The first-level Zhaohua Thousand-level Hall

Chapter 125
"Miss, ma'am?"

Seeing that Xu Qingluo was in a daze, Baicao couldn't help gently pulling her hand. There were still many things to be decided by Xu Qingluo. In the Xu mansion, Xu Qingluo's mediation was indispensable for many matters. Xu Qingluo's delay in this short period of time was already messed up.

"There's a quarrel going on behind the lady, so hurry over."

Xu Qingluo slowly withdrew her gaze from staring at Yang Yunping's hand, her expression was very calm, but her eyes were full of coldness, Baicao and Xu Qingluo who had turned back met their eyes, and subconsciously felt awe-inspiring: "Miss."

She didn't know what was going on, but felt that Xu Qingluo's eyes at the moment were terrifying.

Xu Qingluo lowered his eyes: "Let's go there quickly, if something goes wrong at the flower party held by the Queen, you will lose your head."

Taking another look at the two unfamiliar faces, Xu Qingluo walked faster and faster.

She didn't know what happened in the middle, Yang Qian was replaced by others, Xu Weiwan reappeared in front of the emperor with a different face, and became a beauty, but since they appeared in front of her, she made them pay the price !
Baicao followed Xu Qingluo to the back kitchen in a hurry, and there was a lot of noise in the back kitchen. The people from the imperial dining room in the palace, the people from Xu's mansion, and a few famous cooks in Wuzhou City were just small. A small kitchen has three thoughts.

The people in the palace were proud and thought that the dishes they chose were the best, while the cooks in the restaurant thought that they served their special dishes, and the special dishes in Wuzhou City were the best. The identity of the imperial chef, and secondly, the craftsmanship of those famous chefs in restaurants, so I don't know how to choose after looking at both sides.

"The empress is hosting the flower party this time, and invited all the princes and ladies in the capital and Wuzhou City. The craftsmanship of the royal chefs in the capital is naturally good, but the craftsmanship of the famous chefs in Wuzhou City is also indispensable. Everyone has their own taste habits, and some just want to try some other fresh dishes, so naturally it is best for everyone on both sides to prepare dishes and pastries together. It is the beginning of spring, and the garden is full of flowers, and there are big fish and big meat. It is also a waste of beautiful scenery. I suggest that you prepare some simple snacks and pastries with flowers and fruits as materials. There are dishes in both the capital city and Wuzhou City. Yes, they are happy to use it, and everyone has rewarded it."

Xu Qingluo's suggestion is very good, and his idea is also very correct. The most important thing is that the front cannot be left empty, and no one dares to delay it, especially the few imperial chefs who came from the imperial dining room. god.

Although it was important to let the cooks of Wuzhou City know how powerful the imperial cooks were in the palace, the task at hand was even more important.

"The flowers of all colors in the garden are blooming right now, and it is the most useful time, Aunt Liu, you take the people from the Xu Mansion to pick them. By the way, the begonias are the most colorful. I like the color of the crabapple, but I don’t know if it’s true or not, the crabapple in the garden on the west side is blooming just right, I’ll find someone to pick some later, it’s good for making cakes or making scented tea.”

Xu Qingluo seemed to say these words inadvertently. She glanced at the people in the kitchen with different expressions, and left with a smile. When she turned into a beauty, it meant that she or the person behind her was quite capable, and I hope that the other party would pay more attention to my last sentence.

Otherwise, those delicate crabapple flowers will be blinded in vain.

As long as the dishes are decided, the people of Xu's mansion will help with all their strength under Xu Qingluo's order. The kitchen, which was busy just now, seems to be extraordinarily orderly now.

Xu Qingluo walked out of the kitchen, and Baicao followed behind, hesitating to speak. She felt that there was something wrong with Xu Qingluo, but she couldn't tell.

The two of them walked under the shade of the tree, and Xu Qingluo's extremely indifferent voice sounded: "Baicao, go, go to General Lang, and ask him for me, Yang Qian, what's going on!"

