Yun Yuan has been very busy recently, trying to learn how to cook. Seeing that she is on the rise, the emperor specially transferred an imperial chef from the imperial kitchen to teach her, and at the same time reminded the chef not to reveal his identity.
The royal chef was not unwilling, on the contrary he was very happy.
The person the emperor likes might be the future empress. Even if the empress learns their skills, she will not steal their jobs. They can show their face in front of the emperor and have a mentoring relationship with the future empress, so they don’t have to worry about their descendants and apprentices.
Liu Yuchu, who is now teaching Yun Yuan, is responsible for appetizers. His specialties are cured and braised dishes. Of course, smashed cucumbers and spicy and sour kelp shreds are also no problem. Yun Yuan is learning and practicing knife skills at the same time, and her life is very fulfilling.
The emperor said that he would call the chef in charge of soup over after he learned it.
Back at the palace, the emperor ordered his men to collect secret recipes from the people, and specifically warned them: "You can buy them at a high price, but don't force them."
He wanted to try to keep Yun Yuan in the capital.
So Yun Yuan listened to Master Liu talk about how great her next master was and how delicious the soup he made was every day, saying that it was so delicious that you could have a lingering aftertaste after just one sip. Yun Yuan was very envious of what he said, and the emperor was also satisfied.
Time passed quickly and it was New Year's Day. The emperor was very busy and Yun Yuan hadn't seen him for several days.
On New Year's Eve, Yun Yuan was sleeping in the middle of the night when a cold object crawled into her quilt. She hissed and kicked it off the bed.
The emperor was still a little confused, "I'm sorry, Yuan'er, I froze you."
Yun Yuan snorted coldly and offered up half of her bed, "Go to sleep."
With the sweet and soft beauty in his arms, the man started to behave dishonestly. Yun Yuan let out a low cry and was pressed under the man.
[Omitted. Nothing happened. Look into my pure eyes.]
A sleepless night.
Yun Yuan didn't have to go to court during the New Year holidays, so she basically spent the time in bed. She rubbed her aching waist and cursed Li Yanjing as a beast, and then she was suppressed again.
Li Yanjing put one hand on the bed beside her ear and climbed up the snow-capped peak with the other hand. His voice was tender and tender: "I am only a beast to you."
"You... wuwu~" The rest of the sound disappeared in lust.
Zhong Jianmin escorted the items out of Beijing on the appointed day and could not return to Beijing for the New Year. The housekeeper's duties ultimately fell on Wu Yishu.
Wu Yishu sold some of the servants in the mansion and rented a small courtyard. The whole family lived in the small courtyard and lived a tight life.
The New Year’s Eve dinner was even simpler. Just as Brother Zhong said, it had been a long time since he had eaten such simple food.
Mrs. Ge said with a stern face, "It's Chinese New Year now, so at least we can prepare some delicious dishes. A table full of pickled vegetables and tofu, don't you think it's too shabby?"
Wu Yishu scoffed, "I do find it shabby, but what good is that? We need to renovate the house in the spring, so where will the money come from if we don't save a little? Are you going to sell the pastry shop?"
"No!" Mrs. Ge disagreed as soon as she heard it. If she kept the dim sum shop, at least she would have some income. If she sold it, she would have nothing.
Wu Yishu sneered and stopped talking.
The more Ge thought about it, the angrier she became. That bitch Yun just left on her own and secretly took away her dowry. She was worthy of being a merchant woman and was very calculating!
At this time, Zhong Erlang said: "Mother, I have fallen in love with a girl and want to marry her."
Mrs. Ge asked him, "Which family is this noble lady from?"
Wu Yishu thought that it was a good thing for Brother Zhong to get married. Once he started a family, he could be separated from his parents.
But where does the betrothal gift come from?
Zhong Xiaodi: "The fifth daughter of Yu Hanlin's family."
Upon hearing this, Madam Ge threw down her chopsticks and said, "How foolish! You are beautiful and talented, you are fit to marry a princess, how could you marry a concubine's daughter?"
"Mother, please be careful with your words!" Zhong Xiaodi was shocked: "Your Majesty has no children, you are risking your life by saying such things." Although he was careless, he knew his own weight.
He was not in a hurry at first, as he had not had enough fun outside, but the reputation of General Zhenwei's Mansion was ruined, and if he didn't marry now, he was worried that he would not be able to get married.
Mrs. Ge disagreed: "I am just making an analogy. You should at least marry a legitimate daughter. Concubine's daughter is absolutely not allowed to enter the house."
Wu Yishu lowered her head and ate her meal, feeling disdainful in her heart. Zhong Erlang spent all day hanging out with his brother-in-law, either fighting cocks or walking dogs or going to gambling houses and brothels. Only Mrs. Ge thought her youngest son was good.
Zhong Xiaodi also disagreed. He glanced at Wu Yishu and muttered softly, "Ruolan is at least a daughter of an official family. Look at the one my eldest brother married..."
Wu Yishu raised his head suddenly: "What's wrong with me? I am the general's savior. Your honor and disgrace now all depend on the general. Without me, the general's mansion would have ceased to exist long ago. You all have to go back to the countryside, and perhaps you will not even be as good as me."
"How dare you!" Madam Ge was furious. "How dare you curse our General's Mansion on New Year's Day? Considering you're pregnant, I won't punish you. You don't even need to eat this meal. Come, lock her up in the room and don't let her out without my order!"
Wu Yishu misses Zhong Jianmin day and night, but what is Zhong Jianmin doing now?
Zhong Jianmin was escorting relief grain to Henan when he encountered bandits blocking his way. He took the lead and chased the bandits into the mountains, then encountered an ambush. He fought hard but was still hit by an arrow. The arrow hit his lower body and his penis broke off.
Zhong Jianmin rolled on the ground, covering his lower body. After returning, he immediately summoned a military doctor to treat him. The doctor said that his penis was broken and could not be reconnected.
"Since you can't be cured, there's no need for you to exist."
In order to keep the secret, Zhong Jianmin killed the military doctor and told others that it was bandits who killed him.
He endured the pain and rushed to the disaster relief site, trying hard not to let anyone notice anything unusual. He vowed to return and wipe out this group of bandits to avenge his penis.
The transportation of goods to the disaster relief areas was difficult due to the snowstorm, and the price of food was sky-high. Thinking of the days when the mansion was in dire straits, Zhong Jianmin became more creative.
There's so much disaster relief food, a little less won't be a problem, right...
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