Smelling the food, the young man came over delightedly.
Steamed buns, ghee flatbread, fried spring rolls, puff pastry, sweet porridge with lotus seeds and leafy vegetables, braised pigeon eggs, and a plate of thinly sliced braised pork. The colors of white and yellow are such a feast for the eyes, and the toasty aroma permeated the air.
The young man frowned with a dissatisfied look.
"This is the most delicious food in the Mansion of the Eastern Depot Master?"
He curled her lips in disdain.
"It's a big meal!" Gu Yunxi looked at him suspiciously.
"What about meat?" He asked.
"Isn't this meat?"
Gu Yunxi impatiently pointed her finger at the braised pork.
"Huh! You call this... meat?"
The young man sneered and took the chopsticks. He picked a thin piece of meat and shook it in front of Gu Yunxi's eyes, mocking,
"Look at it yourself. Can you call
Sulian returned to Empress Qian."What happened just now?" Empress Qian asked."A new maid was clumsy and offended Master Leng. I've punished her and it's alright now."Sulian replied and then talked to Empress Qian about Wan Yuyao of the Yongning Palace."Your Majesty, since the Western Depot was set up, Master Leng and the mistress of the Yongning Palace have been much more distant."Empress Qian had been ill for a long time. Despite the temporary release of her power, her mind remained sharp, and she knew from the beginning that it was Wan Yuyao who persuaded Emperor Jingxiao to found the Western Depot and put her Eunuch Superintendent Ming Lan on the Master's position.However, Wan Yuyao overestimated Ming Lan's talents and lost the powerful help of Leng Qingtang!Sulian cupped her hands in the sleeves, frowning with worry."Your Majesty, how much can we trust the Eastern Depo
It was late in the morning when Gu Yunxi turned over and then woke up.Her mouth was dry, and her head was splitting. She got out of the bed, and when her feet touched the ground, it was like stepping on the cotton. A burst of dizziness made her numb body fell onto the ground."You are awake?"The young man's gentle voice came from the inner room.Gu Yunxi made a rule for him. If he had wanted to live a comfortable life in Master's Mansion, he must have stayed in the inner room during the day, and even a step out was forbidden."Yes..."Rubbing her bottom, Gu Yunxi got up from the ground. She sobered up the moment she saw the jar on the table."Last night, I..."She cast a nervous look to the inner room behind the bead curtains, blushed, and lowered her head in shame.Last night she shut herself up in the room and sought solace in alcohol like some street thugs. Howev
Qiange...What an elegant name!It was the first time that Gu Yunxi heard him read his name. His voice was pure and gentle like a flowing river, which turned her heart into a lake disturbed by the wind.Lu Qiange...This name rooted in her heart deeply.They looked at each other in silence. Lu Qiange drew out the wooden hairpin he whittled. His purple eyes were filled with deep affection to Gu Yunxi."I spent a few days on this hairpin. Now it's yours."Gu Yunxi was at a loss at first, but then she recalled that recently, he always sat on the floor of the inner room and whittled a stick... It turned out that he was making a hairpin for her.It was a delicate hairpin, on one end of which was a magnolia blossom as same as the one on the screen of the inner room.Within the moment she was at a loss, the hairpin was put into the bun on her head."No, I can't
They returned into the Master's room. The second captain Lu Rong couldn't wait to complain the moment he closed the door,"Master, Liu Biao was too arrogant on the feast. Why didn't you let me teach him a good lesson?"Leng Qingtang shook his head. He replied in a low voice,"Liu Biao was once a colonel under the command of Lord Shen. We don't have to go straight to him now. Ai Qing, what did you find?"The first captain answered,"As you expected, the Prefect Mansion's granaries are all built underground, and eight out of ten are full. The victims outside the city are so hungry that they have to gulp the snow. That damn prefect didn't open the granaries to relieve people but indulged in entertainment instead!"Leng Qingtang stroke the table hard with an iron fist, which made the tea in the cup splashed around.He gave the word in a voice trembling with indignation,"Take Prefect
In the Fengyuan County.There was a deadly hush below the gate.On the gate tower, Prefect Guo flatted on the ground, looking at the ferocious-looked head. He showed the white of his eyes, panting as if he could not get any air.As the colonel of the garrison was decapitated, archers and soldiers put down their weapons and got down on one knee to show full obedience to the Eastern Depot.Shouts and cries burst out from the crowd below again, and this time their shouting was more heated and uniform,"Well done! Well done! That goddamned officer deserves it!"Leng Qingtang walked to the wall. He gestured them to be quiet and listen carefully.Just moments ago, the victims saw this man in light blue killed that hateful colonel for them. He was standing on the wall, clothes fluttering in the wind. He was handsome and elegant, straight and tall, just like a celestial coming to save the world. So th
Gu Yunxi fell into the carriage. The ache in the abdomen made her cough. Drops of blood froth came out of her throat.Her eyes darkened, but she didn't give up. She untied the silk sash and jumped at the masked man again.During the fight, she choked the man's neck with the silk sash tightly. The masked man let out a stuffy groan, and his upper body struggled violently.The carriage went out of control and began to sway here and there. Several times it almost hit onto thick tree trunks.Gu Yunxi did not want to die in the wild mountains. She wanted to go to Jiangan to see the Master on her mind!When Leng Qingtang's warm smile came to her mind, Gu Yunxi felt she was full of encouragement.She opened her mouth and bit hard on the masked man's neck.The masked man made a piercing scream as if he were a rooster being strangled. His voice was particularly shrill.This kind of voice.
