Chapter 64 Hua Chao (Part 1)

In the main room of Ningyuan, Gu Xiyan sat lazily on the brocade couch, held the teacup in his slender hands, and sipped a little bit of Mingqian Longjing in the cup.

The tea soup in the cup is clear, the buds and leaves are stretched, and the mouth is inserted into the throat, and the mellow fragrance returns to sweetness.

This Ming Dynasty Longjing is a new tea picked this spring. The tea tree has experienced the first wave of tender buds that emerge from frost and snow, and the taste is the most refreshing fragrance to awaken the spirit.

In mid-spring, the willows sprinkle green, the fragrance is beautiful, and the whole area is thriving.

At the same time, the yang energy of all things on the earth is rising, and the liver qi in the human body is becoming increasingly strong, which is very easy to cause liver qi to become stagnant and damage the five internal organs.

Among the maids and mothers who were dowed by Gu Xiyan, two or three were slaves brought by their mother Gu Lin from the Lin family. Because they were influenced by the Xinglin family for generations, they valued the seasonal health preservation method.

Therefore, two days ago, Wang's mother told the chef to ask the kitchen to do some foods that replenish the deficiency and remove liver fire in order to achieve coordination within the five internal organs and balance yin and yang.

On the small square table of Huanghuali wood, there is a lion head with steamed crab noodles, a lion with dried silk, a small crab roe cage, a spring bamboo shoot with braised oil, and a lily lotus seed peach gum soup.

Gu Xiyan gets up early every day and can't eat it. After half a year, the kitchen gradually figures out the habits of the mistress. The breakfast served daily adheres to the principle of "small amounts and variety" - each food is not much, but the advantage is that it has both color, fragrance and taste, which is enough to make people's index fingers rise and their appetites rise.

The bamboo steamer was filled with only three crab roe cages. Indigo jade was put into the pastel dishes in front of Gu Xiyan, and advised, "Miss, drinking tea on an empty stomach is the most harmful to the stomach. It is better to eat something first to put it on."

The small bun is only the size of a baby's fist, with thin skin and lots of filling. Through the crystal clear bun skin, you can vaguely see the full crab paste and crab meat inside.

Gu Xiyan nodded, picked up the crab roe cage and took a light bite.

After taking a bite, the soup of the bun instantly spreads in the mouth, full of the deliciousness and plumpness of crab paste.

Gu Xiyan was having a good time eating. A maid came in with a curtain in the other side and said, "My wife, the marquis is coming home."

Gu Xiyan was stunned when he heard this.

In the past, Xiao Rang went to court every day, including the time spent on the road, it would probably take nearly two hours to go down court and return home.

Why did the morning come back just one hour after today?

Gu Xiyan was full of doubts. The man in that wing had already come in with a curtain.

Seeing this, Gu Xiyan hurriedly put down his chopsticks and stood up in front of him, personally untied the black brocade cloak on the man's body and handed it to the servant beside him. He took the man's big hand and sat on the brocade couch and smiled, "The Marquis left the court very early today."

Xiao Rang took the teacup handed over by his servant and drank a sip of tea. "The emperor was not at peace with his dragon body, so he dispersed early today."

It turned out that the wind and cold symptoms of Emperor Cheng'an have become worse recently. The Imperial Hospital prescribed four or five prescriptions, but Emperor Cheng'an has been drinking bitter medicine for half a month and still has not improved.

Today, the morning court in the Golden Palace. Hu Wenzhong, a senator of the Hanlin Academy, had just left the line to prepare for the commemoration. Emperor Cheng'an actually covered his heart and coughed so much that he couldn't breathe, but he had no choice but to scatter halfway through.

After hearing this, Gu Xiyan thought to himself that Emperor Cheng'an in his previous life was a sick bed and ignored the government, so that the fourth prince and the prince would fight unscrupulously.

However, at the last New Year's Eve palace banquet, Gu Xiyan saw Emperor Cheng An from a distance and felt that the true dragon emperor was like a bell, his steps were steady, and he looked very tough.

I think that Emperor Cheng'an's cold this time should be just a minor illness and pain, and he will be cured soon.

Xiao Rang didn't go into details about Emperor Cheng'an's illness. He looked faint and glanced at the dishes on the table that seemed to have never been moved. He couldn't help frowning, "Mrs. I actually used so little breakfast, which is not much different from the kitten's appetite.

If this continues, how can you become stronger?"

Gu Xiyan said embarrassedly: "I got up late today, so I used breakfast a little late. After eating a little, I felt a little bloated."

