Chapter 12 The Dog Emperor Doesn’t Understand Romance
Those who are given the title of "Li" are all top beauties. In the original novel, Concubine Li is not only beautiful, but also good at cooking and has a high family background. Unfortunately, she is just a cannon fodder and does not have many roles. She harms Jiang Rumin out of jealousy and is sentenced to death by the dog emperor with a cup of poisoned wine.
What a tool.
Although the Dog Emperor looks frail and weak, he has been practicing advanced Kung Fu in private. In the early stages of this Kung Fu, one has to abstain from women. Therefore, the Dog Emperor will not favor concubines. Since he ascended the throne, he has only summoned Concubine Shu to sleep with him. And Concubine Shu's real identity is one of the spies, who uses the name of sleeping with him to protect the emperor. So - excluding Concubine Shu, there are actually only three concubines in the Dog Emperor's harem.
There is very little writing about them in the original novel. Defei is quiet and dull, Zhenfei is arrogant and spoiled, and Lifei seems to be smarter and more capable than them. Perhaps she can be trained to be a good wife to the Dog Emperor. While the Dog Emperor is not interested in Jiang Rumin now, he should find a confidant first to prevent him from going crazy in the future.
A few feet away, Jun Li Luo learned what Song Yunchu was thinking and his eyes darkened.
This guy knows so much that he almost knows the identities of everyone in the palace.
Fortunately, this guy is currently in the same camp with him, otherwise he would not be able to stay.
He calmly told the chief eunuch, "I am busy with work, so ask Concubine Li to go back first. The snacks can stay."
Steward Li replied "yes", retreated to the outside of the imperial study, sent Concubine Li away with a few words, and brought the food box to the imperial desk.
"Your Majesty, this snack from Concubine Li looks exquisite. Please try it."
Song Yunchu smelled the sweet fragrance in the air, but remained calm and didn't look at it any more.
Jun Liluo picked up a piece of dessert and ate it. He felt it was sweet in the mouth, with a hint of floral and fruity aroma sweeping across his tongue, making him want to eat a few more pieces.
"It's really good. Take half of each of these two plates of snacks and bring them to Yun Chu's table."
He and Song Yunchu still had to act harmoniously, not to mention that Song Yunchu was helping him share the burden of memorials. If he enjoyed the food alone and let Song Yunchu watch, he would appear stingy.
"Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your reward."
[The dog emperor gave me so much, even though it was out of false kindness, I still benefited from his kindness and was able to enjoy a good meal.]
[Oh my god, it's so delicious! Concubine Li's cooking skills are amazing! If she wasn't a concubine, she might open a restaurant and become famous in the imperial city.]
Song Yunchu sighed in his heart, but he had to pretend to be serious. He didn't dare to eat it all in one gulp, but chewed it slowly.
Jun Li Luo looked at her inconsistency and just found it funny.
Ever since he had the ability to hear Song Yunchu's inner voice, he found that Song Yunchu was not as annoying as before.
After all, this guy predicted that neither of them would have a good ending in the future. No matter how much power and wealth they had, it would all be gone in the blink of an eye. Nothing in this world is more important than living long.
Song Yunchu now seems to be content with his current life. Although he still does not respect him, at least he has never thought of murdering him.
His desire to kill Song Yunchu gradually faded.
Song Yunchu is an excellent chess piece. If he is willing to behave himself and be loyal to him in the future, he can also tolerate Song Yunchu cursing him in his heart from time to time. As long as he doesn't say it out loud, he will pretend not to be offended.
After they had their snacks, they read the memorials for a long time until Chief Steward Li reminded them, "Your Majesty, it's time to serve the meal."
Jun Liluo replied: "Send it."
Soon, palace servants carrying delicacies came in one after another and quickly set a whole table of dishes.
"Yun Chu, you should take a rest too, and come and have dinner with me."
"Yes." Song Yunchu stood up and sat down opposite the emperor. He glanced at the dishes on the table and was slightly disappointed when he didn't see the Drunken Sweet Shrimp.
[I will go to the imperial kitchen when I have time later and ask the chef for a few plates of drunken sweet shrimps, and give him some hush money so that he won’t tell anyone.]