It was January 15th of the lunar calendar when the aid convoy arrived at Fengyuan County.The convoy received a warm welcome as they entered the city.As everyone expected, they had food!Finally, they could have hot buns and thick porridge. They would also have firewood to warm themselves and enough timber to set tents and mend their houses.The civilians were wild with joy. They gathered around the wagons, looking at soldiers with excitement and hope.Prefect Guo came to greet them on his own.When they were unloading goods, Xiao Xiaoshen led Prefect Guo aside, pointing at Gu Yunxi who was busy with unloading not far away from them, and put on an act,"Do you see her? That is our Master's Wife. She's here to escort imperial harem's donation to Jiangan and relieve the victims. You and your family must treat her well!""She...?"Prefect Guo looked at the direction Xia
"No, I won't go! I came all the way to see you, but you want me to leave. I'm not going anywhere unless, unless you let me wait upon you!"Gu Yunxi had made up her mind. Sobbing and mumbling, she just wouldn't go and refused to listen to any persuasion.Leng Qingtang sighed in silence. He felt both angry and amused.She was only fifteen years old. Compared with him, she was petite and soft and ought to be cherished by him at the bottom of his heart.This petite girl could be really annoying as well as tempting.Leng Qingtang's heart got warm again in a twinkling. The unpleasant past, wrapping his traumatic heart like a thick scab, were swelled, loosened, and be washed away by her hot tears.He enfolded her in his arms and coaxed,"Alright, alright. I won't drive you away. Don't cry."His cold fragrance and memorable temperature, along with all other familiar features, came back to
Terra Nova's ninth year of the Daedalic Years, early spring.Kamakawa Yusui is shocked and annoyed when he receives news of a coup at the Imperial Palace and the imminent ascension of Prince Fuchi Yasutaka to the throne as the next Emperor.Since the Kunhuang Island and Huananhe lost a battle, Kamachi sailors suffered a heavy blow, Kamakawa was forced to take the remaining troops retreated to the south of Kunhuang Island, Tsuneoshima stationed.Unexpectedly, just when he was trying to avoid the previous shame and had been intensifying the study of the new combat program, the country had a great turnaround.Can't think too much, Kamakawa by water immediately point all 10,000 Ying army, lead five Anzai ship and a number of ships, with enough artillery Furlong machine fire speed back to Ying, swore to fight with and Shigeru cuts a high and low winners and losers.One night, as Kamakawa's fleet secretly approached Mizumura Harbor in Kyoto, a thick fog sudde
In the banquet hall of the palace, the fire and candles were bright, four dancing girls lined up, green silk buns, colorful makeup, silk sleeves fluttering and swaying, dancing in a slow and rhythmic dance.Two or three male musicians are not far from them, playing strings, flute, drums, each person's face is calm and solemn, but in the eyes of God duh, seems to have the essence of the aura of a hidden flash.The dinner was organized to celebrate the fifteenth birthday of Emperor Fuchi Masaharu, but due to the defeat of the Terra Nova army in Weihai, many of the entertainments were temporarily canceled, and only the traditional Yehime songs and dances were retained.Profound Ya Qing was the main character of tonight's banquet, at this time he was wearing brand new scarlet damask silk clothes kneeling above the chief belonging to him, looking quiet and enjoying the songs and dances.On the seats to his left were the former Emperor's side consort, Daiji, with h
Terra Nova, Kyoto.As night falls, in a short house in the civilian area, the blind man is anxiously waiting for his mother-in-law to return home from work.She hadn't been back for a day and a night, and that definitely hadn't happened in the past.Could it be that the Ninth Princess has encountered something on her end?Rustling footsteps stopped unexpectedly at the door.The blind man's sense of hearing is much more sensitive than normal people, his eyebrows slightly gathered, and without moving, he got up and lightly rubbed his steps to the wooden cabinet, and touched a sharp dagger from the top of the cabinet and quietly hid it in the sleeve of his coat.The door of the room opened, and by the sound of the footsteps coming in there should be two of them."You're Suigo Show's man, aren't you?"The one who asked the question in Terra Nova was a young man.The blind man turned his head sideways, carefully recognizing the source
A cold wind cut through the long, narrow corridor, and the lights flickered dimly.The man's ragged gasps continued to spill out of the closed wooden lattice barricade door, accompanied by the occasional few hushed cries of pain from the woman."Haru, come on, I'll accompany you to your room."Looking at Yuan Ya Qing's stagnant and godless clear face, Yun Shi's heart seized more than just pain as she tugged on one of his arms.The commotion in the room was in no way suitable for a teenager to be listening in.The teenager's eyes were lax as he took two steps with her, speaking quietly in Chinese: ."...Master, you have to trust me as well...it wasn't Mother and I's idea to march into Da Yi."Yun Shi suddenly became miserable inside, opened and closed his nose and said."I believed you, never had a doubt, and it was for that reason that I traveled across the river and across the sea to meet you in person in Terra Nova."The two co
