Chapter 601 The nobles are there every year, and today is the most
No matter who exposes his intentions and face, Chu Kuan will remain calm. However, he really didn't expect that Zhu Ying, who was regarded as just beautiful and brainless by people in the officialdom and by women in the backyard, could actually do it.
Insight into his thoughts. Although he didn't go out of his way to hide it, the first person to discover it really shouldn't be Zhu Ying...
Although he reacted calmly to Zhu Ying's questioning, and after Zhu Ying walked away, he seemed calm and composed in front of the emperor. However, when he followed the emperor to attend the final of the imperial chef selection competition in person the next day, when he climbed up to the third floor
When he met Zhu Ying, facing the merciless snort, he still turned his head to avoid the gaze that was more cold than hot.
He knew that since Zhu Ying understood what he meant, she was probably just acting on purpose. Most of the hostility was pretended, but her dissatisfied attitude was genuine.
However, this kind of reaction between him and Zhu Ying fell in the eyes of other judges who were invited that afternoon, which naturally proved one thing. Zhu Ying and Chu Kuan had a falling out, and it was true! The dispute in the Imperial College
There is Chu Kuan’s shadow behind him, so this may be true!
Wu Ge Lao and Bachelor Zhang Yu were the only two people invited to the cabinet. Even though they had no personal relationship with each other, they sat together and whispered about their favorite dishes and flavors. They used the names of the dishes to make puns.
Veteran ministers like them, who have been in the officialdom for a long time, are naturally very skilled at this skill, and they had to use it to exchange their opinions at this time.
As for the other judges today, the emperor, the third prince and the fourth prince occupied one table, while Zhu Ying and Zhang Shou occupied another table.
As for Zhang Shou's students...except for Lu Sanlang, none of them have been released by their families. Even Qin Guogong Zhang Chuan, who had always ignored his son, grounded Zhang Chen for the first time. Even before "
Zhu Er's "misdeeds" were far less serious than Zhu Ying's. It is said that he was also punished by the dowager to think about his mistakes at home. On the contrary, Zhu Ying had already come out to be free.
In addition, today there are no three elders in the field of mathematics like Ge Yong, there are no weird people like Lu Wan and Liu Zhiyuan who abandoned their official positions to teach, there are no such nobles gathered together, and there are no golden branches and leaves like Princess Yongping. At first glance, the two of them look very different.
Everyone felt that today's finals seemed to be even more miserable than the previous preliminary and re-examinations.
However, they soon realized that they were wrong. Because there was a commotion downstairs, and then there was a movement on the stairs. Seeing the step barrier being pulled up, the two of them looked at each other.
, an idea suddenly popped up in my mind.
Could it be that the emperor brought the concubines out of the palace? No other emperor would dare to do such a thing, but the emperor could take Concubine Yu to the Buddhist temple to offer incense and pray for blessings. Now Concubine Yu has become a noble concubine, and the third prince
His biological mother and concubine have also been promoted to noble concubines. If this is really brought out, it is not impossible!
If it were a Confucian scholar here, he might stand up and be ready to fall out at any time - this is also a choice that any chief minister who is committed to becoming a yes-man who is not the emperor will make. Just advise if you need to.
Even if you can't persuade me, you have to fight!
However, Mr. Wu Ge was used to being a yes man. Even if the real concubine came, he would never say anything.
As for Zhang Yu, he is not a fake Taoist. He often takes his wife and daughter out for fun, so if the emperor really brings his beloved concubine out, he may dissuade her afterwards, but he will never fall out in person.
Zhang Shou was held by Zhu Ying. Before he could even think about it, he heard the nervous voice of the eldest lady in his ears: "Ah Shou, I heard today that the emperor is going to preside over this final in person.
, so he sneaked out from home to watch the fun. Now that the barrier has been raised, the person who comes up should be a woman, not my mother, or simply my grandmother, right?"
Zhang Shou couldn't help but be slightly startled: "But with the characters of Mrs. Tai and Aunt Jiu, they won't set up obstacles when they come out, right?"
"Yes!" Zhu Ying immediately beamed with joy, "My grandmother and my mother are both the most straightforward people, and they will definitely not be so pretentious..." But as soon as she said the word "pretentious", she heard a cough.
And with this cough, Jiuniang came up from the stairs with a cold face. Seeing Zhu Ying looking at her with wide eyes, and then running directly behind Zhang Shou to hide, she said angrily: "Why, you are talking behind your back.
You are being hypocritical. Now that I am here, Yingying, you don’t dare to say anything anymore? Who is the person who arranges this behind the scenes and is a heroine in the world? "
Zhang Shou almost spat out the word "future mother-in-law" as a serious hero. However, when Zhu Ying supported his shoulders behind his back, she inevitably had some physical contact with him, and he couldn't help but feel a little warm-hearted.
