Under the Empress Dowager, all members will be King

Chapter 142 The First Prince's Sense of Taste
Because there was nothing to do, and the weather was getting hotter day by day, the number of concubines who came to the Palace of Compassion and Peace gradually decreased.

Concubine Zhen was leaning on the chair, holding a book called Ziyuan Secret Realm in her hand, flipping through it quietly. Gu Yingxia was sitting on the coffee table with her chin resting on her back, and the sound of flipping through the book could be heard from time to time in her ears.

Gu Yingxia asked: "Meng Jun, please put down your book and stay with me."

Concubine Xian then put down her book, sat next to Gu Yingxia, took off her armor and peeled melon seeds for her.

Gu Yingxia's mouth was swollen, and she ate deliciously.

"Meng Jun, tell me a story."

"What story do you want to hear?"

"Just the book you read just now."

Concubine Xian then added fuel and jealousy, and told the story vividly.

"Once upon a time there was a woodcutter passing a small river, and suddenly his ax fell into the river."

"And then?" Gu Yingxia continued to ask.

"Then a river spirit jumped out of the river, and the river spirit asked, young woodcutter, did you drop this golden ax or this silver axe."

Concubine Xian gathered herself together and told the story, Gu Yingxia listened very carefully.

"The woodcutter replied, what I dropped was an iron axe. In order to reward the woodcutter for his honesty, He Ling returned the gold ax to the woodcutter."

After listening to it, Gu Yingxia was thoughtful and deeply doubted the authenticity of the story.

Xiaoyu replied innocently, "I also want to be an honest person."

Ah Qing said: "Which river does He Ling live in? The golden ax must be very heavy, and the silver ax must not be light. In addition, the woodcutter is carrying firewood on his shoulders. A bundle of firewood plus three axes, the woodcutter's strength Is it that big?"

Gu Yingxia also expressed her opinion, "Impossible, it is impossible for He Ling to exist."

"If He Ling catches someone and gives him a golden axe, these people in our palace will need the support of the common people, so why not just go to He Ling and ask for gold."

The two talked louder and louder, and finally almost quarreled.

At this time, the eldest prince came to deliver orchids to Concubine Xian. He saw the exquisite pastries on the table. Ah Qing saw that he was hungry, so she brought him some pastries.

The eldest prince was enjoying eating the cakes, and after a cup of tea, the cakes on the table were all cleaned up.

The eldest prince ate on his own, without feeling the hot eyes of the two concubines Zhenxian at all.

As soon as the eyes of the two met, they immediately understood each other's meaning.

God, earth, the two of them have made so many pastries, but no one cares about them, and today they finally met someone who knows the goods.

As a result, the extinguished flame in the hearts of the two began to burn again.

The two regained their confidence and set about researching new recipes.

Gu Yinwei held a letter in his hand, and Xun He's letter said that strange things were happening around the imperial tomb, and at night, he heard the roar of wild animals for no reason, and all the guards around the tomb were panicked.

Gu Yinwei intends to say goodbye to Zhu Dunyi, and then go to the imperial tomb.

Before leaving, Zhenxian and the two concubines came to ask Gu Yinwei to issue an order. They wanted two exit tokens so that they could leave the palace at any time.

"What are you doing out of the palace?"

"Mengjun and I plan to open a shop and buy some pastries, fruits, candied fruit, sweet tea and other small things."

Gu Yinwei waved his hand and wrote a letter. When the letter was delivered to Zhu Dunyi, Zhu Dunyi personally came to present the token.

"Is the queen mother going out of the palace?"

"Xun He sent a letter saying that something happened to the imperial tomb. The Ai family plans to take Chu Chu and Bian Tao to have a look. If the matter is really difficult, the Ai family plans to live near the imperial tomb first."

"My mother's journey is smooth, but wherever it is useful for my son and minister, my mother will just order it."

Gu Yinwei talked with Zhu Dunyi for a while, and the two concubines Zhenxian came to get the token. During the four people's conversation, Gu Yingxia accidentally mentioned that the eldest prince likes to eat the cakes they made.

