Chapter 1432 The taste of home!
In the evening, Daqian Palace

At the invitation of her sister Murong Qingwu, Murong Xinyun, surrounded by several maids, also came to her sister's courtyard.

Seeing Murong Xinyun coming, Murong Qingwu said with a smile:

"Xinyun, sister has prepared delicious food for you today!"

Murong Xinyun, who was holding a yellow-gray puppy, was surprised and curious when she heard that there was something delicious, and asked:

"Sister, what's delicious?"

Murong Qingwu said mysteriously:
"secret!"

After saying that, Murong Qingwu's gaze shifted to the little puppy in Murong Xinyun's arms. Facing Murong Qingwu's gaze, the little puppy seemed very timid, and its small body couldn't help but shrink in Murong Xinyun's arms.

Seeing this, Murong Qingwu couldn't help but say:

"Xinyun, is this the puppy you picked up? I remember it was called Mantou?"

Murong Xinyun nodded somewhat embarrassedly. As the old saying goes, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles. When Ye Mingsheng helped her find the dog, Murong Xinyun didn't notice anything unusual, but by the next day, the matter had already spread throughout the palace!
At first, the news spread normally, and there was no change in the progress of the matter. But when it spread from one person to ten people, and from ten to a hundred people, the situation changed completely.

Mantou, the little dog found by Murong Xinyun in the Imperial Garden, became a rare and exotic tribute from a foreign country and was given to Concubine Yun by His Majesty. That is why Concubine Yun went to the Imperial Garden overnight to look for Mantou when he sneaked into the Imperial Garden to play.

It so happened that His Majesty was also admiring the moon in the Imperial Garden. After encountering Concubine Yun by chance, he personally helped Concubine Yun find the dog.
Murong Xinyun was both angry and amused by such rumors. It was obvious that Ye Mingsheng had only asked casually that night, and it was Zhang Hu who told her about Mantou's whereabouts. However, these rumors made Mantou, the dog, seem to have become a symbol of her love with His Majesty!
Murong Xinyun also wanted to dispel the rumor at first, but no one listened to her. Compared to the truth that Mantou was a small local dog, His Majesty was just asking casually. Everyone was more willing to believe that Mantou was a rare and exotic species and that His Majesty had found it personally!

Such rumors spread very quickly, and the palace was not very big, so within a few days Murong Xinyun and Mantou became prominent figures in the palace.

Murong Xinyun was also very helpless about this. Although such rumors brought her some benefits and made the palace maids and eunuchs more respectful to her and dared not neglect her in the slightest, this was not what Murong Xinyun wanted!
Compared to other imperial concubines who schemed and fought against each other for favor, Murong Xinyun wanted to live her life in a low-key and quiet manner. She knew very well that being favored might seem glorious, but it would also lead to envy behind the scenes!

Murong Xinyun didn't want to live such a tiring life, and didn't want to rack her brains every day thinking about how to win favor, so she was actually not happy about the news of finding the dog spreading in the palace!
So in order to prevent the matter from escalating, Murong Xinyun tried to go out as little as possible these days. Even if she went out, she would lock Mantou at home to prevent the puppy from showing up in this storm...
Murong Xinyun did this because on the one hand he wanted to calm the incident, but on the other hand he also wanted to protect Mantou!

Murong Xinyun, who was born in the Murong family, knew very well that what the palace lacked the most were resentful women. Because these people had not been nourished for a long time, their psychology was distorted or even pathological, and they could do anything. It was entirely possible that things like raising cats to scratch other people's faces or drugging other people's favorite dogs were possible!

Mantou was picked up by Murong Xinyun herself from a corner of the Imperial Garden. When Murong Xinyun saw it, it had just been born and was sleeping quietly under a tree. At first, Murong Xinyun thought that the mother dog would come back to find the puppy, so she didn't actually want to take Mantou away!
But later, when Murong Qingwu was about to leave the Imperial Garden, she saw Mantou lying on the ground crying with hunger, and the mother dog had not come back to feed him.

So Murong Xinyun, who loves small animals, felt pity for the little guy and took it home.

Although she took Mantou back to her home out of pity at first, as time went by, Murong Qingwu liked this puppy more and more and didn't want Mantou to get hurt!

