Strange Tale of Qingluan

Wen Qian didn't know what the two unique dragon and phoenix jade rings in front of her were for, and she didn't know what the "surprise" Shi Chaojing referred to. She just smiled and watched Shi Chaojing carefully wrap them with a red cloth scarf. Get up and put it back on the Dan plate.

At noon, Dingxuehou's mansion was preparing to make lunch. Dingxuehou was asking Su Zhongming what he wanted to eat, when a servant broke into the house and reported to him, "Master Hou, someone from the palace has come and said that he wants to eat I'll see you." Dingxuehou said 'I understand' and got up.Su Zhongming raised his head, and said with extreme vigilance: "Is it because you asked me to go back?"

Ding Xuehou stretched out his hand, patted his head, and told him, "Good lady, don't guess, wait for me here." As soon as he took a step, he immediately followed the servant, and when he reached the gate of the mansion, he saw that The palace people who have been waiting for a long time.The man immediately stepped forward and said respectfully: "Master Hou, the Empress Dowager invites you to enter the palace."

"Only me?" Ding Xuehou was puzzled.The man replied: "Yes, the Empress Dowager is only called Lord Hou." Ding Xuehou looked back at the mansion worriedly, and followed the man towards the palace.

Su Zhongming walked back and forth boredly in the house, and Ding Xuehou didn't come back after about half an hour. The more he thought about it, the more he felt strange, as soon as he walked outside the house, he yelled loudly, "Come here! Come here! Xiaocui!" After the words fell, I saw a woman rushing over in a hurry, lowering her head and saying respectfully: "What orders does Your Majesty have?"

"Did you see Master Hou? Why don't you see anyone?" Su Zhongming asked doubtfully.The woman replied, "Just now I went out with my father-in-law who came from the palace, and I don't know where I went..."

The bastard!He told me to wait when he went out!

Su Zhongming felt slightly displeased, and waved to the woman, "It's all right, you can go down!" The woman responded and went away.Su Zhongming walked back and forth slowly, feeling more and more hungry, so he simply ran to the kitchen by himself.

Dingxuehou came back from Miyagi in a hurry, went into the room and saw Su Zhongming, and immediately left the room.Just when I was about to look elsewhere, I happened to meet Su Zhongming in the corridor who was holding a big bowl.Ding Xuehou waited on the spot, and only asked him when he approached, "Where have you been?" Then he looked at the steaming bowl, "What is that?"

"Ramen! Ramen with tonkotsu white soup!" Su Zhongming answered while carefully carrying the big bowl into the room, and put it gently on the table before the table.Ding Xuehou followed, "It smells so good! Is there a share for me?" Su Zhongming sandwiched his noodles, blew on the hot air, and answered after taking a big bite, "I thought you ate outside after you went out. I didn't ask people to prepare more, only this bowl."

Ding Xuehou sat down across the table from him, and said helplessly, "Am I going to starve to death in my own home?" Su Zhongming took a look at him, and generously gave him a chopstick.Ding Xuehou took the chopstick and said nothing, the two buried their heads in grabbing noodles to eat.

Su Zhongming took the bowl and drank half of the noodle soup, then pushed the bowl to Ding Xuehou, gave him the rest of the noodle soup, and wiped his mouth leisurely.

"What are you doing out there?" Su Zhongming asked him after wiping his mouth clean.Ding Xuehou put the noodle bowl on the table and didn't answer directly, but just asked Su Zhongming, "If you don't have a ring, would you like to live with me forever?"

Su Zhongming was silent for a moment, and then answered flatly, "I don't want to." Ding Xuehou was slightly startled, and blurted out: "Why? Is that something more important than our feelings?" Su Zhongming looked into his eyes, "It's just a token, But it represents an agreement, when people say something, it is over, but the token of the agreement is still there.”

Dingxuehou remained silent, calmly took out a ball of red cloth scarf from his bosom, opened him in front of him, and took out two sparkling and translucent dragon and phoenix jade rings, "Then this, it's not worth it." Calculate?"

Su Zhongming was stunned when he saw the ring, but he was both surprised and happy and said: "How could you have it? How could you have it! This is still a pair of rings!" Ding Xuehou replied, "Don't be angry with the queen mother anymore, maybe you don't want to be so angry. I will believe that she gave it to me."

Was it prepared by the Queen Mother?That's weird, wasn't she very angry and said no?

Su Zhongming thought to himself, and stretched out his hand to the dragon ring.After Ding Xuehou found out, he took back both rings, put them behind his back, and made a request, "I promise you the ring, and you promise me for the rest of your life." Su Zhongming curled his lips slightly, and said with some displeasure: "Yes, I promise. I'm not afraid!"

