first minister

Chapter 237
On the top of the Mingyu Tower, the wind blows the emerald jade, and the eyes meet the four poles, which is a beautiful scenery in the harmony of spring.

But Qin Yuwen, the eldest son of the Qin family who rarely climbed the tower, was full of desolation and sadness in his heart.

This time, I was tricked by Xia Jingyun to the death, playing with him, and suffered a big loss;
As soon as he turned his head, his own sister, whom he had loved and guarded against since childhood, was actually stolen by that dog thief!

If things go on like this, whether the future will also be played in the palm of hands, I dare not think.

Originally, he could have muddied this cooperation with force, anger, and recklessness, but the arrival of the servant in the palace and the words that followed completely crushed his thoughts.

Get in the way?

Don't even dare to lend him some courage!
At this moment, he who had always thought highly of himself and was not convinced by Xia Jingyun suddenly felt the huge gap between himself and Xia Jingyun.

He sighed a long time, turned around, "little sister."

As soon as he got up, he only felt his eyes darkened, his forehead hurt, and he fell limply to the ground, unconscious.

Fearing that Qin Yuwen would be overwhelmed, Qin Li, who jumped from the window, was holding a stick with a soft cloth on the top, panting, and stroking his chest with lingering fear, "Come here!"

"Escort the young master back to the mansion, so that he can recuperate."

Then she looked at her own maidservant, "You also go back to the mansion and tell my mother that it is best to keep an eye on elder brother for the past two days to prevent him from committing suicide."
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Of course Xia Jingyun didn't know that because Qin Li was worried about his brother's safety, Lin Daiyu pulled out a weeping willow. He was yawning one after another and walking on the way into the palace.

Although Concubine De is his elder sister on this occasion, she is definitely on his side, and Emperor Chongning is the "partner" in this plan, and will be tolerant of him, but the so-called companionship is like companionship, and I How could it not be treated seriously, let alone be handed over to these "new recruits".

On the carriage, Jin Zhong said with a smile: "Young Master Xia, you haven't entered the palace for some time."

Xia Jingyun, who was familiar with the history and knew the importance of these servants, had no intention of showing off in front of them, and smiled gently, "I have no fame, and I am not a relative of the emperor. How can it be so easy to enter the palace!"

Jin Zhong shook his head with a smile, "You don't count, the concubine De concubine is closer to you than her own younger brother!"

Xia Jingyun smiled lightly, cupped his hands and said, "Sister is in the palace, she must have a lot of miscellaneous things, if there is anything that can help, I would like to ask Eunuch Jin to lend a helping hand."

The contact time was too short, so he could only use such ambiguous words that it didn't matter if the emperor knew about Jin Zhong's temper.

"You're being polite." Jin Zhong said with a smile: "All of us admire Mr. Xia very much! You can't be too polite, Mr. Xia."

Xia Jingyun slipped out a 100 tael silver note from his sleeve, "I said I would invite Eunuch Jin to have a drink, but I never had a chance. Please trouble Eunuch Jin and invite the brothers to have a drink together. I have the right to make amends, and thank you all for looking after me."

Jin Zhong made a slight refusal and accepted it with a smile on his face. The two chatted a little more and came to the palace.

Walking all the way to the imperial dining room, the three masters of Mingyulou had already arrived with the guy, and stood a little aggrieved at the door guarding things, and no one paid attention to them when they came and went.

Their peers are jealous of each other, and the royal chefs around them naturally don't like these people, let alone anyone who will take the initiative to talk to them.

Seeing this scene, Jin Zhong was furious immediately without Xia Jingyun's order, jumped off the carriage and scolded: "What's the matter? Your Majesty and Empress Defei personally called people into the palace, do you still dare to show embarrassment to them? The Imperial Dining Room Is there enough oil and water every day that even the guts are fattening?"

The steward of the imperial dining room hurriedly came out to make amends, Xia Jingyun didn't care about it, and when Jin Zhong made all the arrangements, he took the three of them into a reserved kitchen and got busy.

The steward of the imperial dining room looked at Xia Jingyun's appearance which was very different from the three Mingyulou chefs, and whispered: "Eunuch Jin, who is this master?"

Jin Zhong turned his head and glared at him, "This is Empress Defei's brother-in-law, Mr. Xia!"

"The one who buried the prostitute?"

Jin Zhong snorted coldly, "It's someone else who wouldn't have given you a hard time, thanks to Mr. Xia's benevolence, who saved you from a catastrophe!"

The steward slapped himself on the face crisply, "Look at how insane I am! I actually did such a thing, I'm going to apologize to Young Master Xia."

Jin Zhong nodded, "It's enough to help to get things done this time. If you think about what kind of person Mr. Xia is, he has condescended to work in the imperial dining room, which shows how important this matter is."

"Yes, yes, I'll go right now."

Seeing the figure of the steward of the imperial dining room leaving, Jin Zhong only felt that the money in his pocket was much more stable.
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In Changle Palace, Emperor Chongning was still leaning on the slump as if he had no bones, and Concubine De was talking to him with a smile on the side.

"Tu Shan's conditions are far inferior to those in the palace. I'm gone, so there's no noise, right?"

Concubine De said softly: "He can have this blessing because of His Majesty's favor, sir values ​​it, and that child Gao Yang tried his best to help him win it, so there is no reason why he should not cherish it."

