The wives of the concubines are empresses

There was an evening breeze, and everyone felt a hint of coolness.

"This night is quite nice. If the stars come out together soon, the sky full of stars will be even more beautiful."

The Imperial Concubine Gao Zihao echoed, "Your Majesty is right. Besides appreciating the moon, it's also nice to appreciate the stars."

Mei Fei-Hu Siyang suggested: "It will be dinner time soon, why don't we have a barbecue here?"

Shangguan Wanjun's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Is this available? Muxiang, get someone to prepare it quickly."

Mu Xiang smiled faintly and saluted: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Mu Xiang turned and left, went to the imperial kitchen and started preparing ingredients with Butler Wang.

"Master Muxiang, what are we mainly preparing for?"

"Potatoes, bamboo shoots, bacon, lean meat, lettuce, whatever you have, take it. The emperor is not afraid of anything he can eat."

Lettuce has existed since ancient times.

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. ramosa Hort.), also known as glass lettuce or leaf lettuce, is a variety of the genus Lactuca in the Asteraceae family. It originated in the Mediterranean coast of Europe and was later introduced to China. It is widely cultivated in the southeastern coastal areas, particularly in the suburbs of major cities and in the Guangdong and Guangxi regions. Lettuce prefers a cool climate.

Wang, the head steward of the Imperial Kitchen, chuckled and said, "Oh, only you dare to say that the Emperor can eat it. We don't dare to do that."

Mu Xiang rarely smiled mischievously: "Really? But I just heard you say that the emperor can eat it. Did I hear it wrong?"

The steward Wang in the imperial kitchen was shocked: How could such a damned thing just blurt out such nonsense?

"Hey, Master Muxiang, please just pretend you didn't hear anything."

Seeing that he was facing a great enemy and had a wry smile on his face, Mu Xiang smiled faintly.

"I was just kidding. Look how scared you are."

The head steward of the imperial kitchen felt relieved when he heard this.

As raw dishes of meat and vegetables were served on the observation deck, Shangguan Wanjun watched the palace maids put charcoal into the flat-bottomed oven and began to swallow her saliva.

Concubine Ran - Wang Ran put the bacon and lean meat into the flat baking tray, and Concubine Mei - Hu Siyang put an eggplant on the baking tray in front of her, which made Concubine Kang - Su Kangqiao look at her sideways.

"Mei Fei, can you roast this eggplant soon? I'm afraid you'll have diarrhea if you eat it."

"Yes, just turn it over a bit more. The Emperor likes this."

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Wanjun suddenly looked up at him: So it was baked for her.

Shangguan Wanjun expressed her heartwarming reaction to Concubine Ran's behavior.

Concubine Kang-Su Kangqiao holds enoki mushrooms and places them on a baking tray.

Flammulina velutipes existed in ancient times, and artificial cultivation began as early as the Tang Dynasty. According to records, the cultivation methods of Flammulina velutipes can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty book "Four Seasons Compendium" written by Han E, which describes the cultivation methods in detail.

This shows that in ancient times, people had already known about Enoki mushrooms and tried to cultivate them artificially.

Shangguan Wanjun was a vegetarian and preferred to eat vegetables and drink soup. She could do without meat dishes and would feel uncomfortable if there were no vegetables.

Concubine Kang-Su Kangqiao picked up the enoki mushrooms and placed them on Shangguan Wanjun's white plate.

"Your Majesty. The enoki mushrooms are ready."

"Thank you, Concubine Kang."

The beautiful concubine Hu Siyang also placed the garlic eggplant on Shangguan Wanjun's empty plate. The scholar concubine Gao Zihao saw it and picked up some with chopsticks to taste.

"Mei Fei, you are really good at cooking."

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. Please try it too."

Shangguan Wanjun also liked to eat garlic eggplant, so she picked up some and tasted it.

"Hmm, not bad. The title of Meifei is not in vain. Delicious."

"As long as the emperor likes it."