He quickly stood up. However, when he was about to say hello to Jiuniang, Jiuniang just teased Zhu Ying and moved away from the stairs.
The person who appeared right after him was something he didn't expect, but it was also within reason - Nine Niangs are here, can the Tai Madam be far away? The Tai Madam also looked sideways with a half-smile, feeling guilty.
The granddaughter who simply squatted behind Zhang Shou saw the emperor looking at her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in surprise. She bent down slightly to see Chang Li first, and then stood aside.
Realizing that someone else was coming up next, Zhang Shou made some vague guesses and finally understood what was going on with this step.
Sure enough, after a while, the Queen Mother took the lead, followed by Concubine Yu, whom she had met twice, followed by a woman in palace attire that she had never seen before, and then Princess Yongping and Princess Deyang.
There are also a few strange girls. Judging from their behavior, they should be the eldest daughter of the princess or the county lord.
Facing such a lineup, not to mention Zhang Shou was dumbfounded, even Wu Gelao and Zhang Yu broke into a cold sweat. The emperor came with the third and fourth princes, and the queen mother came with the two noble concubines.
, coupled with the two princesses and several eldest daughters, today's standards are more than high...it simply breaks through the sky!
But the problem is, with so many nobles from the Tian family gathered here, wouldn’t the Ruiqi camp be about to come out in full force? Has the Shuntian government office informed them? Is Zhang Chuan, Duke of Qin State, the Yin of Shuntian government, in a state of distress at this moment? What about the third squad of officers?
Not going crazy?
When the two of them were thinking this, they heard the emperor's surprise coming from above: "Queen Mother, why are you all here?"
The Emperor Ganqing himself didn’t even know! At this moment, Wu Gelao and Zhang Yuna felt their hearts trembling. Such a big matter, Ganqing, the most noble mother and son in the world, did not discuss it, okay?
"It is said that only state officials are allowed to set fires and the common people are not allowed to light lamps. Do you mean that you only allow the emperor to watch the fun and not the concubines to join in the fun?"
The Queen Mother teased very casually. Seeing that the third and fourth princes were hurriedly coming up to salute, the fourth prince's eyes were swiveling between them, as if he was a little frustrated because he didn't notice Concubine Jiang, so she said lightly: "Concubine Jiang said
I feel uncomfortable and refuse to come out. I even invited the two concubines three times and four times, but they are more polite than me."
When the empress dowager told her about the rules, no one dared to answer, and even the emperor could only laugh. As for Zhu Ying, who was talking about hypocrisy just now, she wanted to get under the table right now - how could she have expected that
The Queen Mother, who dislikes excitement the most, actually brought out a large number of concubines, princesses and eldest daughters on this occasion with great fanfare!
The Queen Mother did not show any reaction to Zhu Ying's criticism just now. Instead, as if she had not seen her, she nodded slightly to Zhang Shou and Wu Pavilion elder Zhang Yu who came forward to salute, and then said with a smile: "Although the palace
There is already one more royal chef, but I also want to personally taste the skills of many famous chefs and see who I will choose later, so I brought them here directly."
"Wu Qing and Zhang Qing are not outsiders, so there is no need to distinguish between men and women. As for Zhang Shou, you are going to marry Yingying, who is almost like my grandson-in-law, so there is no need to be formal. You all can sit down."
Hearing that the Queen Mother had directly mentioned her grandson-in-law, Zhang Shou smiled happily. As for the eldest lady behind her, who was treated as a daughter and a granddaughter by the Queen, she was still squatting on the ground with a grimace, barely drawing a circle.
Circled.
However, Zhu Ying was annoyed for a while when she saw that the Queen Mother, Concubine Yu and Concubine He occupied a table next to the emperor. Princess Yongping greeted Princess Deyang and the three princesses and eldest daughters and occupied another table, while her grandmother
She and her mother did not sit down immediately, but because the emperor was talking to them and stood there for the time being, she immediately forgot her previous embarrassment, got up and slipped over.
"Grandma, mother, although this upstairs is spacious, it's too boring just for you two. Please sit down with me and Ah Shou!"
"Haha, we two hypocritical mother-in-law and daughter-in-law don't dare to sit with you." Madam Tai also joked. Seeing that Zhu Ying's face turned red with embarrassment, she smiled and said, "In the future, be smarter when talking and doing things outside.
, don’t say or do whatever comes to mind in a moment of confusion! Do you dare to speak randomly next time? Do you dare to go to other people’s government offices to block the door? You are too bold!"
