Lin Ji had not been cooking for a long time. Although it was an unfamiliar kitchen, he felt familiar when using it.
Kill the chicken, bleed it, remove the feathers, and chop it into evenly sized pieces of meat.
Boil the water, blanch the chicken, and add the ginger, onion, and garlic to remove the fishy smell and increase the aroma.
Wait until the scum in the water is cleaned up and the water becomes clear before taking the chicken out again.
The spices have been prepared and the pot has been heated.
Quickly, the chicken was put into the pot, the side dishes were neatly stacked, and the sauce was prepared.
Ordinary people need to follow a step-by-step process, but Lin Ji is multi-tasked and does not make any mistakes. His movements look extremely smooth, as if he has been a chef for decades.
After a while, the fried chicken was already on the plate, and the side dishes were put in, poured with the prepared sauce, and sprinkled with cooked sesame seeds.
"Sichuan and Sichuan's salivating chicken, tsk tsk..."
Lin Ji couldn't help but tasted it first, and then her beautiful eyes narrowed.
Although there are a lot of delicacies in this world, and the gap between them and the previous life is not big, there are still some flavors deep in my memory that I still have to find out by myself.
The rice on the other side was already steamed, and Lin Ji directly called Lu Zhaoer to come to the kitchen.
"Pack the rice yourself and take the vegetables out by the way. I'll fry two more vegetables and cut some beef and we'll be done." Lin Ji ordered without raising his head while busy.
This feeling was quite novel to Lu Zhaoer. She had never done this before since she was a child.
"What kind of dish is this and why is it so fragrant?"
"Saliva Chicken, a homemade recipe, unique to this family." Lin Ji smiled and said, "Does it make your mouth water just smelling it?"
Lu Zhaoer did not answer, but had already gone out with the plate.
After a while, she came back and took two small bowls, filled them with rice and took them out together.
In less than a moment, Lin Ji also fried the remaining two plates of green vegetables and brought them to the restaurant together with the neatly cut and stacked beef with soy sauce.
Lu Zhaoer was already eating, and it was obvious that she was very reserved. She only took a small bite of the rice, and there was a small pile of chicken bones placed neatly in front of her.
Seeing Lin Ji appear, she blushed slightly, stood up quickly, took the plate from Lin Ji's hand and put it on the table.
"I...I'll just try it."
"Hahaha, just try it. If it's not enough, I'll make it for you."
During the dinner, the two of them didn't talk much, nor did they drink. They were all immersed in the meal.
Soon, all the food on the table was eaten, and Lin Ji even took the chicken soup and mixed it with rice and ate another bowl.
When Lu Zhaoer saw Lin Ji's actions, he seemed a little moved, but he still held back.
After the meal, Fang An brought tea.
After Fang An left, Lu Zhaoer said: "I just saw the servants your housekeeper hired. The gardener and cook are nothing but the girl who works as a maid. I feel a little strange."
"strangeness?"
"Naturally, those who can be maids will not be from wealthy families. When a girl from an ordinary family enters the mansion, she is not only uneasy, but dares to look at me for a long time. Do you think this is normal?"
Lu Zhaoer whispered: "Even if I, a monk in the Night Travel Realm, don't deliberately show off my aura, I shouldn't be someone an ordinary girl dares to look directly at."
Lin Ji agreed with this.
The energy and spirit of monks are very different from ordinary people, especially after the fifth realm, when the soul is opened, the invisible power is enough to make ordinary people fearful.
If you are very familiar with him, or you just glanced at him accidentally, it doesn't matter.
But when they met for the first time, they dared to look into the eyes of the monks in the fifth realm.
"Let me look back and see, maybe the eldest daughter of some family is in trouble." Lin Ji said casually.
It's just a small thing, he doesn't care.
Lu Zhaoer nodded, but she just mentioned it casually.
Picking up the tea and taking a sip, Lu Zhaoer said again: "Do you still remember when you were curious why Mr. Sun wanted to lock Wu Gui in prison for a month?"
"tell me the story."
"In the past year, there has been an additional editing department in Beijing. Do you know this?"
Of course Lin Ji knew that. He also killed a sixth-level eunuch from the Editorial Department.
"Is this matter related to the Editorial Department?"
Lu Zhaoer sighed softly and lowered his voice.
"Since Mr. Gao rebelled against Jian Tiansi last year, there have been many voices opposing Jian Tiansi in Beijing."
"This is normal." Lin Ji was not surprised.
Jian Tiansi is so important. The Qin Dynasty has been standing for thousands of years, and Jian Tiansi has existed for thousands of years.
He once heard someone say that Jian Tiansi was another imperial court.
Although this statement is arrogant, it is not unreasonable.
In addition to the fact that Supervisor Tiansi must obey the instructions of the Holy One in name, in fact, from top to bottom, Supervisor Tiansi always operates behind closed doors and cannot be controlled by outsiders.
"Gao Qunshu's rebellion made the court's view of Jian Tiansi extremely negative. Many ministers said that Gao Qunshu dared to use the entire Qin Dynasty to pave the way for his cultivation. Who knows whether Jian Tiansi will produce a second Gao Qunshu."
The smile on Lin Ji's face faded a little.
This is a heartbreaking statement.
"So there is a compilation department?"
"Yes." Lu Zhaoer nodded, "The Editorial Department is basically composed of monks from Dauchi. They only listen to the orders of the Holy One and only care about the safety of Jingzhou."
"Not only that, compared to the Supervisory Office, which does not participate in government affairs and ignores civil servants, the Editorial Office is different. As long as they see it, they can take care of it if they want, and no one dares to ask, because they represent the holy will."
Hearing this, Lin Ji somewhat understood.
"So the existence of the Editorial Department has greatly weakened the power in Lord Sun's hands? It can even be said to have made Lord Sun's position very embarrassing."
"Yes, with the addition of the Editorial Department, the Jingtiansi Yamen in Jingzhou has become dispensable." Lu Zhaoer nodded.
"Then Wu Gui... what is the relationship between Wu Gui's father and the Editorial Department?"
"General Affairs Envoy Wu Chengsi is a member of the Right Prime Minister Mu Hanfei, and Mu Hanfei is the person who tried his best to promote the establishment of the Editorial Department." Lu Zhaoer sighed lightly, "The establishment of the Editorial Department is partly due to the advice of the ministers.
But the General Affairs Department has also made great efforts.”
"I see, that's why Wu Gui is so hated." Lin Ji laughed dumbly.
"In short, now everyone in the Supervisory Office regards the Editorial Office as a thorn in their side, but if the top ones don't speak up, it's hard for the people below to raise any objections."
After hearing this, Lin Ji was no longer very interested.
"It doesn't matter. Anyway, if the Editorial Department doesn't provoke me, I can just pretend that I can't see him."
"That's the truth." Lu Zhaoer's attitude was the same.
Lin Ji was alone.
Behind Lu Zhaoer was Lu Guangmu, the duke of the country.
Compared to others, the two of them are somewhat more confident.
At this moment, Fang An suddenly walked into the restaurant quickly.
"Master, someone is coming from the palace."
Lin Ji was shocked.
Immediately afterwards, he saw a eunuch in his forties or fifties walking in.
"Are you Lin Ji?" The eunuch's voice was a little hoarse.
"it's me."
"Go to court early tomorrow. Wait outside the palace to listen to the announcement."