My Beloved Concubine Only Wants to Eat Melons - Chapter 66

For several days, Yan Shu was full of anticipation.

This kind of mood is as excited as a fan who wants to meet an idol who has admired his name for a long time.

Tsk tsk, that’s the man who once made the queen mother fall in love!

Especially knowing that Grand Master Qi had set off from Langya, and after Langya was only five or six days away from the capital, she could almost count her days.

But… Although the queen mother’s headache is cured, she still asks her to talk from time to time, and she still likes to ask her to read from the book.

Of course, she read it or wrote it herself…

Regarding this, the Empress Dowager explained to her in this way, “Aijia’s eyes are already a little blurred, and the words in this book are dense, and it seems really troublesome. It’s better to listen to you read it well.”

Yan Shu could only laugh and said, “Your Majesty is serious, it is my honor to relieve your boredom. But… do you only read the book of Mr. Xiaoyao’s words? Do you not read other people’s? There are many other people writing in the market. of it.”

The queen mother said, “Those people’s writing is either too rigid or too unfair. Usually, two or three women earn a man, or a man has a good fortune. He marries a fairy concubine outside, and has a virtuous wife to serve him when he returns home. There are even some who think that their wives are not good-looking and change their heads for their wives! Why can’t the man change his body so that his wife can look at her pleasing to the eye? After all, it makes people feel unhappy. Resentment for resentment and revenge for revenge makes people feel comfortable after listening to it.”

Yan Shu, who seldom heard readers’ face-to-face comments, was very moved by the words, so she had to try her best to endure the embarrassment and read her own script for the Queen Mother seriously.

Not to mention, after reading this, you will get used to it, and you can also discover your shortcomings in writing grammar by the way, which can be said to be very rewarding.

It’s just that every time a story is finished, the Queen Mother can’t help complaining, “Why doesn’t this person write new ones recently? I heard that there was only one storybook in the past three or two days, and now there is not one in ten and a half months?”

Yan Shu thought to herself, I spent the whole day reviewing old works with you, so I don’t have time to think about new ones, tsk.

On the surface, he could only say, “About Haiqingheyan, Jinyiwei have not found any new cases, and the writers of the book have no new material.”

The Queen Mother nodded, “That’s right. From this point of view, it’s good news that there are no Newsletters. But if there are no new ones to read, it always makes people feel that there is something missing. Such a good writing style, why don’t you write some strange novels?”

Yan Shu’s eyes lit up, “Your Majesty also said so.”

—Probably because there are quite a few people who keep their wives, abandon their wives, or are ungrateful. After reading her script, some people always feel that they are alluded to, so they have some vague remarks about her script. Just imagine, if it is written as a fox fairy And so on, no one will talk about it, right?

Well, this is an idea that can be considered for development.

But…at the moment she can’t write new scripts, the main reason is that her mind is full of curiosity about that Grand Master Qi, so that she can’t feel at ease for a while.

Hey, right now, it’s already the seventh day, that Grand Scholar Qi should be in the capital too, right?

Thinking of this, she quietly glanced at the Queen Mother, thinking that the Queen Mother still has the leisure to listen to her old books, maybe she still doesn’t know about it?

System, [That’s right, after the goat’s milk cake incident last time, and the old problem of several days in a row, the Empress Dowager doesn’t inquire about government affairs, at most she thinks about when you can give birth to the emperor’s baby, Of course I don’t know about it. 】

Yanshu, “…”

What are you doing talking about her having a baby? Is this something she can decide for herself?

But it’s fine if the Queen Mother doesn’t know now, and wouldn’t it be better to meet unexpectedly one day and have a surprise hehe.

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw the palace people bringing refreshments.

The queen mother said, “This is donkey-hide gelatin cake, jujube paste cake, and wolfberry longan tea. They are all good recipes for nourishing qi and blood and warming the palace. You should try it too.”

Well, the donkey-hide gelatin cake is full of black sesame and walnut kernels. It is crispy at first glance. There are layers of puff pastry on the outside of the jujube cake. Before eating it, there is already a strong sweet aroma invading the tip of the nose. The red jujube tea is also bright and clear, with a sweet jujube fragrance, which is very attractive.

