Gourmet Red Chamber: A Chronicle of Baochai's Rebirth

The female shopkeeper was also stunned and said hurriedly, "Sir, our shop has just opened. The owner has put a lot of thought into it, so he will definitely not sell it."

"It doesn't matter, just invite him."

The female shopkeeper had no choice but to ask the waiter to invite them. Xue Baobao hurriedly said, "Master, it's really not necessary. I just came here to buy something for a while. How can I buy the shop?"

Baoduan bowed his head and clasped his hands, "The donor was very kind to the poor monk in saving his life. In the past, I have never seen the donor like anything. I don't know what gift to give to thank the donor for his great kindness. Now it is just right."

"Ah, it's really not necessary. My treatment for you is just a matter of money and money. There is no need to say thank you."

When Xue Baobao said this, he really didn't think it meant anything.

Although she studied pharmacy, she also made medical visits with her tutor during her internship.

I have seen thousands of patients who always say thank you when they see a doctor, but they don’t even say hello when they meet them afterwards, let alone buy a shop to thank them.

When money and money are settled, you pay for medical treatment and I earn money to support the family. This is the simplest thing.

After hearing this, Baozhuang seemed to be extremely shocked and at a loss. After a while, he slowly lowered his eyes, put his hands together and saluted, and said in a low voice, "To the donor, it's just money and goods, but to the poor monk, it's a life-saving grace. And the poor monk ——”

He paused for a moment, but refused to continue talking about this topic. He bowed again and said firmly, "I hope that Donor Xue will never refuse."

Xue Baobao, "..."

Suddenly I felt that I was unforgivably sinful!
What nonsense are you talking about!

None of her previous patients had been with her day and night for more than a year, let alone the days when they studied pharmacology and explored Shennong Mountain together!

only--

Xue Baobao hardened his heart and said, "I accept Master's wishes. Only Master knows about it. My identity is inconvenient.

If I really take over this shop, I'm afraid I will be questioned by my mother and brother when I go home, and I won't be able to explain it at all.

If Master has to express his sincere feelings, it would be the most important gift to help my brother recite a few peace sutras every day to protect my brother's safety and health."

Baozhan was silent, and then clasped his hands and saluted again, "What donor Xue said is absolutely true. It turns out that the poor monk was reckless. In this way, the poor monk will not disturb the donor's leisurely enjoyment."

Xue Baobao, "..."

There is nothing to disturb.

Baozhuang said goodbye and left. Awei complained softly, "Girl, you are too direct in your words. The master must be sad. It's not easy to meet him!"

Xue Baobao felt uncomfortable and said calmly, "He is not the same person as us, and there is nothing to be sad about. Go and ask the ladies to come down."

Mrs. Xue didn't have as much physical strength and appetite as hers, so she had already been accompanied by Zhen Yinglian to the restroom upstairs.

Although Xue Baobao said that Baozhuang and she were not from the same group, he still felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

Others may not be able to tell when she is feeling uncomfortable, but Yu Xin notices it as soon as he sees it.

After dinner in the evening, I found an excuse to take a walk with her to eat, and then asked her.

Naturally, Xue Baobao would not hide it from him and told him about his encounter with Baozhuang today.

Yu Xin saw her sighing and glared at her, "On the surface, that Baozhuang looks like a virtuous monk, but secretly he is insidious, cunning, and can poison!
It’s not like you don’t know, there’s nothing to sigh about!
He is a prince who leaves the palace once every 800 years. He happened to meet you who leave the palace once every 800 years and walked into the same shop by chance!
I don't believe there is such a coincidence in the world. It must have been arranged by him. I don't know what he is planning! "

Xue Baobao sighed, "His disease has been cured, but I have nothing worth his calculations."

Yu Xin glared again, "Anyway, stay away from him. He is not a good person. Don't be fooled by his stinky skin!"

Seeing that he was angry, Xue Baobao nodded hurriedly, "Shouldn't I stay away from him? I've even said that the money and goods are settled, so what else can I do?"

Yu Xin was reluctantly satisfied this time and told him about Mrs. Xue's mention of Zhen Yinglian's marriage to him today.

As expected, Xue Baobao was very interested. He kept asking for details and told him to find out clearly about the young master's character.

Yu Xin squinted, "After Zhen Yinglian's marriage is finalized, it will be your turn. At most next spring, my wife will be looking for a marriage for you. Do you want to send the person you raised in Jinling over?"

Xue Baobao suddenly slapped his head, "If you didn't tell me, I would have almost forgotten that this happened! Then hurry up and improve your favorability in front of my wife first!"

Yu Xin, "..."

Okay, that's a good thing. I guess after the "child adopter" comes, soon his heartless girl will say, "I almost forgot about this guy!"

"At the end of last year, I took the opportunity to take a look when I was on a business trip to Jinling. I finally selected two. Should I choose again, or should I simply bring both of them to the capital?"

"Of course I'll send them both over!"

Xue Baobao said confidently, "It's the 21st century, Xue Dahei, even if you want to arrange an arranged marriage, you have to at least give me a little choice, right?"

