I traveled with them to the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 75 Six time travelers gathered together

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The imperial palace of the Zhao Song Dynasty was originally the office of the Xuanwu Jiedushi of the Tang Dynasty. It was built as a palace city by the Later Liang Dynasty and expanded in the early Song Dynasty.

The imperial palace is located in the center, adopting a central axis symmetry and a chessboard layout. It is more than seven miles in circumference and is a rectangle that is shorter in the east and west and longer in the north and south.

There are six gates on the four sides of the palace, three of which are on the south wall. The main gate on the south is Xuande Gate. In front of Xuande Gate is an imperial street over 200 steps wide, with imperial corridors on both sides, forks in the middle of the road, and imperial ditches planted with peach, plum, lotus and lotus trees.

Zhang Chun, Li Lin, Ye Shiyun and Yuan Qingcheng each rode in a sedan chair, following Zhao Ya's sedan chair, and came to Funing Palace from Cide Palace through Xuande Gate.

This was the first time the four girls had walked out of Cide Palace since they had traveled through time. They were nervous and excited, with a bit of uneasiness and anxiety.

Along the way, towering palace walls, vermilion and gold interplaying brilliantly, each brick and tile speaks of the imperial majesty and the passage of time. A gentle spring breeze brings bursts of floral fragrance, yet also seems to carry subtle hints of palace secrets.

Zhang Chun looked around in the sedan chair for a while and shook his head: "The Northern Song Dynasty's imperial palace is indeed the smallest in history. It can't be compared with the Forbidden City at all."

Li Lin was in no mood to look around the palace. Her mind was full of thoughts: "I've finally gotten to Zhao Ya's side. How can I show him my military talents?"

Ye Shiyun looked like she was on a trip, looking here and there, and seemed to be in a good mood.

Yuan Qingcheng was the most nervous among the girls!
On the one hand, Yuan Qingcheng was worried that Zhao Ya was impatient and would sleep with her without giving her time to adapt.

On the other hand, the abilities of the other women can all produce immediate results, but what she knows requires both luck and time. Perhaps there will be no good results for ten or eight years. She is very worried whether Zhao Ya can have such good patience and continue to invest in her?
"I'd rather not apply for agriculture as my specialty. If I apply for cooking, I won't have to worry about Zhao Ya giving up on me because he won't see any results in the long run."

"But I've traveled through time, so it would be a bit of a shame to cook in a different place, right?"

"Besides, what chef can become famous forever? The reason I started making food videos was because my dream couldn't support my life..."

When they arrived in front of Funing Palace, Zhao Ya was the first to get off the sedan chair, and the four women followed suit.

Afterwards, Zhao Ya took the four girls to a side hall.

Not only were sumptuous refreshments prepared here, but Ma Xiaojiao had also been waiting for the four girls here for a long time.

At this point, the six time travelers finally gathered together.

Seeing Ma Xiaojiao again, the four girls were very excited, a bit like "fellow villagers meeting, eyes full of tears".

Zhang Chun, who is most sensitive to breasts, soon discovered that Ma Xiaojiao's breasts have grown bigger, and now they look a bit like "Big Lei Jiao". She looked at Ma Xiaojiao's lower abdomen and found that it was already quite big.

Even though Zhang Chun had been the one who facilitated this, she still felt a little fed up! She was really envious and even jealous of Ma Xiaojiao.

While Zhao Ya was talking to Liang Shicheng, Li Lin lowered her voice and asked, "Jiaojiao, now that you're in the palace, what about your research?"

"The emperor has ordered all my things to be moved into the Qincan Palace, and all my researchers have also entered the palace." Ma Xiaojiao said with a smile.

In order to show diligence, thriftiness, love for the people and emphasis on farming, the Zhao Song Dynasty set up the Guanjia Hall and the Qincan Palace in the imperial palace.

These two palaces are usually not used and are only used on special days. Therefore, Zhao Ya gave the Silkworm Palace to Ma Xiaojiao, which also made it easier for Ma Xiaojiao to improve the loom.

"By the way, the government has given Guanjia Palace to you. We will be neighbors from now on." Ma Xiaojiao said to Yuan Qingcheng.

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Yuan Qingcheng didn't quite understand what Ma Xiaojiao meant.

"The government has given you the Guanjia Palace as a research laboratory, and has also asked you to recruit agricultural talents from across the country and collect seeds and seedlings of various grains, vegetables and fruits. Now everything is almost ready, and you can start your own research." Ma Xiaojiao explained.

