Anecdotes of Tianyuan: The Long Night is Young

Chapter 158

There are four empresses in the palace who are all pregnant, and they are all beaming and extremely busy.It's all the old people who got heirs, and those new people can't even touch the emperor's clothes, and they sigh every day.The four pregnant women are all raising babies, and it is extremely hard to be pregnant, especially when the weather is getting hotter.Four pregnant women are suffering, and being the king of a country and the father of four unborn children is even more painful.Zhao Xiyan runs several palaces every day. Pregnant women are more prone to fever than ordinary people, and they will wake up in the middle of the night.And when she is pregnant, she is almost always a little moody, and she needs to be coaxed and held.Zhao Xiyan got up before dawn to review papers every day, and he had to visit four women every night before he could sleep peacefully. After all four of them read it, the night was deep.And every night, they take turns sleeping with several women, if they wake up in the middle of the night, Zhao Xiyan will also wake up.After a few months, Zhao Xiyan lost a lot of weight, his eyes turned from blue to black, and he didn't like eating anything.For several days in a row, Zhao Xiyan couldn't eat the food brought by the imperial dining room, and he relied on the ginseng soup to hang his spirits every day.

Shen Jiyue was made princess, and the entire Shen family was moved to the capital, squeezed into a first-class family.Qin Huai'an and his wife got Zhao Xiyan's verbal order, they can walk in the palace at will.Qin Huai'an is now the deputy head of the House of Internal Affairs, wandering around the palace every day.He knew that Zhao Xiyan had a bad appetite recently, so he actively brought in Zhao Xiyan things from outside the palace for him to use.It's a pity that after shopping all over the capital, Zhao Xiyan couldn't even arouse his interest, and he always couldn't eat after one or two bites.Xia Shuning watched Zhao Xiyan's weight loss day by day, and her heart ached so much that she studied the medicinal diet for him with her big belly.Zhao Xiyan is too busy and tired, and he loses his appetite after being hungry, so he needs to take care of it slowly.It's a pity that it's already summer, and Xia Shuning's belly is six months old, so she has more energy than she wants, plus it's June and it's very hot, so she doesn't have much appetite.The whole palace is busy with the four pregnant women, the hospital is under a lot of pressure, and now the emperor is getting thinner day by day.Fortunately, the queen mother is not here. If the queen mother is in the palace, I am afraid that she will scold her for not doing her best.Xia Changqing was so worried that her hair was turning gray, her daughter was pregnant again, and the emperor's nephew couldn't eat or sleep well.How to solve this symptom?It is certain that pregnancy is uncomfortable, and it is inevitable for the emperor to be tired of government affairs and heirs.While taking care of the four empresses, the Imperial Hospital was thinking of ways to make the emperor eat more.

Zhao Xiyan managed the previous dynasty in an orderly manner, even if he is a little bit powerless now, there are still capable ministers and generals to support him.The empress, imperial concubine, concubine Liang, and concubine Shu all have bodies, and no one cares about the harem.The Empress Dowager went out to play in the palace after the new year, and all the high-ranking and favored ones were pregnant. For a while, it was Qiu Ruyu and Wu Qingyao's turn to control the power in the harem.Qiu Ruyu doesn't know how to plot, but Wu Qingyao is not confused, and her ability doesn't make the harem mess up.Seeing Zhao Xiyan's increasingly thin face, Qiu Ruyu and Wu Qingyao were also very worried.He is concerned about the country and the people, and his concubines and heirs ask questions every day. Even Qi Chen Qirui, who is already very tall, has to ask about homework, food, clothing, housing and transportation every day, but he doesn't ask about himself.

This day, Qin Huaian brought a food box to Feishuang Palace, and asked Wu Qingyao to meet him on the way.After all, Qin Huai'an was a foreign minister, so he had to obediently salute when he saw the concubines in the harem.

"My subordinate has met Wu Zhaoyi."

"Master Jun Ma, is this delivering food to the emperor?"

"Yes, the emperor has no appetite these days, so I ran to the south of the city to buy a few bowls of iced bean curd for the emperor to use."

"Maybe the emperor uses more bean curd?"

"June is also extremely hot, and you don't care if you are full of tofu curd, so eat more than other things."

"Does the emperor eat anything else?"

"Eat, I don't want to use any food at all, and I can't eat pasta. Occasionally eat some iced food, but the most I eat is fruit. Fruits are easy to digest, and they are delicious, but they are useless."

"It's time for the Lord Mayor of the County, and Lord Mayor of the County for worrying about the emperor."

