Chapter 34
Feeling that his body was being dragged out, Li Yuntang didn't even bother to say the honorifics such as "tolerate the slaves and servants", and directly opened his mouth and shouted:
"Queen, the word 'boiled water' in the name of this dish is not really water, but the most high-end soup."

The Empress Dowager Yi'an didn't seem to hear, she remained motionless, but Princess Kun'an was aroused by her curiosity, she leaned closer to her mother's ear, and whispered that it would not be too late to punish her after listening.

Regarding the princess's words, although the queen mother did not agree aloud, her expression seemed to acquiesce in the matter, and the two eunuchs dragging people at the door stopped; while Princess Kun'an took a step forward, urging:
"Say it quickly, if you are not satisfied with what you say, I will tie you to a wooden stake and make you a living target!"

Li Yuntang felt a little grateful for the princess just now, but was instantly driven away by this sentence. After adjusting his breath slightly, he explained:

"Reporting to the Queen Mother, this soup is made from hens, ducks, ham, scallops, elbows, etc. It is extremely delicious;
The reason why it is called "boiled water" is because the soup is well hung, the fragrance is strong but it is as bright as clear water. "

After finishing speaking, he was afraid that the queen mother would not believe it, so he added:
"The emperor once said that the empress dowager doesn't like greasy food, and she's not interested in bland vegetarian food; but the servant girl found this dish, it tastes delicious and refreshing, and the aftertaste has a strong aroma, it's just"

"Since you can find the food, there will naturally be a restaurant for cooking."

Empress Dowager Yi'an directly interrupted the second half of Li Yuntang's sentence, and pointed out the problem:
"Let's talk about it, which family in the capital is it, and whether the words are true or not, the Ai family will send someone to ask to know."

"After procrastinating for a long time, I finally came back to this question.

But the delay should be enough, right? "

Naturally, Li Yuntang didn't expect that the talk of finding food for the queen mother could fool this shrewd woman in front of him; the purpose of making up so many stories was to delay her sending people out as much as possible.

Because he was waiting for the little emperor and found out the fact that he was imprisoned.

Before Li Yuntang left the palace, the little emperor had specially instructed him: he had to return to the palace before the end of the application period, otherwise he would lose the clothes of the eunuch he had left in the imperial room, and let the fake eunuch freeze outside the palace overnight.

These words are indeed childish, Li Yuntang will not be unable to enter the palace even if he is thrown into the eunuch's clothes.

But when the time passed, the little emperor still couldn't see anyone, so he would definitely send someone to the Zhifang by the Tongzi River to check whether the clothes in the room had been changed.

If the clothes were touched but Li Yuntang was nowhere to be seen, the little emperor could smell something unusual no matter how slow his reaction was.

Besides, when Li Yuntang was taken away, the eunuchs who guarded the gate saw it clearly; but these humble firemen, first of all, did not know Li Yuntang's identity, and secondly, because they knew the people of Chengqian Palace, they did not dare to comment on the matter. .

Otherwise, if it gets to the Queen Mother's ears and knows that these lowly eunuchs gossip behind their backs, then they won't be able to eat, and they will walk away!
But if the little emperor finds out that the person is missing, the nature of the matter is different again. After a word of mouth, he can naturally find out that someone was coerced to go to Chengqian Palace at the gates of the three palaces; The conclusion of the queen's abduction.

And before Li Yuntang entered the palace city, he saw on the sundial that the time was exactly halfway through the Shen hour, and there was about half an hour left before the time agreed with the little emperor.

In addition, he had to take into account the time it took for the little emperor to react and find out where he was; after a comprehensive calculation, it was more appropriate to strive for six quarters of an hour (1.5 hours).

Li Yuntang knew that it would be impossible to last that long in front of the Empress Dowager Yi'an just by talking, and that woman would definitely be punished after a long time.

Therefore, letting the cautious Empress Dowager Yi'an take the initiative to go out of the palace for an inspection has become his main means of delaying time.

In this way, Li Yuntang had to consider where the Queen Mother would send someone to verify it. If it was too close, the time would be too short, and if it was too far away, it would not be reasonable; and to make up a reasonable antecedent for this location.

After thinking about it, the farthest place he can reasonably go is the outer city, and restaurants and restaurants are the most numerous in the outer city;

Since only a few people in the imperial city were qualified to ride horses, and the procedures for the eunuchs to pick up the horses were extremely cumbersome, and it took a lot of time for the horses to pass through the city gates; therefore, sending eunuchs from the palace to the outer city was faster than walking.

The distance is about ten miles, and even a fast-footed eunuch would have to spend half an hour.

As for the guards on duty outside the palace, only the emperor or the queen mother ordered them to be transferred, so there was no need to consider their speed.

Minus half an hour from six quarters of an hour, and there are two quarters of an hour left; Li Yuntang's eloquent tongue in the Mingde Hall finally survived this period of time.

He ran through his thoughts quickly in his mind, and only a moment passed. After making sure that there was nothing wrong, Li Yuntang randomly picked a restaurant from his memory, and replied respectfully:
"Empress Dowager, the name of the restaurant is Yi Zui Xuan. It is located in the southwest of the outer city of the capital, at the intersection of the cooked meat and Jiaozi alleys. It should not be difficult to find."

After hearing the name of the place, Empress Dowager Yi'an glanced lightly at the entrance of Mingde Hall, and the two eunuchs standing at the entrance understood it and retreated in unison.

"Why are you still standing there, let them back down, didn't you let your little eunuch get out!"

When Li Yuntang replied, he couldn't look directly at the queen mother, so he lowered his head and didn't see Yi'an's backing away from the eunuch's eyes; Princess Kun'an beside him didn't know what was in his mind, but she actually reminded her.

Li Yuntang, whose knees were kneeling sore and unbearably sore, felt relieved after hearing this, got up immediately, and reluctantly exited Mingde Hall.

But before he had time to catch his breath, the eldest princess came out again, overtook and blocked the way with a stride, and taught:
"You little eunuch, it seems that you live very comfortably in Chengqian Palace, and you haven't knelt much; otherwise, after kneeling for a short while, you wouldn't be able to walk easily."

Li Yuntang originally wanted to show that he was the emperor's man, but he was afraid that the princess would tell the queen mother in the hall that he didn't often kneel, and there would be twists and turns, so he could only follow her words:
"The eldest princess is really as insightful as a torch..."

"Stop talking nonsense." Princess Kun'an didn't want to hear the compliment, and asked about something she cared about: "The boiled cabbage you mentioned, make me a portion too!"

You just wanted to use me as an archery target, and now you want me to cook for you?
There is no way, I just want to return the way of the other to the other, and use you as a target!
Li Yuntang, who was powerless to resist, could only let out a bad breath in his heart, and then replied:
"It's a servant's blessing to be able to cook for the eldest princess."

"When you talk to me, look up."

Seeing that Li Yuntang still lowered his head, Princess Kun'an yelled again, then circled around him and said:
"You little eunuch, you look pretty good, at least in the capital, I have never seen such a handsome person;

Why don't I tell the queen mother to let you serve in Zhaojian Palace. "

The princess is close at hand, when Li Yuntang raised his head, he could see clearly even the tiny fluff on her pretty face; smelling the scent of incense on her body, his mind wavered again.

Maybe it's because the old emperor's genes are excellent and his life is strong enough. Although the Queen Mother Yining is not as beautiful as the Queen Mother Yi'an, the little emperor is different from his sister in appearance:
The emperor was dignified with a bit of shyness, while the princess was playful with a bit of savagery.

If one day, I can pick off this pair of twin lotus flowers...

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