Originally, after receiving her sister's invitation, Murong Qingwu was ready to go to the appointment with a few maids, but she didn't expect that her sister Murong Qingwu specifically asked Murong Xinyun to bring steamed buns with her, so Murong Xinyun had no choice but to come to her sister's house holding steamed buns...
Although Murong Qingwu was very interested in Mantou, the puppy that Ye Mingsheng was rumored to have brought back personally, she was very restrained as a royal concubine. She just looked at Mantou curiously and then called her sister and others to take a seat!

Murong Qingwu was very reserved and restrained, but her two children were not so restrained. Ke Xin and Jing Yan, brother and sister, came to Murong Qingwu and stared at the steamed buns in their aunt's arms.

Because Ke Xin and Jing Yan are young and do not have the ability to protect themselves, in order to protect their safety, Murong Qingwu usually does not allow cats and dogs to appear in the yard, for fear that the two children will be hurt.

So when a furry little puppy like Mantou appeared in front of them, it naturally attracted the attention of the two children immediately.

Mantou was very scared when he saw the two children staring at him, and he always wanted to get into Murong Xinyun's arms. After spending some time together, Mantou had already established enough trust in Murong Xinyun.

Looking at Mantou's cute little appearance, the slightly older Ye Kexin couldn't help but ask:
"Auntie! Can I touch it?"

Although Mantou had never bitten anyone before, as the saying goes, it is better to be safe than sorry. In order to avoid any accidents, Murong Xinyun instinctively wanted to refuse. However, before Murong Xinyun could say anything, she saw her niece's expectant look, and Murong Xinyun softened her heart...
After a moment of hesitation, Murong Xinyun reached out and held Mantou's little head, then whispered to Ye Kexin:
"Ke Xin, you can touch it! But remember to be gentle and don't hurt it!"

After getting permission from her aunt, Ke Xin happily touched Mantou. At first, Mantou was very nervous and even resisted when Ke Xin touched him. But after feeling that Ke Xin had no ill intentions, Mantou let down his guard and began to enjoy the petting. Seeing that his sister and the puppy were having fun, Jing Yan stretched out his hand, too. The two children were having a great time touching the dog.

The food was also ready, and Ying'er invited them to come and eat together. Originally, Murong Xinyun was a little curious about what delicious food her sister had prepared, but when waiting for it to be served, Murong Xinyun found that there were no big fish and meat on the table as she had imagined, but only a lot of casseroles!

Seeing this, Murong Xinyun looked at the casserole carefully and asked with some doubt:
"Sister, what's in this casserole?"

Murong Qingwu smiled and said:

"Xinyun, just open it and you'll know!"

Hearing this, Murong Xinyun opened the lid of the casserole doubtfully. The next second, the aroma of mutton gushed out of the casserole.

Murong Xinyun was also very surprised when she looked at the food in the casserole. There was no exquisite dish in the casserole, but only a thin mutton soup with some vermicelli and vegetables in it. Most importantly, there were some white flour buns torn into small pieces in the soup.

Although it was just a simple mutton soup with steamed bun, Murong Xinyun was deeply touched. The Murong family was a prominent family in Guanzhong, and Murong Xinyun grew up in Guanzhong. As the saying goes, the feng shui of a place nurtures the people of that place, and Murong Xinyun was accustomed to the taste of Guanzhong since childhood!
Originally, there was nothing wrong with this. In order to pursue the development of the family, Su Yiran of the Murong family moved the family from Guanzhong to Yijing, and he also brought a cook from Guanzhong. So when Murong Xinyun was at her mother's house, she could still eat food with Guanzhong flavor!
But things were completely different after entering the palace, because Ye Mingsheng and Ye Cui were from Liaoyang, the food in the palace was more Liaoyang-flavored. This resulted in Murong Xinyun not having eaten her favorite food for a long time!
When she first entered the palace, Murong Xinyun was not used to it, but after a few months, she had slowly adapted to the Liaoyang flavor in the palace. But now when she felt the familiar taste of her hometown, she suddenly had an urge to cry!
Seeing this, Murong Qingwu said with pity:
"Xinyun, didn't you tell me a few days ago that you wanted to eat Guanzhong's mutton soup? So I sent people to Yijing to find restaurants that can make Guanzhong mutton soup buns. Today, I found a chef who can make it in a restaurant in Nanmen. Xinyun, try it and see if it's authentic!"

