Chapter 122 Misled by Durian
Little Gourd didn't argue with her anymore.
Alas, the master is still a baby, he needs to be compassionate and not bully the weak.
"Your Majesty, I will hold this farther away."
After a busy period, Lin Fu was finally rescued.
He immediately rushed to Emperor Yongping and wanted to take the pepper away.
"Ah-choo~ Ah-choo~ Don't move, let me take another look."
Even though Emperor Yongping was about to cry from the spiciness of the food, he was still reluctant to let Lin Fu take the peppers away.
He wanted to wait for Teng to make a move so that he could taste what this thing tasted like.
"Hmm."
[The peppers are so spicy that Shu'er is about to cry. ]
Chu Qinshu's little head had already shrunk into Emperor Yongping's arms. When she heard that Emperor Yongping would not let anyone take the peppers away, she couldn't help but complain.
"Your Majesty, it's time for the little princess to drink milk. I'll carry her to the side hall."
Nanny Yao was staying far away from Emperor Yongping and was not affected by the pile of sweet potatoes.
When the eunuch had almost finished picking up the sweet potatoes around Emperor Yongping, he hurried forward and wanted to take Chu Qinshu away.
She was afraid that Emperor Yongping would sneeze again and scare Chu Qinshu.
"Okay, quickly carry Shu'er to the side hall to get some fresh air."
Emperor Yongping was also afraid that this thing called chili would hurt his well-behaved granddaughter, so he quickly handed the swaddling clothes to Nanny Yao.
Chu Qinshu's eyes and nose were sneered red, and her eyes were watery. She looked extremely pitiful.
After Nanny Yao took her away, Emperor Yongping called Lin Fu to his side.
"Lin Fu, how do you say we eat this?"
Emperor Yongping looked at the bright red peppers and was eager to try them.
"Your Majesty, it's so bright, I'm afraid... I'm afraid it's not food."
Lin Fu grew up in the mountains and had heard that the brighter something is, the more likely it is to be poisonous.
But this thing was taken out by the little princess, and he didn't dare to say it directly.
"It's food, a side dish for hot and sour noodles."
Emperor Yongping heard Chu Qinshu say that it was the seasoning for making hot and sour noodles. Isn’t the seasoning a side dish?
"Your Majesty, is that a recipe?"
Lin Fu was afraid that Emperor Yongping would make him eat this bright red thing raw, so he pointed at a piece of paper on the desk.
If it was a memorial, he would never dare to look at it even if he was beaten to death.
But the words "Hot and Sour Noodles Recipe" were clearly written on the piece of paper.
So, he bravely reminded Emperor Yongping.
"Well, I've read the recipe. It says that this thing called chili can be used as a seasoning, eaten raw, or made into pickles and marinades."
Emperor Yongping was not stupid, so of course he looked at the prescription before asking Lin Fu questions.
He was just curious about what this pungent smelling thing would taste like.
The durian doesn’t smell as good as the chili, but it tastes fragrant and sweet, leaving a long-lasting aftertaste.
"Then...then I will try one?"
Lin Fu was very nervous and wanted to go out and call the eunuch to come in for the food tasting.
He even felt a little regretful for stealing other people's jobs these days.
At this moment, he finally understood the meaning of everyone doing his or her own job.
"Yeah, that's what I mean. If you can't taste the flavor of one, try two."
Emperor Yongping picked two peppers and handed them to Lin Fu.
"A-choo~A-choo~"
Lin Fu took it tremblingly, and just as he put it to his lips, he sneezed.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I deserve to die. I deserve to die."
Lin Fu was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and kowtowed.
Strictly speaking, this was considered a breach of etiquette in front of the palace.
If it were someone else, he would be dragged out and beaten with a stick in no time.
I don't know if he will be dragged out.
However, at this moment, he actually strangely hoped that Emperor Yongping would have someone drag him out and beat him up.
He always felt that trying this bright red stuff that stinks at the first smell would have more serious consequences than being beaten with a stick.
"It's not your fault. Get up and eat."
Emperor Yongping placed the peppers in front of him a little further away.
Well, that won’t be annoying anymore.
