My Beloved Concubine Only Wants to Eat Melons

Chapter 35:

There is such a thing? ? ?

The king is in shock again...

Could it be that the grandson of Shangshu Erfang of the Ministry of Rites... is actually his son? ? ?

Yu Wenlan tried to ask, "Is that true? That child belongs to that old man?"

But Yan Shu nodded and said, "Of course it's true. Because that son is weak, he can't have children at all, so the child must belong to his father!"

【Look, it’s just a story that shocked you so much. If you knew that this was a real thing that happened in the Ministry of Rites, you wouldn’t be scared to death? 】

Yu Wenlan, "..."

It turned out to be true!

This Minister of Rites is so absurd! !

He tried his best to hide his shock and anger, and asked again, "Then, didn't anyone at home find out?"

Yan Shu said, "This old man is the head of the family. His wife passed away many years ago, so no one cares about him. Even if there are a few servants in the family who know about it, they dare not tell. What's more, the old man's appearance is very dignified. People have never thought that he would be so morally depraved and shameless! He usually favors this grandson, and outsiders only think that he is sympathetic to his son's weakness, so he attaches great importance to his grandson."

Hearing the words, Yu Wenlan thought about it secretly, and it seems that he has indeed heard that the old man in the Ministry of Rites loves his little grandson very much.

So this is the reason? ? ?

Tsk, it's too ridiculous, too ridiculous, too ridiculous!

He tried his best to calm himself down, and then heard Yan Shu continue, "Of course, the son himself also found out about this, so he ran away from home in anger, and went out to fight on his own. Later, he was lucky enough to meet a quack doctor , take good care of your body gradually, and make your family business bigger and bigger."

This is obviously another plot she added. Yu Wenlan nodded and asked, "What about his father?"

Yan Shu said, "As the saying goes, if you want people to not know, unless you don't do it yourself, then the father-in-law and daughter-in-law are too absurd, and one day the matter will be revealed, and the world will despise it, and the rest of the family will draw a line with them in anger. The mansion gradually fell into disrepair. When the old man saw that he could not survive, he remembered to regret his son, and came to the door several times to beg."

Yu Wenlan raised her eyebrows, "Then his son forgave him?"

"of course not!"

Yan Shu said, "How can this kind of thing be forgiven? Of course the son doesn't show any emotion. Later, the daughter-in-law had the cheek to beg him, and he asked someone to throw her out and let her fend for herself."

Yu Wenlan sighed, "It would be great if this is the case. People in the world often can't tell right from wrong, especially when they are bound by family affection."

"Who said no?"

Yan Shu also said, "That's why the book is meant to break free from the shackles of reality. It's difficult to achieve in reality, and it can be realized in stories, so that people who read it will feel more at ease."

Then he asked him, "What do you think of this story, Your Majesty?"

Yu Wenlan hummed, "Not bad."

Then she said hastily, "Then please ask your majesty to help your concubine deliver it to Xueshi Zou, and ask the bookseller to give it."

Yu Wenlan raised her eyebrows, "In such a hurry? Didn't two of them come out yesterday?"

Yan Shu smiled, "The more the better, the readers like it anyway."

But he said in his heart, 【Concubine An has already gone to sue the Queen Mother about Jinwan, and I have to respond a bit. There are back and forth, this fight is only interesting! 】

Yu Wenlan, "..."

Well, it turns out that she not only likes to watch the excitement, but also likes to fight.

But what happened to Ann?

Did she go to the Queen Mother and tell her about the golden bowl he gave Yan Shu?

Oh, that's fine too.

He nodded and said, "Zou Mozhong will enter the palace later, I will bring it to him for you."

He picked up the paper and got up to go out.

Yan Shu said, "My concubine, thank you Your Majesty." But she was a little strange, "Why did Your Majesty come here?"

It was not yet noon, and there was still more than half a day before going to bed at night, when he came suddenly, and ate her four big buns as soon as he came.

