RPAGF Chapter 157 Vegetable and Fruit Garden
Chapter 157 Vegetable and Fruit Garden
As dusk gradually fell, fiery red rays of light fell, and the Cining Palace was now dyed with a light orange-red color.
Nan Yuxue stood beside Concubine Yang, serving her food with silver chopsticks.
This is how Nan Yuxue has lived her life by Concubine Yang's side for so many years.
Concubine Yang felt sorry for her delicate body, and had long ago told her that she should sit down and eat with her during meals instead of standing by and serving her.
But Nan Yuxue insisted that etiquette should not be abandoned, and she had been serving her wholeheartedly for so many years, working hard and without any complaints.
Concubine Yang picked up the silk handkerchief beside her, wiped the corner of her lips, patted the back of Nan Yuxue's hand, and said softly: "Xue'er, sit down, I want to talk to you for a while."
Nan Yuxue put down the silver chopsticks in her hand and sat down next to Concubine Yang obediently: "Stepmother, please speak, Xue'er is listening!"
After Nan Yuxue served Concubine Yang for three years, Concubine Yang took a liking to her and liked her very much, so she adopted her as her goddaughter.
Concubine Yang's appearance was one of the best in the harem back then. Although she is now middle-aged, she is still in her prime.
A kind smile appeared on her graceful face. "Xue'er, after the New Year, your father will go to the capital to choose a husband for you. Tell your stepmother if there is a man you like in your heart?"
Nan Yuxue's cheeks flushed, her lively eyes twinkled slightly, like the stars in the sky, and she said in a soft voice: "Stepmother, you really love to joke. Xue'er has been with you all year round, and there are no men of the opposite sex around you. You! You just love to make fun of Xue'er."
"Okay, okay, I won't ask anymore, okay?" Concubine Yang smiled gently, "I heard that you are going to hold a chrysanthemum viewing banquet in Qinya Garden in a few days? Have you arranged everything?"
Nan Yuxue lowered her eyes, her expression was soft and gentle, but her eyes were dark and deep: "Xue'er has almost arranged everything."
"That's good. If you have any difficulties, remember to tell me." Concubine Yang gently brushed the loose hair on Nan Yuxue's forehead behind her ears.
"Xue'er knows." Nan Yuxue replied softly and gently.
This chrysanthemum viewing banquet was specially held for Mu Qingqing. If she doesn't come, won't all my efforts be wasted? ---Haha, got it!
Nan Yuxue was secretly calculating in her heart, with a gentle and calm expression on her face.
At this time, Mu Qingqing and her daughter were invited to stay by the hospitable Emperor Tai'an and had dinner together.
The dishes prepared by the imperial chefs of the palace are delicious and tasty!
But the dishes are hard to describe: snow clam stewed with shark fin, deep well roast goose, pork belly, ginseng and pigeon soup, eight-treasure duck, big red suckling pig platter, and crystal shrimp dumplings.
"What? Are these dishes not to Pingyang's liking?" Emperor Tai'an observed Mu Qingqing and saw that after she took a few bites, she sat there hesitantly and stopped eating.
The current Emperor Tai'an wishes to worship Mu Qingqing like the God of Wealth.
In order to bring the two sides closer together, she was directly called Pingyang by her title.
Prime Minister Mu, who was used to eating delicacies from land and sea, took a few bites of the dishes that had just been served on the long table and paused with his silver chopsticks.
The dishes cooked by the imperial chef in the palace are not as delicious as those cooked by my own precious daughter! Give a bad review!
Prime Minister Mu, who was spoiled by his taste, didn't think that the dishes cooked by his daughter were better than those cooked by the imperial chef. What's wrong with that? Anyway, it was all the credit of the old immortal with white beard!
But Emperor Tai'an was confused: Even the dishes cooked by the imperial chef were unpalatable to Pingyang?! What did Pingyang usually eat? It couldn't be dragon liver and phoenix gall, or peach dew?
Mu Qingqing shook her head slightly, her butterfly-like eyelashes fluttering gently, her obsidian eyes extremely calm: "Your Majesty, do you eat such rich fish and meat every day? Can't you prepare some lush and green seasonal vegetables to supplement your vitamins?"
Eating lots of meat and fish every day can easily lead to three highs!
Emperor Tai'an glanced sideways at Eunuch De beside him.