"It's easy to say, Wu Zhaoyi is welcome."

Qin Huaian is still very familiar with this Wu Qingyao, but she doesn't understand why she suddenly became Zhao Xiyan's Zhaoyi, isn't she the oiran of Suzhou?Can a brothel girl also enter the palace as a concubine?The food box leaked a little, and Qin Huaian didn't react. There was ice in it, and the ice would melt soon.Qin Huaian hurriedly bid farewell to Feishuang Palace, leaving Wu Qingyao standing where he was.Wu Qingyao thought that Zhao Xiyan couldn't eat other things, but could eat more iced food and some fruit, so she reckoned that he could ask the emperor to eat more, right?Wu Qingyao made up her mind and went back to study how to make Zhao Xiyan eat more.It happened to be summer, and fruits from all over the world had already been brought up. No wonder the emperor was willing to eat more.Wu Qingyao returned to her Cuiwei Palace and immediately sent someone to a small kitchen, and even asked the maid to go to the imperial dining room to pick out all kinds of fruits.

Wu Qingyao squatted in the palace and spent several days trying every kind of fruit in person.After eating the plum fruit sent by Lingnan, I was surprised by the taste.Sour and sweet, rich in juice, it is divided into several varieties, red and green.The red juice is rich, sweet and sour, while the green juice is less juicy, but crisp and sweet.After Wu Qingyao ate a few plum fruits, she felt very hungry and wanted to eat.Wu Qingyao was pleasantly surprised, and immediately went to read the book. As expected, the book recorded that Li Guo has the effect of promoting body fluid to quench thirst, appetizing and eliminating food.It just so happened that there was a court lady from Yungui in Wu Qingyao's palace, who taught Wu Qingyao to marinate these plum fruits, which were more sweet and sour, and a little spicy. The taste after chilling was really exciting.Wu Qingyao only realized now that these years are really a pity for Li Guo's waste of years.Because plum fruit is sour, many people don't like to use it, only pregnant women like to eat it.Zhao Xiyan has a sweet tooth and doesn't like hot and sour, so Li Guo hasn't been at Zhao Xiyan's table for many years.Now that the weather is hot and the emperor can't eat anymore, he should use some sweet and sour food to stimulate his appetite.Wu Qingyao was delighted with her discovery, and it was almost time to bring it to Zhao Xiyan's desk.But those palace maids from Yungui said that it is best to prepare some meals and send them together.The emperor has a good appetite, and he will be hungry after eating Li Guo.

Wu Qingyao began to fall into another distress. She didn't know what Zhao Xiyan liked to eat.He stopped Qin Huai'an on the way, and after a lot of routines, he found out that Zhao Xiyan likes to eat sweet-scented osmanthus cake.Who in the entire palace doesn't know that the emperor likes sweet-scented osmanthus cake, and he needs to talk about it.The problem is that now Zhao Xiyan can't even use the sweet-scented osmanthus cake, it's too dry.In the end, Wu Qingyao really had no choice, so she went to ask the imperial chef for advice.The imperial cook dare not not teach, now the harem is under the care of Concubine Xian and this Empress Zhaoyi.The imperial cook told Wu Qingyao that the emperor used chicken the most on weekdays.Wu Qingyao learned several dishes, and invited the cook from the imperial dining room to Cuiwei Palace to teach them.Wu Qingyao is also a man who does not touch the spring water with his fingers. He has taken the sword for killing people, but he has never taken the kitchen knife for cutting vegetables.After a few days, my hands were covered with bruises.Even though she was full of scars, cooking was no better than making fruit, but Wu Qingyao just didn't learn it.Wu Qingyao was so angry that she cried. The cook taught her so hard, but she just couldn't learn it.Wu Qingyao worked hard for a few days, but there was still no result. In the end, she made iced pickled plums by herself, and the cook made a bowl of chicken porridge in golden soup.Wu Qingyao anxiously took the maid to bring the food to Feishuang Palace, and the maid was going to report.These days, the concubines sent countless things, but most Zhao Xiyan couldn't eat them.Xia Shuning supervised him to take medicine every day, but it was only better than before.Wu Qingyao wasn't sure if Zhao Xiyan would see her, or eat her food, and her heart was in a turmoil.

Just when Wu Qingyao was feeling uneasy, the maid from Feishuang Palace came out and invited her in.When Wu Qingyao heard that she could go in, her smile exploded like fireworks.Wu Qingyao walked in slowly with the maid carrying food, hiding her hands as much as possible so that Zhao Xiyan would not see her hands covered in bruises.When Wu Qingyao entered the main hall, she saw the maid gently fanning Zhao Xiyan, who was reviewing the memorial with her brows furrowed.Wu Qingyao raised her head and saw Zhao Xiyan's face. It was really thin, and her cheeks were slightly sunken, which made her feel distressed.