Yu Wenlan snorted, "I'm tired of reading the booklets, so I'm going out for a walk."

Cough, I actually met her natal family only after I knew her, and wanted to see if she was happy.

But... Seeing her enthusiasm for eating buns just now, she should be very happy.

Having said that, this bun is really delicious.

So he picked up another one and said, "I'll go back first, and come back at night."

Then went out.

Well, I can't stop eating while walking.

Behind him, Yan Shu, who had finished seeing him off, returned to the table, looked at the few buns left, and twitched the corners of her mouth.

If she had known this, she would have stopped asking him.

He ate five of her in one go, this man is really rude.

At the same time, in Ci'an Palace.

After An Pin thanked her, she talked with the Queen Mother for a while, and finally turned to the main topic.

"Yesterday, the head of Ankang County came to look for his concubine, saying that he wanted to take a look at the golden bowl that Tubo paid tribute to last time, so that the craftsmen could make a small one like that, and give it to the eldest princess as a congratulatory gift for her birthday next month."

The queen mother smiled and said, "That kid Ankang has always been filial, but he doesn't know how skilled the craftsmen are outside? Can he make it decent?"

Concubine An smiled and said, "The concubine is also a little curious, but it's a pity that there is no way to open the eyes of the county magistrate Ankang."

The Queen Mother let out an oh, looked at her and said, "Why?"

Concubine An lowered her eyes and said, "The concubine asked Zhao Shun, who was in charge of the warehouse of Qianming Palace yesterday, and found out that His Majesty gave the golden bowl to Concubine Yi a few days ago."

After finishing speaking, she waited carefully for the Queen Mother's reaction.

The Empress Dowager was really surprised and asked, "Give it to Concubine Yi?"

An Bin nodded and said, "That's true, and it seems to be before Yi Bin was injured."

—I can’t say too much, as long as the queen mother knows that the golden bowl was not given by the emperor because Yi concubine’s **** was injured, it was given for no reason.

However, after a while, the Queen Mother smiled and said, "Your Majesty really values Concubine Yi, but this is His Majesty's own thing after all. Whom His Majesty wants to reward is up to you."

Concubine An paused, but the queen mother was not angry?

Or he was already uncomfortable, but he didn't want her to see it?

But no matter what, she could only nod at this moment and said, "What the queen mother said is very true. So this time I can only disappoint the county magistrate and return."

The Empress Dowager stopped her smile and said, "This is inappropriate. It wasn't something she was supposed to see in the first place. Why should I be disappointed? Anyone can see His Majesty's things?"

Concubine An paused, and hurriedly knelt down to salute, "The concubine made a mistake, please forgive me, the Queen Mother."

She knew that the queen mother seemed to be talking about Ankang County Lord, but she was actually talking about it for her.

The queen mother closed her eyes and said, "I'm tired of mourning, let's go down."

Concubine An didn't dare to say anything more, she could only respond and exited the hall.

The hall was quiet, Zhu Shu stepped forward and squeezed the Empress Dowager's shoulders, saying, "This is the first time that the Empress Dowager has said such harsh words to Empress An."

The queen mother closed her eyes and said, "No matter who it is, you must not have thoughts that you shouldn't have."

She had only promoted this girl for a few days, and she actually thought of her as a weapon?

People can't be too stupid, but of course they can't be too smart.

When An Pin returned to Lanlin Palace, her mother Tian Shi had just returned to Shangshu Mansion.

Mrs. Tian just took the carriage and got off, when she saw her younger brother and sister Mrs. Yang coming up to meet her, she said anxiously, "Did sister-in-law mention the matter of Achang to your mother?"

Tian said with a cold brow, "The Empress Dowager just gave the Empress the power to assist the Internal Affairs Bureau a few days ago. The Empress is so busy these days. I just met and said a few words in a hurry. How can I have time?" Mention that kind of thing?"

As he spoke, he walked forward.

Probably because she was afraid that the other party would pester her again, after walking a few steps, she said again, "Even if I say it, the empress can't help."

