Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 73 Antique Pot

The emperor came in suddenly, and no one informed him. Chen Wenxin was so frightened that he dropped a mouthful of sliced ​​beef into the bowl.

The emperor straddled her and sat beside her, so frightened that Chen Wenxin quickly stood up and gave him the head seat.

She was so frightened, and she didn't know whether she was guilty of eating a partial eclipse and didn't tell the emperor, or she was scared when he saw the emperor sitting on her head.

"This seat is also for mixed use. If people see me, they must say that I am a demon concubine who is a disaster for the country."

A little concubine sits at the top, and the emperor sits at the bottom of her, this is not a mess.

Chen Wenxin looked outside, and saw that only Li Dequan and others were following him, and Bai Lu's confidantes were in the room, so she felt relieved.

The emperor didn't care about this, and sat down again, staring at the burning pot on the table, "Why do you think of eating boiled mutton?"

Although this thing is delicious, it will be greasy if you eat too much.Han people think that eating like this is very rude, and they lift the hot pot directly to the table.

Besides, this open fire is not safe, the concubines dare not eat this, for fear that the charcoal fire will splash out and spray their faces.

"Your majesty, eat something to keep out the cold, it's cold outside."

The emperor couldn't stand the smell anymore, so he hurriedly asked Su Peisheng to serve him a bowl, and drank some hot soup to warm up his stomach.

He observed the soup base with great interest, "This soup is delicious, what's in it?"

"Pork bone soup that has been boiled for a day, with pepper, aniseed, watercress, tempeh, fermented glutinous rice juice, rock sugar, refined salt, rice wine..."

Chen Wenxin counted with his fingers, and said: "The emperor eats some meat and vegetables."

Only then did the emperor realize that there were more than ten or twenty dishes of fresh vegetables on the table.In addition to mutton, there are also vegetarian dishes such as beef and fish, fresh shrimp and mussels, as well as radish, cabbage and tofu.

It was the first time he knew that this pot can eat so many things besides boiled mutton.

Chen Wenxin didn't want to be waited on, so she put the raw meat in with iron tongs, swiped it twice in the pot, and then picked it up and put it in a bowl.

She was caught in the emperor's bowl like this, Li Dequan was secretly worried when he saw it.

Just put it in the pot for a while, is it really cooked?
Chen Wenxin ate with gusto, while chewing a piece of tuna meat, he greeted the emperor to eat.

"It has to be this hot to be delicious!"

The emperor listened to her and picked up the fish in the bowl. The thin slices of fish were scratched in the pot, the meat was cooked and the taste was still very chewy.

It tastes slightly spicy and very fragrant.

The emperor praised it, and he picked up the iron tongs to clamp the beef, and picked it up after a little rinsing in the pot.

"Your Majesty, isn't it more delicious to eat by yourself?"

When eating hot pot, Chen Wenxin doesn't like being served.Ask Bai Lu to slowly pick up the meat and put it in her bowl, and she picks it up and puts it in her mouth, so that the meat won't be scalding after a turn.

She turned off the fire in the house just to eat this hot meal.

The emperor's brow was already dripping with sweat, "I'm still limited in other things, but when it comes to eating, no one is as smart as you!"

The emperor had eaten mutton mutton, and the pot Chen Wenxin made could no longer be called mutton mutton.It is called shabu-shabu beef, shabu-shabu shrimp, shabu-shabu tofu...it will do.

Chen Wenxin curled her lips, the emperor was saying that she has nothing to do but eat.

"The emperor is really duplicity. He clearly loves me very much in his heart!"

Hearing such a shameless sentence from her, the emperor was choked by her for a moment, speechless.

she won...

The emperor had no choice but to change the subject and said: "This thing can't be called instant mutton, it deserves a different name."

Chen Wenxin blurted out: "Is it called hot pot?"

In Chen Wenxin's concept, this thing is called hot pot.

The emperor shook his head, "Although the name is straightforward, it's too vulgar."

The emperor is a person who has read a lot of poetry and books, so the name he thought of must be very elegant.Unlike Chen Wenxin, she likes Jian Bai's humorous names, such as small table, fat thief...

The pot on the table was heated by the charcoal fire, and the soup inside boiled with a gurgling sound.

Chen Wenxin put down some ingredients that needed to be cooked for a long time, such as radishes and mushrooms.

The emperor suddenly had an inspiration, and said with a smile: "This pot will make a gurgling sound when it boils, why not call it an antique pot."

Antique pot?
The name is really interesting, it sounds precious, but only after eating it will it be known that the name is not in vain.

Chen Wenxin sighed: "I should have opened a restaurant, and now I'm well-off. I'm born to be useless!"

The emperor uttered a dangerous question, "Huh? You mean, getting me an antique pot to eat is an overkill for you?"

The emperor alone is much more valuable than hundreds of customers in a restaurant!
She shook her head hastily, and said flatteringly: "How come? It is the most important thing in the world for the emperor to eat happily~"

The emperor was amused seeing her like this, so he turned up the old score with her, "If I don't come here tonight, are you planning to eat a partial eclipse here by yourself?"

These words instantly hit Chen Wenxin's little thoughts.

"Chenqie...Chenqie is afraid that the emperor will find it vulgar..."

As soon as Chen Wenxin made a mistake and changed her name, the emperor had already seen through her, "Didn't you expect that tonight is a small year, and I will come?"

Is the emperor a roundworm in her stomach?Why did the emperor know what she was thinking?

It stands to reason that the emperor would go to the empress's Kunning Palace to stay overnight during such important festivals as Lunar New Year's Eve.

She thought that the emperor would stay alone in Qianqing Palace tonight to show his respect for gods and Buddhas!
The emperor woke her up with a word: "The court has been sealed from today, and I don't have to go to court tomorrow."

Not having to go to court early means that the emperor doesn't have to get up at four o'clock in the morning.

Chen Wenxin made a wish a long time ago, she would repay the emperor for treating her well, and she would get up when the emperor woke up at four o'clock to help him change his clothes and wash his hands.

However, the concubine can't do it!
She didn't froze even once, she got up to serve the emperor when he got up to go to court.The emperor loves her dearly and knows that she likes to sleep late.

Since the emperor had no objection, Li Dequan, Bai Lu and the others dared not wake her up.

She was used to it, and woke up every day with Bai Lu's reminder, and when she woke up, the emperor was no longer by her side.

The emperor smiled and said: "Ming'er Zhen can also sleep in with you, and feel what it's like to sleep in."

When she wakes up tomorrow, the emperor will still be by her side.Will she feel uncomfortable instead?
This night, the emperor was unusually energetic and wanted to court her.

She dissuaded out of breath, "Your Majesty..."

I wanted to explain that I have to get up early, the emperor should arrange it earlier.It suddenly occurred to me that when I was eating an antique pot at night, the emperor had said it.

Tomorrow will not go to court.

What words should I use to dissuade the emperor now?

(End of this chapter)