The little lady in the dining room

Chapter 29
The cold wind of deep winter is blowing outside the hall, a hall door separates the coolness outside, and the warmth inside is fainted by the fire.

All the palace servants stood respectfully in various parts of the palace, with their heads bowed, making no sound at all.

Sensing the gaze cast by his apprentice, Chen Jijiang glanced at His Majesty's expression again, but he couldn't pass any glance back to Xu Shishui.

He also couldn't figure out His Majesty's mind, which was very rare.

His Majesty went out at noon without taking anyone with him, and they didn't dare to ask.I came back after the evening, at first I looked in a good mood, with a faint smile, thinking about something myself.

As he thought about it, his face gradually darkened.

Up to now, it's already Xu time, His Majesty has not said a word or signaled to pass the meal, Chen Jijiang asked twice softly, His Majesty didn't respond at all, and he didn't know what happened.

The emperor himself couldn't tell whether he was happy or unhappy.

Today I suddenly heard her say: "The other day, Lord Chen intercepted Shangshi Bureau and presented it to Yi Fengyi of Zhengze Palace. It was His Majesty's intention - this servant was thinking that a person with high position and authority doesn't have to do many things by himself, my lord." Are you the same? Lord Wei brought so many people to Gong Zhengsi that day, did he order you?"

Although Wei Chen is also "high and powerful", the commander is his boss!What he revealed in Gong Zhengsi was that he gave her the hairpin, and her purse was also given to him. Thinking about it carefully, if he tells such a lie without authorization, it seems wrong?

Moreover, he also said, "Master Commander said there was a note in it", Xue Li didn't pay attention to it at the time, but after thinking about it seriously, it was obvious that the Commander also knew about Gong Zhengsi's affairs!

Such a pair before and after, combined with Chen Jijiang's coming forward to do things for the emperor, she figured it out.I wasn't sure if I was right, so I asked him about it.

He was a little bored about this matter, and somehow felt that it was a great loss for her to remember the benefits of being careful to help Wei Chen, but he took the initiative to explain to her and it was too hypocritical, so he could only feel depressed.Now that she realized it by herself, he was of course happy.

Happy all the way!
But when he returned to the Zichen Palace and calmed down, he thought about it a little further... and he couldn't be happy anymore.

"He's just scary! He's moody, and he doesn't know when he'll lose his temper!"

This sentence sounded very firm when she uttered it in her childish and crisp voice. His chest sank at that time, and he couldn't say anything when he wanted to refute. In the end, he only asked her back with resentment: "Where is the moodiness..."

In the end, she really cited several examples, which made his heart sink even more.

The emperor propped his forehead and gritted his teeth secretly: Kindness is not rewarded!

Even if he didn't mention what he did as a commander...

The time she came to Zichen Palace to deliver supper, he was in a bad mood, and she didn't know the rules of doing these things at all, so he didn't make trouble for him, and he didn't even say serious things!

At the Laba banquet a while ago, he could tell at a glance that she was among the group of little palace ladies on the path who didn't even respond to salute!He still didn't say anything, and even blocked the person Chen Jijiang had sent out!
Then she said he was moody?Bad temper?Want to hide away?

The emperor took a deep breath: "Chen Jijiang."

Chen Jijiang hurriedly stepped forward to listen to the order, and the emperor said, "Let's pass on the meal."

"No." Chen Jijiang responded, turned his head and signaled, and the eunuch at the gate of the hall left.Turning around, he saw the emperor's expression was gloomy again, as if he still had something to say, so he bowed and waited.

The emperor thought about it for a while, and said: "For supper, let the Shangshi Bureau prepare two sweet dishes, serve a rock candy pear, and ask Qiao Xuanyi to present it to the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet."

Yo……

Chen Jijiang knew it well a long time ago, when he heard this order, he tried his best to hold back his laughter, so he answered solemnly, bowed his head, and retreated outside the hall.

He called Xu Shishui and said that he was going to Shangshi Bureau. Just now Xu Shishui listened to what the emperor said, so he couldn't help but roll his eyes at Chen Jijiang, and said to himself: Master, how old are you than your majesty? So passionate about something?
Besides, it's useless for you to be enthusiastic. You are a eunuch, and you can't afford it yourself.

When he arrived at Shangshi Bureau, Chen Jijiang was all smiles.

Zou Shangshi took a look at his expression, and said, what is His Majesty calling something special? He listened carefully and asked for a stewed pear with rock sugar? !
Zou Shangshi looked puzzled, thought for a while, and didn't believe it: "That's it?"

"I also need a few desserts, just look at it." Chen Jijiang smiled leisurely, and then got to the point, "This stewed pear with rock sugar, the way His Majesty said to present it to Qiao Xuanyi at the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, in my opinion, that day was Whoever does it will give it to whoever does it.”

"..." Zou Shangshi thought about it carefully before he remembered that he let the little palace ladies try their hands that day, and then he remembered who made the stewed pear with rock sugar that was a little thoughtful.It's not difficult to think about it, it's so simple that there is no possibility of doing anything wrong, so I complied, asked the Dianji around me to pass the message to Sydney, and bowed to Chen Jijiang, "I can send it in a moment."

As a result, Chen Jijiang simply said: "It's all here, I'll wait here."

Everyone in Shangshi Bureau: "..."

Xue Li, who was drinking yogurt and eating snacks in the house while she was not on duty, was completely confused when she heard the news.

Your Majesty, Your Majesty ordered dinner, let her do it? !

