"Report!" Sheng Yaoshan's loud voice came from outside the door.
Liu Heng looked up immediately, and saw two peerless young masters—Sheng Yaoshan and Ren Yue, walking side by side, raising their legs, and approaching the door.
"Yaoshan, is there a conclusion about the assassin?" Liu Heng asked eagerly.
"Back to the emperor, Weichen and Ren Yue went to investigate. These assassins are all the remnants of the Red Flower Sect. The bride in the dry boat is their leader. I killed them on the spot. The Red Flower Sect The teachings have always been vicious, seeing the death of the leader, the rest of the party has already massacred outside the city! There is no survivor left, please rest assured, Your Majesty." Sheng Yaoshan said impassionedly.
The corners of Liu Zhang's eyes rose slightly, and the muscles on his cheeks twitched slightly, and then he returned to his usual calm again.
"Ren Yue, what do you think?" Liu Heng raised his eyes slightly, and asked Ren Yue beside him lightly.
"Your Majesty, everything is exactly as Sheng Yaoshan said. Those assassins are all remnants of the Red Flower Sect. Now that the assassins are dead, the Emperor can rest assured." Ren Yue responded calmly.
There was a deep meaning in the deep eyes, and the bright black eyes became more and more unfathomable.
"Well, it's best like this." Liu Heng let out a long sigh of relief, and turned to look at Sheng Biji. "Prime Minister, prepare the meal!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Sheng Biji responded.
"Your Majesty, the servants are also going to help." Wen Rou replied after hearing the voice. At the same time, Wen Shouzheng also went to help prepare meals.
"Prime Minister Sheng, the emperor's father came here today, and everyone in your Sheng mansion has been mobilized. Why can't you see Lingmei?" At this moment, Liu Zhang asked with a half-smile.
"King Laohuaide remembers that my daughter has been unwell recently, and she is afraid of insulting her face, so she stays behind closed doors. I hope that the emperor and King Huaide will make amends." Sheng Biji saluted.
"Oh? Is Ling Ai unwell? It's just right. Isn't the lady from the Nangong family here? Let's take a look together so that Prime Minister Sheng can rest assured, right?" Liu Zhang said irritably.
"King Huaide, please forgive me for being rude. Miss Nangong was exhausted just now to save Qiao Zizhang and Li Hongxiu. My sister's body is not in a hurry for this moment, not to mention that the doctor came before, and she was still taking the soup. I just need to rest in peace. On behalf of my sister, I would like to thank King Huaide for your concern." Sheng Yaoshan replied immediately.
"Zhang'er, I know you have good intentions, but after all, this is the family affairs of the Prime Minister's family, hehe, don't worry about it!" Liu Zhang seemed to want to say something. Liu Heng spoke immediately.
"Yes, father." Liu Zhang cupped his hands.
Because the emperor came suddenly, although the whole Xiangfu had put in a lot of effort to prepare for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, after all, the specifications and exquisiteness of the imperial banquet were beyond the reach of ordinary cooks in the Xiangfu.
Therefore, the sudden appearance of Wen's father and daughter played a big role. Since they entered the kitchen of Xiangfu, they have already transformed into chefs. Directing the chefs in the Xiangfu to be busy.
"Chef Wen, take a look at the main course of today's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. There are sixteen meat dishes and sixteen vegetarian dishes; cold dishes are all sixteen dishes, and there are sixteen dim sum dishes and sixteen soup soups. How about it?" the chef of the Xiangfu , handed the menu to Wen Shouzheng, but did not know that Wen Shouzheng did not know a lot of Chinese characters.
"Hehe, Rou'er has more experience than me in making imperial meals for the emperor, Rou'er, take a look." Wen Shouzheng immediately found a step, and handed the paper menu into Wen Rou's hands.
"Father, the emperor eats these all day long in the palace. Now it's so easy to go on a tour in disguise, saying that he wants to have fun with the people. How can the emperor repeat the old meals again?" Gentle glanced at the menu in her hand, full of Some complicated and difficult big fish and big meat and the like. It just makes people feel cumbersome and heavy, and they don't have the slightest appetite to eat.
"You are interesting girl. How can you know what the emperor usually eats and what he likes to eat at such a young age?" A new cook in the prime minister's mansion had never seen gentleness before, and he was just obedient After listening halfway, he interrupted with a sneer.
"Go, go, do you know the background of this girl! She is the famous imperial cook Wen in the palace! She is also the only female imperial cook in the imperial dining room! She specializes in taking care of the emperor's food and daily life. This is Chef Wen. The one who came to our house was Miss Wen's father. Today, the emperor brought two royal chefs to our house, how can you, a new stick, have the right to speak!" The chef of Xiang's mansion rushed over to hurry.
"Oh! It turned out to be the famous Miss Wen! I have heard her name for a long time, and it is like thunder! Today I can see the girl's face, really... Really..." The new cook was at a loss for words, "The girl is so young and promising, so small At such a young age, I have already served the emperor's food and drink..." I just came up with such a sentence, and my heart is very empty!
"Hehe, uncle, don't make fun of Rou'er. We are hard-working people, so how can we be so stupid? As long as the diners eat happily, it is our greatest happiness! Nowadays, it is rare for the emperor to go on tour in disguise. Naturally, it cannot be used, so it is better to change to some fresh dishes, so as to make the emperor and his old man happy." Said softly and with a pleasant face.
