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Chapter 95 Behind the Miscarriage Case (5)
After finishing speaking, she looked at the slightly gray sky. According to the time, it is only time to light the lanterns. If the dinner is served according to the rules, it should take a while before the dinner is ready, but the Empress Dowager Gao is giving the banquet, so you can't arrive too early , You can’t arrive on time, let alone be late.

In order to prevent Empress Dowager Gao from finding fault with her, Li Qianlan smelled the clothes on her body that were stinking from the cold palace, then looked at Qiu Yun, and confessed very seriously: "You go to the Dexuan Hall to report first, and then Said, this palace is busy arranging the empress's wedding hall, just came back, all in a mess, wash up and go there immediately."

Xiaoxue waited for Li Qianlan to bathe and dress, and Qiu Yun came back soon. Her expression was much calmer than before: "The queen mother knows that the empress is busy with the emperor's wedding these days. She said that the empress will go there after she is busy. Don't worry, so as not to hurt you." god!"

"Hmm." The more kind and polite Li Qianlan was, the more she had to be on guard, because she knew that Empress Dowager Gao was not a kind person at all!
When her hair was dry, Xiaoxue combed a peony bun for Li Qianlan, with a dotted emerald silk phoenix hairpin on it, and small golden flowers on each of the flower shapes on the side. There are not many flower decorations. It turned out to be extraordinarily decent, Li Qianlan liked it very much, and praised Xiaoxue's dexterity, Xiaoxue smiled embarrassedly, and asked: "My lady, what clothes do you want to wear today?"

The summer is slowly passing by, and the night after a thunderstorm, the air can no longer feel the sweltering heat of summer, but can smell a little bit of coolness when autumn is approaching. Li Qianlan thought about it and chose Putting on a new dress with flowers sweeping the floor, she straightened her dress in front of the bronze mirror, added some red lips, and put a jade bracelet on her hand. When she saw her hand, she couldn't help thinking of Sapphire Lin in the cold palace. , Thinking of the miscarriage case, thinking of Emperor Ying, her mood that had just been relaxed suddenly became heavy and depressed again.

Emperor Ying should be having a good time in Baihua Palace right now!Does she need to pity and cherish this kind of man!He is the enemy of the Li family! ...

Thinking of this, Li Qianlan put her mind back, no longer thinking about it, let alone feeling sad about the past for Emperor Ying, she led Qiu Yun, Chen Jinghua and other people out of the Jingyang Palace in a mighty way.

The Dexuan Palace was brightly lit, and the maids and eunuchs stood around, but they were extremely neat. Looking around, no matter how Li Qianlan looked at it, she felt that the palace people here were much more disciplined than those in the Jingyang Palace.

Seeing Li Qianlan coming in, Lin Shanggong greeted her first, and greeted her with a smile on his face: "I have seen Concubine Shu!"

"Lin Shanggong doesn't need to be too polite. Get up quickly!" Li Qianlan stretched out her hand to help her, and asked with a smile: "Where's the Queen Mother?"

"The Empress Dowager is waiting for the empress inside. As soon as the empress arrives, the meal can be served!" Lin Shanggong smiled very sweetly today, and after speaking, he led the way and led Li Qianlan into the hall.

There is nothing to be courteous, adultery or robbery, Li Qianlan has to guard against Empress Dowager Gao, but also has to guard against Lin Shanggong, because no matter how good Lin Shanggong is, she must belong to Empress Dowager Gao!
Slowly kicking up the steps and entering the main hall, one can see from a distance at a glance that in a luxuriously decorated hall, the Empress Dowager Gao sits upright on top, still refreshed, wrapped in luxurious clothes, and the luxurious double phoenix golden steps on her head are swaying in the orange. Under the illumination of the color candle lamp, the dazzling golden light was reflected, Li Qianlan couldn't help squinting, and went forward to greet the Empress Dowager Gao: "The concubine is late, please punish the Empress Dowager!"

Empress Dowager Gao was very polite, and as soon as she raised her hand, a court lady put a chair on it.

As soon as Li Qianlan was ordered to sit down, she heard the Empress Dowager Gao say in a pleasant manner: "The emperor's wedding is coming soon, and Ai's family can't help with much work. These days, you have to take care of all the big and small things in the harem all by yourself. Quite a few, it's too late for the Ai family to feel distressed, what punishment is there to talk about!"

"This is the job of a concubine, how dare you say the word 'involvement'." Li Qianlan smiled slightly, and replied: "Princess Eketa, knowledgeable and reasonable, with a docile personality, after marrying into our dynasty, she will be able to rule the sixth palace. Yi Tianxia, ​​if Princess Eketa can live safely in the harem, it will be the blessing of the six palaces!"

