He Lianjing hurried back to the Ministry of War. His eldest brother's guard told him that the prince had been looking for him for a while. He Lianjing wiped his sweat and went to see his eldest brother.
"Where have you been?" He Lianxuan asked with a stern face. He knew it as soon as Xiao Jing slipped away. Due to the presence of many ministers, he couldn't say anything. He originally thought that Xiao Jing just couldn't sit still and wanted to go out for some air. , As a result, the guard came and told him that Xiao Jing went to Tianshangju. This trip only took half an hour, and he stayed there for at most a stick of incense, just to rush to see Li Yao
He Lianjing hesitated and said, "You are discussing something, but I can't get in the middle of the conversation, so I went out to get some fresh air."
He Lianxuan stared at the sweat dripping from his forehead and sneered: "Breathing is enough to make your whole body covered in sweat."
"It's hot outside." Helian Jing said with a guilty conscience.
He Lianxuan hated him lying the most. He originally wanted to give him something to do, but he didn't have so much free time. That thought gradually faded away, and he didn't expect that he would run away while taking some time off from his busy schedule.
"Can you stop feeling hot after you've been driving so fast all the way? Why don't you have lunch at Tianshangju before coming back?" He Lianxuan said coldly.
Helian Jing looked at his elder brother in surprise: "You sent someone to follow me?"
"I'm just curious about where you are going secretly? You have been restless since this morning. I heard that you often like to go to the sky a while ago. What is there that attracts you so much?" He Lianxuan was patient. He said, "Don't look at Xiaojing being so obedient now. If he really has a bad temper and competes with you, it will still be a headache."
"I like to eat Tianshangju's food. There is a new chef there. His cooking skills are not bad, just a taste." He Lianjing kept Zhao Qixuan's warning in mind and did not dare to expose Li Yao.
"Really? Then we have to go and try it another day." He Lianxuan said deliberately: "Or, just go at noon today?"
He Lianjing said hurriedly: "I just went there to see if there were any new dishes, but there weren't any. I'm tired of the rest."
He Lianxuan's lips curved into a specious smile: "It's so fast to get bored."
"Brother, why not go to Wanjiaxiang? It's newly opened and I heard it's pretty good."
Xiao Jing tried every possible means to prevent him from living in heaven. What was he afraid of? If Li Yao was Xiao Jing's benefactor, Xiao Jing could have said it openly and even asked him to repay Li Yao well, but Xiao Jing kept it secret... He Lianxuan was even more worried, how should he convince himself? To believe Xiao Jing
That Li Yao happened to have a friendship with Chun Yu, so it was difficult to take action. This is a tricky matter!
When He Lianxuan had a headache, Xia Chunyu was in the rage of separation.
The servant of Ye Mansion whom Song Qi mentioned had arrived in Jinling, and Xia Chunyu met him immediately.
A woman in her forties.
"Everything I say is true. I can swear to God. If there is even half of a word that is false, I will be struck by thunder and die." The woman said, pointing to the sky.
"Moreover, this servant is not the only one who knows about this matter. Many people in the house know about it, but they are afraid of the madam and dare not discuss it. The girl in charge of sweeping in the main courtyard also heard that the master and the madam had a big quarrel over the eldest lady's marriage. , Madam meant for the second young lady to marry the young master of the Wei family, but the master said that the marriage had been decided long ago, and the Ning family was watching, so how could it be changed. As soon as the eldest young lady got married, the second young lady disappeared after her. Xia He is also missing. My lord, as long as you let your servant see the eldest young lady of the Wei family, your servant will definitely recognize her," the woman said again.
She just lost a few small sums in gambling and misappropriated some public funds, so her wife kicked her out of the house. It was known to everyone that Madam Yang's mother had enriched herself, but she was still fine. She was not convinced, and someone happened to ask her about Ye. Regarding family matters, it was said that there was a heavy reward, so she naturally had something to say and told everything she knew. Regardless of the Ye family's high-class mansion, which talked about etiquette, integrity and filial piety, there were many dirty things in her bones.
Although she didn't know why this seemingly noble man wanted to interfere with the Ye family's affairs, she didn't care, as long as he could give her the silver reward.
Xia Chunyu believed that what she said was true, which explained why Miss Ye Er wanted to plot against Yaoyao.
Huh, he wanted to see how long Miss Ye Er could last as the eldest young lady of the Wei family, taking advantage of Yaoyao's reputation. Paper couldn't stop the fire. Could it be that she was so sure that Yaoyao would never come back
"What's the situation like when the eldest lady is at home?" Xia Chunyu wanted to know more about Yaoyao's past.
The woman sighed: "The eldest young lady is pitiful. Although the eldest lady is a legitimate young lady, her life is worse than that of the servants. The master doesn't love her. The second young lady always bullies her. The madam deliberately says that she likes the eldest lady." The eldest lady would cook for her every day, and the madam would feed the dogs in private. Not to mention, when the eldest lady was sick, the madam would not call a doctor, saying she was squeamish, and she would not give her the monthly chart, saying that he would help her. Save it for future dowry. Throughout the year, the second young lady and the second young master will have four new sets of clothes every season. It would be good for the eldest lady to have one new set of clothes all year round... "
"Crack!" The tea cup in Xia Chunyu's hand was crushed to pieces by him.
Song Qi was startled and hurriedly stepped forward to check: "Master, are you injured?"
