Chapter 1905 Queen Fu

"Your Majesty, you said that the food in this palace is very tasteless, so I brought you dishes from Hong Xilou today. The roast goose from this family is very flavorful, so I have improved your food, haha!"

A large, powerful-looking general came over with a group of people and dispersed several maids who were dancing in the courtyard.

This guy's behavior was considered rude, but Liu Xie and Empress Fu didn't show any unusual expressions. They were obviously used to this kind of scene.

The emperor who had been trapped for so many years could not retain the majesty of an emperor. Qin An felt that it was really not easy for Liu Xie, and it also made the woman who married him suffer.

"Come on, Wang Hongxi, bring all your food and drinks and put them in..."

Halfway through his words, the general's eyes fell on Qin An, he frowned and changed his words:

"Huh? Who is this? Why haven't you seen it before?"

Wang Hongxi hurriedly stepped forward and was rude.

"Master Cao, this is the second brother's in-laws. My son is getting married. He is the brother of my daughter-in-law."

"Oh...haha, congratulations!"

Qin An saw that he just came to ask and then turned around and left. He couldn't help shaking his head. He was really careless, or he didn't care at all.

Wang Hongxi kept winking at Qin An, and Qin An acted as his little boy. There was a warming pavilion near the pavilion. The warming pavilion was divided into two floors. Qin An followed Wang Hongxi upstairs, and then took out stacks of dishes.

In Qin An's eyes, the so-called gourmet food is not even as good as ordinary modern farm food. The emperor in the late Han Dynasty was also very miserable.

After a while, Liu Xie came in with Empress Fu, Concubine Xu, and Concubine Lan, followed carelessly by Master Cao.

This man's name is Cao Qi, a nephew of Cao Cao, who seems to be a distant relative. Cao Qi didn't have much martial arts skills, but he was very strong and very loyal to Cao Cao, so he was assigned to serve as the guard commander in Xudu King City.

Of course, there were still some officials living in Xudu. They were all so-called Han officials. In fact, they were just Han celebrities who were under house arrest together with Liu Xie. Cao Cao did not want to be accused of being unfaithful and unfilial, so he put these people together with the Han emperor. Circled.

Cao Qi entered the house and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I am going hunting this afternoon. You must stay here with the Queen to have a good meal. I sympathize with Your Majesty's hard work and know that you really want to go outside the palace. It's a pity that Wei Gong is afraid that there will be The villain is not good for Your Majesty, but you are not allowed to go out. Hey, Your Majesty, don't worry, although you can't go out, I can take Concubine Lan with you. When she comes back to tell you about our hunting experience, it will be equivalent to your Went out for a trip.”

ah?

Qin An, who was placing dishes on the table, was stunned for a moment and looked up at Concubine Lan.

This woman was sitting next to Liu Xie. She was probably in her early twenties. She was from someone unknown. She probably had just entered the palace not long ago.

It was difficult for Liu Xie to find a wife. He could only choose one from the Hanchen's family in the city or be assigned by Cao Cao.

Hey, this is really sad. The dignified concubine of the Han Dynasty is actually being taken out to hunt by his ministers. Unexpectedly, the dirty things are happening. I guess Liu Xie can't resist, right?

Qin An was right. Not only did Liu Xie have no intention of resisting, he didn't say a word at all. He sat at the table like a puppet. Empress Fu, on the other hand, was filled with indignation and her face turned red.

"General Cao, Concubine Lan is your majesty's concubine. How can you be out of the city for hunting? Since Duke Wei is afraid of your majesty's comfort and does not want him to leave the palace in the inner city of Xudu, my wife and I will naturally go in and out with him. You are going You can go hunting. I am the empress of the dynasty, and the concubines in the harem are under my control. Concubine Lan must not leave the palace. If you insist on taking her, it is fine. I will inform Duke Wei that Concubine Lan has misbehaved and will not be wanted in the future. I am now guarding His Majesty."

Queen Fu's words were neither humble nor silent, which made Qin An admire her a little.

Cao Qi's face turned gloomy after hearing what Empress Fu said.

"Queen, are you threatening me?"

While talking, Cao Qi actually sat directly next to Concubine Lan on the round table, grabbed Concubine Lan's hand and put it on the table.

