Chapter 131 The Empress and her husband like to do weird things
Then proceed to open the oil paper bag.
Six large shrimps, four large steamed buns, seven or eight fried dumplings, broken Hu pancakes, six roasted lamb ribs, fried fish, four crystal persimmons, etc.
Everyone watched Su Changan open the oil paper packages one by one. Soon the entire table was filled with them. Everyone was stunned.
No food will be provided at literary gatherings, and everyone knows that.
Therefore, everyone either ate more when they came, or hid a steamed bun or something in their sleeves. If one was not enough, they would prepare an extra one in the left and right sleeves.
If you are hungry, have a quick bite.
That's all.
After all, today's literary gathering is a big event, and we cannot be careless, let alone lose manners.
But now
Su Changan filled a whole table in one go, and everyone was stunned.
We know that Miss Chang'an loves to eat, and there are many stories that Miss Chang'an created many interesting foods.
But this is not the way to prepare food!
But some people seemed to remember something and immediately whispered to the people around them. At the same time, these people frowned slightly and looked at Su Changan.
In particular, Mr. Zhou and Mr. He, who were originally arguing, stopped at this moment and looked at Su Changan with surprise.
But looking at the table full of food on Su Changan's table.
The two looked at each other and were somewhat surprised.
The two of them had been to the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet before, so they had seen Su Changan's handsome appearance while eating with relish.
but
Looking at the food Su Changan had placed, the two people who had just been arguing about a problem suddenly felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Both of them admired Su Chang'an very much, especially his virtues and the question and answer between Su Chang'an and Wen Zhegu on "Why study" at the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet. In every class, these two old gentlemen asked their students to learn from Su Chang'an.
However, old Mr. Zhou Zhennan suddenly remembered something, looked at Su Changan with hesitation, and some worry in his eyes.
Mu Xu was stunned when he saw Su Changan's action, then he immediately laughed. He just thought it was interesting, but when he looked at the lamb ribs on the table, he became greedy!
Xun Kuang was speechless and didn't know what to say, but when he thought about Miss Chang'an's past behavior, he felt that this seemed normal.
However, when Xun Kuang smelled the fragrance wafting over, he became greedy just like his teacher!
Su Zimu shook his head helplessly, but looked at the table, then turned and whispered something to Su Linhan.
Although Su Linhan was surprised by her elder sister's behavior, after hearing Su Zimu's instructions, she immediately stood up and went to get hot tea.
According to what Su Zimu said, these foods can be eaten even if they are cold, but the wine and drinks are too cold to be eaten with them. Go get a pot of hot tea for your eldest sister.
Master Yao and the others looked at each other, laughing and shaking their heads, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
But I don’t feel anything about it.
After all, there was nothing wrong with Su Changan's current behavior. After all, the literary gathering did not prohibit bringing food, and in fact, Master Yao also brought some with him.
However, Mr. Shuiyun, Mr. Zhou Zhennan, and a small number of other people looked at Su Changan like this with some worry on their faces.
Mu Xu looked at everyone and noticed the frowning people, so he said loudly: "Zhennan, you and He Yang can continue. Although I won't prepare food for everyone at the literary gathering, I didn't say that you can't prepare your own, so continue, don't keep staring at others, we are all scholars, don't you know what politeness is?"
After hearing Mu Xu's words, everyone was stunned, then they withdrew their gazes and no longer looked at Su Changan.
Mr. Zhou Zhennan asked, "May I ask if Miss Chang'an is eating so much because she is not feeling well?"
When Su Changan heard Mr. Zhou Zhennan talking to him, he stood up, but after listening, he was stunned.
Zhou Zhennan frowned and said, "I heard that Miss Chang'an is ill, so she ate a lot. Is she feeling unwell again? If so, it is our Imperial College's fault for not entertaining her well enough."
Su Changan continued to be stunned. What was he saying?
Su Changan was confused.
But when Zhou Zhennan said this, everyone finally remembered.
There has always been a saying in the market about Su Changan's many eating habits, that is, Su Changan eats like this because he is sick.
Although some diseases can make people look haggard and weak, some doctors have pointed out that if some patients are overly anxious, they will eat more to feel relieved.
This symptom is more fatal than loss of appetite.
When Zhou Zhennan said this, most people suddenly remembered this matter.
Everyone looked at Su Changan, but forgot that Su Changan was a sick person. When they suddenly realized it, they all showed guilty expressions, thinking that they had just thought that Su Changan was a greedy person.
Old Master Yao felt guilty. He had heard Mr. Shuiyun mention this matter before, and he had also looked up medical knowledge and found that there were some diseases that had this symptom. However, seeing that Su Changan was no different from an ordinary person, he had forgotten about it.
Looking at the food on Su Changan's table, he remembered how much Su Changan ate, so he stood up and asked, "Is this enough? If not, ask Grand Master Mu to prepare some."
Su Changan blinked.
How to say it.
