The outer chamber is not what I want, the general will send you a sword!

Chapter 145
The sound of knocking on the door woke Xia Jin up. Xia Jin lifted the quilt, put on her shoes and socks and walked to the door. When she opened the door, Siji said excitedly, "Someone is coming from the palace!"

Xia Jin was mostly awake.

Four Seasons then said excitedly: "My boss will win the title of the first chef of the year, and be able to enter the palace noodle sage, asking for a lottery!"

"Where are they now?" Xia Jin asked.

"I will arrange people to wait in the lobby!"

Xia Jin was thoughtful, every year after the food festival, the chef who won the first prize would get a lottery and be awarded the title of the first chef.

But every year, the emperor personally presided over it, but this time it was the empress dowager...

The queen mother had a prejudice against Xia Jin. When she first came to the capital, the queen mother was instigated by Mrs. Sun to kill her, but Princess Eleven saved her from the siege.

Although the Sun family left the general's mansion for a while on the grounds of going out to pray for the old lady, but who knows if there is something wrong in the secret!
Based on the relationship between the Queen Mother and the Sun family, Xia Jin felt that there must be nothing good in it.

Now, what worries Xia Jin the most is whether Mrs. Sun has told the Queen Mother that she is the owner of the God of Food Hall.

No matter what, this trip, if you don't go, you have to go!
Xia Jin changed her clothes, combed her hair into a man's bun, and applied dark rouge to make her skin darker and yellower, making her look more like a man.

After dressing up, Xia Jin and Siji went to the hall together. The two eunuchs were servants of the Empress Dowager's bedroom.

"It was the emperor in previous years, why is it the empress dowager this year?" Su asked.

Xiao Zhuozi said: "The emperor is ill, so the queen mother will distribute it on her behalf. Mr. Xia doesn't need to worry too much, what the queen mother said is also effective. Now, you just need to think clearly, what prize do you want!"

"In previous years, what prize did they want?" Xia Jin looked at Xiao Zhuozi.

"The Dongmen family is wealthy, and they don't need anything. What they want is rights, such as the right to trade in the south of the Yangtze River, or the right to be the designated manufacturer of weapons in the palace. In previous years, it was the Dongmen family who won the lottery. This is the first time for Mr. Xia. The one who can win the lottery against the Dongmen family!" Xiao Zhuozi said with emotion.

"So, the Dongmen family's business is very extensive?" Xia Jin raised her eyebrows.

"Young Master Xia, don't you really believe the rumors outside, saying that the Dongmen family made their fortune through food? Food is important, and their cooking skills are unique and highly sought after, but relying on these, the Dongmen family cannot be successful. The current position!" Xiao Zhuozi became more and more energetic as he talked.

"The reason why the people of the Dongmen family can achieve today's achievements is actually mostly due to the fact that they got more rights from the emperor by relying on the prize of the food festival!"

"That's not all!"

"The people at the top of the Dongmen family are very powerful, so all countries give face, actively open up business paths, and provide channels. It's hard not to get rich!" Xiaosengzi retorted.

"Anyway, the annual lottery is also very important!" Xiao Zhuozi said.

"Master Xia, what prize do you want?" Xiao Zhuozi looked at Xia Jin and asked, and the little stool also looked at her.

Xia Jin thought about it. When she first came to the capital, she was worried about spices, traffic congestion and inconvenient shopping.

A small spice, because of the inconvenient transportation and the monopoly of profiteers, the price is outrageous, and ordinary people can't buy it at all!
Therefore, Xia Jin's first goal when she came to the capital was to run Zhaifeng Express.

For various reasons, the opportunity has not been found.

Now, he just took advantage of this lottery to obtain a commercial certificate for free entry and exit of the checkpoint. With him, express delivery will not be subject to geographical restrictions and blocked by checkpoints, which is equivalent to an efficient city entry pass.

Suddenly, Xia Jin remembered something!
"Mo Tuo!"

Xiao Zhuozi and the little stool looked at Xia Jin at the same time, "What did Mr. Xia say?"

"It's nothing..." Xia Jin held her forehead.

