The struggle of the reborn prince

In the spring garden, Huang Jingchen was sitting in the study room drinking tea, while Shunzi respectfully stood beside him and beat him on the shoulder, "Sir, I have already found out, after the luncheon was over that day, Chen Tang went back and let people He dragged his son to the street, slapped himself a hundred times in front of everyone, and the two house slaves were imprisoned with tattoos on their faces, and now they are exiled to Lingnan!" Shunzi took it easy. Talk about the news you just got.

"Well, Chen Tang is pretty smart and knows what to do!" Huang Jingchen said with a smile and narrowed his eyes.

"There is another thing that I can't figure out. At the banquet that day, the prince bought Chen Tang's [-] hectares of land next to us for only [-] yuan, and replaced him with a cat. The manor of the manor and all the big animals, the people from Chentang Zhuangzi will obediently come to deliver them the next day!" Shunzi said doubtfully.

"Oh, and this episode, tell me what happened, don't miss a single word!" Huang Jingchen frowned and said.

"Yes, the matter was caused by eating..." Shunzi is really a language genius, why Zhao Tian cried poorly, how Jian Xi and the chief manager beat the side drums, Chen Tang's various reactions... the tone and demeanor of the people at the table were all different. It was perfectly imitated by him, as if he had been seeing it from the side. "Hehe, the lord is such a child, it's hard for him to figure out such a way to rob Chen Tang's Zhuangzi. If he likes it, he will use such a big setback and take it directly, and let me, the manager, be a villain. Do you want to cry and be poor in front of them, as if I treated the people in the house harshly!" Huang Jingchen said with a big smile, he had seen a lot of plundering in court, and he didn't take it seriously.

"Sir, I think the prince is very thoughtful. He thinks that Chen Tang is the prefect of Gongzhou. There are not only many servants in the government office, but also [-] imperial troops under his jurisdiction. If he insults the emperor and besieges the palace, it will be a heinous crime. Chen Tang is not a kind person, if he jumps over the wall in a hurry, he will inevitably have the idea of ​​killing people to silence him, then the prince..." Shunzi seemed to have figured out some joints, and analyzed little by little.

Huang Jingchen waved his hand and asked Shunzi to stop, tapping his fingers lightly on the table, "If it's like what you said, then the lord has closed the gate of hell and turned around again, but the lord is just a man who lives in the deep palace. My child..." Huang Jingchen said to himself.

"Sir, you see, the prince has caught Chen Tang's handle. After such a disturbance, the magistrate bowed his head. Everyone knows that whoever dares to trouble us with these evil-minded Xiaoxiao around me, I think this is the prince's main reason. The purpose of robbing his Zhuangzi is just to steal the sheep, it is an unexpected gain, the prince has used tricks, and he has gained face!" Shunzi said as he changed Huang Jingchen to a cup of hot tea. "It's not unreasonable for you to say that. The prince's method is more like a child's anger!" Huang Jingchen was surprised when he thought of this. Could it be that the prince is really like the two Taoist priests said, "If you do this without showing off, If a seven-year-old child can have such a scheming, wouldn't he really be... ".

"Sir, Xia Yuan's welcome is here!" A small yellow door knocked on the door and said.

"Let him in!" Huang Jingchen quickly returned to his previous appearance, frowned and said.

"Hello sir!" Jianxi greeted Ann first, and said with a smile, "senior officer, my lord invites you to have dinner at noon today!"

"Oh, is there a distinguished guest in the mansion?" Huang Jingchen asked with some surprise, these days Zhao Tuo was alone in the house or with the servants, they hadn't had dinner together for a long time.

"Sir, no, the second master said that the vegetables in the greenhouse are ripe, and he picked the first batch. He wants you to come over and try something new. He personally cooks for you today!" Jianxi replied.

"Really? Then I'm going to try the prince's craftsmanship, but the prince is also messing around, how can he go to the kitchen, and you don't persuade him!" Huang Jingchen said with a smile, but there was no sign of anger in his words. "I tried to persuade you, but the prince didn't listen, but the dishes the prince cooks are really delicious!" Seeing that Huang Jingchen didn't mean to blame, Jianxi said with a smile.

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In the small kitchen of Xia Yuan, Zhao Tun was wearing a small apron specially made for him by Sophora japonica, and was cleaning a fish, the fish was a Yellow River carp, its tail kept flapping on the chopping board.He neatly scraped off the fish scales with a small knife, took out the viscera by dissection, cut peony flowers on both sides with the knife, rinsed it in clean water quickly, then wrapped the fish head with a wet towel, and put dry starch on it. The two cooks were curious. Looking at Wang Ye's actions, they had never seen such a fish trimming.

"Sister Zhang, make the sweet and sour sauce right away, is the oil pan hot for Sister Li?" Zhao Tuo kept ordering the two cooks.

"Okay, I'll cook it right away!" Sister Zhang quickly made sweet and sour sauce in a pot according to Zhao Tong's instructions.

"My lord, the oil is hot!" Sister Li also replied.

With a sound of 'stab', Zhao Tun held the fish head and put the fish into the oil pan. After frying in the pan for about 1 minute, he immediately took it out of the pan and put it on a plate. He took off the towel from the fish head and quickly poured it on to prepare. Sweet and sour sauce, sprinkled with a few cilantro leaves.

"Serve it right away!" Zhao Tun took off his apron and said, and a small yellow door immediately sent it in with a plate. "What's the matter with you, your eyes are straight!" Seeing the prince go out, Sister Li asked, shaking her hands in front of the stunned Sister Zhang.

