278. Powerful Minister? Puppet Emperor (10)
Lianyin had already indirectly asked with people around him that the young emperor would review the memorials in Zichen Hall every day except for morning court, asking for advice from the old ministers in the court, and not leaving until dinner.
As for where to go during dinner, there is no need to ask any more questions, everyone knows it.
Lianyin planned to take the first step of getting along with the little emperor. The standard process and standard equipment were that she took food and drink to the Zichen Palace to comfort the hard-working young emperor.
Although this is a bad old routine in TV series, it is indeed the easiest and trouble-free routine.
Thinking of this, Lianyin was about to do this, and shouted to the grand palace maid who served in front and asked her to go to the kitchen to ask if there were any ready-made edible stewed supplements.
The palace maid on duty is now named Shunlan. After hearing this, she doesn't need to go to the kitchen to answer Lianyin. No, no, the kitchen is poor and nothing.
"Why didn't there?" Lian Yin frowned and looked at Shunlan.
Shunlan knew that Lian Yin didn't believe it, so she quickly explained: "It was the prince who withdrew. The prince said that there were not so many people in the palace, so why bother letting the kitchen set fire every day and stew it and eat. So she set a new rule, and the kitchen only lasted for a few fixed hours every day. If the queen mother wanted to eat, just tell Shunlan that Shunlan would go to the kitchen to prepare in advance later."
In the entire Dazhao Palace, there are no other concubines in the palace except the little emperor Jingmang and the queen mother Lianyin. In the past, what food should be eaten in the palace and what drinking should be consumed in the palace have long disappeared, so the imperial kitchen naturally does not have to serve it for twelve hours a day.
Lianyin, who received this explanation, suddenly realized it, and at the same time, she also accepted the order from King Huaiyang very calmly.
Who knew that every grain of food on the plate was hard, and now it is not the case when the previous emperor was there. What can I do not waste, but I should not waste it.
Since she could not get the props she needed from the imperial kitchen, she was not worried about Yin, and her eyes quickly swept to a plate of pastries placed on the table.
This plate of pastry was brought in after lunch, and the imperial kitchen was freshly prepared this morning. Because the imperial kitchen was not open at all times, the two most noble people in the palace were hungry and had nothing to eat, so they prepared this pastry.
There is a plate here in Lianyin, and I think there will be a plate there when the little emperor comes.
However, who stipulates that a person can only eat one plate? No one stipulates that this plate of pastries cannot be borrowed and given to Buddha.
After finishing the topic just now, Lianyin pointed to the plate of pastry on the table and said to Shunlan: "Pack it up and go to Zichen Palace with me to take a look."
Shunlan was obviously shocked by the destination where Lian Yin was going. Regardless of whether she should ask her identity or not, she opened her mouth: "What are the Empress Dowager going to Zichen Palace to do?"
"I'll go see the emperor." Lian Yinsheng didn't notice whether Shunlan's question was beyond the rules. When she answered her, she had already gotten up and walked out.
Seeing this, Shunlan wanted to catch up with Lianyin and pack the pastry she ordered, and she was in a hurry for a moment.
It took only ten minutes to walk from Xingqing Palace to Zichen Hall where the little emperor was. Lianyin simply walked over as if he was taking a walk.
However, the palace maid Shunlan and several other palace maids were like Lian Yin, who were really old ladies in seventies and eighties. After walking a few steps, she asked her if she was tired, or if she had to wait for a while, she would ask the carriage in Xingqing Palace to come and send her to Xingqing Palace.
Lianyin refused.
I couldn't help but complain, and I was sitting in a carriage so close, and if I was so pretentious and lazy, I would probably become a lazy person in the future.
Furthermore, the afternoon sun is just right. If you take a photosynthesis, it is also beneficial to your physical and mental health.
Starting from Xingqing Palace, after passing the four palace gates, the Zichen Palace is approaching.
Along the way, Lian Yin looked up at the towering Gong Yu from time to time, perhaps knowing that she was just a passerby, so she did not have the sad thoughts of women in the palace yearning for the blue sky outside the palace as often described in TV and novels.
At least in the past two months, she has been thinking about and studying various antique ornaments in Xingqing Palace every day, and she doesn't feel boring at all.
As the Zichen Hall approached the Zichen Hall, the palace servants standing guard outside the hall had already noticed her with sharp eyes, and immediately rushed to her in small steps, saluting respectfully: "The Queen Mother." The voice was sharp and the male and female could not argue.
Lianyin recognized the palace maid who came to say hello, but it was still the eunuch who served the little emperor. His name was easy to remember, and he was Chengde.
Logically speaking, the emperor should be there to work, such as Chengde, but he was standing outside the hall. Is it because the little emperor was discussing major events with the ministers in the court, and he was inconvenient to be there?
This is why Lianyin won’t believe it.
Lian Yin smiled faintly and said to Chengde: "It is reported that the emperor spends money on the Gods and the State in Zichen Hall every day, which makes him too troublesome. I brought some pastries and asked the emperor to rest for a while, don't be too tired."
After explaining the purpose of the visit, Lianyin asked, "I don't know that the emperor can be in the hall at this time, so I might go in?"
Seeing that Lianyin was so polite, the empress dowager was not at all arrogant, and even called herself "me" as she spoke, which made people feel close. He wanted to send Lianyin away, but now he changed his mind. Anyway, the people inside had never told the empress dowager that she could enter, so he told Lianyin that the little emperor was in the hall and that she could enter.
Lian Yin thanked Chengde after getting these words and walked towards Zichen Palace.
Chengde looked at Lian Yin's back, thought for a while, and couldn't help but say: "Empress Dowager, the prince is also in the hall at this moment."
Nowadays, whenever people in the palace mention King Huaiyang, they only say the word "prince". Anyway, the entire Dazhao Dynasty is the only prince of Huaiyang, and some palace people who hold important positions in the palace are also trained by their mansion, so it is a habit to call him prince.
The King of Huaiyang was in the hall at this moment, and it was not surprising to Lianyin.
When she came, she also hoped that King Huaiyang would not be there, but since God did not hear the voice in her heart, she still wanted to go in. If she didn't come in, there would be ghosts.
He turned around and thanked Chengde, and Lianyin kept walking into the hall.
This eunuch may be able to develop.
In addition to the entire hall, there are two rooms on the left and right, one for rest and the other for study. At this moment, the little emperor and the King of Huaiyang are in the room on the right.
Lianyin had imagined that the two of them would be in various ways, but when she actually saw it, she couldn't help but widen her eyes in surprise.
In the study, King Huaiyang sat behind the desk, spreading the memorials in front of him, holding the imperial pen in his hand, as if he was reviewing the memorials.
As for the little emperor, he stood on the side of the desk holding a memorial in his hand, stretching his neck to see what the King of Huaiyang was writing. If he hadn't been wearing a dragon robe, he would have been like a little book boy.
Lian Yin couldn't help but wonder: Is this King of Huaiyang a little too much?
Chapter completed!