Chapter 215 If He Can’t Eat It, No One Else Can

The weather has been getting colder these days.

Especially early in the morning, the biting cold blew through the streets, rushing towards the face and making people shiver.

Shen Zhaonian and Shen Keting both wrapped their clothes tightly and lined up to enter the palace to attend the grand court meeting.

After discussing various matters at the court meeting, it was almost noon.

The civil and military officials withdrew from the court hall, sat down on the ground outside, and enjoyed the lunch given by Emperor Jingning.

Each person's portion was a bowl of meat soup and a sesame seed bun with meat filling.

Because this was a meal bestowed by Emperor Jingning, almost all officials looked overjoyed when eating it.

But what these officials are thinking in their hearts, only they themselves know.

Mo Zhishan stirred the meat soup in front of him, scooped up a spoonful with a spoon, brought it to his mouth, blew on it gently, and took a sip.

The meat soup tastes a bit bland and has a fishy smell.

Mo Zhishan frowned slightly and swallowed the meat soup in his mouth.

He picked up the cake beside him and took a bite.

After taking this bite, Mo Zhishan felt that his heart was colder than the cold wind outside.

Why is it that after all these years, the food in the corridor is still so bad?

If it was before, Mo Zhishan could still tolerate it, but now, his appetite has become spoiled.

It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

When Mo Zhishan thought of the teachers and students in the Imperial College eating delicious meals, he suddenly felt infinite sadness in his heart.

I really want to go back!!!

Today, the food in the Imperial College canteen was pot-cakes and mutton soup. The pot-cakes were filled with pickled mustard greens or meat, and he had never eaten either of them before.

Although he was resisting in every way, Mo Zhishan still accepted his fate and started eating.

There is no other way. This is the meal bestowed by His Majesty. No matter how unpalatable it is, I must finish it all.

Lord Jiang and the others also ate the meat soup mouthful by mouthful with tears in their eyes.

You have to eat it now while it's still hot, otherwise it will get cold soon.

It will be even more unpalatable then, wuwuwu~~

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Imperial College

The students came to the dining hall feeling cold and found that everyone had a bowl of mutton soup and a piece of pie called Guokui.

"Wow, today's meal is so rich. There's even mutton soup."

"It's so cold, drinking some hot soup will really make you feel better."

"This pot cake looks so crispy and tastes so fragrant, it must be delicious."

"Since I started ordering food from the Imperial College Canteen and the Food Court, these delicious meals have been my motivation for going to school every day."

"Me too, me too!! It was so cold today that I almost couldn't get up. But when I thought about not being able to have lunch in the cafeteria if I didn't come to the Imperial College, I sat up from the bed at once."

"Hahaha, I'm exactly like you. I didn't expect that the meals in the cafeteria cured our aversion to school."

"No, no, no, it wasn't the food in the cafeteria that cured our aversion to learning. It was the food in the food court that cured it."

The Shen brothers, Xue Cong, and Song Ye also came to the cafeteria.

They lined up to get their meals, then carried their meals and found an empty seat to sit down.

Shen Keheng opened the lid of the soup bowl in front of him, and the unique delicious smell of mutton immediately hit him.

When the mist cleared, everyone could see clearly what was in the soup bowl.

The milky white mutton soup and the fragrant mutton make people very hungry just by looking at them.

Shen Keheng couldn't bear it any longer. He picked up the spoon, scooped up a mouthful of mutton soup, put it to his lips and blew gently.

Song Ye also scooped up a spoonful of soup, blew on it, and then put it into his mouth.

The weather is too cold. I need to drink some soup to warm myself up first.

The delicious soup swirls around the tip of your tongue, carrying a rich and fresh aroma, passing through your throat and into your stomach bit by bit.

As the mutton soup entered my stomach, my entire stomach began to warm up.

The other students in the cafeteria also lowered their heads and drank the mutton soup mouthful after mouthful.

My whole body warmed up.

It's so refreshing!!

Wei Zeduo gulped down the mutton soup and drank most of the soup in one gulp.

Cool!!

Shen Kesi tasted the mutton soup, then picked up a piece of mutton and brought it to his lips.

The mutton is cooked to the perfect degree and can be easily removed from the bones by just biting and pulling.

Just take a sip and the soup will overflow, filling your mouth with fragrance.

Chew gently and you will find the lamb is tender and has a hint of sweetness.

It’s delicious.

Xue Cong swallowed the mutton in his mouth and turned his eyes to the chili sauce on the table.