Yan Shu read the words for a long time and happened to be thirsty, so she should have tasted it at this time.

— Cough, anyway, she is not allergic to cow’s milk and goat’s milk, and the Queen Mother didn’t intend to harm her, she dared to eat it.

Seeing that she was serious about eating, the Empress Dowager felt comfortable, but she couldn’t help but sighed, “Your Majesty used to like to eat dim sum from Aijia…”

It’s a pity that I can’t eat it now…

Hey, it’s true, if I knew it earlier, why did she make such a move?

But Yan Shu comforted her, “Your Majesty is probably too busy recently, and I think he will be free to accompany your empress after a while.”

The queen mother nodded, but suddenly looked at her and said, “He must like what you cook.”

Yan Shu blushed, and hurriedly said, “…my concubine has clumsy hands and feet, and doesn’t know how to make dim sum.”

That’s right, she’s a bit lazy, since she was a child, she only likes to eat and doesn’t like to cook, otherwise she wouldn’t be so blinded by making soup for the emperor last time.

But the Queen Mother smiled and said, “If you don’t know how to do it, you can learn it. Today is just free, so let them teach you.”

As he said that, he even recruited a cook who made dim sum on the spot, “Teach Yibi how to make dim sum. It doesn’t have to be too difficult, just the few things His Majesty likes to eat.”

The cook immediately responded, and came to Yanshu, “Please come to the dessert room with your servants.”

Yanshu, “…”

Why not only study, but also learn to make snacks? ? ?

…Did you come to Ci’an Palace to attend a technical school?

But when the queen mother spoke, she couldn’t refuse, so she had no choice but to say hello, and followed.

Behind her, the queen mother nodded with a smile, thinking that this little girl Yibi is quite interesting, chatting with her doesn’t need to bother her eyes, it’s quite comfortable.

But Yan Shu has been busy with the cook for a long time in the dim sum room, starting from making pastry dough fillings, then kneading and wrapping into the oven to shape, it can be said that she has learned carefully, but after two quarters of an hour, the golden and crispy The chestnut cake was out of the oven, and it tasted really good, which gave people a sense of accomplishment.

Even the queen mother tasted a piece of it to save face, and praised her as a child.

After such a busy work, it is already noon, and it is time to have lunch.

The Queen Mother took pity on Yan Shu who was sweating profusely in the dessert room, and asked her to stay for lunch.

Just when the palace people were serving the dishes, they saw the supervisor of Shangshan hurried over with several ice bowls, and reported with a smile, “I would like to report to the Empress Dowager. This honeydew melon ice bowl is pretty good, I specially asked the dining room to make more bowls for you and Yipin.”

Hearing that Yan Shu’s eyes lit up – the emperor was really considerate to have an ice bowl to eat when she was sweating profusely.

The Queen Mother asked, “What kind of banquet is Wenhua Palace today?”

Wu Chun, supervisor of Shangshan, said with a smile, “Songhe Academy will be reopened in a few days. The Ministry of Rites has invited famous teachers and scholars from all over the country to gather in the palace today. This is a Confucian banquet hosted by Your Majesty.”

Hearing this, Yan Shu quietly looked at the Queen Mother while eating the ice bowl, but saw that the Queen Mother just nodded, as if she still didn’t understand, and asked, “There is such a thing, who is here today?”

Wu Guanshi smiled and said, “Please forgive me for being stupid. There are more than 30 people attending the banquet today, and I don’t recognize all of them. But the most famous ones, such as Mr. Jinling Ji, Mr. Langyaqi, Lanling Gu Mr. Nanyang and Mr. Yu are all listed.”

As soon as the voice fell, I saw a slight pause in the Queen Mother’s eyes.

Langya… Mr. Qi?

Back then… didn’t that person just return to Langya?

On the face, he just nodded and said, “I haven’t paid attention to the literary world for so many years, and I haven’t heard of these names.”

