Chapter 65 Yam and Date Cake

On the way to Taichu Palace, Princess Minghui introduced her two younger sisters to Yun Fenghuang. The girl in the light green palace dress was Princess Jinyun, Gong Xiangyun, and her biological mother was the late Emperor Wu Concubine, who now ascended the throne as Concubine Wu; The pretending girl is Gong Xiangzao, Princess of Penglai, and the biological mother is the late emperor's beauty Shen, and now she is Shen Taibin.

Neither of them were qualified to raise the princess, so Jinyun and Penglai both grew up in front of Queen Mother Ji.

According to the rules of the palace, when they were ten years old, they moved to Yaoyu Palace where unmarried princesses lived. As the biological daughter of the Queen Mother, Princess Minghui still lives in Mianfu Palace, but she also visits from time to time.

Because they are of the same age and have grown up together since childhood, the three sisters have a very good relationship. If Princess Minghui is embarrassed to say anything, Princess Jinyun can do it for her.

She deliberately lagged a few steps behind and pulled Yun Fenghuang to whisper: "Cousin Ji has a sharp tongue. If he says something later that will make Eldest Sister unable to step down, please ask for mediation."

"...Mr. Ji is the eldest son after all." Yun Fenghuang asked with a chuckle, "How could you not know that the princess is noble?"

Princess Jinyun frowned and said, "Ji Minggan has such a temper... My aunt and the others have tried to persuade her several times but they still can't change it."

That's not just pampering and pampering. Otherwise, if he's whipped three times a day at mealtimes, do you think he'll be able to change?

Yun Fenghuang slandered and said, "I'll do my best."

At this moment, they also arrived in front of a palace gate. The guards guarding the gate obviously knew the three princesses, and they hurriedly saluted when they saw them coming.

Although Yun Fenghuang stopped looking at Yun Fenghuang who was among the princesses, and he obviously recognized the identity of the concubine from her clothes, he hesitated for a moment, but did not stop her.

Exiting the palace gate is the area of ​​​​the previous court, but perhaps because Chunjia has not been in charge so far, this place is deserted. Although it is well repaired and clean, it is not popular.

The princesses were familiar with the roads, and soon followed the palace path and entered a side hall. The palace servants inside rushed up to salute and make tea and water to serve them.

Jinyun said: "Let our maids take care of the service. You go and tell the emperor brother that we have some homework to ask him for advice."

He added, "The Yungui people from Huzhu Palace are also here. The Yungui people brought many cakes to the emperor."

Yun Fenghuang added: "If I accidentally make too much, I'm afraid His Majesty won't be able to finish it by himself. It's enough for several people."

Jinyun immediately cast an appreciative look at her.

So the four of them drank tea and had snacks. After waiting for about half a stick of incense, a waiter came outside to report that Emperor Chunjia had arrived with the youngest son of Marquis Haixi and the third son of General Hussar.

"Why are you free to come here today?" The four of them straightened their clothes and stood up to greet each other. The emperor had already walked in with a smile. He waved his hands and said, "I know that you have been serving the queen for the past two days and you need to rest for a few days." Start studying."

Seeing Yun Fenghuang, he was slightly startled, and then chuckled, "The nobles are here too? What a coincidence that we bump into the sisters?"

Yun Fenghuang gathered his clothes and bowed, saying: "Yes, I met three princesses on the road. Thanks to your highnesses, we stayed together."

As he spoke, the emperor sat down and ordered others to take their seats. He glanced at the two people who were walking in. Because of the presence of the princess and concubines, the two people who had lowered their heads so far and dared not stand upright nodded slightly and said: "The pavilion." Zhao and Zihuan are also sitting, they are all members of the same family, so there is no need to be polite."

Yun Fenghuang took advantage of the situation and looked around, and saw that the person on the left looked like Gong Xiangxiao. He was seventeen or eighteen years old, tall and fair-skinned. His facial features could vaguely see the shadows of Empress Dowager Ji and Empress Ji. He had a pair of narrow phoenix eyes and sword-shaped eyebrows. The hair is raised into the temples, the nose is straight and the lips are thin. There is a very deep pear dimple on the left cheek, which is still faintly visible when not smiling, showing a bit of scorn.

He was wearing a purple Tang brocade robe, a gilt-embellished brocade, rhinoceros horns entwined with silk, a suet-fat jade hook with cloud patterns hanging from his waist, a colorful silk ribbon with flowers, and a small agate crown with azure cloud patterns on his head. He was dressed elegantly. Luxurious, although there is no loss of etiquette in his behavior, his posture is obviously very relaxed.