He picked up another piece of mutton and rolled it in the plate of chili sauce.

The plain lamb was suddenly coated with a layer of red chili sauce, making it look even more delicious.

The chili sauce smells a bit pungent, but Xue Cong likes its fresh fragrance.

The mutton dotted with sporadic chili oil is put into the mouth. The soft and tender mutton mixed with the salty and fragrant chili sauce gives the taste buds the ultimate enjoyment.

As if they had reached some kind of tacit understanding, the teachers and students in the cafeteria all chose to drink mutton soup first.

While drinking the soup, they also tasted the mutton in it.

I don’t know how it was processed, but this mutton is authentic and has no fishy smell at all. It is very delicious.

"Try this hot sauce. Dip the lamb in it. It's absolutely delicious."

"This soup is also amazing, fragrant and warm. The portion is just a little small, I can drink several cups in a row."

"Come on, it's good enough that I can give you a full bowl of mutton soup. If you want to drink several bowls in a row, drink them in your dreams."

"After drinking the mutton soup, I feel warm all over. I can finally have a good sleep soon."

"Yes, yes, yes. My feet were cold the past few days and I couldn't fall asleep at all. But today, my whole body is warm."

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The officials ate meat soup and sesame cakes in the corridor, and Emperor Jingning also had lunch with the Empress Dowager and the Empress.

The queen graciously scooped a bowl of chicken soup for Emperor Jingning and the queen mother respectively, "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, please try this chicken soup. It has some nourishing herbs in it, and it will be good for your health."

The Queen Mother scooped up a spoonful and tasted it: "The Queen is thoughtful, please sit down and eat, don't be busy."

Emperor Jingning smiled and said, "The Queen should also drink some chicken soup."

The queen smiled and sat down: "Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, Mother."

The chicken soup was quite flavorful, but Emperor Jingning was used to drinking it and always felt that it was a little lacking.

Some time ago, some ministers jointly submitted a memorial, hoping to be able to order lunch from the food court like the Imperial College.

Of course, Emperor Jingning did not agree.

Not only did he reject the requests of those ministers, he also became furious on the spot and scolded them angrily.

Rebuking them for not focusing on official duties but indulging in the desires of food and drink.

In the end, those people realized their "mistakes" and were so scared that they knelt down and begged for mercy.

Emperor Jingning looked at An Desheng and said, "Are all the officials having lunch in the corridor?"

An Desheng smiled and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Emperor Jingning asked again: "Are they satisfied?"

An Desheng's smile widened: "Your Majesty, we are all grateful for the food you have given us. How could we not be satisfied?"

Emperor Jingning hummed, and his mood improved a lot.

It’s fine for the students in the Imperial College, but the ministers also want to eat food from the food court every day.

Humph, if he can’t have it, no one else can either.

The Queen Mother knew her son very well. When she heard his conversation with Andy Andrews, she knew that his petty nature had come back again.

She glanced at Aunt Fang, who understood and winked at the palace maids below.

The palace servant then presented the pot cake placed aside to Emperor Jingning.

Emperor Jingning looked at the raw cake in front of him and asked, "Mother, what is this?"

The Queen Mother said: "This is Guokui, a new product from the food court. There are meat fillings and pickled mustard greens fillings. I asked someone to buy it for you to try together."

The Guokui is large and thin, baked to a golden and crispy texture, with a fragrant aroma. The outer skin is dotted with white sesame seeds, which looks delicious.

Emperor Jingning smelled the alluring fragrance and said, "Thank you, mother."

Just by looking at the appearance of this pot cake and smelling its fragrance, you can tell that it must be delicious.

When he thought that the father and son of the Shen family would also have to eat meat soup and sesame cakes in the palace today and would not be able to eat such delicious pot cakes, Emperor Jingning's mood suddenly improved a lot.

The Queen Mother looked at Emperor Jingning's expression and knew that he was being foolish again.

Thinking her son would continue to laugh for a while, the Queen Mother made a prompt decision: "Queen, let's eat."

The queen had long been craving for the delicious looking pot cake, and quickly agreed, "Yes, mother."

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Xue Cong picked up the pot cake wrapped in oil paper and took a bite from the top.

What he ate was a pot cake with vegetarian filling, filled with pickled mustard greens.

The skin of the Guokui is as thin as paper, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It is so crispy that it falls apart when you take a bite, but still has a slight toughness.

The pickled mustard greens wrapped inside are fresh, fragrant and delicious, with a hint of moisture, and are very fun to chew.