Yan Shu hurriedly said, “I heard that they are all knowledgeable and well-known gentlemen. His Majesty invited them to revive Songhe Academy, and even intends to hire a mountain chief from them to preside over Songhe Academy in the future.”

Tsk tsk, that’s all I can say, otherwise it will arouse suspicion.

As she said that, she hurriedly called the system again, [You said the Queen Mother guessed it? 】

System, [almost. The surname Qi was rare in the first place, and he was from Langya. The Queen Mother also knew that Qi Shuguang had been a teacher since he returned to Langya. 】

Yan Shu nodded silently when she heard the words, – give the Queen Mother a little time, she will definitely know.

After Wu Chun delivered the ice bowl, he hurried back to serve the banquet, leaving Yan Shu to accompany the Queen Mother to have lunch, and after finishing eating, he also bid farewell and returned to his nectar hall.

As if the CP was on the head, she couldn’t help but start to wonder if the two of them could meet each other?

—Speaking of which, Grand Master Qi is an old minister of the Empress Dowager after all. He has been away for more than ten years, and it is rare to enter the palace this time. If he wants to visit the Empress Dowager, it is logically reasonable.

— Woohoo, although I know that there is an insurmountable gap between the two of you, and the possibility of consummation like Mrs. Mu is extremely small, but no matter what, it is always possible to meet each other.

With that in mind, she began to wait for news from the system.

However, after waiting for a long time, until dusk fell, even after dinner, there was no news of the two meeting.

The system persuaded her, 【Don’t wait, wash up and go to sleep, that Grand Master Qi left the palace after lunch today. 】

Yan Shu was a little disappointed, 【Does he no longer have a Queen Mother in his heart? 】

System, 【This person has always been very cautious. He was very depressed when his feelings started. Whenever he saw the Queen Mother, he seldom said anything except to report things. It was not until later that there were some verbal questions. Most of them were doing practical things. To protect the Empress Dowager, it can be said that it is more than polite, let alone polite. It has been so many years now, and he doesn’t know what the Queen Mother is thinking, and more importantly, he is afraid that the emperor’s jealousy will affect the relationship between mother and child, so of course he will not rush to meet. 】

Yan Shu couldn’t help but tsk tsk tsk, it’s such a pity that these two really hate to meet each other when they were still married!

But to be honest, the more repressed this kind of feeling is, the more people can’t stop it. This is going to be written in a story book, I don’t know how lingering and pathetic it is!

Just as he was thinking so, he heard a voice outside the door, “Your Majesty is here…”

Yu Wenlan stepped into the hall, just in time to hear that sentence—【The more depressed this kind of emotion, the more one can’t stop it. 】

He was curious, what suppressed feelings? Could it be that there are some new melons?

— Cough, that’s right, he has gotten used to the name “melon” by now.

I have to say, it was quite interesting.

But seeing Yan Shu stepping forward to salute him, he pulled her into his hand and asked, “Write a new script today? What kind of story is it?”

Unexpectedly, she heard her say, “The concubine hasn’t had time to write these few days.”

But he said in his heart, 【I want to write a story about the Empress Dowager and Grand Master Qi, tsk, can you let me? 】

Yu Wenlan, “…”

He really didn’t want to.

—This involves the face of the royal family, but also the dignity of the former emperor. How could he accept it so easily?

So when he saw Qi Shuguang today, he still felt a little… strange.

He even thought that if Qi Shuguang proposed to visit the Empress Dowager today, he would definitely refuse and would look down on him because of this.

But fortunately, from the beginning to the end, Qi Shuguang didn’t have this idea, except for revisiting the old place, sighing that he has grown up, and being relieved that he governed the country, he didn’t have any distracting thoughts in his heart.

There is only one sentence about the Queen Mother. The general idea is that the queen mother has worked hard to teach him, a prince who is not related by blood, so well.

…Actually, Yu Wenlan also understands the hard work of the Queen Mother.

…Especially after experiencing so many things in other families recently, he understands that everyone in the world has selfishness, especially jealousy, which is even more terrifying.

