The road to becoming a god through the Red Mansions

The Changchun Palace is not far from the old emperor's bedroom, and before Shi Shi can figure out a way, Sheng Jia has already arrived there.

Shi shi brought the eunuch in his palace and knelt down on the ground.The old emperor personally helped her up, and the two entered the room hand in hand, and they saw a plate of peach blossom cakes, a plate of jujube paste yam cakes, a plate of two-color rose glutinous rice cakes, and a plate of water chestnut cakes on the table.

When the old emperor saw the table full of food, he laughed immediately: "You eat a lot here, and today Jiang Defu even praised the delicious peach blossom cakes here, but he said a lot of good things for you."

Shi Shi felt quite flattered when he heard this, and looked back at Jiang Defu in surprise, and said softly: "It's rare that Eunuch Jiang is interested, I make a lot of them every day, Qiaoguo will pack some, and give it to Eunuch Jiang Take it with you. I just got some fresh water chestnuts today and made some water chestnut cakes. Although it doesn’t look like it, please don’t dislike it, Eunuch Jiang.”

"Hey, this old slave's mouth is blessed today, thank you Your Majesty and nobleman for your kindness."

Jiang Defu thanked him with an exaggerated expression, which made the old emperor very happy.Seeing that the old emperor and Shi Shi got along well, he quietly exited the door and found a place to sit and rest under the porch.

As soon as he sat down, he saw Qiaoguo, the maid next to Shi, walking over with a plate: "Eunuch Jiang, this is just made by our young master. It's still warm. Try it. This water chestnut cake It tastes the sweetest when paired with white silver needles, and I can eat a whole pot of it at once.”

Qiaoguo is young, only ten years old now, in another palace, she will be a maid sweeping the floor.

But back then Shi Shi was made things difficult by Concubine Li, who forced her to kneel in the yard for three hours in heavy snow, and finally passed out on the ground, none of Shi Shi's attendants dared to come out.Only at that time, the little Qiaoguo felt that she couldn't bear it, and quietly dragged Shi back to the house while no one was there, thus saving her life.

So later, Mrs. Shi was valued by Mrs. Xie, and when life got a little easier, she secretly made an effort to ask Qiaoguo to serve her.Qiaoguo is a kind-hearted and loyal girl. What's rare is that she looks silly on the outside, but in fact she has a very clever personality and can quite scare people.

Therefore, even Jiang Defu, who has been in the palace for decades, felt that she was a naive and sleepy character after getting along with her these days, so he relaxed a little when he saw her round face. alert.

Seeing her smiling all over her face, Jiang Defu looked at no one around, and taught her in a low voice: "You little girl, you eat like this all day long, and your face is rounded. And your little master only gives you food every day. You can't make dim sum, and you don't have any rules and regulations. If someone finds out in the future, it's your fault."

Qiaoguo put the plate down, touched her face, she was getting fatter.But now that she is still young, both Shi Shi and Xie Shi said that she is lucky to be fat now, and such a girl will not attract attention in a place like the harem, and relatively speaking, others will be less hostile.

"Thank you, father-in-law, for pointing it out, but the ones I eat are all failed products made by the master, or the patterns are not good-looking, or the colors are not beautiful, anyway, I can't get them in front of the nobles. Another master said that I am not fat, look at it like this It’s a festive moment.” Qiaoguo thanked her first, then looked around cautiously, then sneaked over and explained in a low voice.

Seeing her acting like this, Jiang Defu was immediately amused and laughed out loud: "Oh, you are such a sweetheart, no wonder your master likes you. That's all, stupid people have stupid blessings, and you are not stupid, you are so lucky Follow your master, you will have a good life in the future."

Qiaoguo smiled foolishly, pushed the tray towards Jiang Defu, and recommended the dim sum she brought again: "Look at me, I was busy talking, and the dim sum is cold. Eunuch Jiang, taste it, it tastes good."

Jiang Defu waited in front of the imperial court all day long. He was very particular about his diet on weekdays. He ate all kinds of sweet, salty, sour and spicy food. own errands.

Today's situation is special, it has passed the Ming Road in front of the old emperor and Shi Shi, so Jiang Defu took a piece and put it in his mouth, savoring it carefully.It really melts in the mouth, soft and delicious, sweet but not greasy, making people want to eat another piece after eating one piece.

In fact, what he said is right, Shi Shi's dim sum is really good, this is a skill she learned from her aunt when she was young, and later Xie Shi sent someone to teach it specially, although it is not as good as the imperial dining room, it is comparable to other concubines in the harem Yes, it is simply a crushing cooking skill.

Qiao Guo watched eagerly from the side, swallowing from time to time.

Jiang Defu looked interesting, no matter how delicious this snack was, it was nothing more than ordinary to him, the number one eunuch next to the old emperor, could it be that he still cares about this?Just like what Jiang Defu said to the old emperor, with Shi's current worth, there is really nothing good to offer to bribe him.

After tasting a piece, he picked up the teacup next to him, took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, then stopped, and said to the fat girl in front of him, "I'll give you the rest, thank you for me Your master's kindness is only due to urgent errands, but I dare not eat too much."