"So, I wonder what Miss Wen's opinion is?" All the chefs felt that Wen Rou's words made sense, and they all put down the ingredients in their hands, and came forward to wait for Wen Rou's orders.
"Well... since the emperor wants to have fun with the people, the emperor will eat whatever ordinary people eat at home!" She smiled softly, and the dimples on her face were very attractive.
"People's house..." The chefs instantly petrified.
Crazy, crazy, is this girl really the imperial cook by the emperor's side
Why do you say that, so unbelievable!
That is the emperor of the ninety-five lords! The diet is all fine, how can you eat the rough food of the common people!
"Don't worry, I'll draw up a new menu. Anyway, it's just some common dishes. You can cook them carefully according to the usual home-cooked methods." With a gentle and mischievous smile, a new menu was presented to the chefs in front of.
Counting Liu Heng with three princes, one princess, and four attendants, there are only eight people in total. The imperial chef does not serve, and even with Prime Minister Sheng, there are only nine people. After thinking about it, I have done too much It's also a waste, each of the sixteen dishes is too much, Wen Rou simply simplified it.
The cold dishes are changed to eight dishes, all of which are refreshing and light:
Shredded white radish - as thin as hair, crisp and delicious.
Boiled Peanuts with Edamame—a seasonal dish that will linger on your lips and teeth.
Garlic and Cucumber Mixed with Beancurd Sticks—Crisp and waxy, with a unique taste.
Vegetarian Roast Goose - the essence learned from the Vegetarian Restaurant of Bailong Temple.
White-cut chicken-both flesh and bone are crispy, which is endless aftertaste.
Onion mixed with fungus - unique taste, slightly spicy, stimulates appetite.
Sliced omelets—melt-in-your-mouth omelets, cut into small even pieces, pieces like gold.
Fried small yellow croakers—a simple delicacy made with nothing but salt.
The hot dishes have also been adjusted and changed to four meat and four vegetables, all of which are home-cooked tastes:
Hot and sour potato shreds, mapo tofu, celery lily, stir-fried cauliflower;
Kung Pao chicken, fried fish with garlic, steamed crab, braised prawns in oil.
The soup has been changed, one meat and one vegetarian, one sweet and one salty:
Pork knuckle and soybean soup, white fungus, sweet orange, watermelon and pineapple soup.
Two snacks are even wonderful:
Pumpkin pie, shredded coconut dumplings.
Although it is a home-cooked dish, it is extremely exquisite. Whether it is knife skills, plate presentation, or taste, they are all works of art, and it is hard to bear chopsticks.
However, once the chopsticks are put down, it is out of control again, and there is no way to stop!
It cooks quickly and takes dishes quickly.
All the adults looked at each other in blank dismay, it turned out that home-cooked dishes can still be done like this!
"Delicious! Delicious!" Liu Heng has never eaten such a satisfying and tasty dish.
Especially the hot and sour potato shreds made Liu Heng full of praise!
With the sour taste of potato shreds, eating two bowls of rice in a row is not enough!
"Delicious, delicious! This dish is more delicious than the one in the palace! After all, it is in the prime minister's mansion! There are such amazing dishes!" While Liu Heng chewed, he still did not forget to praise Sheng Biji.
"The emperor's award. It's the first time I've seen these dishes. It's not like this kind of food in the Weichen's mansion..." Sheng Biji replied in a low voice.
"Oh? It's not the cook of your house who eats at your house. Could it be that I brought it?" As soon as the words fell, Liu Heng suddenly remembered something: "Oh! Could it be that I really brought it? Hurry up. Quickly pass on Wen's father and daughter!"
Just now, he only cared about the food in his mouth, and even forgot about the cook.
Wen's father and daughter were announced immediately, and Liu Heng was very satisfied.
"You guys made this dish today?" Liu Heng asked.
"Returning to the emperor, it was the servants and father who did it." He replied gently and generously.
"Hey, it's really the cook I brought..." Liu Heng stroked his beard and smiled, "Why, I've never seen you cook such delicious dishes for me in the palace?" Liu Heng became curious.
"If you go back to the emperor, these are some home-cooked dishes eaten by the ordinary Bai family. Naturally, they cannot be compared with the imperial banquets in the palace. It is rare for the emperor to have a good mood today, so the servants made their own ideas and made these home-cooked dishes. Let the emperor Try it out, it's fun with the people!" Replied with a gentle smile.
"Your Majesty, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Both the palace and the common people want to eat mooncakes. I have prepared some homemade osmanthus mooncakes at my home. I invite the emperor to taste them!" He was very interested in it, and immediately offered to let Liu Heng taste the mooncakes made by himself.
Liu Heng readily agreed.
"Hehe, mooncakes are a great treat for family reunions. Although I'm away from the palace today, I still feel at home here with Prime Minister Sheng! Come, everyone, have a taste." Liu Heng invited everyone.
Sudden.
"Hey, why don't you see Yunluo? Could it be that the female relatives have their own place to eat?" Liu Heng was quite surprised.
Just now, she had just finished her meal, but she forgot to count the number of people for a while, and she had a specious feeling that Princess Yunluo should have followed, but now she was not in front of her eyes.
"No! Just now, the emperor did not see the princess when you entered the door. Did the emperor take the princess out of the palace?" Sheng Biji replied immediately.
"Yunluo! My Yunluo!" Hearing what Sheng Biji said, Liu Heng was shocked.
A piece of moon cake fell straight from his hand, and everyone at the dining table stood upright, not daring to make any noise!