Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1588 Untitled
As Ye Mingsheng explained, the dishes from the imperial kitchen were brought in front of Ye Mingsheng. Ye Mingsheng took a closer look and was immediately very surprised. If he was not mistaken, it seemed to be a squirrel fish, a Dongpo pork, a lion's head, and there seemed to be fried lamb skewers, etc.

After taking a look at these delicious dishes, Ye Mingsheng looked at Ye Cui with some confusion.

Feeling her son's gaze, Ye Cui also said with a smile:

"Mingsheng, aren't these your favorite dishes? Try them and see how they taste."

Although he didn't know what his mother, who had always been a Buddhist and vegetarian, was planning, Ye Mingsheng hesitated and picked up the chopsticks before reaching for the squirrel fish.

When the chopsticks touched the squirrel fish, Ye Mingsheng felt that the touch was different, but he couldn't tell exactly how it was different. However, Ye Mingsheng didn't care too much and immediately put the "fish meat" into his mouth.

Ye Mingsheng felt something different when he entered the dish, and then looked at the squirrel fish with some confusion.

The taste of this dish is the same as squirrel fish, the same sweet and sour taste, but this dish is not made of fish. The texture when you put it in your mouth is not like the texture of fish, but rather like the texture of eggplant.

After carefully observing the squirrel fish, Ye Mingsheng asked in surprise:
"Mom! Is this dish made of eggplant?"

Facing Ye Mingsheng's question, Ye Cui did not give an answer, but pointed to the delicious Dongpo pork and said:

"Mingsheng, try this again! See if it suits your taste!"

With the previous experience of the squirrel fish in mind, Ye Mingsheng observed carefully for a while before picking up the chopsticks.

This time, before the entrance, Ye Mingsheng discovered the clue and said:
"The fat on it seems to be made of winter melon?"

“Mingsheng, try it and see how it tastes…”

Ye Mingsheng put the dish into his mouth and nodded:
“The food is good and delicious!”

After saying that, Ye Mingsheng curiously picked up a piece of "lean meat" from the bottom with chopsticks and put it into his mouth, then said with some surprise:
“This is actually made of mushrooms?”

Ye Cui smiled and nodded and said:
"These are all vegetarian dishes! In order to let me eat better, Miaoyi specially found a chef who specializes in vegetarian dishes for me, and asked him to make vegetarian food for me on weekdays. Among all your concubines, Mingsheng, Miaoyi is the most filial and thoughtful!"

Hearing what Ye Cui said, An Miaoyi also hurriedly said:

"Mom! This is what a daughter-in-law should do!"

Upon seeing this, Ye Mingsheng also praised An Miaoyi and then started to eat. He was really hungry. Although these vegetarian dishes looked very similar to the originals, there was still a big difference in taste from the originals. They were not unpalatable, but not delicious either!
If it were normal times, Ye Mingsheng would just try a few bites of something new, but today was different. Ye Mingsheng was already hungry when he returned to the palace, and now he had been waiting for such a long time, he was really starving, so he immediately started to devour everything in his possession, holding the bowl and drinking it in big mouthfuls!

Seeing Ye Mingsheng eating like this, the other three people at the table couldn't help laughing. An Miaoyi and Jingren didn't dare to say anything. Only Ye Cui spoke up:
"Mingsheng, eat slowly! Didn't you have lunch this afternoon?"

Ye Mingsheng swallowed the mushrooms and winter melon in his mouth, and then said:
"I had lunch in a small town. Seeing the drought, I didn't have much appetite, so I only ate a little. So I was quite hungry when I came back today!"

Ye Cui said with some distress:
"It's not raining, Mingsheng, don't take it too seriously. You still have to take care of yourself..."

"Mom! Don't worry! I will definitely take care of myself!"

After saying that, Ye Mingsheng picked up the bowl and started to eat with big mouthfuls. After nearly two cups of tea, Ye Mingsheng stopped, took the towel from the maid beside him and wiped the oil stains on his mouth. Looking at Jingren who was surprised, Ye Mingsheng said with some self-mockery:
"Jingren, your father has bad table manners, so don't learn from me in this regard!"