In order to go to Xuerong City, Xia Jin asked the prince for a chance to cooperate with the imperial merchant, and asked Mo Tuo to escort the escort to Xuerong City.

Xia Jin went ahead of time. She wanted to meet him outside the city, but unexpectedly went to the mining village, and entered the city smoothly through Linniang.

A lot of things happened after that, counting the time, it has been two months...

Entering the palace, Xiao Zhuozi and the little stool led Xia Jin to the Anqing Palace, entered the main hall, Xia Jin looked at the Queen Mother and bowed to salute, the Queen Mother excused her, and then looked at Xia Jin.

"Are you the winner of this food festival?"

"Back to the Queen Mother, it's me!" Xia Jin replied neither humble nor overbearing.

The Empress Dowager nodded, looking appreciative. "Being able to win Dongmen's family is quite capable. Tell me, what prize do you want?"

Looking at the queen mother's appearance, she probably didn't recognize herself, so Xia Jin said:

"A letter of passage to freely enter and exit the city and the official roads of various checkpoints."

"The ultimatum is used to escort the goods, what do you want this thing for?" asked the Queen Mother.

"Back to the Queen Mother, I have an escort agency that has cooperated with Huangshang. It's called Zhuifeng Express. The reason for asking for this lottery is to transport goods smoothly and reduce delays on the road." Xia Jin explained.

Hearing Xia Jin's explanation, it is reasonable to use it in the escort agency. Since she won the competition and asked for a lottery, she will naturally not be stingy with what she can give.

"Come here, go and get the letter that Mr. Xia wants!" The Queen Mother ordered.

"Yes, Queen Mother!"

Xiao Zhuozi bowed and retreated. When he was going to get the certificate of approval, the Empress Dowager looked at Xia Jin more and more familiarly.

"Aijia, have I seen you somewhere?"

Xia Jin looked at his nose, nose and heart, and said calmly: "I have been to the imperial kitchen before, maybe the queen mother saw me at that time."

The queen mother thought for a moment, but she didn't think too much, but she had a look of appreciation.

"These things have always been won by the Dongmen family. It's interesting that someone can win against the Dongmen family this time. I hope you will continue to work hard next year."

Xia Jin raised her eyebrows secretly, it seems that the queen mother does not want the Dongmen family to dominate.

Recalling carefully, even the emperor wanted to sell the Dongmen family's face, presumably the power behind it is not ordinary!
Xia Jin guessed that it was the empress dowager who hated Dongmen's family because she was unwilling to be deterred by the emperor!
Not long after, Xiao Zhuozi fetched the ultimatum and handed it to Xia Jin with both hands.

At this moment, a sharp voice came from outside.

"I can't give it to her!"

A woman dressed in fine clothes came in, she looked about forty years old, she was wearing a double-breasted skirt and a tree crown on her head, the tree crown trembled as she walked, and she was menacing.

"Prime Minister's Madam, the Empress Dowager didn't invite you over!" Xiao Zhuozi blocked Dongmen's family.

Dongmen pushed Xiao Zhuozi away, walked quickly to the main hall, and said: "The God of Food Hall is not good at winning, and even killed someone and planted it on my son! She shouldn't be rewarded, she should be arrested!" Her voice was sharp, Gritting teeth.

Xia Jin frowned, this woman must be Qu Renjie's mother.

Come here to trouble me?
ridiculous!

Xia Jin twitched her lips and said: "The emperor has already settled the case, and the young master of the East Gate has also confirmed that the murderer is Qu Renjie. The prime minister's wife poured dirty water on me in front of the empress dowager. Do you think the empress dowager is easy to deceive, or are you here?" Question the emperor's decision?"

"Believe it or not, I'll tear your mouth apart!" Dongmen glared at Xia Jin angrily, as if wanting to threaten.

Xia Jin spread her hands and said coldly:

"The case has been closed. I won the right and proper name, but you framed me again and again, and now you are trying to get rough on me in front of the queen mother. Are you really the prime minister's wife? You are not a shrew who came from somewhere. ?”

(End of this chapter)