The Empress Dowager was the first wife of the first emperor, and he was the child of the first emperor and other women. To be able to treat him like this is really kind and generous.

So today I ate a delicious ice bowl, and I specially asked someone to send it to the Queen Mother.

Of course, because Yan Shu, a snack foodie, was there, she could kill two birds with one stone.

But no matter what, between the Empress Dowager and Qi Shuguang…he still didn’t want to accept it.

So in order to prevent her from thinking wildly, he hurriedly changed the subject and said, “I intend to select a few famous teachers and scholars who came to Beijing this time to guard Songhe Academy, so they will stay in Beijing this time. They even brought their family members, and I plan to entertain their family members in the palace to show my sincerity, how about you come to support them?”

Hearing this, Yan Shu was taken aback.

Damn, don’t look at her writing a storybook and chattering, but she is actually very socially afraid! Holding a palace banquet, entertaining so many unknown people, and having to greet and chat with them, especially when she is not the same age as her…

She shivered and said hastily, “The concubine is not very talented, and her qualifications in the palace are not very high. If the concubine presides over the palace banquet rashly, I’m afraid it will attract people’s tongues. Why don’t you ask the empress dowager to come out? If the empress dowager entertains, wouldn’t it be worse?” To show the imperial court’s importance?”

Yu Wenlan thought for a while after hearing the words, then nodded and said, “That’s fine, how about calling the family members of Taifu, Guozijian and several bachelors together, and changing the name to make it more reasonable.”

Yan Shu nodded quickly, “What Your Majesty said is true.”

Okay, okay, when there are many people, it will be lively, and when it is lively, there will be melons!

She likes to eat melon while having a feast! !

Yu Wenlan, “…”

Just know how to eat melons.

However, seeing that her cheeks were flushed red and her almond eyes were bright under her excitement, he couldn’t help but feel a dark itch in his heart, he hurriedly hugged her by the waist, and went to the couch.

Unexpectedly, before the kiss arrived, she suddenly said with a serious face, “No, Your Majesty drank alcohol today, and I heard that drinking alcohol is not good for children.”

Yu Wenlan, “??? Where did you hear that?”

Are you lying to him?

Yan Shu was serious, “The concubine heard what Jiang Yuji said last time, drinking and indulging in **** will affect the offspring, so your Majesty should talk about it tomorrow.”

After speaking, he pulled the quilt directly and fell asleep.

Yu Wenlan, “…”

I had no choice but to try to discuss, “I only drank a little…”

But she didn’t turn her head back, “It’s not okay at all, for the sake of the dragon’s heir, Your Majesty should bear with it.”

But he tsk tsk in his heart, 【It’s hard to have a child, you must inherit my mother’s intelligence to succeed! 】

Yu Wenlan, “…”

To inherit her ingenuity?

It’s better to inherit more from him.

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After a night of sleep aggrieved, the king got up early the next morning and went to court.

—In addition to the court meeting today, there will also be a meeting of scholars and Confucians in Wenyuan Pavilion, which will mainly discuss the discipline setting of Songhe Academy.

He also intends to select someone who is qualified to be the elder of the mountain among these people, and he must personally participate.

In Ci’an Palace, the Empress Dowager tossed and turned all night, it was really difficult to sleep, so she got up early and went for a walk in the Imperial Garden.

Wenyuan Pavilion is in the imperial garden.

The sun is rising, and the birds are singing on the branches.

The Queen Mother walked around once, visited the garden countless times, picked a few newly bloomed lotus flowers, and planned to go back.

At this moment, a group of people was seen coming from a distance.

Seeing her figure, the leading Tai Tu hurriedly stepped forward to salute, “See the Empress Dowager.”

Seeing the Taifu like this, the rest of the people also stepped forward to salute her, and said one after another, “See the Empress Dowager, I wish you good health.”

Among all the figures, only one was as tall and thin as before.

The Queen Mother nodded to everyone.

Then, his eyes fell on him, and he took the initiative to say, “Scholar Qi, long time no see.”