Big traitor pregnant with my cub

Chapter 23

It was not the first time for the two of them to eat imperial food. Although Mingde was not the kind of extravagant and extravagant emperor, he should have a lot of ostentation. The presentation, and the delicious taste carefully prepared.

When the maids file in and serve the table, the dishes are suitable for hot and cold, and the temperature is just right for the mouth.

That's what it's good to be an emperor. All the good things in the world are in the palm of your hand. Everything you eat and use has to be the best and most refined before being delivered to your eyes.

Although Zhou Yi and Xia Jing enjoyed the glory today, they were not so comfortable.In other words, Xia Jing was not feeling well, and Zhou Yi was secretly worried.

The "Carp Leaping over the Dragon's Gate" that was right in front of the table had been marinated, fried, and juiced to remove the fishy smell. In the eyes of ordinary people, the fishy smell was negligible, but Xia Jing felt that it was The fishy smell was full, and the disgusting smell rushed into his nose.

If this went on like this, he might not be able to eat a few mouthfuls of the meal, and he would lose his composure.

Zhou Yi subconsciously paid attention to Xia Jing's movements all the time, and suddenly pointed to a dish and praised: "This vinegared cabbage is hot and sour, crisp and tasty, really good."

Ming De wondered: "The table is full of delicacies from mountains and seas, why does Zhong Chang only like this side dish?"

Xia Jing was reminded, so he picked up some vinegared cabbage with his chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth. The strong sour taste forced his uncontrollable gagging back, and he felt more comfortable, so he made a fake comment: "Master Zhou has good taste. , I really want to count this dish as the most appetizing," he skillfully picked up a chopstick for Mingde and put it on the plate, "Why don't you try it, Your Majesty."

"Okay, since you all praise me so much, I'll come and taste it too." Taste has some psychological effects in it, and everyone's words make money. After Zhou Yi and Xia Jing's praise, Mingde really thinks this The vinegared cabbage was better than the ones made in the past. Immediately, Long Xin was overjoyed, and said to the eunuch who was waiting on the side, "Shunxier, go to the imperial dining room and ask who is the chef who made this dish. I will reward you!"

After this episode, Xia Jing's chopsticks frequently reached for the vinegared cabbage.

Zhou Yi seized the opportunity to speak to Mingde: "On the way back to Beijing this time, the Grand Canal in the south of the Yangtze River was hit by wind and rain, the farmland was destroyed, and the crops were reduced. The people there may not even be able to afford a piece of cabbage like this. Taking this opportunity, I would also like to ask Your Majesty to consider whether part of the tax can be reduced or exempted so that the common people can have a chance to recuperate. Moreover, now that the world is prosperous and peaceful, the treasury is full, and there is no shortage of taxes for this year and a half."

Zhou Yi's speech was very skillful, not only reported the difficulties of the common people to Mingde, but also greatly flattered him, the emperor's wisdom and martial arts.

Sure enough, Mingde put his chopsticks to ponder for a moment after hearing this, and said: "If there is such a disaster, tax reduction and exemption should be done. How about this? After you go back, you will confirm the scope and extent of the disaster with He Tingzhang from the household department, and then carefully Study the regulations for tax reduction and exemption, and hand over a brochure in another day."

"The minister leads the order."

They settled the matter in a few words. According to Xia Jing's temperament in the past, he would definitely sing a different tune with Zhou Yi, saying something similar to natural disasters. If you do this all the time, wouldn't the rules become a pile of waste paper? It seems that Zhou Yi is happy as long as the things he wants to do don't go well.

Today was uncharacteristically, staring at the vinegared cabbage, even Mingde and Zhou Yi didn't intervene when discussing political affairs, the silence was shocking.

"Why, this dish is so delicious?" Mingde smiled and saw him concentrating on eating, and couldn't help but tease him.

Xia Jing just came back to his senses, put down his chopsticks and smiled: "I'm full. I don't want to learn from you. You have to worry about family and country affairs when you eat. I'm afraid you will accumulate food."

Mingde pointed at him and laughed loudly: "Look at him, Zhongchang, this sharp-toothed monkey is trying to trick you and me in different ways, yes, let's eat first, otherwise we won't know How to be arranged by him."

Xia Jing said on his mouth: "Your Majesty, you can beat the evil minister, how dare the minister arrange you." There was no fear on his face.

