The two great wizards looked like immortals, and at this moment, they were eating at the same table with the saint, one on the left and one on the right.
The table is very magnificent with its carvings of dragons and paintings of phoenixes, which is very different from the plain clothes worn by the two men. But if you look closely at their plain clothes, you will know that they are not plain at all, but have fine lines hidden in them, which is the finest brocade.
Tianxiang Kingdom only receives three or four such tributes a year, and they are probably all with these two wizards.
The Saint was discussing Buddhism with the two while eating. An eunuch came over and said, "Saint, please report to the left and right great masters. The master of Tianbei Hall said that he tasted some good dishes and wanted to ask Master Saint to taste them."
The eunuch who delivered the dishes did not know that the saint had actually taken the initiative to have a vegetarian meal with the great master today, so the saint's name was added.
"Oh? Didn't they say that the food in Tianbei Palace is average and not delicious? Have you developed a new menu now?" The saint naturally knew about the affairs of Tianbei Palace.
Then the eunuch said hurriedly, "The Saint is really amazing and really cares about the lives of the mages. The kitchen was just average before. But in recent days, several palace maids were transferred from the Imperial Food Department. Their cooking skills are really extraordinary. The mages are all praising them."
The left and right great masters also said: "Thank you for your concern, saint. Monks are mainly for pure cultivation, and these things are not what they care about."
The saint would only wave his hand and say: "Practicing is hard work. Since you have come to the inner palace, you cannot travel around. This is my fault. In this case, these small matters must be taken care of."
But the saint added: "The Shangshi Division has been really good recently, reward."
"Let these palace servants focus on preparing for the Buddha's Birthday. As long as this is done well, there will definitely be rewards."
The eunuch thanked the emperor and asked someone to bring the food to the table. However, before he opened the lid, he heard another eunuch coming over. This eunuch came from Zhongcui Palace. After paying respect to the emperor, he said, "Your Majesty, the imperial concubine made the mandarin fish soup herself. We just have the mandarin fish now. I would like to invite you to try it."
"Ginger fish soup?" The sage put down his chopsticks, and the palace servant who was about to open the lid of the vegetarian meal also subconsciously stopped, "I'll go and take a look."
Back then, when he was still in the palace, all the kings were fighting for the throne, but he was the only one who was ignored. Whenever they wanted to eat fresh mandarin fish at home, Concubine Jiang would use her private money to buy it and then make mandarin fish soup for him.
In that case, he will definitely go.
The great wizards on both sides stood up to see him off. The two men looked at each other and could see the meaning in each other's eyes.
This was not the first time that Imperial Concubine Jiang had called the saint away from Tianbei Hall, and it seemed that she had some dissatisfaction with Buddhism.
However, the two of them quickly restrained their expressions, and their eyes were drawn by the aroma to the vegetarian food brought by their disciples.
What an exquisite meal.
Today, the two of them did hear their disciples say that the food in the vegetarian kitchen this morning was good, but they didn't pay much attention to it. But now that they have seen it, they know what good means.
Transferred from Shangshisi?
It’s a pity that the Shangshisi belongs to the Ministry of Rites, otherwise it could have been taken over.
The two of them couldn't help but taste the mushrooms in Ding Su Shang Zhen, and were immediately amazed by the aroma.
All the dishes that followed made them eat with their chopsticks faster. Let’s wait and see the names of these dishes. They are good enough to be served on Buddha’s Birthday.
Both of them ate more today. One of them was in his fifties and the other in his sixties. Their eyebrows and beards were still black, only their skin had some wrinkles.
It is said that they both have the secret to maintaining their youthful looks, and even saints are extremely envious and believe that they really have the ability to achieve immortality.
But the way they eat now does not look like people in their fifties or sixties.
After the meal, the two of them were still able to maintain their dignity and said to the people around them: "From now on, whatever food the Shangshi people have prepared, you need to serve it up exactly as it is. Do you hear me?"
When the news reached the vegetarian kitchen, even Su Wan did not expect that the two great masters would also taste it.
And almost a saint got it.
This is a mixed blessing for people in the small kitchen, after all, no one knows what will happen next.
But this also shows how good Su Wan's craftsmanship is.
This incident also made the people in the vegetarian kitchen feel more relieved. After all, the great master had praised them, and even the chief eunuch in the Tianbei Hall was extremely polite to them.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the people he was being polite to were the Shangshi people.
Not long after, the saint's reward was delivered to the Shangshisi, which directly praised the Shangshisi for his good work in Tianbei Palace.
This inexplicably led to the Ministry of Rites, which was busy with the imperial examinations, being praised.
Anyway, it's a good thing, right?
Who cares? Just praise them. The Ministry of Rites will also send rewards to the Shangshi Bureau, praising them for receiving rewards from the saint.
This is simply the beginning of nesting dolls!
The superior, however, had some doubts. He wondered if the saint had tasted the food prepared by Su Wan.
When the news came, I didn't expect that I had to thank Concubine Jiang for interrupting this matter?
Amidst the chaos in the inner and outer palaces, Su Wan and the others just focused on cooking. They cooked for several days in a row and the food was very delicious.
The great master also praised the food a lot, which made the saint want to have a taste. However, the imperial examination was approaching and he had a lot of things to do, so when he went to Tianbei Hall to discuss Buddhism, the food had already been cleared away.
I was just about to say that I would make it for him in the evening, but then I remembered that the mages do not eat after noon, so that would not be a good idea and I could only regret it.
But there is still a lot of time, so it doesn’t matter, there will always be a chance to taste it in the future.