He felt that people's misunderstanding of him was getting deeper and deeper. And it was becoming increasingly difficult for him to explain himself!
From the frail and sickly 'Sister Daiyu' to now 'eating so much is a disease'.
He really didn't know how to explain it.
The main thing is that it cannot be explained!
Mu Xu was very happy, because he knew that Su Changan was not sick at all. He just ate a lot and didn't care about etiquette. He was a straightforward person who ate and drank as he pleased.
But now seeing the looks on everyone's faces, he could smile in his heart, but he also knew that this matter was not easy to explain. If he explained it, many things that happened in the past would be self-defeating, so he could only continue to act it out.
Looking at Su Changan's expression, Mu Xu stood up and asked Su Changan, "It was my negligence. This matter is Mu Xu's fault."
As he said this, Mu Xu bowed to Su Changan to apologize.
Then he asked, "Do you need anything else? Or some soup or something?"
Su Changan was helpless, but looking at Mu Xu's sincere eyes, and then looking at the concerned eyes of Mr. Yao, Mr. Zhou Zhennan and many others, he could only return the greeting helplessly and said: "Thank you, Master Jijiu, these are enough."
After saying that, he looked at Mr. Zhou Zhennan and Mr. Yao, bowed and said, "Chang'an is fine, he is just hungry. Thank you for your concern."
Zhou Zhennan and Master Yao nodded slightly upon hearing this.
Among them, Master Yao looked at Su Changan and said, "If you are not feeling well, just say so. You don't need to worry about things like literary gatherings."
Su Changan was helpless, but still nodded.
Then, Master Yao glanced at Zhou Zhennan and He Yang, and then looked at everyone in the lecture hall: "Health is more important than studying. If anyone here feels unwell, please tell us directly and don't force yourself."
After saying that, he looked at all the students present and bowed in response. He then looked at Zhou Zhennan and He Yang and bowed and said, "Please continue, gentlemen. I just thought of something, and I would like to ask you two to tell the students. You just said, 'Why does a gentleman not worry or fear?' I think, 'A gentleman has something to worry about and something to fear. He worries that the way will not work, and he fears that villains will succeed.'"
After hearing what Master Yao said, Zhou Zhennan and He Yang looked at each other, then looked at Master Yao to continue the discussion on the qualities and attitudes of a gentleman as mentioned by the sage.
Su Changan sat down again.
What can I say?
This is quite embarrassing.
I shouldn’t have taken it out if I had known.
Although Su Changan was depressed, he knew that there was no need to think too much about it. Since it was like this, he might as well eat to his heart's content.
So he inserted the prepared straw into the middle of the crystal persimmon and handed it to Su Wan'er.
Su Wan'er didn't dare to eat because she heard that her elder sister ate more because she was sick.
Su Changan was helpless. After telling Su Wan'er that there were plenty of food here, Su Wan'er still shook her head and refused to eat.
Afterwards, Su Changan looked at Su Zimu again: "Father, do you want to eat?"
Su Zimu shook his head.
He knew all about the outrageous rumor, but he couldn't say it and didn't need to explain it.
He was happy just by seeing Su Changan eating so much.
Although she was just an adopted daughter, being able to eat so much was a blessing, a good thing! And if he went back and told his wife about it, she might be happier than he was.
Which parent doesn't want their children to eat more?
Su Linhan brought back the water, but she had also heard what had just happened, so when Su Changan gave her something to eat, she shook her head and refused to eat, and was even a little worried.
Su Changan sighed, this matter has caused a lot of trouble.
It’s better not to take it out.
While thinking about this, Su Changan stuffed the fire crystal persimmon into Su Wan'er's hand, picked up the chicken leg and started eating.
This matter made him depressed.
But after taking a bite of the chicken leg.
A familiar taste.
Well, it’s the boiled chicken legs made by my wife.
Although Xun Kuang was a little greedy for the food on Su Changan's table, he looked at Su Changan with some pity when he thought of Su Changan's illness.
I just thought that people with illnesses should pretend to be no different from normal people, and they don’t want others to worry about them.
Xun Kuang's admiration for Su Changan increased a lot.
In particular, Xun Kuang, who was sitting at the table next to Su Changan, could see clearly that there was a faint smell of medicine in the small bag that Su Changan had just taken out of for food.
Looking inside the open shoulder bag, there were packets of medicinal materials. Obviously, these were the medicines that Miss Chang'an's doctor carried with her for Miss Chang'an.
Otherwise, no normal person would carry so many medicines with him.
but
Just as Xun Siye was thinking this, he was stunned.
Because he saw words on the papers that wrapped the medicine, and the words were very unique and looked very much like Miss Chang'an's.
Could it be that the female doctor took Miss Chang'an's writing brush and medicinal herbs?
Everyone was watching Su Changan eating the chicken leg. Those who had seen him before were all impressed, but those who met him for the first time were also impressed again.
But when I think of Su Changan eating like this.
