Zongwu: The Days of Mixing in the Tongfu Inn

Chapter 226 Tasting New Dishes
The next day, Tongfu Inn.

Tong Xiangyu was directing everyone, checking up and down, inside and out, and she wanted to make sure that there was nothing missing.

And Xiaobei, who was playing on the street, suddenly saw a luxurious carriage coming towards his inn, Xiaobei hurried to the shop and shouted: "Sister-in-law, I just saw a carriage coming, decorated with old luxury Already!"

Everyone looked at each other, and quickly leaned against the door to watch the carriage slowly approaching.

"It's them!"

Zhang Chen said directly that he had already seen the three of Gong Xicai beside the carriage, but Linglingfa did not appear with the emperor.

Tong Xiangyu said in surprise: "Why is there a monk beside the emperor?"

Zhang Chen explained with a smile: "He is the emperor's personal teacher, and also the emperor's personal bodyguard. His name is Foyin!"

"It seems that they are visiting privately via Weibo, we'd better not have too much battle!"

Tong Xiangyu nodded blankly. She had never experienced such a thing before. Tong Xiangyu's body was a little stiff, and she suddenly felt overwhelmed.

Except for Zhang Chen, only Bai Zhantang and Guo Furong did not respond, and the others more or less expressed psychological tension.

This is above the imperial power. People in this era are extremely awed by the imperial power. It is very normal for them to have this reaction.

While everyone was talking, the luxurious carriage finally arrived at the entrance of the inn. Foyin stepped forward and opened the curtain of the carriage, and then helped the emperor who was sitting inside to get down.

"I'm here on invitation! I don't know how well Zhang Aiqing's banquet is prepared. If I don't satisfy my appetite, I'm going to make a fuss!"

The emperor said with a smile, not treating Zhang Chen as an outsider at all, but in a state of chatting.

Zhang Chen could tell that the emperor was in a very good mood now, not in the slightest gloomy state before, and he was very satisfied with this action, otherwise he would not have shown such happiness.

The emperor's mind should not be guessed, Zhang Chen never thought that he was a simple character, especially in this complex and changeable world, who would know the cards in the emperor's hands.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, we have prepared many things for this banquet."

Zhang Chen saluted slightly and said.

"There's no need to be too polite here. This time I'm visiting incognito, so I can't expose my whereabouts. Otherwise, some old guys in the court will have a reason to say that I'm not doing my job properly and abandoning the country."

The emperor laughed and said.

"Please come in, Your Majesty!"

Zhang Chen led the emperor into the door, and the rest of the people walked into the inn one by one. The rest of the guards wandered around the street, keeping an eye on the surroundings to prevent people from breaking into the inn.

After the emperor walked into the inn, he looked at the inn's furnishings with a little curiosity. He was not an emperor raised in a deep palace, he was also a frequent visitor to various inns in the capital.

However, the decoration of Tongfu Inn is still different from the style in the capital, and the minimalist artistic style can be clearly seen.

"Hmm~, the layout is good!"

The emperor said something in admiration.

Zhang Chen just smiled and said nothing, but Tong Xiangyu obviously felt excited when he heard the emperor's praise.

Zhang Chen then said, "Your Majesty, I'm here today to try some dishes. It's almost noon, why don't we have a banquet?"

Zhang Chen went straight to the point. If he didn't want the emperor to leave something behind, he really didn't want the inn to receive the emperor.

It can be summed up in one sentence, uncomfortable!

The emperor nodded.

Dazui got the order, and hurriedly prepared to go to the kitchen to prepare things. Zhang Chen stopped him and said to Foyin beside him, "Please trouble the national teacher!"

Foyin understood instantly, and then followed Li Dazui to the kitchen.

The emperor sat casually aside, looked at the rest of the crowd and said with a smile, "Don't be restrained, this time I'm just here for dinner!"

The rest of the people nodded in agreement, Zhang Chen saw the nervousness of the people, and said with a smile: "To tell you the truth, the chef in our restaurant has a connection with the royal family."

The emperor was interested. The identities of the people in the inn had already been investigated when he came, but he really didn't know this kind of news.

When Zhuge Kongfang came, the inn hadn't opened yet, and Zhuge Kongfang left in a hurry, so that the news that Da Zui was Zhuge Kongfang's closed disciple continued to spread among the inn people.

Tong Xiangyu slowly recovered, and explained along the topic Zhang Chen raised: "The Li Dazui who just went to the kitchen, was accepted as a closed disciple by Mr. Zhuge Kongfang not long ago."

"What, Zhu~Zhu~Zhuge Kongfang!"

The emperor lost his composure when he heard the words. He didn't expect to hear about him here. In a sense, Zhuge Kongfang is really the emperor's demon.

Looking at the emperor's expression, Zhang Chen already guessed the truth in his heart. I am afraid that His Majesty did not miss Zhuge Kongfang's dishes.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be unable to control the unnatural smile on his face.

"Then this Chef Li..."

The emperor still couldn't help but said that he really hadn't tasted Mr. Zhuge's cooking for a long time. If Chef Li got the true biography today, he, the emperor, would be ashamed.

Zhang Chen understood the meaning of the words, and quickly said: "Chef Li is amazingly talented, Mr. Zhuge is just grateful for his talent and accepted him as a disciple."

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. Although they already knew about Zhuge Kongfang's loss of taste, seeing the emperor's expression today still made them feel disillusioned.

"I'm in a good mood today, so I'll explain a few words to you, so as not to make wild guesses in my mind!"

The emperor saw what was going on in everyone's mind, and laughed indifferently.

"Presumably you all know that my father likes Zhuge Kongfang's dishes the most, and after that incident, he only eats Zhuge Kongfang's dishes.

The emperor treats his courtiers so leniently, what can I say as a son-in-law! "

The emperor talked about the past, although some words were vague, but everyone already knew the truth from Zhuge Kongfang.

Now when they hear the emperor talking about the past with a sad face, they can still hear the nostalgia in it. Presumably when the late emperor was alive, His Majesty the emperor was still happy.

Not long after, Li Dazui and Foyin came out of the kitchen carrying dishes. Seeing this, everyone rushed to the kitchen to help them bring out the dishes one by one.

The long table is full of dishes, especially the new dishes in the middle, which have already attracted the attention of many people in terms of shape and taste.

The emperor didn't say much. After Foyin nodded slightly, the emperor picked up the chopsticks and tasted the new dish without hesitation.

Everyone looked at the emperor nervously. This was related to the fate of their inn, so they couldn't help but not worry.

Zhang Chen wasn't worried at all. He was very confident in Big Mouth's cooking skills. As expected, the emperor's eyes lit up after a few mouthfuls.

"Not bad, not bad, this dish can already be compared with royal imperial cuisine!"

The emperor said in admiration, the next time the emperor tasted various dishes in turn, and most of them gave good comments.

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