Yu Xin, "..."

The little girl is itching again!

……

……

In the palace, Queen Sheep carried a food box and slowly approached the Buddhist hall filled with fragrant mist. She waited quietly for the chanting inside to stop. Then she knocked on the door, stepped in, and said with a smile, "Xiao Qi" No meal at night?"

Baozhuang stood up and saluted, "The emperor's sister-in-law is laughing at her. She really has no appetite. It's better to fast."

"You don't fast just once or twice. Since you returned to the palace, I haven't seen you eat properly. My aunt is very distressed."

"It's much better now."

Queen Sheep led the treasure building out of the Buddhist hall, entered the side hall, and opened the food box.

The aroma of food mixed with the faint aroma of medicine filled the air, vaguely like the villa in Shennong Mountain. Nan Xing drooled at the countless delicacies brought to him from Donor Xue.

"It's late, and I don't dare to ask you to eat more, so I asked the imperial kitchen to prepare a piece of cinnamon and japonica rice porridge for you. You can eat a little."

Donor Xue often cooked cinnamon and japonica rice porridge for him, saying it was good for his stomach.

Baozhuang took the sweet white porcelain bowl and stirred it slowly with a spoon, "Sister-in-law, thank you for your trouble."

The Sheep Queen glared at her angrily, "It's just a bowl of porridge, why should I bother?

The one who is really bothered is my aunt. This person is a man of iron rice and steel. No matter how devoted he is to the Buddha, he cannot fast at every turn. How can you, little man, endure it? "

Baozhuang smiled and nodded. Seeing that the porridge was almost cold, he took a spoonful and put it into his mouth.

The moment the taste of the food reached his taste buds, Baozhuang frowned unconsciously. It was indeed far behind!

The Sheep Queen had been paying attention to him and asked hurriedly, "What? Not to your liking?"

Baozhuang said honestly, "Cinnamon and Japonica rice porridge should be fried with cinnamon to extract the thick juice and remove the residue, and then cooked with Japonica rice and brown sugar, rather than adding it directly.

Moreover, adding too much brown sugar will only make it sweet and cover up the true taste of the ingredients." Queen Sheep was disappointed. This royal chef was found by the Sheep family for many years. He is one of the few who can prepare medicinal meals. The chef was reluctant to send the food to the palace, which was nutritious and tasted pretty good.

It wasn't until Baozhuang returned to the palace that he didn't want to eat or drink. The Emperor and the Queen Mother were very worried and sent him in.

Unexpectedly, just the simplest dish of cinnamon and japonica rice porridge caused Baozhuang to find so many faults.

The Sheep Queen pursed her lips and smiled, "The cook was probably afraid that you wouldn't be able to get used to the medicinal taste of cinnamon, so he added a little more sugar to cover it up. Unexpectedly, you didn't like the sweet taste even more.

Speaking of which, in this world, it is easy to find a good doctor and a good cook, but it is not easy to find a good cook who understands medicine, and it is even more difficult to find a good doctor who knows how to cook.

This is the cook your uncle has been looking for for a long time. Hearing that you couldn't eat, he hurriedly sent it to you, but he didn't expect it to be a fake."

Baozhuang clasped his hands and smiled, "The emperor's sister-in-law is right, it's because I'm not in good health and my food always tastes bad.

When it comes to making medicinal meals, the cook my uncle has found is already top-notch.

Tomorrow morning let him make some astragalus and chicken juice porridge, and I will personally send it to my mother’s palace to share with her.”

For a moment, Queen Sheep almost suspected that Baozhuan had seen through her own thoughts, so she said it was her problem, not the cook's bad cooking.

That's why he said that he would personally deliver astragalus chicken juice porridge to the Queen Mother of Yang in order to express his merits to himself and the Yang family.

But no matter how she looked at it, Baozhu still looked solemn and gentle, showing compassion for all living beings. There was no hint of any intrigue behind it.

In the end, she could only attribute it to Baozhuang's nature being so considerate and generous, just like when he was a child——

The Sheep Queen watched Baoduan eat less than half of the bowl of porridge, gave some instructions, then packed it up herself, and left with the food box in hand.

When she stepped out of the Meishou Palace where Baozhu lived, the last trace of sunset in the sky had completely disappeared, the night breeze was thin, and there was no trace of heat.

"Mother, would you like to call me a chariot?"

"No need."

There were four maids in the front holding glazed wind lanterns for lighting, and four maids in the back holding yellow umbrellas and feather fans.

Huang Que, the personal maid, lowered her head and carefully helped the Sheep Queen forward, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the news has been sent.

His Highness Seventh Prince left the palace today. In the morning, he listened to Master Abbot’s sermon at the Grand Prime Minister’s Palace, and played a few games of chess with Master Abbot. He left the Grand Prime Minister’s Palace at lunch time.

After going to Zui Ba Xian for lunch, His Highness hired a donkey and wandered around the streets and alleys of the capital, entering many shops, including toy shops and snack shops."

The Sheep Queen frowned slightly, "Your Majesty, did you eat a lot of food outside?"

