my demon

Lunch is still very simple.

A bowl of clear porridge, half a bowl of Chinese yam, wolfberry and red date soup, a plate of fried lily with bamboo shoots, and a plate of steamed tofu with pickled roses. They are all very elegant and beautiful dishes, but they are all plain and tasteless.Xiao Yan's face was calm, he changed clothes, washed his hands, and ate meals as usual, no one could see that he just encountered such a mysterious thing.

The Lich looked at Xiao Yan in a slow manner. Although the etiquette was different from that of his country, his gestures and gestures obviously all had the same elegance, nobility, seriousness and dignity.

A group of attendants dressed in the same purple robes came up to serve around or bowed or knelt down. They called "Emperor" with high-pitched voices and handsome features. The Lich thought for a moment and looked carefully, and knew that this was an eunuch.He has lived a long life and was born in a noble family. Naturally, he has seen some nobles and church people who like to raise eunuchs and eunuchs in their backyards. He did not expect that there are also eunuchs in this strange world.

The boy was just having lunch, and a dozen or so attendants were serving on one side, holding food boxes covered with yellow embroidered cloth and placing them one by one. The tableware was very luxurious and elegant, including ivory, white porcelain, jade, gold, silver, etc. Cutlery is on display on the table.

Through the window, he could see the file of waiters passing through the garden with yellow silk umbrellas covering the food boxes all the way through the garden. There were golden bells hanging from the edges of the umbrellas. He guessed that they should be used to drive away birds or Mosquitoes and flies, although it is winter, this is obviously a privilege and regulation that can only be enjoyed by a noble person.

Under the dining table, there was a special person holding silver chopsticks to taste the food on the table one by one. They should be trying to test whether the food is poisonous.

In the lower hall, there is a huge and luxurious screen, on which is pasted a quaint pattern made of luxurious crystal mica pieces and shell pieces.

On the steps under the screen, there are musicians playing music. It sounds like some kind of stringed instrument, but this is the first time he has heard the music. It is long and light, completely different from the sacred music of the Lich Kingdom. They will also play music at meals. , but that's usually a feast.

This is a ostentation that nobles only have. It seems that this young man named Xiao Yan has a high status in his country.

But... What he wondered was, since his status was so noble, why did he eat so ordinary food?

He saw that the food box was too simple, and it turned out to be completely vegetarian. No wonder he saw that the young man always spoke in a low voice, looked a little out of breath, and walked slowly. Solemn, but also obviously lacking in vitality and weak.

Well, in the country he lived in the past, there were indeed nobles who admired this kind of frail beauty, but...it doesn't look like it here.

Is there any religious taboo?The Lich was thinking in his heart, but he didn't ask any questions. He just quietly observed and got familiar with the world.

Xiao Yan quickly finished his lunch, and the servants filed in to unload the things one by one, but someone outside reported: "The empress dowager is here!"

Xiao Yan had something on his mind, so it was inevitable that he showed a trace of impatience at this moment, but he didn't show it on his face, and stood up respectfully to welcome the Queen Mother.

The lich, who sensed the impatience in the young man who had been calm all this time, was surprised, but he just watched the comer quietly.

In Jiuyao's eyes, the woman in a beautiful dress and a jeweled crown walking slowly down from a chariot surrounded by a group of servants and guards surrounded by jewels, is obviously a person of noble status.

It was Empress Dowager Sun who came, she was only about thirty years old, her skin was as white as jade, her face was like a silver plate, her eyebrows were long and thin, her eyebrows were drooping, and there was a faint cinnabar mole between her eyebrows. People praised her as the appearance of a Bodhisattva.

Empress Dowager Sun is a peaceful and dignified person, always speaks softly, never gets angry easily, and because she lives in the palace as a widow, she often wears plain gauze with piles of snow honeysuckle on her body, a suet jade necklace on her chest and waist, and French jewelry bracelets around her wrists. , with a lotus hairpin hanging on her temples, her expression is gentle, quiet and elegant, which makes people feel that she has a compassionate heart and has always been praised in the palace.She is very popular, even if she is as absurd as the first emperor, she treats this empress with great respect.