However, when Su Wan and her companions returned to Ciqing Palace on February 26, they found that the side hall next door had been cleaned. But this time it was the chief eunuch who led the cleaning. The side hall over there was obviously much larger and better repaired.
Judging from the people inside talking, they must be monks.
Just as they stopped, a eunuch happened to pass by. Without waiting for Su Wan and the others to ask, he said, "These are the monks from all over the country. They are all here to prepare for the Buddha's Birthday. They will also stay in Ciqing Palace together. Don't worry, they won't disturb you."
In the past, no one had explained so much to the four of them, but now their skills were recognized by the great masters, so they had to be polite. The eunuch continued, "I heard there's a monk from Magha, whose skin looks different from ours. He also has a wandering master by his side. I heard he's an accomplished monk who can speak Magha language."
"Anyway, famous mages will come one after another!"
Moga?
Su Wan asked: "But Magadha?"
"Yes, yes, that's it!" the eunuch asked immediately, "How do you know this name?"
Su Wan smiled: "The pepper we eat comes from them."
Ancient India, that’s it.
But I don’t know whether this foreign monk can chant well.
It is unknown whether he was shocked by the "prosperous" scene here or felt that it violated Buddhist precepts.
The four people did not stay for too long and decided to return to their own yard.
After a few more times, it was March, and both Ciqing Palace and Tianbei Hall became more lively.
It’s just like Su Wan said, foreign monks are better at chanting.
The monk from Magadha and the wandering monk from his own country who was beside him became the saint's new favorites. They would discuss Buddhism whenever they had free time.
I heard that these two people are gentle and polite, and have the demeanor of great monks.
Isn’t this wonderful?
Su Wan was amazed. She didn't expect that holding a Buddha's Birthday Festival would create a rival for herself.
At the same time, the imperial examination organized by the Ministry of Rites officially began. Thousands of students entered the examination halls. Among so many students, only three hundred could pass. But once they passed, it would be a moment of glory for the family.
Such important events also dimmed the light of Buddha's Birthday.
It is the ninth day of March, the sun is shining brightly, it is really a good day.
The hard work of the Ministry of Rites and others was not in vain.
It was really a pleasure to see the students jumping in.
But Tianbei Palace was not so happy.
First, a monk from Magadha came, and then the imperial examination of the Ministry of Rites came. The previously highly anticipated preparations for the Buddha's Birthday were directly overshadowed.
The great masters reprimanded, "In the past four years, there have been more than one ups and downs. Why are you so impatient?"
"But this time is different!" The mage said immediately, "Master, the fake monk incident last time has already made the saint suspicious."
If he was just a fake monk, it would be fine, but he also occupied land, which could be forgiven for a saint.
But the money obtained from them was too much, and whenever the monks of the Kamikaze Temple got into trouble, they were actually locked up in the inner prison of Buddhism. It seemed like imprisonment, but it was actually protection. Who couldn't see this?
It would be better if there were just a few meat-eating monks, but there are actually many more things going on.
The saint was finally happy and welcomed Tianbei Temple again, but here comes another foreign monk? !
The great masters did not speak, but just turned their Buddhist beads as if they were thinking about something.
Su Wan had just finished preparing lunch when the chief eunuch came over with his men. Now they had to send a portion to the great wizard. He must have kept a close eye on it. When he saw Su Wan, he immediately smiled and said, "The wizards have been frowning these days, and they feel better only when they eat the food you cook."
"Look at these vegetarian meals, they are so beautiful."
Su Wan thought for a moment and knew what was going on. She deliberately asked, "What are you angry about?"
After saying that, he didn't seem to want an answer, and said, "I'll make an extra vegetarian dish tomorrow, and the butler can come and get it."
Seeing that Su Wan was so sensible, the head eunuch nodded "reluctantly": "You don't know, we are preparing for the Buddha's Birthday, but now there are high monks from Magadha and the imperial examination, and no one cares about our Buddha's Birthday! Even the saints' energy has been diverted. Isn't this worrying?"
Su Wan was about to laugh when she heard this, but she subconsciously touched the Buddhist beads in the brocade bag, her eyes flickered slightly, and she said unintentionally: "If this is the case, Tianbei Palace is also in the limelight."
"Whatever high monk they are looking for, let's look for him too."
"Oh, Magadha is so far away, it's not easy to find it. I don't know how they could have traveled through mountains and rivers to get here. It's really strange." The eunuch chief just complained a few words and didn't really want to find the answer.
But Su Wan said, "Then find someone of noble status to organize it together! It must be someone of nobler status than others!"
"But who is nobler than a saint?" As he spoke, the eunuch chief steward saw Su Wan move the Buddhist beads carved at the kitchen door.
Because it was in the Tianbei Palace, there were such patterns everywhere, so Su Wan's thing was not uncommon.
But this made the eunuch suddenly think of something.
The noble status and the Buddhist beads made the chief eunuch immediately think of the Second Prince giving the Buddhist beads as a gift to please him.
The most honorable one is the Saint, and below the Saint are the princes. If we can get the princes to organize the Buddha's Birthday Festival together, wouldn't we be able to surpass others? !
This is a good idea!
He is so smart! He can come up with such a solution.
But among the three princes, which one should I invite?
First of all, the Third Prince is definitely not an option. I heard that he will be back from Yizhou soon, but he is a stubborn person.
What about the rest?
Forget it, I'd better tell this idea to the mages first and let them decide!
If you can give the mages a good idea, he will definitely reward you!
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