Huang Que hesitated and said, "Or tasting is more appropriate. The spy made it very clear that the prince went to many snack shops.

Even when he sees a street vendor selling some odds and ends food, he will buy one, but only after one bite.

At least the spies didn't see anything, so the prince took a second bite.

Even in Zui Eight Immortals, the prince only ate two more mouthfuls of rice, and refused to eat all the dishes after one taste."

The Sheep Queen sighed, "He has lost his appetite by soaking in medicine jars since he was a child. Everything he eats has no taste or taste, and his life is miserable."

Then he asked, "Has the prince ever spoken to anyone?"

"Yes, the spies said that the prince is luxuriously dressed and has outstanding appearance. People often take the initiative to strike up conversations, and the prince is very polite.

But he followed far away and couldn't hear what the prince said to them."

"Who are there?"

Huang Que was in trouble, "It is impossible for spies to know all the people they meet on the street.

I only know one brother who is the natal brother of the Concubine Xiande of Rongguo Mansion, Mr. Jia.

The second master Jia was arresting evil slaves at that time. The prince must have been curious and went to have a few words with the second master Jia.

In addition, the spy had the impression that the prince also talked to several female relatives he met in the snack shop, and the spies didn't even recognize the female relatives."

The Sheep Queen nodded and stopped talking. The oriole stopped talking and respectfully supported the Sheep Queen to move forward.

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Early the next morning, a food box was delivered to Baozhuang. Baozhuang personally carried the food box and walked slowly to Cining Palace.

Along the way, when the palace people met him, they all turned aside and bowed their heads in salute, but their faces secretly turned red. His Majesty the Seventh Prince is really good-looking!

The Supreme Emperor was actually in Cining Palace, and said to Baozhuang with a smile, "Your mother and I haven't had breakfast yet, we are just waiting for your astragalus chicken juice porridge."

Baozhuang knew that Queen Sheep must have communicated the news early, so he put his hands together and said with a smile, "I'm not even using this poor monk. He came to have breakfast with his father and mother."

The Supreme Emperor repeatedly said that he was indebted to this young son.

As early as the moment he sent him away, he said to himself that if one day his youngest son could return safely, he would definitely put the best things in the world in front of him.

Now, the youngest son has really returned to him safely. In addition to the debt, he loves him a lot more.

The youngest son resembles the Queen Mother Sheep. He was born extremely well, and his temperament and demeanor are even better. He is also proficient in Buddhism and can talk to him about scriptures and Taoism. He is simply the most ideal son in his mind!
Eighteen times more pleasing to the eye than the eldest son who inherited the throne!
The Supreme Emperor is like this, let alone the Queen Mother of Sheep, who doesn't know how to pamper Baozhu at all.

At this time, the most noble couple in the world had breakfast with their beloved son, and the Supreme Emperor would take the treasure banner to accompany him to the scripture room to talk about Buddhism and Taoism.

Queen Mother Sheep was angry, "How can Baozhu be so big, how can he meditate and recite sutras like you every day? It's been more than a month since he came back, and it's time to learn something seriously."

The Supreme Emperor said, "Hasn't it been arranged for him and the prince to study with Lin Shaofu together? As for the rest, we will make plans next year. There is no rush."

Not long after Baozhuang came back, the Supreme Emperor arranged a grand crowning ceremony for him and named him a prince. The fiefdom was at the place where Baozhuang had been decided as soon as he landed.

After that, the Supreme Emperor arranged for Bao Zhuang and Lin Ruhai, who would take over the post of young master after returning to Beijing, to study calligraphy.

Queen Mother Sheep smiled bitterly. Of course she was not in a hurry. What she was anxious about was that Baozhuang already said "Amitabha" and "poor monk". If she was still being dragged by the Supreme Emperor to talk about Buddhism and recite sutras every day, if she really took refuge in Dabao Yes, where could she cry?
Therefore, she insisted, "Why are you not in a hurry? Baozhuang is eighteen this year, the prince is the same age as him, and the children can run all over the floor!

It is better to learn some practical things first, and at least learn some etiquette to be able to deal with the interactions inside and outside the palace.

Next year, I will find him a job to practice, and then I will settle his marriage as soon as possible and get married as soon as possible."

Best, let her have a grandson the year after tomorrow!
Queen Mother Sheep added silently, and the Supreme Emperor pondered, "We really need to hurry up on the marriage. Do you have anyone you like?"

Just as Queen Mother Yang was about to speak, Baozhuang said, "Father, Queen Mother, and poor monks have taken refuge in my Buddha, but it is inconvenient for them to get married."

Queen Mother Yang said, "I have already asked the Imperial Master, and the Imperial Master said that when you are mature, you can return to secular life and everything can be done as normal people."

Baozhuang was silent. Queen Mother Yang looked him up and down, happy and proud, "My son is so charming, I don't know how many noble ladies he will charm."

Then he pointed to a maid serving beside him and said lovingly, "This is Bizhu. She has been serving me for many years. My son will take her back to serve her first."