Chapter 31: Queen Tuoba

Dong Wan'er was taken to the prison car, and slept in the open air all the way to the capital of Dajin. I won't mention it.

Let's talk about the Tuoba Queen of Dajin. After ten months of pregnancy, she gave birth to a fat and white son for the emperor. This was Nangong Jin's first child. Nangong Jin loved him like a baby. After the child was born, he pardoned the whole country and exempted the taxes and labor service in Lingbei for three years to celebrate the birth of his eldest son.

Nangong Jin also gave a lot of rewards to Tuoba Queen who gave birth to his son. Because Tuoba Queen was already in the position of queen, she was extremely prominent and could not be canonized higher. After the child was full of one month, Nangong Jin followed his father and issued an order that the harem would never accept concubines, declaring that he would never accept other women in his life except Tuoba Queen.

This kind of heavenly grace, if it were another woman, she would not be grateful and prostrate herself, but Tuoba Queen accepted it with peace of mind, and did not think it was anything great.

This queen is very interesting. She is completely different from her mother, Princess Chaoyun. Princess Chaoyun is smart and capable, but she is a little silly. Of course, she is not really silly, but just a little cute. She doesn't care about anything. She only wants to live a "three good" life of eating well, drinking well and sleeping well. She doesn't have the dignified and calm temperament that a queen should have.

At this moment, the sun is already high, and the queen is still lying on the soft couch, sleeping fragrantly. Her wet nurse Chen Ma looked at the hourglass and couldn't help but urge her: "Queen, His Majesty will leave the court soon. Look, shouldn't you get up?"

The queen lazily "hummed", turned around, changed her posture, and continued to sleep.

Nanny Chen sighed helplessly and said, "My queen, please don't blame me for being nosy. I know that Ling is young and is at the age of playing and sleeping. But no matter what, you are the queen of our Great Jin. Since you are the queen, you are the role model for women in the world. But look at you, how can you be dignified, virtuous and calm? Logically, when His Majesty got up early to attend court, you should have gotten up to serve him. It's unreasonable for you not to get up. Now that His Majesty has left court, you still refuse to get up. This is too much. Where in the world can you be a queen like you?" The person on the bed twisted his body, and a sound with a bed-like voice came over: "Nanny, you really talk without any pain in your waist. Last night, I got up to feed the little ancestor three times. Three times, how much sleep did I lose? Now people If you want to sleep a little longer at home, you will be like a thief king or a rebel. You will give a long lecture, but it will only take a little longer to sleep. What's the big deal? "

Madame Chen said: "Queen, I'm not a nagging old slave. If you listen to me, you can find two wet nurses to serve the prince. Wouldn't you not have to work so hard? You are the queen, and your most important task should be to take good care of the emperor. As for the prince, the people below will definitely do their best to take good care of him!"

Speaking of the prince, Madame Chen had a headache again. The master was lazy and like a child who had not grown up. However, she was extremely surprised by the way she treated the prince. She actually followed the example of the Queen Mother and refused to find a wet nurse for the prince. She had to feed him herself and claimed that she would feed him herself no matter how many children she had in the future.

Although Madame Chen didn't understand why she did this, since there was a precedent set by the Queen Mother, she couldn't refute it and had to let her do it.

The result of letting her do what she wants is that she becomes more and more lazy and neglectful of His Majesty. It was fine during the confinement period, and His Majesty would not find fault with her, after all, she was in confinement. But now that she has been out of confinement for four or five days, she is still eating and sleeping as usual, completely ignoring His Majesty and not even having the consciousness of being a wife.

In Chen Ma's eyes, her behavior is a typical way of courting death.

However, the queen was completely unaware. She lay in bed and said lazily: "As a mother, if you can't even take care of your own children, what kind of mother is she? As for His Majesty, he is an adult. Even if I don't serve him, he will take care of himself. Uh... I won't say anymore. I'll sleep for a while. You go down to look after the prince!"

Chen Ma was in a dilemma. She knew that her master was being stubborn. His Majesty was about to leave the court, and the queen was still lazy in bed. What should she do?

While the nurse was racking her brains to think of a solution, the head maid Qiu Ping came in hurriedly and bowed to report: "Madam, the emperor has left the court and is on his way back." Qiu Ping's voice was very soft, obviously because she was afraid of disturbing the master on the bed. Queen Tuoba sighed and said lazily: "You're back, so why are you in such a hurry? You all go down. If he asks, just say I haven't gotten up yet."

"My queen, it's not good for you to be like this. What if His Majesty is not satisfied with you?"