Empress Dowager Gao, an old fox, has never done business at a loss. Today, she invited Li Qianlan over to discuss something. When she heard Li Qianlan's answer so well, she naturally showed a look of joy, and praised softly: "No wonder Your Majesty likes you, and being able to stay in the Jingyang Palace for more than a month, the more you look at it, the more you like it, and the more you get along, the more likable you are." After speaking, he sighed slightly, and then said: "If Concubine Wu is half as good as you Being considerate, the emperor won't ground her at this juncture. But that's fine!"

good what good?Fortunately, you can temporarily seize power and suppress the harem!Li Qianlan pretended not to understand the deep meaning, she remained calm and answered a decent sentence with a smile.

Empress Dowager Gao said again: "Now that you are busy and serve the emperor, your body is not just your own. You have to take good care of it so that you can give birth to an heir and comfort the sky."

Give birth to an heir?To comfort Tianyan?Li Qianlan secretly despised her in her heart, but still tilted her head slightly, pretending to be shy: "Every word of the queen mother is true, and my concubine will definitely keep it in mind, and I will never dare to be negligent or careless."

After Empress Dowager Gao finished speaking, Zhong Shanggong stepped forward to ask for instructions: "Empress Dowager, it's getting late, do you want to order dinner?"

"Biography." Empress Dowager Gao smiled and stood up: "Concubine Shu is busy these days, it's really hard, Ai's family can't help much, I can only let the kitchen make some delicious food, please come and have a taste, but Concubine Shu You can rest assured that tonight's meal will be under the supervision and guidance of Doctor Meng, and we will never make the same mistake as last time again."

Li Qianlan didn't bother to think about Empress Dowager Gao's mind, anyway, the truth will be revealed in a while, she got up to help Empress Dowager Gao: "The blessings of the Empress Dowager allow the concubines to be safe and healthy, and the concubines will be silently in their hearts for the empress dowager's grace!"

"En!" Empress Dowager Gao nodded with a smile, and Li Qianlan helped her to a large rectangular dining table with two upper and lower floors, facing north and south.Li Qianlan then sat down and waited for the court lady to clean her hands.

Empress Dowager Gao’s process of delivering meals was not as troublesome as that of Emperor Ying, but it still had to be notified by the guards, who carried them to Dexuan Hall, and then the eunuchs arranged to enter.Not long after Zhong Shanggong delivered the order, Li Qianlan, who was washing his hands, saw the figure of a eunuch flashing out of the door.

The eunuch had passed the dishes outside the door, but seeing that Empress Dowager Gao hadn't finished washing her hands, the head eunuch still didn't dare to order to pass the dishes inside, and he didn't dare to shout loudly until the empress dowager Gao and the two were ready, "Pass!"

For a while, the eunuchs filed in, dazzled Li Qianlan, and sighed in his heart.

Li Qianlan had eaten with Emperor Ying, so he naturally knew the standard of Emperor Ying's meals.Yingdi has two main meals and two snacks a day.The standard meal is 60 bowls of different dishes a day, and snacks will also be served with 10 bowls of dishes.

But Empress Dowager Gao never put Emperor Ying in her eyes. Compared with Emperor Ying, the standard of food was only high but not low.In fact, everyone knows that Empress Dowager Gao has an independent longevity dining room, which consists of about 30 houses and occupies 5 large courtyards. There are no less than 40 cooks in charge of cooking dishes in it.The more than forty chefs are all skilled in craftsmanship, but each has their own specialties, so the delicacies produced by Dexuandian are also very famous in the dynasty.

This is the first time for Li Qianlan to come to Dexuan Palace for dinner. Since the ostentation surpassed Yingdi, her heart was confused, and her eyes followed the name of the dishes reported by the chief eunuch, and she became obsessed with it. It's tempting.Moreover, Li Qianlan also discovered that the vessels that Empress Dowager Gao chose to serve dishes are not only extremely particular, but also varied, including agate, crystal, and fine porcelain dishes and bowls, etc., but each vessel has a thumb-sized silver plate hanging on it. Test poison card.

"This blood bird's nest has the effect of nourishing yin and nourishing irritability, nourishing qi and invigorating the middle, and can treat fatigue." The blood bird's nest is in full bloom in a round box with a red lacquer and gold painting of five bats holding longevity. Empress Dowager Gao pointed at the bird's nest and smiled at Li Qianlan He said: "Physician Meng said that this is very suitable for you to eat now, and you can use it more with dishes later, and the effect will be better."

(End of this chapter)