If you taste it carefully, the wheat aroma of the dough, the fragrance of white sesame seeds and the unique salty and sour taste of pickled mustard greens combine together to stimulate your taste buds.

It is so delicious that you can’t stop eating it. You can’t wait to swallow the whole potcake in one breath.

Xue Cong took advantage of the fact that the pot cake was still hot and ate several mouthfuls before stopping.

He picked up the spoon again and took a sip of the mutton soup, which immediately tasted even better.

Shen Kesi and the other two also discovered that it tasted better when eating pot cakes and drinking mutton soup at the same time.

The soup is rich, fresh and delicious.

Taking another bite of the greasy and crispy pot cake, my heart and stomach immediately felt at ease.

I have to say, mutton soup and pot cakes go really well together.

It can not only dispel coldness, but is also delicious, and the taste is completely irresistible.

It is perfect to eat in the cold season.

Other people in the cafeteria also took the pot cakes and started eating them with a "crunch crunch" sound, all with a look of enjoyment on their faces.

It is really comfortable to eat Guokui and drink mutton soup at the same time.

"It's delicious. This pot cake is really magical. It looks like a pancake, but it tastes different. It's crispier than ordinary pancakes."

"Indeed, most cakes taste softer."

"I finally understand why today's lunch is mutton soup and pot cakes. These two foods are a perfect match. Eat a few bites of pot cakes, and then a sip of soup, and the fragrance will make your eyebrows fly."

"Hahaha, that's how I ate it just now. It smelled so good that I almost wanted to jump up and down on the spot, but I was afraid of being treated as a lunatic and kicked out, so I tried my best to hold it back."

"Speaking of which, we are really lucky. We caught up with Mo Jijiu coming to the Imperial College. We also caught up with Yinghua County Master opening a food court. We also caught up with the Imperial College ordering food from the food court. The right time, right place, and right people are all essential!!"

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately resonated with many of the students around.

It does make sense. The success of this thing really depends on the right time, the right place and the right people. Without any of them, it would not work.

If Master Shen, who was in charge of lunch in the canteen, had not returned home due to illness, if the canteen was not short-staffed, if Mo Jijiu had not come to the Imperial College, if Mo Jijiu had not persuaded Princess Yinghua to successfully order food from the food court...

If any one of these "ifs" was missing, they would not be able to eat the food in the food court in the canteen of the Imperial College today.

It is said that some time ago some officials were jealous of the meals in the Imperial College and even jointly submitted a petition, hoping that they could also order lunch from the food court like the Imperial College.

But His Majesty did not allow it, so the matter was settled.

So far, the only people who can eat meals in the food court every day are those in the Imperial College.

The more the students thought about it, the more they felt that it made sense. Isn't that just luck? They were simply the legendary chosen ones who worked hard!!

Hahaha, to be honest, even Your Majesty may not be able to eat it every day.

When the students thought that they were the only ones to have this honor, they were suddenly overwhelmed with joy and their smiles were raised to the sky.

The more I think about it, the more excited I get.

Some people were inspired to compose a poem, while others were so excited that they wanted to rush out and run around the canteen a few times.

Just when the crowd was getting excited and about to get out of control, someone said something that ruined the mood -

"But we can't stay in the Imperial College forever. Won't we have to leave when the time comes?"

Impossible~~Stay in the Imperial College~~for the rest of your life~~

This sentence was like a curse, shattering the beautiful dreams of the students with a "bang".

Everyone seemed to have just woken up from a dream, and looked at the person who spoke with red eyes.

Wei Zeduo gave a polite smile to his classmates who were looking at him, and then continued to eat his lunch with an innocent look on his face.

Completely ignoring the broken hearts on the ground.

The originally noisy cafeteria suddenly became much quieter. The food was still as delicious as before, but the mood of the students was different.

Just now I was laughing at those ministers for not being able to eat food from the food court every day, but why didn’t I think that they themselves could not stay in the Imperial College for their entire lives? ? ! !

Woo woo woo~~~

Can I stay in the Imperial Academy and study for the rest of my life? ?

The students were in low spirits, but the faculty members, including Dr. Wen, did not show it on their faces, but they were very excited in their hearts.

Students cannot stay in the Imperial College for a long time, but they can.

Although I can't stay here for a lifetime, I can definitely stay here for a few decades.

Apart from anything else, just for the benefits that Mo Jijiu has brought to the teachers and students of the Imperial College, they will definitely stay in the Imperial College for a few more years.

Hehehe~~~

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