Chapter 1040： The storm is about to come and the wind is filling the building

Chapter 1040 The storm is coming

The Minister of Rites was unconvinced and cursed in a low voice, "Huh, stubborn old man, you are afraid that you will die and won't stand out, so why don't you allow us to speak?"

Several of his disciples and officials gathered over and tried to persuade him.

"Don't be angry, sir. The emperor will definitely establish a prince. It's just a matter of sooner or later."

"That's right, sir. We are also doing it for the inheritance of Tianwu. Even if we are a little impatient, we still have a clear conscience."

The other courtiers saw this and walked out silently.

The noisy incident of electing the crown prince has come to an end.

Those who get the discount are sure that the emperor will adopt it, and they have already had the dream of promotion and wealth in advance.

Those who have not won the prize worry about gains and losses. They regret it at one moment, and then persuade themselves to let nature take its course. If they are entangled, eating will not be enjoyable.

In the imperial study room, the emperor rubbed his throbbing temples, took a sip of strong tea, and then picked up the list at hand.

The list is three pages long, and the names on the first page are all marked in red. These are the families and courtiers who have started to fawn over the imperial concubine and the second prince early on, and have completely taken sides.

The second page has only recently started to take action. It is commonly known as the grass on the wall, and it has followed the trend of the second prince.

On the third page, there are only seven or eight names of courtiers. They are indeed loyal, and for Tianwu's consideration, they feel that it is beneficial to establish the prince early. Moreover, he only took advantage of the discount and did not contact the imperial concubine and the second prince in private to seek benefits for himself and his family.

The emperor read it carefully, added a few more words, and then said, "Come here, send this list to Xilong Pavilion."

Manager Yi was standing not far from the desk, but his head was lowered, as if he didn't hear anything.

At this time, an old **** in gray clothes suddenly appeared from the corner of the room. He stepped forward and took the list with both hands. He then bowed respectfully and returned to the corner of the room, where there was no movement.

The emperor drank up the tea in his hand, thought for a while, and called Manager Yi again, "I don't have any taste in my mouth, and I feel very anxious. Go to Zhilan Palace and see what snacks those two girls baked today. Bring me a box."

"Yes, Your Majesty. I'll go right now! Maybe, the princess and the princess are opening jade melons, and I can follow along to satisfy my craving!" Manager Yi responded with a smile, looking like he was about to drool, which made the Emperor laugh too. .

“Okay, you can go to Zhilan Palace to have a full meal, and you won’t have to worry about my jade melons every day.”

Mr. Yi smiled and took a few steps back. After leaving the door, his expression changed. He took two young eunuchs and hurried to Zhilan Palace.

In the Zhilan Palace, several little maids were fetching water to water the flowers. The small wooden kettles evenly sprinkled strings of water drops, falling on the green leaves and petals. The air was filled with a light earthy fragrance, making it so hot. It seems to be a bit cooler at noon.

There were two rocking chairs under the eaves of the corridor. The third princess and Jiayin each occupied one, and while talking, they put grapes chilled with ice cubes into their mouths, which was extremely comfortable.

Caiyun and Shuiling were sitting on small stools, sharing colored silk threads and planning to weave several knots.

The silk threads are all left over from wrapping the rice dumplings, so they can be used to their best advantage.

During the Dragon Boat Festival before, Jiayin made a special trip back to Suijintan and took the women in the village to make a lot of rice dumplings and distributed them to the villagers in several villages.

As for the rice dumpling gift boxes given to each family, they are all from Baiyunjian, which is very worry-free.

Here in the palace, Jiayin only brought Shuiyun and made dozens of ordinary rice dumplings to cope with the occasion.

Yesterday at noon, when the third princess saw the rice cakes on the plate, she suddenly remembered that she wanted to eat rice dumplings, especially those with bean paste filling and egg yolk filling.

The workmanship of these two things is relatively complicated. Jiayin was lazy and didn't prepare at all this year.

In the past few days, I have been a little irritated by the good news. I am worried about Mu Jue who is away from home. The emperor's poisoning is like a sharp sword hanging over his head. I don't know when it will fall.

Everyone is under the sharp sword, and no one dares to say that he will not be hurt. Although my grandma, mother and others were all sent to Quanzhou, almost all my brothers were no longer in Xindu.

But the second uncle, the third uncle, Brother Jiahuan, Brother Mao, Mr. Wen, and even the Liu family and the Jia family are all relatives, and she can't bear to hurt anyone.

This anxiety made it difficult for her to eat well and sleep well.

Like a bird that knows the storm is coming, but unable to fight back and with nowhere to hide...

At this moment, the third princess wants to eat rice dumplings, which is a good thing. She is busy and has no time to think too much.

So, last night I soaked the glutinous rice and prepared the ingredients. This morning Jiayin and Shuiyun quickly made hundreds of rice dumplings and tied them with silk threads of different colors to distinguish the fillings.

At this moment, a refreshing smell can be heard in the kitchen.

At this moment, Manager Yi stepped into the threshold of Zhilan Palace.

He couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's better to come early than to come by chance! I wonder if the princess and the princess are thinking about something delicious again. This old slave is in luck!"

The third princess and Jiayin both stood up and invited him to sit together under the eaves of the corridor.

The third princess was thinking about her father and asked her about her father's daily routine and food.

Mr. Yi answered all questions, which made the third princess feel relieved.

At this time, Shuiling ran to the kitchen and brought out a few cooked rice dumplings.

Everyone washed their hands and ate rice dumplings together.

Mr. Yi smiled and held a salted egg yolk in his hands, stuttering with satisfaction.

Jiayin wanted to peel one for him, but he waved his hand and said with a smile, "I am old and dare not eat too much. If I don't change, I will suffer. Thank you, Princess! One is enough for such a delicious rice dumpling." ”

After that, he glanced around and saw that there was no one else around. Both Shui Ling and Caiyun were trustworthy, so he said, "The emperor has a bad appetite today, so he sent an old slave over to see if the princess and the princess baked any good snacks. Bring a box back to the emperor.

“I never thought that the princess made rice dumplings. How about I reward the old slave with a few more and let the old slave do his job?”

Of course, the good news was immediately accepted. The third princess was also very happy and filled the rice dumplings for her father with her own hands.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Manager Yi chatted with Jiayin again, "Princess, I heard that you and the princess played cards very late last night? The young eunuchs and maids in the palace are all looking forward to working in Zhilan Palace. , It is said that Zhilan Palace is well fed, the master is kind, and the life is lively, but staying up late is not good for a woman’s skin, so she should go to bed early tonight.”

Jiayin's pupils shrank, and the next moment he responded with a smile, "Okay, manager. We had nothing to do last night, so we just played a little more. We will definitely close the door tonight and go to bed early."

Manager Yi smiled and nodded, "The princess is smart."

Jiayin reluctantly suppressed her pounding chest and called Shui Ling to get a jade melon.

“General manager, jade melon quenches your thirst, but it’s cold, so it’s best not to eat too much.”

“Oh, thank you so much, Princess, for the reward. I’ll take note of it!” Manager Yi thanked him happily, sat there for a while, and left with his things.

The third princess was a little excited and shouted, "We only sent a few rice dumplings. What if the father doesn't like it? Why don't you go out of the palace and go for a walk among the white clouds and pick up more ready-made snacks?"

Jiayin quickly stopped, "Forget it, don't look at how big the sun is above your head! If we go out at this time, when we come back, we will be sunburned as black as coal, and we won't be able to survive in a year or two. Do you want to get married? When the time comes, just go out as a black-faced bride!”

Two updates today~~

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