Chapter 602 Chenglong Jia’s son-in-law must rely on rob
Seeing that Song Juren was a little trembling, Zhang Shou changed his mind and said with a smile: "Master Song, where did the courage you had to fight with Princess Yongping go? You are the Juren who was killed by thousands of troops crossing the single-plank bridge in the examination room.
, and because you are thinking about that hobby, you spoil the servants, the medicine, or the bundles, and then arrogantly go to choose the royal chef. How bold is that?"
"Why are you acting like a weakling when we reach the final level now?"
Dr. Zhang, aren't you trying to open a certain pot? Song Juren was almost crying, especially when he was bending down to salute, he didn't even hear anyone above him making a sound, and he didn't know that he had never thought of those people before.
He became even more worried as he wondered what the people in the palace were feeling. Just as he was getting more and more panicked, he suddenly saw someone walking over in front of him.
When he lowered his head, he only saw that it was an extremely gorgeous pleated tulip skirt with gold hooks and jade rings hanging on the skirt. He didn't even know where the thought came from. He even counted the number of jade rings. There were five large and small jade rings in total.
One--not counting the jade ring, would he have moved his eyes upward to see the strong waist and high breasts? Although he had already seen it from the corner of his eye...
He didn't even need to look at that face anymore. He just heard the sound of someone reaching out to take food. He knew that the only person who could be so bold and unscrupulous in the presence of the Queen Mother, the Emperor and the two noble concubines... anyway, in the presence of many nobles, was Zhu Ying.
one!
Sure enough, after the visitor picked up a piece of food and ate it, he said with a smile a moment later: "Not bad, not bad. Chef Song's other skills are average, but this dessert is really astonishing to many famous chefs."
Finally! Even this seemingly ordinary sweet-scented osmanthus dumpling can have a different taste. The sweet-scented osmanthus is sweet but not greasy, and the dumpling tastes particularly delicate!"
Hearing Zhu Ying's compliment, Song Juren immediately felt that his whole body was very tight. He had just bent down to control his back, straightened his waist, and said with an air of dignity: "The eldest lady is right to praise me. I am a sweet-scented osmanthus group."
, Not only was the osmanthus made by myself, the process was complicated, but the dew on the osmanthus was used to cook it, and the recipe took a long time. Of course, the rice ratio was also very particular..."
Since he was talking about what he was most proud of, Song Juren unknowingly began to talk eloquently. At this moment, his confident and free manner fell into the eyes of the emperor. The emperor was originally
I have seen him change his personality when he talks about what he is good at - but in the eyes of the Queen Mother and Yu Fei, it is different.
The timid and timid appearance of Song Juren when he came in just now was completely different from the calm and confident appearance at this time. Although they did not understand that a good Juren would like cooking, but since Zhu
Ying often talks about Zhang Shou's cooking as a contrast, which is not unacceptable.
However, if a person is timid but has no self-confidence, then they will definitely not agree!
But even so, Zhang Shou does not only have the advantage of being good at cooking. It is just a very special hobby of Zhang Shou, not his main job. Zhang Shou's main job is to teach and educate people. Look at his
A lot of students will know this! But Song Juren regarded his career in the examination room as an incidental matter, and was obsessed with cooking... He was also a strange person!
Zhang Shou looked at Zhu Ying with a smile as he deliberately teased Song Juren about what he was most proud of, and then led him to continue talking about the method of making osmanthus sauce, how to compare japonica rice and glutinous rice, and how to grind it first and then grind it again.
Grinding it three times makes the taste more delicate. Even the stone used for grinding is particular. He couldn't help but laugh.
However, at this moment, he suddenly felt as if someone was looking at him. Following the line of sight, he saw that it was the angry Princess Yongping. Without even thinking about it, he knew where this unreasonable disaster came from.
Unsaid, Princess Yongping must have felt that the people from the Queen Mother to Concubine Yu and others came here in great force today to look after her husband for her, while he and Zhu Ying were just playing side-by-side... Zhu Ying is truly the conscience of heaven and earth.
He had had this idea, but he had never felt that Song Ju and Princess Yongping were not worthy of each other!
With Princess Yongping's aloof personality, being her consort is probably the hardest job in the world, maybe even one of it!
Therefore, seeing Zhu Ying still tickling Song Juren with words and teasing him to tell him more cooking tips, he suddenly coughed heavily, and then said without saltiness: "Yingying,
People who are interested in cooking skills will think that it is the pursuit of life, but people who are not interested will only hear it in vain, so don't tease Mr. Song."
Seeing Zhu Ying snorting with regret, Song Juren just woke up from a dream and instinctively turned his eyes to look at the people in front of him. He saw the emperor smiling with a very kind expression, and the third prince looked at him with interest.
He, the fourth prince, looked disgusted.