Jun Liluo picked up the dishes slowly and sneered in his heart.
You curse me in your heart all day long, and you still want to eat drunken sweet shrimp? Oh, I will tell the chef not to cook this dish for anyone except me.
Song Yunchu naturally didn't know what Jun Liluo was thinking. Seeing Jun Liluo eat the food first, he started to eat.
What neither of them expected was that this meal was better than any previous imperial meals.
[The chefs in this palace are really amazing. The imperial meals are getting more and more delicious. I don’t know where they hired these chefs from. I want to hire two of them at a high salary.]
Jun Liluo, who had never been greedy for food, couldn't help but ask Li Zongguan, "Who prepared the imperial meal today? The meat dishes are fragrant and not greasy, and the vegetarian dishes are also refreshing. He is a good cook."
"Your Majesty, the imperial meal at noon was not prepared by the imperial chef, but was made by Concubine Li herself."
Chief Steward Li paused and said, "Her Majesty said that she has recently developed several new dishes. She knows that Your Majesty is busy with government affairs and dares not disturb you too much, but she can still do her best. As long as Your Majesty likes the food, she will be satisfied."
Upon hearing this, Song Yunchu casually said, "Empress Li really cares about Your Majesty. I am honored to have tasted your cooking today."
[Well done, Concubine Li, you are worthy of being the wise wife I have chosen. ]
[If you can take down the dog emperor as soon as possible and make Jiang Rumin step aside, our future crisis will be resolved. ]
Song Yunchu hoped that Jun Liluo would summon Concubine Li and praise her, but Jun Liluo said lightly: "Concubine Li is thoughtful, but as a concubine, she doesn't have to cook by herself. Otherwise, what is the point of the imperial chef? Go and tell her that she doesn't have to worry about it anymore."
Song Yunchu sighed inwardly, the dog emperor was still so unromantic.
Li Zongguan, who was standing by, said, "Your Majesty, there is one more thing. Concubine Li accidentally cut her hand while cooking. She also told me not to tell Your Majesty, but it is difficult for me to hide such a thing. Your Majesty, do you think she needs any condolences?"
Song Yunchu paused while picking up the food.
[You dog emperor, the girl got injured while cooking for you. After all, she is your concubine. You should show some concern for her. Once you enter the palace, it is like entering a deep sea. A few words of praise and comfort from you can make her happy for a long time.]
Jun Li Luo replied to Manager Li calmly, "In that case, go to the storeroom and pick out two boxes of jewelry for her."
Song Yunchu and Concubine Li didn't know each other before. This guy wanted Concubine Li to take the position just because of her good cooking skills.
To be honest, he had never taken a close look at the concubines in the palace. Their fathers were all important officials in the court. On the day of the selection, he selected them based entirely on their family backgrounds. He also gave them the same ranks and the same rewards during festivals.
He would not fall in love with Jiang Rumin as in the "original novel", but he could not fulfill Song Yunchu's wish and promote Concubine Li.
Is this guy's judgment of people accurate?
She also secretly complained that he was unromantic. As an emperor, why should he be so? As long as he could resolve future troubles and relieve people's worries, other things were not within his consideration. The women in the harem had enough food and clothing, and their lives were much better than those of ordinary people. Why should he comfort them?
The floods and plague in the south have not yet subsided, and the list of officials who embezzled disaster relief funds has not yet been found out. He already has enough things to worry about.
Song Yunchu is so kind and gentle to women that he seems to want to care for any woman. He is truly a passionate playboy.
Perhaps he should go to the emperor's uncle and add fuel to the fire, so that his uncle would come and cause trouble for this guy as soon as possible, so that he wouldn't spend all his time focusing on women.
"Little Li, I remember there is a pair of very beautiful mandarin duck jade pendants in this year's tribute. Go get them. Give one to Yun Chu and send the other to the Duke's Mansion for Miss Jiang. Pick out a few more luxurious jewels for her wedding. Tell Miss Jiang to wear the jade pendants I gave her."
Song Yunchu had just picked up a meatball, and when he heard this, his hand couldn't help but tremble.
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