Chapter 94：

Not long afterwards, eight dishes, one soup, one soup, and a little heart were neatly laid out on the table, along with a pot of bayberry wine and a pot of lychee paste, which greatly increased appetite at first glance.

The princess Jingyang swept across her eyes one by one, with surprises in her beautiful eyes, "Ati, did you do all this?"

Tao Ti smiled, and Qing He hurriedly said for her, "Yes, mother, these are all made by the cousin, the cousin is amazing!"

Princess Jingyang kept nodding her head and glanced at Tao Ti appreciatively. After taking her seat, she said to Zhang, "Your daughter is really good!"

Zhang's expression was complicated, he smirked, his eyes fell on the extremely high-level dishes on this large table, and doubts arose in his heart: When did his daughter's cooking skills become so good?

When we met last time, some snacks made by Ati may be explained as she thought out in her spare time, but the fineness of the dishes on this table is not inferior to the imperial chef, and it is impossible to make it without a certain level. of.

Tao Ti didn't know Zhang's thoughts, she was hungry after smelling the scent, so she nervously moved everyone's chopsticks, "Auntie, mother, Qinghe, eat it soon, the dishes will not taste good when they are cold. "

Princess Jingyang is not a greedy person. She was not very hungry after drinking a cup of Sydney Bird's Nest with rock sugar. But now she has a very strong appetite for this table dish.

She drank a cup of tea and rinsed her mouth, immediately picked up the chopsticks, and stretched out to the red-colored ingot braised pork.

The method of this braised pork is similar to other braised pork, except that quail eggs are added to the dish. The deep-fried quail eggs are golden and round. They look like small ingots, so the name of the ingot braised pork is named. .

The princess first sandwiched a piece of thin-skinned and tender braised pork, and saw the braised pork glowing red, still trembling when it was clamped, and covered with fragrant juice. When you put it in your mouth, it is soft and glutinous, fatty but not greasy. It melts in your mouth. The salty taste and aroma are just right. The meat is also mixed with the light sweetness of rock sugar, which is particularly mellow.

"It is crispy but not broken in shape, fragrant and glutinous but not greasy. Okay, this braised pork tastes really good." Princess Jingyang commented, and put another quail egg into her mouth.

The quail eggs sucked up the rich soup, the egg whites were smooth and delicate, and the egg yolks were powdery, waxy and salty, very flavorful.

The princess likes this dish very much. After eating three pieces of braised pork in a row, she was slightly satisfied and stretched her chopsticks to other dishes.

Qinghe scooped a tablespoon of beef stew with potatoes and topped it on the crystal clear white rice——

This habit of pouring rice was learned last time when I ate Gongbao chicken with Tao Ti.

The thinly stewed potato chunks melted with the thick soup, and the rice was fully soaked. Qinghe scooped up a spoonful of bibimbap and put it into his mouth. The flour and waxy potatoes were fragrant and full of starch. It gives people a great sense of satisfaction, and the more they chew, the more fragrant they are. The beef and potatoes complement each other, creating an extremely delicious fragrance.

"This beef is so tender, tender and crispy, with a soft texture."

Qinghe praised with enjoyment, and just finished eating in his mouth, he took another spoonful, "I can eat two bowls of rice with this dish."

Tao Ti saw that the little girl was happy to eat, and she was also happy. She put a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus duck in the bowl. The duck meat was sweet and tender, and there was still a faint scent of sweet-scented osmanthus wine in her mouth. The more she ate, the more addicted she became.

"Ati, what's the name of this dish? It's so funny." Zhang asked curiously, pointing to a golden fried ball.

Tao Ti squinted his eyes and smiled, "This dish is called waist-wrapped."

Several people at the table were interested, "Why are you called this name?"

Tao Ti picked up one and said, "I'm not opening a shop. I want to make a good sign when I cook. And look at this dish, the noodles are wrapped around quail eggs, and the noodles are golden when they are fried. Is it like a pile of gold glittering money wrapped around your waist? This layer of golden noodles is wrapped in the white of quail eggs. If you bite it down, the white is covered with gold, which means that the gold and silver are constant and the wealth is rolling in."

After hearing it, several people found it interesting. They stretched out their chopsticks and took one, dipped in some tomato sauce, and tasted it.

The outer layer is deep-fried golden brown and crispy, but the inside is tender and tender. Although it is not extremely delicious, it also has a special flavor with the sweet and sour tomato sauce.

Several people at the table were eating and chatting. Tao Ti saw that Zhang and Princess Jingyang were chatting and laughing, and put down worry, opened his belly and ate.

After a meal, all four of them couldn't support it.

The princess Jingyang waved her hand again and again, and said, "I haven't eaten it like this for many years. Ati, I can't come to your Yaoguang Hall again in the future. After a few more times, my waist will have to be thick."

