The eldest prince was young, so the palace would naturally hire a wet nurse. Under normal circumstances, the wet nurse had to take care of him. But in the royal family, where there were many servants, the wet nurse's duty was to feed him milk.
The eldest prince's wet nurse was strong and had plenty of milk. The first time she met the Empress Dowager in the palace, the Empress Dowager was very satisfied. She said that such a wet nurse was enough and there was no need to find more. So, Ms. Tian became the only wet nurse of the eldest prince. This was a matter that would bring honor to her ancestors. Ms. Tian had been eating and drinking in the palace every day and was very comfortable. The only flaw was that she had never seen the eldest prince. When she returned home in the future, she didn't know how to brag to her family.
"The prince is precious. You can't see him!" The Empress Dowager told her coldly. She was so scared that she didn't dare to ask more. Every day, she squeezed milk into a bowl on time and presented it to Aunt Lin.
"If you don't say it, no one will know that you haven't seen the eldest prince." Aunt Lin heard her troubles and sneered.
Ms. Tian thought about it and agreed. Babies all looked the same. As long as she didn't say it, no one would know that she hadn't seen the eldest prince. When she left the palace, as long as it wasn't too outrageous, she could make up whatever she wanted. In the future, the eldest prince would be at least a prince. As a wet nurse, she would have a glorious life.
One day, Ms. Tian was doing needlework in the room. A maid came in to bring her chicken soup. In order to ensure that she had enough milk, she ate good food every day and could drink different kinds of soup. "Miss, leave it. I will drink it later." Ms. Tian was used to it.
"Mother, drink it while it's hot. I heard from the brother in the small kitchen that the soup won't taste good when it's cold." The maid lowered her eyes and didn't move.
"Is that so?" Ms. Tian heard it and quickly put down the needle in her hand. She took the chicken soup and drank it in a few gulps.
"Ms. Tian, it's time to feed the eldest prince." As soon as she finished drinking, a little palace maid came to call her. Ms. Tian answered, tidied up a little and left in a hurry.
Wang Gonggong brought a bowl full of milk into the main hall of the Arctic Palace. Su Yu also came in with a bowl of freshly cooked fish paste.
The great hall was warm like spring. Ever since winter came, His Majesty rarely reviewed memorials in the imperial study. He would always move to the North Pole Palace and lie on the soft cushion, dispiritedly eating snacks while reviewing memorials.
At this moment, the golden cat was flipping through the memorials with a serious expression. The black and yellow little furball was lying on its back, hugging the golden tail and nibbling on it.
Putting the milk aside, Wang Gonggong hurriedly took the bowl from Su Yu's hands.
"Don't worry. It's cooked fish, not steamed." Su Yu avoided Wang Gonggong's hand with a smile and sat down on the soft cushion.
Last time, Su Yu had steamed a bowl of seafood egg custard. Because of a moment of carelessness, she scalded her hand, causing His Majesty the Emperor to lose his temper. From then on, the people of the North Pole Palace would be on tenterhooks whenever they saw Consort Su holding a bowl, afraid that she would get scalded.
"Da Mao, come and eat the fish paste." Su Yu waved at the little cat that was biting its father's tail. The listless little furball immediately sprang up and ran over, clinging to Su Yu's leg and meowing.
Su Yu held a small spoon, scooped up a little, blew on it, and fed it to Da Mao's little mouth.
In order to prevent the child from getting sick of it, he made a different paste every day. Today's fish paste was made from fresh and tender bass meat. After boiling it thoroughly, it was mashed and added with seafood soy sauce. The taste was simple and delicious.
His Majesty the Emperor's head didn't move. He glanced sideways at his stupid son who was eating and wagging his tail. He raised his hind paw and kicked his ears. Hmph, I don't care!
Seeing that there was nothing to do here, Wang Gonggong took the bowl of milk to the North Pole Palace's small kitchen and handed the bowl to the kitchen maids. In order to make it easier for His Majesty the Emperor to turn into a cat and cause trouble by Su Yu's side at any time in the kitchen, ah, no, supervisor, these two kitchen maids had also signed a blood contract in Anguo Tower. Therefore, they took the bowl of milk from Wang Gonggong's hand and turned around to make sweet snacks without saying anything.
After instructing people to send it to the Empress Dowager after it was done, Wang Gonggong turned around and returned to the main hall.
"Meow!"
"Meow!"
When he returned to the main hall, he saw the two cats, one big and one small, clinging to Su Yu's knees, waiting to be fed with their mouths open.
Su Yu had no choice but to feed the fish paste spoonful by spoonful. "Your Majesty, the taste is bland. You don't like it, right?"
His Majesty the Emperor opened his mouth and ate a spoonful. He licked his lips. The taste is a bit bland, but I just want to eat it now.
The sweet snacks were quickly sent to Ci 'an Palace. The Empress Dowager, who had always been diligent and thrifty, thought that milk was a good thing and it was a pity to throw it away. It was better to make it into snacks, but she didn't like to eat it.
"The Empress Dowager has rewarded us with snacks again." De Zhaoyi held the snacks sent by the eunuch and was very happy.
The concubines who came to her palace to keep warm didn't care. The Empress Dowager would reward them with snacks every day, almost in turn. Today, she would reward De Zhaoyi, and tomorrow, she might reward Wang Cairen.
"Come and give us some. I'm hungry after sitting for so long." De Zhaoyi joked.
A few days passed, but there was no news of the Emperor's eldest son falling ill in the palace. Instead, Concubine De had a mouth full of blisters.
"I advised you not to take such a dangerous step. Look at how anxious you are!" De Zhaoyi looked at De Zhaoyi who came to her palace to keep warm and curled her lips.
