Su Ren brought a large plate of golden day lilies into the Chengde Hall. The sunshine outside was very good, and the slanting thorns shone right on the tray, making the whole plate of day lilies even more yellow and shining, perfectly integrating with the whole of Chengde Hall.
Liu Che waved to Su Ren and said to a few people around him: "He is the chef I found today, Su Ren, Su Yilang. This guy is good at eating. As long as he says it is delicious, he will never go wrong. These bean sprouts,
Tofu and hot pot are all made by this boy, how do you guys feel about it?"
Liu Ming stood up unsteadily and looked Su Ren up and down: "Are you Su Ren?"
Su Ren smiled and nodded: "Su Ren has met King Jichuan."
"Oh? How do you know that I am King Jichuan? Is this the first time we have met?"
"What His Highness said is that this is indeed the first time we have met. Your Majesty is very loyal. He sat next to His Majesty as soon as I met him. I guessed it."
"Hahaha!" Pointing to Liu Deng on the other side of Liu Che: "The acting king is also beside your majesty, why is he not the king of Jichuan?"
Su Ren glanced at Liu Deng, the acting king: "The acting king is the oldest, and naturally the most stable. Your Majesty is still sitting at this banquet, and the acting king will not talk to a cook rashly."
"Hahaha! Second brother, listen to Nian Nai, this guy said you are hypocritical!"
Liu Sheng was worried about his big belly and two dark circles under his eyes, and asked Su Ren, "Guess who I am?"
Su Ren looked at it for a few times and said with a smile: "If I guess correctly, His Highness should be the King of Zhongshan."
"Oh? Why?"
"It is said that the king of Zhongshan likes wine, food and sex, and there are many beauties in the palace. I happen to know a little bit about medicine. I saw that although the king is healthy, his eyes are black, and he looks like he has indulged in excessive sex, so he knows that he is the king."
Liu Ming was already laughing so hard, he patted his thigh and pointed at Liu Sheng: "Brother Ninth, listen, every Yilang knows that you like to drink, eat and have sex. There are so many beauties in your house. I'm afraid your lustful reputation has spread all over the world.
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Liu Sheng blushed, laughed, and sat down again. Liu Fa raised his head and looked at Su Ren: "What are you holding? It looks like a flower. It has just returned to spring. Where can there be such a flower?"
Su Ren put down the tray calmly: "The King of Changsha has good eyesight. It is indeed a flower, but it is an edible flower. My subordinates named it daylily. It is sweet and delicious. The kings can try it."
Liu Chedao: "A businessman in Shu County made some kind of greenhouse. It was freezing outside, and the hot people inside were sweating. These green vegetables and day lilies were all made there. The idea behind the greenhouse is still this."
This kid made it, and I heard it cost a lot of money."
Liu Fa looked at Su Ren again: "Such a clever trick to turn winter into spring is indeed a good method."
"Your Highness is ridiculous. I just came up with random ideas and it's someone else's fault that made it happen."
Liu Che smiled and turned to look at Liu Deng: "Go and let King Dai taste this day lily. He hasn't eaten anything today. I don't know if it's because of King Dai's taste."
This time, Liu Che did not use his brother, but Dai Wang, which sounded like a command. Dai Wang could only stand up and bow: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I can eat anything in the bitter cold land of Dai County."
"That's good. Eat more on behalf of the king. This guy said it tastes good. It must be very good. I want to try it."
Liu Ming grabbed one and held it in his hand. Although the daylily was not big, it was crystal clear and even more magnificent under the reflection of the golden color around it. After looking at it for a long time, he stuffed it into his mouth, and a sweet taste went straight down his throat.
The belly was not too sweet, and the aftertaste was quite pleasant. His eyes lit up, and he reached for another one: "It's delicious, it's really delicious!"
Liu Fa slapped Liu Ming's hand hard and frowned: "Your Majesty gave it to the acting king at this time, you just have to taste one."
Liu Ming chuckled. Liu Deng quickly said: "It doesn't matter. If my third brother likes to eat it, let's try it together."
Liu Che said with a smile: "No need to grab it, you can eat it whenever you want. King Dai didn't eat anything, so I will give you this last delicacy. Brothers, please don't be polite here. You can eat and drink if you want."
Just drink.”
Liu Sheng secretly took one, stuffed it into his mouth quickly, closed his eyes and slowly felt it, looking intoxicated. Liu Deng was stunned for a moment, first looked at Liu Ming, then at Liu Sheng, and then
I ate the day lilies one by one.
Several of them were princes and kings. When Liu Che introduced Su Ren, he only mentioned this boy. When he came, he also inquired that Su Ren was currently the emperor's favorite. Since he was here, he had to at least have a few drinks.
Liu Ming and Liu Sheng took Su Ren to drink for a few drinks before letting him go. Su Ren was not polite and waited until Liu Deng finished a plate of day lilies before standing up to leave. When they left, they asked Liu Deng if he wanted some.
There are some more if you like.
Liu Deng glared at Su Ren: "No need, Su Yilang's cooking is very good."
Humming children's songs, I left the palace. I held a jar of high-quality honey in my arms. This was the honey given as tribute to the emperor. Not to mention how delicious it was, at least there was absolutely no mess and pollution in the Han Dynasty. Day lilies pickled with honey
, did not destroy the ingredients in the day lily, and the taste was good. The day lily was not very delicious when eaten raw, and it did not taste good when mixed with seasonings. Su Ren rummaged through the cabinets in the imperial kitchen and only found some honey, so he simply marinated it with honey.
