Chapter 275: How can you hide it from me?
“Yes,” the emperor said, “the last time I went to Tongzhou, I originally said I wanted to eat fish.”
“Then it wasn’t delayed.”
“So today must fulfill the promise.”
“Must!”
This shows that Zhao Su is a sincere person, promised things must be done.
At the same time, this shows that the emperor is not a vegetarian, and the requirements that he said have never not counted.
Zhao Su do not know the origin of the submerged clouds of the temple, both the Dragon Emperor designated place, no less than to go to before inquiring a bit.
It turns out that the diving cloud of the temple of the old Taoist specializing in making casserole fish, earlier was a fisherman, the former evil officials killed his family, he also fell in a pool of blood, is the first emperor by hand to save him, and then he did not become a family, became a Taoist priest, after the founding of the state of the country of Great Liang, he also went to the capital, in the diving cloud of the temple as a Taoist priest, insisted on reading the Scriptures of longevity for the family of the first emperor.
It was only because there were a lot of people who believed in Buddhism in Da Liang, and this kind of thing of a Taoist priest was considered insignificant in the huge wave of the era of the change of dynasty, so only a few people knew about it.
“This view also has a broken sword used by the late emperor, when the late emperor threw in the ground, was the Taoist priest picked up, and the rest of some things for worship in the view, but also specialize in the construction of a small pavilion, that place is close to the lotus pond, is the perfect place to enjoy the moon, back to the time you want to be interested in, you can go to take a look.”
After getting off the carriage, the emperor said so.
Zhao Su followed him to the front of the gate, very skeptical: “Can you see the lotus flowers clearly at night?” Could it be that looking at the lotus flowers wasn’t an excuse? In fact, it is to make a date with her?
“If you want to see it, then you can definitely see it.”
She didn’t doubt it.
After following a few steps, the emperor stopped. It turns out that the front has hastily ushered in a hair and beard white skinny Taoist priest, not to the eyes of a pair of hands has lifted the robe, to kneel in front of the heel. Waiting for him to complete the salute, the emperor pointed to Zhao Su: “This is – the empress.” Taoist priest and turn around, a little look, and to kneel down.
Zhao Su blushed, panicked to help him, and then secretly glared at the emperor.
The emperor is like to get what you want, slightly pleased to raise the lips, color: “call Zhao girl can.” Said and then gestured to the head of the Taoist to the side of the road: “Steep your view of the hand-seeded tea, and then the neighboring store to do snacks on some of the snacks is. And then the kitchen clean up, in addition to the casserole fish you do today, the queen also has the pleasure, to fish from your new fish in the pool, do boiled fish to taste fresh.”
“I will follow the decree and go do it. Only that the Emperor–” the Taoist Master hesitated again in mid-sentence.
The emperor turned around under the willow tree, “How?”
Taoist reveal difficult color: “make tea is not difficult, make fish is not difficult, small disciples are in the arrangement. But this neighboring store’s dim sum, this night can’t be done. Next door to the dim sum store closed.”
The emperor paused: “That store I remember is the Tang family’s old, open for decades, how suddenly closed?”
The Taoist priest face deep condensation: “Emperor do not know, a few days ago, the Tang family store happened a little thing. About a month ago, the Ministry of Public Works Cheng understanding Cheng adults long illness of the second son died prematurely. A few days before he died, he somehow wanted to eat the snacks in the store of the Tang family, and the Cheng family had no choice but to send someone to buy them.
“This store is probably because the proprietor and the Cheng family feud, or perhaps do not understand the purpose of the Cheng family business, coupled with the Cheng family to come to the people do not dare to explicitly say that their son how, that fellow to see is the Cheng family, will not sell to him.
“Cheng’s people and anxious and angry, which made a scene, the store smashed to pieces, after the Tang family in charge, is the Ministry of mandarins serving Tang by Tang Ta-Jen, and in turn opened at the end of the street Cheng’s restaurant was also smashed, and then the Tang family simply shut down the store, has not come to clean up.”