As soon as the Empress Dowager Sun came in, she ordered someone to help Xiao Yan who was saluting, took his hand and went straight inside to sit beside the imperial concubine's couch, let Xiao Yan sit beside her, and said softly: "Your Majesty, take a good rest, mourning the family early in the morning." Hearing that the emperor is not well, I am very worried, but I made a promise to pray to the Buddha for 81 days in front of the Buddha, and I dare not stop for a day, so I had to order Aunt Gong to come and see the emperor. Hurry up and see how the emperor is doing."

Aunt Gong, who was beside Empress Dowager Sun, said with a smile: "The empress dowager doesn't even have lunch, she only thinks about the emperor, so she came here after reciting sutras."

Xiao Yan said: "My son just has a slight cold and cough. Physician Jiang has seen it. He said it's all right, and please let the queen mother rest assured. The mother's daughter is rich and precious, and she came to visit him in person. The son is very grateful and regretful. Here The air is dirty, so I dare not keep my mother longer, lest I get sick, and I ask my mother to cherish it, and don't work hard to care about the child."

The Empress Dowager Sun spoke softly, and asked him a few more questions about whether he was tired, ordered someone to bring the medicine, watched Xiao Yan drink it, and called Xiao Yan's servants to come, and asked about the emperor's daily life one by one.I sleep well, but I sweat, turn over a lot, and eat well.

After asking for a quarter of an hour, he patted Xiao Yan's hand again: "Aijia sees that the emperor's face is still very tired, so I won't disturb you for now, but even though he is recuperating and eating, he still needs to be active. , relax, don't blindly lock yourself in the house, lie on the bed, sleepy and lazy, it hurts your vitality, it's not a way to keep in good health."

Xiao Yan hurriedly stood up and responded: "My son is just about to go to Meishan to get some fresh air and take a quiet walk. Master Lin has assigned a homework for Erchen to solve a problem. I'm holding back in the study today. In the morning, I didn’t have a clue, but now that the queen mother said it, the son-in-law thought about going out for a walk to relax, but I don’t know if he can figure it out.”

Empress Dowager Sun said with a smile: "But, the former emperor was also like that. If there is anything that the government and political affairs committees will not let go, he likes to walk quietly. He Chang'an? Do you hear that? Since the emperor wants to walk quietly, don't bother you too much." The emperor is here, look at the Ai family, the emperor is sick from time to time, it is always bored in the house."

He Chang'an is the chief servant in Ziwei Palace, and he quickly bowed his body and said: "I will obey the Queen Mother's order."

Only then did Empress Dowager Sun stand up slowly, and walked out slowly. The silver-white skirt flowed like water waves, showing an expensive texture. Under the skirt, shoes carved with white jade lotus flowers were exposed, and her gait was elegant.

Xiao Yan stood under the eaves, watching her go away, heaving a sigh of relief.

"Isn't she your mother?" The lich's voice suddenly rang in his ears.

Xiao Yan was taken aback by his sudden question, looked around and found that all the waiters were waiting on the steps, and bowed to see the Empress Dowager off, but there was no one beside him, he calmed down, his face remained calm "I'm not the biological mother, I'm the adoptive heir." He thought for a while and added: "My biological parents are still alive and living in the feudal domain. Because the first emperor... that is, the previous emperor had no heirs to inherit the throne when he died, so I was picked from the near branch of the clan and adopted under the names of the first emperor and queen mother, I was five years old at the time, and now I want to call my original biological parents uncle and aunt."

The Lich understood, and didn't continue to ask questions, just watched the Seven Treasures Walking Chariot walking away slowly surrounded by the crowd.Xiao Yancai cheered up his spirit and told his servant: "I will go to Meishan for a walk to enjoy the plum blossoms."