Travel to the early Tang Dynasty and become a salted fish

Li Chengqian gritted his back molars, spat hard at Chu Mo's hunched back, and then followed him with Changsun Wuji.

Chu Mo ignored the dissatisfaction of the two people behind him and continued to walk tremblingly towards the high platform with Yang Paifeng's support.

However, before they had gone far, there was a burst of exclamation from beside them.

Then, the surrounding people and imperial guards suddenly all knelt down and shouted loudly: "A Thousand Years Old Empress!!!"

Listening to the tsunami-like shouts, Chu Mo knew without raising his head that the real owner must be here.

Sure enough, when he looked up, he saw Changsun Huang, who was dressed in red and simply had a phoenix hairpin inserted into his head. He raised his hand to suppress the people's shouts and then, under the protection of several palace ladies, Come towards yourself.

Seeing that the other party was so plainly dressed, Chu Mo's mouth twitched.

Unexpectedly, the queen would pretend to be poor in public.

When Queen Changsun saw Chu Mo for the first time, she knew that she had met her opponent today.

Soon, Queen Changsun came to Chu Mo.

After Chu Mo coughed for a while as usual, he reluctantly cupped his fists and saluted Empress Changsun:

"Your Majesty, Chu Mo, has met with your Majesty. Due to His Majesty's decree, I am not allowed to kneel down and bow down. Therefore, I hope that your Majesty will forgive me for the crime of disrespect."

Empress Changsun smiled slightly and said cheerfully and loudly: "I and Mr. Chu are old friends. It is really helpless to hold a banquet here today and invite Mr. Chu to come. Mr. Chu does not blame me for being reckless. I am already very happy, so how can I blame Mr. Chu in turn?"

As he said that, he turned to the eunuchs around him and said, "Master Chu must be a little tired from the journey. Please help Master Chu to the stage quickly."

Several eunuchs received the Queen's signal and immediately stepped forward to help Chu Mo.

How could Chu Mo dare to let the other party's people get closer? He waved his hand hurriedly and said:

"Don't worry, my dear. This girl has grown up with me since she was a child and knows my temperament and habits. She can just take care of me."

When several eunuchs saw Chu Mo's refusal, they immediately stopped and turned to look at Queen Changsun.

Queen Changsun was so angry at these stupid eunuchs that she wanted to curse them.

Just listen to my orders and just go up and help the person.

Now you look back and see what I mean.

If I continue to let you go up and hold Chu Mo forcibly, then in the eyes of outsiders, wouldn't it mean that I held Chu Mo hostage?

Resisting the urge to swear, Empress Changsun took a deep look at the eunuchs and memorized their appearance. When she returned to the palace, she would train them carefully.

"Since Mr. Chu doesn't want you to serve him, then forget it."

"Master Chu, the banquet has been prepared. Please come and take a seat."

With that said, Empress Changsun turned around and walked towards the stage.

To outsiders, it was obvious that the Queen was guiding Chu Mo.

Glancing at the graceful queen in front of him, Chu Mo curled his lips in disdain and whispered to Yang Paifeng beside him:

"Remember, no matter what happens today, you must stay within three steps of me."

Yang Paifeng nodded, and inadvertently put a little more force on Chu Mo's little hand.

Feeling the little girl's nervousness, Chu Mo laughed and said to her:

"Don't be nervous. There are so many people watching. If the Queen dares to do anything, her good days will come to an end."

After saying that, he quickened his steps and followed Queen Changsun with a trembling and anxious look.

The current situation, in the eyes of the surrounding people, is this:

Empress Changsun sympathized with Chu Mo and came to the stage to greet him regardless of her status, which was enough to show how much the empress valued Chu Mo.

After Chu Mo was welcomed by the Queen, he felt grateful for the emperor's grace and followed her steps regardless of his illness.

After some tossing, Chu Mo was finally half-supported and half-dragged onto the high platform by Yang Paifeng, and then followed the eunuch's guidance to his seat and sat down.

As soon as he took his seat, Chu Mo began to look around.

I originally thought that Empress Changsun arranged this open-air banquet today simply because she wanted to use the righteousness of the world to force herself to sell food.

But when he saw the five surnames Qi Wang and several elders of the royal family still sitting on the stage, he felt that things were not as simple as he thought.

Seeing Chu Mo sit down, Queen Changsun winked at the maid on the side.

The palace maid then nodded, walked to the stage, and shouted loudly to the audience:

"The Queen is passing on the meal!"

When the people around him heard this, they immediately started to take action.

This is the time when the Queen and the Queen are having a meal. It is probably the only time in this life that they have seen her.

As the voice fell, a group of eunuchs and maids carried plates of food and walked around the high platform before walking up to the stage and placing the food in front of everyone.

The common people were all shocked when they saw the food carried by the waiters. The noise basically didn't stop from the moment the ingredients appeared.

Chu Mo initially thought that the ingredients prepared by Empress Changsun today were a bit special, which was why the people around her were having such heated discussions.

The moment the ingredients were served, he finally knew that his idea was right.

Unfortunately, these ingredients were completely different from what he had imagined, and he instantly understood Queen Changsun's intention.

The food prepared by Queen Changsun was not delicacies from mountains and seas, let alone delicacies, but a plate of roots, a plate of grass, a plate of wild vegetables and a pot of Guanyin soil.

"I have specially prepared for you today some ingredients that are commonly eaten by the people of the Tang Dynasty today. I hope you will not dislike them and taste the delicacies of the people of the Tang Dynasty together."

As she spoke, Queen Changsun picked up a wild vegetable and put it in her mouth.

The heads of the families with the fifth surname and Qi Wang and the elders of the royal clan looked extremely ugly at this time.

Empress Changsun sent someone to look for them last night. She just asked them to come and bear witness together, but she didn't say that they wanted to eat such pickled food.

If they eat these pickled things in front of so many people, there is no telling how they will be laughed at in the future.

Chu Mo, who was on the side, saw that only Queen Changsun was moving. He rolled his eyes and said:

"Thank you, Queen Mother, for your hospitality. I haven't eaten for several days. I wonder if my food tube will be full today?"

As he spoke, he ignored the joking looks of others, grabbed the wild vegetables in front of him and stuffed them into his mouth, nodding and praising the delicious taste of the wild vegetables.

Queen Changsun was stunned when she saw that Chu Mo was eating more happily than she was.