There is no doubt that Yang Qian had an accident in the Xu Mansion, and Lang Sheng was in charge of the safety and security of the entire Xu Mansion. Xu Qingluo didn't believe that he would let Yang Yunping in so ignorantly, making Yang Yunping swagger He pretended to be Yang Qian and haunted the emperor.

Xu Qingluo believed in Lang Sheng's ability, and it was precisely because of her belief that she felt cold-hearted.

She didn't want to doubt anything, but that Yang Qian who was desperately blocking the burning beam for her made Xu Qingluo unable to just pass by.

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"Really? Did she really say that?"

Xu Weiwan covered her lips with a veil, and her eyes were full of charming light. Ever since she was adopted by the emperor, Xu Weiwan's charming aura could no longer be hidden.

It's just that this kind of aura is quite disproportionate to her current appearance, and sometimes it looks extraordinarily weird.

The servant girl leaning over her side answered Xu Weiwan's question in a low voice: "Beauty, that's what Xu Qingluo said, the empress loves crabapple very much, and the people below make crabapple cakes and crabapple tea, just because of that Xu Qingluo said he wasn't sure, so he didn't do much."

If Xu Qingluo said yes, Xu Weiwan might still hesitate and doubt, but now, Xu Weiwan raised her head and glanced at the empress who was surrounded by stars and moons to flatter her, and then glanced at the few figures around her , She stretched out her hand and touched her cheek, she seemed to be able to feel the severe pain on her face when the knife was moved, and listening to the beautiful voice of the maid beside her, she gritted her teeth and made up her mind: "Go and pick a branch for me." The best crabapple flower, if the matter is done well, I will naturally have a big reward."

Begonia flower cakes and Begonia flower tea are for eating, so they are easy to be tampered with, and the queen may not be willing to use them.

Xu Weiwan originally thought that the emperor would be her backer. After all, the emperor was so passionate last night, but she woke up from the dream too quickly. The beauty has become a beauty in Rong, all these are urging Xu Weiwan to do something to redeem her.

The emperor is the biggest in the palace, followed by the empress. She can't count on the emperor, so she can only show favor to the empress. I heard that the empress has never been favored.

Compared with doing things for Gongzi Yan, Xu Weiwan wants to get the real glory and wealth. The palace is the richest place. She has already become a concubine and can no longer retire, so why can't she go further?
Thinking of the future scenery, Xu Weiwan couldn't help twitching the corners of her lips, maybe the arc of twitching the corners of her lips was too big, and suddenly pulled the wound inside, she hissed lightly, her cheeks twitched, and her expression was very ugly for a moment.

On the other side, Yang Yunping talked and drank with a few princes in the capital, quite contented, the corner of his eyes inadvertently glanced at Xu Weiwan's side, and frowned, he really felt that the task entrusted to him by the sect master was a bit difficult, this woman could really Captivating the Emperor?
"Brother Yang, what are you looking at?"

Someone patted his shoulder, Yang Yunping came back to his senses, and saw that he was indeed the second son of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of Industry. He felt a little disgusted, but there was a smile on his face: "Look at the beautiful scenery of the garden, look at the scenery of this prosperous age."

As soon as Yang Yunping said this, some people had meaningful expressions on their faces, and some people pursed their lips. This person really never forgot to flatter the emperor at any time, but he was indeed good at talking.

The second son of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of Industry smiled, full of admiration: "Brother Yang just has a different vision, come on, I will toast you again, brother Yang, you are a young talent, and you have won His Majesty's favor at such a young age. You are still doing nothing every day, you have already become a walker in front of the imperial court, His Majesty thinks highly of you, I guess there are still many things that I need Brother Yang to support in the future."

Yang Yunping was socializing with these people, but for a while, he didn't notice Xu Weiwan's side anymore.

Because of this, he didn't see Xu Weiwan take a crabapple flower from the hand of the returning maid.