"I made it very clear just now that I took Concubine Lan out just so that she could record my happy hunting process, and then let her come back and tell you! No matter you want it or not, no matter what the emperor guesses, I am loyal. I'm afraid it would be wrong to live up to my good intentions! My lord has now led his troops to leave Luoyang to judge the traitorous Wei State and work hard. How can he have time to care about the affairs of your harem? Concubine Lan, I will accompany you to have dinner with you today. Just follow me!"

Lan Fei's hand was grabbed, and the blush spread from her face to her neck. This woman was almost thirty years old this year, but her skin was smooth, tender, and especially white. The blush looked very attractive, like a ripe apple.

Qin An could tell that this woman had probably been hooking up with Cao Qi for a long time, but for the feudal ethics, as the emperor's concubine, her current behavior was too shameful, so she was ashamed.

However, Dong Zhuo's cholera in the harem of the Han Dynasty was known to the world. With his precedent, people's mentality became better in the future.

So Concubine Lan just lowered her head in shame, but did not refuse Cao Qi to hold her little hand.

Liu Xie was very forbearing. He just put a sneer on the corner of his mouth, then picked up the chopsticks and took a bite of roast goose, put it in his mouth, chewed it and nodded slightly.

"It's very delicious. It tastes better than the food in my palace. General Cao, I don't know who the chef of Hongxi Tower is. Please introduce him to the palace."

Cao Qi was slightly stunned. He didn't expect Liu Xie to be so calm.

"Haha, this is a trivial matter. I must obey my orders, but Concubine Lan today..."

"Well, she always says that she is bored staying in the palace. General Cao will take her out for some fun, and help me take good care of my beloved concubine."

"Hahahaha, don't worry! I will take good care of her!"

Cao Qi smiled exaggeratedly. As he spoke, Concubine Lan's hand came from the room. Then the hand moved to the bottom of the table and touched Concubine Lan's waist.

Concubine Lan's body trembled slightly, her head lowered, but she didn't say a word.

"Wang Hongxi, did you hear what His Majesty said? Send your cook to the palace, and from now on he will prepare meals for His Majesty."

Wang Hongxi felt sweat dripping from his forehead. His chef cost a lot of money to hire, and the business of his shop all depended on him. If he was sent to the palace, his shop would be in ruins.

Qin An stood next to Wang Hongxi and raised his eyebrows, then suddenly bent down and said impolitely: "Young people obey the order!"

Wang Hongxi and Cao Qi looked at him at the same time. Cao Qi said, "Aren't you Wang Hongxi's in-law? Why are you a cook again?"

"Replying to your lord, I am not a cook, but I cooked these dishes."

"Oh, so that's it. Okay, then you stay in the palace, Wang Hongxi, and you will be his guarantor. If there is nothing wrong with him, I want your whole family to die!"

Cao Qi was not stupid and simply simplified the problem.

When Wang Hongxi heard this, he was so frightened that he knelt down and kowtowed, but he didn't know what to say.

He was very confused and couldn't understand why Qin An lied and stayed in the palace. He didn't really have some evil thoughts, right?

Wang Hongxi originally wanted to expose Qin An, but then he remembered Mi Yue's cute and cute appearance, and he couldn't bear to let her go. He felt that it would not be easy for his son to find a satisfactory wife.

Qin An never thought that he would be helped by the cute Miyue in his eyes for the second time. This can be considered a fool's blessing.

After the food and drinks were placed, Qin An and Wang Hongxi were taken out.

Wang Hongxi wanted to find a chance to talk to Qin An, but he never had the chance. He could only watch him disappear before his eyes, but he was sent out of the palace.

After lingering at the palace gate for a long time, Wang Hongxi finally gave up. Maybe this was good. At least he kept his cook. He just hoped that Qin An would not cause trouble in the palace!

...

Qin An really felt that everything was smooth sailing, so smooth that it was unimaginable.

There should have been eunuchs in the Han Dynasty, but they didn't even need to sit still when entering the palace, which shows how little attention the emperor took.

All the way to the dining room, Qin An discovered that it was not that he had not been silenced. There were not many eunuchs in the palace.

In other words, except for the few eunuchs serving Liu Xie, there was no one from Liu Xie in the palace at all.

The soldier with the knife threw Qin An into the so-called dining room and left. The person who received him was a middle-aged fat man in his forties.

"Hey, we haven't had a newcomer here for a long time. I've been in charge here since the emperor moved in. What's your name?"

"Reporting to your lord, my name is Qin An."

"Oh? That's a good name. It's simple and easy to remember. My name is Wei De. It's long-lasting. You can call me Eunuch De."

