Chapter 567 Go Find the Queen
While I was stunned, the medicine boy came over with hot water.
"Sir, drink some hot water."
The medicine boy looked no more than thirteen or fourteen years old, and spoke with an old Beijing accent, making it obvious that he had lived here for a long time.
"Little brother, if you have nothing to do, come sit for a while. You didn't eat last night, come and have a pancake."
Many of these medicine boys are apprentices, and they only have a few dozen copper coins as living allowance every month. Looking at the fragrant pancakes in front of them, the medicine boy couldn't help but take one, "Thank you, sir, this pancake looks delicious."
"Young man, are you from Beijing?" Si Chen took the opportunity to ask.
"Yes, I grew up in the capital since I was a child."
"Oh, that's great. The capital is big, so there are many opportunities to find work. By the way, little brother, I once heard a storyteller in a teahouse ask if there is a drum outside the palace for the people to seek redress for their grievances. As long as you ring the drum, you can see the emperor?"
The medicine boy was puzzled when he heard this. "Dengwen Drum? I've never heard of this. I guess all those storytellers made it up. Where did Dengwen Drum come from?"
Upon hearing this, Si Chen showed a hint of disappointment in his eyes, "Is it, is it just a fabrication by the storyteller…?"
"Yes, sir, I have been in the capital for so many years and have never heard of such a thing."
"Then, if there are people in the capital who want to seek justice, what should we do?"
The medicine boy said, "Go find the Jingzhao Yin. Isn't the Jingzhao Yin supposed to redress grievances for the people?"
Si Chen frowned slightly and said in a low voice, "I'm afraid Jingzhao Yin can't handle this matter..."
"What are you talking about, sir? Have you been wronged? It would have been better if you had come earlier."
Si Chen looked up in surprise, "What's wrong?"
"Sir, you may not know that the Queen herself took the poor people to the hillside outside the city to burn charcoal a while ago. If you had come earlier, wouldn't you have been able to seek justice from the Queen?" The medicine boy was eating pancakes and his words were a little unclear.
Si Chen's delicate eyebrows wrinkled up, "The Queen is the head of the Central Palace, how can she interfere in the affairs of the previous dynasty?"
The medicine boy looked confused, "You don't know this, maybe other queens can't get involved, but our current queen is different. Her Majesty is very capable and has done a lot for us poor people."
The medicine boy excitedly told Si Chen about Su Ying's glorious deeds, and Si Chen was dumbfounded.
I secretly thought that it was rare to have such a woman in this world.
"So I said you missed it. If you have any grievances and have nowhere to complain, go find the queen. I guarantee you won't go wrong."
Si Chen was stunned. Now that the queen had returned to the palace, how could he see her? He could wait, but those who were waiting for him couldn't.
The medicine boy yawned after he had eaten his fill. Seeing Si Chen seemed to be thinking about something, he was afraid that he must have taken his words to heart. "By the way, I heard that the queen would go to the women's academy from time to time. If you want to see the queen, you can wait outside the women's academy."
"Girls' Academy?"
"Yes, that's the women's academy I just mentioned to you. It was established by Her Majesty. Her Majesty will go to the women's academy at least twice a month to check on the situation. I don't know the exact time, but you can definitely stay there if you go and guard it."
Si Chen expressed his gratitude and asked about the location of the girls' academy. If it wasn't already dark, he would have wanted to go there right away.
"Don't worry, young master. The queen can't go there at night. It's getting late. You are still injured, so you should rest early."
"Thank you very much. Thank you very much."
The medicine boy waved his hand nonchalantly and left the room yawning.
A dreamless night.
I woke up, opened the window, and saw snow everywhere.
Bai Shuang exhaled a breath of white air, stood up, washed, and waited outside the inner hall door.
As soon as Bai Shuang stood still, the door of the inner hall was opened by Zhang Shuming, and Xiao Jin, dressed in a dragon robe, walked out and prepared to go to the morning court.
"Farewell, Your Majesty."
Xiao Jin paused for a moment, "The queen wanted to eat noodle soup last night. Go to the imperial kitchen and ask the chef to add a bowl of noodle soup."
"Yes, I will go right away."
Xiao Jin nodded slightly, and disappeared in the snow in the blink of an eye.
The weather was cold, and Fengluan Palace was some distance away from the imperial kitchen, so the food would be almost cold when it was brought over. So at this time they would bring the food back and warm it up in the small kitchen in the palace, so that Su Ying could eat it hot when she woke up.
When Bai Shuang arrived at the imperial kitchen, He Shouyi was busy preparing breakfast.
"Uncle He, he's still busy."
He Shouyi heard the noise and looked back. Seeing Bai Shuang, he started to smile and said, "When did you come back, little girl? I haven't seen you for a long time."
Bai Shuang went to Jin's kitchen and took a hot bun and put it into her mouth. These were breakfasts prepared for the servants in the palace. She was hungry after chasing all the way.
"Uncle He's cooking is still the best. All the food is delicious."
As a cook, what he likes to hear most is others' recognition of his cooking skills. Hearing her say this, He Shouyi smiled so much that the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes became deeper.
"What's wrong? Does the emperor have any instructions?"
Bai Shuang opened her eyes in surprise and asked: "How did Uncle He know it was the Emperor's order?" She is the Empress's person, so if she has to say something, it should be the Empress's order, right?
He Shouyi's smile deepened, "Usually the Queen Mother hasn't woken up yet at this time. Besides, I have been cooking for the Queen Mother for such a long time, and she has never sent anyone over to add food early in the morning, except the Emperor." Every time Xiao Jin added food for Su Ying, he was used to it.
Bai Shuang gave He Shouyi a thumbs up in admiration.
"The Emperor asked the uncle to prepare a bowl of noodle soup for the Empress. Red date and wolfberry chicken noodle soup, he said it would be warm and comfortable to eat in the morning."
"Is the queen awake now?"
"It wasn't there when I got here."
He Shouyi nodded and said, "Okay, I got it. I'll make the noodles in a moment. You can take these prepared ones back first, and the noodles will be ready in one round trip."
"Okay."
Su Ying got up when Bai Shuang returned to Fengluan Palace with the food box.
Even in the middle of winter, she didn't have the habit of staying in bed late, unless Xiao Jin had been very busy the night before and she was really tired, then she would go to bed late.
"Your Majesty has woken up, and the food is still hot. Please eat it while it's hot."
"Where are the eldest prince and his men?"
Zhou chuckled and said, "The eldest prince and princess haven't woken up yet. They said that the class starts half an hour later than before, so they can sleep a little longer."
Su Ying nodded, it was quite humane.
"Before the emperor went to the morning court, he specifically instructed me to ask Uncle He to make a bowl of hot noodle soup for the queen."
Su Ying was slightly stunned. She seemed to have casually said last night that she wanted to eat hot noodle soup, but she didn't expect Xiao Jin to have remembered it.
(End of this chapter)
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