eurekapd Chapter 392 It’s not the concubine, it’s the child who wants to eat
Chapter 392 It’s not the concubine, it’s the child who wants to eat
Gu Jianchu leaned in Xie Ci'an's arms and coquettishly pulled the man's hand to cover her lower abdomen, "It's not that I am greedy and want to eat it, it's clearly that the child wants to eat it. Don't you want our husband to let our child eat it?"
Xie Ci'an's fingers covered Gu Jianchu's lower abdomen, and he could clearly feel the slight bulge in her belly. He buried his head in Gu Jianchu's neck, leaned forward and bit Gu Jianchu's earlobe, and a low voice sounded in her ear, "Okay, okay, it's not that Ah Chu is greedy, it's the baby in your belly that wants to eat. When he is born, I will definitely teach him a good lesson and make him make trouble for his mother if he is disobedient."
Xie Ci'an's warm breath sprayed on Gu Jianchu's earlobe, and an itchy feeling instantly spread to every part of his body.
Gu Jianchu only realized now that Xie Ci'an did it on purpose.
Gu Jianchu raised her hands to cover Xie Ci'an's mouth and nose. "I think she is quite obedient. She didn't make trouble for me. She just wanted to eat some barbecue. What's wrong with that?"
"Indeed, there is nothing wrong with it." Xie Ci'an's mouth was covered by Gu Jianchu's hand. She sobbed while speaking, and hot air kept coming out of her mouth and exhaled onto Gu Jianchu's hand. The itch spread in her palm.
Gu Jianchu immediately released his hand that was covering Xie Ci'an.
Doctor Lin ordered someone to prepare another bowl of pregnancy-maintaining medicine and send it over.
With the lesson from Shu, Qiutou not only used a silver needle to test the poison, but also asked the young eunuch who served Gu Jianchu to taste it.
After waiting for a cup of tea and making sure that the medicine was effective, he gave it to Gu Jianchu.
Yunhe had already brought people to clean up the back mountain. Xie Ci'an didn't dare to arrange a sedan chair. It had just snowed on the mountain, and the road was inevitably slippery. Besides, they were not in the palace. Even if the Imperial Guards and the Imperial City Bureau had checked in advance, it would be very easy for anyone who wanted to tamper with the place outdoors, and it could also be disguised as an accident, making it impossible to investigate.
Although Xie Ci'an didn't show much on the surface, he was now like a frightened bird and didn't trust anyone.
He personally carried Gu Jianchu to the small courtyard in the back mountain.
Although the bamboo courtyard looks a bit simple, the hot steam from the hot springs in the courtyard gives people a fairy-like feeling. Blending with the nearby white snow, the courtyard seems like it is in a fairyland.
Xie Ci'an held Gu Jianchu's fingers tightly and pushed open the bamboo door in front of him. What came into view was a hot spring in the yard. The spring water was constantly surging, and hot air was floating in the air with the surging of the spring water.
You can't see where the spring water flows because a bamboo is buried under the spring to lead it into the inner room, making it more convenient to soak in the hot spring.
There is also a wild rose blooming thrivingly around the hot spring, with a little white snow dotted on the red petals. Perhaps it is warm enough next to the hot spring pool that the rose can continue to grow in winter.
A simple pavilion was built in the corner of the yard. The top of the pavilion was covered with straw, and the bottom was also paved with straw.
There were three small houses facing the door. The aroma of barbecue wafted out of the main house in the middle, mixing with the air. It made Gu Jianchu hungry, and he walked in quickly holding Xie Ci'an's hand.
Yunhe and the chef brought from the imperial kitchen placed the charcoal basin on the ground, and then placed a wire mesh rack with very low density on it. Underneath was the burning red charcoal. The pre-marinated meat placed on it immediately made a sizzling sound, and the aroma of barbecue wafted towards the door.
The fire was very strong, and in a short while, a piece of pork was roasted.
Yunhe placed the pork in a bowl and brought it to Gu Jianchu, who was sitting beside him eagerly waiting. "Your Majesty, this is made according to the recipe you taught me before. I don't know if it's authentic. Please try it."
"It smells very authentic. Yunhe, go help me grill two chicken wings and some lamb skewers, and the sausages I taught you to make before. Have you grilled them?" Gu Jianchu couldn't help drooling as he spoke.
"I've made it, I've made it according to what the Empress taught me before. I've made everything the Empress likes to eat." Yun He said as he ran to the charcoal brazier and sat down again. He put the chicken wings and pork sausage on the fire, immediately brushed them with a layer of oil, and let the chicken wings roast slowly.
Gu Jianchu took a bite of the meat while it was still hot. "It tastes just as authentic as before. Your Majesty, try it while it's still hot. Although it's not as good as the delicacies in the palace, it's still very satisfying to eat once in a while."
"When the Queen eats delicious food, it must be delicious." Xie Ci'an took the barbecue handed to him by Gu Jianchu.
Yunhe and the chef were grilling, while Gu Jianchu and Xie Ci'an were in charge of eating.
Gu Jianchu would occasionally tell Yunhe what to bake.
Qiu Tao brought two bowls of chicken soup to Gu Jianchu and Xie Ci'an respectively, "Your Majesty, this is the chicken soup I made specially for you. The chicken was bought by Lord Wen when he went down the mountain, and it's also served with matsutake mushrooms. You weren't allowed to eat these in Wanguo Temple before, but now that you're out, you should drink more to nourish your body."
"Thank you for being so thoughtful. I will reward you handsomely when we return to the palace." Gu Jianchu was choking a little while eating, so he picked up the chicken soup that Qiutou brought over and took two big gulps.
Hearing this, Qiu Tao's lips suddenly curled up into a smile, and she quickly bowed and said, "Thank you, Her Majesty, for the reward. It is my duty to serve Her Majesty well."
Qiutou was originally the lowest-ranking maid in Kunning Palace. She was lucky enough to help Gu Jianchu with a small task, and was chosen by Gu Jianchu at first sight. She was directly promoted to the second-rank maid. Apart from Zhuxia and Zhuxi, she was one of the few people who could serve Gu Jianchu closely.
Unlike other palace concubines, Gu Jianchu has a good temper. She rewards and punishes servants like them. As long as they don't cause trouble, they will most likely not be punished.
The Queen Mother was particularly generous when rewarding these servants.
So much so that everyone likes to please Gu Jianchu on weekdays.
The snow on the mountain always comes unexpectedly.
It had just snowed heavily, and snowflakes were falling outside again. The snowflakes fell on the hot spring pool and melted instantly.
There were no dark clouds today, so the snow was naturally not as heavy as it was in the previous two days. However, after a while, the ground was covered with a light layer of white.
Fearing that it would rain heavily, the emperor and empress did not stay in the courtyard for long after eating the barbecue, but went straight back to their meditation room.
Over the next two days, the emperor and empress would go to the main hall every day to pray for the people. When they wanted to improve the food in the afternoon, they would quietly go to the small courtyard in the back mountain.
In addition to secretly eating meat, you can also soak in the hot springs.
Finally, the prayer ended on the sixth day.
The emperor and empress did not stay in the Wanguo Temple for long. On the seventh day, they packed up and set off for Beijing.
After the snow, the sun shone brightly and it was warm for a few days, and most of the snow on the road melted. However, the road became a bit muddy, and the wheels of the vehicles were covered with mud, which even slowed down the march a little.
The road becomes much better after leaving Wanguo Temple.