064 The two palaces compete

As soon as he entered the hall, Lin Su saw the Empress Dowager sitting in the main seat, and the imperial concubine beside him sat aside with a reluctant smile.

"My concubine said good to the empress dowager and the imperial concubine." Lin Su knelt down and greeted him in a regular manner, and then heard the voices of the empress dowager and the imperial concubine.

She slowly stood up with her skirt and talked to the empress dowager with a smile.

"The Empress Dowager is really a grandmother. When she saw her today, her face turned out to be more rosy than yesterday."

"You little girl, you are young, and your mouth is as sweet as honey!" The Empress Dowager pointed to Lin Su and smiled, "Come on, girl Su, sit next to the mourning family."

The clever maid next to her immediately moved a pier and put it in the place where the empress dowager was doing. Lin Su bowed her head and thanked En. When she looked up, she looked at the imperial concubine for the first time, and the other party quickly made a cautious look at herself.

Lin Su, who had felt that the atmosphere in the hall was a little strange before, immediately became clear. Sitting cautiously on the edge of the empress dowager, she smiled and said, "Empress dowager, I tried to make some desserts yesterday. I knew that the empress dowager likes sweet, so I let the girl bring some. Why don't I bring it to you now?"

"You little girl, you know how to eat with one mouth!" The Empress Dowager pointed to Lin Su and laughed and scolded, "But I just don't know where to eat. Look at this little face. People who don't know still think that they are harsh on you?"

"Who doesn't know that the Empress Dowager loves the younger generation the most? However, I don't know why I have been losing weight since I was inexplicably ill last time. Now I eat like a pig every day, but I don't have any weight. Lin Su pinched his arm with a smile, "I'm worried myself..."

She turned her head and looked at the maid of honor who had helped her move the pier and said, "I'd better bother this sister to go out and call Qiu Yan and ask her to bring her snacks."

"The virtuous concubine is polite, and the maidservant Qiu Xin is going to call Miss Qiu Yan." After receiving the sign of the Empress Dowager, the maid bowed down and walked out of the hall. Soon, she came in with Qiu Yan, who was carrying a food box.

Qiu Yan has been arranged to supervise in the kitchen by Lin Su all year round, and it is not common for those masters and nobles. Although he came with Lin Su today, he didn't quite understand what Lin Su meant. He just came forward to greet him according to the rules taught by the Mami in the palace and did not dare to take half a step to avoid causing trouble for Lin Su.

Seeing this, the Empress Dowager turned her head and praised Lin Su for training and teaching people. Lin Su blushed and repeatedly refused, "This concubine dares not make contributions. They are all good teachers and matan in the palace. As for the concubine, she is clumsy and will always make some small mistakes in the rules. If it hadn't been for the generous, I'm afraid I would have eaten the board. She asked Qiu Yan to send the food box and lifted the lid in front of the Empress Dowager.

As soon as the thick and well-sealed lid is lifted, a sweet and greasy fragrance floats away. The Empress Dowager moved her body slightly and sat straight into the food box.

"What did you do, girl Su? The smell makes people salivate."

"It's just a gadget. Yesterday, a concubine got some honey, and I remembered that I ate such a thing when I was a child. Thinking that this thing is not so exquisite, I'm afraid it's not in the palace, so I made more to let the Empress Dowager taste it.

Lin Sulang said, "If the empress dowager tastes delicious and wants to eat it in the future, let Sister Qiu Xin go over and order it, and my concubine will personally make it for the empress dowager." She said, rolled up her sleeves and took out the fried golden crispy cake from the food box, followed by a plate of green pastries. "This is mung bean cake. My concubine specially cooked mung bean paste for a long time, and then made it."

The Empress Dowager first took a curious look, and Qiu Xin next to her immediately gave the little girl three pairs of small plates and silver chopsticks. She personally picked up a smile and sent them to the Empress Dowager, and then the imperial concubine.

"Don't worry, there's more in it. Because it was sent to the empress dowager, I made some honey fruit with it. The empress dowager also tasted it. Is it unique compared with the imperial chef in the palace? Lin Su said and took out two plates of snacks from the second floor, and then sat aside again. He took the small plate handed over by Qiu Xin, but did not eat it. He just looked at the empress dowager and the imperial concubine with a smile.

"How does it taste?"

"It's really good!" The Empress Dowager tasted everything shallowly, and then praised with a smile on her face, "I have heard the queen mention that although you are usually a little tired and lazy, you have always been careful about eating. Today, I tasted it, and it's true."

"It's just that the Empress Dowager doesn't dislike my poor craftsmanship." Lin Su smiled and turned his head to look at the imperial concubine. The imperial concubine just smiled softly and did not directly respond to Lin Su's eyes. Instead, she looked at the Empress Dowager, "Sister, this girl's craftsmanship is really surprisingly good. Come to think of it, I was also a girl raised in the boudoir. There is a special teacher for Mother Xi to teach female red, but this cooking skill is not as good as that of Su.

"The imperial concubine, the empress dowager's praise has made my concubine ashamed. If you say so again, I'm afraid the empress dowager will say that I deliberately came here to ask for rewards." Lin Su accompanied the two women with the highest status in the harem for a while. When the snacks were withdrawn, the Empress Dowager smiled while drinking tea and said, "Sou, you are also the emperor's concubine now. There is something I want to ask your opinion."

"Empress dowager," Lin Su quickly stood up, "You are too flattered. If there is anything wrong, just order it."

The Empress Dowager looked at Lin Su with satisfaction and said with a smile, "The emperor has been married for some time. Up to now, he has only one son of the eldest prince, and you are the only concubines in the harem. This situation is really not a blessing for the royal family..."

"...The emperor has just ascended the throne, and I'm afraid that the political affairs of the government are enough to have a headache. If he worrys about the harem again, I'm afraid..." The smile on the imperial concubine's face faded slightly, "Sister, according to my sister, this draft should be postponed for a few more days..."

"My sister is wrong. I think that when the emperor ascended the throne, there was already the emperor's son..."

Although the Empress Dowager and the Imperial Princess did not blush, they could also make Lin Su hear clearly in their tone.

So, she was a little confused.

Didn't Si Yu make up his mind to win over the minister of the court through the draft? Why is it unwilling to look at the performance of the imperial concubine Si Yu's mother at this time?