Da Wei Chun

Chapter 395 It's a matter of human effort
A good thing is man-made!
He said this when he and Sanniang decided to live their lives privately.When Gao Meng wrote the letter, he even sneered at it.But now?
Not only do you want to betroth Sanniang to him, but you also want to make him a concubine...

When the emperor forced himself to exterminate the Buddha, the entire Gao family thought that a catastrophe was imminent, and only Li Chengzhi said frankly: the emperor was bluffing.

If it is true as he said, the situation is calm now, and the world is peaceful...

So, what reason does Gao Zhao have to doubt?
Even the occasional doubts were denied by him...

In the blink of an eye, Gao Zhao was sweating from joy.It's like drinking sweet spring wine under the scorching sun, refreshing to the bone...

During the whole court meeting, Gao Zhao seemed to be wandering in the sky.It's even more like being stupid, showing a sly smile from time to time.

There is no big deal, but there are also many trivial matters. It is almost noon when the court is over.The emperor stayed for a banquet as usual.After the meal, I took a rest and chatted with San Gong, Yu Zhong, Yuan Yong and others for a while.

Even at this time, Gao Zhao was still out of his mind, and sometimes the emperor had to ask him twice before he came back to his senses.

The emperor endured and endured, and finally saved some face for him, and did not scold him in front of several officials.

But the remaining anger did not dissipate, and when the officials dispersed, the emperor was half angry, half sarcastically asking Liu Teng:

"How weird is Sikong today, as if possessed by an evil spirit? Could it be that he was driven mad by the meeting between Li Chengzhi and the Wei family yesterday?"

Crazy?
Shouldn't it be...

Liu Teng hesitated for a while, thinking it would be better to report to the emperor.

"I heard that when he entered the palace in the morning, Li Chengzhi stopped Sikong's car and drove him outside the Helu gate. Then he bowed to him three times, which should be an apology to Sikong..."

"Pleading guilty outside the palace gate? It's a very late hour, and there must be many people who saw it. It's enough to give Gao Zhao face. It's even more difficult for the ministers to sit and watch Gao's being reduced to a laughing stock..."

A trace of sarcasm appeared on Yuan Ke's face, "It seems that Li Chengzhi is really determined to marry Gao Sanniang?"

Liu Teng was also full of complaints, and he couldn't help complaining: "I also feel that Li Chengzhi is too stupid: even if he dares not create a quarrel with Gao Sikong, he shouldn't act like this in public..."

Knowing that His Majesty doesn't like you being too close to the Gao family, but you are so high-profile, aren't you complaining about His Majesty's meddling?
"Hehe... You read that Fu for nothing? If he doesn't do something, he wouldn't be Li Chengzhi..."

"Your Majesty's words are very true!" Liu Teng quickly responded, "After the banquet, Li Chengzhi went to Shangshi. He should have not left the palace. What if he didn't summon him?"

"What's the point of summoning him to argue with me? It's not heartwarming..."

Yuan Ke smiled darkly: "It seems that Li Chengzhi is still too free... Well, go and call Yuan Yuan (General Huben Zhonglang), I will find something for him to do..."

Liu Tenggong should be, and sighed secretly in his heart: This has not stopped for two days, and it will start again?

It's also Li Chengzhi's fault: Knowing that His Majesty is a donkey, you will have a donkey temper at every turn. Do you not believe in evil?

Slandering in his heart, he was about to turn around and tell Yuan Yuan, when the emperor asked again, "Where's Sikong?"

"After leaving the Shigan Hall, I went to Zhaoyang Palace, probably to meet His Royal Highness the Empress..."

The emperor pondered for a while, then waved his hand again: "Forget it, let's talk about it another day..."

……

Gao Ying looked him up and down, and always felt that Gao Zhao was a little different today.

It seems that a heavy burden has been lifted, and there is a lightness all over the body.It seemed that he was suddenly overjoyed, his face was as ruddy as jade, and he was full of joy.

"Uncle met a happy event?"

Gao Zhao leaned slightly, and replied with a smile: "There are no happy events, but the weather is smoother than before..."

Qi smooth?

It should be because the emperor went back and forth to You Rong in the past, that's why my uncle is so happy.

But what about yourself?

Thinking of how he greeted each other with a smile every time, and how the emperor always spoke in plain language, bored and impatient, Gao Ying couldn't help feeling sad.

It was me who was murdered and nearly killed.It is also me who is wronged and wronged.It's fine if you don't uphold justice for me, but you are getting colder and farther away?

Yuan Ke, you were not like this in the past, why did you suddenly take a turn for the worse?

She was doing well just now, why did she shed tears?

After a moment of doubt, Gao Zhao got a general idea.

"Forgive me for taking the liberty: the ruler is the leader of the ministers! Apart from husband and wife, Your Majesty and Your Highness are still monarchs and ministers. Therefore, Your Highness still needs to control your temper and be more respectful..."

When has Gu not been obedient?

