After the Guanglu Temple was purged, a large number of officials were removed, and the imperial kitchen was cleaned up, a group of imperial chefs were selected to serve in the palace, and the emperor also adjusted the original small kitchens in each palace. Originally, because the Guanglu Temple adhered to the so-called old system, except for the two cooks in the Qingning Palace who were real cooks invited from outside the palace, the rest were served by eunuchs and palace maids.
After the reform, four imperial chefs took turns to serve in the Qianqing Palace every day, and the concubines in other palaces also benefited from it. They could all order dishes according to the menu, and the Qianqing Palace's small kitchen would send people to deliver them. In addition, because the prince was studying in the Ciqing Palace, the emperor directly assigned two imperial chefs to come, and even adopted a recipe that was said to help the prince grow taller and stronger at the suggestion of Zhu Ying.
Although Zhu Ying confidently told the emperor that this was what his elder brother Zhu Tingfang had used in the past, and that his strong physique today was all thanks to this, he was actually selling Zhang Shou's recipe under the banner of his elder brother... Obviously, those goat milk, buffalo milk, various fresh vegetables and high-protein foods were all specially added by Zhang Shou.
The Third Prince used to be not picky about food and never wasted anything, but today, even though the food in the food box was a combination of meat and vegetables, and was delicious, he couldn't eat a single bit. Not only him, but also the Eastern Palace tutors who used to think that the food in Ciqing Palace was good and always devoured it all, also lost their appetite for the delicious food.
Zhu Tingfang was assassinated by the eldest prince's guard. Will this incident cause a huge disturbance? Will it affect the usually quiet and peaceful Ciqing Palace
When everyone saw Zhang Shou put down the food box, slowly wiped his mouth and hands with a handkerchief, and then stood up and walked out, some people couldn't help but want to speak. But the one who got ahead of them was the always steady Third Prince: "Teacher, can I go and visit Master Zhu in person?"
Zhang Shou turned around in astonishment, and seeing that the Third Prince was trying his best to look at him openly, he smiled and said, "I have heard of a custom in a certain dynasty before, which states that the emperor rarely leaves the palace, and even less likely visits the residences of his subjects. Even when a subject is sick, the emperor only sends medicine, not personally. Once the emperor personally visits the patient, it means that the subject is not sick enough to die..."
"But I had no choice but to die."
Seeing the Third Prince was shocked and the others looked at each other in bewilderment, Zhang Shou said calmly, "Of course this is just a legend. Since Eunuch Chu has already said that Young Master Zhu has turned danger into safety, then there is probably no damage. Even if there is, it is definitely not serious. If Your Highness the Crown Prince goes to visit him in person, it will only lead to rumors. Maybe someone will curse him to death."
"What's more, before the truth is revealed, the matter involves the guards around the eldest prince, which is easy to arouse speculation. Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has gone, the speculation is even more endless. I know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince not only cares about the eldest son Zhu, but also worries about the fourth prince. After all, the fourth prince is in the outer city. But do you know how many soldiers of the South City Military Department are stationed near the Outer City Public School?"
"Besides, do you know how many Lu family guards live directly in the public school? Do you know how many imperial attendants are patrolling nearby, openly or secretly? Even if that place is not as solid as a rock, it is not much worse."