"Yue Xilou, you traitor shall not die!"Qi and blood surged, and a strong hatred that had never been felt before invaded Yun Shi's consciousness.She jumped up with her eyes heavy with red and lunged at her enemy with all her might, reaching for his neck.Yue Xilou laughed scornfully and kicked her backwards with a flying leg.Yun Shi fell out onto the hard floor a few feet away, choking on blood and letting out a pained _groan_.Wamochi stretched his neck to look at it, grinning imploringly.Tsukishiro looks at the samurai on either side :)"Don't just stand there, take her down and keep her under good guard, she'll be of great use in the future.""Slow down ......"Yun Shi forced to endure the pain of bones about to break trembling climbed up, far away from looking at the abyss Ya Qing, the expression of desolate:"Your Majesty, I have something to say to you, please send the counselor."Empress Yuanya immediately s
The fact that the mute applicant, Yun, who was originally scrubbed out of the test, has been recognized by the Emperor as the Imperial Chef, shocks the entire Grand Cookhouse early the next morning.The cooks and handymen who had looked down on her earlier were now gathered in front of the stove in the cooking room, watching intently as she operated it herself.Even in the past days always rigid board a big white face of apricot leaf female master, this time all people before and after chasing after Yun Shi everywhere running, flattery, mouth like a river, all do their best to please. At sunrise, Yunshi was wearing a green coat and pants, put on a large apron to the stove to do the work.With white flour rolled out and crabmeat and shrimp mince and red fish roe in the filling, the meat buns are pinched out with absolutely thirty-three folds.Chicken breast, corn and green beans are sauteed in oil, thickened with soy sauce and pan-fried wine, and wrapped in so
He is, after all, the Emperor!Following the direction of Master Apricot Leaf's kneeling, Yun Shi looked at the teenager, his eyes filled with astonishment.The standing tasseled crown and the yellow coat are indeed the symbols of the imperial nobility of Terra Nova.But, this young man, he is actually the Emperor."Mute, why don't you kneel down!"The apricot leaf matron raised her eyes to the unresponsive Gu Yunshi and chided."Eh, forget it, forget it ...... Master Chief, you get up too."Meeting Yun Shi's eyes, the teenager's face flushed red and blushed as he explained: ."Granny, I don't mean to deceive you ...... I, I didn't eat well in the evening meal, and I was really hungry just now."Yun Shi's complexion returned to normal, pursed her lips and waved her hand, indicating that she didn't mind.Heh, how could she mind?She was begging for it!The hostess rises obsequiously and comes up to nod at the tee
The night fell slowly, blotting out the last rays of red light in the sky.The entire Western Garden was silent.Cloudseeker stood in the tiny compound under the endless sky, raising his head to look up at the dark inky colors of the night sky.In the field of vision, that heavy darkness seems to carry some kind of adsorption magic, only teaching people to look at a glance, want to look through.She failed the test to become a chef and lost her chance to enter the palace and meet the Emperor.Such a result directly disrupted all her latter plans.After losing her temper for a while, she thought of Hua Nanhe, who is still fighting in the battlefield, Yingyu, who is trapped in the palace of Dayi, and brother Mu Xiu, who is waiting for them to return home.Yun Shi's eyes burned as she quickly regained her fighting spirit.Now is not the time to be discouraged, since one way does not work, then find another way.The hour was already
Terra Nova, outside the Abyssinian Palace, West Court.The large cooking room was busy with players in white shirts and blue pants around wooden cases and stoves.In five days, Emperor Fuchiya's fifteenth birthday will be celebrated, and not only will there be a large-scale celebration dinner at the palace, but an all-day parade and festival will be organized throughout Kyoto."Faster, faster, the hour for the king to pass the meal is almost here, and later on your handmade delicacies will be the basis for whether or not you can stay as a loose cook."The woman in charge, Apricot Leaf, is in her thirties, with a purple shirt and pants, wandering around every corner of the cooking room with a stern look, urging the contestants with her mouth, and repeatedly scrutinizing their cooking techniques with her cold and warm gaze.The twenty casual chef applicants came from Terra Nova folk, both men and women, and most of their referrals were cooks and assistant