Chapter 159 Love Collided

"Brother, the barbecue is ready."

Soon, Tan Qingyun brought a plate of barbecue and placed it in front of Lu Changjing.

These barbecues are made with the flesh and blood of monsters and demons above level ten. Although there are not as many seasonings as in the previous life, the deliciousness alone is enough to make people salivate.

Lu Changjing sat on the blanket with a smile, picked up a skewer of demon pork and tasted it. It was fat but not greasy, and tasted great, better than any barbecue he had eaten in his previous life.

It can also nourish the body and is helpful for physical training.

"good to eat!"

Lu Changjing exclaimed, he was worthy of being the imperial chef, even though he had never made barbecue before, he could still make it quickly.

It seems that it has been practiced before, otherwise it would not taste so good and there are almost no flaws.

Seeing that Lu Changjing liked it, Tan Qingyun smiled and fed him a mouthful of spiritual grapes: "Brother, try this. I specially asked someone to buy flame grapes from the Flame Country. Compared with other grapes, they have a unique flavor."

"So sweet." Lu Changjing leaned over and bit off the flame grape. The juice quickly burst in his mouth, bringing with it a fiery breath. The taste was quite amazing.

Lu Changjing also picked up a skewer of barbecue and fed it to Tan Qingyun's pink lips: "You should also try the barbecue, it is definitely unique."

Tan Qingyun started eating from Lu Changjing's hand, and soon her eyes narrowed in satisfaction: "Brother is so amazing, he actually knows so many delicious foods."

A moment later, the demon's kidneys, wings, spiritual vegetables... were roasted, and a copper stove hot pot was placed in front of the two.

Lu Changjing and Tan Qingyun ate with relish, enjoying themselves very much. From time to time, they fed each other imported delicacies and fine wines. The taste was so delicious that they didn't want to leave.

However, the naughty baby Tan was always restless. Even though there were so many people around him, he deliberately dropped the spiritual grapes into his collar, forcing Lu Changjing to look for them.

Fortunately, the imperial chefs and palace maids around were quite tactful. When they saw the emperor and his concubine looking for grapes, they quickly turned their backs and did not dare to look at them at all.

The imperial garden was populated by palace maids and eunuchs. Even the guards were female, or in other words, the guards in the palace were basically all female. There were almost no male guards, and they were all arranged in places where they could not spy on the privacy of the emperor and concubines.

This is naturally done to avoid any entanglement between male guards and the women in the palace. After all, in the harem, no matter concubines, beauties, concubines, palace maids, female guards... all belong to His Majesty the Emperor. If anyone dares to interfere, they are seeking their own death.

Whether for the sake of the cleanliness of the harem or for the lives of these male guards, they will not be allowed too close to where the women in the harem are active.

Even the number of eunuchs is not large. After all, this is a world with extraordinary power. Many things do not need to be done by eunuchs and men, and can be handled by women.

Guards, escorts, royal cooks, gardeners... these female warriors are fully capable of doing these jobs, unlike in the ancient times of the previous life, when many jobs could only be done by men or needed to be done by eunuchs.

The women in this world are in no way inferior to the men. In the martial arts world, one can often see many strong women marrying multiple lovers.

"Brother, I didn't mean it. Don't look for her anymore. I won't dare to do it anymore."

Faced with Lu Changjing's hand and mouth attack, Tan Baobao soon couldn't stand it anymore and began to beg for mercy.

And she really didn't do it on purpose, she was just used to doing it, and accidentally dropped a spiritual grape into her collar. She wanted to take it out immediately, but it was too late, Lu Changjing had already pounced on her.

At this time, Lu Changjing also realized that although Tan Baobao was a little naughty, he was not so outrageous as to do such a thing in front of more than a dozen female imperial chefs and palace maids.

He had no choice but to smile bitterly, take the spiritual grape, and continue to be a qualified emperor, enjoying the barbecue and hot pot meal, and appreciating the beautiful scenery of the imperial garden.

While the Emperor and Concubine Zhen were enjoying the first meal of spring and the scenery of the Imperial Garden, Imperial Concubine Rong Xiyao and Concubine Tang Qingyi were walking with a group of sisters in the Imperial Garden full of blooming flowers, also enjoying the fun of outing.

"Every spring, the Imperial Garden is filled with flowers in full bloom. It is truly magnificent. Even compared to the magnificent scenery of Baihua Mountain in the southwest, it is not inferior in any way."

"Baihua Mountain is famous in Daning. Many of the exotic flowers and plants in this imperial garden were transplanted from there. It's a pity that I have never had the chance to go there. If I have the chance in the future, I can go with Sister Rong to take a look."

"I heard that the imperial garden was more beautiful before, but because there were not enough resources to take care of some rare and exotic flowers and plants, they withered. It's a pity."

"Your Majesty doesn't even have money for disaster relief, so he can only sell the royal property. How can he have the money to maintain the imperial garden?"

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As they talked, they came to the topic of Lu Changjing, who was also of interest to many concubines and someone they cared about particularly.

"Your Majesty has been practicing harder these days. I have hardly seen him step out of the imperial study. I don't know when he will be able to complete the practice of the Hidden Yang Technique. Then he can rest for a while."

"I heard that His Majesty has less than an hour of rest every day in order to improve his cultivation. It's really too hard. He doesn't even have time to go outing. It's really sad to think about it."

"I went to see His Majesty a few days ago, but His Majesty was still in seclusion at the time, and didn't even know that spring had arrived. I felt so sorry for His Majesty."

"When I think of His Majesty still practicing in the Imperial Study, I lose the desire to play, and I don't know when it will end."

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Just as the concubines were talking about this, they heard the familiar voice of His Majesty the Emperor coming from not far away: "Listen carefully, baby. Since you want to hear poetry, I will recite a poem for you now to show you my literary talent."

"This poem is called Tanhua. Tan means Tan Fei, and Hua means people are more beautiful than flowers. Peach blossoms compete for red, but the deep red color is empty. Plum blossoms are light white and bloom naturally. The sun is green and astringent, and this morning the broken jade is scattered high. The warm wind helps more flowers bloom, but the gloomy weather makes the flowers less. There is no worry about not blooming in a sunny day, and the flowers that bloom later are already old."

As soon as the words fell, Tan Qingyun clapped her hands repeatedly: "What a good poem! Brother is so amazing! This poem is really good. Thank you for writing a poem for me."

The imperial chefs and palace maids around also applauded, and were deeply impressed by the emperor's poem.

"Your Majesty is so talented in writing. Why don't you write another one?"

"This is the best poem I have ever heard. Your Majesty's poem is truly a masterpiece that will be remembered for all time."

"Your Majesty, this poem is simply the best poem about flowers. There has never been, and there will never be, a better poem about flowers than this one."

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(End of this chapter)