Jade liquor and magnificent palace.
Inside the hall, the crowd's reactions were even more exaggerated.
They had never eaten such delicious food before, and they ate with great relish, unable to help but exclaim in admiration.
"The food at the restaurant today was absolutely delicious; I've never eaten anything so good before."
"I don't know where Manager Xu found such a skilled chef... I reckon even the imperial chefs in the palace couldn't make something this delicious."
"Perhaps Manager Xu hired a retired imperial chef to make the dishes so delicious!"
"You're all just guessing. I just saw that Young Master Xiao gave Manager Xu two porcelain jars, and I don't know what's inside... He told Manager Xu to put them in the food."
"You mean, the food was so delicious today because of Young Master Xiao?"
Everyone was stunned, and some people couldn't resist their curiosity and went to Manager Xu to verify it.
"That's true."
Manager Xu nodded and said, "Young Master Xiao gave me two porcelain jars. One contains a white, transparent substance called MSG, and the other contains a yellow substance called chicken bouillon... These two seasonings are truly wonderful. With these two things, my restaurant's business will definitely boom!"
Manager Xu was very excited. He naturally knew why Xiao Yu had given him chicken essence and MSG.
However, it's unclear whether Xiao Yu intends to buy this item outright for himself or sell it to several restaurants simultaneously...
Thinking of this, Manager Xu couldn't help but feel a little sad. If only his family could make such delicious dishes!
"Is it really because of Young Master Xiao?"
"Chicken bouillon and MSG? Did Young Master Xiao invent them?"
"If I buy this and give it to my wife to use for cooking, will my family be able to make delicious dishes too?"
"Yes, yes, we need to ask Young Master Xiao how much stock he has in stock so we can buy it!"
Everyone chattered excitedly, completely forgetting about poetry and focusing instead on chicken bouillon and MSG.
"I don't know if this thing can be mass-produced... I'll ask Young Master Xiao later."
"Manager Xu, have you run out of chicken bouillon and MSG? If not, I'd like to order a few more dishes to take home for my mother."
"I want to pack some too, I want to take it back to my wife to eat."
"I'm packing this up to take back to my concubine..."
"I'm packing this up to take back to my lover!"
"???"
...
Wu Xuanhuang ate very happily; she had never had such a good appetite before.
Even Shangguan Jing'er, who had always looked down on Xiao Yu, couldn't help but admire the dishes after tasting them, at Wu Xuanhuang's behest.
"Everyone says that Xiao Shilang is an intellectually impaired idiot, but it seems the rumors may not be true," Shangguan Jing'er thought to herself.
After Xiao Yu composed the poem "Ten years to forge a sword," His Majesty ordered Shangguan Jing'er to investigate Xiao Yu's situation.
Then it was discovered that Xiao Yu had suffered from intellectual disability since childhood, and after his father and brothers died in battle, he was also jilted by Chu Tianjiao...
Therefore, Shangguan Jing'er reported these matters to His Majesty.
Wu Xuanhuang was furious when she heard about these things. She never expected that the General Baiyu, whom she had personally appointed, would be so heartless and betray the Xiao Prince's Mansion.
In a fit of anger, he cancelled all the gold and silk that were originally intended to be given to Chu Tianjiao.
Upon seeing Xiao Yu this time, Wu Xuanhuang felt a pang of pity for him... This pity was not out of compassion, but rather a sense of injustice and anger.
"Are chicken bouillon and MSG easy to produce?"
Putting down his chopsticks, Wu Xuanhuang asked curiously.
Many thoughts flashed through her mind, but...
But she didn't show it. Instead, she waited for Xiao Yu's reply.
“It’s not difficult. I’m already preparing for mass production and then selling it, so the people of the Xiao Prince’s Mansion won’t go hungry…” Xiao Yu said.
“The Xiao Prince’s Mansion has a history of over two hundred years, how could they possibly go hungry?” Wu Xuanhuang asked curiously.
Previously, she had only conferred the title of Prince Xiao upon Xiao Yu, without bestowing any rewards such as gold upon the Prince Xiao's residence.
Firstly, because the country had just experienced war and its treasury was empty, and the Xiao family was full of loyal martyrs, the amount to be rewarded was dozens of times that of Chu Tianjiao.
Secondly, knowing that the Xiao Prince's Mansion had a rich foundation, they decided to observe Xiao Yu's performance first before rewarding him accordingly.
“The Xiao Prince’s Mansion was indeed not short of money before.”
Xiao Yu sighed, his eyes filled with sorrow, and said, "But after this great war, more than 200,000 members of the gentry in the Great Xia Kingdom died. Although His Majesty gave them compensation, it could not be delivered to the families of every fallen gentry member immediately... Since ancient times, war has been the most costly and exhausting for the people. In order to prevent them from going hungry, my mother took out the wealth of the Xiao Royal Mansion and gave it to the families of the gentry members first to solve their urgent needs."
Hearing Xiao Yu's words, Wu Xuanhuang's expression was complicated, and he was already moved.
She never imagined that the Xiao family, besides being full of loyal martyrs, had also done so much for the people of the Great Xia Kingdom.
She had absolutely no idea!
"After returning to the palace this time, I will reward the Xiao Prince's Mansion and Xiao Yu handsomely," Wu Xuanhuang thought to himself.
"So that's how I was before."
Shangguan Jing'er's eyes were filled with admiration. Before, she looked at everyone with cold disdain, but now, when she looked at Xiao Yu, her gaze was finally different.
"The Xiao family is full of loyal and righteous men, which I greatly admire."
Wu Xuanhuang took a translucent jade pendant from her slender waist and said, "This jade pendant is made of the finest jade and was sculpted by the master craftsman Gongsun Xing. It is worth a fortune. I am now giving it to you."
“But I haven’t written a poem yet,” Xiao Yu said.
After examining the jade pendant for a few moments, I realized that the jade quality and craftsmanship made it look like something very valuable.
Sure enough, this sugar daddy is incredibly rich!
"Whether you can compose a good poem or not, I'm giving you this jade pendant as a token of my respect for the Xiao Prince's Mansion," Wu Xuanhuang said.
Now, she no longer cares whether Xiao Yu can compose poetry.
As Xiao Yu just said, he writes poetry spontaneously... which means that he cannot write good poems without inspiration.
Since that's the case, I won't force him. Literature comes naturally, and a masterpiece is often a matter of chance... Xiao Yu's two previous poems must have been inspired by sudden bursts of inspiration; they were gifts from God.
She wasn't the only one who thought this way; Shangguan Jing'er, who was standing next to her, shared the same idea.
How could someone with intellectual disabilities possibly compose a stunning poem so easily?
Although they thought this way, it did not affect their respect for the Xiao Prince's Mansion or their goodwill towards Xiao Yu.
"Thank you, Miss Zhen!"
Xiao Yu sensed the kindness from the stunningly beautiful woman, and his tone became serious.
Then, shaking his head and sighing, he said, "War is always cruel. When the country prospers, the people suffer; when the country falls, the people suffer... I suddenly remembered a poem, and I'll recite it to you now!"
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