Father-in-law? Looking at the beard on this man's face, Qin An was sure that he was not a eunuch.

Speaking of which, eunuch was originally just the name of an official position, and later became equated with eunuch. Therefore, it seems that the title father-in-law is just a respectful title for officials.

This person calls himself Eunuch De instead of Eunuch Wei, probably to distinguish him from Cao Cao's title.

Eunuch De was quite kind. He took Qin An to visit the dining room and arranged a dormitory for him. The conditions were very good, a double room. The room Qin An stayed in was unoccupied before, so it was considered a single room.

Qin An lurked like this, waiting for Tang Yu to arrive outside the city to attack Xudu. Then he could take Liu Xie away in the chaos. Of course, the premise was that he had to find a way to escape. After all, it was impossible to take Liu Xie with him only. There are probably dozens of people including his queen, concubine, prince, and princess.

He spent the afternoon getting familiar with the environment, and Qin An started cooking in the evening. His method was not too novel, he just added a few condiments. Eunuch De was watching from the side, not knowing what Qin An made and put in the dishes. Inside, he came forward to check, and Qin An explained to him pepper, monosodium glutamate, refined salt and other things. Eunuch De was immediately conquered after taking a bite. He only felt that the food Qin An made was so delicious that it was unimaginable.

Now that it is confirmed that the food is non-toxic, the next step is to deliver food to each palace.

Liu Xie had a queen and seven concubines who lived in different palaces, that is, different courtyards. The palace ladies in the dining room each took a food box and then sent meals to each palace.

Because Qin An was appointed to the palace by Liu Xie, Eunuch De asked Qin An to take the food box and go with him to the place where Liu Xie lived.

Just as Qin An thought, this huge courtyard with a wall height of 5 meters is also heavily guarded. The guards should be real masters and very serious. Without Eunuch De, it is impossible to sneak in here unless you kill someone. Go in.

Entering the courtyard and walking through several corridors, we finally arrived at the house where Liu Xie lived. Liu Xie and Queen Fu were already sitting in the living room. Because it was dark, an oil lamp was lit in the room. Liu Xie still looked like he didn't care about anything. , Queen Fu's face was extremely gloomy, and several nearby eunuchs and maids stood quietly and bent over, not daring to speak.

"Your Majesty, the Queen, I will bring Qin An to see you."

Eunuch De also did not kneel when he saw the emperor, but only gave a slight salute.

Qin An thinks this is good, at least he doesn't have to kneel anymore.

"Oh... Qin An? Is the new cook here today? No need to be polite, come and bring the food to the table."

Liu Xie was very polite to Eunuch De.

As the saying goes, the county magistrate is not as good as the current one. Eunuch De is in charge of the kitchen, and all food in the palace must pass through his hands.

Cao Cao has threatened the emperor and ordered the princes for many years. There is no guarantee that some forces will want to get rid of Liu Xie and make Cao Cao lose an important chess piece. It is obviously too difficult to directly rush into Xudu to kill Liu Xie. Poisoning and eating him is the best option. choose.

Liu Xie has been saving his life all his life, and his life-saving skills are absolutely professional, so naturally he does not dare to offend Eunuch De.

At this time, a burst of laughter suddenly came from the courtyard. Cao Qi was back. Concubine Lan was following Cao Qi. She was walking a little staggeringly, but her charming eyes were full of spring. It seemed that she had been destroyed by Cao Qi in one afternoon. Not light, painful and happy.

"Your Majesty, I brought Concubine Lan back to you safely, hahaha!"

Holding Concubine Lan's hand, Cao Qi was so unscrupulous that he sat directly opposite Liu Xie.

"Ah? Are these dishes cooked by the new chef of Hongxi Building? They look good and taste very delicious! Your Majesty, Chen was very tired from hunting today and didn't eat dinner. Why don't we, kings and ministers, have dinner tonight? Shall we eat together? Come here and add two sets of bowls and chopsticks. Concubine Lan is also working very hard in the afternoon and needs to eat something good! Hahaha!"

As Cao Qi spoke, his eyes moved back and forth on Concubine Lan's body. Thinking about the way she was wearing no clothes in the afternoon and allowing him to get whatever she wanted, he felt a little excited again. He raised his hand and secretly pinched Concubine Lan's butt hard.

In ancient times, women wore outer skirts but no underwear. Cao Qi's hand stretched a little far, and Qin An, standing behind, could see a trace of white flesh exposed between Concubine Lan's legs.