After hearing Chunjia's words, he lowered his head and said "Thank you, cousin". He kept his gaze lowered and sat down calmly. He picked up the tea that the palace attendant had just presented and sipped it, very calmly.

The man on the right is slightly older and looks to have just been crowned. He has a resolute face, sharp eyebrows, and is slightly taller than Ji Minggan. Although he wears a red robe and a jade crown, and is dressed like a nobleman, his overall temperament is more like that of a man in the military, with the edge and sharpness of a famous sword. Cold.

Yun Fenghuang couldn't help but look at him one more time.

Just looking at his demeanor, this person is quite similar to Qi Jiulu.

Perhaps it was because he was just the adopted son of General Hussar, unlike Ji Minggan, who was a serious relative of the emperor. Although General Zheng Zheng Fengfen also sat down after thanking him, he only took up one-third of the chair. His back was straight, his chin was slightly lowered, and his eyes were only looking at the distance in front of him, appearing respectful and restrained.

The emperor asked them to sit down and ignored them. He only smiled and asked the three princesses what lessons they didn't understand?

Princess Jinyun was the most lively and took the lead to open the paper she brought: "Brother, please read, this is the text that my husband taught two days ago. It was agreed that we would take the test the next day, but wasn't the queen mother sick the next day? ? We were busy attending to the illness, so we forgot about it. When we go back to class tomorrow, Mr. Ruoguo will ask questions, but we don’t know anything about them! Please ask the emperor..."

When she spoke, Zheng Fengfeng lowered his eyebrows and just ignored her. But Ji Minggan couldn't help but raise his head and stretched his neck to take a look. When he saw it, he teased: "You still have to ask His Majesty for such a simple homework? Don't you usually listen in school? "

"We asked the emperor brother, but we didn't ask you!" Princess Jinyun frowned, glanced at Princess Minghui first, and said with a straight face, "Besides, it's just Penglai and I who don't understand. The homework that big sister wants to ask is not that simple!"

Ji Minggan said with a smile: "If Minghui knows, can't you just ask Minghui? Why do you have to make this trip?"

Before Jinyun could speak, he asked Princess Minghui, "Minghui, do you know? Then what do you mean by this sentence?"

Princess Minghui was already a little jealous of him, but at this moment when she was asked a sudden question, her fair cheeks turned crimson, and she rubbed the corner of her clothes and was speechless for a while.

Upon seeing this, Jinyun quickly winked at Yun Fenghuang.

"Her Royal Highnesses are all golden branches and jade leaves, unlike Mr. Ji. They accompany your Majesty all the time and learn all the skills of the world." Yun Fenghuang then said lightly, "As the saying goes, a ruler is short and an inch is strong. For Master Ji, Simple may not be common sense to your Highnesses; conversely, it is extremely easy for Your Highnesses, and probably unheard of for Mr. Ji... After all, there are specialties in the arts, right?"

Ji Minggan didn't seem to expect that she would interrupt. After being stunned for a moment, a hint of displeasure rose between his brows. He did not answer the question directly, but only said to Emperor Chunjia: "My cousin has never been happy for concubines to come to Taichu Palace. Excuse me, Concubine Yue has only been here a few times before, and has stopped setting foot in recent years. I also asked why this noble man could make an exception. As expected, Lan has a good heart and is very articulate, so my cousin is particularly fond of her."

These words obviously meant to accuse Yun Fenghuang of being unruly and being pampered.

However, Emperor Chunjia just smiled and said: "Young nobles are bound to be pampered. My cousin, please don't argue with her."

But he acquiesced in "extreme love" and did not intend to blame Yun Fenghuang for him.

Ji Minggan's expression froze when he heard this, and a flash of displeasure flashed in his eyes... He originally planned that Emperor Chunjia would just scold Yun Fenghuang a few words in public, but the emperor not only did not do this, but also said "My noble lord" Just give in to your temper." Ji Minggan, as the youngest son in the family, has always been given to others. If you ask him to give in to others, even if it is not a big deal, even if it is just a slight offence, he is still a little bit I can't bear it!

At this moment, he rolled his eyes and said: "What my cousin said is...but although I don't dare to think that I am talented or knowledgeable, I don't think that there is anything for Minghui and the others." Is it something that they find extremely easy but that I have never heard of?"

Yunfeng Huangxin said that this Ji family member was really not an ordinary irritant. Didn't he clearly look down on the three princesses and felt that they had no merit other than their noble status?