Qiaoguo was overjoyed when he heard the words, and Dang even grabbed a piece and put it in his mouth, saying vaguely: "That's really a pity, such a good thing should not be wasted. I remember, father-in-law, you are Xiumu from the ninth day? I'll send you a new one sometime, and I'll keep it to your satisfaction."

Jiang Defu nodded dispensably, and didn't take it seriously. He only watched the sweetness of her food while paying attention to the movement in the room.

In the room, Mrs. Shi was also chatting with the old emperor. She was worrying about how to direct the topic to the prince, but the old emperor automatically brought up the topic: "My concubine is clean here. Every time I come here, I feel comfortable and calm."

"Your Majesty thinks it's good, and it's a blessing for a concubine." Shi Shi smiled, and looked at the old emperor half-opened and half-closed with a pair of watery eyes, and his eyes were full of affection.

The old emperor was very grateful for the beauty's confession of true feelings, so he turned his attention to the pastry on the table: "Your water chestnut cake is a novelty, has it come to the season of water chestnut tribute?"

"I heard that it came from the Crown Princess' village, but now this is the first one. Yesterday, the Crown Princess sent some into the palace, and they were distributed everywhere. Even the concubines in Changyang Palace got a few baskets."

The old emperor's face remained unchanged when he heard the words, and he only said in a deep voice: "Oh, she really has a heart, and she is thoughtful and appropriate. The prince has grown up now, and some time ago he knelt for his mother, and it is said that his knees were bruised. If I go out, I will tell people that I am unkind."

"Why would Your Majesty think this way? That's because His Highness the Crown Prince is sincere, so he sincerely prayed for the Empress and Your Majesty." Shi Shi was extremely surprised, and opened her beautiful eyes slightly, revealing an innocent and puzzled expression.

"Such things are very common among the people, just like the concubine's aunt, because of her status, she has never seen her parents and relatives since she entered the Duke's Mansion. Later, the aunt's mother passed away, and she felt sad , but can’t go out of the mansion to pay homage, and can’t set up a sacrificial ceremony in the mansion, so I can only kneel down and pray for blessings every day, so that the birth mother will be safe and smooth when she comes, and she will live a long and healthy life.”

As Shi said, she picked up her handkerchief and wiped away her tears slightly: "The son wants to raise him, but he doesn't want to be kissed. Although the slaves have never met His Royal Highness, there is never a lack of lamb kneeling in the world. The former empress is said to be extremely generous and kind. Yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince lost his mother's care when he was young, and it is also a proper meaning to be grateful for the kindness of the former empress."

The old emperor didn't say much when he heard the words, he just sighed and said: "Zitong is naturally excellent, I and her young husband and wife, why can't we grow old together."

"Your Majesty has a deep relationship with the empress and his wife, but don't hurt yourself because of this, otherwise, even if the empress is in the sky, she will feel distressed." Shi stretched out his hand to caress the old emperor's frowning brows, his words were full of affection and pity, only It is moving to hear.

In fact, the old emperor had long forgotten the voice and smile of the former empress, and now he just sighed occasionally. Since he comforted him every day, he immediately took advantage of this to change the subject: "Speaking of which, the prince is also filial, and the concubine is always safe. A thoughtful person. I am usually busy with state affairs, but I have never cared about their young husband and wife, Jiang Defu!"

Jiang Defu on the porch heard someone calling from inside, and immediately responded, walked quickly into the room, and bowed his head, saying: "The servant is here."

"Go and open my private treasury, pick some good jewelry for the princess, and pick some antiques for the crown prince. And the emerald chessboard sent by Qianqian Kingdom last time, it's very new , I see that nobleman Shi is learning how to play chess now, so let's bring it together for nobleman Shi to enjoy."

Jiang Defu didn't say a word or ask any unnecessary words, and immediately responded: "Your servant will go now."

However, Mrs. Shi still has her own share, hearing the words Yingying bowed down and said: "The concubine wrote about your majesty's gift, but the concubine never learned how to play chess when she was in her boudoir, and her skills are so crude, it is a waste of money." Such a good thing."

The old emperor waved his hands indifferently, took her hands and rubbed them carefully, his eyes clearly showed that he couldn't put it down: "Aifei's slender hands are only worthy of one or two on the emerald chessboard. If you use this ordinary object Son, it's a pity."

Shi Shi only felt goosebumps coming out of her back, but thinking about her aunt in the mansion and the days when she was bullied in the palace, she could only smile slightly and lower her head pretending to be shy Go, only a section of white neck is exposed.

On the other side, Mrs. Xie just sent a message to Mrs. Shi with the mentality of giving it a try. As for whether it will be successful, she has no idea in her heart.

However, Xie Shi and Situ Yao were not too worried about this, because they were not the only one behind Shi Shi.In the past two months, not only the Shi family has been soaring all the way, but the Xie family has also picked several inconspicuous and low-ranking concubines in the harem, secretly teaching and supporting them.Now two of them have fallen into the eyes of the old emperor. Although the favor is temporarily inferior to Shi's, it is not a problem to blow the pillow occasionally. .

As for Situ Yao in the previous dynasty, he never idled for a day.Now, except for Mrs. Zhang and Jia Daishan, more than half of the officials of the other six ministries were recruited by Situ Yao, either through threats or lures, or because of his reasoning.

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