food queen

Chapter 440 Crucian Carp Soup (2)
"You two, come with us." The man with the sword in his hand said coldly.

The two people who were drinking and chatting were really taken away without even a chance to snort.So when drinking and chatting in the imperial capital, you still have to keep your mouth shut, otherwise you really don't know when you will be taken away in the next moment.

The big carriage that Han Qian was riding in walked to the entrance of Peony Alley and turned in, and stopped in front of a black painted gate.

Both the coachman and Apple jumped out of the car, one stepped forward to open the black-painted door, and the other stepped forward to pick up the little Tianxin who was wrapped in a thick swaddle in the nurse's hand.

Everyone got out of the car and entered the yard one by one.

Han Qian stood in the yard but was not in a hurry to enter the house. He first looked around and looked around carefully.

This is a very common courtyard with two entrances. Walk in through the black painted gate, turn around a gatehouse and you will find the second gate. The south room behind the gatehouse will be the study room for the children or the male guest’s guest room in the future. Enter the second gate. There are five main rooms, three east and west rooms on both sides, and a veranda from both sides to the backyard. The backyard is a small garden, and there are also east and west rooms on both sides for servants, and then there are five main rooms.

The front is the main hall, the small flower hall and the study room, and the back is the bedroom, warm pavilion, etc.

This layout is very regular and common, nothing special.However, a crooked plum blossom in the yard adds a bit of special charm to the ordinary yard.The flowers are sparse and scattered, and even the fragrance in the air is vague.There is still a little bit of unmelted snow on the strong branches, which complement the snow-white plum blossoms.

"This plum blossom is good." Han Qian said with a smile, "I used to always think that prosperity is good, but now it seems that it may not be so."

Pingguo hurriedly smiled and explained: "The plum blossom was given to the slave by the gardener of the Imperial Garden. At that time, the plum blossom was dying in the Imperial Garden. The gardener Lao Hu was afraid that His Majesty would be angry when he saw it, so he asked someone to transplant it. After taking good care of it for a while, it came back to life, but this year the flowers are so rare."

"Think about it, all the prosperity will eventually lead to loneliness. In fact, such sparse and scattered beauty is much better than the abundance of flowers." Han Qian smiled lightly.

"Oh, when did your mother become so sad? It's cold outside, come in quickly. Go in and have a cup of hot tea first." Pingguo hurriedly helped Han Qian into the room.

Han Qian entered the room and just took a sip of a cup of tea when Sun Defu's voice came from outside the door: "Empress, General Qianye said that I have something to report to my mother."

"Come in and talk about it." Han Qian put down the teacup, frowned and said to Pingguo'er next to him, "I wanted to come out to relax, but who knows, it won't be quiet."

Pingguo bowed and didn't dare to say more.She knew that Qianye's coming in to talk at this time was definitely not a trivial matter.

"Go back to your mother, this subordinate caught two people on the way to your mother." Qianye bowed and replied after entering the door.

"Who?" Han Qian asked with a frown.

"These two people often drink in this tavern. They seem to be two ordinary idlers. In fact, they record the time when Apple comes out of the palace every time, and use this to guess the behavior of the empress in the palace. Today is just right. When the subordinates saw them there again, they brought them back for questioning because they were afraid that they would spoil the empress's affairs."

"What's the result of the inquiry?" Han Qian asked.

"These two people are from Princess Jialan's mansion. They are ordered by Princess Jialan to squat here every day. The purpose is to grasp Apple's every move and then look for opportunities."

"What opportunities are you looking for?!" Apple frowned and asked, "What opportunities can you find in me?"

Qianye snorted softly: "It's hard to say, their people can't enter the palace, and they can't find out what's going on in Fengzhang Palace, so they have to make a fuss about Pingguo'er."

"Princess Jialan..." Han Qian tapped lightly on the table next to her with her fingers, frowning and did not speak.

Qianye clasped his hands again, and said in a low voice: "Go back to your mother, there are always ministers coming and going in Princess Jialan's mansion, Lu Haoran's son, Luan Tangfeng, the eldest son of the Guanglu Temple doctor's family, and others are regular visitors .Luan Tangfeng and Shao Junwen wear a pair of pants, so these people are now in collusion."

Han Qian knew about this a long time ago, but he just didn't care about it.

In her opinion, it is a state matter that the eldest princess has a close personal relationship with the ministers, and state affairs are not something that the empress should worry about, it is the emperor's duty.It has always been her principle that the harem does not interfere in political affairs.

However, today these people turned their calculations on their own heads again...

"It seems that it has something to do with the beauty pageant in the harem." Han Qian looked up at Qianye and said.

"Yes, the few people Princess Jialan is in close contact with are the families of the previous five beauties. The Shao family, the Gao family, as well as the Dingbeihou's mansion and the Luan family."

"What can they do together?" Han Qian asked Qianye.

Qianye thought for a while, then bowed and replied, "Subordinate...don't know."

"Will the empress be abolished?" Han Qian asked.

Qianye was startled, and quickly knelt down: "Don't worry, empress, Your Majesty will never agree to this matter."

Han Qian thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Forget it, don't worry about it. I came out today to play, not to listen to these unhappy things. Here, let's take a look at this yard first, and then think about your problems." How will the wedding be held, and then... shall we find He Zhenzhen to have a meal?"

Pingguoer hurriedly said: "My lady, if you want to eat meals that are suitable for mothers and daughters, the servants can ask someone to fetch them to cook for you. Anyway, there are everything in the kitchen..."

"Then how can it be the same? Besides, if you bring someone here for her small business, her shop will have to close for a day, which will delay her making money?" Han Qian smiled and glanced at the nanny who was holding Tianxin, and then He smiled and said, "Hurry up and change your clothes, you can't wear such brocade to eat farm meals?"

"Your Majesty, we really..."

Han Qian smiled and said, "Of course! The farm food is as good as the farm food, but the imperial dining room in the palace doesn't know how to do it. They like to work hard, but some meals have to be rough to taste. Quick, change clothes, let's go eat delicious food."

The nanny turned to look at Pingguo'er and Xiangcheng again, and Pingguo'er could only shake her head helplessly.

So Qianye tactfully retreated out, and the people in the room began to change their clothes and dress up.

Han Qian came prepared, this time she came out without any expensive jewelry on her body, now she changed out the clothes she wore in the palace, opened her bun and tied it into a simple woman's bun again, using a simple Pin the silver hairpin.The only decorations on the whole body are the silver hairpin with peony flower head and a silver bracelet on the hand.

Zhenzhen Farmhouse Health Vegetable Restaurant is not located on a bustling street, but on a secluded street.

This time, Han Qian came to change to a small carriage, and she and Tianxin's nanny were the only ones in the carriage, Qianye was acting as the coachman, and Xiangcheng and Pingguoer sat on the outside of the carriage.The two empresses' close-fitting court ladies in calico clothes don't have any grandeur at the moment, they are completely the maids of two ordinary well-to-do families.

(End of this chapter)