"Mother, I said it earlier, the food cooked by my cousin is delicious." Qinghe smiled, holding a small sip of the lychee ointment, and drinking this slightly cool and slightly sweet refreshing drink in the hot summer. , It couldn't be more comfortable.

Zhang was greedy for a few glasses of bayberry wine. At this time, his cheeks were flushed, he was in a slightly drowsy state, and he was in a good mood. Before the meal, she and Princess Jingyang still had a happy conversation, but now they continued to talk.

Yaoguang Palace is full of joy, but Jinyun Palace is lifeless.

Pei Lingbi was lying upright on the bed like a corpse, his face pale, his eyes sunken, and he was extremely haggard.

The palace people didn't dare to step forward and persuade her. Her mood was very unstable, but whenever there was a little bit of unsatisfactory, she would either beat or scold her, which was terrifying.

Pei Lingbi opened her empty eyes and stared straight at the turquoise embroidered vine pattern curtain, repeating in her mind what Queen Zhou said to her when she parted last night——

"Lingbi, you have to carry this matter alone. You must not involve the Zhou family and your emperor brother... Don't resent, don't feel wronged, you have to remember that the Zhou family and your emperor brother are you. Life-long dependence."

"Marrying Saburo is just a stopgap measure. Don't worry, you will marry first. If you don't want to be a husband and wife with him, I will tell him privately and will not let him touch your finger."

"You will endure it first. When your emperor brother ascends to the throne, the queen mother must immediately let him make an order to allow you to reconcile. Then the mother will find you a good marriage and let you be the most noble eldest princess. ."

"You won’t wait too long. Don’t worry. It will only take three years at most. Within three years, your emperor brother will definitely be able to sit in that position! You will endure this grievance first, and in the future, the mother and queen will definitely take what you have suffered today. Shame, return to Jingyang, Qinghe, and Tao Ti one by one!"

Words and sentences echoed in Pei Lingbi's mind over and over again, from night to day, from early morning to dusk.

She hates, resents, and is not reconciled, her tears are almost draining, but there is nothing she can do.

She knew that she was now a discarded chess piece, but unfortunately, she could only follow the arrangements of the mother and queen, and could only pin her hopes on the Zhou family and the emperor brother.

She can only hypnotize herself over and over again, telling herself that after these three years, everything will be fine.

The ladies guarding outside the temple shuddered when they heard the shouts that seemed to be smiling but not laughing, and crying but not crying.

Glancing at each other, they are all asking: The second princess has been hit too hard, is she crazy?

………

The splendid sunset covered the sky, and Pei Yan returned to the Yaoguang Hall in the setting sun.

Tao Ti was sending Princess Jingyang and the others out. Several people met in front of the flowery courtyard, and they all stopped.

After meeting each other, Princess Jingyang called Pei Yan aside alone and told him something.

Tao Ti glanced briefly, then retracted his gaze and sent Zhang out first.

Under the corridor near the flower garden, Princess Jingyang returned to her image of a dignified and respectful elder, and said with satisfaction to Pei Yan, "Yan'er, Ati is a very nice girl. She looks good, cooks well, has a good personality, and has a good heart. Well, the most important thing is that she has affection for you."

Pei Yanjun's beautiful face raised a small smile, and nodded, "Well, Ati is very good. My nephew has always known this."

Princess Jingyang stared, "A woman's sincerity is very precious, you have to treat her well, understand?"

Pei Yan looked serious and replied, "Auntie, don't worry, my nephew will never let her down in this life."

Jing Yang was still very confident in the character of her elder nephew. She raised her hand and patted his arm, and said with satisfaction, "You remember what you said today."

As she said, she thought of something again, frowned and said, "By the way, you and Ati have been married for half a year, why has her stomach still not moved? You two have to work hard to make a child. Come on. If Ati is pregnant and has the first emperor's eldest grandson, the Zhou family's arrogance will be reduced by half, how dare you be as presumptuous as you are now!"

Pei Yan, "..."

Jing Yang saw that he was silent, and suddenly realized something. Ati looked ruddy and could eat and sleep. At first sight, he was a good man. There has been no movement for more than half a year, is it because the nephew's body is not good?

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that it was possible. She raised her hand and touched her nose, looking like she wanted to ask but was not easy to ask. She coughed lightly for a moment of embarrassment, "Yan'er, there is a secret recipe for giving birth to auntie here in Longxi. The recipe is quite useful, if you need it..."

Pei Yan's eyebrows jumped twice, and he was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice, "No need."

...

It was night, the wind was clear and the moon was bright, after taking a bath, Pei Yan and Tao Ti lay on the bed together.

