Chapter 39 Full of energy
The same scene, the emperor and the empress were talking, but Emperor Xuanwu's expression was not as gentle as the first time he ate barbecue: "Empress, Zhenguirong has a simple heart. Even though she was deceived by the dirty tricks in this palace, she did not bear any resentment. It is very rare, right?"
Empress Zhu thought that the emperor was speaking from his heart, and echoed: "Yes! It is indeed rare."
"So, I don't want anyone to destroy this rarity. Empress, do you understand?"
Empress Zhu was shocked and was frozen on the spot, her face turned a little gray.
The emperor, he knows everything! !
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what are you whispering about?"
Jiang Xinyue waved to them: "Come here! Try the fried chicken I made. The eldest princess and the others like it very much."
The hawthorn wine was warmed on the small stove. Even the eldest princess and the second princess could have a taste. It was sour and sweet, not spicy at all.
The third prince could not have a taste. He was only seven years old and too young.
The two chefs were extremely grateful to Zhenguirong for teaching them new cooking skills, and they also praised the fried chicken.
Although such greasy food cannot be eaten too much, it is crispy and delicious. Just smelling the fragrance is enough to make people salivate. It is not a staple food, but it is still good as a snack to satisfy your craving.
Moreover, Zhen Guirong said that everything can be fried. When they return, they will fry some chicken wings, chicken legs and what not according to Zhen Guirong's recipe... Oh... Oh, by the way, popcorn.
Then they will send them to the empresses in the palace to taste them. If the response is good, they will have another merit.
There were no musical instruments to appreciate this time, but it brought back the good memories of Emperor Xuanwu. He turned around and ordered Wang Dequan: "Remind me tomorrow to keep the Minister of Honglu Temple and Jiang Shaoqing to come to the study after the court to discuss the New Year's banquet."
"Yes, I will remember it."
Wang Dequan glanced at Zhen Guirong. Jiang Shaoqing was the father of Empress Guirong.
At night, after seeing everyone off, Emperor Xuanwu could no longer restrain his emotions and took his beloved concubine into his arms.
Jiang Xinyue lay on his chest, listening to his heart beating strongly, without any waves in her heart.
How could she not have any resentment?
She was fine, she had done nothing, but because the emperor wanted to appease Concubine Li, he sent her to the cold palace. Wasn't it because the value she provided was not as high as Concubine Li, so she became the abandoned one when it came to the choice between the two?
Don't say that the emperor treated her well before and secretly ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to take care of her. She was innocent, and she had to go through this for no reason and suffer so much. That was what the emperor should do.
The person who deserves her love must be the one who stands firmly by her side, believes in her, protects her, and knows and loves her.
Emperor Xuanwu is only worthy of being a stepping stone on her road to promotion.
His feelings can be shared with Empress Zhu, Concubine Li Guifei, Concubine Liang, Concubine De...
It's too cheap, she doesn't want it.
She doesn't want to compete with women. After all, she has received higher education in the 21st century and studied abroad. She is more open-minded and bold.
There are so many men, if someone wants to grab her, just give her.
But, unfortunately, she traveled to the palace and became the emperor's woman. If she doesn't compete with a group of women, her end will be either lonely and old in the palace, or she will be framed and killed.
She doesn't want it.
In this case, she regards the palace as a workplace, the emperor as the boss, and the concubines in the palace as colleagues who hinder her promotion.
Thinking of this, the workaholic Jiang Xinyue immediately became very motivated.
That night, water was called for three times in Hexi Palace. It was not until the late night that the emperor fell asleep with Zhen Guirong in his arms.
Early the next morning, the emperor went to the morning court, and gifts flowed into Hexi Palace like water.
The maid from Yikun Palace came after Jiang Xinyue finished her breakfast. She bowed and said, "Empress Zhen Guirong, the Queen is ill. I asked you to inform you that you don't have to pay your respects for the next three days."
Jiang Xinyue looked concerned and self-blaming: "The Queen is ill? Is it because you waited too long at the door of the cold palace yesterday and caught a cold?"
The little maid shook her head hurriedly: "It has nothing to do with Empress Zhen Guirong. Our Queen gets sick every winter. I have an old headache, and I have summoned the imperial physician. "
Jiang Xinyue breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that you are fine. I will visit the Empress when she is better, otherwise I will have to trouble the Empress to receive me."
The little maid smiled: "Then I will take my leave. I still have to go to other palaces to inform them!"
This was telling her implicitly that the Empress valued her, and she had not yet visited other palaces, but came to inform her first.
Xi Que smiled and took the little maid's hand, stuffing a bag of silver coins into her hand: "I will take my sister out."
The New Year's banquet was three days later. It seemed that Empress Zhu was also very busy with the arrangements for the banquet, and had no time to fight with the concubines in the harem all morning.
It was better not to go to pay respects, Jiang Xinyue took off her clothes and slept in the cage again.
She slept until lunch time. Heavy snow fell all night and stopped when she got up at noon. Xi Que and Shuang Jiang, Jiang Chuan and Xiao Xuan Zi had already built several tall snowmen in the yard.
Zhengui, tolerant and generous, the palace maids and eunuchs in Hexi Palace are more lively than those in other places. When other palaces are dead, only this place is full of fireworks and people.
Pleasant laughter came in, and Jiang Xinyue also put on a coat and laughed at them from the window.
She has to be pampered all the time!
Only if she is pampered all the time can she keep the lively popularity in the palace.
Xi Que and Shuang Jiang, Xiao Xuan Zi and all the palace ladies in Hexi Palace can live a stable life.
"The queen has woken up!"
The laughing Shuangjiang immediately dropped the snowball he had just made, patted the broken snow on his body, and walked in with Xi Que. He stood by the charcoal fire for a while, making sure that the cold air had dissipated before approaching her.
"Why didn't you ask the servants to come in and serve the queen after she woke up?"
If the maids who taught the palace rules knew about this, they would definitely skin them alive.
Jiang Xinyue deliberately teased Xi Que: "Hey~ You guys were having fun outside, and no one was serving me by my bed, but you came to talk about me? You are so brave."
"Quit your queen!"
Xi Que was not frightened, but Shuang Jiang knelt down in fear: "It's all my fault. I saw that it snowed heavily today, so I thought of making a few snowmen for the queen, so I called Xi Que and the others to help. Please forgive me, the queen."
Jiang Xinyue and Xi Que looked at each other, and it turned out that there was really an honest person among the three of them.
"Shuang Jiang, the queen is scaring us!"
Xi Que helped Shuang Jiang up: "Queen, look at you."
So naughty.
Shuang Jiang dared to look up at her master's expression, and saw that she was really smiling, so she breathed a sigh of relief: "Queen, you scared me to death."
There are very few really kind masters in the palace.
Privately, they are all difficult to serve. It is her blessing to meet Zhen Guirong in three lifetimes. She doesn't want to serve other masters.