008. Dark Moon



008. Dark Moon

The servants brought in dishes one after another. The aroma wafted from far away and soon the table was filled with the home-cooked dishes that Rong Se used to make for him. Every time a dish was served, the servant would announce the name of the dish according to Rong Se's instructions.

Liang Shenyu prided himself on being well-informed, but he had never seen the dish called "Three Fresh Vegetables" before, and he had never heard of the name. There were also several other dishes such as "Pot-wrapped Pork" and "Sweet and Sour Poached Eggs". Not only were they rich in aroma and bright in color, but there were also several others that seemed different from those he had eaten before.

He recalled Rong Se's words at the palace banquet when she disliked the food, and his expression became subtle.

...Compared with these, the things made by the palace chefs are indeed inferior.

The Yun brothers looked calm. Yun Chu was well prepared, and Yun Zhi pretended to be calm.

Lan Ying had the strongest reaction. She was brought back to the mansion by her master along with the Yun twins. The Yun brothers were older and neither of them was stingy with their love for her, but Rong Se was different. From the first time she met him, Lan Ying keenly felt that this man was scary.

Just like the colorful but highly poisonous snakes I saw in the mountains when I was a child.

She looked at these unfamiliar dishes in a daze and swallowed.

Who can bear this?

I can't help it even if it's poisonous!

The four of them were all thinking about their own things, and no one said a word. Their eyes would occasionally scan the table of food in front of them.

Until Rong Se came in with the last dish of steamed pork ribs with rice flour. He was wearing a martial arts robe, looking straight and elegant, with his long hair tied up with a wooden hairpin. It was too hot when cooking, so his hair naturally could not be loose. He put down the last dish calmly and smiled at Liang Shenyu again.

Lan Ying and the Yun brothers stood up instantly.

Rong Se glanced at the young girl and secretly confirmed her identity - Lan Ying.

"Please sit down and have your meal." Rong Se said and sat down himself.

Yun Chu sat down quickly, Lan Ying and Yun Zhi looked at each other and sat down too.

Only after Rong Se and Liang Shenyu started eating did the three Yunchus dare to eat. In terms of status, except for Yun Zhi who had entered the officialdom, the other two were commoners and had no qualifications to attend this banquet.

But they were Rong Se's people, so Liang Shenyu didn't say anything. He took a bite of the dish called Three Fresh Vegetables, and his expression changed slightly. The crust was crispy and the inside was soft. The sauce was salty and fresh, and it was oily but not greasy.

Only after you actually taste it, you will know what it means to have good color, aroma and taste.

It smells good and tastes delicious.

When the Marquis's Mansion was at its most glorious, he was also a young master who was rich and well-dressed. His father and two elder brothers all presented everything to him, and he received many tributes from vassal states, but he had never tasted food like today.

Rong Se tasted all the dishes before serving them to make sure they tasted good before putting them on the table. Seeing Liang Shenyu suddenly paused, he was unsure for a moment, did this gentleman just not like it?

After hesitating for a while, he asked, "How is it?"

"The color and taste are excellent." Liang Shenyu said pertinently, with a hint of deep meaning and inquiry in his smile, "Your Majesty has great craftsmanship. I am far away in the northern frontier and have never seen these before."

Rong Se thought, you can't see it even in Kyoto.

After he came back, he took a look at the contemporary recipes. The instructions on them were all very vague. For example, there was a dish for yellow croaker, which said "add chicken soup to make a stew, and use a little sweet sauce water." This "a little" required someone to personally demonstrate how much to use, otherwise who would know how much to put?

But most of these are ancient recipes, and later generations can only follow their instructions. Who would have known that although the craftsmanship in Jinjing seemed quite advanced, the food was unpalatable.

"Thank you for the award." Rong Se said shyly and modestly, but with a smile on his face, he clearly still looked a little proud.

There is no chef who doesn’t like to hear others praise his or her cooking!

Liang Shenyu laughed, picked up a piece of pot-wrapped meat and chewed it thoughtfully.

This person doesn't look like a cunning person, but rather straightforward.

My thoughts were interrupted by the meat in my mouth.

Sweet and sour, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, the meat is delicious too.

Although they called it a meal, they really just had a meal and didn't even drink a few sips of wine. Instead, they swept away all the dishes on the table like a whirlwind.

Rong Se was very satisfied.

CDs are the highest respect for a chef.

After Liang Shenyu was sent out by Yun Chu, he stood on the empty night street and suddenly fell into deep thought, then shook his head and laughed out loud.

...I didn't find out anything, but I ate my fill.

It’s not considered a loss?

A figure flashed by in the dark, Liang Shenyu's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he rushed over there immediately. It was his first time back in the capital, so he was inevitably watched by spies from all sides. In a few breaths, he caught up with the figure. Liang Shenyu kicked the man in the knee, and the man fell to his knees. The next moment, Liang Shenyu's foot was on his back.

"Who is your master?" Liang Shenyu's voice was cold.

The man shuddered and said in a low voice, "My Lord, it would be better if you don't ask too many questions."

Liang Shenyu chuckled, and the dark color in his eyes, as thick as the night, was mixed with a coolness, like the snow that would not melt in the winter in the northern frontier. "It seems to be the emperor."

He was captured alive but refused to commit suicide and even threatened him. There was no one else in Jinjing except the new emperor who had just ascended the throne.

Since ancient times, if the king wants his subjects to die, the subjects have to die.

Liang Shenyu smiled recklessly at this moment, but that smile was filled with ferocious contempt, which was very different from his usual romantic and unrestrained appearance. He lowered his head, curled the corners of his lips into a sharp and cold smile, and slowly stretched out his hand.

"It seems that he has forgotten why he sat on the throne."

His voice was very soft, and the man who was following him was terrified for a moment, and his hair stood on end. Before he could say anything, he heard a "crack". His neck was broken and he was dead.

Liang Shenyu withdrew his hand as if nothing had happened, then picked up the corpse by one of its ankles and slowly dragged the body away.

On the roof not far away, the three people lying down exchanged glances with each other and fell into deep thought.

Yun Zhi said seriously: "It's a quick move."

Lan Ying followed up with her analysis: "How arrogant."

Yun Chu looked at his brother and sister, was silent for a moment, and said, "Let's go, as long as we don't leave any dirty things near the palace."

The palace was surrounded by secret guards, so how could Yun Chu not know that someone was following them? However, the person was coming for Marquis Dingbei, so Yun Chu remained silent until Marquis Dingbei left the palace, then he quietly followed him to take a look.

He had not expected that Marquis Dingbei would dare to kill people openly in Jinjing. He had just seen him take action and thought he would have to clean up the mess later.

Fortunately, he took the body away himself.

Yun Chu was about to jump down when he turned around and saw that his younger brother and sister were motionless.

"What? Are you two attached to each other?"

Lan Ying blinked and nudged Yun Zhi with her elbow.

Yun Zhi had a face that looked exactly like his brother's and said calmly, "What happened to you, Lord?"

“…”

Yun Chu choked up, pondered for a moment, and said in an unfathomable way: "It is impossible to say."

How does he know!

Yun Zhi and Lan Ying looked at each other and confirmed their expressions. Their brother didn't know either.

So they rolled their eyes at the same time and jumped off the roof one after another.

Yun Chu: “…”


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