Ding Xuehou took out a ring and put it on his finger himself.Su Zhongming took a closer look, and became unhappy, "Why is it a phoenix? I am the emperor of Wen Kingdom, so I should wear a dragon!" Ding Xuehou supported his waist with both hands, pressed his palm against his cheek, and seriously Said: "In front of others, you are a 'dragon'! In my heart, you are a 'phoenix'. The ring worn between your fingers is not for others to see, but for us to testify to each other."

Su Zhongming glanced at the dragon ring between his fingers, reluctantly quieted down, and did not speak.

The next day, another foreign distinguished guest came to the palace city, but this distinguished guest was none other than Mrs. Fengxi from Jialing Kingdom.As soon as this woman came, Su Zhongming didn't dare to neglect, and kindly invited her to the luxurious palace to entertain her.

"Madam Fengxi is willing to visit in person, it is beyond my expectation!" Su Zhongming said happily.Mrs. Feng Xi, who was dressed in luxurious silk clothes, seemed a bit reserved, her face was quiet, without publicity or generosity, and her various postures made it impossible for people to imagine that she was the ruthless woman who would do anything for power and status.

She picked up the glass, took a sip of the liquid in the glass, and found that it had a sweet wine smell, only to realize that it was wine, she couldn't help being a little surprised.Su Zhongming looked at her with a smile, and said: "This is the wine that Gu himself brewed. How about it? It tastes delicious, right?"

Madam Feng Xi was even more astonished when she heard the words, and hurriedly said, "You actually entertained me with the wine you brewed yourself. King Wen is really...too polite!" Her expression suddenly became touched.

What Su Zhongming wanted was her touch, so that she would let go of her vigilance towards him and show her sincerity.He smiled and said: "How can a glass of self-brewed wine compare to your dignity, Mrs. Fengxi. A woman as gentle as water and graceful as jade like Mrs. Fengxi is the ruler of Jialing Kingdom. surprise."

Mrs. Feng Xi smiled slightly, and replied: "King Wen praised me, if King Wen hadn't decisively sent reinforcements to help my Jialing last time, I'm afraid my position would be hard to keep."

"On that day, Gu also did this when he saw how dangerous the situation was. That time Taoxia and Ge Yun teamed up not only against Jialing, but also against Wenguo. In fact...the reason why they joined forces was entirely Gu's fault. The throne, driving away the princess Taoxia sent to marry him, caused such consequences." Su Zhongming said frankly.

"I thought it was where Jialing got the most out of them, which made them send troops to attack. It turns out that is the case. Wen Guo is really open and aboveboard."

"Wen Country will definitely take on the troubles brought by Wen Country. Moreover, Wen Country has always wanted to form an ally with Jialing Country!" Su Zhongming spoke gracefully, trying his best to show his friendship.

Mrs. Feng Xi was greatly moved, and said with shame: "Wen Guo is so sincere that he is willing to form an ally with another country that is poorer than our own. If I had known this, I wouldn't have to think about it for so long. gone."

Su Zhongming crossed his fingers, propped his chin, and said with a smile: "Being an ally, I don't care whether the other party is poor or rich. Between the two countries, there is always something that both sides need. Doing business is what the people hope for." Mrs. Feng Xi smiled veiledly. , "King Wen deserves to be called 'King Wen', he is indeed very enlightened."

Hearing this, Su Zhongming sighed, "Actually...Gu used to be a very ordinary person. Living an ordinary life, Gu can almost understand what the people think and hope. He is an ordinary person." Looking at Mrs. Feng Xi, he said: "Today I sincerely invite Mrs. Feng Xi to come here, I just want to see Mrs. Feng Xi, and now I am satisfied."

Mrs. Feng Xi smiled slightly, and after a while, she suddenly asked: "King Wen and the second prince of our country seem to have a good relationship?" With a vigilant heart, he smiled and replied: "Mrs. Fengxi misunderstood, Gu and the second prince of your country only met for the first time last time. He came to Wen country just to thank Gu for sending reinforcements. Why not?" Come to make friends?"

"So that's the case, I'm sorry, I was overthinking..." Mrs. Feng Xi felt ashamed after hearing this.Su Zhongming thought for a while, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Feng Xi has come all the way, and it's been quite hard work. Let's stay in the capital tonight? How about I take you to enjoy the imperial garden in the palace city of Wenguo?"

Mrs. Feng Xi got up and thanked: "Thank you, King Wen, I will accept it if you are so kind." Su Zhongming immediately called the people in the palace and ordered them to lead her to the dormitory.

At night, when the moonlight was shining, Su Zhongming personally took Mrs. Feng Xi on a night tour of the palace. They walked all the way, talking and laughing all the way. When they reached the waterside pavilion, someone greeted him and said to Su Zhongming, "The Queen Mother wants to see Your Majesty. I have something to tell His Majesty." When Su Zhongming heard this, he had no choice but to turn around, and looked at Madam Feng Xi with a sorry face, "The Empress Dowager has a call, so I will go first, and I will be back soon. Madam Feng Xi might as well watch the moon here first. color."