Holding the soft body in his arms, Pei Yan unconsciously remembered the words of her aunt when she left. His face was buried in her soft neck, and the tip of her nose was lingering with the faint fragrance of her body.

Breathing becomes hot and fast.

He gently clasped her waist with his palms, and his long eyelashes were slightly drooping, considering how to naturally raise the matter of "making a child".

The two have been communicating with each other for almost two months, she should be ready, right?

Pei Yan's tall nose lightly scratched the soft skin of the back of her neck, his voice low and hoarse, "Ati..."

Tao Ti was taken aback, "Ah? Your Highness, what's wrong."

Pei Yan's eyes darkened, and the hand on her waist tightened, and there was a little carelessness in her casual tone, "Absent-minded, what are you thinking?"

Having said that, he felt the person in his arms stiffened. Immediately, she slowly turned around, turned to his side, raised a small white face, her tone seemed a little embarrassed and sad, "Well, it's my mother's business."

"Um?"

Tao Ti bit her lip, tangled, and said, "Mother suddenly said to me in the afternoon... She wants to reconcile with my father."

To tell the truth, when Zhang suddenly pulled her to say this in the afternoon, she was stunned--

In her mind, divorce is a very common thing in modern times, but divorce among women in ancient times was rare and troublesome.

Not to mention Zhang's identity here.

But Zhang was very calm, and his always serious face was full of fearless seriousness, "I have mentioned it to your father. Although he does not agree now, I said it. Give him one month to consider; one month Later, if he hasn't figured it out yet, I have my own way to get him to agree."

Tao Ti asked, "Mother, why do you want to reconcile?"

A deep melancholy appeared in Zhang's eyes, and he whispered, "I have no feelings for him for a long time. Instead of looking at each other, it is better to have a good time. Anyway, you are already married, and the prince treats you so lovingly. , Mother has nothing to worry about."

Tao Ti, "..."

It turned out that the relationship between husband and wife was at odds.

But also, if you were yourself, your husband married so many concubines and gave birth to so many cubs, he would have exploded long ago!

It was not easy for Zhang to endure it for so many years.

...

After turning his mind, Tao Ti put his face in Pei Yan's arms and whispered, "My mother wants to make peace. I support her, but I still feel a little worried. Making peace is not a simple matter. I'm afraid she will suffer. Wronged."

Pei Yan also recovered from the shock at first hearing the news.

He vaguely guessed the reason for Zhang's proposal at this time.

The Yongwei Houfu and Zhou's family approached, and the East Palace gradually drifted away. Between power interests and his wife and daughter, Yong Weihou chose power.

And Zhang, between her husband and her daughter, chose her daughter.

Pei Yan's deep eyes were filled with ink, no matter if Zhang Shihe had left, he didn't have to be too embarrassed when he liquidated the Yongwei Hou Mansion by himself in the future.

At least the father is dead, and the mother is with Ati, which is better than the death of both parents. Ati can also be less sad.

He closed his eyes, his chin rested against Tao Ti’s soft hair, his broad palms gently stroked her back, and comforted, “Don’t worry. Since you support the mother-in-law Heli, then I, the son-in-law, will try my best to help. , Contributed to this."

Feeling the sound of his breathing close at hand, Tao Ti's anxiety gradually relaxed.

She hugged Pei Yan's waist, rubbed her small face against his strong chest, and said softly, "Wait a month later and look at it. Now let them solve it by themselves. If my father didn't do it then. Promise, let's think of another way."

Pei Yan kissed her on the cheek and coaxed softly, "Well, go to sleep."

...

After two rains, the hot weather became a little cooler.

At the end of July, Emperor Zhaokang announced at the court meeting the will of Pei Lingbi to marry Zhou Jiasaburo and Zhou Shaohui.

Minister Zhou Pinglin thanked Dade for his thanks, and the ministers who did not know the truth congratulated him.

Two more days later, Emperor Zhaokang issued two decrees in succession--

One is to let the Prince Yu inherit the title, and go to Luoyang Mansion to serve as the pastor.

According to a decree, the left minister Zhou Pinglin was unwell, and he needed to take good care of his illness at home, so that Zhou Pinglin was relieved of the right to be an assistant to the six ministries, and was handed over to the right prime minister to take over.

For a while, there was an uproar in the central government, and everyone was a little confused about Emperor Zhaokang's attitude.

There are a few who know the inside story, and they are all anxious. Your Majesty, is this a warning? Are you really going to be cruel to the Zhou family?

That day and night, Zhou Pinglin returned to the house and took a cane to smash his ineffective third son.

However, the enthusiasm of these two wills did not last long before they were overshadowed by another lively event——

In August, Rong Di's delegation entered Chang'an.