Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Chapter 311 Am I comparable to the emperor of Han Dynasty?
  The inner garden of the palace, Kunning Palace.

Yesterday, Wang Tiqian sent someone to pass a message, saying that the emperor was coming to Kunning Palace today, and asked the queen to hurry up and prepare.

Empress Zhang is gentle and gentle, and has a reputation as a virtuous empress. However, the inner palace is controlled by Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family, and she has always been depressed and unhappy. In addition, although Empress Zhang is not much older than Princess Ningde, emotionally speaking, she is Nor did he want the imperial sister to fall into the vortex of the political struggle between the emperor and the duke.

Therefore, he usually gave Tianqi a lot of advice, but Zhu Youxiao refused by saying that the harem should not be involved in politics, and the relationship between husband and wife also dropped to a freezing point.

So when she heard that the emperor was coming, Empress Zhang ordered her maids to prepare Gu Shunzhai's snacks and Suji roast duck, which Emperor Tianqi liked, early in the morning. She also sent someone to Shangshan Supervisor to prepare sweet wine.

Speaking of which, this sweet wine was also favored by Duke Qi.

Back in Liaodong, Duke Guo of Qi ordered people to use the distillation method to make Shao Daozi, which was much stronger and more fragrant than the popular sake on the market. Once it was released, it immediately became popular in Liaodong. Not only did it keep out the cold, but the heart-burning and liver-burning feeling was simply irresistible!
  The method of distillation was quickly spread from Liaodong to Guannai. After the improvement of breweries in Gyeonggi, a dilution process was added to reduce the spicy taste and increase the mellow and sweet taste, making it more suitable for ordinary people to drink. The nobles naturally disdained drinking with ordinary people, and developed fruity sweet wine to distinguish themselves.

Therefore, in recent days, sweet wine has become a popular thing in the inner palace.

At least, Emperor Tianqi liked it very much.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor is arriving soon," Queen Zhang's personal maid took small steps and walked to the Queen who was instructing her servants to arrange the dishes.

"Come out of the palace to greet me." After hearing this, the queen subconsciously clasped her hands in Ruyundumo, took a deep breath, and led the maids and mothers-in-law who served in Kunning Palace out.

"I respectfully welcome your Majesty, may you be blessed with peace and prosperity," Queen Zhang was in front, kneeling respectfully to Emperor Tianqi who had just stepped off the chariot.

When Queen Zhang knelt down, she glanced at Wei Zhongxian and found that Wei Zhongxian was not there.

"Queen, please get back on your feet," Emperor Tianqi looked at his queen, and his sullen expression softened slightly. Although he came with a purpose today, Queen Zhang is his wife after all, so she should be treated with courtesy and respect. It's what he deserves: "I'm busy with government affairs, so I haven't been here for a while, but I miss you a little."

"Your Majesty has many things to do every day. Your Majesty has to work hard in all directions in the nine provinces. I am deeply honored to be able to take care of you. I don't dare to have the slightest extravagance."

Empress Zhang lowered her head. Although her tone was calm, the meaning behind her words was that she was respectful.

For her husband, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, this empress in history also had complicated feelings - the natural relationship of superiority and inferiority and the reason why the husband and wife share the same roots forced Zhang Yan to stand up and correct the emperor's shortcomings, although she originally did not need to Do this.

After everyone greeted them, Zhu Youxiao was welcomed into Kunning Palace.
  "The queen is interested," Zhu Youxiao looked at a table of his favorite dishes and sake with a sweet orange flavor, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Go down," Empress Zhang first saluted the emperor, and then waved her hand to dismiss the palace ladies.

"I thought that the emperor might be tired of the taste in the imperial dining room, so I sent someone to buy some dishes outside the palace. Although they are not as expensive and exquisite as those in the palace, they do have a unique flavor," Queen Zhang said as she stepped forward to prepare the dishes. The emperor poured wine.

"Well, yes, it tastes much better than the imperial kitchen." Zhu Youxiao took a bite and nodded slightly, not knowing whether it was intentional or not: "You can give it to Ningde, she should like these snacks."

Hearing Zhu Youxiao mention Princess Ningde, Zhang Yan's body stiffened slightly, and the expression on her face was a little unnatural: "Your Majesty?"

"I came today because I want to talk to you about something," Zhu Youxiao put down his chopsticks and his face became serious. "Your Majesty, please speak." In just a moment, Queen Zhang seemed to know what Zhu Youxiao wanted to say, and her originally joyful eyes dimmed.

"Ning De is young, and as a woman, she doesn't know the current situation in the court." Zhang Yan has heard it many times. Every time the current situation in the court is discussed, Zhu Youxiao frowns with sadness, and his figure is tied up. Jiu, the excitement and worry were almost printed on his face: "Although the world is safe, the troubles in the court have not gone away. If things continue like this, there will be disaster! When Wang Mang was humble and respectful, now Wang Qi is still young, and there is no one in the court. People dare to oppose him, and the most elite soldiers and horses in the world such as Liaodong, Jingying, Jiaodong, etc. are all in his command! If I don't cheer up and cut off their power, the world today will be no different from Han Zha!"

Facing Zhu Youxiao's explanation, Empress Zhang lowered her head, biting her red lips lightly with her teeth, and hesitated: "But, your Majesty is not afraid of Emperor Hanying spreading old news?"

When he heard Yingbu's name, Zhu Youxiao was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Am I comparable to the emperor of Han Dynasty?"

King Yingbu of Huainan was forced to rebel because he was afraid that Emperor Gaozu would kill his heroes.

"It seems that Queen, you also know that there are no powerful ministers who die well since ancient times, and Wang Qi is no exception." Queen Zhang compared Zhu Youxiao to the ancestor of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Tianqi's eyes softened a lot when he looked at his first wife, and he said softly : "You can go and tell Ningde that the wedding will be held in one month. You should encourage yourself and settle down a little. The palace will contact him privately. After you go to Zhucheng, you can report to me Wang Qi's behavior at any time! If there is any abnormality, you should report it to me at any time. Please repay me for your urgent needs! This is the most important thing!"

Let the current princess spy on her husband?
  Zhang Yan looked at Zhu Youxiao and thought it was absolutely ridiculous!

"Your Majesty, if these words spread, wouldn't the Tian family be laughed at by everyone in the world?"

"I am here for the world," Zhu Youxiao narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhang Yan: "Do you have sympathy for Duke Qi?"

"I am doing this for the royal family's sake," Zhang Yan shook her head: "Your Majesty can find someone else to do this, but it will never be Ningde's turn! How will Ningde deal with himself in the future?"

"As a royal daughter, it's not her turn to care about her mood," Zhu Youxiao shook his head, stood up and finally said to the queen: "I will recruit Ningde into the palace tomorrow morning, you think about how to tell her! "

After saying this, Zhu Youxiao looked at the table of delicacies that had not been touched with chopsticks, and said without saltiness, "You are serious."

Then he flicked his sleeves and left the palace.

Zhang Yan was left sitting alone and did not move for a long time.

Since ancient times, the merciless emperor's family has been a ruthless one.

Nothing more than that.

Zhang Yan only felt that it was really hard for Ning De to be like this.

At this time, an express delivery was sent from Chaoyang Gate. Instead of going to Tongzheng Yamen, it went directly to Wei Zhongxian's mansion.

"Thousand years old, the Duke of Qi left Zhucheng three days ago and came to the capital!"

(End of this chapter)