Farm Gate Business Tycoon

Chapter 416 The Grand Finale (9)
"Look, this girl is still sensible."

Concubine Chun said: "It's like this. The new emperor of the vassal state in the northwest has ascended the throne and specially sent envoys to visit. These years, the vassal state has always had a good relationship with us, so the emperor wants to reward them. I remembered the presbyopic glasses you sold, but the presbyopic glasses you sold are so expensive, a pair of several hundred taels of silver, although the national treasury is unlikely to be unable to pay for these few dollars, but the emperor said that now that the war is tight, it is possible to save some money .That's why I thought about asking you for a few pairs of reading glasses, so as to relax my mind."

"Your Majesty, it's just such an idea, you can just send someone to tell me if you don't want to, and you have to go on your own." Gu Qingmei couldn't help laughing. "Well, I'll bring you twenty pairs of reading glasses, do you see enough?"

The emperor smiled and said: "Enough is enough, now, you can save seven or eight thousand taels!"

Gu Qingmei said: "Usually we can't invite the emperor, but today the emperor rarely comes, why don't you stay and have dinner."

"Then why don't I just stay here today to have a meal with you, I know that you are a rich man, and I can't afford you for a meal." The emperor readily agreed to her request to stay.

Gu Qingmei hurriedly resigned and gave Eunuch Yao a wink.

Eunuch Yao hurriedly followed her out, saw Gu Qingmei who was waiting for him at the door, and asked in a low voice, "Princess, what are your orders?"

Because Murong Yu is now the king of Chang'an County, her status has skyrocketed and she has become a princess.

Gu Qingmei said softly: "This is the first time I have prepared meals for the emperor. I don't know the taste of the emperor, and I don't know what the emperor likes to eat or what he doesn't like to eat. I would like to ask my father-in-law to advise me."

Eunuch Yao couldn't help laughing, "No wonder Princess Jiajun and Princess Mujun praise you everywhere, you are really careful. Your Majesty doesn't have anything he likes to eat, but there are quite a few things he doesn't like. The first thing is leeks..."

He explained to Gu Qingmei in detail, and Gu Qingmei memorized them carefully, and then said with a smile, "Thanks to my father-in-law for the reminder!"

"It's easy to say, we are all on business for the emperor." Eunuch Yao narrowed his eyes with a smile. "The princess sent me a carriage last time, and I haven't thanked the princess yet."

"What is this?" Gu Qingmei hurriedly asked. "My father-in-law serves the emperor every day in the palace. It's so hard. It's hard to go out of the palace. No matter what, I have to relax my muscles and bones. What's more, my father-in-law is getting older now. It's not as good as when I was young. Can stand it."

As the two talked, they came to the kitchen together, and Gu Qingmei personally directed the cook to prepare some food.

For a while, everyone packed up.

The dining table was placed in the flower hall, facing the door, there were two small tables, Gu Qingmei and the others lined up on both sides, and they all sat behind the small table, even Gu Qingyong stayed behind, winning this honor , can dine with the emperor.

There are no side dishes on the table, only a small bowl full of sauces.

There is an Eight Immortals table in the middle of the flower hall, which is filled with fresh vegetables and extremely thin slices of mutton.

A little maid stood in front of a red clay stove. On the stove was a small pot made of brass. The bottom of the pot was boiling in the pot, and the air was filled with the fragrance of medicine.

The emperor couldn't help laughing and said: "What is this way of eating? This is the first time I have seen it!"

Gu Qingmei hurriedly replied with a smile: "This is called hot pot. The vegetables and meat slices are boiled in hot water, and then eaten with sauce. Originally, it is most suitable for eating in winter. There are peppers in it. After eating, the whole body will heat up, which can keep out the cold." But now it’s spring, and it’s not suitable to eat chili, so as not to get angry, so I asked someone to put a few medicinal materials that can relieve the fire.”

"Then I have to taste it. If it's delicious, I'll ask the cook in the imperial dining room to learn from you." The emperor said, winking at her and lowering his voice. "I'm poor now, you can't accept my Shuxiu."

Everyone laughed, and Gu Qingmei deliberately pretended to be unhappy, "The emperor is really getting more and more stingy, the whole world belongs to the emperor, and he is so stingy!"

It was rare for the emperor to meet her with such a clever mouth, so he couldn't help laughing and said: "Look, she knows that she is a money fan for this worthless thing. When I send a lot of money to me, I don't see her money fan."

As he spoke, his face suddenly turned serious, "Princess Zhenguo, I'm here to ask you, why are you willing to spend so much money as military pay? What exactly are you planning?"

Gu Qingmei smiled when she heard the words, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, how can I have any ideas? I am just thinking, if there is no country, how can I have a home? If it is the soldiers at the border, because they don't have enough to eat We lost the battle because of our stomach, which led to the subjugation of our country. No matter how much money the courtiers have, what is the use? If fate is good, you can be a subjugated slave, and from then on, you can only become slaves of other countries. If fate Not good, but I lost my life. At that time, even if the minister's wife has a lot of money, she will have to give it to others."

The emperor couldn't help but let out a deep sigh, looking into her eyes, there was nothing but admiration, "If everyone in the world could think the same way as you, my treasury wouldn't be so empty. It's a pity that you are a woman, if You were born as a man, I must make you an official."

Gu Qingmei winked at the emperor slyly, "The courtier's wife doesn't like to be an official, but the courtier's wife loves to make money."

The emperor was immediately amused by her and burst out laughing.

At this time, a little maid came over with a plate of hot vegetables and put them in front of him. He picked up a vegetable leaf with chopsticks, dipped it in the sauce and put it in his mouth. The vegetable leaves chewed a few times, swallowed them, and then said to Gu Qingmei: "This bundle of repairs is a matter of course, tomorrow I will let the chef from the imperial dining room come over and learn how to make this hot pot from you."

Gu Qingmei hurriedly put on an aggrieved expression, "Then the minister's wife can only suffer this loss."

The emperor laughed again.

Concubine Chun sat on the side, watching this scene with relief, others didn't know, but she knew best, since the rebellion of the Marquis of Xileng, she had never seen the emperor smile.That's why she suggested that the emperor go out of the palace to relax, but she really chose the right place and the right person.

At the same time, she was also rejoicing in her heart that this girl was fortunately her nephew and daughter-in-law. If this girl entered the palace, she might not have a place for her in the harem.

"It's not good, it's not good..." Suddenly, a panicked voice sounded from the yard.

Immediately afterwards, the cold and ruthless voice of the Imperial Forest Army sounded, "The emperor is here, no one else is allowed to trespass!"

"Somebody has died! Someone is dead! The prince, the concubine, is dead, Aunt Luo is dead..." The voice was so shrill that everyone in the room couldn't help but listen.

Unfamiliar with this voice, Gu Qingmei stood up instinctively, and saluted the emperor solemnly, "Your Majesty, Rong Chenfu, go and see, what happened?"

(End of this chapter)