You only see how domineering Gu is in front of others, but you don't know how wronged Gu is behind others?
Ask him to listen to the piano, but he finds it noisy.Ask him to watch the dance, and say that there is nothing new.Cooked new dishes and made soup with his own hands, and invited him to taste it, but he said that the salt sauce was too heavy and not as delicious as Li Chengzhi's?

Uncle, how do you want me to be obedient?
The more Gao Ying thought about it, the more upset he became, and the more he thought about it, the more sad he became.Tears fell straight down like beads with a broken thread.

This is to remind the queen that Gao Wenjun will give Li Chengzhi a concubine nine out of ten.Advise her not to anger Li Chengzhi, let alone cry to the emperor.But looking at her appearance at this time, how dare Gao Zhao speak.

He glanced left and right, and persuaded in a low voice: "It's up to man... After all, it's impossible for His Majesty not to miss the old love after many years of husband and wife. Your Highness still needs to be more patient..."

Man-made?

Gao Ying suddenly thought of Li Chengzhi, and nodded while holding back tears: "Okay, as my uncle said, Gu must be more patient..."

I don't know if she really listened to it, or if she said irony.Gao Zhao secretly sighed, stood up and left.

Gao Ying, however, was like a sculpture, staring fixedly at the outside of the hall, his eyes flickering: It's all about human effort?

After a long time, she yelled again: "Come here, change clothes for Yu Gu, and drive to the palace..."

……

Even if there is no major event in the imperial court, the emperor still has nothing to do.After seeing Yuan Yuan, he began to criticize the memorials, and he didn't stop writing until the sun was westward.

Hearing the ringing of the bell in the Duanlou, Liu Teng bowed slightly and reminded softly: "Your Majesty, it's time to eat!"

I don't feel hungry, just a little dry mouth.

Yuan Ke looked around, and pointed to the porcelain urn beside the desk.Liu Teng took two steps forward, poured a cup of still warm soup for the emperor, and handed it to him.

"Well, why not tea?"

Yuan Ke smacked his tongue, "The taste is still so weird... There should be Naiguo (apple), Putao (grape)... Well, there is caramel?"

Liu Teng couldn't help admiring him.

Since he drank decoctions since he was a child, the emperor's sense of taste is not usually sensitive, and his guesses are accurate.

"Your Majesty, the imperial doctor said: tea is cold in nature, although it can refresh the mind, but drinking it often is not good for the stomach... Also known as natto, pottery, caramel, etc., all have the effect of nourishing the liver. And the time has passed, if you drink tea again , Your Majesty will definitely not be able to sleep all night. Therefore, I have the courage to replace the tea with fruit soup today..."

Tea leaves are cold in nature, fruit soup nourishes the liver...how come these words are so familiar?
After thinking about it for a while, the emperor remembered that he should have heard him mention it when he was playing chess with Li Chengzhi.

Including this fried tea and this heat preservation urn were all created by Li Chengzhi... Thinking about it this way, he has a heart for the emperor, not disrespectful at all...

The emperor couldn't help thinking of all the explanations he gave Yuan Yuan in the afternoon: Is it too much to deliberately torment Li Chengzhi?
Forget it, it's just practice...

He was hesitating in his heart, when he suddenly heard a shout from outside the hall: "The queen is here!"

The door of the palace opened wide, and a gust of fragrant wind blew in first.

Empress Bicui Luoyi's face was radiant, obviously well-groomed.With a smile on his face.The lotus steps moved lightly, like a colorful cloud floating into the palace.

"I know that His Majesty has a lot of things to do every day, and I shouldn't disturb you. But I am worried that Your Majesty will forget to eat and sleep, so I risked my life and advised Your Majesty to take care of the holy body..."

Congratulations to the serious matter, the queen waved her hands back again.I saw several maids carrying food boxes into the hall.

In the words of Li Chengzhi: Is the sun coming out from the west?

Yuan Ke took a deep look at the queen, and nodded lightly: "If the queen is concerned, why don't you have a meal together?"

Immediately, a waiter moved the wooden table, futon, dishes, chopsticks and spoons.

As soon as the food box was opened, before it was served, Yuan Ke guessed which dishes it was.

A piece of pork spine, first marinated with salt and pepper, then steamed over low heat, and then poured with hot sauce of vinegar and maltose, sweet and sour, delicious,

A steamed egg with shrimp meat.According to what Li Chengzhi said, it should be something from the sea, which is slightly fishy, ​​but very delicious.

Yuan Ke hated eating meat the most, no matter if it was on the mountain or in the water.But there are several other ideas like this, all newly created by Li Chengzhi, but the emperor is full of praise.

There are also several green vegetables such as Shu (cabbage) and fern.But it is not boiled, but fried in soybean oil.They were all created by Li Chengzhi. According to Li Chengzhi, they all have the effect of protecting the liver, but they have not yet taken effect.

But it is an indisputable fact that the emperor's appetite has greatly increased, so there is a reason why Yuan Ke was reluctant to let Li Chengzhi go...

Smelling the aroma, the stomach reacted first.Yuan Ke wiped his hands, sat down impatiently, and politely said to the queen who personally gave him the dish: "Thank you Yinger..."

