Princess Consort Raising Children

: crabs, insights, bad news

Situ Qi listened to the Parenting Sutra in boredom for a while.

The servant at the door began to serve the food.

The four little heads at the window turned their heads together and saw the big golden crabs lined up and stacked one after another, they all stared at the plate curiously, and came back without shouting.

The whole crab is actually very rare in the palace. On weekdays, the crab roe and crab meat are separated in the imperial dining room and made into various dishes for the emperor and prince. It tastes elegant and delicious.

Prince crab roe and crab meat have been eaten before, and this is the first time I have seen this whole golden hairy crab. Not only him, Situ Qi also has a slight expectation on his face.

After all, Qi Wu and Lian's children stayed in the military camp for a long time, and they didn't eat anything, but they thought it was incredible to see the crab in the Bazixian: I have never seen such a big crab, and the yellow on the buttocks It's bright red, and the skin on the back is stretched thin, and it looks like the fattest and best thing.

Wen Yu and Wei Yi haven't eaten much, but they read a lot, and Wen Yu is a foodie, so eating crabs is naturally not a problem for them.The two little things in his arms were restless and joyful, the prince squinted his eyes, and reached out to touch the big black claws of the crab, for fear that the crab would bite him with the big claws if it was still alive.It was so funny that Yan Jue saw it from the side and just smiled silly.

Situ Qi first reached out to grab a crab and brought it in front of him.

Everyone also started.

The emperor is still the emperor when he is out of the palace. Naturally, he does not need to do it himself. The imperial kitchen is accompanied by the imperial cook. He married the crab selected by Situ Qi and cut it with a knife on the side for a while. It's clean, as long as Situ Qi eats it with vinegar, it's fine.

The imperial cook was going to help the prince handle the crabs, the prince sat in Wei Yi's arms and shook his head cheerfully, staring at Wei Yi's hand, wanting to eat the crabs that Wei Yi peeled for him.

So Situ Qi didn't move much, but stared at Wei Yi and the prince opposite him.

Wei Yi was sending the red crab roe in the crab shell to the prince's mouth through the ginger vinegar. Because it was a female crab, the yellow color was bright and the color of the vinegar combined.The scent that filled the room seemed to emanate from the lump Wei Yi was holding with his chopsticks.The crown prince ate so much that his mouth was full of yellow, he looked so happy, his eyes were half-closed, and he didn't forget to kiss Wei Yi's face after eating, so Wei Yi's face also had two small yellow lip marks, It's also bright.

After eating the crab roe, Wei Yi used scissors to cut the crab legs back and forth, pushed out half of the meat, and let the prince eat with his hands.

After eating one, another will follow immediately, and after eating, another will follow soon...

Situ Qi only felt sore mouth when he looked at it, so he ignored Wei Yi and went to Wen Yu and Qi Wu.It's almost the same over there, but Qi Wu's boss is very capable. He can peel crabs and eat them by himself, and he also knows how to take care of his younger brother.

That Qi Wu was quite interesting, and he was not in a hurry to eat it, instead he peeled off the crab meat and fed it to the white fox.

The white fox enjoyed it quite a bit, and it ate well, and its white fur was not dirty.That one person and one fox are actually eating a crab. It looks weird, but it's quite harmonious.

A group of people inside were having fun, so Li Hecheng went out silently.

"Master... that... what happened to our ancestor?" the little eunuch guarding the door asked softly.

"What else can it be? It's delicious again. Go downstairs and ask the store to pack ten crabs. All crabs must be female, and the alive ones will be brought back to the palace."

"Huh? The ancestors still want to eat after they go back? Is it really so delicious?"

"The ancestors don't care what the taste of the crab is. Poor Wei Yi, I'm going to have a lot of trouble tonight...Come on, go quickly."

……

In fact, the little eunuch didn't understand much, and he went to work after all.

really……

That night, Wei Yi was called to the bedroom by Situ Qi.