Hearing Ye Mingsheng say this, Jingren blinked and said:

"Dad, I see those imperial guards in the palace, they eat as fast as you do!"

Seeing Jingren talking about this, Ye Mingsheng also said with a smile:

"Do you know why we eat so fast?"

"do not know!"

"Many of our Daqian Imperial Guards are soldiers who have performed well in the front-line troops. Many of them have been through many battles and have rich combat and military experience. Eating fast is also part of this experience!"

"Jingren, think about it. During wartime, the army may face combat at any time. Especially during the march, the enemy may attack at any time. When people are eating, drinking, defecating and urinating, your vigilance will inevitably decrease. Therefore, you must eat quickly. Only by eating as soon as possible can you better maintain vigilance..."

"Besides fighting, although we can have enough food in the army, some good dishes, especially some meat dishes, are limited. For example, when I was in Luoan, there was a meat dish in the barracks, chicken stewed with potatoes. We could eat this dish about once a month, which was considered to improve our food!"

"So everyone was looking forward to this dish. When the fireman cooked it, everyone ate faster than the other because if there was some leftover, you could get a second helping!"

Jingren was a little surprised when he heard this and said:
"Wow! Eating fast actually has so many benefits! I will eat faster from now on!"

Ye Mingsheng waved his hand and said:
"Jingren, don't do this!"

"Eating so fast is not good for the human body. You should chew slowly so that you can digest better!"

"We were soldiers at that time. We did this to have a better chance of survival on the battlefield and to eat better!"

"You are the prince! That's different! You have to pay attention to your manners! Your father and I were soldiers, and some things can't be changed. If you are a little hungry, your true nature will be revealed!"

After dinner, the family chatted for a while. Seeing that Ye Cui seemed a little tired, Ye Mingsheng took An Miaoyi Jingren away.

After leaving Ye Cui's bedroom, Ye Mingsheng wanted to take a bath and then go to bed quickly so that he could start work early tomorrow. Because he was out for inspection today, he had not done some of the memorials that he was supposed to approve today, so he had to get them out as soon as possible tomorrow...
Just when Ye Mingsheng was thinking about parting with An Miaoyi and Jingren, An Miaoyi asked:
"Your Majesty, where are you going to rest tonight?"

Ye Mingsheng was startled when he heard this. He had already made plans, but he hesitated when he felt An Miaoyi's eyes. Ye Mingsheng knew that although An Miaoyi asked him on the surface, she actually wanted him to go to her place. Ye Mingsheng wanted to refuse, but then he thought that An Miaoyi had asked him so actively. If he refused, it would be too disrespectful!

But today Ye Mingsheng had been running outside all day and was really tired. He really wanted to go to bed early. Despite the adversity, he, Ye, was now a middle-aged man of 35, not a young man of 25 or 26.

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng also said tactfully:

"I'm a little tired today, I want to go to bed and rest early!"

Hearing Ye Mingsheng say this, An Miaoyi also understood Ye Mingsheng's subtext, and her eyes became a little resentful for a moment, but she still said tactfully:

"Then your majesty, I will take Jingren with me and take my leave first!"

"it is good!"

After seeing An Miaoyi off, Ye Mingsheng went to take a bath as planned. After a simple wash, Ye Mingsheng felt his thighs a little sore. At first, Ye Mingsheng didn't care too much and continued to steam in the sauna room for a while.

But just when Ye Mingsheng left the sauna and returned to the bedroom to prepare for bed, he felt a severe pain in his thigh.

Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng hesitated for a moment, then called a little palace maid and instructed:
"Go find Concubine Pei! Ask her to take her medicine box..."

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At one o'clock in the morning, when it was late at night and everyone was asleep, An Miaoyi tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. Since she couldn't fall asleep, An Miaoyi simply gave up. She immediately called over Nanny Wang, who was serving her, and asked her to find her favorite novel, thinking that she would fall asleep after reading the novel for a while until she got tired.

However, when Nanny Wang brought the novel and kerosene lamp over, An Miaoyi saw a hint of hesitation on Nanny Wang's face.

Seeing this, An Miaoyi was also a little confused and immediately asked:
"Madame Wang, what can I do for you?"