After the dinner was over, Zhou Yi and Xia Jing offered to leave after enjoying calligraphy and painting with Ming De.

Mingde waved his hand to let Zhou Yi go, but turned his head and asked Xia Jing to stay for a while, pretending to discuss something.

As for what this "event" is, everyone has tacitly understood that Xia Jing has been away from the capital for more than two months, and as a former "bedside person", Mingde misses him very much.

As soon as they returned to Beijing today, they hurriedly announced the two of them into the palace. One was indeed for the Jiangnan Enke matter, and the other was to meet Xia Jing earlier!

This time, Zhou Yi seemed innocent enough to be used as a cover by him, but it was this "cover" that prevented him from succeeding today.

As for Xia Jing himself, he certainly didn't want to stay, and couldn't stay. He was willing to commit himself in the past, and in the final analysis, he just got what he needed.He does it to climb up and stabilize his position. Mingde is probably because he is "handy" enough, and he is knowledgeable and interesting. He can warm the bed and do things. After a long time, he will get used to it.

But Xia Jing never had the complicated feelings towards Zhou Yi that he wanted to gain but was afraid of losing towards Ming De.Back then when Mingde expressed this meaning to him who was still young, he also gave him a chance to choose.

If he obeys, he may become a high-ranking official in the future; if he refuses, he may stay in the Imperial Academy as an editor for the rest of his life, and even because he knows the emperor's secret, he will disappear quietly one day.

He experienced a lot of struggles in his heart, but in the end he couldn't overcome his eagerness to climb up. He gritted his teeth and closed his eyes, and he did this luck.

But he didn't give up his efforts just because he climbed into the emperor's bed, and became a weak person who clings to others only by the emperor's favor. Instead, he relied on the advantage of Jane in the emperor's heart to do his job with all his heart, and gradually showed his extraordinary talents. Seeing it in his eyes, this was the only way to support him to sit in his current position.

Speaking of which, Mingde had chosen his name for him. He had no elders, so the name that should have been bestowed by his elders after he was crowned had been delayed.

At the beginning, when he became a second-class Jinshi and was admitted as a Shuji scholar, when he first entered the Hanlin Academy, he was very close to Zhou Yi. Zhou Yi knew that he had no words, and also revealed that he, as his teacher, intended to take a job for him. table word.

It's a pity that Xia Jing fled to Mingde's arms while it was still in the gestation stage. Later, Mingde personally bestowed on him the word "Zigao".

But what is "Zigao"? .Mingde bestowed the word "Zigao" on Xia Jing, but the meaning behind it is unclear.

So facing the monarch, Xia Jing can only conscientiously play the role of a favored minister. As for the little tricks he did behind the scenes, Mingde just turned a blind eye to him out of love for him. After all, he is alone. Originally, a young talent with a promising future, because of following him, has such a reputation on his back. Not only will he be stabbed in the back in this dynasty, but he will not escape eternal infamy in the history books. It will make Xia Jing feel better. He is rarely confused It doesn't matter if you let it go.

It's just that the incident with the second brother last year still sounded the alarm for him. He didn't expect that the person who he deliberately let go of growing up would have the ability to pierce the sky without him noticing. It also made it difficult for him to behave in front of the queen mother.

After that, he wanted to alienate Xia Jing for a while, but at first he wanted to be a pet to keep, but after a long time, he really developed feelings, and he became alienated all of a sudden, which made him feel a little uncomfortable sleeping and eating. Can't let go.

In addition, he later sent someone to find out what happened to Xia Jing's family, pity him for being lonely since he was a child, and his family was ruined, and this matter was indeed related to the second brother, and the crimes committed by the second brother may not all be groundless. Things gradually faded away.

Now that it has been two months away, I miss Xia Jing very much, so naturally I want to relive my old dreams, so I drag Xia Jing to "reminiscing about the past".

It's a pity that Xia Jing has always been in awe of him, and being with a king is like a tiger, Xia Jing never dared to forget this prophecy, and those seemingly easy-going gags, jokes and angry words are all turned around in his heart after observing the words and expressions. Turn, only dare to say it carefully.

Now that she was pregnant and in front of Zhou Yi, he couldn't stay to "reminiscing about the past" with Mingde. Before entering the palace, he thought of this situation and made some special arrangements, so it was a bit late.

But before his arrangement took effect, Zhou Yi at the side first helped him out.

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