Did not say what to do.But when I saw the big crabs on the table.Wei laughed as soon as she stood on the edge of the table.Sitting down and peeling the crab, he said with a smile to the person sitting in front of the desk reading the booklet, "This crab will be perfect when paired with Shaoxing rice wine."

Situ Qi raised his head and met his eyes.

"Squeaky——" the door of the dormitory opened, and Li Hecheng came in with a plate. On the plate was wine. The wine was warm in the wine cup, and the strong and mellow aroma of rice wine filled the room.

Li Hecheng tactfully put down a jug of wine and two cups, then backed out.As soon as Wei came back, he didn't know what to do and how to react, so he didn't dare to speak.

If it was put in the past, he might still joke with Situ Qi, saying: "Could it be that the emperor is still jealous of the prince?"

It's a pity that after all, thinking of what he had promised, he put away his messy thoughts, concentrated on peeling the crabs, poured the wine, and the man came over.

"Are you feeling better?"

"The imperial doctor said the situation is improving, thank the emperor for his concern."

"I'm going to let my younger generation Zhang Chongnian take over Wei Zhongxian's position. That person has already recruited you to poison your medicine a few days ago. I let him and the imperial physician drink mercury every day to do experiments for the imperial physicians. Those folks The prescription is effective on them and then you can use it on you. Thinking about... I am also a wise king, if they can't die, let them stay in prison for the rest of their lives, what do you think?"

"Zhang Chongnian is the arch-rival of the former Grand Tutor Zhou Guanghai. He has been suppressed by Zhou before and relegated to the position of a low-ranking official. It is difficult for Wentao and Wulu to restrain his edge, so he is a usable talent."

"Okay. Let's do it like this. Ugh, eat the pliers first..."

"..."

"Well, it really tastes better than eating during the day."

"..."

Wei Yi lowered his head, peeling the crab, with a dull smile on his lips.

There were ten crabs on the table, and I thought I didn't need to peel them all, so I ate crabs with Situ Qi and drank mellow rice wine, which warmed my heart and stomach even more.The two talked for a while about the affairs of the court, and then about the prince's studies. Situ Qi seemed to be out of interest, so Wei Yi just stayed silent and accompanied Situ Qi to drink and eat crabs... The man ate for a while. Crabs don't feel tired all day...

What happened afterwards was only known to Li Hecheng and the imperial physicians...

Wei Yi ate, ate and drank, and suddenly lay down on the table and didn't move.

The emperor yelled a few words, but there was no response. He became anxious and called all the imperial physicians over to have a look.It's still the same sentence: "He has an accident, you all come to see him."

The group of kneeling imperial physicians had become numb to hearing these words these days, and they all took turns to feel the pulse of Wei who was lying on the table in a calm, organized and disciplined manner, and then discussed in a low voice for a while.

Not long after, Situ Qi became anxious, staring at a table of crab shells, as if he wanted to stare at them.

Finally the court judge knelt down and said: "Back to the emperor, the lower officials agree..."

"Say!" Situ Qi's vicious look seemed to wish to kill all the crabs in the world.

"...The prime minister just drank too much and got drunk..." The court judge's head almost touched the ground, because he was secretly laughing and didn't dare to be seen by the emperor, he would kill someone.

"..."

Then the dense group of people retreated without waiting for Situ Qi to drive them away.

Only Situ Qi sat there in a daze for a while, his face turned into a smile, he picked up Wei Yi who was drunk, and walked inside...

In November, the first snow fell in Beijing.

For some reason this year, it seems that this winter has come quickly and urgently.After a few days of continuous cooling, San'er no longer likes to play in the yard because she dislikes it being too cold outside.

The animals in Qianrun Pavilion hid in the house all day long, sitting in rows around the charcoal basin, and even Xiao Xipi, who was the most troublesome on weekdays, was much more peaceful.

And just when this winter came in a hurry, the news that Wen Yu didn't want to hear came from the extreme northern front.

Yanwang's army has been stationed in the bank west area a few kilometers south of Gebu'an.As early as a few months ago, the Tiehamu army was repelled and the Gebu'an area was taken back.Forced the envoys of the other party to sign a clause on the harmony and non-aggression of the neighbors of the two countries.