Eunuch De immediately stepped forward and bowed to report: "Your Majesty, the fresh seasonal vegetables sent by Prince Su were all used up at lunch."
He secretly winked in the direction of Mu Qingqing: What I mean is that there are no more juicy green vegetables in the palace kitchen, but you can ask the main person!
That's right! Emperor Tai'an slapped his head in annoyance.
"Pingyang, I heard that you also work part-time selling fresh seasonal vegetables?" Emperor Tai'an asked in a very gentle tone.
Mu Qingqing raised her head in shock: "I heard, who told you that? Did Su Yunhao sell me out?"
But then I thought about it again, I was going to open up the high-end market anyway, so I just sold it! At least this customer is a VIP customer at the top of the pyramid!
Mu Qingqing then lifted her robe gracefully, stood up, and replied in a clear voice, "Your Majesty, it is true! From now on, I will provide you with all the fresh seasonal vegetables and fruits for free."
Emperor Tai'an, who had just eaten fresh seasonal vegetables at noon, had a bright look in his eyes. "Haha, how can I say this? Pingyang, is there anything I can help you with? Just ask."
Mu Qingqing frowned and thought for a while, then her eyes lit up, "Your Majesty, it's true! I plan to continue to expand this part-time business. Can I get a piece of your calligraphy, just write the four words "Hundred Vegetables and Fruits Garden"! I want to print it in gold letters, and then mount it on the top of the main entrance of the store, so that everyone who passes by the Hundred Vegetables and Fruits Garden can see your calligraphy! What do you think?"
After saying that, Mu Qingqing looked at Emperor Tai'an with admiration on her face, her eyes sparkling with stars.
Using the calligraphy of an emperor as a signboard! Why worry about the business not being prosperous?
Looking at the four countries, which store has the emperor's calligraphy as its sign? In order to curry favor with the emperor, those rich people who want to see the emperor's calligraphy have to come to the door with money in their hands, right?
Mu Qingqing's adorable look was so endearing that it caused Emperor Tai'an to burst into laughter: "Okay, okay! Xiao Dezi, put on the pen and ink."
Eunuch De, who was attending nearby, quickly ground the ink and put on the rice paper.
When Emperor Tai'an saw the dark ink that Eunuch De had just ground on the table, he remembered what Prince Su had said about putting the matching ink in the fountain pen.
After pondering for a moment, he lowered his voice and asked Mu Qingqing: "Pingyang, I heard from Master Su that the ink in the pen must be matched with the ink before it can be used. Is that correct?"
Mu Qingqing was stunned for a moment: So Prince Su took the gold-tipped fountain pen I gave him and gave it to Emperor Tai'an? !
He really has a good plan! He is worthy of being the future husband's money bag!
Mu Qingqing silently marked Su Yunhao as a useful money bag in her heart!
He fished in his sleeves and pulled out two small bottles of Hero brand ink (black and blue). "Your Majesty, what Prince Su said is right. Using ink will clog the ink outlet of the nose tip. The ink in the fountain pen really needs to be matched before it can be used. I happen to have two bottles of matching ink here, one blue and one black."
Thinking that the pen did not write smoothly on rice paper, he rummaged through his sleeves and took out a stack of the best writing paper in the world for the emperor.
Then he took out the black pen he had just used to sign the contract and practiced on it:
Worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joys later!
Emperor Tai'an looked at the words jumping off the paper - the pen moved like a dragon and snake, and the strokes were as sharp as iron and as clear as silver!
"What a nice handwriting! What a nice phrase! Pingyang truly has the world in his heart! He is a blessing to the Kingdom of Donglin!" Emperor Tai'an was dumbfounded and was once again impressed by Mu Qingqing's amazing literary talent.
Damn it! Who on earth said that----Mu Qingqing can't read a single word, and she has no knowledge of literature?! Emperor Tai'an had a thousand MMPs in his mind, but he didn't know whether to say them or not!
This font, this phrase, ask the top scholar from the previous year to write it, and see if he can write such a high-sounding and meaningful phrase? !
Even if it is the Taifu of this dynasty, Pang Rongyao, I estimate that his talent is only equal to that of Mu Qingqing at best...
Emperor Tai'an couldn't help but secretly compare Mu Qingqing and Master Pang in his heart.