Chapter 160 Ordering Food
The alliance had been negotiated, the relatives had been chosen, the betrothal gifts had been delivered, and the Northern Expedition Mission had accomplished its mission. It was time to set off for home.
Before leaving, Qi Yu and Feng Qingsui met at the wool workshop.
"Madam, I don't know when I will return to Daxi after this departure. I hope you will accept these carrier pigeons so that we can keep in touch in the future."
Qi Yu gave Feng Qingsui a cage of pigeons.
Feng Qingsui nodded and said ok.
He added, "I'm afraid your return to the country this time may not be peaceful, so you must take good care of yourself."
"Don't worry, Madam. I will protect myself."
Qi Yu said with a smile.
"I still owe Madam a favor."
"If one day Madam wishes to leave Daxi, and I have established myself in Beituo, please feel free to come find me in Beituo."
Feng Qingsui chuckled: "Okay."
She poured a glass of wine for Qi Yu and herself.
"The delegation will depart in two days, so I won't be able to see you off. Consider this a farewell toast. I wish you a safe and joyful journey."
Qi Yu raised his glass with a smile.
"I wish you the same."
The two of them drank a pot of wine before leaving.
Feng Qingsui returned home slightly drunk and drunk.
I happened to meet Ji Changqing at the gate of the mansion.
Ji Changqing glanced at the pigeon cage in Wuhua's hand and frowned.
"The peregrine falcon can hunt on its own, so don't spoil it."
Feng Qingsui: “…”
"It's a carrier pigeon."
Ji Changqing: “…”
I immediately understood who sent it.
His face darkened slightly.
After a moment's silence, he only said, "Don't keep it with a peregrine falcon. It will catch it and play with it."
Feng Qingsui raised an eyebrow: "Just catching it for fun? Not going to eat it?"
"It doesn't eat the pigeons near its nest."
Feng Qingsui smiled and said, "So well behaved? Second Master has raised him well."
Ji Changqing remained silent.
If you beat him enough times, he will naturally become obedient.
Feng Qingsui kept the cage of carrier pigeons in an idle yard.
When the peregrine falcon heard the "gugugu" sound, it flew to the yard, took a look, and then flew back.
"quack!"
——I can also deliver letters, so why do I need to store so much food?
Feng Qingsui stroked its fur and said, "They can go places you haven't been to."
Peregrine Falcon: "Ga!"
——I can arrive faster than them.
Feng Qingsui didn't understand what it was called, and intuitively felt that it was jealous, so he laughed and said, "They are all streaky, not mine."
Five-flowered: (●ˊωˋ●)
"mine?"
Feng Qingsui: "You are not allowed to eat."
Five flower: (; one_one)
However, they still had a hearty meal of pigeons in the evening - Ji Changqing made roasted squab.
"Did Second Master want to make roasted squab after seeing the cage of pigeons I brought?"
After finishing the crispy and tender pigeon on her plate, she asked with an unsatisfied look.
Ji Changqing nodded.
Feng Qingsui's heart moved.
If Chef Ji's menu is so random, then in the future she can just take whatever she wants to eat and wave it in front of Chef Ji, and she will have it to eat?
The next day she made a special experiment.
When she went out to walk the dog, she saw a scholar selling paintings on the street. The paintings were of chickens, ducks, geese, fish, shrimps, crabs, tofu, cabbage, winter melons, etc. She bought a few of them at random.
He waited until Ji Changqing returned home before taking the dog back.
She held the paintings in her hands, and on top was a fish.
"Second Master is back?"
When she saw Ji Changqing, she waved the painting in her hand and greeted him.
Ji Changqing glanced at the fish and frowned: "Where did this painting come from?"
“I bought it on the street.”
"How much?"
"Fifteen cents a piece."
Ji Changqing flipped through all the paintings in her hands.
"The lines of these paintings are too stiff. I'll draw a few for you later."
Feng Qingsui: “…”
She wanted to order food, not draw a picture.
Feeling that the painting might be too subtle, she bought a fish from a roadside stall the next day.
This time I finally got what I wanted.
Ji Changqing made spicy fish fillets.
Feng Qingsui had mastered the art of ordering dishes and was secretly happy.
In order to return the favor, she made several medicinal strings with different effects and gave them to Qi and Ji Changqing.
Ji Changqing never wore a bracelet before.
Now I have two medicine beads, and I can’t put them down. Not only do I wear them during the day, but I also put them next to my pillow at night and fall asleep smelling the fragrance.
He would fold his legs from time to time when attending court.
The emperor accidentally caught a glimpse of his little action and thought that his right-hand minister finally had a hobby.
When leaving court, he was specifically asked to stay.
"It's rare that Ji Qing has a favorite. This agarwood bracelet that I have worn for a long time is given to Ji Qing."
The emperor took off the agarwood bracelet on his hand and handed it to the eunuch beside him.
The eunuch presented it to Ji Changqing.
Ji Changqing: “…”
Although... I still have to thank God for his grace.
He took it with both hands, looking flattered.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward! Your Majesty is truly perceptive. You even noticed this when I first wore the bracelet. I am truly amazed."
"I will wear it day and night, and bear your grace in my heart!"
The emperor was very pleased.
"Just treat it as you please, Ji Qing. There's no need to be overly nervous."
Ji Changqing naturally wouldn't take this seriously.
Their Majesty loves to win over his subjects with small gifts.
A few days ago, the cherries in the royal garden were ripe, and His Majesty rewarded the ministers with cherries. He was given ten extra cherries, and the eunuchs specifically pointed them out. How could he not treat this bracelet with respect?
It’s just that this agarwood bracelet has absorbed other smells and doesn’t smell very pleasant.
He'd have to find a way to get rid of the odor later.
As soon as he returned home, he took off the agarwood bracelet to prevent the medicine necklace Feng Qingsui gave him from being contaminated by the strange smell of the bracelet.
Feng Qingsui, who was waiting for the right moment to order food, asked, "Second Master, this bracelet is in great condition."
Ji Changqing said expressionlessly, "It was given by the Emperor."
Feng Qingsui: “No wonder.”
She was just about to show off the green-headed duck she had bought when a sweet and strange fragrance suddenly hit her nose.
He immediately turned his eyes to the wooden skewer in Ji Changqing's hand.
"Second Master, can you please give me a closer look?"
Ji Changqing handed it over casually.
"It smells a bit strange, don't get close to it."
As soon as the voice fell, Feng Qingsui placed the bracelet in front of him.
“…”
Feng Qingsui sniffed it carefully and recognized that it was the fragrance of hibiscus cream that he and his master had accidentally encountered in the southwest. His face suddenly darkened.
"Is this strange fragrance originally present on the bracelet, or did it get picked up in Second Master's room?"
Ji Zhangqing's expression was stern: "Is there something wrong with the fragrance?"
Feng Qingsui nodded.
"The bracelet has the aroma of hibiscus paste, which can relieve pain, coughs, and diarrhea, but it is highly addictive and can severely damage organs and nerves, leaving a person emaciated. In the best case, they become a walking corpse, and in the worst case, they die suddenly."
Ji Changqing: “!”
His face suddenly darkened.
"This was given to me by His Majesty during the morning court session."
Feng Qingsui: “…”
There are still many wealthy families that have not been copied, and the emperor has already started to get rid of them?
Her expression was too straightforward, and Ji Changqing's eye twitched.
"Your Majesty may not know what the fragrance of the bracelet is."
Otherwise I wouldn’t wear this bracelet on my hand all day long.
Feng Qingsui: “…”
Does that mean someone is plotting to murder the emperor?
Could this person be the queen?
"In this case, Second Master had better remind His Majesty."
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