delicious little cook

Chapter 541 Envy or not?

Mengmei found her hairpin, and the girls and servants under Gu Jing finally shut up. Although they still mocked her for being lucky, the hairpin fell into Baikou's house, and she sent it back in person regardless of the past. .

And Mengmei, who already had Bai Kou's guarantee, turned a deaf ear to these taunts, and stayed in the small kitchen to concentrate on practicing new dim sum. Anyway, it was her last few days in this yard. If she didn't quarrel with them, those servants would just When she felt that she was in the wrong, not to mention scolding them endlessly for such a little matter, it seemed like they were stingy.

After the guards found Mengmei's hairpin, they took the opportunity to go out with the prince and secretly left a small group to investigate Lin Leren.

Gu Yun thinks that if this matter is really related to the imperial kitchen, Wang Xiaodong should not be so stupid to give orders to outsiders in person, and maybe even through the intermediary of his cronies, even if the higher-ups want to abandon him to protect Shao Yiping, they will not do it too obviously Otherwise, Wang Xiaodong himself would have realized that he had been reduced to an outcast, and he should have the brains to be the head chef for so many years.

Because the address was clear, the guards found Lin Leren's house easily. It happened that a group of people outside his house asked him to go out for a drink. After a while, that Lin Leren came out of the house. With a look of long-term alcoholism, he quietly followed and eavesdropped on their conversation.

During the break in the afternoon, Wen Gushan went out to the inn to find his two younger brothers to drink together as usual, but was stopped by Xiaoer. The innkeeper told Wen Gushan according to what the guards told him yesterday, and his two buddies checked out early this morning. Said that something happened at home, come back in a few days.

When Wen Gushan heard this, he was a little anxious at first, but then he thought that it was still the Chinese New Year period, and those two people had stayed in this inn for a few days, so it was time to go home and have a look. When he comes back, at worst, he can find it by himself.

Thinking of this, Wen Gushan felt relieved again, and went shopping and drinking by himself.

Gu Yun stepped on the time when the door was closed and returned home, brought back the information about Lin Leren's investigation, and heard Bai Kou talk about Mengmei's affairs, so he also felt that it was just a good time to take this opportunity to ask Gu Jing for favors, at worst, he would buy a new one. cook with him.

Now that the matter on Mengmei's side has been resolved, Gu Yun asked Bai Kou to speak in the ear room after changing clothes, and shared with her the information on Lin Leren that the guards had investigated.

It's really easy to investigate Lin Leren. As long as he is a drinker, as long as he treats him to a good meal, he can even tell about the eighteenth generation of his ancestors, so it is easy to ask that he does have an uncle who is the imperial cook. His name is He Jie, and he has made a lot of money following this He Jie over the years. The whole family eats and drinks well, and is happy every day.

Hearing this, Bai Kou went back to her own room and brought Wang Xiaodong's relationship with her eldest uncle Tang Lin to investigate on her behalf last year. She later compiled a character list and compared it to find it. He Jie's name.

This guy is not only Wang Xiaodong's confidant, the two are also relatives of his son and daughter, the daughter of the Wang family married the He family's son.

With this in-law relationship, Wang Xiaodong can't be blamed for the crime of instigating Wen Gushan, even if he really didn't make the order, he can still be charged.

"Everyone is connected, but it is too difficult to prove that He Jie ordered Lin Leren. With the relationship between the two of them, if Lin Leren insists that he made the decision without authorization, it is just to cause you some trouble and vent anger for He Jie and Wang Xiaodong. , We have nothing to do with him." After clarifying the relationship between the characters, Gu Yun threw down the paper in his hand and let out a sigh of relief by leaning on the table.

"Isn't that Lin Leren greedy for alcohol? He really has such loyalty to take the blame for others? If he doesn't take the blame, he is at most a middleman. As long as he commits a crime and makes meritorious service, he can let it go by paying a fine, but once he takes the blame, he will go to jail He stayed here for a year or two, and he did a lot of things for He Jie, so he must know a lot of interesting inside stories."

"Are you so interested in Wang Xiaodong's inside story?"

"During the winter hunting, the sage said that the family recipes accumulated by generations of the Bai family disappeared from the warehouse. Let alone how the confiscated products disappeared from the warehouse. Just talk about the Bai family recipes. Who is the most important person?" Is it possible to be interested in this thing?"

"what?!"

"Actually, the servant girl has known about the loss of Bai's recipes for a long time. There are several copies in the mansion. The ones obtained by the eldest lady are already in the hands of the servant girl."

"Hey, how many secrets did you hide from me?"

"How can this be called a secret? It's a fact that has always existed, but you don't know it." Bai Koo smirked and stepped back without showing any trace.

"Wait a minute, don't digress, let's go back to your recipe and Wang Xiaodong." Gu Yun sat up straight suddenly, grabbed Bai Kou's hand and pulled her into his arms, "Your Bai family's hereditary imperial chef, you don't care about this recipe. The one who is most interested should be the imperial chef first, maybe this collusion with Wen Gushan to steal your private recipes was really instigated by Wang Xiaodong in private, and by the way, he can cause you some trouble and get revenge on you for helping the princess."

"Regardless of whether it is true or not, it's enough to report him anyway. He Jie and Lin Leren got in touch. As the head chef, he is both He Jie's boss and his in-laws. It is inevitable that he will be called to the hall by the government."

"Again? A lawsuit just ended a year ago."

"Then why don't you use the guards to sneak into Wang's house and find out if there is Bai's recipe?"

"Found it?"

"If you find it, there will be more reason to report him. It's stolen goods. As the head chef of the seventh-rank royal chef, you dare to accept the stolen goods. Everything will be confiscated and returned to the original owner."

"Hey, you just said it was a missing confiscated item, and you still want to return it to its original owner? Have my guards steal it for you?"

"The sage granted it." Bai Kou nodded vigorously with an innocent face, "If you don't believe me, you can ask him."

Gu Yun was a little dizzy, and hugged Bai Kou a little closer, their noses facing each other.

"What secret agreement did you reach with the sage during the winter hunting days last year?"

"This is the grace of the Holy Grace. Envy it. It's useless to be envious. Besides, it's not worth enviing. Who has nothing to envy this kind of grace, right?"

"Everyone is envious, if it spreads."

"what?!"

"The whole family was exiled, and you, the child left behind, still has the grace to take care of you. Who would not envy you? Originally, there were only two ways to stay in the palace or be sent to the Jiaofangsi, but you had an extra one, and went to the kitchen that no one expected. Art Academy, based on this alone, we powerful families, I guarantee everyone will be very envious."

"Instead of envious of this kind of thing, it's better to pray that nothing will happen."

"Accidental mistakes or being implicated by others, there will always be unexpected bad things happen. At this time, if the family members can have a way out, even if they are officials and servants, it is acceptable. Isn't your family a living example." Gu Yunqing Picking Bai Kou's chin, he pecked at it.

Bai Kou raised her hand to push Gu Yun's face away.

Gu Yun chuckled twice, adjusted Bai Kou's posture lightly, it was still more beneficial for him to eat tofu while hugging her.

"Then, in the name of searching for stolen goods, I will send guards to sneak into Wang Xiaodong's house and search for it. No matter whether we can find it or not, it will always be a result."

"Ah."

(End of this chapter)