Shi Ya Xuan

Wenpin-Li Youwen ate quietly alone and put down his bowl and chopsticks before eating much.

The palace maid asked, "Lord, you don't want to eat anymore?"

"I have no appetite. Let's go back."

He felt that it would be better to dine with the emperor, as he would have a better appetite, and he would even eat an extra bowl of rice.

Concubine Wu - Propaganda Wind brought Zhengzhou back to the palace and passed by the outer wall of the observation deck.

"Cejun, do you smell the fragrance?"

"Fragrance?" He sniffed around and found that there was indeed a fragrance, the smell of barbecue.

"Go and have a look."

Seeing a group of people on the observation deck, Concubine Wu looked carefully and found a very familiar figure.

"emperor?"

He walked towards the observation deck, and the guards saluted him immediately when they saw him.

"This subordinate pays homage to Concubine Wu, the concubine."

Shangguan Wanjun and others looked up and were stunned when they saw Concubine Wu.

"Noble Concubine Wu?" Shangguan Wanjun exclaimed in surprise, then said, "Noble Concubine Wu, come and have something to eat with us."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Concubine Wu respectfully walked forward, lifted her robe, and sat down, looking at the table full of barbecued meat and vegetables.

"Your Majesty, why are you suddenly here to roast vegetables?"

"On a whim, let's try those baked dishes."

"Yes."

Wu Guifei - Propaganda Style Pick up the spicy beef, flip it in the bowl, and then put it into your mouth to taste.

"how?"

“It tastes pretty good.”

"Here, have some long beans too. We also have dried daylilies. The combination of meat and vegetables will provide more comprehensive nutrition."

"Okay, thank you, Your Majesty."

Shangguan Wanjun smiled coquettishly: "You're welcome."

I was drooling after seeing the sights of Zhengzhou, but I could only keep my eyes fixed on the front, my mind calm and not thinking about anything else.

Seeing that some dishes were about to become burnt, Concubine Ran - Wang Ran hurriedly urged them on.

"Hurry up and eat the food on the baking tray, then bake some new ones."

Concubine Shu - Gao Zihao hurried to help, and Concubine Kang - Su Kangqiao also hurried to help.

After eating and drinking her fill, Shangguan Wanjun touched her bulging belly and leaned against the tall and straight body of Concubine Wu.

Concubine Wu was stunned for a moment, then smiled indulgently.

"Your Majesty, you are full again."

Shangguan Wanjun pursed her lips and smiled: "Well, let's talk after a break."

Mu Xiang asked someone to prepare tea to help digestion, and she took a cup and came to Shangguan Wanjun's side.

"Your Majesty, this is oolong tea for digestion. Please drink some."

Shangguan Wanjun sat up straight, took the tea from Muxiang's hand and drank it slowly. The other May concubines also took it one by one and drank it all.

"Is the Emperor feeling better?"

Shangguan Wanjun rolled her eyes slightly at Concubine Wu, and the other four imperial husbands were stunned.

"How can it be so fast? It's not a magic medicine." After eating and drinking, I started to feel sleepy.

Concubine Wu - Propaganda Wind touched his nose and was stunned to see Shangguan Wanjun beginning to feel sleepy.

"Your Majesty, do you want to sleep?"

"I started to feel sleepy after eating and drinking."

Liu Cheng stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you go back now?"

"Alright, Concubine Wu, carry me back. I don't want to walk anymore."

The four imperial husbands looked at the tall and straight Consort Wu, who was carrying Shangguan Wanjun away, and they looked at each other in surprise.

Concubine Kang Su Kangqiao murmured to herself, "Are we preparing a wedding dress for Concubine Wu?"

Shu Fei-Gao Zihao drank the tea in the cup in one gulp: "You are right."

Concubine Ran - Wang Ran did not expect that the emperor would start to feel sleepy after eating and drinking. The main reason was that he was taken away by Concubine Wu. They really worked in vain and Concubine Wu took advantage of the situation.