"Today is earlier than in the past. Father, did you go to bed so early?" the prince asked softly.
"Well, Concubine Li asked Miss Wen to cook some good meals for the full moon night today. I'm afraid she went to bed early, but..." Zhu'er fell on the ground and reported everything that happened tonight.
"Oh? Stewed lamb chops with pepper and ginger and curculigo oxzi pumpkin soup? It's really wonderful!" The prince was overjoyed when he heard this, and then turned around and called out: "Come here, follow this recipe, stewed mutton chops with pepper ginger and curculigo oxzi pumpkin Soup, the crown prince will also have a portion!"
"Your Highness, that's..." Zhu'er's face turned red.
Different from the imperial meal reported to us in the past, today’s imperial meal is a unique meal for husband and wife. Although the prince is now a prince, and there are prince concubines and other wives who want to accompany him, it is really a bit powerless to think about the daily loss. . Since there is such a good meal today, how can it be possible to make a forest by itself if it is so lavishly prepared
"Zhu'er has worked hard all this time, so don't go back tonight. You helped the prince, and the prince will not treat you badly..." His Highness the prince slowly picked up Zhu'er on the ground, with smiles in his eyes.
"His Royal Highness..." Zhu'er blushed and bowed her head silently.
Ever since I was selected by His Royal Highness as the palace maid to report the imperial meal, whenever Liu Heng dined in the Ganlu Palace, I always carefully wrote down the ingredients of each meal, as well as the cooking method of the imperial chef.
In fact, Zhu'er is not the only one who has eyes and ears for the prince. The imperial dining room has his eyeliner, and all the courts also have his eyes. But Liu Heng has a special liking for the concubine Li. Since then, the eyeliners in other palaces basically haven't visited a few times, but Zhu'er, who runs to the Prince's Mansion every three days, can clearly describe the meals of the day every time.
But. In the past, after hearing these detailed reports, the crown prince would casually reward a few pieces of gold, silver and jewellery, or trinkets such as sachets, jade pendants and Zhuchai. It is more than enough to coax an ignorant little court lady!
However tonight. Hearing Zhu'er's report, the prince wanted to stay Zhu'er at the mansion to try the meal by himself.
The prince of the Great Zhou dynasty, the future heir apparent of the Great Zhou!
Except for Liu Heng, all the women in Dazhou can come at his beck and call.
Tonight, fourteen-year-old Zhu Er, her body collapsed tightly, but there was a happy smile on her face.
In her heart, tonight has passed. With a qualitative change, he is worthy of being a member of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!
His humble life as a slave is coming to an end, and it is only a matter of time before he can wear gold and silver in the future.
"Dangdangdang." The door of Prince Huaide's mansion was gently knocked open, and Sheng Jiaoxue stood quietly outside the door alone.
"Miss Sheng!" Coincidentally, when Baocheng came back from work, he heard the door knock after walking a few steps, turned back, opened the door of the mansion, but saw Sheng Jiaoxue carrying a simple salute.
"Grandpa Bao, Jiaoxue has nowhere to stay tonight..." Sheng Jiaoxue's big eyes flashed with pity.
"I heard from Prime Minister Sheng that Ms. Sheng is ill... It's cold and freezing at night. It's windy at night again. Come in, come in." Baocheng was just about to decline. After all, it's getting late, and it's inconvenient for men and women not to kiss each other. But in the blink of an eye, she saw Sheng Jiaoxue's blushing little face again, where there was no trace of illness! Immediately understood Sheng Biji's lie. Xin said, if it was really frozen outside all night, it would really be sick!
"My lord..." Taking Sheng Jiaoxue slowly to the outside of King Huaide's study, through the bright window paper, the candle flames danced and the figures were hazy. It can be seen that Liu Zhang has not gone to bed yet. Baocheng called softly outside the door.
"Baocheng, come in." Inside the study. Liu Zhang's voice came out warmly.
Baocheng gestured to Sheng Jiaoxue with his eyes, intending to let her enter with him.
"Baocheng. Is everything done?" Pushing open the door, Liu Zhang still bowed his head at his desk, not noticing that there was an extra girl in the room.
"Don't worry, my lord, everything has been settled, but now there is one more thing." Baocheng replied with a smile.
"Oh? There's one more thing?" Liu Zhang raised his head upon hearing the sound, only to see Sheng Jiaoxue standing in front of him charmingly.
"It's okay, this extra thing is a good thing, let me handle it myself!" Liu Zhang was overjoyed, and immediately got up, walked in front of Sheng Jiaoxue, and gently took the bag from Sheng Jiaoxue's arm. The burden, Baocheng Zhiqu withdrew.
"Miss Sheng knows?" Liu Zhang asked with a smile, his eyes blurred.