"Empress, there is a young lady from the Zhou family. I heard that she has some accomplishments in poetry. She even wrote a few boudoir poems that were praised by all the talented people in the capital. I didn't expect to have such ability in paintings. .”

The wife of an official next to her watched the queen look twice at the woman below who was painting on the canvas in the air, and introduced to the queen.

"From the Zhou family? But the lady of the left governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate?"

The queen thought for a moment, and said.

"Your Majesty, Mingcha, is indeed the young lady of the left governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. She is of the right age, but she has always wanted to find a talented person in both civil and military affairs. The parents at home have been worried, but they have not been able to find a suitable candidate. Coincidentally, there is an empress. This flower festival may be able to find the right person."

The lady saw that the empress seemed interested in talking, so she hurriedly introduced a few words carefully.

The queen nodded noncommittally: "The young lady of the Zhou family is all extraordinary in character and talent, and there is nothing wrong with having a higher vision."

There was a look of contemplation in his eyes, Zuo Du Yushi is a second-rank official, and such an official position may not be one of the best in the capital. The problem is that the Metropolitan Procuratorate has always been independent of all officials. The duties of an official belong to the category of officials, if the prince can accept Zhou's daughter
The smile on the queen's face became more dignified and graceful.

Such a beauty is the one suitable for the crown prince. In the east palace of the crown prince, there is still a Liangyuan, one to fill in the face, and two positions to repair the face are vacant, waiting for suitable people to fill them.

The ladies and gentlemen below are still showing off their talents. The queens and wives above all have smiles on their faces, thinking of a suitable marriage partner in their hearts. At this moment, Xu Weiwan holds a branch Begonia flowers, gracefully and gracefully, came towards the queen.

There was a gentle smile at the corner of her mouth, and sparkles in her eyes. She wore a white dress with a crabapple, she was just as delicate as a flower, but she didn't notice that the queen's complexion changed slightly.

"My concubine sees the empress, and sees that the begonias in Xiyuan are blooming just in time. I think it is hard work for my empress to hold a flower show. I borrow flowers to present Buddha, and dedicate this begonia to my empress. It is all my heart. I hope my empress likes it. In the current age, enjoy the beauty forever."

Xu Weiwan's words are eloquent, and they are particularly pleasant. Accompanied by her delicate figure and elegant face, she looks very pitiful at this moment. Those ladies who were talking to the queen paused for a while, while the surrounding Those princes and young masters took the opportunity to glance at the emperor's new favorite. Although they didn't whisper, there was a frivolous look in their eyes.

The queen's complexion was stiff, as if she was wearing a mask. She fixedly looked at Xu Weiwan who was kneeling in front of her, and at the crabapple flower in her hand. She thought of another woman with the same face many years ago. The figure of the woman standing among the begonia flowers reminded me of the emperor's song "Ode to Begonia", and the humiliation I suffered because of that woman's neglect all these years.

She thought she could hold back, even if she hated that face, she knew rationally that it was not the same person, so she could still control her emotions.

But it's not going to happen now, the queen looked at that branch of crabapple, and saw that hateful face holding the crabapple, and felt a burst of anger rising in her heart.

Xu Weiwan knelt there, originally full of confidence, but now she felt inexplicably uneasy, why no one spoke for such a long time, why?
The gaze above his head is inexplicably stinging.

Xu Weiwan's nails couldn't help but ruthlessly pinched the crabapple flower branches, she had an ominous premonition.

"Well."

The queen suddenly covered her lips, her complexion turned pale for a while, as if she couldn't breathe.

"Your Majesty, Empress Empress!"

"How are you, ma'am!"

All the people who were paying attention here were panicked when they saw the queen's face change, and the sound of cups and plates falling continuously.

"Come on, come on!"

"Well, flowers, flowers"

The queen groaned, pointing at Xu Weiwan.

"The empress is allergic to crabapple flowers!"