Xue Li, who had never fully cooked a dish to be presented to the royal table, was stunned for a while on the chair, and the Dian Ji who came to pass the message was kind and pleasant: "Go to the dining room, Mr. Chen is waiting in person."

Sydney's brows twitched, the corners of her lips twitched, she was about to cry...

This is much scarier than being called by Gong Zhengsi for questioning.Being taken away by Gong Zhengsi, there will still be imperial guards to rescue her and cook for the emperor... In case of disagreement, she can't count on the queen mother to rescue her!
"Officer Dianji..." Xue Li's voice was really choked up, and she stood up and walked to Dianji step by step, not daring to lift her head, "Officer... the stewed pears in rock sugar that the slaves made for Qiao Xuanyi on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival is from Wei Wei. The tribute that the lord gave to the slaves, now, now..."

Shangshi Bureau does not have tribute pears.

Dian Ji took her along and hurriedly reported the matter to Zou Shangshi. Zou Shangshi didn't understand what he heard, so he went to tell Chen Jijiang.Chen Jijiang frowned slightly, weighed the pears in his heart, and said with a smile: "It's okay, just use ordinary pears. If your Majesty thinks the taste is not as good as last time, I will help you carry some."

The latter sentence is deceitful.Chen Jijiang reckoned that His Majesty wouldn't pick the good or the bad at all - anyway, he didn't want to drink too much!

Then, Zou Shi, the female official of Shangshi, Cui Wan who brought Sydney, Xu Shishui, the eunuch before the imperial court, and Chen Jijiang, the chief supervisor... all watched her do it without saying a word.

The first two were afraid that she would do something wrong, while the last two were just watching the fun.

Seeing Sydney with a mournful face while washing pears, and biting her lips in pain while cutting pears, Xu Shishui laughed inwardly: Miss, are you cutting pears or are you going to be punished?With this little heart cut like a knife, why does it look as if the knife has cut yourself?
Then I thought to myself, that's right, her name is Sydney.

Sydney is still the first to taste pears.I cut a small piece and put it in my mouth: not sour, but not too sweet.

It doesn't matter if it's not sweet, it should be stewed with rock sugar anyway.But the problem is that the pear fragrance is not enough, and it is almost impossible to smell it if you don't taste it carefully. The taste of this will be greatly reduced.

"Sister Awan." She turned her head and asked Cui Wan quietly, "Can I add some autumn pear paste? It doesn't smell good..."

Cui Wan looked at Chen Jijiang's expression first, and seeing that Chen Jijiang pretended not to hear, she looked at Zou Shangshi in peace and asked her what she meant.

Zou Shangshi frowned and thought for a while, then took the porcelain jar containing sweet-scented osmanthus sugar, and told her, "Just add a teaspoon."

"No." She took it, took a small white porcelain plate and put it in front of her, scooped a small spoonful of sweet-scented osmanthus sugar into the porcelain plate, scattered osmanthus petals floated in the thick light brown transparent syrup.

Sydney took a bamboo stick, carefully picked out the petals inside, smelling the sweet-scented osmanthus candy made me hungry!

Then the whole pear is hollowed out, filled with diced pears, one layer of pears and one layer of rock sugar are spread out, and the sweet-scented osmanthus sugar is poured on top.

There was nothing to watch when it was cooked slowly, Chen Jijiang turned around and waited outside, Xu Shishui also followed.

"Master, look at this..." Xu Shishui thought for a while, but he didn't dare to speak too directly, so he just said, "Just this girl?"

He actually wanted to say: What's so good about this little girl?

Before he could ask any further questions, Chen Jijiang gave him a hard slant: "Is this what you should ask?"

In fact, he was also curious that His Majesty saw what she was doing.People definitely can't match the word "smart", and they look like...

It is true that the eyes are watery, but after all, he is young, his face has not yet opened, and his "body" has not yet opened.If you compare it with the people in His Majesty's harem, that's the case.

The master and the apprentice pondered for a long time outside without saying a word, and the pear inside was out of the pot.

The snacks that the female officials started to make were also prepared one after another. The little eunuch took the food box and opened it and put it on the table. The four dishes of snacks were placed on the bottom layer, and the stewed pears in rock sugar were placed on the top.Then cover the food box and take it out, and hand it to Xu Shishui.

Before they came, the emperor had just passed on the dinner, and it must have been before they wanted to have a supper, so the food box was put in the side room and waited.

Chen Jijiang thought for a while, took out the bowl of stewed pears in rock sugar, and presented it in first.

The emperor stopped being so sulky with Sydney, he calmed down and read the memorial, and wrote it down carefully, and sent someone out of the palace immediately if it was urgent.

From the corner of the eye, he saw Chen Jijiang coming forward with something, and he said he was here to exchange tea.Taking a closer look, there are two white and clean pears in the porcelain plate, exuding a faint fragrance.

"This pear is so delicately made." Chen Jijiang boasted with a smile, without saying a word that should not be said, and did not mention that the rock sugar Sydney is made of Sydney.

The emperor didn't speak, so he bowed and stepped back to the side, looking aside, Xu Shishui was winking at the door.

Chen Jijiang walked past at a slow pace, retreated to the outer hall and asked him, "What's the matter?"

Xu Shishui bowed his head, flipped his hands in his sleeves, and presented the gold ingot in front of Chen Jijiang.

Chen Jijiang glanced at him but didn't answer, and just asked him, "Which one is that?"

(End of this chapter)