It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Seven days later, the three chefs of Mingyue Tower and the boss Mao Hongmao followed the eunuch's chariot to Jinyong City. They all brought their baggage and all the cooking utensils and entered Guangmo Palace with a sad look on their faces. Kneel down in the main hall.

At this time, Guangmo Palace has undergone many new changes. At least the four treasures of the study, desks, bookcases, etc. have been placed, and a few calligraphy and paintings have been hung according to Yang Xianrong's preference, which looks full of culture. Because the place has not been used all year round, there is a musty smell. Yang Xianrong also asked Xian Niang to get a few braziers and put them in the corner, and sprinkled some fragrant powder to smoke them.

Therefore, when Mao Hongmao and others came in, they were very surprised. He knelt on the ground and saw Yang Xianrong walking over with a smile on his face and no sign of being wronged at all.

"A gift to the Supreme Empress." Mao Hongmao took the lead and kowtowed on the ground, doing it quite gracefully.

"Okay, get back on your feet." Yang Xianrong sat down and wiped the sweat from his forehead, "There is a vegetable patch here. Let's see what is better to plant later."

"Who is the Queen?" Mao Hongmao asked cautiously again.

"I don't have much time to spare. Seeing how fat the Supreme Emperor is, I asked him to hoe the ground. By the way, Commander Yuan is also hoeing. Let him work more later."

Mao Hongmao felt relieved when he saw Yang Xianrong smiling happily. "The villain specially brought three cooks to cook delicious food for the Supreme Emperor and the Supreme Queen. They can stay for a while."

"Well, I didn't expect you to come." Yang Xianrong glanced at him again, "It won't affect Mingyue Tower's business, right?"

"It's hard to talk about the impact, because it has been closed recently." Mao Hongmao lowered his head again, "Most restaurants in Luoyang have not opened because of the curfew, and many ingredients cannot be transported in, so there is no way to cook. The Supreme Empress The empress said that I need a little person to cook, and the little person is really happy."

"Okay, go quickly. The emperor will say he is hungry when he comes back later." Yang Xianrong waved his hand and said to the eunuch who passed the order: "Concubine He and Meiren Lin have not been feeling well these days. Go and call Imperial Physician Qin over. Well, it would be best to bring some soothing medicine."

"Yes." The eunuch who passed the order no longer had any temper. The Queen was not difficult to serve at all. She just liked to eat, drink and have fun, and she had no ambition to cause trouble. I'm still young and don't understand the current situation. He thought this in his heart, but he also carried out her requests one by one.

Two days later, Imperial Physician Qin rushed over with most of the people in the Imperial Medical Garden, saying that the weather was hot and he happened to come to Jinyong City to wait on the Emperor to cool down. Yang Xianrong looked at them, and the corners of his mouth twitched. It was only the beginning of spring, and these old guys were thinking of the hot summer. No matter what, I had someone to take care of my meals, someone to take care of me when I was sick, and someone to guard the door, so my life was pretty good. Sima Zhong lost his temper for a few days at first, but Yang Xianrong stood at the door of his dormitory, looked at him with a dark face, and even threw a teacup. Sima Zhong actually didn't say anything anymore and listened to Yang Xianrong's arrangements honestly. Whether it was farming the land or sunbathing outside the palace, he was extremely cooperative.

Zhang Du's injuries were finally mostly healed. Although he couldn't exert force, he was finally able to take care of himself without leaving too many hidden dangers. Zhang Liangzhao temporarily took over Zhang Du's work, and together with Yuan Jianshuo and other Forbidden Army teams, they inspected the inside and outside of Jinyong City to confirm potential safety hazards and repair them as soon as possible.

The news brought by Mao Hongmao was that everyone in the Beijun Mansion had been laid off and was working at their original posts. If you are willing to kneel down in front of Sima Lun and shout "Long live my emperor", you can be rewarded or promoted. But the Beijun Mansion was also surprised, no one followed him. Even Master Wu, who was severely beaten, didn't go.

Li Mingzhe escaped from prison the night before Sima Lun usurped the throne, and many people did not notice that he was missing. Therefore, Mao Hongbin always suspected that there was someone from Sima Lun in the Beijun Mansion, but he never found out.

Later, the news that Li Mingzhe died in front of the Emperor's chariot reached Sima Lun's ears. He was not the least bit sad and did not say anything. Mao Hongbin guessed that Li Mingzhe turned out to be Dianshi and had a large number of defense plans in various places in the Jin Dynasty. It is very likely that he dedicated these defense plans to Sima Lun in order to seek his own immortality. Sima Lun refused to accept anyone who came, and he was naturally happy to be given such important military information, so he made a move in advance to usurp Sima Zhong's throne.

He considered himself a hero, so he wanted to use this status to show off his power in front of Yang Xianrong. Who knew he would be killed like this? He didn't expect it.

"That day, Commander Yuan said that Sima Lun's dog followed the ferret. What did he mean?" Yang Xianrong suddenly remembered this matter. Yuan Jianshuo was arranged by him to hoe the ground with the emperor. He was so exhausted that he had forgotten to offer sacrifices to the sheep for several days. Let's tell the story.

A know-it-all like Mao Hongmao certainly knows this story. He chuckled and said, "The Dog-tailed Marten has a follow-up recently."

When Sima Zhong was in charge of the Jin Dynasty, Sima Lun stole mink coats from the palace and sold them. After being discovered by the imperial army, although he restrained himself a lot, he continued to steal. After all, the minks in the emperor's warehouse are all excellent. Once, after he sold a mink coat worth one thousand gold, someone came to his door and told him that it was not all mink, but that the hem was made of dog hair.

Someone has identified it, and it is indeed true. But Sima Lun refused to admit it and beat him out. However, his reputation as a "dog's tail" has spread. Now that he has obtained the throne, Sima Lun is worried all day long because of his unfair reputation and fear of dissatisfaction among others. In order to win over the courtiers and expand his sphere of influence, he created a large number of civil and military officials, and even gave titles to servants and slaves. The number of first-class executives such as the emperor's attendants, Sanqi, and regular attendants, etc., was generally only 4 in the palace personnel establishment at that time, but when Sima Lun was emperor, there were nearly a hundred people. It’s really a flood of official positions. At that time, it was stipulated that the official uniforms of all senior officials in the palace should be uniform. For example, the hats are decorated with mink tails. Different official positions have different insertion positions. The waiter is inserted on the left, and the regular attendant is inserted on the right. Due to Sima Lun's large-scale promotion of officials, there were not enough mink tails for a while, so they had to use dog tails instead. People made up two folk songs based on this: "If there are not enough mink, the dog's tail will continue." They were used to satirize the court.

Yang Xianrong had a beautiful smile. She looked outside Guangmo Palace. Her second brother Yang Xiankang had walked in quickly. He picked up several roast chickens with bones and said with a smile: "Third sister, how are you? Yes? I heard you have a lot of fun every day, right? I brought you delicious food, come and eat it while it's hot."