Lingxi, the maid of honor next to the queen, had a sharp look in her eyes, and suddenly shouted: "Come here, throw away the crabapple flower in Rongmei's hand!"

Before Xu Weiwan could react, the crabapple flower in her hand had already been pulled out and thrown into the pool water far away.

However, she was ruthlessly suppressed by the two maids and pressed her arms to the ground: "My lady, I didn't know you were allergic to crabapple flowers, my lady forgive me."

Xu Weiwan also knew at this time that she was being tricked, her face was full of panic, but no one looked at her.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Begonia flower has been lost, so please do nothing, Your Majesty!"

Lingxi gently rubbed the queen's nose and shouted softly.

"Call the Imperial Physician, quickly call the Imperial Physician!"

Someone is shouting too.

"Well."

The queen let out a soft moan, and took a deep breath: "Don't call the imperial doctor, just press Rong Mei over!"

Xu Weiwan was pushed down to the ground by the arms of two court ladies: "Mother, I really don't know that you can't smell crabapple flowers. I was calculated by someone. It's all Xu Qingluo. She's the one talking nonsense, your favorite!" Begonia flowers, only concubines."

Xu Weiwan defended.

"shut up!"

The next moment, with a stern sound, a cup was thrown on Xu Weiwan's head, the cup shattered to the ground, and a stream of blood flowed down Xu Weiwan's forehead.

She screamed, and couldn't help but want to cover her forehead, but her hands were tightly clamped by the two maids, and she couldn't move.

Half of a beautiful face was covered with blood in an instant, turning into a rakshasa.

"Rong beauty intends to murder me. The crime deserves ten thousand deaths. I will give you a favor, a consonance, and take the mandarin duck pot."

The queen sat upright on the seat, her appearance was solemn and condensed, she didn't listen to Xu Weiwan's rebuttal, and wanted to kill her directly.

Xu Weiwan listened to the queen's order, and heard Lingxi's yes, she was stunned at first, but she suddenly came back to her senses in the next moment: "No, I don't want to die, ma'am, ma'am, I really don't know, I was framed, I do not die!"

Maybe it was the fear of death, but Xu Weiwan broke free from the restraints of the two maids, turned around and ran down, and when Yang Yunping couldn't dodge, she hugged his leg: "Help me, please help me!" I, I don't want to die, I can't die, I absolutely can't die!"

The first part was pleading, but the second half of the sentence was a threat.

Yang Yunping wished he could kick that idiot Xu Weiwan to death on the spot. He could clearly feel the suspicious eyes around him, and the eyes from the queen above him. He clenched his hands into fists. Yang Yunping bent down and stretched out his hand before Xu Weiwan could say more. Pressing it between the opponent's arms: "Beauty, please, Yang Qian is a small talker, so I'm afraid he can't say more for the beauty."

"You can, you must save me!"

Xu Weiwan's sharp nails were about to dig into the flesh between Yang Yunping's legs. At that moment, Yang Yunping's eyes were full of murderous intent.

Looking up, Yang Yunping looked at the empress' unfriendly expression, bowed and bowed: "I would like to report to your majesty, those who don't know are not to be blamed, although the beautiful lady Rong sent begonia flowers to her, which caused her to be unwell, after all, it was out of good intentions, besides, the beauty is your majesty. My concubine, as the lord of the harem, no matter what, it's not good to directly bypass His Majesty's gift of poisoned wine to the beauty."

"You threatened me?"

The queen's voice was very cold. She didn't care much about Yang Yunping at first, but now she saw Xu Weiwan hugging his leg tightly and begging him for help, but she narrowed her eyes slightly, and began to wonder who the beauty Rong that she hated was... The emperor happened to meet someone who made a dedication.

Yang Yunping's mouth was bitter, but at the current situation, the queen was offended no matter what, so he could only look solemn and more respectful: "I don't dare, it's just the empress's garden party today, all the gentlemen The ladies are all here, so it's not easy to see blood, I hope the empress will show mercy."