How many days have passed, the emperor has not spoken to her in such a soft voice.It is the first time to be called by a nickname.

The queen almost shed tears.

Overjoyed in her heart, Gao Ying couldn't help boasting: "Although my concubine is not good at cooking, these few dishes are not difficult. I tried it today, Your Majesty, let's taste it and see if it tastes good..."

These few dishes were actually made by the queen herself?
I thought I could hear two compliments.But the emperor turned pale, and with an "uh" sound, he spit out a piece of meat that was in his mouth.

"His Majesty?"

"No...uh...it's okay...Liu Teng, quickly...bring that sweet soup..."

He snatched the porcelain urn like a snatcher, and poured four or five gulps, before the emperor breathed a sigh of relief.

The queen's face changed slightly: "Your Majesty...does this concubine do a bad job?"

"Why?" the emperor said with a dry smile, "I don't know why, but I suddenly feel unwell? It must be because I drank too much tea soup... Ying'er should not think too much..."

Before he finished speaking, the emperor suddenly thought of something when he saw the dishes on the table, and he covered his mouth and nose.

It was more like waving his hands like chasing flies: "It's weird, I feel like throwing up when I smell this smell... Take it away..."

The Queen's heart was full of weirdness: Is it really that bad smell?

What to try?
It's all nonsense to make the emperor happy.

Not to mention hands-on, the queen didn't even enter the kitchen door, she just stood outside and took a look from a distance.So the materials used are still the same as before, the method is still the same as before, and the cook is still the same as before?

The emperor's food was so sweet in the past, how come he can't even smell the taste today?
"It's like this every day, and you'll get tired of it after eating for a long time. Why don't I make a few new ones. In addition to the dishes, I recently learned a piece of piano music, and I can ask your majesty to comment on it later. If your majesty is interested, I'll wait for a few more drinks..."

I don't know what I thought of, but in the middle of speaking, the queen's face turned red.At the end, there was a hint of charm in his eyes.

The husband and wife have been married for several years, but the emperor still doesn't know what it means: the queen wants to sleep with her?

To be honest, in Yuan Ke's current state, the matter of husband and wife is no longer a pleasure to him, but has become a burden.

If it weren't for the fear of extinction, the emperor would have been abstinent long ago.What's more, remembering the scene last month, Yuan Ke has no sexual interest at all.

It was completely instinctive, and Yuan Ke couldn't help but think of the day the queen was assassinated: feces and urine flew together, and the whole body was filthy.His whole body is stiff, his face is black and blue, and his teeth are bared, like a wild beast, or like a ferocious ghost...

And what he ate just now was actually concocted by these hands that looked like ghost claws, and were filthy in the filth?

No matter how deep his city is, no matter how invisible his emotions and anger can be, he can't control the conditioned reflex formed by long illness for many years.

My stomach twitched violently, my throat twitched, my neck stretched out, and I couldn't even cover it...

With a sound of "呲", a stream of soup sprayed out from between Yuan Ke's fingers, and shot right on the queen's face.

The queen's face turned pale.

Liu Teng was so frightened that he screamed, "The imperial doctor... quickly send the imperial doctor..."

It was like chickens flying and dogs jumping, panicking for a while...

Yuan Ke took the opportunity to avoid the side hall with the excuse that he would feel like vomiting when he smelled the food.The queen wanted to visit, but was stopped by Liu Teng, saying that His Majesty said: I am fine, the queen does not need to worry, you can go back to the palace to rest...

At the thought of the emperor spraying her all over the face, Gao Ying couldn't help but want to vomit, let alone go into it.

Pretending to be concerned, the queen returned to Zhaoyang Palace as if fleeing.And urgently ordered Gong'e to prepare warm water for scrubbing.

The skin on her body was almost torn, and Gao Ying felt better.I felt hungry again, so I went to the inner palace to ask for some food from Shangshijian.

"I feel sour in my stomach. Let's make some sweets... Well, tell the royal chef, the spices should be stronger, and more mila (honey) should be added..."

After driving away from the inner palace, the queen said to Gao Wenjun worriedly: "Your Majesty has never been so violently ill before. You can't even cover it with your hands, and it sprayed Gu's face like an arrow..."

Gao Ying touched her face with lingering fear: "At this time, it smells like a sour smell... Fortunately, His Majesty never mentioned the matter of letting Gu serve the bed, otherwise the eldest sister will die tonight..."

I still don't know what Gao Ying meant: being spat on by the emperor, not to mention Dun Lun, I am afraid that if I get a little closer to the emperor, I will have to spit to death...

Gao Wenjun blushed and complained in a low voice: "If you were like this, wouldn't your Majesty feel like throwing up when you saw you: don't you forget how horrible...dirty you were when you suddenly fell ill that day?"

That's right, I happened to be bumped into by the emperor, I'm afraid I will never forget it for the rest of my life, right?
Hmm... feel like throwing up after seeing Gu?
Gao Ying froze suddenly, as if frozen...

(End of this chapter)