He looked at Zhao Jun and said, "Hanlong, I heard that you specially prepared a birthday gift for the Queen?"
"It's not a good gift, just a birthday cake."
Zhao Jun said with a smile.
Birthday cake is not difficult to make, just milk, eggs and flour.
He worked in a pastry shop when he was in college. Although he was a waiter and not a pastry chef, he learned some basic processes.
"oh?"
When Zhao Zhen heard about the rumored birthday cake, he was surprised and said, "Hanlong has this skill, why didn't he make it for me before?"
“.”
Zhao Jun rolled his eyes.
I thought to myself, given my previous attitude towards you, don’t you have any idea what’s going on?
How much effort did I have to put in at the beginning before you were willing to give up some power?
You are so stingy, do you think you deserve to eat the cake I made for you?
However, thinking about the greatly improved relationship between him and Zhao Zhen, the grandfather and grandson, in the past two years, Zhao Jun found an excuse and said, "It was very busy before, with things to deal with everywhere. Now that the country is on the right track, I can finally have some free time to do other things."
Zhao Zhen did not doubt him and said with a smile: "Then bring it up quickly so that I can taste it."
"Old Wang, serve the food!"
Zhao Jun waved to Wang Shouzhong.
The food in the palace was strictly controlled. Although he brought things in from outside the palace, they had to be reviewed by Wang Shouzhong, which naturally prevented poisoning.
The dishes had actually been prepared long ago. The imperial chef in the palace was not only monitored while cooking, but also had to taste them first by himself and the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
After it is made, it has to be watched by people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If it is confirmed that no one has died from poisoning, it can be heated up before being served.
So the ancient emperors were sometimes quite pitiful. In order to prevent being poisoned, they often had to eat cold dishes. No wonder Puyi said in his autobiography that when he was emperor, he never even tasted hot food.
The food was served quickly.
It was almost cold, so Zhao Jun made three big cakes with cream. He made it with gelatin made from pig skin, milk and sugar. It was very simple.
A piece of each of the three cakes was cut, and there was still a little cream on the corner of Wang Shouzhong's mouth. As Zhao Zhen's loyal servant, he was naturally the first to offer his contribution and taste whether there was any poison in the cake.
“It’s really a cake.”
Zhao Zhen stuck his head out and saw that although the birthday cake was crudely made, it was exactly the same as the one he saw in the movie. He couldn't help but happily pick up a piece of cream on it with chopsticks and put it into his mouth.
Suddenly, a sweet smell of soft oil came up, making him feel comfortable all over.
"Queen, my beloved, please try it."
He praised it highly, "It's very sweet and delicious."
"Father, I want to eat, I want to eat."
Three-year-old Zhao Xin yelled.
"Okay, Father, I'll give you a piece."
Zhao Zhen smiled and picked up a piece for him with chopsticks.
Compared to the eldest son Zhao Fang, who was trained by the emperor in a strict and methodical manner, he preferred the second son Zhao Xin.
Zhao Fang, standing next to him, looked at them enviously. Zhao Jun whispered something to Cao Miaoxin's ear, and Cao Miaoxin picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and handed it to his nephew, saying, "Come on, Fang'er, you eat too."
Zhao Fang secretly glanced at Empress Cao, and when he saw her nod slightly in approval, he picked up his chopsticks and started eating the cake in the bowl.
The royal family’s family banquets were not very warm, and there were some miscellaneous rules. For example, the eldest daughter of the emperor, Zhao Qinghan, and her mother, Concubine Zhang, could not come.
But it only lasts for a moment.
Besides, Zhao Jun had no way to interfere in the internal affairs of the royal family. He could only give Zhao Zhen some advice. As for how to educate the children, that was another matter.
However, Empress Cao was quite strict in her teaching. She planned to let the child become Zhao Jun's disciple after a while, when Zhao Jun was almost busy with state affairs. This would make it easier for the child to grow up in the future.
After the banquet began, everyone focused on the food, occasionally whispering to each other, and the banquet was filled with rustling sounds.
And just when the family dinner was held.
At this moment, about ten imperial guards came to the outside of Yingyang Gate.
The guards at Yingyang Gate were puzzled and shouted, "What are you doing here? Don't you know His Majesty is having a banquet in Guanjia Palace?"
Yang Huaimin, the deputy governor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, stepped forward, produced a palace badge, and said, "His Majesty has ordered us to take over."
"yes!"
The guards at the gate didn't think twice and just lined up and left.
As soon as they left, Yang Huaimin waved behind him.
In an instant, more than a hundred imperial guards emerged from the right side of the palace road in the direction of Gyeongbokgung Palace.
Some of these people looked nervous, some looked serious, and some were trembling all over, as if they were making up their minds.
But what remains unchanged is that everyone has taken up arms.
"Walk!"
The leaders Yang Huaimin, Deng Baoji, Yan Xiu, Guo Kui, Wang Sheng, Sun Li and others immediately rushed into the back garden.
There were also many soldiers in the back garden, but he had already figured out their patrol routes, so he was able to move among the hills, woods, and ponds in the back garden without anyone noticing, and had already approached the Guanjia Palace in the distance.
"kill!"
Yang Huaimin and others saw that there were only twenty or thirty guards outside Guanjia Hall and rushed over without hesitation.
There was no point in hiding now.
Because there was an open field outside the Guanjia Palace, they would be discovered as long as they passed through the woods, so it would be better to start a charge directly.
The guards outside Guanjia Hall indeed noticed them. They were stunned at first, but when they saw that the other party had a large number of people, they shouted and ran away in all directions.
“Hahahahahahahaha.”
Seeing this, Yang Huaimin was overjoyed. He then ran all the way to the outside of Guanjia Hall and kicked the door open.
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