Madam Fengxi nodded, walked to the bench and sat down, looking at the night scene around her.As soon as Su Zhongming turned around, he followed the man in the palace and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Mrs. Fengxi was sitting leisurely. After a while, there was a burst of crying from not far away, which aroused her curiosity. She immediately got up to find the source of the sound, walked around the waterside pavilion, and found that the sound came from an arched bridge, and then Walk up cautiously, look closely, and see a young woman sitting on the bridge rubbing her eyes and crying.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you crying here alone?" Mrs. Feng Xi asked curiously.The woman didn't answer, just kept crying.Mrs. Feng Xi found it very strange, and asked again, "Where are you from, crying here?"

The woman cried and replied, "I'm a new show girl, because I've lived in the palace for a while, and I miss my mother very much. She only has a daughter like me, and I don't know how she is doing now. I want to go home and see her."

After Mrs. Feng Xi heard this, she felt pity, and suddenly thought of her daughter, and couldn't help feeling sad in her heart. She lowered her head to look at the woman, and involuntarily imagined that her daughter was crying too.

"Lian'er... Lian'er... If my Lian'er was still alive, would she just sit on the ground and cry when she was sad like you?" Mrs. Fengxi muttered to herself.The woman heard it in her ears, lowered her hands, and complained slightly: "What Lian'er, my name is not Lian'er!"

Mrs. Fengxi looked at the lake surface glowing with night light, and murmured: "Lian'er is my daughter! I remember...she loved to eat chestnut frosting cakes when she was young. I called her Lian'er because of the scar on her neck. There is a faint birthmark, which looks like a lotus flower, if it grows up now, it must be as big as you... Sigh!"

The woman didn't seem to care about her words, she just asked: "Who are you in the palace? Can you let me out of the palace?" Mrs. Feng Xi looked regretful, "I'm sorry girl, I'm not from the palace, I just I'm here as a guest, I can't help you." She stretched out her hand slightly, ignoring her temples, and comforted her, "Don't cry, if you come, please be safe, your mother will be blessed."

As soon as she finished speaking, she turned around, left the arch bridge, and returned to the water pavilion.Just as she was about to sit back to her original seat, Su Zhongming came back with a smile and said to her, "Madam Fengxi has been waiting for a long time, please!"

At the quarter of the hour of Hai, Su Zhongming sent Mrs. Fengxi back to the palace, said 'good night' and left.He was walking on the night road for a while, when suddenly a peach-colored shadow flashed, and he took a closer look, only to realize that it was Wen Qian, and he couldn't help complaining, "It's so dark, do you want to scare people to death by jumping out like this?" !"

Full of apologies, Wen Qian said, "I'm sorry, brother, I thought you had a lantern to light your way, so you don't have to be afraid." Su Zhongming continued to walk, changed the subject, and only asked her, "What did Mrs. Feng Xi tell you?" Qian suddenly became proud, "Then you have to praise my acting skills first!"

Su Zhongming was helpless, and praised against his will: "Okay, your acting skills are the best. If you go to modern times, you will definitely be the best actress in the Oscar. Even Angelina Jolie can't compare to you..." Wen Qian couldn't understand , frowning and asked: "Brother, what are you talking about?" Su Zhongming didn't intend to explain to her, but asked anxiously, "Did Mrs. Feng Xi mention anyone to you? Or something?"

Wen Qian thought about it carefully, and replied: "Well... She said she had a lost daughter named Lian'er, who had a lotus-like birthmark on her neck, and what kind of chestnuts and cakes did she like to eat when she was a child... Oh! Chestnut frosting!"

"No more?" Su Zhongming was still not satisfied after listening.Wen Qian replied honestly, "No, she just said a word or two to me..." Then she meditated on him and said, "Then what reward will you give me?" Su Zhongming thought for a while and replied: " Have a chestnut frosting made for you to-morrow for breakfast."

After hearing this, Wen Qian was very upset, snorted, left Su Zhongming behind and left by herself.Su Zhongming called to her, "Hey! It's so dark and you're still walking around, what if you meet a ghost?" But she didn't pay attention.

The author has something to say:

It is said that Japanese ramen includes white soup ramen, soy sauce ramen, salt ramen, etc.

The commonly eaten tonkotsu ramen is a type of white soup ramen, as is chicken soup ramen.

I have only eaten tonkotsu ramen, and I like this taste better

Because of chronic enteritis, I can only eat hot and light food

Spicy, sour, cold, oily and fatty, basically inedible...

It is a very good blessing to be able to eat anything, and there is no problem eating anything.