Zhu Dunyi realized later: "The eldest prince seems to have a different taste."

After Gu Yinwei listened, she reminded Zhu Dunyi, "Find an imperial doctor to show him, maybe there is something wrong with his sense of taste."

Zhu Dunyi was thoughtful, and seemed to agree with Gu Yinwei's words.

Gu Yingxia retorted loudly, "Nonsense, how could the First Prince have a problem with his sense of taste? His sense of taste is very good. He loves the pastries made by Bengong the most."

When she spoke, it was like setting off firecrackers. She said a lot, and she didn't accept other people's rebuttals, and she didn't allow others to question her.

Concubine Xian was the first to react, "Perhaps the eldest prince really has a problem with his sense of taste. Just think about it, no one in the entire Compassion Palace likes to eat our cakes."

Gu Yingxia and Gu Mengjun couldn't get on with each other, Gu Yinwei immediately took Chu Chu and Wan Tao to leave, and Zhu Dunyi also left with an excuse.

Zhu Dunyi returned to Qianqing Palace, sitting alone in a chair in a daze, Shuangxi called the imperial doctor, and then called the eldest prince.

In order not to hurt the First Prince, this taste test was conducted in secret.

"Xuanqing, would you like to try whether the dishes made by the Imperial Dining Room are spicy or not? I've been a little angry recently, and my tongue is a bit dull."

Xuanqing was the first prince's name. When the first prince heard Zhu Dunyi calling him, he knelt down on the ground, picked up a dish with chopsticks, and put it in his mouth.

"Father, these three dishes are a bit spicy."

As soon as Zhu Xuanqing's words came out of his mouth, Zhu Dunyi knew that his son had indeed lost his sense of taste.

The Eldest Prince is already six years old, if the Empress Dowager hadn't reminded him, he, the father, might not have known that his son had lost his sense of taste.

Ever since Zhu Xuanqing arrived at Huayi Palace, his sense of taste has gradually disappeared. The concubine mother is pregnant and takes care of him flawlessly, and he doesn't want to cause trouble for Concubine Chen.

And without a sense of taste, he will not be greedy for food, nor will he be greedy for drinks, and he can control his diet well.

Concubine Chen ran over in a hurry, her face was covered with tears, and she looked remorseful.

"Your Majesty, the concubine is guilty, and the concubine failed to take good care of the eldest prince."

Zhu Dunyi was very regretful, he really didn't care enough about the eldest prince.

The eldest prince stepped forward and raised his sleeves to wipe away tears for Concubine Chen, "Mrs. Chen, it's none of Mrs. Chen's business if I don't live up to my expectations."

The eldest prince was worried that Zhu Dunyi would blame him, so he knelt down and kowtowed to plead for mercy.

"Father, this son is weak, and his loss of taste has nothing to do with Mrs. Chen, I beg Father not to send this son back to the Hall of Good Night."

"Good Night Palace, with your mother and concubine, why don't you want to go back?"

"There is a mother and concubine in Liangxiao Palace, but the mother and concubine not only have one son, Erchen, but also a second brother will be born in the future. It is impossible for the mother and concubine to take care of the two children alone. Erchen has grown up and knows how to take care of himself. "

When the eldest prince was speaking, Concubine Xi happened to come in. Hearing what the eldest prince said, she felt cold all over.

"Even though Concubine Chen is not the biological mother of the child minister, the minister feels that the kindness of nurturing is beyond heaven. Once the concubine Chen has raised the child minister, the minister must know the kindness and repay it."

"Father has also been raised by the empress dowager, I think father can understand the mood of my son."

"In this case, you will continue to live in Huayi Palace, and I will spread the bulletin to find a good doctor for you, so as to cure your sense of taste as soon as possible."

"My son, thank you father and emperor."

"Okay, Concubine Chen, don't cry, I won't pursue your fault, you two go down, I want to have a good rest."

(End of this chapter)