"Well, I just found out, and I made my father mad. There is no place for Jiaoxue at home, and the only one who can take Jiaoxue in Beijing is King Huaide." Sheng Jiaoxue raised her bright face, The eyes are very complicated, half of which is worry and guilt for Sheng Biji, half is the resistance to Sheng Biji's decision-making, half is the trust and sustenance of Liu Zhang, and the other half is the fear of the unknown future.
"Prime Minister Sheng is sick? Good things must be done well. After a few days, when Prime Minister Sheng is angry, I will visit the door in person! My love for Miss Sheng can be shown by the sun and the moon; Your affection has already moved me tonight. Don’t worry, leave everything to me, and I will give Miss Sheng a blessed home! For the past few days, Miss Sheng has been wronged to live in the mansion, and you can ask for anything you need. Power should be practiced beforehand, anyway, sooner or later, this mansion will be taken care of by my virtuous wife." There was something in Liu Zhang's words, which made Sheng Jiaoxue's heart itch.
It is rude to come before nightfall. However, Liu Zhang didn't care about it at all. Instead, he arranged it properly and did not take advantage of others' dangers, which further demonstrated his gentlemanly demeanor!
Sheng Jiaoxue, who settled in the wing room, longed for the happiness that would be within reach in the future, and was emotionally agitated for a while.
"My lord, Miss Sheng was here just now, so it's inconvenient for Baocheng to say more. Don't worry, my lord, there will be no more people left alive about the last assassination." As soon as Sheng Jiaoxue left, Baocheng listened to Liu Zhang.
"The failure of the last operation is all due to Li Hongxiu, who is not afraid of death! Baocheng, stay put and wait for the opportunity to act after the wind has passed." Liu Zhang's voice was low and his face was serious.
In Liu Zhang's heart, since childhood, a golden dream has been brewing. On weekdays, the concubine Li had instilled in his ears a lot, so that even though Liu Heng had established himself as the crown prince, Liu Zhang was still unwilling. Even if the crown prince could not be removed, he would directly start from the emperor. To seize the imperial power, the only way is to strike first. Since the assassination failed, there was only another way. Wait, those who achieve great things must have the calmness that can restrain their temper.
"Miss Sheng, the lord asked the servants to bring some supper for the young lady. He said it was getting late. He was afraid that the young lady hadn't eaten yet, and he didn't know what the young lady liked to eat, so he asked the small kitchen to make some casually. I hope the young lady will take care of it." The maid sent a food box.
Sheng Jiaoxue was just hungry, she had been out for a while, and she still hadn't run out of water.
I couldn't wait to open the food box, and an appetizing aroma came over me.
"Braised prawns!" Sheng Jiaoxue revealed surprise.
"My lord said, I just remember that Miss likes to eat this, and the rest are made according to my lord's usual preferences, and the small kitchen is ordered to cook." The maid explained from the side.
"Horseshoe cake!" Sheng Jiaoxue was both surprised and delighted, she often ate cakes in Xiang's residence on weekdays, but her favorite was the sweet horseshoe cake! I don't know if he was infected by Sheng Biji.
"This is my mother's favorite snack on weekdays. The prince said that the girl's family might like snacks, so he asked the small kitchen to make some for Miss Sheng according to my mother's taste." The maid continued to explain.
"Hericium erinaceus and pheasant chicken!" Every time Sheng Jiaoxue took out a meal, the light in her eyes became brighter. This is her favorite stew. Eating soft monkey heads in winter is a mouthful of happiness.
"This is what the prince likes. He said that it has a rich taste and is a nourishing meal. Thinking of the cold winter, he asked the small kitchen to make it." The maid continued to explain.
"It would be even better if there were some yam wing soup." Sheng Jiaoxue looked at her favorites in front of her, and greedily licked her lips, and said to herself.
"Yam wing soup?!" The maid was stunned.
"Hey, I just said it casually, that thing is troublesome to make, and the wings need to be the thin wings of a pinch..." Sheng Jiaoxue was about to continue, but she didn't want a familiar voice to come in slowly from outside the house.
"The yam needs to be the native Huai yam in Henan. Peel the skin and cut it into fine silk mist, add japonica rice and simmer over low heat." Liu Zhang walked in slowly.
"King Huaide." The servant girl saluted respectfully and then withdrew.
"I've met King Huaide!" Sheng Jiaoxue saluted immediately.
"At the end of the meal, add a spoonful of mid-autumn salted osmanthus!" Liu Zhang said with a hand gesture, indicating that there is no need to be polite.
"Salty sweet-scented osmanthus!" Almost at the same time, those words also popped out of Sheng Jiaoxue's mouth!
As soon as the words came out, the two were astonished.
"Miss Sheng also likes to eat like this?" Liu Zhang asked in surprise.
"It's not just this soup, the braised prawns, water chestnut cake, and stewed pheasant with Hericium erinaceus are all Jiaoxue's favorites!" Sheng Jiaoxue laughed.
I thought that according to my own preferences, I let the small kitchen cook the supper at will, but I never thought that Dao Dao is actually what the beauty likes!