Chapter 609

Zhang Dong, the steward of the imperial dining room, was knelt down in front of the Empress Dowager. Zhang Dong didn't know what he had done wrong, and his shoulders trembled with fear.

Zhao Yunshan's face was not very good-looking, and her voice was bigger than usual: "Zhang Dong, you are also an old man in the imperial dining room. How can you make such a mistake? Try it. Can you make it? "

Zhao Yunshan gave a sign, and the bodyguard next to him took a plate of vegetables from the Empress Dowager's table. He grabbed a handful of vegetables from the plate and stuffed them into Zhang Dong's mouth.

Zhang Dong's mouth is full, but if he spits it out at this moment, the Empress Dowager will be even more angry. She almost chokes and swallows the food in her mouth. Zhang Dong's face is so scared that he kowtows to Zhao Yunshan three times: "empress dowager, my servant, please stop angry."

"Well! You are a slave. You really spoil the masters' interest. If you don't put salt in the meal, even if you put more oil, it won't smell good. If I don't punish you today, I'm afraid you don't know how important the salt is! " With Zhao Yunshan's words, naturally other people don't dare to plead for Zhang Dong easily. Poor Zhang Dong is just like fish on the chopping board now.

"Drag on, hit 30 big board." Zhao Yunshan paused for a moment, turned to the bodyguard waiting for him and said, "let people order all the dishes, and prepare another table of dishes. If anything goes wrong again, you will all be punished together!"

Two bodyguards drag Zhang Dong down, and the bodyguard who takes orders does not dare to vaguely clean up the food without salt on the table.

When the music rang out, the maids began to dance on the stage again. Just after the scene just now, the faces of the concubines were a little nervous, for fear that they might be careless and cause the Empress Dowager some punishment, but they didn't even have a intercessor.

When she began to eat, she noticed that there was no salt in the dishes, and that she called the Empress Dowager Zhang Dong to blame him and beat him on the board. Obviously, the Empress Dowager was referring to the official salt management right. Bai Zhengming naturally knew the importance of the salt, but if the official salt management right was not handed over to the merchants, he was afraid that the Dashun court could not afford the manpower to do it better, It is a good thing for the imperial court no matter who gets the official salt management right at a high price.

"The empress doesn't need to be angry with a slave. If you drink to her alone, the empress will be relieved." Bai Zhengming's words fell, and he took the glass full of wine in front of him.

There are not many opportunities to sit and drink with the emperor. Seeing the emperor, you should understand what she meant just now. It's not good to say it too thoroughly. What's more, because she recommended Fang Jingrong last time, the Minister of the imperial court had some prejudice against her. Now it's a good way to remind herself secretly.

"The emperor manages everything every day. It's the mother's carelessness that dampens the emperor's interest. Since the emperor likes the wine, she will send someone to your palace later." Zhao Yunshan's words fell, and he also took up his glass.

Bai Zhengming and Zhao Yunshan drink all the wine in the glass one after another. Seeing Zhao Yunshan's eyebrows, the other concubines are also relieved.

The new dishes were soon sent to the imperial dining room. There was no mistake in this meal. Because Bai Zhengming had to discuss state affairs with some military aircraft ministers after the banquet, the meal did not delay too much time.

After waiting for Bai Zhengming to leave, all the other imperial concubines left one by one.

Finally, only Qu lian'er was left to accompany Zhao Yunshan in the garden.

After all, Zhao Yunshan is old. Before she goes far in the garden, she has some heavy breath. Qu lian'er helps her to sit down in the pavilion and gently kneads her aching legs.

"Ah, you still love me. Those concubines all think that I'm an old woman with many things to do." Looking at Qu lian'er in front of her, Zhao Yunshan couldn't help sighing.

Now that she is over 50 years old, she knows how comforting it is to have a person around her. However, there is no sincerity in the palace. After so many years in the palace, she has already seen through. In order to climb up, who is not calculated everywhere, and there are so many people who are willing to fight with each other. Now it is because of her good physique, Just want to find a way to protect Qu lian'er, and Qu lian'er now really did not disappoint her, understand the propriety do not say, the important thing is to understand the emperor's mind, will not give him trouble.

The most valuable thing for a woman is to know what to want and what not to want. Most of the women in the palace covet what they can't get because they are not satisfied. In the end, they come to a tragic end. Qu lian'er is very good. At least Zhao Yunshan thinks that she is different from other women.

”Are you better, aunt? " Because of the hot weather, Qu lian'er squatted and kneaded her legs for Zhao Yunshan, and sweat oozed from her forehead.

Zhao Yunshan took out the silk and wiped the sweat from Qu lian'er's forehead.

Qu lian'er got up, sat down next to Zhao Yunshan, and let Zhao Yunshan wipe her forehead. When Zhao Yunshan finished, Qu lian'er opened her mouth with a smile: "aunt, because you helped Fang Jingrong last time, my brother-in-law came to the palace and brought me a lot of funny things. I'll pick two and send them to my aunt another day."

Qian Jubao didn't tell lian'er about the management of salt this time. However, the Qian family is really willing to spend money on Qu lian'er. Now lian'er's food is the best in the palace. The Qian family also sends her rare things outside the palace from time to time. Lian'er has also sent them to her several times before. Some things are more exquisite than those from the official kiln.

Qu lian'er has this heart, and Zhao Yunshan is naturally happy. In recent years, lian'er has come to her palace every day to greet her. She has almost regarded her as her own daughter.

"Well, well, lian'er, if you have this heart, your aunt will be satisfied. But you need to hurry up and have a look again. If the imperial doctor in the palace can't do it, my aunt will send someone to look for you from outside the palace." Zhao Yunshan knows that Qu lian'er has been worried because she has no children under her knees, and the imperial doctor trusted by the palace has also taken care of her body, but she has not looked. Now even she is worried.

Qu lian'er blushed and saw that no one was following them. Then she opened her mouth: "aunt, I'm also worried now. I've eaten a lot of this prescription up to now, but my stomach doesn't move at all. I've also thought of looking outside the palace, but there is no trusted doctor outside the palace now“

The worst thing for this woman in the palace is that when she is old and out of favor, she doesn't even have a son or daughter to serve. In fact, Zhao Yunshan's mind is very simple. Even if she finds a support for lian'er this time, she must have another son to stay in the palace.