The emperor gave the day lily to Liu Deng. Su Ren estimated that there were two reasons. First, Dai County was close to the north and had strong soldiers and horses; second, Dai Wang Liu Deng obviously did not even look at Liu Che at the banquet. Although Liu Deng
He didn't say anything. As an emperor, he felt uncomfortable. He was used to hearing flattery. He wanted to hear his brother's heartfelt words, but Liu Deng didn't say anything. I'm sorry.
After leaving the palace, Su Ren got on his horse, held the honey jar in his hand, and returned home in a hurry. Huang Shisan had been waiting at home, and when he saw Su Ren coming back, he came up to him.
"Go and prepare, everything will go according to plan!" After thinking for a while, he added: "Go to Ah Xun and let him sneak in as a double insurance. There must be no accidents this time. The target has been set. He is the acting king.
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"No!" Huang Shisan agreed, turned around and left.
As soon as Huang Shisan left, Shi Bao opened the door and came in, shaking his nose constantly and sniffing around like a dog. He sniffed here and there, and even climbed on Su Ren and sniffed for a long time.
"What are you doing?"
Shi Bao chuckled: "Brother, do you have something delicious? It smells like honey."
"No, no, get out!"
Shi Bao did not leave and continued to sniff. He found the honey jar next to the bed and shouted: "You said there is no honey, what is it!" He picked him up and ran out, disappearing in a flash, leaving no chance for Su Ren.
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After calling for a long time, Shi Bao still didn't show up. He didn't call Shi Bao, but he alerted other people in the yard.
After hearing what happened, Twelve Niang laughed loudly: "Isn't it just some honey? What about the emperor's? What should my brother be afraid of if he eats a little?"
Dong Qian also smiled and said: "You are so stingy that you stole a jar of honey from the palace and still hid it. I think Shi Bao did the right thing. This is called a thief."
Dong Zhongshu snorted coldly: "What kind of decency do you have to steal your majesty's things? This is a capital crime!"
Wen Dang shook his head with a smile. In his eyes, Su Ren and Shi Bao were the same. They were both children, and they looked lively only when they were playing around.
After being ridiculed and ridiculed by almost everyone, Su Ren knew that his honey would never come back, so he could only sigh. Of all the precautions to be taken, family thieves were the most difficult to guard against. Putting aside the matter of Shi Bao for the time being, Su Ren had more important tasks.
Although Liu Deng ate those day lilies, Liu Deng's physique was good, but he didn't know if the portion was enough, and when the disease would occur, all he could do was wait.
Sitting in the house until dark, there was no movement at all. On the contrary, something happened in his backyard. Shi Bao stole the honey, and for the first time, he didn't have it to himself. He took it with Twelve Niang and Thirteen Niang's two children.
They feasted together. The three of them ate happily, but something happened in the evening. One of the two children had diarrhea and the other vomited. The Su family was in a panic and hurriedly called in a doctor. It turned out that the cause was caused by eating too much honey.
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Seeing Twelve Niangs chasing Shi Bao, Su Ren laughed loudly: "It's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. It's not that the time has not come yet for you to take revenge, hahaha..."
Although honey is good and has high nutritional value, it is collected by bees from flowers. Who knows what kind of flowers the bees collect and whether they are poisonous flowers? Furthermore, honey is stored in the hive, where bacteria and microorganisms can breed. It is okay for adults to eat it.
Because children have low immunity and relatively delicate intestines, eating too much can easily cause diarrhea and vomiting. In severe cases, it may induce many diseases.
Shi Bao did something bad with good intentions, and was chased all over the yard, holding his head and admitting his mistake. The Twelve Niang still refused to let go. If the Thirteen Niang hadn't persuaded him, Shi Bao's butt would have blossomed.
Putting the remaining honey in front of Su Ren, Shi Bao covered his sore head and rolled his eyes.
Su Ren said with a smile: "Now you know, stealing other people's things will have no good consequences! Keep your dog's nose at home from now on to avoid being beaten again!"
Shi Bao tilted his head: "You are also stealing from the emperor. I want to see when your consequences will come."
Su Ren choked on one sentence and was speechless. He kicked Shi Bao on the butt: "Get out!"
Just as he was smiling happily, Liu Gao hurried in and saluted Su Ren: "Brother Ren, it's begun!"
"Sure?"
Liu Gao nodded: "The people in the post house have just reported that shortly after returning from the banquet for the king, Liu Deng suffered from vomiting and diarrhea and complained that he had a stomachache. The medical officer in the post house could not do anything."
"Have you sent someone?"
"We sent three groups of people, but they were all stopped."
Su Ren was a little excited. This was the first time he planned to kill someone, and it seemed that his posture was very effective: "Keep an eye on it, and report it immediately if there is any surprise."
"No!" Liu Gao nodded heavily, turned around and went out.
The moon in Chang'an tonight is very round and bright. In a few days it will be the Lantern Festival, which is the most important festival in the new year. What happened this time will definitely shock the world, and he, Su Ren, cannot escape suspicion. Looking up at the moon,
Su Ren murmured to himself: "People are relatives from my hometown, and the moon is the brightness of my hometown!"