She glanced sideways at Minghui and the other three, and found that only Princess Jinyun showed a clear angry look. Princess Minghui was still in a hurry, with her head lowered and her mouth pursed in a daze. Princess Penglai was as taciturn as ever, with a calm expression on her face. Surprised, no mood or anger visible.

"There are so many things like this." Yun Fenghuang then said, "For example, the pastries I brought here."

As she said this, she motioned to Princess Minghui's maid to bring over the food box and open it, then she looked over and said, uh... why are there so many tricks in the palace-banned cakes?

She could recognize one item in the top drawer at a glance, and she really couldn't tell what the others were made of without taking a bite.

"For example, take this yam and jujube cake." Yun Fenghuang said calmly, "Does Mr. Ji know..."

Ji Minggan interrupted: "Of course the yam and date cake is made of yam and date paste, and although I have never cooked, this yam and date cake is also considered a type of medicinal diet. The specific production process has been seen in medical science, and it is roughly Peel the yam first, and then... sugar... lard... date paste... yes or no?"

This guy doesn't seem to be as naughty as you thought?

Yun Fenghuang was silent for a moment. Well, actually she didn't know much about how to make yam and jujube cake...

"Mr. Ji has misunderstood. What I mean is, does Mr. Ji know who can and cannot eat this yam and date cake?" She changed her mind decisively, "You must know that although this yam and date cake is easy to digest, , it can also strengthen the spleen and stomach and replenish qi and blood. However, after some people eat it, they will develop rashes all over their body and even die!"

Ji Minggan had a sullen face and looked directly at her regardless of the rules.

...This is not because he really doesn't know who in the palace cannot eat yam and jujube cake.

But, he is not stupid!

He is a weak man, even if the emperor calls him a "family member", he is just a relative in the end. If he really knew about the palace ban and even knew the dietary taboos of the palace residents, and this spread, Ji's reputation for spying on the palace and delivering news from the palace would be confirmed!

Although the Ji family has been in power for many years, they have been numb to similar accusations and don't take it to heart, but the cost must be calculated, right?

If there are huge benefits, some of the infamy will be ignored.

The problem is that he was just having a quarrel at the moment, no, it wasn't even a quarrel, it was just a dispute of temper, so what if he won?

He dared to do such an unprofitable thing, and he was afraid that he would be beaten to death in a matter of minutes when he returned home!

Ji Minggan took a deep breath, decided to change the subject, then turned away and continued talking to Jinyun: "Don't you mean Hui has some more difficult homework? Take it out and take a look."

"Your Highnesses have brought more than one or two pieces of homework. Why should Mr. Ji be impatient? Just take your time." In the end, he planned to leave it alone, but Yun Fenghuang did not intend to let him go. He smiled and said, "Mr. Ji I haven’t answered my question yet, do you think what I just said is correct?”

"..." Ji Minggan turned away in frustration, continued to ignore her, and continued to ask Jinyun, "Where's your homework? Take it out and I'll take a look at it for you, so don't bother your cousin with everything."

He thinks that I will ignore you and just leave you alone to see what you do!

However, when Yun Fenghuang saw this, he simply took Emperor Chunjia's arm and said coquettishly: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, do you think what I just said is correct?"

Emperor Chunjia coaxed him in a good-tempered way: "Your Majesty is smart and well-behaved, and everything he says is right."

Hearing this, Ji Minggan's face turned a little blue, but Yun Fenghuang was still unwilling to give in. He was tired of the emperor's tone and said in a pretentious and aggrieved tone: "Then why did Mr. Ji not answer my concubine? Does Mr. Ji think that I have a low status? Are you not qualified to explain to your three highnesses?"

"How could my cousin be that kind of person?" Emperor Chunjia said softly, "My cousin must be...well...Tingzhao must agree with you in his heart. Is he just a young man? In front of three sisters You also need to save face, noble people are always considerate, so don’t embarrass them."

Yun Fenghuang then turned from anger to happiness: "Your Majesty said that I will not talk about this matter anymore."

Ji Minggan at the bottom: "..."

Thank you for your thoughtfulness to this couple!

He was feeling aggrieved, but Yun Fenghuang kept saying that he would not talk about it, but in fact it was not over yet. He asked the palace maid to bring the plate of yam and jujube mud cake to Ji Minggan: "I am young and ignorant, Ji Minggan Don’t be offended, Master… I will use this plate of yam and jujube mud cake as my concubine to apologize to you!”

Ji Minggan stared at the cake in front of her, wanting to throw it on her head!