She handed a cup of hot tea to Emperor Chongning, "What's more, there is also Linjiang County King, a pair of brothers who work hand in hand and strive to be the first, encourage each other, strive to make progress, and will definitely win glory for the royal family."

"You! Such a heart is indeed rare!"

Emperor Chongning smiled with satisfaction, "I heard that Concubine Shu is looking for trouble for you again recently?"

"This is someone who is just chewing his tongue for fear of chaos in the world!" Concubine De pretended to be angry and cursed, shaking her head, "Sister Concubine Shu came from a famous family, and she was like a proud existence since she was a child. Some petty tempers are consistent. Yes, I didn’t deliberately come here to trouble anyone, I couldn’t deal with it, appease it, and it was my fault for causing chaos in the harem and worrying Your Majesty.”

"Hehe." Emperor Chongning sneered, of course this laughter was not aimed at Concubine De in front of him.

He patted the space next to him lightly, let Concubine De sit over, gently squeezed her hand, showing a rare tenderness, "Thank you for your hard work."

Concubine De smiled and shook her head.

"Your Majesty, empress, there is a message from the imperial dining room that lunch is ready."

Emperor Chongning raised his eyebrows, propped himself up, "Okay, then let them pass it on!"

A group of servants and maids first set up a table full of dishes as usual.

Then Jin Zhong led a representative of the three cooks in Mingyulou to come up with a large dinner plate in person.

On the dinner plate, there were four square plates, plus a small steamer, and in the center was a special two-layer plate with a little charcoal underneath to keep the roast duck on top warm.

As expected, this cook came from Mingyulou, and he was used to the dignitaries in Beijing. After seeing His Majesty and Concubine De, after a moment of panic, he slowly calmed down, and began to explain the duck's recipe and concubine De to His Majesty and Concubine De. good point.

Of course Xia Jingyun informed her in advance.

Emperor Chongning looked at the ruddy and plump thing with great interest, presumably this was the roast duck that Xia Jingyun had told him earlier, but he did not expect that this son was really good at what he did, and he had progressed to this point.

Originally, the best thing was to roast duck on the spot, but it was obviously impossible to cook for the emperor and use the knife in person.

Therefore, there is already pre-sliced ​​duck on the plate, and under the delicate arrangement, it looks quite appetizing.

The chef introduced: "There are two ways to eat this duck. The first is to dip the roasted crispy and non-greasy duck skin with white sugar and eat it directly. You can feel the wonderful taste of the crispy duck skin mixed with the delicate sweetness of white sugar."

The eunuch serving food had already tasted it in advance, so Emperor Chongning and Concubine De both tasted a piece according to the cook's introduction.

Originally, Emperor Chongning who was just planning to boast casually according to the "script" chewed slightly, suddenly his expression moved slightly, and he subconsciously exchanged glances with Concubine De next to him.

Concubine De's eyebrows and eyes were curved, savoring the feeling in her mouth carefully, and then swallowed it, "Your Majesty, this thing really has some tricks!"

Emperor Chongning nodded, "The aroma of the oil also has the fragrance of fruit and wood. It is crispy, fat but not greasy, and the sweetness of sugar adds some flavor. Not bad, really good!"

He looked at Concubine De and said: "But to me, it's a little sweet, you should like it very much?"

Concubine De smiled and nodded, "The concubine thinks it's just right, it's like eating pastries."

The cook was immediately excited, and then introduced the second way of eating.

Emperor Chongning personally rolled a duck roll and handed it to Concubine De. Concubine De took it with a shy smile, bit it lightly, and nodded to Emperor Chongning with a smile.

Emperor Chongning then made another one himself, bit it off, tasted it slowly, and then ate the remaining half roll, nodded in praise and said: "The skin is crispy and the meat is tender, the taste is mellow, the sauce is fragrant, the meat is fragrant, and the fragrance is delicate." , spices blend together. Not bad, not bad!"

He really didn't expect that Xia Jingyun could really make such delicious food, and it was so appetizing to him.

Again, this roast duck is not necessarily delicious compared to other delicacies in the Imperial Dining Room, but its novelty and quality alone are enough to gain a large number of fans at the very beginning.

Then Concubine De took the initiative to wrap a roll for Emperor Chongning. After eating the roll, Emperor Chongning said with a smile: "It's rare to cook food by yourself on weekdays, and this way of eating has a special flavor. !"

When the third volume was finished and Emperor Chongning wanted to eat the fourth volume subconsciously, Gao Yi said softly at the side: "Your Majesty, I can't eat more than three."

Emperor Chongning had no choice but to withdraw his hand, looking at the cook, "I am very satisfied with your roast duck, do you have a name?"

The cook had already received Xia Jingyun's order, and hurriedly said: "I haven't got a name yet, Caomin is bold, please give me a name from Your Majesty."

Emperor Chongning thought for a while, "Let's call it Zhongjing Roast Duck! It is produced in Zhongjing, flourishes in Zhongjing, and will be sold all over the world under the name of Zhongjing!"

"Caomin, thank Your Majesty for the name!"

Emperor Chongning said again: "I can't enjoy this thing to myself, you can make a few more and send them to the masters of the central hub, so that they can taste it too."

The cook responded repeatedly.

"Gao Yi, give me a gold medal for the imperial meal, and a reward of 50 taels. Send it out of the palace when you're done!"

Gao Yi leaned over and agreed, "Yes!"

The cook at the side was overjoyed, "Caomin thank Your Majesty Long En."

(End of this chapter)