Finally getting rid of the countless pairs of eyes around him, who knew whether they were enemies or friends, Xiao Yuanjin visibly relaxed.
He was first pushed around Lumingxuan by Yu Zizhen. During this time, all the servants in the palace, including Madam Zhang, who had tasks on hand and did not go to the gate to kneel and greet him, took the time to come and pay their respects to Xiao Yuanjin.
By the time they finished touring Lumingxuan, Mr. Jiang and Yu Tong had already rushed over from the main gate of the palace.
The two men paid their respects to Xiao Yuanjin. Mr. Jiang greeted Xiao Yuanjin on behalf of King Zhenbei, while Yu Tong briefly reported on the preparations they had made this morning to entertain Xiao Yuanjin.
Xiao Yuanjin chatted with them in a harmonious atmosphere for about half a minute, and then Mr. Jiang and Yu Tong tactfully asked to leave.
Before leaving, Mr. Jiang suddenly thought of the things that Yu Zizhen had asked the store to deliver. He asked Yu Zizhen, "Sir, do we need to pack up all those things and send them back to the northern border?"
It's not that he had to ask this question, but many of the things in there were obviously not suitable for long-distance transportation.
Upon hearing this, Yu Zizhen remembered that she still had a lot of free goods to collect. She said to Mr. Jiang, "No. Please have someone pay the money first. I'll have Yuheng tell you later what to send back and what to keep."
It was already noon, so she had to let Yuheng eat first.
Mr. Jiang's mouth twitched slightly, and he answered yes and left.
Yu Zizhen watched him and Yu Tong walk away, then told Madam Zhang and the cook from the palace who came to help in the kitchen, "Set the table."
Madam Zhang and the others knelt in agreement and began to carry food boxes to the dining room with swift hands and feet.
Although she was entertaining Xiao Yuanjin, Yu Zizhen still adhered to her principle of not wasting food and only asked Madam Zhang to prepare eight small special dishes.
Three-shredded shark's fin, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, Kung Pao Chicken, Braised Lion's Head, Boiled Lamb, Grilled Beef, Candied Chinese Yam, and Stir-fried Lily with Ginkgo Nuts.
Although the dishes did not look as exquisite as those served in the palace, they tasted just as good.
In addition, Mrs. Zhang and her friends also made jujube and walnut cakes, red bean paste flower rolls, salted egg yolk and pork floss green rice dumplings, mung bean ice cream, almond tea and sour plum soup.
After all the food was placed on the table, Yu Zizhen dismissed the servants and handed the chopsticks to Xiao Yuanjin. "My table has a turntable. Just turn it in front of you if you want to eat something."
She sat down next to Xiao Yuanjin and demonstrated to him how to turn the turntable on the table.
Due to the limitations of craftsmanship and materials, Yu Zizhen's homemade turntable is not as easy to use as modern turntables, but it is enough to amaze everyone in Da Qi.
Xiao Yuanjin was curious and excited. He tried to turn it himself and said, "If this thing is placed in a restaurant, the guests will definitely like it."
Yu Zizhen smiled, "Those families that have a lot of people eating at home and whose family traditions are not particularly old-fashioned, strict, or conservative will probably like it too."
It's a pity that this thing has no technical content. Even if she wants to sell it, she can only make a little quick money.
Once imitators come out, she won't have much profit margin.
This is also why Yu Zizhen has never sold this thing.
She used the serving chopsticks to pick up a piece of candied yam for Xiao Yuanjin and said, "This is delicious. Try it."
Although Xiao Yuanjin is a boy, he has a wide range of tastes like her and is not averse to sweets.
There were only Yu Zizhen and Xiao Yuanjin in the room. The servants, ready to take orders at any time, were all standing outside the door. This made Xiao Yuanjin even more relaxed and comfortable than before.
He took a bite of the candied yam that Yu Zizhen gave him, savoring it carefully while his eyes swept over the other delicacies on the table.
Seeing this, Yu Zizhen stopped taking care of him. He took a spoon and scooped a bowl of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, and started eating it happily.
While eating, Xiao Yuanjin took a brief break from eating to say to Yu Zizhen, "Your servants and your father's staff are all very kind."
Yu Zizhen smiled, "That's because my father can suppress them."
If the King of Zhenbei does not have real power in his hands, who can guarantee that his subordinates and servants will not change their faces?
Xiao Yuanjin felt as if a sword had pierced his heart. His father was the one who could not control his subordinates, so he took him, the prince, to witness many ugly aspects of human nature.
Yu Zizhen took the opportunity to teach him, "People still have to stand up for themselves. When you are strong enough, you will find that the world is no longer as fierce as it used to be, but has become gentle."
Xiao Yuanjin held up his chopsticks and looked at Yu Zizhen in surprise.
Yu Zizhen then quietly took out a martial arts secret book from his sleeve pocket and said, "Are you interested? If so, I can teach you."
Xiao Yuanjin:!!!
Xiao Yuanjin's eyes widened, his mind full of thoughts, "It was him! I knew it was him! He healed my leg, helped me clear the remaining poison in my body, and gave me the opportunity to be a normal person."
He nodded vigorously with red eyes. Not to mention that Yu Zizhen only asked him to practice martial arts for his own good, even if she asked him to kneel down and kowtow to her three times and nine times, he would not hesitate.
Anyone who has not experienced the pain of being tortured by the residual poison, unable to sleep all night, covered in cold sweats at any time, occasionally vomiting blood to scare his father, the only one who loved him, and people talking about him as a cripple and disabled wherever he went, simply cannot understand how much Xiao Yuanjin longs to recover his health, and how desperate he is that he cannot recover his health at all.
It was Yu Zizhen who gave him a new life, so no matter what Yu Zizhen asked him to do, as long as it did not hurt his emperor father, he would agree without hesitation.
"Then come to the Zhenbei Palace whenever you don't have classes." Yu Zizhen winked at him slyly, "Come learn to play the erhu, help me farm, tutor me, and eat and play with me."
He had so many things to do, so it was natural for him to stay out of the sight of anyone except Yu Zizhen in the Zhenbei Palace.
Xiao Yuanjin nodded and said, "I will tell my father about this."
Speaking of his emperor father, Xiao Yuanjin couldn't help but think of what happened just now when Yu Zizhen asked Mr. Jiang to pay the bill on his behalf.
He asked Yu Zizhen, "You bought gifts for the King of Zhenbei and the others, but didn't you spend your own money?"
Yu Zizhen nodded, "Yes, I will use the palace's official account."
Xiao Yuanjin asked again: "Is your salary as a prince enough to spend?"
He has to support so many people in the royal palace in the capital, and buy gifts for the Prince of Zhenbei and others. Even if he adds the rewards that Yu Zizhen gets from the palace, his salary is still not enough, right?
Yu Zizhen understood why he asked this, and she explained, "My salary as the Crown Prince is also my private money. The expenses of the palace are provided by the shops and farms of the palace."
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