"Aren't you the same? You have a boil on your nose. Ouch!" De Zhaoyi's lips had a big bloody blister, and it hurt to speak.
De Zhaoyi touched the lump on the side of her nose and frowned in pain. "I haven't eaten anything recently. Why am I so heaty?"
In the winter, the Empress Dowager dispensed with the etiquette of paying respects every day. The concubines went once every three days. On this day, everyone gathered in Ci 'an Palace. These concubines who were originally as beautiful as flowers all had toothaches or bumps. Shu Zhao Yi's nose already had boils, and De Zhao Yi's entire lower lip was swollen.
"What's wrong with them?" The Empress Dowager asked curiously. It was cold, so how could they be so heaty? "Call the imperial physician to take a look."
"No, there's no need!" De Zhaoyi hurriedly said. "These days, sisters often get together to eat melon seeds. They must have eaten too many fried melon seeds."
"Is that so …" The Empress Dowager quietly looked at De Zhaoyi for a while before slowly moving her gaze away.
Leaving Ci 'an Palace, De Zhaoyi felt her legs go soft and she was about to fall. Fortunately, the little eunuch beside her supported her.
"What's wrong with you?" De Zhaoyi saw that her complexion was not right.
"Do you still not understand? We have been poisoned by heat! " De Zhaoyi's voice trembled as she spoke. The eldest imperial son was fine, but they had been poisoned. This clearly meant that the matter had been exposed. The Empress Dowager might not know which concubine had done it, so she might as well give them all a warning.
What had gone wrong with the originally flawless plan? The person who had poisoned them still sent news of success every day. Thinking about the people involved in each link, it was tangled and complicated. How did the Empress Dowager not alert the enemy and counter them? The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became!
De Zhaoyi heard this and was scared out of her wits. She really deserved to be the woman who could give birth to two noble sons. This method was not something they could compare to!
The more terrifying news was still to come. After the concubines returned to the palace, the imperial physician sent by the Empress Dowager arrived. He said that the Empress Dowager sympathized and came to take their pulses.
The old imperial physician frowned as he took their pulses. When the two concubines broke out in a cold sweat, he slowly said, "The two concubines have been poisoned by heat."
"Ah!" De Zhaoyi couldn't help screaming as she looked at the imperial physician in horror.
The old imperial physician looked at her in confusion, "Why is niangniang so frightened? Heat isn't poison. This is a symptom of heat deficiency and heat attacking the head. Drinking a few bottles of antipyretic medicine will solve the problem."
The imperial physician was very puzzled as to what these concubines had eaten. In the twelfth lunar month, heat attacked the heart, and in the first lunar month, heat attacked the head.
"It really is too hot." The Empress Dowager listened to the imperial physician's report and frowned. She decided to reduce the amount of charcoal in the palace again.
Su Yu looked at the pile of silver frost charcoal that had suddenly appeared in the North Palace and scratched his head, "Why is there so much good charcoal?" Silver frost charcoal burned without smoke and was the best charcoal for heating. The palace had always been in short supply, so why was there so much extra for him to use?
"The concubines in the inner palace think the charcoal is too hot." Wang Gonggong coughed dryly as he explained.
Su Yu nodded in understanding. The Da An dynasty really was rich and powerful. Even silver frost charcoal was disliked. Therefore, he used this good charcoal to make a barbecue without any guilt.
A charcoal stove was set up by the window of the North Palace and an iron net was placed over it. He placed the sliced fish, fresh shrimp, and crab on it. As he roasted, he brushed the sauce on it. The thin fish was quickly roasted into a net.
The golden cat was curious. It circled around the stove a few times, then jumped onto Su Yu's shoulder and stretched out its head to take a look.
"Be careful, don't fall down," Su Yu pulled the furball off his shoulder and placed it between his legs, "Don't touch it with your paws, the iron net is hot!"
Even though he knew that His Majesty the Emperor wasn't that stupid, when he turned into a cat, Su Yu couldn't help but worry that he would suddenly reach out his paws.
"Son, don't go over." King Li grabbed the little furball that was trying to get close to the stove. Ever since he came back for the palace banquet on New Year's Eve, King Li had been living in the capital and hadn't returned to his fief.
"These concubines are really weak. They can even get hot from the fire." The black cat walked to the stove and stared at the grilled fish on the iron net, trying to reach out its paws.
"They are not weak, they are poisoned." King Li slapped the black cat's paw that was trying to reach out.
"Huh? What happened? " His Royal Highness King Ling knew that he definitely wouldn't be able to eat the first piece of grilled fish. His Royal Highness King Ling was originally resting his head on his brother's belly and was sleepy. Hearing this, he immediately pricked up his ears.
Seeing that someone was willing to listen, King Li excitedly explained the ins and outs of the matter. He even clearly described how Concubine De planned it and who she bribed during the process.
His Majesty the Emperor took a bite of the freshly grilled shrimp and licked his lips, "These women are really troublesome. Dismiss them from the palace tomorrow."
"What are you talking about?" Su Yu saw that the cats were chatting enthusiastically and couldn't help but be curious.
His Majesty the Emperor raised his head and kissed him, telling him what he meant just now.
"There is no crown prince yet. How can we dismiss them?" Su Yu didn't care and turned the fish in his hand.
"Maybe there will be one soon." Prince Jing looked at the fish and suddenly said.
All the cats paused and turned their heads to look at Prince Jing, especially King Li. Their eyes were burning with eagerness to know the latest news.
The black cat bared its teeth, "You want to know? Come and fight with me and I will tell you. "
"It's cooked!" Su Yu scooped up the thin fish fillet, put it on a plate and put it on a soft cushion.
A group of furballs immediately rushed over, leaving Prince Jing alone, who was still waiting for a fight with a smug look on his face.
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