Zhao Hao was startled and turned to look at the guard and shook his head repeatedly.
"Nothing much. I was a little nervous welcoming His Majesty in such an occasion."
The guard laughed and said, "Don't mention it. They are all very nervous. It seems that this is the first time for His Majesty to come to Shanglin Garden."
As the two were talking, the convoy came closer.
Xiao Chuyun also saw Zhao Hao from a distance. He was quite surprised at first, then he smiled and nodded at him.
Jiang Wan'er got down from the bicycle and saw that Zhao Hao was also kneeling there. A look of surprise appeared on her beautiful face.
"Why are you here?"
Zhao Hao said quickly, "Your Majesty, I have nothing to do these days, so I asked Her Royal Highness the Princess for a sign and came here to play. I didn't expect to meet Your Majesty."
Although this kind of thing is against the rules, it is not a big deal.
Because many children of ministers play this way.
However, most of them came here with the princes and princesses.
It is extremely rare, or even non-existent, for someone to come here on his own like Zhao Hao.
This was also the reason why he was a little nervous when he heard that Jiang Wan'er was coming.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Wan'er nodded slightly, then said no more and walked in.
Xiao Chuyun walked over with a smile: "Brother Zhao Hao, I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon!"
Zhao Hao nodded and said, "I didn't expect to see the general here."
Xiao Chuyun said, "Your Majesty said he wanted to come over to relax. I was worried about your safety, so I volunteered to come."
When Zhao Hao heard this, he realized that this was the case. However, Jiang Wan'er had never been to Shanglin Garden before.
This time he suddenly had this idea, probably to give Xiao Chuyun a chance?
It's just that this guy may or may not know it.
It seems that he doesn't know your majesty's intention.
Jiang Wan'er went straight into the palace. After Xiao Chuyun was settled, she followed Zhao Hao to the villa.
Seeing the chefs preparing dinner, Xiao Chuyun smiled and said:
"I've been back in Beijing for two days, and I've heard many people say that the No. 1 restaurant you opened, Brother Zhao, is the best in the world, but I never made it there."
"I didn't expect that I would have such a good fortune today."
Zhao Hao quickly put on an expression of being flattered.
"It is my honor to be able to taste it, General!"
Xiao Chuyun immediately waved his hands.
"Brother Zhao, there's no need to be so reserved. I really like the poem you wrote at the banquet. It really expresses the feelings of us soldiers!"
Zhao Hao said modestly: "General, you are really too kind."
As the two were talking, an old eunuch walked in quickly.
Seeing this, Zhao Hao and Xiao Chuyun hurriedly stood up to greet them.
The old eunuch walked up to the two men and stood in front of them, then spoke immediately.
"Your Majesty's order!"
The two men knelt down quickly.
"I heard that Zhao Hao brought a cook with him to Shanglin Garden for hunting, as well as various ingredients for cooking. I want to try some cooking. Zhao Hao will arrange dinner for today."
"Zhao Hao accepted the order."
The old eunuch chuckled.
"Master Zhao, hurry up and get ready. Your Majesty has been exhausted from the long journey. It would be better to have dinner earlier so that Your Majesty can rest earlier."
Zhao Hao nodded quickly: "Don't worry, sir, I will start preparing now."
If it were just him and Xiao Chuyun, they could just ask the chef to make a few dishes and they would be good to go.
But now Jiang Wan'er also wants to come with us, so we can't just make do.
After seeing the old eunuch off, Zhao Hao turned and bowed to Xiao Chuyun.
"General Xiao, since His Majesty has given the order, I have to do it myself. Please do as you please."
Xiao Chuyun nodded.
"As I should. Brother Zhao, please go ahead and do your work. I will also go back to the other courtyard to wash up."
Having said that, he walked away.
Zhao Hao immediately started to get busy.
The ingredients were originally prepared according to seven days' supply, and there is still a lot left.
Zhao Hao picked out some of the freshest and best-looking ones.
Then start doing it yourself.
He plans to cook six dishes.
Two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes.
A cold dish.
A soup.
The two meat dishes are braised beef and hand-held lamb chops.
The two vegetarian dishes are yam and bamboo shoots slices, and cauliflower and dried tofu.
After giving the piece of tofu to Princess Yongning, he taught her how to make bean curd skin and dried tofu.
Dried tofu is easier to store and tastes good.
So I brought some with me this time.
As for the cold dish, it is cold shredded melon.
The last soup is fish soup.
The fish are all alive. They were brought in sealed buckets and are still jumping around.
Zhao Hao is the chef, and two chefs are helping him.
In less than an hour, it was all done.
Zhao Hao arranged the dishes himself. The portion of each dish was not very large, but they all looked extremely exquisite and appetizing.
After dividing it, Zhao Hao hurriedly asked someone to invite the people from the palace over.
Soon, the old eunuch who had delivered the oral order came with four young eunuchs.
After tasting the food, the old eunuch smiled and said to Zhao Hao, "Mr. Zhao, when we came here, His Majesty asked you to come over and dine with him."
Hearing this, Zhao Hao's eyes widened in surprise.
"Eunuch, His Majesty wants me to dine with him?"
The old eunuch smiled and nodded.
"Yes, Mr. Zhao, this is a great favor. Come with us."
Zhao Hao said quickly, "Eunuch, please go first. Let me change into some decent clothes and I'll be there right away."
The way he cooks doesn't look very pretty.
After changing clothes and tidying up his appearance, he trotted over.
When Zhao Hao came in, Jiang Wan'er and Xiao Chuyun had already taken their seats.
Jiang Wan'er naturally sat in the main seat, while Xiao Chuyun sat at the lower left.
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