"Hey, I thank the emperor."
Lin Fu climbed up tremblingly, closed his eyes, opened his mouth, and swallowed a red pepper whole.
Chu Qinshu took out the chili pepper, which was small in shape but had a strong and intense spiciness.
It is suitable for making hot and sour noodles and spicy chicken, and is also suitable for making pickled peppers.
If people who like spicy food saw Lin Fu eating the food in one gulp, they would definitely say that he was wasting food.
"How can you taste the food if you eat it like this? Chew it."
Emperor Yongping was somewhat dissatisfied with Lin Fu's performance. When did this old fellow learn to be so cunning?
I'm so lazy even when trying something.
"Hey, I'll just chew it. I'll chew it."
Lin Fu knew that he would not be able to pass the test if he swallowed it whole, but eating one was better than two.
"Suck~ha~suck~ha, cough cough cough..."
Lin Fugang put the chili pepper into his mouth and chewed it twice, then he started coughing violently due to the spiciness.
Without even having time to say goodbye, he left through the side door in a flash.
After a full half a minute, he returned to the hall.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I deserve to die."
Lin Fu knelt on the ground with a pitiful look on his face, his lips and eyes red from the burning sensation.
It really was killing him. Drinking two large bowls of water didn't help.
It was only when the eunuch who was tasting the food grabbed a handful of snow and stuffed it into his mouth that he felt the burning sensation in his mouth was gone.
"Come on, tell me how this chili tastes."
Emperor Yongping was somewhat frightened when he saw Lin Fu's expression, fortunately he did not try the food himself.
There is no chili pepper in Sheng'an Kingdom, but there are still spicy things in the Yu Canning Room.
He thought it smelled spicy, but maybe it tasted something else.
It was all Durian’s fault for misleading him.
"Reply... Replying to Your Majesty, this pepper really lives up to its name. It was so spicy that I almost died."
After Lin Fu stood up, his lips and the red circle around his mouth appeared in front of Emperor Yongping.
And those red eyes, they look so pitiful no matter how you look at them.
"Oh? It seems that most people can't eat this raw chili."
Emperor Yongping picked up the recipe and read it again, then said, "Send this bunch of peppers and these seasonings to the kitchen, and have them cook it according to this recipe, but use less peppers."
"Hey, I'll go right away."
Lin Fu took the prescription and hurriedly left, fearing that Emperor Yongping would make him eat chili peppers again.
"Someone, go to Sinong Temple to announce Liu Zhiyuan's visit."
After Lin Fu left, Emperor Yongping remembered the sweet potatoes.
This time, he took out a full ten loads.
Adding the two loads from last time, if we can plant hundreds of acres, then we will be able to harvest tens of thousands of kilograms next year.
"Go to the side hall and ask Madam Yao to bring the little princess to me."
Without holding Chu Qinshu in his arms at this moment, Emperor Yongping felt like something was missing.
I couldn't even concentrate on reading a memorial.
“Ahh.”
【Your Majesty, Shu'er is back.】
As soon as Chu Qinshu returned to Emperor Yongping's arms, she stared into his eyes with a smile.
With a pair of starry eyes, looking at him is like looking at gold, silver and treasures.
"Let's go, Your Majesty, take Shu'er to visit the private warehouse."
When Emperor Yongping saw the sweet potatoes, how could he not understand what his granddaughter meant?
You may say you don't worry about it, but you're definitely worried about it in your heart.
But it was his own idea to reward her, and it's a good thing that his granddaughter is thinking about it.
"Your Majesty, General Wang from the Wuwei General's Office requests an audience."
As soon as Emperor Yongping stood up, he heard the eunuchs outside the palace reporting.
"This......"
“Ahh.”
[The Emperor had first met General Wang. I don't want to covet the Emperor's private vault. Really.]
Chu Qinshu was not pretending to be generous. In fact, national affairs were more important than the reward for a little girl like her.
Anyway, her royal grandfather won't default on his debts.
"Okay, Your Majesty, please listen to Shu'er."
Emperor Yongping asked the old general Prince Xuan to enter the palace, and he sat back on the dragon throne and waited.
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