Zhao Su heard here, asked: “in the Ministry of mandarins serving in the Ministry of mandarins, is the Ministry of mandarins Langzhong Tang Yu? Cheng Lang of the Ministry of Public Works, is the Minister of Public Works?”
“Exactly.” The Taoist priest turned to her, “These two in the capital is also a big family, but it is difficult to be compared with the Marquis of Qingyun House, the girl actually know?”
Zhao Su wondered, “Aren’t these two talented men that the Empress Dowager once took under her wing? It is reasonable to say that they should share the same voice, how should not turn against each other ah!” She had read the original story, and of course she had an impression of the characters that appeared beside Empress Dowager Lu. But she didn’t know about this, and the Emperor didn’t look like he knew either!
The Taoist priest replied, “The incident happened last year, the Tang and Cheng families were originally going to marry, the Tang family’s son asked to marry the Cheng family’s young lady, the marriage contract was set, the Cheng family suddenly repented of the marriage and withdrew from the marriage, the Tang family was furious, and thus ended up in a feud.”
Repentance of marriage this kind of thing, no matter in which era is indeed a treacherous act, no wonder the Tang family born hatred.
But all are the Empress Dowager’s people, also worked together for so many years, all of a sudden withdrawing from the marriage is also too unkind, right? Cheng family do not know the importance of it? This is clearly do not care about this friendship? Empress Dowager Lu didn’t try to resolve the situation? Or does she simply not know?
The people below her have formed a Liang, if as a Mary Sue heroine actually does not know, it is a bit surprising.
“Master, the fish are up, and the kitchen is clean.”
Little Taoist priest made tea up, by the way reported.
Zhao Su stood up: “I’ll go do the food first.”
The little Taoist priest hurriedly led the way.
Behind him on the terrace, the emperor picked up the tea that Han Jun had examined and looked at the Taoist priest: “Why did the Cheng family withdraw from the marriage?”
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The lotus pond in the Taoist temple is not big, but it is surprising to raise a number of fish, the Taoist priest personally caught thick meat grass carp to make a casserole fish, Zhao Su also picked two fat bream to do the steaming. In addition to the local materials fried disk lotus root slices, made lotus flower soup, as well as rock sugar lotus seed and so on.
The cool breeze, while eating and chatting is also comfortable.
Incidentally, the lotus look, the original irrelevant two flowers, actually became a flower, and the size of if and so on, equal color, really rare. But halfway through the emperor was four happy to urge the invitation, said there is an urgent matter into the palace, so also did not have time to go to admire the late emperor’s short sword.
After returning to the house, Hua Qianrong has not yet returned, Zhao Su first rest.
The next morning, she cleaned up and went directly to Ci Ning Palace.
Empress Dowager Lu was copying scripture, her long hair was not pulled back, hanging over her shoulder, looking much more grounded than her usual delicate appearance. She first asked Zhao Su: “You went to Qian Yun Guan with the Emperor last night?”
Zhao Su slightly pause: “You know?”
Empress Dowager Lu grunted through her nose: “How can this be hidden from me?”
Zhao Su looked at her and didn’t say anything for a moment.
Empress Dowager Lu frowned: “What are you looking at? But you’re still too lazy to freshen up, why are you so surprised?”
Zhao Su shook her head, “No.”
Whether she combs or doesn’t comb, it’s all her freedom, what Zhao Su thinks about is that she knows about such a little thing, what about the conflict between the Tang family and the Cheng family?
Gao Shu brought the custard. Empress Lu faintly said, “Leave it.” When the people retreated, she added, “The cooks are just that fancy every day.”
Zhao Su looked at the pale and bland custard and said, “I’ll make you some double-skinned milk to try.”
After saying this, he secretly glanced at the vicissitudes of her eyes, and then his eyes fell to the scriptures under her pen, “The empress dowager seems to have copied a lot of scriptures lately?”