Xiao Rang went to court in the morning today, and there was no man harassed him by the pillow. Gu Xiyanshu slept comfortably until he woke up naturally, and then got up to wash and have a meal.

Gu Xiyan has always been slow in nature. Because he didn't have to deal with internal affairs today, he got up when the sun was noon. While he was dazed, he was dazed in sleepiness, while slowly using Mingqian Longjing. He ate a crab roe cage for a long time. After a while, he ate Xiao Rang back.

Xiao Rang raised his hand and rubbed the beauty's head, "Madam is the time to grow up, so don't just pursue a slender figure and over-diet... I'm so thin that I only have a handful of bones, and I don't know what's good about it."

Recently, the beauty of slimness is very popular in Shengjing City.

Gu Xiyan was born delicate, but she was very delicate and always felt fleshy.

From the time he got married last year to now, Gu Xiyan's body has grown half a head taller. Now standing beside Xiao Rang, he has just reached the man's shoulders.

Gu Xiyan nodded with a smile, her red lips opened and closed, "I have recorded it."

The dishes made in the kitchen are extremely delicious, so I can't bear to deliberately diet for the sake of three-point thinning of my waist."

"oh?"

Xiao Rang looked at the beauty's plump lips and his voice suddenly became hoarse, "I was very hurried when I went to court this morning. I wonder how this crab roe cage tasted?

I will try it now..."

The man said, leaning over and trying to come over and taste the sweetness in his pink lips.

Seeing this, Gu Xiyan quickly reached out to cover the man's thin lips, and pushed the other hand against the man's chest, blushing, "The Marquis is like this, and she is not in a good shape!"

"Don't the Marquis still go to the martial arts ceremony to conduct the meeting... It's getting late now, so the Marquis should get up quickly!"

Listening to these words of driving people, Xiao Rang stopped maliciously making fun of the beauty. Finally, he couldn't help but lean over and kissed her on the cheek twice, and left with a smile.

...

Martial Arts Hall.

General Zheng Yi looked worried, "Since the Korean Duke returned to Beijing, the fourth prince became increasingly unscrupulous.

If this continues, I am afraid that the two dragons will compete for the throne soon!”

Xiao Rang slapped the letter in his hand on the table, his expression was hard to tell: "The young master Han Ye has the talent of a general and a prime minister. The fourth prince naturally rested his mind for most of the time."

Before the map, General Su Su of the Central Army held a bamboo pen in his hand and drew two circles on Huainan Road and Jiangnan Road. "The Korean husband and husband have been unemployed for many years, and now the entire family business of the Duke's Mansion is in the hands of this young man."

"The Han Gong clan lingers in Jiangnan and Huainan generation.

Han Ye was born with a heart attack and a very tenacious will.

Six years ago, my husband fell ill with his leg. Han Ye left Beijing for some reason and worked in the two places for a full six years.

My subordinates have heard that Han Ye was ruthless and had always acted quickly. When he first arrived, he had just taken the garrisons in the two places to obey the rectification areas of the two places in just three months. The deployment of military tactics was even more closely linked and meticulous."

"Yes," said Zheng Yi, General of the Cavalry, "Now that Han Ye has returned to Beijing, he must be helping the Fourth Prince to accomplish great things. This person is unpredictable and cannot be underestimated."

Xiao Rang stared at the map on the wall, looked at the dense city passes and thought for a while, and opened his lips lightly, "The prince of the Eastern Palace is the crown prince appointed by the emperor. In addition to the prince, it is still unreasonable to have good talents in the world and help from gods."

When everyone in the room heard this, they all looked at each other in surprise, "Has the Marquis made a decision in his heart?"

The recent case in Jiangnan was a disaster and a blessing for the Prince of the Eastern Palace Li Cong.

Prince Li Cong was kind and kind by nature and was often indecisive when it came to things. Emperor Cheng'an had repeatedly criticized him in front of his ministers.

However, in this case in Jiangnan, civil and military officials saw a different crown prince in the Eastern Palace. Facing the exile of the two relatives Xie Wang families for crimes, Crown Prince Li Cong showed unprecedented determination and decisiveness. Even Emperor Cheng An secretly exiled himself to his firm principles and clear bottom line.

As the saying goes, "Those who do not plan for the overall situation are not enough to plan a corner, and those who do not plan for the general trend are not enough to plan for a while."

The prince Li Cong's move to destroy relatives and private people for the sake of justice is truly an emperor's spirit. It not only caused the civil and military officials to change his views, but also won the appreciation of many veterans in the court.