Hearing An Miaoyi's question, Nanny Wang stammered:
"My lady, there is something I don't know whether I should tell you!"

As soon as these words came out, An Miaoyi directly ordered:
"Say!"

"Just now, several palace maids saw His Majesty looking for Concubine Pei, and it is said that Concubine Pei held His Majesty in her arms and sang nursery rhymes to coax him to sleep!"

An Miaoyi was stunned when she heard this. She said in disbelief:

"Your Majesty called Concubine Pei over, and then Concubine Pei held Your Majesty in the room and sang to him to coax him to sleep!"

Before Nanny Wang could finish her words, An Miaoyi suddenly jumped up, grabbed a glass on the bedside table and smashed it to the ground!
Nanny Wang was also shocked when she saw this, and immediately knelt down and said:
"Your Majesty, this is none of my business! This was also reported by the people below..."

"shut up!"

Seeing An Miaoyi's furious expression, Nanny Wang knelt on the ground and trembled, regretting deeply in her heart why she reported the matter to An Miaoyi.

An Miaoyi didn't care about Nanny Wang and started to curse immediately:
"Ye Mingsheng, you bastard, you have no shame. How old are you? You still let people sing nursery rhymes to you and hold you in their arms while you sleep. You really have no shame!"

"Your son is already so old, and you still do this! How could you do such a shameless thing!"

"Just go and have sex with that bitch from East Island! Sooner or later you will die at her hands!"

"You shameless thing!"

As she spoke, tears began to flow unconsciously on An Miaoyi's face. In the past, Su Ri'an knew that Ye Mingsheng doted on Pei Zhixiu, but she never thought that Ye Mingsheng could do this!
I just told myself that I was very tired from the inspection today and wanted to go to bed early, but then you went and called that bitch from Dongdao over!

What's so good about that bitch that you're so obsessed with her?
The Inspectorate is really a bunch of losers, why didn’t they kill that bitch back then?
This bitch has been played with countless times in Dongdao, but you, Ye Mingsheng, still treat her like a treasure!

Thinking of this, An Miaoyi felt more aggrieved and irritated. I took care of the elderly and children for you, and you were just taking care of yourself, flirting with others, and even asking people to sing nursery rhymes to you and hold you in their arms as they slept!

How come you, Ye Mingsheng, have such a lively life and are so good at having fun?
Thinking of this, An Miaoyi also had an impulse in her heart. As the Queen of Daqian, she must not endure such humiliation. She wanted to confront Ye Mingsheng and let the entire Daqian court know what kind of person this Concubine Pei was...

An Miaoyi was already angry, and this thought was becoming stronger and stronger!

The furious Queen Daqian no longer hesitated and immediately put on her clothes. She wanted to have a good talk with Ye Mingsheng!

Just as An Miaoyi started to put on her clothes and prepare to go out, Qi Qige also rushed over. Seeing An Miaoyi who was somewhat overwhelmed by anger, Qi Qige also hurriedly asked:
"My lady, what happened that made you so angry?"

"That witch from East Island has bewitched Your Majesty! I'm going to clear out the emperor's entourage!"

When An Miaoyi said this, Qiqige was also startled and quickly reminded:
"Calm down, my lady! You can't say that!"

"Why can't I say it? I'm the Queen of Daqian, I'm the mother of a country! This shameless bastard has bullied me to death in my life, I can't let him bully me anymore!"

Although she didn't know what happened, seeing An Miaoyi's emotions so out of control gave Qiqige a headache, but she still advised her master in her heart and asked what had happened.

After hearing the whole story, Qiqige was also very surprised!
At this time, An Miaoyi was still preaching indignantly:
"I finally took the initiative for once, and it would have been fine if he rejected me, but he even brought that bitch over! Qiqige, what do you think of this bastard? Did he bully me?"

Seeing the always strong master looking so aggrieved, Qiqige immediately felt pity for him and said:
"Your Majesty, things may not be what you think! His Majesty is not that kind of person!"

"Humph! He is not that kind of person. Is he that kind of person?"

"I've been with him for so many years, I know him best what kind of person he is. He's heartless and will abandon you after having sex with you. He's just that kind of bastard. It's really blind of God that a bastard like him can rule the world..."