After being turned into cannon fodder, I relied on involution to survive

Finally getting rid of the countless pairs of eyes that didn't know whether they were friends or foes around him, Xiao Yuanjin relaxed visibly.

He was first pushed around Lu Mingxuan by Yu Zizhen. During this period, the servants of the palace, including Madam Zhang, who did not kneel down in front of the palace gate because they had errands to do, all took the time to come over and greet Xiao Yuanjin.

By the time they finished walking around Lu Mingxuan, Mr. Jiang and Yu Tong had already rushed over from the main entrance of the palace.

The two of them greeted Xiao Yuanjin. Mr. Jiang greeted Xiao Yuanjin on behalf of the King of Zhenbei. Yu Tong briefly and comprehensively reported on the preparations they had made to entertain Xiao Yuanjin this morning.

Xiao Yuanjin chatted with them in a harmonious atmosphere for about half an hour before Mr. Jiang and Yu Tong wisely asked to resign.

Before leaving, Mr. Jiang suddenly thought of the things Yu Zizhen asked the store to deliver. He asked Yu Zizhen, "Your Majesty, are all those things going to be packed and sent back to the north?"

It wasn't that he had to ask more questions. In fact, there were many things in there that were not suitable for long-distance transportation.

After hearing this, Yu Zizhen remembered that she still had a lot of free goods to collect. She said to Mr. Jiang: "No. You have to pay the money first. I will send you back the specific items and keep the items myself. I will wait." I’ll let Yu Heng talk to you later.”

It was already noon, and she had to let Yu Heng eat before talking.

Mr. Jiang's lips twitched slightly, he said yes and left.

Yu Zizhen watched him and Yu Tong go away, and then told Madam Zhang and the palace cook who came to help with the cooking, "Let's set the food."

Madam Zhang and others bowed in agreement and quickly started to carry the food boxes to the dining room.

Although she was entertaining Xiao Yuanjin, Yu Zizhen still adhered to her principle of no waste and only asked Madam Zhang to prepare eight small special dishes.

Three-thread shark's fin, Buddha jumping over the wall, Kung Pao chicken, braised lion's head, braised mutton, sizzling beef, shredded yam, fried lily with ginkgo.

Although the dishes don't look as exquisite as those produced in the palace, the taste is not bad at all.

In addition, Mrs. Zhang and the others also made jujube walnut cake, bean paste flower rolls, salted egg yolk meat floss green dumplings, mung bean sorbet, almond tea and sour plum soup.

When all the food was placed on the table, Yu Zizhen dismissed the servants and took the chopsticks and handed them to Xiao Yuanjin, "My table has a turntable. You can turn it in front of you if you want to eat."

She sat down next to Xiao Yuanjin, and then showed him how to turn the turntable on the table.

Due to limitations of craftsmanship and materials, Yu Zizhen's homemade turntable is not as easy to use as modern turntables, but it is enough to amaze everyone in Daqi.

Xiao Yuanjin was curious and excited. He tried to turn it around himself, "If this thing is placed in a restaurant, the guests will definitely like it very much."

Yu Zizhen smiled, "Families with a lot of people eating at home and whose family tradition is not particularly rigid or rigid should also like it very much."

It's a pity that this thing has no technical content. Even if she wants to sell it, she will only make a little quick money.

When people follow the trend and imitate it, she won’t have much profit margin.

This is why Yu Zizhen has never put this thing out for sale.

She used serving chopsticks to give Xiao Yuanjin a piece of shredded yam, "This is delicious, you can try it."

Although Xiao Yuanjin is a boy, he has a wide range of tastes like her and does not reject sweets.

There were only Yu Zizhen and Xiao Yuanjin in the room, and all the servants who were ready to obey orders were guarding the door. This made Xiao Yuanjin even more relaxed and at ease than before. He took a bite of the shredded yam that Yu Zizhen gave him, and while savoring it, his eyes swept over the other delicacies on the table.

When Yu Zizhen saw this, he didn't take care of him anymore. He took a spoon and scooped up a bowl of Buddha Jumping Over the Wall, and Yu Zizhen ate it happily.

While eating, Xiao Yuanjin said to Yu Zizhen during the brief moment when his mouth was free: "Your servants and your father's staff are very kind."

Yu Zizhen smiled, "That's because my father can suppress them."

If the King of Zhenbei does not have real power, who can guarantee that his subordinates and servants will not change their faces?

Xiao Yuanjin felt like he had been stabbed in the heart. His father was the one who couldn't suppress his subordinates, so he took him as the prince to witness a lot of the ugliness of human nature.

Yu Zizhen took the opportunity to educate him, "People still have to stand up for themselves. When you are strong enough, you will find that the world is no longer as fierce as it used to be, but has become gentle."

Xiao Yuanjin held up his chopsticks and looked at Yu Zizhen in surprise.

Yu Zizhen then quietly took out a martial arts secret book from his sleeve pocket, "Are you interested? If so, I will teach you."

Xiao Yuanjin:! ! !

Xiao Yuanjin's eyes widened, and all he could think about was, "It is indeed him! I knew it was him! He healed my legs, helped me remove the remaining poison from my body, and gave me a chance to be a normal person. "

He nodded vigorously with red eyes. Not to mention that Yu Zizhen only asked him to practice martial arts for his own good. Even if she asked him to kneel down and kowtow to her three times and nine times, he would not hesitate.

He had never experienced being tortured by the poison so much that he couldn't sleep all night long. His head and body were covered in cold sweat at every turn. He would occasionally vomit blood to scare his father, the only one who loved and cared for him. No matter where he went, there were people talking behind his back about him being lame and disabled. People who are in such pain simply cannot understand how much Xiao Yuanjin desires to recover, and how desperate she is that she cannot recover at all.

It was Yu Zizhen who gave him a new life, so no matter what Yu Zizhen asked him to do, as long as it didn't hurt his emperor father, he would definitely agree without hesitation.

"Then you can come to Zhenbei Prince's Mansion as long as you don't have classes in the future." Yu Zizhen winked at him with a sly expression, "Come and learn how to play the erhu, come and help me farm, come and tutor me in my homework, come and have fun with me .”

He had so many things to do, so he could reasonably stay out of the sight of anyone except Yu Zizhen in Zhenbei Palace.

Xiao Yuanjin nodded, "I will talk to my father about this."

Speaking of his emperor father, Xiao Yuanjin couldn't help but think of the incident where Yu Zizhen asked Mr. Jiang to settle the bill for him just now.

He asked Yu Zizhen, "When you bought gifts for King Zhenbei and others, didn't you spend your private money?"

Yu Zizhen nodded, "Yes, I will handle the official account of the palace."

Xiao Yuanjin asked again: "Is your prince's salary sufficient?"

To support so many people in the palace of the capital, and to buy gifts for the King of Zhenbei and others, even if Yu Zizhen gets the rewards from the palace, his salary is not enough, right?

Yu Zizhen understood why he asked, and she explained: "My eldest son's salary is also my private money. The expenses of the palace are provided by the shops and farms of the palace."

Xiao Yuanjin: