Phi-Fic Chapter 158: Show Your Skills
Chapter 158: Show Your Skills
That night, a quarter before the hour of Xu.
Gu Junshen walked to the Yanxi Palace with light steps.
As soon as he arrived at the temple gate, he smelled a strong aroma of meat.
It was snowing heavily when I came, but now the snow has become much lighter, with only some snow flakes floating here and there. The dark clouds have also dispersed, revealing a bright moon.
The cold air not only did not dampen the fragrance, but instead made it more alluring.
Gu Jun took a deep sniff, and his stomach, which had just eaten an hour ago, suddenly felt more salivating.
When he opened the curtain, he saw two figures, one big and two small, sitting around a stove and eating with great enjoyment.
The two kids were surrounded by a wooden board, some distance away from the charcoal and the board. A eunuch was beside them helping them pick up the sizzling meat slices on the board...
Nanxiang's long hair was scattered on her forehead, and she let it hang casually.
The high temperature of the charcoal fire made her complexion look somewhat rosy, her lips as red as blood, the corners of her eyes tinged with light pink, her peach blossom eyes were filled with mist, and from time to time she blew at the browned meat slices in the bowl.
The two little ones ate without caring about their image. Their mouths were covered with grease, which shone with a yellow glow under the candlelight and firelight.
Nanxiang had just swallowed a mouthful of barbecue when she saw Gu Junshen standing at the door, looking at them with eyes full of curiosity and greed.
She immediately stood up and squatted to salute Gu Jun.
"I pay my respects to His Majesty!"
Seeing this, the two children hurriedly got down from their chairs and saluted Gu Junshen.
"My son, please see your father!"
Gu Junshen stood with his hands behind his back, his hair tied up, his slender figure casting a faint shadow in the flickering candlelight.
"Get up."
As he said that, he walked to Nan Xiang's side, coughed lightly and asked, "My beloved, what are you eating?"
"Your Majesty. This is barbecue." Nan Xiang said, picking up a piece of shiny meat and feeding it into his mouth.
Some cumin and chili powder made by Nanxiang are sprinkled on it.
Gu Junshen obediently opened his mouth and took a bite. After chewing for a few bites, his eyes lit up instantly.
"This is! Barbecue?"
He was surprised and puzzled.
Gu Junshen had worked in the military for some time, so he had naturally eaten meat roasted over a fire after hunting, and the taste was indeed very good.
But the barbecue he mentioned was a little different.
This barbecue has no charcoal smell, and the taste is more charred.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Nanxiang's lips curled up slightly when he saw this. This barbecue was of course a little different from what he had eaten before. It was grilled over a fire and had the aroma of charcoal fire, which many people liked.
But sometimes the charcoal taste is too strong and it doesn’t taste good.
Nanxiang’s teppanyaki grill is different, with less charcoal aroma and more burnt aroma, so the taste is naturally different.
"If Your Majesty does not mind, please dine with us."
"Father! This meat smells so good!"
"Yeah! It's delicious!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Junshen had no choice but to sit down reluctantly.
After a long time, Nanxiang ordered Caiyun and Kikuhei to take the two kids downstairs to wash and prepare for them to go to bed.
"Your Majesty! I have something to ask of you!"
Nan Xiang said softly, and poured Gu Junshen a glass of wine she had brewed herself.
The alcohol content is much lower than rice wine, but slightly higher than fruit wine.
The taste is just right.
Gu Junshen was also amazed for a moment while drinking the wine.
After taking a sip, I fell in love with it completely.
"I wonder what my beloved concubine wants?"
"I want to assign two guards to protect my two children."
Nanxiang looked at him with her tipsy eyes, without blinking, with a unique charm that was not usually seen.
"It's easy. I'll go and select the guards tomorrow."
Gu Junshen thought Nan Xiang wanted him to do something, but he didn't expect it was to arrange guards for the child, so he immediately agreed.
……
At this time, outside the Yanxi Palace.
A eunuch trotted up to Liu Sheng and whispered something in his ear.
Liu Sheng immediately looked a little disdainful and responded directly.
"Did you receive benefits again? How dare you be so petty with the master?"
His tone was slightly angry and contained some admonition.
"Master, I was wrong. I will go and pay it back right away."
The eunuch immediately broke out in a cold sweat and wanted to leave, but was caught by Liu Sheng.
"Wait! You just stay here, so I won't miss you later. Since the man gave it to you, just accept it."
Liu Sheng said this indifferently.
As Liu Sheng's apprentice, it is only right for him to receive some benefits.
"Remember this. Whenever the emperor comes to Yanxi Palace, do not report any news casually. Concubine Qin is ill, so this worthless thing can only be treated as a joke in the future."
……
Inside the Zichen Palace, Qin Changzai and Qin Liyao were dressing themselves up.
Before entering the palace, she had been taught by her mother for a period of time and thought she knew everything about competing for favor.
When she was learning the palace rules, she learned from the palace rules nanny that she could only sleep with the emperor after paying her respects.
She had been waiting for this day for some time.
Tonight she also wanted to use her illness as an excuse to get the emperor to call her.
After all, her father holds a considerable position in the court.
She thought that the emperor should give her father a favor and come to see her. Then she would just show her best side to the emperor. She didn't believe that the emperor would look at her with empty eyes.
"But have you brought the news to the Yangxin Palace?"
"My lady, I have brought it. I gave it to one of Eunuch Liu's disciples. It should be safe. Eunuch Liu is a favorite of the Emperor."
The maid spoke softly, her tone very firm.
After hearing this, Qin Liyao couldn't help blushing. She could hear her heartbeat getting increasingly intense in her chest.
……
Outside the Yangxin Hall.
A palace maid, holding a pot of ginseng tea in her hand, watched outside for a long time. Finally, she mustered up the courage to walk forward with the ginseng tea and ask the eunuch standing outside the door.
"This eunuch, please inform the emperor. Xu Changzai from Liuchun Palace has prepared some ginseng tea for the emperor."
As soon as she finished speaking, the eunuch glanced at her as if he was looking at an idiot.
He said in a cold tone, "The emperor is not here, please go back young lady."
This was the second time the eunuch had heard this kind of talk tonight, or perhaps every year at this time he would always hear palace maids coming to deliver things to the emperor.
He is used to it.
The palace maid was stunned when she heard this. She wanted to ask where the emperor had been, but she was afraid of breaking the rules, so she returned to the palace with the ginseng tea.
……
Outside the Yanxi Palace, a palace maid ran over timidly. When she saw the eunuch standing outside the door, she mustered up the courage to step forward.
"Eunuch! My queen suddenly fell seriously ill and wants to see the emperor."
Eunuchs such as Liu Sheng looked at the palace maid as if she were a fool.
At this time in the hall, Nan Xiang snuggled in Gu Junshen's arms, drawing small circles on his chest.
"Your Majesty! Today is the first night for the new concubines to sleep with you. Are you sure you don't want to go to their place?"
Nan Xiang spoke indifferently, and couldn't help but meet Gu Junshen's slightly red eyes due to drunkenness, and could clearly feel the warm breath coming from his body.
Gu Junshen smiled evilly and bent his body downward.
The distance between the two of them shortened in an instant, and then Nanxiang felt the slightly warm breath sprayed on her ears and neck, and she felt a tingling sensation...