Chapter 510

Wen Xiao thought of the awkward and lovely look of the Empress Dowager and nodded slightly to Nie Hong, saying that he could.

Nie Hong naturally knew that the relationship between the two people was a little delicate. Seeing Wen Xiao nodding, he said to the old eunuch, "I'll change my clothes and go. Go back and report first."

The old lady Jianli fell to the ground and answered. She turned and walked in the direction of CI Ning palace.

It was time for the two to eat when they arrived at the palace of mercy. In the small kitchen of the palace of mercy, the cooking slaves were busy in and out, looking very diligent.

"The queen mother has always been good at defending her subordinates. When you are free, you can also come to ask her for advice," Nie Hong seems to be saying, "the queen mother managed the harem like an iron bucket and had strict discipline. There has been no mistake for so many years."

Wen Xiao nodded to show that he knew.

"Coming?" the Empress Dowager was leaning on her couch, twisting a string of Buddha beads in her hand. She looked good.

"The empress of the Imperial Palace lives well?" Nie Hong stepped forward and showed a trace of concern in his eyes.

The Empress Dowager nodded slightly, with a smile on her face. "This is not the first time for mourners to come to the palace. Don't worry, Emperor."

After Wen Xiao invited Ann, he didn't speak any more. He sat quietly aside and looked very clever.

"What's the matter with your imperial concubine? When I see you, I'm not shy." the Empress Dowager seems to have inadvertently looked at her and said, "I heard your majesty took you to the lake? Why, didn't you have a good time?"

"If I go back to my mother, my concubine is very happy," Wen Xiao said flatly. "I'm a little tired in the afternoon. Now I just want to have a good meal."

The Empress Dowager nodded noncommittally.

Nie Hong saw some embarrassment in the atmosphere and said, "I heard that the empress asked the cook to learn some of the local specialties?"

"It's just a few folk dishes. You should change your taste," said the Empress Dowager with a smile. "What AI family likes most in the palace in past years is to eat some home-made dishes. There are big fish and meat in the palace. The people in the imperial dining room love to do those. Instead, they are simple folk dishes. They can't make a taste."

When Wen Xiao heard this, he became interested and said, "if the queen mother doesn't like the dishes in the imperial dining room, she can call her concubine. My concubine likes the small kitchen in the palace of CI Ning best."

This time it was Nie Hong's turn to be surprised.

"Xiao Xiao can cook?" Nie Hong looked at Wen Xiao in surprise. "I haven't heard you talk about it before."

"Only a little," Wen Xiao smiled. "She had made a fried ball for her mother before. She didn't say whether she liked it or not, so she sent her concubine away."

Although what he said seemed to be disrespectful, Nie Hong heard a trace of intimacy.

The Empress Dowager also spoke slowly, "even if you make meatballs well."

Wen Xiao smiled with satisfaction, like a child praised by adults.

"When the small kitchen is almost finished, you can make trouble." the Empress Dowager waved, "now there are many people and hands. Don't touch you again. The emperor will blame the mourner for not caring for you."

Wen Xiao left a sentence "the concubine went to choose the ingredients first", and left the house without nostalgia. It was obvious that he was not interested in this boring chatting occasion.

"When did the empress mother get so close to Xiaoxiao?" Nie Hong asked curiously. "I heard that you were flying chickens and dogs when you met a while ago."