"The dish is ready, and the fish is still alive. How did the second master do it? If I learn this dish, I will definitely become a famous chef in Beijing!" Sister Zhang still hadn't woken up from the shock just now.

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Huang Jingchen walked casually in Zhao Tun's room, following him respectfully every time he was happy. "Fangxi, are these books newly bought by the prince?" Huang Jingchen saw that the bookshelves on three sides of the small study room were full of books, many of which were newly purchased.

"Sir, yes, the prince went to Zhoucheng that day and saw a bookstore, so he asked the little one to buy a copy of any book in it, and ended up loading a whole cart, costing hundreds of pennies!" Xi replied carefully.

"Haha, this is the first time this old man sees buying books like this. Your lord is such a wonderful person!" Huang Jingchen was amused, "Your lord likes to read books like these art of war and art?" He flipped through a book on the desk. The stack of books asked again.

"The little one can't read a few words, anyway, the prince will not go to bed until late at night when he studies these few days!"

"Yeah!" Huang Jingchen nodded, and suddenly he saw something new on the pen holder, a copper tip was pressed on a wooden rod as thick as a little finger, and it was very delicately made, "Fangxi, what is this? It was made by the prince." Is it?" "Sir, the prince drew the picture, and asked the coppersmith in the mansion to do it. He dipped it in ink to write, and called it a dip pen!" Jian Fengxi replied after looking at it, and handed it to Huang Jingchen. A sheet of paper full of words.

Huang Jingchen took it over and took a closer look. Although the words on the paper were small, they were neat and powerful. They lost the femininity of the brush and added a bit of uprightness, which made people feel refreshed.He didn't say anything, put down the pen and paper, and looked at the bearded bed on the side. After a glance, his eyes stopped rolling. The quilt on it was neatly folded, square and square. corners, the sheets stretched like the surface of calm water.

"Fangxi, who folded this quilt?" Huang Jingchen didn't believe that the quilt could be folded like this, so he couldn't help touching it with his hand and said.

"Sir, the prince's study and dormitory have been cleaned up by himself since he moved here, and he seldom bothered others. This quilt was made by the prince!" Feng Xi quickly smoothed Huang Jingchen's crumpled quilt and said, the room was messed up Yes, the prince will lose his temper.

"Oh?! Come with me to see other rooms!" Huang Jingchen said in amazement. He walked into the bedroom quickly, and sure enough, the quilt was just like the outside room. Large clothes are hung neatly on hangers according to their size, and small clothes are also stacked in the same size, stacked together, and shoes are placed in a line with the toes facing outwards. "These are also packed by the prince?"

"Sir, this is what the prince ordered. After Osmanthus and the others washed the clothes, they folded and placed them according to the prince's request!"

"Is the prince like this every day?" Huang Jingchen asked again with some unwillingness to give up.

"Yes, the prince is like this every day, even the vegetable bed in the greenhouse he wants to take pictures with edges and corners, and the same size!" Feng Xi replied calmly, he was no longer surprised by it.

"Hmm..." Huang Jingchen nodded and gave a hum, and walked around the other rooms. They were all well-behaved, not like a room where a child lived. He looked at Shunzi who was following behind him, the two of them It is difficult to calm down in my heart.It seems that the confrontation between the prince and Chen Tang was definitely not a child's whim of vindictiveness, but a planned and premeditated action. Everyone involuntarily followed his baton for a long time, but no one figured out his true identity. intention.

When he returned to the restaurant, several dishes had been placed on the table, including cucumber dipping sauce, vegetarian eggplant, stir-fried leeks with egg and shrimp, white chicken with three meats, braised mutton, and cold-cut mutton. These dishes were very common. But there are fresh vegetables in it, which is different from usual. You can't buy them even if you have money this season. "Jianxi, where do these vegetables come from?" Huang Jingchen asked.

"Sir, these are all grown in the greenhouse. The prince picked the first batch of vegetables today. I would like to invite you to try something new. These are all the craftsmanship of the prince!" Jian Xi said with a smile.

"Oh, the prince's greenhouse really grows fresh vegetables in winter!" Huang Jingchen used to think that the greenhouse was just a product of the prince's mischief, but he didn't expect him to grow vegetables, which still surprised Huang Jingchen.

"Yeah, the vegetables in the greenhouse are almost ripe now, just in time for Chinese New Year!" Jian Xi said.

"Jianxi, why are you still in a daze, let Uncle Huang sit at the table, and warm the wine quickly!" Before Huang Jingchen could ask again, Zhao Tang came in, and Xiao Huangmen, who was serving the dishes, put the fish on the table, "Uncle Huang, This dish has to be eaten first, otherwise the taste will be bad!" Zhao Tun took the main seat, knowing that no one would dare to sit unless he sat.

Huang Jingchen sat down next to Zhao Tun, glanced at the dish that the prince had just served on the table, and saw that the carp's mouth opened and gills moved, its eyes flickered, the fish was still alive, "Uncle Huang, how do you taste it?" A chopstick of fish was placed on Huang Jingchen's plate, and Huang Jingchen tasted it in his mouth. The fish was tender, sweet and sour, and he couldn't help but marvel at it. "My lord, the fish is still alive, so the meat is not raw?" Jianxi couldn't help asking.

"It is said to be alive, but it is already dead; it is said to be dead, but its mouth and gills are moving, so it can be said that the fish is still alive!" Zhao Tang said, taking a bite of the fish and putting it into his mouth.

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