Chapter 555 Reward Yourself

Emperor Jingning held the teacup and slowly blew away the hot steam from it.

He took a sip of tea and glanced at Prince An who was sitting opposite him: "This time the envoy from the State of Chen comes, you will be responsible for receiving him."

"Why?"

Prince An paused as he was about to take the pastry, his voice full of disbelief.

He had been busy with the affairs of the State of Chen before, and his royal brother had clearly said that he would let him have a good rest for some time.

It's only been a short time, and you have to tell him to do something again? ?

Besides, when did entertaining envoys from other countries become his job?

When the envoys from the State of Chen came to Daliang, shouldn't it be the people from the Ministry of Rites who received them?

There are so many people in the Ministry of Rites, it will never be his turn.

If he accepted the job of the Ministry of Rites, then who would receive the salary of the Ministry of Rites?

We can't let him work for nothing, right?

Wait, could it be that my brother did this on purpose? ?

She said that she wanted him to have a good rest for a while, but in fact, she couldn't bear to see him rest at all.

The more Prince An thought about it, the more he felt that this was a possibility, and the more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt.

He just knew it!!

The emperor must be jealous of him!!

Otherwise, why would he take away other people's jobs and ask him to do them?

How did he end up with such a brother who couldn't stand seeing others doing well? ?

No, I really can't stand this.

He wanted to go to his mother to complain.

I also want to go and complain to the emperor, and ask him to enter my brother's dream tonight to teach him a lesson.

Yes, do it!!

It would be best if my father could bring all the ancestors of the Xiao family into my brother’s dream and attack him together.

Let’s see if he dares to bully others like this again.

Emperor Jingning glanced at Prince An indifferently, knowing that he was acting in his heart again.

He was too lazy to pay attention to his dramatic brother and continued to drink his tea leisurely.

Just when Prince An had already thought about how to file a complaint, Emperor Jingning said lightly -

"This time, the list of envoys from the State of Chen coming to Daliang includes the Prince of Prestige. Isn't he your good friend?"

Prince An was stunned. Nangong Yixian was going to follow the Chen State delegation to Daliang? ?

He really didn't know about this.

Ever since the Chen State issue was resolved, Prince An and Nangong Yixian haven't been in contact for some time.

Actually, this is normal.

The Chen Kingdom was in the midst of a power transition, and Nangong Yixian was very busy, so naturally he couldn't take care of anything else.

As for Prince An, he is also very busy...

Emperor Jingning promised to give Prince An a holiday, and he completely let loose.

Every day I take my wife and children out to eat and drink, and I live a very happy life.

If Emperor Jingning hadn't suddenly mentioned it, Prince An would have almost forgotten about Nangong Yixian.

Emperor Jingning: "When your good friend comes to Daliang, it would be unreasonable for you not to entertain him, right?"

Prince An: ...

That’s not the case.

Nangong Yixian is such a grown-up now, can't he take care of himself after coming to Daliang? ?

This time when Nangong Yixien came to Daliang, it would be possible for him to reminisce about the past in private.

But the task of entertaining the envoys should be left to the people of the Ministry of Rites.

He has other things to do. The food court has recently introduced new food, and he hasn't tried them all yet.

Prince An was about to refuse: "Brother, this job of entertaining envoys..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Emperor Jingning.

"I remember you mentioned before that Nangong Yixian said that the food in Daliang is simply incomparable to that in Chen State."

After Emperor Jingning said this, Prince An finally remembered.

Nangong Yixian did say this at the beginning, and in a sarcastic tone.

He said that Daliang has such a strong national strength, but has not developed any food culture that matches its national strength.

He also said that Daliang’s food cooking methods were monotonous, the taste was not very good, and it was not delicate enough.

Because of this incident, the young and hot-tempered Prince An almost got into a fight with Nangong Yixian.

Thinking about it now, Prince An is still a little angry.

Haha, you actually said that people in Daliang have no pursuit of gourmet food.

This time, let Nangong Yixian open his eyes and take a good look at what real food is.

"Don't worry, my Royal Highness. I will leave this mission to you."

Prince An made up his mind that this time he would let Nangong Yixian experience the power of Daliang cuisine.

Return all the sarcasm and ridicule that Nangong Yixian had received in the past.

Emperor Jingning showed a satisfied smile: "I always trust Ah Yan to do things."

His younger brother is sometimes really easy to talk to, and it's easy to guess what he's thinking.

*

Shen Mansion

Chen Huazheng looked through the information that Mr. Huang had sent over, which was basically this year's Sinong Temple production increase plan.

Due to floods in the south before, the land in some places was washed away and needed to be reclaimed.

However, this is just a general notice and the specific regulations have not yet been released.

The people from the Shanglin Bureau will only cooperate after the specific matters come out.

There will be a meeting within the Sinong Temple in the next two days, and these matters will be discussed then.

Shen Huazheng put the information aside, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

After returning to the capital, she lay down for a while.

Basically, apart from one or two times when he was specifically named by Emperor Jingning to attend the morning court, he would only go to the Shanglin Office occasionally.

Fortunately, the subordinates of the Shanglin Bureau are very capable and they do a great job in the tasks assigned to them.

Yipinlou, Food Street and Lianxiangzhai were all back on track and there was basically nothing for her to worry about.

The days of being a salted fish are really comfortable and fast.

But, I may be busy again next time.

The envoys from various countries will arrive soon, and a grand court meeting will have to be held then.

Shen Huazheng took another sip of tea and sighed inwardly.

Do your job well when you are in your position.

Since you receive a salary and various benefits from the court, just keep busy.

Before getting busy, you always have to treat yourself to something delicious.

But what to eat?

You can eat some food that is only available in spring.

As soon as Zhou Ying came in, she saw Shen Huazheng holding her chin, looking like she was thinking.

She couldn't help but exclaimed: "Zheng'er, what are you thinking about?"

Could it be that Zheng Er has thought of some new and strange food? ?

When Shen Huazheng saw Zhou Ying coming, she looked very happy.

"Cousin Ying, shall we use the leaves and flowers of Sophora japonica to make food?"