Chapter 17 Barbecue

In the fragmented sunlight, a bright and beautiful girl appeared, wearing a pink dress, and walked in gracefully from the light.

"I pay my respects to the Empress. I was frightened last night and I am seriously ill. I am late. Please forgive me, Empress."

Her humble attitude slapped Jiang Zhaoyi in the face and also gave Empress Zhu a lot of face.

Empress Zhu was also happy to return her greeting: "Zhen Ronghua, there is no need to be so polite. Get up and sit down quickly. Although Concubine Chu acted ridiculously last night, the emperor still favors you. Now that you are well again, I will ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to help you move to a new palace today."

"Move to a new palace?"

Except for Concubine Liang and Concubine De, who already knew about this and had no expression on their faces, the other concubines were all surprised.

Although Concubine Li Gui did not show it on her face, she was also surprised in her heart.

The emperor had not been to Xihe Palace for seven days, and he also favored Concubine Su who was assigned to live in Concubine De's palace. She thought that the emperor's novelty had worn off.

How come there was a move to a new palace when she didn't know about it?

Concubine Li flicked her armor: "It is her blessing that the Empress dotes on Zhen Ronghua, but for such a big matter as moving the palace, didn't the Empress ask the Emperor's opinion?"

Jiang Xinyue thought that when it comes to keeping calm, Concubine Li is still not as good as Empress Zhu.

Concubine Li asked this question, which hit Empress Zhu's mind.

The Empress smiled slightly and said in a good mood: "Although I am the Empress, as Concubine Li said, how dare I make the decision on my own for such a big matter as moving the palace? The Emperor personally said that Zhen Ronghua should move to Hexi Palace."

The sharp armor pierced into the palm of her hand, but Concubine Li did not feel any pain. She smiled coldly: "Then congratulations to Zhen Ronghua. Hexi Palace is only a cup of tea away from Chengqian Palace. The Emperor really cherishes you very much."

The concubines in the room showed envy and jealousy to Jiang Xinyue.

Jiang Xinyue thought to herself that the Empress had mentioned that Concubine Chu wanted to harm her, but the focus of the Hexi Palace was on the Emperor's intention to make her move to Hexi Palace.

She could only sigh, and said in a frightened manner, "Your Highness, you don't know. Last night, the Emperor was in the Xihe Palace, and saw that I was frightened by Concubine Chu, and I was very angry. He said that someone in the palace was playing tricks and didn't take the Emperor seriously at all. I have to thank Concubine Chu for turning a disaster into a blessing... No, I have to thank the Xinzheku slave Chu!"

Where is Concubine Chu?

Everyone was shocked to realize that Concubine Chu did not come to pay respects to the Empress.

Empress Zhu also took the opportunity to announce the Emperor's decree to demote Concubine Chu to the lowest rank of changing clothes and sent her to the Xinzheku as a slave.

At the end, she did not forget to shock everyone in the harem: "I have reminded you several times that you should get along with each other in harmony and not do anything shameful and despicable behind your back. Chu did not listen, and this is the result. Don't think that you are the only smart people and treat others as fools. Our emperor is wise and powerful, and he will not tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes."

This indirect criticism was very advanced.

Jiang Xinyue bowed softly: "I will follow the instructions of the Empress."

With her leading the way, no matter whether the women in the room were willing or not, they had to bow down and express their opinions.

The result that Empress Zhu was extremely satisfied with was that when the Ministry of Internal Affairs came to help Jiang Xinyue move to the palace, they tried their best.

As long as Zhen Ronghua made any request that did not exceed the rules, they all met it.

Of course, Jiang Xinyue herself was not a pushy person. Everything she asked for was to win the heart of Emperor Xuanwu.

The decoration of Hexi Palace was not as simple and elegant as Yikun Palace, nor as exquisite and luxurious as Changxin Palace, but it exuded warmth and childlike fun everywhere.

A beautiful swing was built under the clematis frame, and there was a small wooden house next to the swing, and the sound of a puppy came from it.

In the garden in the front yard, those beautiful flowers were transplanted on the same side, crowded and blooming, while on the other side, the soil was newly turned, and I don’t know what was planted. Several eunuchs and palace maids were watering the land.

The chief eunuch Jiang Chuan was supervising on the side: "Everyone, be careful. Our master has said that when autumn comes, whoever is responsible for the vegetables and fruits that mature first will be greatly rewarded."

Just when everyone thought that Zhen Ronghua had just moved to the palace and the emperor would definitely turn over the sign of Hexi Palace at night, unexpectedly, the one who was favored was Su Guiren from the side hall of Yanqing Palace.

Xi Que and Shuang Jiang were afraid that their master would be unhappy, so they asked the kitchen to cook a lot of delicacies that Jiang Xinyue liked.

Looking at the table full of various meat dishes, and all cooked in the same way, she shook her head and suddenly had an idea: "Ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send two baskets of charcoal and a bronze stove. Do you have wire mesh? Send some as well."

She wanted to make barbecue.

Although the Great Yan Dynasty was good, with people taking care of food and clothing, and she only needed to be a millet worm, but... the millet worm was very picky about food.

The dishes at that time were not as rich as those in later generations. They were either steamed or fried, and there was not even chili peppers. If you eat them every day, you will get tired of them no matter how delicious they are.

In later generations, Jiang Xinyue is a Hunan girl who loves spicy food. Her mouth has been numbed in the past few months.

She remembered that there were chili peppers in the kitchen before, but the chefs didn't seem to know how to make spicy dishes. They felt that the food was too spicy to eat alone and was not suitable for putting in dishes, so they were always used to raise some pigs, dogs, sheep, etc.

Jiang Chuan didn't know what the master was going to do, but he still obediently went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get the things the master wanted.

The eunuchs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were not as enthusiastic as before, but at least they did not dare to reject the face of Hexi Palace.

After all, Zhen Ronghua was not only favored by the emperor, but also had a certain reputation in front of the empress.

Jiang Xinyue went to the Yu kitchen in person.

The ingredients of the barbecue were quite complicated, and she was afraid that Xi Que and the others could not explain it clearly, so she prepared it herself.

The Yu kitchen was very large, and it was the time to prepare dinner, and all kinds of food were also very complete.

Jiang Xinyue asked Chef Yu to cut five plates of beef slices, three plates of mutton slices, five plates of pork belly, two plates of potato slices, two baskets of lettuce, sliced ​​garlic, and one plate each of Qingyang peppers and millet peppers.

Salt, oil, cumin, five-spice powder...

The chefs all thought Zhen Ronghua was crazy? Otherwise, why did she bring so much raw meat back?

There was no small kitchen in Hexi Palace, so how could she cook all the meat?

In Hexi Palace, everything was ready, and Chengqian Palace was already having dinner.

Emperor Xuanwu frowned as he looked at the obviously reduced amount of meat on the table: "Is there a famine somewhere recently?"

Wang Dequan was still puzzled and shook his head blankly: "I haven't heard of it!"

Emperor Xuanwu said in a voice without joy or anger: "Then why are you so harsh to me?"

He thought that he did not have a strong appetite, but the portions of the few meat dishes on the table were pitifully small. How could a meat eater like him start eating?