They all expressed regret.
How could such a virtuous person, such a talented writer, who was also able to write the wonderful book "Dream of Red Mansions", fall ill?
Some people thought that the food they brought was also good, so they hesitated for a long time and made up their minds.
Su Changan was eating a chicken leg. Seeing Xun Kuang staring at the small bag, he lowered his voice and asked, "Senye, do you want to eat? I can't give you the chicken leg because my wife made it herself. But you can have one of these buns?"
Xun Kuang was stunned for a moment, and immediately shook his head, but was stunned again. Wife?
The next moment, Xun Kuang suddenly realized, who could Su Changan’s wife be? It could only be His Majesty!
Looking at the chicken leg in Su Changan's hand, he gasped. Wow, this was made by His Majesty himself. This is incredible!
But thinking that Su Chang'an was sick, His Majesty would actually cook these meals for Miss Chang'an himself, he felt that the two of them really had a deep affection for each other.
However, Xun Kuang shook his head and said, "Miss Chang'an, you can enjoy it by yourself. You don't need to pay attention to me. I am just looking at these herbs. May I ask if these papers wrapped with herbs are the abandoned writing paper of Miss Chang'an?"
Su Changan nodded: "Yes, all of them. It would be a pity to throw them away, so the girl used them all to wrap medicinal materials. Sometimes she would use more and use some of the papers I wrote poems on. I don't care, so I let her use them."
Xun Kuang opened his eyes wide when he heard it, and looked down, and found that there were quite a lot of words on it, and the package seemed to be densely packed, with at least dozens of packages. Although they were not big, these were Miss Chang'an's writing materials!
Nowadays, "A Dream of Red Mansions" is very popular, and there are almost no authentic works of Miss Chang'an on the market, so it is very difficult to find a piece of writing at all.
There is even a story that a rich girl from Luoan City asked Su Chang'an for two thousand taels of silver for calligraphy and painting.
And the Liu Baishi is also being purchased for a large sum of money.
But there is no demand for it.
And this is just the writing, not the entire poem.
If it is a complete poem, who knows how much it would cost!
In particular, Su Changan also said that the female doctor would use paper with poems on it to wrap medicinal materials!
That means, these are the poems that Miss Chang'an did not throw away.
If the poem is good, the price will go up a notch!
And now.
This bag contained all of Su Changan’s writing materials, and they were all used to wrap medicine.
According to Xun Kuang's preliminary estimate, this step would cost at least ten thousand taels.
Holding 12,000 bags of medicinal materials.
A word suddenly popped up in Xun Kuang's mind.
extravagant!!
Think again.
Xun Kuang turned around and looked at the cat who was called away and had some things in his hands.
Xun Kuang thought in his mind, she is worthy of being Miss Chang'an's doctor. This extravagant method is far better than anything else!
Su Changan looked at Xun Kuang's expression and knew what frightened Xun Kuang after just a moment's thought.
Thinking of making a joke, he told Xun Kuang that Maomao still had a large basket of discarded "Dream of Red Mansions" paper and the set of nine-beast wine utensils, which Maomao used to brew wine and make poison.
But forget it, it's too scary.
But it was at this time.
Su Zimu took out something wrapped in oil paper and handed it to Su Changan: "Master Cui gave it to you. It's food."
Su Changan was stunned for a moment.
But just as he was about to say something, he saw Maomao walking towards him with a lot of things wrapped in oil paper in her arms. She squatted down and carefully placed the food next to Su Changan and said, "What those people gave you was all food."
Su Changan said "Huh?" and looked up.
I saw many people handing things to people around them, and some of them had already handed the things over.
ah?!
…
At this moment, a carriage drove out from Chengtian Gate.
The identity of the driver was a bit scary, he was Yan Yunxiao, the commander-in-chief of the Chixia Army and the Huanglong Guard.
Inside the carriage, Xia Fengxiang fiddled with the hat on his head, looked at the Shang Gong Sun sitting opposite him and asked, "Aunt, do you look like a little eunuch?"
Sun Shanggong had no choice but to reach out to help Xia Fengxiang tidy up his clothes and fix his hair.
Then he looked carefully and confirmed that she looked very different from the empress in the past. If you didn't look carefully, you would definitely not be able to tell that it was the empress. Then he nodded and said, "Yes."
Xia Fengxiang smiled slightly: "As long as the students and teachers who rarely see me can't recognize me, it will be fine. As for the ministers there, they are all smart people and dare not point me out."
Sun Shang Gong was helpless, looking at Xia Fengxiang and said: "Your Majesty, even if you go, you don't have to act like this."
Xia Fengxiang shook his head: "Aunt, you know that that guy scared me at the last Mid-Autumn Festival dinner. I want to scare him when I go like this. But Aunt, don't show off and don't hint to him secretly."
Sun Shang Gong was helpless and nodded with a smile.
This young couple likes to play these strange and sudden things.
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