This guy is really charming, a small imperial guard commander actually dares to molest the concubine under the emperor's nose. Although it is still not as arrogant as Dong Zhuo, it is almost the same. It seems that for Cao Cao's direct descendants, the majesty of the Han Dynasty has been lost.

"General Cao, this is His Majesty's palace. Foreign ministers are not allowed to enter. Now that you are here, you are fine, but you still want to dine at the same table with His Majesty? Huh, Concubine Lan! General Cao will take you hunting. His Majesty gave you a decree to come back and report on the hunting situation, but you are so ignorant that you just come over and sit down and want to eat?"

Liu Xie's face suddenly turned pale, and he reached out his hand to gently touch Empress Fu.

Empress Fu was not stupid. She had already seen how Concubine Lan and Cao Qi were flirting. She had been angry after they left at noon. The so-called queen can't even control the harem, which is a shame for her.

Fu Shou was a native of Dongwu County, Langye County, Xuzhou. His father, Fu Wan, married Princess Liu Hua of Yang'an and was a servant in the Han Dynasty.

In 190, Dong Zhuo took 9-year-old Liu Xie hostage to Chang'an, followed by Fu Shou. At this time, she had entered Yeting as a noble and was only 10 years old. Now, she is a 32-year-old woman. She has endured countless hardships along with Liu Xie. Since she moved into Xudu, her miserable life has ended. For many years, she has always regarded the harem as her In a place of dignity, she only looks like a queen when facing the women in the harem!

Liu Xie can endure it forever, but he will lose his empire and have no faith at all!

But what about yourself? She couldn't bear it. If she let Concubine Lan go, all her dignity would be completely gone!

So Queen Fu fought back again. She felt that she was quite smart. Although she expressed her dissatisfaction with Cao Qi, she did not bother with him. Instead, she looked for fault with Concubine Lan!

This was naturally her purpose. In her opinion, Cao Qi would not break up with her. After all, this was the palace built by Cao Cao for Liu Xie. The thief Cao liked to think of himself as a loyal minister and even wrote an article scolding him. Dong Zhuo, he wouldn't allow his subordinates to do something as ridiculous as Dong Zhuo, would he? Therefore, if he does not cause trouble for Cao Qi, it will definitely be possible to attack Concubine Lan.

After hearing what Empress Fu said, Concubine Lan trembled slightly and her face turned a little pale. She was actually quite scared. Empress Fu had always shown the aura of being a mother to the world in the harem. Even if they were all prisoners, Empress Fu was still there. No one loses in aura.

Because of the panic in her heart, Concubine Lan stood up uncontrollably, but before she could make the next move, Cao Qi suddenly raised his hand and grabbed her arm, and then slapped her hard with his other hand. table.

"Snapped!"

A muffled sound was heard, and the eunuchs and maids behind Liu Xie were so frightened that they all knelt down on the ground. Liu Xie was so frightened that he stood up and took two steps back.

In the fifth year of Jian'an, that is, 200 AD, Liu Xie wrote the edict in blood, sewn it into his belt, and secretly passed it on to Dong Cheng. Dong Cheng claimed to the outside world that he had accepted the secret edict contained in the clothes of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, and murdered Cao Cao with Zhong Ji, Wu Shuo, Wang Zifu, Liu Bei, Wu Zilan and others. The incident was revealed in the first month of the year, and Dong Cheng and many other powerful men were killed by Cao Cao himself in front of Liu Xie.

After the Yidaizhao period, Liu Xie really understood the situation and knew that he would never have a chance to turn around, so he has been patient for ten years.

The more he tolerates it, the less people around him take him seriously.

Nowadays, Cao Cao has not been to Xudu for several years. A few years ago, when Xunyu was in Xudu, his life was pretty good. Now Xunyu is not here either. The outer city is controlled by Sima Zhen, and the inner city is commanded by Cao Qi.

Sima Zhen was a Confucian general. It was said that he had extraordinary abilities, but he was indifferent to fame and wealth. He never showed off his skills. He loved to study Taoism and immortality on weekdays and paid no attention to political affairs.

Therefore, his direct manager is Cao Qi.

Liu Xie is a bit full of people. The queen is really meddlesome. The affair between Concubine Lan and Cao Qi is a scandal. Cao Qi will never allow it to be spread. How can he be offended by such a thing? This is a matter of life!

After patting the table, Cao Qi smiled coldly and said, "Concubine Lan, please sit down. I want to see what the Queen wants to do!"