Such a result, of course Yang was disappointed.

Coupled with her disgusting look, Yang immediately became angry, and snorted, "No matter how busy your mother is, she still has to take care of our own family's life and death, right? It's impossible to forget what my last name is, where did I get it from? "

As soon as these words came out, Tian Shi immediately stopped and said angrily, "How dare younger brothers and sisters be so disrespectful to your mother? Be careful to spread the word so that others can hear it, and the nobles in the palace will punish you!"

Heh, using the palace to suppress her again?

But Mrs. Yang simply put her hands on her hips and sprinkled them, "Punish my crime? Okay, I'll wait here! Let's see if the empress really wants to punish me one day, so that I can get a good reputation of killing relatives righteously." !"

Without waiting for Mrs. Tian to say anything more, she covered her face and began to cry again, "Everyone bullies us! Outsiders bully, and our own family bullies too! Is there any way for us to survive!"

here we go again!

Seeing that all the servants in the courtyard saw the joke, Tian didn't want to tangle with her anymore, so he just cursed the shrew in a low voice, and walked away quickly.

And Mrs. Yang cried for a long time, but seeing that there was no effect, she simply wiped away tears and killed her father-in-law Shangshu's front yard.

But no matter what to say, the old man still refused to see her.

He only sent the book boy to tell her, "Second Madam, the Grandfather really has nothing to do. Now His Majesty is strictly governing the officials and has imposed a ban on the Imperial College. No matter who it is this time, if anyone dares to open the back door and let people in at will, once found But they are all serious crimes. Besides, many yamen have changed their staff recently, and now the people in charge of this matter are not familiar to the grandfather, even if they want to, there is really nothing they can do."

"no way?"

Mrs. Yang sneered, and raised her voice, "Grandfather doesn't even care about Achang now? Well, the father doesn't care whether the child lives or dies, and no one in the house cares. One day everyone will tear their faces apart and don't want to live!"

Qianming Palace.

Recently, when the Guozijian opened its doors to recruit new recruits, Zou Mozhong had to go to the palace to report everything to the king from time to time.

This time, he submitted the first batch of proposed recruitment lists to the king.

After Yu Wenlan read it, he returned the list to him, and at the same time, gave him a stack of manuscripts.

Zou Mozhong was stunned for a moment, and immediately asked, "Is this the new work of Young Master Xiaoyao?"

Yu Wenlan nodded, "Yes, Zou Qing can take a look first."

Zou Mozhong was exactly what he wanted, and immediately agreed, so he watched it on the spot.

After reading it, he repeatedly said with emotion, "The story of Mr. Xiaoyao always has an unexpected beginning, but the protagonist always has a satisfactory ending. For example, in this story, those who do evil will be rewarded with evil, and will be punished by God in the end. It is a good story that the unyielding man can break out of the mud in time and be reborn, which is thought-provoking."

Yu Wenlan said, "Since that's the case, let's ask the bookseller to come out as soon as possible, and let the world read this good story, and maybe we can gain something."

Zou Mozhong responded in a hurry, so he took the manuscript and quit the palace together, and dropped it off to the bookseller on the way back home.

When the bookseller saw that it was Young Master Xiaoyao's new work, he immediately arranged for people to print or copy it, and before the sun set, the first batch of scripts came out.

Needless to say, as soon as this Newspeak edition was put on sale, many people rushed to buy it.

After reading the story, everyone cast aside the pair of ashes-picking father-in-law and daughter-in-law, and deeply sympathized with and admired the self-improving son.

Of course, many people also remembered that Xiaoyao Gongzi God predicted Xie Pei, the history of the Southwest Administration, so they speculated again——

Who is this old man who picks up ashes with his daughter-in-law?

...Could it be a minister in the court?

But judging by age, if it is true, you have to think about those older people...

