Dong Gong Mei

Chapter 307 Interrogation
Pearl mirror hall, small kitchen.

A group of maids are preparing today's dinner.

Although such a big event happened in the palace, they couldn't be idle at all.Whether the masters can eat is one thing, and whether they serve meals on time is another.

On the burning stove, a big pot was gurgling, and the steam kept coming out from the lid, making the whole room filled with mist, as if it was covered with a veil.

Against such a hazy background, the busy figures of the court ladies are extraordinarily graceful and agile, just like the peasant girls next door by the green water river, picking lotus pods back and forth on the river with light and hurried steps.

Green and oily vegetables, crispy meat fried until golden yellow, crystal clear whitebait, small and cute quail eggs...everything was prepared on separate plates and neatly placed on the chopping board at the door.

In such a busy schedule, no one has time to talk, only the sound of "beeping" when the stove is burning, the sound of "dong dong" when cutting vegetables on the cutting board, and the sound of "stabbing" when the oil is under the pan. All kinds of noises mixed together, but they couldn't cover up the angrily reprimanded voice of a court lady.

This palace lady is taller, with a gold ingot bun and a silver-red palace attire, she looks much higher than other palace ladies.

"The empress dowager, your majesty, the prince, and the empresses of all the palaces have arrived at our Pearl Mirror Hall. There must be no mistakes in the dinner, otherwise it will not be enough to chop off the heads of your whole family-the two, yes, you two come here, Pour this pot of soup into the copper pot, and put the slaughtered chicken in it!"

While directing the little maid, she scooped up a spoonful of soup and put it in a small porcelain bowl. After tasting it herself, she put down the bowl suddenly with a "snap" and reprimanded loudly: "This soup is Who made it? The little princess has a bad stomach and the empress is not feeling well, so she must avoid oil and fishy smell! This bone broth is so greasy, how can I drink it?"

The two little maids who were scolded lowered their heads and explained hesitantly: "This big bone soup must be cooked with chicken, otherwise the taste will not be delicious..."

Immediately, the tall maid slapped the table, and as soon as she stretched out her hand, she grabbed the little maid's ear: "How do I teach you how to make soup on weekdays? You have pig ears, and you can't understand human words, so why not chop them off!" "

"Aunt Lan Ruo taught me that it's all the servant girls who are stupid, and the servant girls are going to find cotton yarn right now..." The little maid burst into tears from the pain, but she didn't dare to resist, so she had to admit her mistake in a low voice.

Lan Ruo let go of her hand, put her hands on her hips and shouted angrily, "Get lost!"

The little palace maid touched her ears and quickly backed out from the stove. When she saw Zhao Xiwei at the door, she froze for a moment.

Ah Lu is kind-hearted, and reminded with a smile: "A Fang, what are you doing in a daze, please greet the Crown Princess."

The little palace maid called Ah Fang immediately came back to her senses, hurriedly lifted her skirt and knelt down: "Meet the Crown Princess!"

Kneeling, the cursing voice inside suddenly stopped.

Lan Ruo lifted the curtain and glanced down the corridor.

The busy ladies held pots, pans and pans in their hands, as if frozen in ice for a moment, they froze in place.

Among the crowd who were at a loss, Lan Ruo was the most calm.

She walked quickly to the door, smiled neither humble nor overbearing, and bowed her knees to perform a standard Wanfu salute: "Slave Lan Ruo, I have seen the princess."

A group of people behind wiped their hands on their aprons, and then knelt down in a panic: "I have seen the princess."

Zhao Xiwei signaled the little maids to retreat, looked at the person in front of him, and said calmly, "You are Lan Ruo?"

Lan Ruo's eyes flashed, and her face was immediately full of vigilance: "Is the princess looking for a servant?"

Zhao Xi smiled.

With a happy face and straightforward speech, this Lan Ruo is not at all what she imagined.

It seems that Ah Lu is right, he is a temperament that easily offends people.

"Come in and talk." Zhao Xiwei walked into the room, and Ah Lu wiped the chair with his sleeve thoughtfully.

Lan Ruo stood on one side with her sleeves rolled up, her expression could not be called humble, but she definitely couldn't be called respectful either.

Zhao Xiwei took a seat by the window and looked at Lan Ruo lightly.

Na Lanruo didn't even evade, and looked at Zhao Xiwei slightly.

It's just a court lady, but she has such a high character.

Zhao Xiwei didn't rush to ask the words that came to his lips.She called Ah Lu over and ordered: "Bring Yao Guang in and see what she likes to eat."

"Yes." Ah Lu agreed, and left after taking the order.

Lan Ruo's eyes flashed, and a trace of panic quickly disappeared in her pupils.

When Yao Guang was led in, seeing Lan Ruo, he rushed over and shouted, "Lan Ruo! Hug!"

Lan Ruo hugged Yao Guang with a smile, her arms were a little stiff.

Zhao Xiwei saw all these subtle changes in her eyes, and said with a smile: "I heard from Yaoguang that the flower cakes made by Lan Ruo are very delicious. I am very curious, so I came to the kitchen to taste something new."

Lan Ruo's face turned pale suddenly, and she looked at Yao Guang.

Yao Guang giggled: "Sister Lan Ruo, don't be afraid, the princess is not a bad person, she won't tell my concubine mother about this!"

Lan Ruo slowly put Yao Guang down, and told Alu, "Take the princess out for a while, I have something to say to the princess."

"Yes..." Ah Lu looked at the two in puzzlement, but still obediently led Yao Guang out.

Lan Ruo tensed her body, followed Yao Guang with her gaze, until the two of them disappeared at the end of the corridor, then suddenly let out a sigh of relief, and turned her head wearily: "The princess is for the flower cake, right?" ?”

Zhao Xiwei didn't expect her to be so straightforward, so she didn't have to go around in circles, so she cut to the chase and said, "Aunt Lan Ruo is an old man in the palace, and she has served the empress dowager. You must be very clear about how to say some things, you should I don’t need Bengong’s advice, right?”

She slowly took out the handkerchief from her sleeve and spread the pollen on the table.

"This is narcissus pollen..." Lan Ruo glanced down and asked in puzzlement, "Prince Princess, what does this mean?"

"It's nothing interesting, I just heard that Lan Ruo is the best gardener in the palace, so I remembered the time when I vomited because of eating pollen by mistake..."

Lan Ruo's face suddenly turned pale, and she stood up suddenly: "Prince Princess!"

Zhao Xi smiled warmly, "It happened that I saw the clump of narcissus when I passed the Pearl Mirror Hall, so I picked some pollen at random, and wanted to ask Lan Ruo to see if it was the real culprit that caused the vomiting?"

Lan Ruo was taken aback for a moment, she stared at Zhao Xiwei with wide eyes, fine cold sweat broke out on her forehead, she shook her head again and again: "That's not the case..."

Zhao Xiwei put the handkerchief back into his sleeve, and said with a gentle smile, "Aunt Lan Ruo, let's be honest, you are not the only one who knows flowers in this world, and if you meet Ben Gong today, I will give you a chance to speak. If those people with ulterior motives know about it, I’m afraid you won’t be able to speak clearly even with ten thousand mouths.”

(End of this chapter)