyan chose to ask Zhao Zhen what happened at this time.

Zhao Zhen was also willing to speak out because he was happier and more relaxed, "Grand Master Pang went to find Wan'er."

"Isn't it normal for me to be a big deal? Father looks at his daughter?" Zhao Hanyan knew in her heart what Zhao Zhen was thinking about, but she couldn't exaggerate this matter, she had to speak lightly.

"You know what I'm talking about." Zhao Zhen looked at Zhao Hanyan dissatisfied.

Zhao Hanyan sighed: "But that's her father, not her."

"I know, but because it's her father, I—" Zhao Zhen didn't say the second half of the sentence, because he knew that Zhao Hanyan would understand what he meant.

Zhao Zhen's expression seemed to be calm, but his eyes were full of pain. There were so many complicated and changeable things in the court, and he didn't worry so much.

After Zhao Zhen came to power, it was probably because he had more responsibilities on his shoulders, pretended to be the world in his heart, and was more afraid of Grand Master Pang, so he has always deliberately alienated Concubine Pang.

There are indeed problems in various aspects, but Zhao Hanyan thinks that it is not impossible to solve. Since they are two people who love each other, they should try their best to overcome all difficulties. If there are problems that can be solved, there is no need to engage in sadomasochistic love.

"You are an emperor, the overlord of the world, so you don't have to sacrifice the woman you love for the country and the people. Isn't it better to have both?" Zhao Hanyan asked back.

"It's easy for you to say."

"Concubine Pang's surname cannot be changed, but her heart can be with you. If you have her heart, why are you afraid? Isn't it what you want?" Zhao Hanyan reminded Zhao Zhen, "Why do you think she can only Help her father, won't you help me?"

Zhao Zhen froze, and was suddenly awakened by Zhao Hanyan's words.All his worries before were all based on the fact that Pang Xiaowan was Taishi Pang's daughter, and he believed that she would stand by his father.But if it is true what Zhao Hanyan said, Wan'er is for her.

"It's not convenient for my cousin to talk about the child. I will send someone to tell her. She is a smart and gentle woman, and she will understand." Zhao Hanyan said.

Zhao Zhen nodded easily, and all the emotional congestion was relieved.

Zhao Zhen said softly to Zhao Hanyan: "My cousin owes you another favor."

"Don't owe it, pay it back now. How was the palace banquet a few days ago? Did Little Prince Duan say anything?" Zhao Hanyan asked him.

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "I made some strange requests to me, and I said I would consider them. But don't worry, I still can't bear to send you so far away. I can't bear to send you so far away. I can't even bear to go outside of Tokyo. You go, I'm afraid no one can talk to me like you do again."

Zhao Hanyan smiled, "It's good to know my advantages, and make good use of them in the future!"

At this time, footsteps sounded from behind. The footsteps seemed to be deliberately stepped on, and they were a bit too heavy.

Zhao Hanyan and Zhao Zhen looked over at the same time.

Bai Yutang immediately went to Zhao Hanyan's side to look at Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen looked at the man in white who was about to touch shoulder to shoulder with his cousin very coldly.

"Who is he?"

"who are you?"

The two asked questions almost simultaneously.