Madame Chen hesitated a little. His Majesty was also very loyal. He fell in love with the queen at first sight since he saw her when he was a child. After marrying her, he doted on her lawlessly. Every day when he got up for the morning court, he tiptoed, for fear of waking up the queen. He also ordered them not to disturb the queen's sleep and let her sleep until she woke up naturally. Two days ago, he issued an imperial decree that he would never take concubines in the harem, which made the women of the Great Jin Kingdom envious of him.

However, even if the emperor's grace is great, if the queen just accepts it calmly without fulfilling her duties as a queen and serving the emperor, the emperor will be dissatisfied over time. Once the grudge is planted, it will take root, sprout, bloom and bear fruit. The rift between the two will become larger and larger, and slowly there will be a gap. Therefore, she strongly disagrees with the queen's current behavior.

"It's okay, I have my own reasons!" Queen Tuoba said indifferently.

She thought that although the emperor was the emperor in the eyes of outsiders, she didn't think it was a big deal. No matter how high he was, he was still her husband and the father of her son. They were a family and had to love each other for a lifetime. Could he divorce her just because she slept a little longer?

Nanny Chen and Qiuping looked at each other and saw helplessness in each other's eyes. The two of them retreated silently. As a result, as soon as they opened the door curtain, they saw His Majesty walking in with a dragon-like gait.

The two of them were busy preparing to pay their respects. When the emperor glanced at them, they left tactfully.

Empress Tuoba didn't know her husband had come in yet. She thought that Nanny Chen and Qiuping had just left, and she started muttering on the couch.

"Hey, it's finally quiet. The old lady alone is worth five hundred ducks."

Nangong Jin, who had already walked to the bed, twitched his mouth. This cute little queen always said things that made him laugh and cry. She was the mother of a child, but she was always like a child. However, it was because of her cute and naive personality that he was particularly interested in her.

In his eyes, her temperament was much cuter than those well-behaved ladies!

"Qingcheng, are you awake?"

The person on the couch was startled when she heard her husband's voice. This person walked without making any sound. Was he trying to scare people on purpose?

While complaining in her heart, she said weakly: "Your Majesty, you are back. I am not feeling well and cannot get up to greet you. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Nangong Jin curled his lips. Although this girl was born weak, she was as strong as a cow. Since he met her, he had never seen her get sick. Now she pretended to be unwell. He wanted to see what tricks she had.

"Since you are unwell, why didn't you call a doctor!"

"Uh... I didn't sleep well last night, and I got tired from nursing the baby." Queen Tuoba said weakly

"Oh? So, I should let Huan'er be fed by the wet nurse, otherwise if Qingcheng is tired, wouldn't it be our Huan'er's fault?" Nangong Jin's smile deepened, and his tone became meaningful.

Tuoba Qingcheng was frightened by Nangong Jin's words. She didn't want the baby she had worked so hard to give birth to to drink other women's milk. When she thought of the white and tender little thing sucking milk in someone else's arms, she was jealous and wanted to cry.

"No." She climbed up and said with a fist: "I must feed my child myself. When you were young, you drank your mother's milk. Why should my child drink the milk of a wet nurse?"

Nangong Jin smiled and said: "I am afraid of tiring you, and it is also for your own good."

"I am not tired, not at all." She said anxiously: "I was just a little... a little... that..."

"Are you a little lazy?" The man exposed her, with a teasing smile on his handsome face.

A certain queen lowered her head and stammered: "Uh... yes..."

Nangong Jin laughed, "If you want to stay in bed, just say so. Why do you have to make up that you are not feeling well?" Then he reached out and patted her head, saying: "You go back to sleep. I'll go see Huan'er."

He walked to the west room.

Looking at the man's back, Queen Tuoba was a little discouraged. Although he asked her to go back to sleep, she was too awake to lie down after being interrupted by him, so she shouted out the door.

Soon, the door curtain was lifted again, and the maids carrying basins came in one after another to help her wash.

Madame Chen also came in to serve.

"My queen, don't do this next time. His Majesty will not always be so kind."

Queen Qingcheng yawned with her mouth covered, nodded, and obviously didn't take Madam's words to heart.

Madame Chen shook her head secretly, but it was difficult to persuade her anymore.

It was fine that His Majesty was willing to pamper the master now. If he was unhappy one day, this would be a handle. But she also knew that the queen would not listen even if she advised her, not to mention that she was the master and she was the servant. It would be bad if she said too much and upset the master!

After washing up, she went to the outer room to prepare for breakfast.

According to the ancestral system of the Jin Dynasty, the emperor and the queen had very high standards for breakfast, with more than 20 dishes, 4 staple foods, and two kinds of porridge (or soup) for each meal.

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;   The dishes were mainly chicken, duck, fish, goose, pork and seasonal vegetables, supplemented by mountain delicacies, seafood, exotic fruits, etc. The rice the emperor ate was specially cultivated yellow, white and purple rice, as well as the top-quality "tribute rice" tributed from various places.

