Before dark, the brothers Xie Zhiluo and A Huai took a carriage back and met the emperor together. They also brought a lot of food for the emperor, such as the squid grilled by Yan Bao himself, grilled lamb skewers, grilled eggplants, and clams and vermicelli.
Finally, a small cake.
The three layers of cake could not be finished, so the small cake on the top layer was packed up and sent to the emperor.
The smell of barbecue rushed into the emperor's head, and his mouth was watering.
Keeping his eyes on the food, he asked, "Have you eaten yet?"
"I ate some." After having the palace servants test the poison, Xie Zhiluo said, "Father, would you like some wine? I'll have a couple of drinks with you."
The emperor squinted his eyes and said, "You want to drink at such a young age?"
Ah Huai took out some juice: "This is what Yan Bao packed for us. It's orange juice. Your son and I are still young. We can have a few drinks with father after we come of age."
The emperor laughed angrily: "You are so cunning!"
Although he said this, the emperor seemed very happy.
Let them sit down with you.
He is an emperor, but also a human being. Occasionally, he also wants to experience the joy of family, the kindness of father and filial piety of children, and the happiness of ordinary people.
The emperor took a sip of wine, and a piece of grilled squid appeared in front of him. It was dried squid that had been grilled and torn into pieces, served with a dish of soy sauce and a little bit of mustard. The taste was very good with wine.
This is how Shen Shoufu eats.
The emperor also tried it today. He thought the dried squid would be fishy, but who knew it was so delicious. He took a bite of dried squid and a sip of wine, feeling as happy as a god.
After finishing a plate of dried squid, the emperor was still not satisfied and looked at Xie Zhiluo.
Xie Zhiluo smiled and said, "No more. Yan Bao gave me one portion. If Father likes it, I will ask Yan Bao to send some more for Father to drink with."
The emperor nodded, drank his wine, looked at the two half-grown boys, and asked Ah Huai: "How is your study with the Grand Tutor lately?"
Ah Huai was overwhelmed: "It's... it's okay."
"What do you think about the train issue?" The emperor was old and did not have the energy to take care of those things. He had many princes, but few of them were useful.
Xie Zhiluo is the crown prince and needs to be trained intensively, so he naturally cannot be released.
Ah Huai comes from the common people and has no power or influence, so he can be given an important position.
"Okay!" Ah Huai's eyes lit up. You can't get two farts with one stick.
The emperor didn't know how to complain: "Tomorrow you go to the Ministry of Works and study hard. You will be responsible for the train business from now on. My son is definitely not a useless person who knows nothing."
Ah Huai: “???”
I don’t know how!
Xie Zhiluo kicked him secretly.
Ah Huai finally came to his senses and realized that his father was training him, and even if he had no chance of becoming emperor, he couldn't just eat for free.
If the railway is built, he will be crowned king and rewarded in the future.
Understanding this, Ah Huai knelt down before the emperor neatly: "Your son obeys your command. I will study hard and help my father share his worries."
The emperor nodded with satisfaction and ate a piece of raw grilled squid. Compared with the dried squid, the grilled dried squid tasted better.
How come I didn’t know this little thing was so good for drinking when I was at the beach before?
When it comes to eating, Yan Bao is the best!
On the second day, Yan Bao learned that the emperor liked to eat roasted dried squid. When he went to the palace to thank the emperor for the reward, he presented a large bag of dried squid with the recipe, which told him to just roast it until cooked.
The emperor also asked: "What is that green, pungent sauce? It's quite tasty."
Yan Bao wrote two words and took out a small porcelain bottle containing mustard paste.
Yan Bao had prepared it in advance. He squeezed it out of the mustard strips and changed the packaging.
No one knows that it was squeezed out like toothpaste.
After entering the palace, Yan Bao went to pay his respects to Concubine Jing, and also to Concubine Jiang. Concubine Jiang also sent a birthday present yesterday, so Yan Bao had to come and pay his respects.
Concubine Jiang was still favored in the harem and was pregnant again, but she didn't know about it yet. The emperor was still strong and not long after returning to the palace, he made Concubine Jiang pregnant with a little princess.
Before, they were all little princes, but this time, Concubine Jiang got what she wanted and became pregnant with a little princess.
Yan Bao was not a talkative person, so she kept silent when she knew that Concubine Jiang was pregnant.
Ah Huai knew that Yan Bao had entered the palace, so he invited someone over and told her what the emperor had said last night: "Why did the emperor entrust such an important matter to me? If I don't do it well, will he be disappointed?"
Yan Bao patted his shoulder soothingly. Seeing Ah Huai's uneasiness, he wrote: Don't be afraid, you just study hard. Building a train is not an easy task. As long as you work hard, you will definitely gain something.
Ah Huai still had a tearful face: "I don't even know what a train looks like."
Yan Bao: [I know, I've sat on it before, but unfortunately I can't tell you.]
"I'm totally confused now and don't know what to do." Ah Huai said in distress.
Yan Bao wrote: Don’t be impatient, take it step by step, you can’t eat hot tofu in a hurry.
Ah Huai thought about it and agreed.
Yan Bao was optimistic about Ah Huai: "Don't look at you as a weakling now, you will be a very powerful expert in road construction in the future, especially in train construction. If you hadn't put in the effort, you wouldn't be able to ride one in ten years."
[Hey boy, whether I can get on the train earlier depends on you! ]
[Everything is difficult at the beginning, but as long as you are willing to work hard, there is nothing you can't do!] Yan Bao cheered Ah Huai up, giving him more confidence.
When Ah Huai went to the Ministry of Industry to study, he performed very well. Although he knew nothing, he was smart and willing to work hard to learn, so he grew up little by little.
When the train was being built, the emperor even went to see it.
Yan Bao also learned from Chief Minister Shen that the railway currently under construction is from Jing City to Guangling, which is a hundred kilometers away.
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