But when Yanwang's large army was about to return to Beijing, Tiehamu's leader, Zuo Sanguan, suddenly unilaterally broke the contract, united the other three tribes in the extreme north to form an allied force, and raided Yanwang's barracks .

The coalition forces of those tribes were only a few thousand, but all of them rode big red blood horses grown in the extreme north, and they were extremely capable of fighting.

Half of the horses from the Central Plains that Yan Wang brought were sick with frostbite and were unable to fight, so our army suffered heavy losses in that sneak attack.

When the general fought fiercely with Zuo Sanguan, he was stabbed in the chest and died.When the messenger left the bank, the general was still alive and dead.

This has been half a month.

After receiving the news from the court, Qi Wu was the first Situ Qi met.

Qi Wu listened to the military situation and stayed there for a long time. After a moment of consideration, he begged to personally escort the later stage of food and grass supply to the extreme north. If the general died in battle, he would replace the general and vowed to kill Zuo Sanguan.

Situ Qi narrowed his eyes and stared at Qi Wu for a long time, and agreed.

In the general's mansion.Qi Wu made up a lie to explain why he was going to the extreme north.

After Wen Yu listened calmly, he blurted out: "Did something happen to the general?"

Qi Wu continued his lie, but Wen Yu broke it coldly: "Yanwang's [-] soldiers are now in your hands, and if the emperor promised you to go to the extreme north, more than half of the [-] soldiers over there must have been killed or injured. The general must have told you before that no matter what happens in the extreme north, you must not use a single soldier of [-] soldiers or horses, otherwise the Yan family and you will be destroyed. Fortunately, the Taiwei has been eliminated, at least the Northwest Army will not guard Zhongxian colluded to outflank Yanwang from behind so that he would never return to Beijing. You were ordered to escort the supplies to the extreme north and show the emperor a scene so that he could completely dispel his doubts about the general. I just ask you In a word, is the general really in danger or is the intelligence false?"

As soon as these words were said, the expression on Qi Wu's face collapsed.

He didn't expect Wen Yu to see through the careful design of himself and Yan Wang.It's no wonder that when Yan looked away, he only asked him to carefully watch the movement in the palace instead of Wen Yu.It seems that it is useless to guard against it.

And the military situation in the extreme north is indeed a bit weird.

"I don't know." Qi Wu said a little discouraged.

"What was the original secret signal between you and the general?" Although Wen Yu looked calm, there was still anxiety in his tone.

"If I hear that elder brother is killed or injured in battle, I will escort the supplies to the extreme north... and let elder brother help. It was supposed to be our messengers who sent back the news, but this time the ones who came to the capital... are the emperor's people... "

Wen Yu's face was not very pretty.

Both of them were silent for a moment, only to hear Wen Yu say: "When are you leaving?"

"Three days later."

"Xiao Wu, I have something to ask...

The next day, Wen Yu brought Yan Jue into the palace.

The prince and princess were rarely taken away by the nanny and nanny to play elsewhere.Only Wen Yu and Wei Yi were left to talk for a while in the Prince's Palace.

It's time for a cup of tea.Wen Yu came out with a normal expression, and brought Yan Jue back to the General's Mansion.And the prince went back to see Wei Yi, he saw his face was pale, the prince yelled several times before he came back to his senses.

……

Two days later, the emperor granted Qi Wu the title of Hussar General to lead an expedition of [-] elite troops to protect the army and supply food to the extreme north of Gebu'an.

Three days after the departure of the army.In the general's mansion, news came out that Princess Wenyu was seriously ill in bed due to a cold...

Until the crown prince's birthday at the end of the year, the princess and princess did not appear...

At this time in the extreme north, Ge Bu'an, the seriously injured general opened his eyes early one morning.

Yan Wang thought he was crazy.Just looking at the familiar eyebrows and eyes in front of him, he was dazed, thinking it was just a dream.

Only a "pop--" sound was heard.

His face was so hot that he was slapped hard...