Chu Kuan did not expect that Mrs. Tai would directly bring up old things. After being slightly stunned, he smiled and said: "Mrs. Tai, what happened in the past is in the past..."
Before he could finish his words, Mrs. Tai said coldly: "Eunuch Chu, I am disciplining my granddaughter, what does it have to do with you?"
Seeing that Jiuniang also cast a cold glance at him, although he didn't know whether the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were pretending to be real or showing their true feelings, Chu Kuan looked embarrassed and frightened on his face, but his mood was relieved.
In any case, this feeling of dealing with smart people made him feel very comfortable.
The Queen Mother interrupted at the right time: "Well, since sister has already taught Yingying a lesson, Chu Kuan, if you did something wrong, you will be fined three months' salary, that's it. Zhang Shou, Yingying almost came to an end because of you.
Po Tian, if you can’t treat her well in the future, then I’m the only one asking you!”
Because Zhu Ying revealed that she had "reconciled" with Chu Kuan when the emperor served as peacemaker in the palace, Zhang Shou naturally noticed that Madam Tai and Jiu Niang were not merciful to Chu Kuan just now, and that the Queen Mother was calm and peaceful.
The secret behind the mud.
But this has nothing to do with him. Anyway, he was not too interested in Chu Kuan's lobbying by the eunuchs for the inheritance of the fire, and he also had doubts about certain things, so after agreeing at this time, he simply kept silent. Waiting until
Zhu Ying came back to him with a look of resentment on her face, and poked Madam Tai and Jiuniang, who were sitting alone at the next table, with her finger, and he laughed.
"Don't worry, they won't be angry with you for a long time."
"You put it simply. It's rare for me to speak and my mother grabs me and hurts my feet." Zhu Ying said, while giving Chu Kuan a hateful look, "It was all his fault! If it weren't for him, how could my grandmother and mother scold me?"
I!"
Zhu Ying's natural expression of her true feelings was beyond the scope of acting. But when she saw that Chu Kuan had no objection to the Queen Mother's handling, but stood beside the emperor for a while and then hurriedly found an excuse to leave.
Mr. Wu Ge and Zhang Yu, who were somewhat murmuring in their hearts, now fully believed that the Zhu family and Chu Kuan had fallen out.
However, this was just an unexpected episode. As the final competition among the chefs to become the royal chef began, and exquisite dishes were served one after another, they put aside these thoughts for the time being.
As for the girls of the royal family who were reserved at first, after they tasted a few dishes, although some said they were good and some said they were not good, what they were talking about among each other was another topic - Chef Song, who was said to be the Juren.
Why is there no one there yet?
The surname that Princess Yongping hates the most now is Song. What makes her even more ashamed and angry is a certain tendency that her father once showed. Although she has not heard anyone mention it these days, when she heard that Princess Ninghe encouraged Princess Deyang to go
When Zhu Ying asked about Chef Song, she finally couldn't help it.
But before she could sneer at her, Zhu Ying suddenly said: "Where's Chef Song? He had a hard time getting to the finals before, so why can't we see his specialty? I remember the emperor said that today's topic is
There are desserts!”
That is, in order to prevent Song Junzi from thinking hard but not being able to come up with dishes, I specially added a dessert question in addition to the three test questions, and there is no restriction on the order of serving. With Song Junzi's level,
Serving a dessert first is a way to complete the question, so that’s no problem, right? Why aren’t you here yet?
The emperor was confused, and Zhang Shou was even more confused. You know, Ah Liu had gone straight to the big kitchen where famous chefs gathered from the beginning. He called it keeping an eye on people just in case, but he was extremely suspicious of people.
He directly guarded the big kitchen near the water terrace, and took advantage of the opportunity to have a good time. Of course, he also took care of Song Juren, who often offended others with his bad words.
But even under such care, Song Juren was still dawdling... Is this guy going to abstain?
Just when he was getting impatient and was about to go to the window and call Ah Liu to ask about the situation, he finally heard a voice coming from the stairs: "Chef Song is here."
At the sound of Chef Song, all eyes turned to the stairs. When Song Juren followed the waiter who carried the tray to the third floor, he heard the waiter in front of him speak: the Queen Mother, the Emperor, and the two noble concubines.
, Princess Deyang, Princess Yongping... there were more than a dozen names in the long list, and his knees weakened and he almost knelt down.
Having met the emperor before, he thought he had seen the world, but how could he have imagined that today's final would be such a big scene! No wonder someone suddenly looked at the big kitchen before, and when he opened his mouth, he said that a noble person was coming. This is really true. There are noble people every year, but today is not the case.