Xiao Rang leaned on the back of the chair with a sparse expression, "The world is full of soup, and we are all ministers, so we can only follow the trend.

If the day when the war is really there will be a war, we will maintain the orthodox Eastern Palace."

General Zheng Yi of the Cavalry said, "Mr. Marquis is clear! The fourth prince has been cruel and vicious since childhood, and he is really not the emperor's appearance.

If the Fourth Prince ascended the imperial throne once, it would be a disaster for all the people in the world and a disaster for all civil and military officials!"

The Central Secretary Su Jian put down the bamboo pen in his hand, "The so-called birds are gone, good bows are hidden, and the matter of crossing rivers and destroying bridges, and unloading the donkeys in all dynasties is not new... The prince is kind and righteous, and the fourth prince is gloomy and cruel.

If it really comes to the day when the tit-for-tat confrontation, the subordinates will naturally follow the marquis and choose the wise ruler of the Eastern Palace to follow!”

...

In the first spring season, peach blossoms, cherry blossoms, kapok, redbuds, azaleas, crabapple flowers, camellias, forsythias... A hundred flowers bloom in competition, which is a good time to enjoy the flowers.

The 15th day of the Flower Festival on February 19th is the birthday of the Hundred Flower God.

The Dayan Dynasty has always been a beautiful gathering. On the Flower Festival, noble ladies and ladies travel together, enjoy the flowers in spring, take a leisurely banquet, write poems and sing together, which is very lively.

There is a flower god temple in Shengjing City, and there are gods of various flower gods in the temple, which is a place for worshiping flower gods.

In the past, the worship of the Flower Festival was presided over by the Empress of the Central Palace. However, this year, due to the Jiangnan case, Empress Xie was implicated by Emperor Cheng'an because of her mother's family. Concubine Yin was temporarily in charge of the power of the harem. Therefore, today, the head of the Flower Temple was the head of Concubine Yin of Yongle Palace.

In the Flower Temple, under the positions of the gods, Concubine Yin, Concubine De, and Concubine Xian held three incense sticks and led the noble ladies and the noble ladies bowed and bowed three times before they could worship the position of the Flower God.

After everyone's ceremony, they returned to their original position.

The eunuch Sili dragged his long voice and said, "The feast of flowers blooms--"

When the palace maids and eunuchs heard the sound, they walked in one after another with trays filled with colors of mats and tables, and delivered the delicacies to the banquet table in front of the nobles in the hall.

The so-called flower feast is a variety of delicious dishes carefully prepared using various flowers as raw materials and other ingredients.

For example, the "rich lily" is made by wrapping the petals of the lily with flour and frying until golden, then adding shredded pork to stir-frying. The color is golden and attractive, and it is elegant and refreshing when you have a taste.

Gu Xiyan put a piece of lily into his mouth. As he chewed his lips and teeth, the quiet lily fragrance overflowed, and it was really like a fragrance.

The wife of Dingguo Duke at the banquet table on the left picked up a piece of peach blossom smoked fish and put it into her mouth, praising, "The fish fillet is soaked with a peach blossom fragrance, it is really delicious!"

This peach blossom smoked fish is a fresh mandarin fish taken from Yunmengze. The fish bones and bones are sliced ​​out in thin slices, the white fish meat is cut into light-transmitting slices, and a thick layer of peach blossom petals is spread under the fish meat, then ham and bamboo shoots are added, and finally add pine branches to low heat and roast until the fish meat turns white.

The mandarin fish meat is delicate and tender. Every time I take a bite, I traced back the faint fragrance of peach blossoms.

The kitchen of the Pingyang Marquis Mansion also made this peach blossom smoked fish. Now, compared with the peach blossom smoked fish from the imperial chef in the palace, each has its own advantages and is not inferior to the imperial kitchen.

Princess Huiru sat upright on the right and stared at the "Farewell My Concubine of Luoshen" in front of her for a long time. After hearing the explanation of the palace maids, she realized that the black ball on the plate was a red turtle, and the golden ball was a stewed hen.

Rouran Country is located in the northern part of the Great Wall, with a drought climate and far away from oceans and rivers. Its eating habits are mainly cattle and sheep and grains. Therefore, Princess Huiru is not very interested in aquatic fish, shrimp, turtles, and tortoises.

Princess Huiru looked at the turtle on the plate with disgust, turned the silver chopsticks, picked up a rose cake and put it into her mouth.
To be continued...