At the same time, local administrative heads had to hand in deer, roe deer, deer tails, deer tongues, deer tendons, bears, wild boars, wild ducks, tiger bones, geese, cured pork, salted fish, sturgeons, sea bass, Luanse fish, milk wine, milk oil, bird's nests, shark fins, sea cucumbers, etc., all kinds of delicacies from land and sea.

However, when Caiwei became the queen, the precedent of the emperor having dozens of dishes for each meal was changed.

Caiwei felt that it was good to have enough food. If she made too much, she would not be able to finish it and it would be wasted. Wasting was a sin. Therefore, she not only reduced the number of meals, but also ordered the officials of Dajin not to have more than twelve dishes per meal. If anyone violated this order, he would be demoted by three levels. When this order was issued, many people were dissatisfied with it at first, and even complained privately that the queen was too broad. But over time, everyone gradually got used to it and gradually developed a good habit of saving and not wasting.

Therefore, at this time, the lacquered dining table in the outer room only had one item of bird's nest hanging oven duck, one item of bird's nest mushroom pot roast chicken hot pot, one item of shredded pork and bamboo shoots hot pot, one item of deer tail sheep Wuyi plate, one item of bamboo roll small steamed bun, one item of spoon bun red cake, one item of New Year cake, one item of enamel sunflower box side dish, four items of enamel plate side dishes, one dish of bacon, six items of buns, and six items of **.

Although the amount has been reduced a lot according to the ancestral rules, the couple still can't finish so much food. However, the unfinished food will not be wasted. After finishing the meal, Queen Tuoba will learn from her mother-in-law and distribute the remaining imperial meals to the palace maids and eunuchs below to improve the food. This will not only avoid waste, but also make the people below enjoy a good meal!

When eating, the couple sat face to face, eating and chatting at the same time. Although there is an ancestral precept in the ancestral system that you should not talk while eating or sleeping, Nangong Jin has been influenced by his parents since he was a child and doesn't like the solemn and solemn dining atmosphere. He prefers the warm feeling of chatting with his wife while eating, just like his father and mother.

"Your Majesty, has the arsonist been caught?"

When Queen Tuoba asked this question, her cheeks were stuffed, her big watery eyes curiously stared at her husband, and her pouting mouth chewed and chewed, like a cute squirrel.

Nangong Jin couldn't help but reach out and touch her chubby cheeks, and smiled and said: "It was reported yesterday that she has been caught and is being escorted to the capital!"

"Yeah, that's great."

She stretched out her little hand and pushed away the big hand that was in the way on her cheek, and said indignantly: "Your Majesty must not let this vicious bad woman go easily. She didn't even let her own child go. She is so cruel!"

Since giving birth to Huan'er, Empress Tuoba has had an almost paranoid love for children. She can't forgive the woman who didn't even let her own child go, and has been shouting to catch her and punish her severely!

Nangong Jin nodded and said: "Even if Zi Tong didn't say it, I would never let her go."

After dinner, the couple went to Shouxian Palace to visit the emperor and the queen mother. When they arrived at Shouxian Palace where his father and mother lived, they were told that the emperor and the queen mother had left the capital and went to Karen Mountain to collect herbs.

It turned out that when the Great Turtle Immortal treated Xiao again, he needed a plant called ghost grass. This plant is extremely rare, with all white leaves. It lives in coniferous forests or mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests at an altitude of 800 meters to 3200 meters. Most of them grow in clusters, or a few grow alone. The whole plant is 10 cm to 15 cm tall. In thousands of years of evolution, the leaves of ghost grass have evolved into white translucent scales, like a layer of gauze as thin as a cicada's wing wrapped on the white stem, and the crystal clear multiple petals are like a blooming rose. Because this flower is rare and strange, it is also called the flower of the underworld. According to legend, it has the effect of resurrecting the dead.

Because this flower must parasitize on fungi, and there are no rotten plants in the space, it is the only plant that cannot survive in the space.

According to legend, this white, transparent, crystal clear flower has supernatural powers, can kill people and is invisible. It is the embodiment of evil, and even its fragrance can make people change color when they smell it. Therefore, it has another name, called the death flower.

It is this rare flower that is the key to curing Xiao's disease.

After the old turtle explained to Caiwei, Caiwei and Nangongyi were going to Qingluo to visit Mingzhu, so they went to Karen Mountain to help Xiao find this precious treasure.

With the parrot, it was very convenient for them to find things, and they didn't even need to look for them. The parrot directly gave them the exact location of the things they needed.

Halfway up the Karen Mountain, Caiwei and Nangongyi easily found the ghost grass, also known as the death flower, and put it into the space.

The great turtle took the ghost grass and slowly went to prepare medicine for Xiao.