Three more new dishes were placed on the table.
This time, before Prince Jin could even introduce himself, someone stood up and asked, "Your Highness Prince Jin, what are these three?"
The King of Jin pointed to a plate of corn and said, "This is roasted corn."
"It's fresh corn roasted and sprinkled with spices."
The corn on the plate is cut into pieces and neatly arranged on the plate, emitting bursts of barbecue aroma.
At first, Xia Miaoyuan taught King Jin to roast a whole corn on the stove.
However, the King of Jin was worried that it would be too crude to serve whole corns in the hall and have the princes and ministers each hold one in their hands and chew on it, so he asked the chef to roast the corn and then cut it into small pieces.
The King of Jin pointed to another dish and said, "This is boiled corn. It's made by boiling fresh corn in well water."
The boiled corn is made in the same way. After being cooked, it is cut into pieces and arranged into beautiful shapes.
The King of Jin pointed to the third dish and said, "This is called Pine Nut Corn. It's fresh corn kernels fried with pine nuts."
This time, after Prince Jin finished his introduction, the guests started eating one after another.
Before long, the sound of eating could be heard in the hall.
Just when everyone's attention was focused on the food, Grand Tutor Jiang, who was sitting in an inconspicuous position, quietly retreated to the door of the hall, holding up the hem of his robe.
The guards at the gate stopped him and said, "The palace banquet hasn't ended yet. Where is Master Jiang going?"
Master Jiang clutched his stomach and frowned deliberately, saying, "I ate too much just now, and now my stomach hurts so badly. I have to go to the bathroom right away."
The two guards looked at Master Jiang and let him go.
At this moment, bursts of praises rang out in the hall!
“These corn dishes are so delicious!”
"I didn't expect this corn to look so strange, but taste so delicious. Even the simplest way to cook corn is so delicious!"
Xia Miaoyuan saw the scene in the hall and felt a surge of joy in his heart. At the same time, he felt proud and said, "Humph! You were arrogant before and believed the rumors so easily. Now you are convinced, right?"
[I just made some homely styles and I conquered you all easily. ]
After finishing the corn series, King Jin ordered someone to serve the last series.
The dishes this time are pork stewed with potatoes, fried potato balls, and French fries.
The French fries were specially drizzled with a little ketchup.
Once everyone tasted it, they were full of praise.
This dish of stewed potatoes and meat made the guests unable to help but eat an extra bowl of rice.
Those noble ladies, concerned about their image, suppressed their appetite and did not eat too much.
As for the military generals and some civil officials with poor self-control, they ate several bowls of rice in a short time, and some of them could not help burping.
Emperor Mingxi looked at the people in the hall, who were wiping their greasy lips with an unsatisfied look, and smiled so hard that his eyebrows were not visible.
At this moment, the leader of the secret guards, Cheng Feng, quietly walked up to Emperor Mingxi and whispered something to him.
Emperor Mingxi immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Xia Miaoyuan quietly observed Emperor Mingxi's expression and breathed a sigh of relief. "It seems those tasks outside the palace were completed smoothly!"
It turned out that while the guests were enjoying their meal, the secret guards and the imperial guards had already quickly raided the Tianxiang Restaurant and the Liang Residence. They also raided the Niu Residence.
All the people in these three places were arrested.
The restaurant and the two mansions were also turned upside down.
Immediately afterwards, all of Liang Chaozong's other shops and businesses in Beijing were confiscated.
At the same time, on the other side, Grand Tutor Jiang had already run to the palace gate and got on the Jiang Mansion's carriage.
"Hurry! Go back home quickly!" Grand Tutor Jiang shouted at the coachman.
The carriage immediately began to gallop away with a clanging sound, standing out very conspicuously on the streets of the capital.
Before long, the carriage had arrived at Jiang Mansion.
Master Jiang jumped off the carriage and ran towards the main courtyard without stopping for a moment.
After arriving at the main courtyard, Grand Tutor Jiang shouted to the servants in the courtyard: "Everyone, get out!"
The old women, maids, and servants who were originally busy in the courtyard all left the main courtyard with their heads hung.
"Master, what happened to you?" Mrs. Jiang asked in surprise as she chased after him.
Mrs. Jiang was feeling unwell today, so she did not attend the palace banquet.
Master Jiang rushed into his study in a hurry, and after entering, he locked the door from the inside.
"Master! What's going on? Has something happened?" Mrs. Jiang stood outside the study door, calling anxiously, but Master Jiang said nothing.
There was only the sound of someone rummaging through something in the study.
"Master, master, what's wrong with you?" Mrs. Jiang's tone became more and more anxious.
At this time, Jiang Ergou, the servant beside Grand Tutor Jiang, ran over panting.
Jiang Ergou had been following Master Jiang, but Master Jiang ran so fast just now that he couldn't catch up with him, so he just ran over now.
"Ergou, what happened at the palace banquet today? Why is the master so abnormal?" Mrs. Jiang asked anxiously.
Ergou scratched his head. "I've been waiting outside the palace gates. I don't know the details. I only heard the guards muttering a few words. I only know that today's palace banquet is not peaceful. It seems that the emperor arrested someone at the banquet."
"Also, the master left the palace banquet today without waiting for it to end. When our carriage was heading back, the carriages of other families were still waiting outside the gate."
When Mrs. Jiang heard this, her heart skipped a beat and she murmured, "Something terrible is happening!"
After saying that, she lifted her skirt and went to the backyard.
Half an incense stick later, there was a creaking sound from the study door, and the study door opened. Master Jiang looked around with a sly look, then put a small cloth bag into his arms.
Then, he glanced at Ergou who was waiting in the yard and whispered, "Ergou, prepare the car, let's go now!"
But just as he finished speaking, a tall figure walked into the main courtyard.
When Master Jiang and Jiang Ergou saw the figure, they were immediately frightened and froze.
"Master...Master...Master..." Jiang Ergou stuttered.
After a moment, Jiang Ergou recovered and said in surprise, "Master, you finally woke up!"
Jiang Ergou then turned his head to Master Jiang and said flatteringly, "Master, look, the eldest son has finally woken up. This is really great news!"
As a result, before Ergou could finish his words, Master Jiang's face darkened and he waved his hand at him, signaling him to leave.
Master Jiang looked at Jiang Zhiyuan gloomily, then a smile appeared on his face: "Yuan'er, you finally woke up!"
"Oh, that's really great!"
Master Jiang stepped forward and shook Jiang Zhiyuan's hand with concern.
Suddenly, Master Jiang seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly widened his eyes and said, "Yuan'er, hide first!"
"Well, I'll let Ergou hide you in the other courtyard first."
"You must not let anyone know that you're awake! If you do, you'll be dead. The Emperor will chop off your head."
"Fortunately, fortunately, there were no other servants in the courtyard just now, only Ergou."
Grand Tutor Jiang talked incessantly, but Jiang Zhiyuan said nothing and just looked at Grand Tutor Jiang with a frown.
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