Xia Chunyu stared angrily ahead, with flames burning in his eyes. Yaoyao was being abused like this at home. No wonder she said last night that she would not be sad no matter how they plotted against her, because those so-called relatives were all like wolves. Tiger, she doesn't love, so she won't be sad.
The woman was also frightened by Xia Chunyu's fierce look and did not dare to continue.
After a long time, Xia Chunyu calmed down and ordered: "Song Qi, take her down and resettle her well. Wait for Miss Wei to come to Jinling. After confirmation, give her a silver reward and let her go."
Song Qi took the person down, while Xia Chunyu paced back and forth in the room.
The anger in my heart is hard to calm down. Mrs. Ye is the daughter of Ye Dakuan, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy. She comes from a well-known scholarly family, but she can do such a sinister and despicable thing. If Ye Dakuan knew about it, would he vomit blood and die
It is better to let the news about this matter to Yaoyao's maternal ancestors, the Ning family, first, so that the Ning family can disrupt the situation first.
Xia Chunyu made up his mind, called for people to come, and gave such instructions.
After lunch, Ye Jiayao asked Zhong Xiang to study several ingredients for making noodles.
The first is agar, which is a seaweed essence obtained from Eucheuma, Gelidium or Echinacea. It is heated until it melts and then cooled to solidify. It is rich in dietary fiber and is an important thickening agent for making cakes.
Zhong Xiang said: "You can buy both eucheuma and Gelidium. I will go to the vegetable market in person tomorrow."
Ye Jiayao said: "Buy more, I have never made this agar, it may be very expensive."
Next is the whipping cream. This is not difficult. As long as the milk is boiled repeatedly, a layer of solidified fat will float on the top. Just separate this layer of fat.
Deng Haichuan interjected: "There are cows in our village."
Ye Jiayao said: "Then I'll leave this matter to you."
"Buy more fresh milk and make it ourselves. As for the money, I'll take it from here first." Ye Jiayao said. She was too embarrassed to ask Shopkeeper Li for the early research funds. Fortunately, she still had seventy taels of silver to reward her when the research was successful. Go and reimburse.
The last item is coconut. This is more difficult because coconuts are produced on the southern coast and are very rare in Yangzhou. At this time, there was no habit of using coconut paste as an auxiliary ingredient for pastries. For example, rolling mochi was made with sesame powder or soybean powder, which can be bought in the market. Less than.
Zhong Xiang thought for a while and said, "I can only ask the merchant ships in the south to buy this. By the way, the Crown Prince Yong'an is doing business in the south. Can you ask her to bring some over?"
That guy with peach blossom eyes, Ye Jiayao thought about it and said, "Then I'll ask him."
Deng Haichuan asked curiously: "Brother Yao, what you want is so rare. What is it for?"
Ye Jiayao pursed her lips and smiled: "I'll give it a try first. You will know it soon. I guarantee that this thing will be a big seller. Zhong Xiang, this is a good opportunity for you to become famous!"
Zhong Xiang smiled sheepishly: "I will try my best to help as much as I can."
Deng Haichuan smiled flatteringly: "Brother Yao, Brother Xiang, I will also teach my brothers when the time comes."
Ye Jiayao glared over: "Do you still want to take some time off? Of course you have to learn, and you might have to work overtime by then!"
Hearing Ye Jiayao's affirmation, the two of them became more and more curious and full of expectations. What on earth could be a blockbuster
"Hey, I have a headache. I'm going to take a nap for a while." Ye Jiayao's head felt empty this morning, and she was out of sorts.
"Okay, you go and have a rest. I'll call you when the time comes," Zhong Xiang said.
Ye Jiayao didn't show any courtesy. She climbed up to the third floor unsteadily, leaned on the couch in Fuyu Pavilion, closed her eyes and fell asleep.
I have trouble sleeping and sleeping, and dreams come and go, sometimes from the past life, sometimes from this life. Fortunately, this kind of situation occurs relatively rarely, and most of them are in dreams, otherwise I might get schizophrenia.
She didn't know how long she had been asleep when she heard someone calling her: "Brother Yao, Brother Yao."
Ye Jiayao opened her eyes and saw Deng Haichuan. She closed her eyes again and asked lazily: "Is it time?"
Deng Haichuan said: "It's shopkeeper Li who invites you to come."
As soon as Ye Jiayao heard that Shopkeeper Li was looking for her, the sleepyhead immediately disappeared without a trace, got up, straightened her clothes and went to see Shopkeeper Li.
Shopkeeper Li asked her to sit down with a sad face, and then he didn't say anything for a long time, just being distracted.
Ye Jiayao thought to herself, is the restaurant going to close down? Otherwise, why does the shopkeeper look so bad, or is He Lianxuan attacking the restaurant? I really don’t have the patience to sit here and look like a bitter melon. If you have any questions, just tell me. Let’s work together to find a solution. If we can help, we will help. If we can’t, I’m sorry, you can only do it on your own.
"Shopkeeper, do you have something to do with me?"
Shopkeeper Li's soul finally floated back from outer space, and sighed: "Today's business meeting, Fu Ji proposed that Yao hold a cooking competition, and each restaurant will participate in the competition, and three awards of gold, silver and bronze will be awarded. I just now I know why Xiangyilou spent a lot of money to poach Chef Niu. I hope he got the news earlier and I was kept in the dark."
(End of chapter)