Chapter 60: The powder that carries the love of relatives
After marking a few more places, they came to the office built just for King Rui.
"Prince Rui likes quietness. Except for officials who are here to do business, no one else is allowed to pry in here."
"Also, after the Ministry of Works is completed, we will ask Prince Rui whether the interior furnishings should be arranged by the military advisor of Prince Rui's palace or by the Ministry of Works."
Xu Ze replied, "Prince Rui has informed his subordinates a few days ago that the interior furnishings of the office will be in the charge of Wu Can, a retainer of Prince Rui's palace."
Emperor Rong originally didn't want the third son's privacy to be revealed to the public, but since he had considered it carefully, it was fine.
"I have already assigned you more staff. After half a month, Prince Rui will be able to come and go freely here without any hindrance. The Ministry of Revenue's budget does not need to be tightened too much. Xu Ze's report should be approved as soon as possible."
"There is no need to spread this matter to His Royal Highness Prince Rui."
Emperor Rong's deep love for his son also made the three ministers respectful at this time. They repeatedly assured that they would not be deliberate or flattering, and would do their best to make His Royal Highness Prince Rui's work here go smoothly in the future.
There is no impenetrable wall in the imperial city, and the gossiping ability of officials is no less than that of ordinary people.
King Jing did some boxing early in the morning when he heard his servants report that his father was revamping the six roads for his third brother.
Seeing him thinking about it, He Yaoguang reminded him, "Third brother is already disabled, and father treats him well, mostly out of guilt and compensation. If you can't figure it out now and go to trouble him, you'll be trampling on father's face."
King Jing, "Luckily you reminded me, I almost lost my mind."
"After I reflect on my thoughts, I will go to my third brother's place and help him out a little."
He Yaoguang, "It's good that you think this way. Last time I went back, my father asked me to remind you that the reason why the emperor gave the title of Jiangdong to the third brother was to take care of him. Now the winner between you and the second brother is still unknown. Whoever takes care of the third brother first will be recognized by the emperor first."
King Jing looked over with peach blossom eyes, "Next time, please thank my father-in-law for me. I will remember his words in my heart. If my third brother can always be a wise king, I will definitely take care of him for the rest of his life."
"I'm afraid he won't be a wise king."
King Rui, who was not sure whether he would be a wise king or not, had been very busy these days. He had called in people from the Ministry of Works for more than ten days in a row. After finalizing the final details and rectification plan, Rong Zhuo could finally have a day off.
Seeing that he had been busy recently and had a poor appetite, Chu Sishui remembered what he had said before about developing the brine and launching the Guilin braised rice noodles before summer.
"Your Highness, why don't you help me do something and relax for a while." She pointed to a pair of spices.
Rong Zhuo picked up a few pieces of cinnamon and asked, "Would you like to weigh these spices?"
Chu Sishui handed him a list, on which was written the weight of more than a dozen spices including cardamom, cinnamon, licorice, star anise, lemongrass, amomum, cumin, etc.
"Just weigh it by gram. Your Highness, it's just right that you can take a look at my new product, the process of making the brine for Guilin braised rice noodles. But let me make it clear first, this is my unique secret recipe and cannot be passed on to others."
Rong Zhuo looked at his princess' serious expression, glanced at her with a smile, and then got busy.
After all the spices were prepared, Chu Sishui asked his servants to heat the oil in a pot, put all the spices into the pot and stir-fry them, then added water and pork bones, brought to a boil over high heat and then simmered on low heat for an hour.
Rong Zhuo was waiting by her side, helping her scoop water and handing her some things from time to time.
After the spices were boiled, Chu Sishui added fermented black beans and rock sugar.
Originally, she wanted to add some light soy sauce to make the color look better, but there was only soy sauce, so she added some and continued to simmer on low heat for a while.
Finally, let Rong Zhuo pull the filter cloth, and after the spices were filtered, let them cool for a while and then put them into the jar.
Seeing that he was doing very well, Chu Sishui joked, "If Your Highness doesn't become a prince anymore, we will go and sell braised rice noodles. Your Highness is diligent and can get up at three o'clock in the morning to learn it. I will get up at five o'clock. We can probably earn several hundred coins in the morning. When people see that Your Highness and I are both so good-looking, they may even praise us as Qiao Langjun and Xi Shi. Then Your Highness will just smile in front of the shop. I guarantee that a large group of people will come to patronize us, and we will count the money until our hands cramp."
Rong Zhuo listened carefully at first, but couldn't listen any more at the end. "Throughout the dynasties, I've never seen a prince fall into such a state of desolation."
She also laughed, "Isn't this just preparing for a rainy day? If the prince needs me to support him one day, I will have to stand up for him. But what your highness just said is not right. In all dynasties, there are still some big figures who started from the grassroots, and behind these grassroots big figures, there is always such a beautiful Xi Shi girl. And I am your highness's Xi Shi girl..."
Rong Zhuo also smiled when he heard this, "Okay, Miss Xishi, may I ask when we will have dinner?"
"As the ancients said, when love is deep, even drinking water can satisfy your hunger. Let's drink a few sips of water first."
So the prince, who was deeply in love, drank a few cups of tea and sat obediently in the wheelchair waiting for his princess.
Chu Sishui rinsed the soaked rice noodles with cold water, fried the braised beef over low heat, cut it into thin slices, put it in a bowl, and then added some peanuts.
Finally, add chopped coriander and minced garlic and pour the marinade just made.
The food that had been passed down for thousands of years was served on the table again, after Jin Pei had arranged the other dishes.
Chu Sishui asked Rong Zhuo to taste it first.
"How is it?" The princess' bright eyes were full of anticipation.
Fortunately, the princess has excellent cooking skills, and the cold-mixed braised rice noodles are refreshing and pleasant, and are indeed a summer delicacy.
"It's very good, you should try it too." Rong Zhuo fed her a bite.
Chu Sishui tasted it carefully and said with emotion, "Yes, this is the taste. Whenever I don't know what to eat in the morning, my mother will personally make this delicacy from her hometown. Although it is not a delicacy, it is a food that carries the warmth of family members and is particularly nostalgic."
Rong Zhuo picked up his chopsticks, his eyes burning, "She was your mother before, and now she is me. We will have more beautiful memories in the future, and maybe Xiaoshui can even create her own delicious food that belongs to our memories."
She said gratefully, "Then I have to think about it carefully. It would be best if people in the future would think of the story of the talented Prince Rui and Princess Rui when they taste it. Then we can ask our father to buy a booklet and do some publicity. In a few years, I guarantee that it will be sold like crazy in the Red Sky Kingdom. If possible, it would be best to promote it to the Xuanyuan Kingdom and the Tribe Kingdom as well. We can also sell some of the things that Your Highness used before, such as imitations. Then we will be household names."
Rong Zhuo sometimes couldn't keep up with her jumping, but he didn't mind anyway and just supported her and smiled.
After lunch, Chu Sishui wrote down the recipe for the ingredients and handed it to Cui Pei, then picked up a few account books and started reading.
In the past, the two of them would take a nap in their spare time, one for Rong Zhuo's health, and the other because she was bored and had nothing to do.
But now that there are more and more shops and the account books are becoming more complicated, she doesn't have that much time and has to start checking the accounts at noon.
This made the prince, who was not used to being alone, a little unhappy, but Rong Zhuo did not show it. Yesterday, the princess told him that after taking the last pill, his legs could undergo the final rehabilitation treatment. Although he could only walk a few steps at present, he still wanted to give her a surprise in a few days.
Now that the surprise has not been given to her, she has been so busy that she almost forgot about his existence.
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