Early the next morning, Yan Shu was enjoying her breakfast when she heard the system say, [Readers have narrowed down the group to a dozen or so people, and I guess we can almost guess who it is tonight. 】

While sucking the juice in the soup dumpling, Yan Shu thought that she was being merciful, otherwise it would be written as the old man's two sons, the eldest son and a son and a daughter, and the outside world would be able to guess that it was the Minister of Rites Song Zhiyun.

[By the way, did the old man read it? 】

System, 【I sent someone to buy the book this morning, and I'm reading it here. 】

After a while, [I finished reading it. 】

Yan Shu hurriedly asked, 【What's the reaction? 】

System, [I was so angry that I dropped the teacup, vase, inkstone... Tsk, I've passed out now. 】

Yan Shu, [? ? ? Passed out? 】

The system, [That's right, well, the servants heard the movement and found out, and they were carried to the bed for a while and rushed to find a doctor. 】

Yan Shu, [tsk tsk, I thought he would fall down in fright like Xie Pei, and then passed out? With this psychological quality, he has been messing around for so many years? 】

The system let out a snort, 【Mainly, this old man has been in panic all day long since the sacrificial ceremony. A while ago, after hearing about the history of the Southwest General Administration, he was always worried that your words would leak his information. Today, not only did I read it, but I also wrote it. He was more ruthless than Xie Pei, so of course he couldn't bear it. 】

Yan Shu twitched the corners of her lips, she deserved it!

Now it's up to Concubine An. I only revealed a little news to her that day. Now that the big melon is out, I don't know when she will see it?

System, [Don't worry, the Song family is about to deliver a letter to the palace. She will soon find out. 】

Yan Shu's eyes lit up, 【That's good. 】

So, she just waited and continued to eat melons.

Well, don't mention it, eating it with melon, the soup dumpling tastes extra delicious!

Not long after, the news of the Ministry of Rites Shangshu's Mansion was sent to the palace.

When she heard that her grandfather had fainted, An Pin was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "How could this happen? Isn't my grandfather always in good health?"

But the woman in charge who reported the news cried, "Yesterday, the second madam had another big fuss in the mansion because of the second son's going to the Imperial Prison. She not only quarreled with the madam, but also ran to look for the grandfather. The grandfather didn't see her, she Then they made a fuss outside the door again, saying, "The family doesn't care whether her mother is dead or alive", "I can't count on being a father", and also said, "One day I will tear my face, and everyone will not live." Grandfather is very angry."

Concubine An immediately said angrily, "Second Uncle's body has always been like that, it's good enough to take care of himself, but how can I take care of Achang? She can say such words!"

The woman in charge said, "That is to say, no matter how good the grandfather is, he can't stand her uproar! No, this morning, the grandfather was reading a book when he suddenly passed out. Before he passed out, he dropped a lot of things. Very angry."

Hearing this, An Bin was also angry.

Then he thought about what the steward woman said, but was suddenly taken aback.

—Grandfather fainted from reading?

She paused, and tried to ask, "What book did grandfather read before he passed out?"

The woman in charge didn't know, she just said, "I don't know about the slaves, I just heard that the grandfather sent someone to buy it on the street this morning... Now the master and wife have invited a doctor, but just to be on the safe side, I still hope that the mother can find someone The imperial doctor will take a look at it for the grandfather, it will be safer..."

Anpin understood what her parents meant.

——Grandfather is the pillar of the family, and her father is still only the prime minister of Honglu Temple. From the official rank of sixth rank, how can it compare with grandfather's official rank of second rank?

So once something happened to grandfather, the family would suffer a great loss.

Of course, the imperial physician in the palace is better than the doctors outside the palace. Parents and the others can only do their best to rescue the grandfather, the head of the family.

At this moment when the housekeeper finished speaking, Concubine An immediately nodded and said, "I'm going to ask the Empress Dowager for orders."

Grandfather is a veteran of the Empress Dowager, and it is expected that the Empress Dowager will take care of this request.

The woman in charge should do the same, so she wanted to leave, but she said again, "Wait a minute, when you go back, ask someone to bring in the book that my grandfather read before he passed out."