"The concubine has seen the emperor."

"Zhaoyi, please get up."

"I heard that the emperor's appetite has been poor recently, and my concubine specially brought some appetizing food."

These days, Zhao Xiyan's ears were callused after listening to these words, and his hands of correcting the memorials did not stop, and continued.Seeing that he was indifferent, Wu Qingyao spoke again.

"It's a new fruit that entered the palace. I heard that the emperor likes to eat it recently, so my concubine specially picked it."

"Come on, I'll eat it later."

Wu Qingyao smiled, as long as he wants to eat.The palace maid of Feishuang took the food and sent it to the dragon table. Xiangyun opened the lid as usual and took the silver needle to test the poison and taste.Zhao Xiyan originally thought that he was sending some ordinary fruits, so he could eat them later.Never thought that as soon as Xiangyun opened the lid, Zhao Xiyan could smell the hot and sour smell, which was very attractive.Zhao Xiyan immediately put down the ink brush and memorial, and went to look at a bowl of iced fruit-like things.

"what is this?"

"Return to the emperor, this is a plum fruit that has been pitted and pickled."

"Where did you learn this?"

"There are court ladies from Yunnan and Guizhou in the concubine's palace. They taught the concubines to marinate in this way. It is used to quench thirst, appetize and eliminate food. The concubine has already eaten it, and the effect is very good."

"really?"

Xiangyun tried it right away, and nodded repeatedly after trying it.Only then did Zhao Xiyan pick up the chopsticks and started to eat, showing satisfaction after taking a bite.It didn't take long for Zhao Xiyan to finish eating, leaving nothing behind.Wu Qingyao was very excited, but suppressed it.

"Your pickled fruit is really delicious. I have never eaten such a thing, but there are more?"

"Li Guo is cold in nature, so don't eat too much."

"That's how it is! You are also thinking about my body. Very good, I am very satisfied with the food that Zhaoyi sent today."

"Your Majesty...just as long as you like it."

Wu Qingyao couldn't hide her smile, suddenly Zhao Xiyan felt very hungry, and her stomach was rumbling.

"I'm hungry, hurry up and pass on the meal, and ask the imperial dining room to make some meat."

Xiangyun was very surprised when he heard this, the emperor had lost his appetite for a long time, and today he suddenly wanted to eat meat.Wu Qingyao reacted immediately and answered the call immediately.

"Your Majesty, the bowl next to it is freshly boiled shredded chicken porridge, you can use it first."

Zhao Xiyan couldn't wait to open the lid of the bowl of porridge. Xiangyun hurriedly took a spoon and took a bite. After confirming that it was not poisonous, Zhao Xiyan started to eat it.I haven't eaten staple food for a long time, and I am even more impolite when I smell such good food.But since he was raised in the royal family since he was a child, he has to carry this food no matter how hungry he is, which is considered gentle.Wu Qingyao could suddenly understand where the happiness of the wives of ordinary people's families came from, perhaps from a meal.The moment Zhao Xiyan put down the spoon to wipe his mouth and looked at her with a smile, Wu Qingyao felt very satisfied.

"This shredded chicken porridge is also delicious, Zhaoyi has a heart."

"It's good for the emperor to use it well, and the concubine will be happy."

"You have prepared so hard, I feel that your appetite is very good, what reward do you want?"

"As long as the emperor likes it, it's all a matter of the courtiers and concubines, and I dare not ask for rewards."

"You don't have to be humble, just say what you want."

"The concubine really has nothing to want now."

"I have always been very clear about rewards and punishments. If you don't have anything you want right now, you can come and tell me later if you want something. You see it this way, okay?"

Wu Qingyao thought to herself, the only thing she wants now is the emperor.If so, can I ask for this?Wu Qingyao could only think about it this way, if she really said it, she might make Zhao Xiyan hate it.

"Chen and concubine, thank the emperor."

"How about sending some more tomorrow? I'm sorry to trouble you."

"The emperor likes it, and my concubines can't wait for it. I will send it at lunch tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

Wu Qingyao returned to Cuiwei Palace from Feishuang Palace full of joy, her eyes were full of smiles, thinking of Zhao Xiyan's happy meal just now, her brows and eyes were full of smiles.Those wounds on the hands seemed to be painless no matter how many.

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