Chapter 405 Tasting
Because the fire was caused by Xie Zhihuan knocking over the candlestick, and Concubine Wen was burned, and the prince had punished them by confining them to their respective courtyards, letting them return to their respective courtyards was considered to have lifted their house arrest.
Inside the room, Concubine Wen was sitting on a small couch while the doctor was changing the dressing on her burned arm.
The wound was quite large and looked horrifying. Concubine Wen's forehead was shaking with pain.
Xie Zhihuan stood by, her eyes red with heartache, and she was filled with hatred in her heart.
The temple caught fire, she was frightened, her mother was burned, and yet her father didn't even bother to look. Are their lives so insignificant in his eyes?!
The incident of Concubine Wen being burned did not cause much of a stir. The old lady and the second and third wives had all moved out of the mansion and would no longer use Concubine Wen to put pressure on the princess as they did before. The Wen family knew that Concubine Wen was in trouble, but they replaced their eldest son with the prince's, and tortured the prince's flesh and blood until they escaped through a dog hole. From that day on, no one from the Wen family dared to enter the Jingbei Prince's Mansion.
When Concubine Wen got into trouble, Master Wen and his wife did not dare to show up, and only sent the housekeeper to deliver some visiting gifts.
Concubine Wen was burned and had a high fever, which lasted for two days before it subsided.
The doctor said she needed to rest for at least half a month. Xie Zhihuan didn't go anywhere and just stayed in the yard to take care of Concubine Wen.
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In the blink of an eye, it was time to go to the palace to prepare for the homecoming banquet, which would also be a welcome occasion for the Dongliang envoys who came to welcome the bride.
No one stopped Shen Wan from entering the palace for the banquet, so Shen Wan went into the palace with Xie Jingyu.
However, considering that something almost happened in the palace before, Xie Jingyu did not dare to let Shen Wan go to the imperial garden. He brought Shen Wan into the palace on time and went directly to the banquet venue to reduce her contact with other people.
It’s just that it’s impossible to get the timing right every time. Look, I didn’t get it right today and ended up with a noticeable bump.
On the way into the palace, we encountered an overturned grain truck, blocking the way. We were in the middle of the road at the time, and the time it would take to change lanes and wait was almost the same, so we didn't bother and waited for the grain truck to load the grain back.
It took more than half a cup of tea, and by the time they arrived at De Lin Hall, the emperor had already taken his seat.
As the two stepped in, everyone's eyes were fixed on them.
Xie Jingyu remained calm, while Shen Wan's face was burning, she really didn't like being looked at like this.
The two men stepped forward and saluted the emperor.
The Emperor naturally wouldn't mind, but Empress Song wasn't so easy to talk to. "The Crown Prince's wife of Prince Jingbei is six months pregnant, right?"
Queen Song was not caring about Shen Wan, but was being sarcastic.
Most people would not go to the palace to attend banquets when they are pregnant. However, the Princess of Jingbei was different. She attended all the banquets in the palace, big or small. In particular, she had a lot of troubles in the palace. She got a rash from eating the wrong thing and was almost stung by a wasp. She could not avoid it, but she went to the palace again and again. Did she like going to the palace to attend banquets so much?
It's so annoying.
She didn't want to enter the palace before, but was forced to enter so that he could plot against her.
He couldn't plot against her, and he felt that her presence in the palace was an eyesore, so he mocked her openly and secretly.
It's really them, no matter how you look at it.
The more these people didn't want to see her, the happier she was. Shen Wan pretended not to hear Queen Song's ill intentions, "I'm sorry that the Queen has been worried."
The fist hit the cotton, and Queen Song's eyes were cold and her smile was fake.
The emperor said, "Sit down and take good care of Wan'er."
There are many ladies from prominent families coming to the palace for the banquet today. The emperor may not know the names of many of them, but he calls Chen Wan by her nickname, which shows how much he dotes on her.
Queen Song didn't like to see Shen Wan was useless, and the emperor was happy with it. Besides, if someone else was late, nine out of ten people would not have the courage to come in. Even if they did, they would sneak in from the side for fear of being seen. How could they come in like the Prince of Jingbei and his wife, who came in openly.
This is what it means to be truly fearless.
Here, Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu sat down, and a duck voice came from the other side:
"The Dongliang envoy has arrived!"
Everyone looked towards the palace entrance and saw three Dongliang envoys walking in. They were all quite old, at least in their thirties or forties.
Walking forward, the three envoys saluted the emperor and then took their seats.
Empress Song said, "The Heavenly Palace has been busy with the funeral of Consort Chen, and has been slow to entertain the envoys. I heard that the Imperial Kitchen has a chef who is good at making Dongliang cakes, so I ordered them to make some. This will not only comfort the envoys who are homesick, but also allow the officials to taste the difference between Dongliang cakes and our Ning Dynasty cakes."
The emperor said, "Yes, I will try it too."
The Dongliang envoy said, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
Soon the imperial kitchen brought out the Dongliang pastries. The pastries were exquisite and not inferior to those of the Ning Dynasty.
The pastries look so delicate and delicious that they make people's stomachs whet.
Don't dare to reach out.
I've developed psychological trauma from my time in the palace.
It would be better for her not to come to any banquets held in the palace in the future. It would be too uncomfortable to only be able to watch but not eat.
But why does this sound so familiar?
Thinking of what Xie Jingyu had said before, Shen Wan's ears turned slightly red, and then she heard Xie Jingyu say, "Don't worry about eating it, it's not poisonous."
Shen Wan whispered, "Are you sure?"
Xie Jingyu motioned for Shen Wan to turn around, and then Shen Wan saw an imperial physician standing over there, serving tea and cakes to their table. The imperial physician had tested for poison with a silver needle.
Shen Wan, “…”
no……
Is it necessary to be so exaggerated?
The emperor is the only one in the huge palace who is so particular about what he eats, as he tests for poison in everything he eats. And it is only the palace servants who test for poison, not the imperial physician.
She is the princess consort of the Prince of Jingbei's mansion, but she enjoys treatment in the palace that only the emperor has, and even better than that. Is this appropriate?
The corners of Shen Wan's mouth twitched violently, and she felt as if she was dreaming. However, she also knew that if it wasn't for the emperor's order, even if Xie Jingyu dared to do this, the imperial physician would not dare to do such an outrageous thing.
He was so concerned about getting her something to eat at the palace banquet, and it would be unfair to the imperial physician standing there if he didn't eat.
Shen Wan picked up a piece and took a bite.
It tastes pretty good.
Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyu and said, "It's delicious. You should try it too."
Xie Jingyu laughed, "Is it really that delicious?"
Shen Wan nodded, "It's different from the pastries in our Ning Dynasty. It has a taste that is hard to describe."
Xie Jingyu also took one.
I just took a bite and felt that the taste was somewhat familiar, as if I had eaten it sometime before, but I couldn't remember where.
Xie Jingyu didn't care much about food, especially sweets, so he didn't take it to heart.
But Chen Wan is different. She likes to eat pastries, especially local snacks from all over the country.
She also has another advantage, which is that she likes to share her favorite food with people she likes.
There were four kinds of cakes. Chen Wan ate one and then tried another. "This is the first time I've eaten Dongliang cakes in my life. It's a pity that my mother is sick and can't enter the palace. How about we bring some back and let my mother try it too?"
Shen Wan was talking to herself, and Xie Jingyu, who was sitting beside her, heard her words and something flashed through his mind.
He suddenly looked up and looked at the prince.
My father gave my mother some muscle softening powder and didn't let her go out. Was he trying to avoid... the Dongliang envoy?!
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