At this time, Zhao Ya came over and took the initiative to say: "The Guanjia Palace is too small to teach you to show your skills. You should make preparations here first. After some time, I will have someone mark out the area east of Jinglong Gate, west of Fengqiu Gate, north of Donghua Gate, and south of Jinglong River for you to use..."

Yuan Qingcheng had no idea where Zhao Ya had given her, and Zhang Chun, who was not far away, almost popped his eyes out. Seeing Zhang Chun's strangeness, Li Lin whispered to Zhang Chun, "What's wrong with you?"

Zhang Chun, who was a little reluctant to speak out, turned his head and whispered in Li Lin's ear: "Zhao Ya gave Genyue Wansui Mountain to Qingcheng."

"What is Genyue Wansui Mountain?" Li Lin didn't understand.

Zhang Chun rolled her eyes and thought to herself, "Sister, you don't understand history, but at least you have some common sense."

Shaking his head secretly, Zhang Chun lowered his voice into Li Lin's ear and said, "The Flower and Stone Gang that Yang Zhi lost in "Water Margin" and the Flower and Stone Gang that forced Fang La and the people of Southeast China to rebel were all used to build this garden."

Li Lin finally realized what was happening. She quickly whispered in Zhang Chun's ear, "Are you saying that Zhao Ya gave Qingcheng the land where Zhao Ji built the Wansui Mountain to build an agricultural research base?"

Zhang Chun nodded.

After receiving Zhang Chun's confirmation, Li Lin looked at Zhao Ya and said, "Zhao Ji built a garden, and you built an agricultural research base. You are indeed worlds apart. We chose you to replace Zhao Ji as the emperor. We definitely made the right choice. You will definitely help us realize our dream."

Over there, seeing Zhao Ya supporting her so much, Yuan Qingcheng felt relieved but also under great pressure. She thought to herself: "Zhao Ya supports me so much, if I can't make any achievements in the future, it would be too unreasonable, right?"

Soon, a eunuch brought in a large copper pot, and palace maids brought in a lot of mutton, seafood, and vegetables.

'hot pot!!!'

Li Lin, Ye Shiyun and Yuan Qingcheng were very surprised.

After a while, Ye Shiyun took advantage of Zhao Ya's departure and asked Ma Xiaojiao, "Did you teach her?"

Zhang Chunyi said, "Antique soups similar to hot pot already exist in this era. Jiaojiao must have just improved it."

Ma Xiaojiao nodded. "Sister Chun is right. Antique soup is very similar to hot pot. The first time I ate it, I told the emperor that it would be even better if cooked in a copper pot. I also wanted to cut the mutton into thin slices. In short, I just brought the hot pot set over. The next day, the emperor had someone make this copper pot, and now I can eat a decent hot pot."

After hearing Ma Xiaojiao's boasting, the four girls realized that Ma Xiaojiao was living an extremely happy life with Zhao Ya.

Then think about the days the four of them spent in Cide Palace.

The four girls felt a little jealous.

If they had known how comfortable it would be to be with Zhao Ya, they would have competed for the position of teaching palace maids. Sooner or later they would be slept with by Zhao Ya anyway, so what would it matter if it was a few months earlier?
Ma Xiaojiao asked the four girls to sit down and complained, "It's a pity there's no chili and not enough seasoning. You guys just have to make do with it."

Ma Xiaojiao turned to Yuan Qingcheng and said, "Qingcheng, you have to work hard. Whether we can eat authentic hot pot depends entirely on you."

Zhang Chun rolled his eyes. "Chili peppers are grown in Latin America. There are no seedlings. How do you expect her to grow them?"

At this time, Zhao Ya, who happened to have returned, deliberately asked: "Where is Latin America? I sent someone to find this pepper."

Li Lin was vague: "Latin America is thousands of miles away, separated by mountains and seas. It cannot be reached by ordinary boats or cars. It requires a treasure ship or a large warship to get there."

Zhao Ya said nonchalantly, "Then let's build a huge treasure ship."

The five women didn't think there was anything wrong with what Zhao Ya said. They were time travelers, and Zhao Ya was the emperor. What could they not accomplish?
Ye Shiyun urged from the side: "The meat is getting old."

Zhao Ya said, "Let's eat."

The five women enthusiastically ate mutton hotpot for a while, and Zhao Ya said, "You five are all extraordinary people. What can you teach me to help me rule the world?"

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(End of this chapter)