The woman in charge didn't know why, but she hurriedly responded and left the palace in a hurry.

Half an hour later, the imperial doctor arrived at the Shangshu Mansion.

And what An Pin asked for was also delivered to Lan Lin Dian.

An Bin saw that it was actually a storybook, and the author was the famous young master Xiaoyao not long ago.

Shocked, she quickly opened it and opened her mouth wide.

—This story, why is it somewhat similar to what was written on the waste paper thrown away in Ganlu Palace that day?

Ke Keke, how does Li Yanshu know what Young Master Xiaoyao is going to write?

However, when I continued to read, I was even more surprised.

—The father-in-law and daughter-in-law actually gave birth to a child?

Because she was already harboring doubts, at this moment, she inevitably thought of her own family.

Could it be...

Ah Chang is actually...

this is too scary!

An Bin threw the book on the ground at once, feeling terrified.

And shook his head trying not to think about it.

However, that idea is like a seed, which has taken root and sprouted in my heart.

She tried to calm herself down again and think about it.

——At my grandfather's age, I didn't like to read this kind of market storybook.

But my grandfather asked someone to buy it this morning.

And I fainted after reading this book...

Could it be... really related to this book?

If this is the case, then think back to what my second aunt Yang said yesterday...

She said that Ah Chang's father could not be counted on...

He also said that it would be a big deal to tear his face off...

Concubine An was shocked, and immediately called the little **** in the palace and said, "Go to the Shangshu Mansion and tell my father two things..."

Yan Shu followed the system and ate melons from the Minister of Rites for almost a whole day, which was exciting and fulfilling.

In the morning, everyone in the Shangshu Mansion rushed to see the old man. However, it was probably because the old man was old. Even if the imperial doctor went later, they could barely wake the old man up and still couldn't get out of bed.

The imperial doctor judged that the old man was very likely to have a stroke, but the Song family was very anxious.

And Concubine An sent a message from the palace—,

One, to ask the parents to quickly take care of the second aunt Yang, so that no outsiders can hear her nonsense;

The second is to ask the family to find a way to block her new script, so that no more people can read it.

Therefore, while Anpin's parents were in a hurry to find a doctor to see the old man, they had to do these two things.

The two of them were really messed up and were in a hurry, so An Concubine's father accidentally fell when he was going down the steps, and An Concubine's mother ordered hot tea to scald her...

In contrast, Yan Shu watched the excitement while nibbling melon seeds, which was not too pleasant.

At this moment, the system said again, 【What's the latest news, the people sent by the Shangshufu want to pay for the script, and they are not allowed to print it again, but the bookseller thinks the price is too low and refuses to agree, so they smashed the bookstore, just happened to be The government office servants who passed by were arrested. 】

Yan Shu raised her eyebrows, 【Tsk, why did the government appear so timely this time? 】

System, [That's because of the recent emperor's new edict, the court has a strict atmosphere from top to bottom, and it is very efficient in handling affairs. 】

Yan Shu nodded, 【My golden thighs have done a lot of good things. 】

Hey, that's just as well.

——Now Jingzhao Mansion is still the Emperor's own people, and the old man Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites is not being welcomed by the Emperor because of the ritual. It is estimated that Jingzhao Mansion will definitely not favor Shangshu Mansion and will handle the case well.

Tsk tsk, it would be even better if we could find out the reason why the Song family refused to print the notebook.

She took a sip of tea comfortably.

Anyway, I am not afraid of big things now, the bigger the better!

At the same time, in Qianming Palace, Jin Yiwei was also reporting the situation to Yu Wenlan.

"Your Majesty, the people from the Minister's House of the Ministry of Rites went to smash up the bookstore, and they have been captured by the Jingzhao House."

Yu Wenlan said, "Ask the Jingzhao Mansion to find out the cause of the incident, and the punishment should be punished, and the sentence should be sentenced. If any officials are involved in violation of the prohibition, it should be reported to the Metropolitan Procuratorate immediately, and there must be no favoritism."