"Master Yang, it seems that you really have the heart of a bodhisattva. No matter what, the garden party in this palace should not be soiled by the blood of some people with dirty minds. Rongmei is also considered to have a place." People, capital crimes can be avoided, but living crimes cannot be escaped, come here, Miss Rong has evil intentions, offends this palace, stick ten sticks, and if there is intercession, the same crime will be punished!"

The queen gave Yang Yunping a meaningful look, and gave orders.

Xu Weiwan was dragged down, and within a short while, the sound of the cane was accompanied by the whine of the woman's lips being covered.

Just listening to the scolding sound of the cane, you can tell that you have used all your strength. If you are not careful, you will kill someone. Even if there are only ten sticks, if Xu Weiwan is not killed, you will be seriously injured. Xu Qingluo lowered his eyes, and the corners of his lips slightly arouse.

Yang Yunping gritted his teeth. Out of the corner of his eye, he happened to see Xu Qingluo, and thought of what Xu Weiwan yelled just now: "Miss Xu, beauty Rong just said that it was you who kept saying that the empress loves Haitang, which caused this disaster. I don't know how you can explain it!"

He already had an old hatred for Xu Qingluo, but now the old hatred is added to the new hatred, so naturally he will not let it go easily.

Xu Qingluo raised his head, without the slightest panic or fear on his face, he went forward and saluted the queen: "I want to tell you, my little girl also accidentally heard someone gossip that there is a crabapple forest in the harem, and it is said that it is because of the love of the queen that it has been kept for a long time." They were all there, and it happened that the people in the back kitchen didn't know how to arrange the banquet, so the little girl suggested to use some flowers and fruits to make cakes and tea, and said that she was not sure if the empress really liked crabapple flowers, but she just asked the servants to prepare and deliver them. It’s all in the back kitchen, but if the empress really needs to use it, everyone in the imperial dining room in the back kitchen should know that it’s okay for the little girl to say something wrong, so I’ll say more.”

Xu Qingluo's voice was calm and pleasant, and his face was calm and indifferent. What he said was well-founded and not confusing, which made people feel credible after hearing it first.

A palace maid beside Lingxi whispered, and after she finished listening, she leaned closer to the queen: "Your Majesty, just now the palace servants have inquired, and what Miss Xu said is exactly right, but someone in the imperial dining room knew that the Queen does not use begonias, so Miss Xu Although there is such a saying, there are no crabapple cakes or scented tea in the garden."

"The people in the imperial dining room are interested."

The queen looked at Xu Qingluo expressionlessly, and suddenly smiled: "Forget it, you also put your heart into it. Although you made a mistake, remember in the future, don't just believe what people say."

Xu Qingluo first helped her to directly make Concubine Xian suffer a great loss, and then gave her an excuse to anger Xu Weiwan, no matter whether she did it intentionally or not, the Queen's opinion of her is pretty good at the moment, at least before it's about her personal interests , she will give Xu Qingluo some convenience.

"Thank you Empress Empress for your generosity, my daughter will definitely be cautious in her words and deeds in the future, and never follow others' advice."

Xu Qingluo bowed to the queen and said so.

"Your Majesty, you can't. Where did this daughter of the Xu family hear about it, and why did she say it? It's all inaccurate. Your Majesty, you should investigate thoroughly."

Seeing that Xu Qingluo not only didn't suffer a loss, but also got a good word from the queen, Yang Yunping opened his mouth unwillingly.

As soon as he spoke, he knew that he was impulsive, because the empress looked at him coldly: "Master Yang, the harem cannot interfere in politics, and the previous court can't interfere in the affairs of the harem, right? It is still under the jurisdiction of this palace, and this palace is the mother of a country, so all women in the world are qualified to judge, even if there is something wrong, only His Majesty is qualified to speak out."

Yang Yunping lowered his head, not daring to make another sound.

(End of this chapter)