Murong Xinyun was even more moved when she heard this. She had just casually said a few days ago that she wanted to eat mutton soup steamed buns, but she didn't expect that her sister would remember it and specially find someone to make it for her...
Thinking of this, Murong Xinyun was also looking forward to picking up the chopsticks and tasting it. Because wheat is produced in abundance in the Northwest, people in the Northwest like to eat pasta very much, and have made a lot of articles around pasta, deriving a variety of ways to eat it!

Among them, meat soup and steamed bun is a more classic meal. However, due to the scarcity of meat, only wealthy families can afford meat soup and steamed bun. Mutton soup and steamed bun are top-notch among meat soup and the price is quite expensive. Ordinary people can only smell the taste at most!
As the daughter of the Murong family, Murong Xinyun lived in a comfortable environment, so mutton soup steamed buns were just ordinary food for her. When she was in her hometown of Guanzhong, she didn't have any special feelings about it.
But now, as a stranger in a foreign land, Murong Xinyun has not tasted the flavor of his hometown for almost half a year. So when he tasted this familiar flavor at this moment, Murong Xinyun felt the joy of reuniting with an old friend!

After tasting it carefully, Murong Xinyun also said to her sister:

"This mutton soup steamed bun is very authentic! Thank you so much, sister!"

"Xinyun, as long as you like it! Why are you and I being so polite? Eat it quickly or it will get cold and won't taste good!"

"Ok!"

While everyone was eating, Ying Er seemed to have received some news and walked into the room to report to Murong Qingwu:
"Your Majesty! Just now, His Majesty gave an order to the Queen!"

As soon as these words were spoken, except for the two children Ke Xin and Jing Yan, whose expressions did not change and continued to focus on the mutton soup buns in the casserole, Murong Qingwu and Murong Xinyun both looked serious!
"Tell me! What orders did your Majesty give?"

“Your Majesty has instructed the Queen that the case of Madam Cao has a bad influence and must be dealt with severely and quickly. The accounts of the treasury must be self-examined and self-corrected to prevent the emergence of pests like Madam Cao again. In addition, the idea of ​​Concubine Murong’s scholarship is a good idea…”

After Ying'er finished speaking, the Murong sisters both carefully savored Ye Mingsheng's order. Just when Murong Xinyun didn't realize there was anything wrong, Murong Qingwu, who had already realized Ye Mingsheng's thoughts, couldn't help but sighed in disappointment.

Seeing this, Murong Xinyun asked with some doubt:
"Sister, didn't His Majesty ask the Queen to deal with Madam Cao severely and quickly? Why are you doing this?"

Murong Qingwu shook her head and said:

"The key point of His Majesty Xinyun's order is not to punish severely and quickly, but to self-examine and self-correct!"

Murong Xinyun herself is smart, but she lacks some political experience, so she failed to understand Ye Mingsheng's meaning more quickly. But at this time, under the guidance of her sister, Murong Xinyun, who silently recited the four words "self-examination and self-correction", seemed to realize something, and her expression showed a little strange.

At this time, Murong Qingwu slowly opened his mouth and said:
"Madame Cao is just a dog raised by An Miaoyi. An Miaoyi is the culprit for the problem of the internal treasury accounts. I am making a fuss about Madame Cao because I want Your Majesty to realize the seriousness of the problem of the internal treasury and let Your Majesty authorize me to investigate it thoroughly!"

"But I didn't expect His Majesty to still protect her and ask her to examine and correct herself. This is equivalent to asking An Miaoyi to handle it herself, so the result of this matter can only be left unresolved. At most, An Miaoyi will push out a few small fish and shrimps to be her scapegoats!"

After saying this, Murong Qingwu couldn't help but sigh again, her face showing disappointment. This time she could be said to have planned for a long time. She originally thought that even if she couldn't defeat An Miaoyi in one fell swoop, she would make An Miaoyi look bad. But now Ye Mingsheng's order allowed An Miaoyi to pass safely again!
Listening to her sister's words, Murong Xinyun thought for a while and couldn't help asking:
"Sister, doesn't Your Majesty know that the Queen is a corrupt official? Why do you still protect her so much?"

Murong Qingwu smiled bitterly upon hearing this:
“Your Majesty is a man of great talent, how could he not notice what the Queen did? But I don’t know why Your Majesty would protect her so much…”