Jin Yiwei responded immediately, and then reported, "In addition, the Song family also locked up the second wife, Mrs. Yang. I don't know if there will be other actions."

Oh, shut down Yang's?

Sure enough, a nest of snakes and rats.

Yu Wenlan only said, "This woman will be used later, she must not die."

Jin Yiwei responded immediately, so he stepped back to act.

Yu Wenlan glanced out the window, but seeing that the twilight had already set, she ordered Fu Haidao again, "Put the dinner in the Ganlu Hall, and I will use it in the past."

Not long after, Yanshu welcomed the emperor.

There is also a table full of delicious food.

While saluting to Yu Wenlan, she watched the palace people set the meal. When the palace people set the dishes, she glanced at her, and her eyes lit up.

It turns out that today's dinner includes mountain delicacies thorns, jade shoots and bracken, shredded chicken and white fungus, sweet-scented osmanthus fish sticks, eight-treasure rabbit diced, and the main course is oven-mounted pheasant and roast lamb leg, as well as her favorite Two-color bean cake and lotus tofu.

She asked in surprise, "Why is it so rich today?"

And it's all her favorite food!

Yu Wenlan glanced at her, sat down at the table, and said leisurely, "I ate your steamed stuffed bun today, and I'm afraid you will complain, so I will take these as compensation."

blame him...

Yan Shu paused quietly, but then smiled cheekily, "How can the concubine be so stingy, not to mention that the concubine's things belong to your majesty? No matter how much you eat, the concubine will not complain."

After finishing the words, he saw her looking her up and down with deep eyes, nodded and said, "That's right, what's yours is mine."

Then he picked up the chopsticks with a smile and said, "Let's eat."

Yanshu, "..."

Tsk, what does this look mean?

Why do you look a little hairy?

but…

With so many delicious foods in front of us, it's important to eat first.

She then picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

Well, everything was delicious tonight—

The thorny dragon sprouts and bracken jade shoots are all mountain delicacies, and the cooking by the imperial chef is full of deliciousness;

Chicken shredded white fungus and eight-treasure rabbit diced also have their own advantages and disadvantages, and various ingredients complement each other;

The sweet-scented osmanthus fish sticks are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, not to mention the oven-mounted pheasant and roasted leg of lamb, all of which have a long aftertaste with the aroma of charcoal fire.

And her favorite two-color bean cake is sweet and dense, and the lotus pod tofu melts in the mouth, which is even more in her heart.

Yan Shu enjoyed this meal very comfortably.

After dinner, the two played for a while to throw pots to digest food.

——Since defeating the emperor in a "difficult" time last time, Yan Shu practiced quietly from time to time.

But this time, his ability was really good, and he hit the feather arrow in the mouth of the pot several times, which made Yu Wenlan look at him with admiration.

Seeing that the night was getting dark, the two of them were sweating from playing, and their food was almost gone, so they each went to wash and bathe, and prepared to go to bed.

It was probably because she had been having fun playing pitching pots just now, when Yan Shu came out of the wash, her little face was flushed.

Yu Wenlan felt his heart itch when he saw it, and when she got up on the couch, he immediately hugged him in his arms.

"The scriptures are written for outsiders to read. No matter what, you must remember that the relationship between you and me is more important." He said softly.

Yan Shu lay in his arms and hummed obediently, "The concubine knows."

As he spoke, he rubbed his front lapel.

— Yes, she must always remember that the emperor is her thigh, and she must hug it tightly no matter what.

Only with thighs can we have everything!

Yu Wenlan, "..."

This girl, who obviously loves him, why does she always call him thigh?

Are you still worried that he will abandon her one day?

Do you think he is not sincere enough?

So he stretched out his hand, gently lifted her chin, and said seriously again, "I will protect you, don't worry about things that won't happen."

Yan Shu was stunned.

At that moment, he actually saw his own reflection in his eyes.

Well, he is so gentle, is he talking about love?