As for the Queen Mother and the two suspected concubines over there, the Queen Mother nodded slightly as if she had some approval for him. One of the other two looked at him thoughtfully, and the other frowned slightly, as if she was not satisfied with him. As for those
Of course, Princess Yongping didn't look at him at all among the noble princesses and princesses, while the others whispered to each other and smiled, seeming to be very interested in him.
Song Juren, who was getting more and more horrified, finally regained his composure, but he laughed dryly and said: "Students only know these little cooking tricks. As for the proper path of the imperial examination, there are too many people taking it. If a student with this qualification really wants to take the Jinshi examination, it will probably take a long time."
Wait until your hair turns gray."
"Students really only know how to make sweets and snacks, but they are still far from the standards of imperial chefs..."
He always felt that today's scene was really weird, so Song Juren was extremely humble. However, what he didn't expect was that the person sitting at the bottom was only thirteen or fourteen years old at most, and he looked quite innocent.
The girl suddenly said: "You can get hundreds of Jinshis in three years. They may be good at making delicious snacks, but you can't even find a few in the entire capital!"
"Of course, a talent like Mr. Song is even more rare!"
Before the emperor, the queen mother, and the imperial concubines spoke, someone else dared to speak first - and it wasn't Zhu Ying. Even Zhang Shou couldn't help but cast a curious look at the little girl.
see.
He clearly remembered that Zhu Ying seemed to have told him before that this was the princess of Hailing County, the legitimate daughter of a princess who was wealthy but never cared about state affairs. The princess gave birth to four sons in a row before she had one.
Female, so little girls are the most pampered by their parents.
There was a slight movement in his heart, and he nodded with a smile and said: "The Lord of Hailing County has good taste. Although people at that time said that a gentleman is far away from the kitchen, but that is because most gentlemen believe in using words but not using hands, and never touching the spring water with their fingers.
.A talent like Mr. Song can read and take imperial examinations quietly, and can transform delicious food with just one hand. Compared with some people who are industrious and indifferent to grains, they are much better."
Song Juren was really puzzled by the compliments of Zhu Ying and Zhang Shou.
He does feel that he is quite capable. After all, not everyone can sneak into the imperial chef selection competition, and he has passed five tests and defeated six generals to advance to the finals. He has even met the emperor, princess, and a lot of noble people. However, Zhu Yingchao
After he said so many things about showing off his cooking skills, Zhang Shou praised him for being able to move and move, but he himself felt that the praise was too much.
However, what almost made his eyes pop out was that the expression of the emperor and queen mother was just a little subtle. He didn't even bother to look at the other concubines and princesses. He only saw the Hailing County Lord smiling happily and stroking his palms and saying in praise: "
What Dr. Zhang said is what I want to say!”
"It's nothing to be fond of cooking. My father also likes blacksmithing. He is usually shirtless and sweating profusely, and even asks his brothers to help blow the bellows!"
As soon as the words came out, she seemed to realize that she had revealed something terrible, so she quickly covered her mouth. When she realized that everyone else was looking at her, she put down her hands and whispered: "The Queen Mother, Your Majesty,
Please forgive me for speaking out. But I have always been fond of sweets. Just now, sister Yingying spoke so well of Mr. Song’s desserts. Can you please..."
"Can you let me have a taste?"
Seeing the Lord of Hailing County looking at him with pleading eyes as he spoke, the emperor couldn't help but laugh.
He nodded slightly to the waiter who was holding the tray. When he saw the person, he immediately walked a few steps and delivered the tray to the head of Hailing County. He saw the little girl grabbing a piece of osmanthus cake with a handkerchief and smiling happily. She took a bite and chewed it carefully.
Swallowing, a happy smile appeared on his face soon, and he joked: "Your father has long said that you are fond of delicious food. Is it possible that your family can lack a cook?"
"They are too crafty!"
The patron in Hailing County could not swallow all the sweet-scented osmanthus cake in his mouth, but he said vaguely: "These people will certainly work hard on seasoning and raw materials, but nine out of ten of them choose to be cooks to make a living, and
I don’t really like it. Mr. Song, however, chose cooking despite his great future. He really likes it, which is of course different.”
If he could have met such a rich young lady who understood him before he entered Beijing, Song Juren would definitely take this Hailing County Lord as his confidant.
Now that I have lived in Zhangyuan for a long time, I have even seen Zhang Shou cooking in person, and I have even seen Zhu Ying, a rich lady, washing her hands and making soup - although most of them were just causing trouble for the people in the kitchen - most of him
It was already very calm.
But the next moment, he couldn't calm down at all. Because as the Lord of Hailing County spoke, he quickly swallowed all the sweet-scented osmanthus cake, burped, and then asked with great interest: "
I wonder if Master Song has ever been married?"
"If not, would you like to be my father's son-in-law?"
If it weren't for the fact that he had encountered too many things recently and had been mentally tempered enough, Zhang Shou would have almost choked at this moment! It turns out that there is a girl in the world who is more straightforward than Zhu Ying!
Look at the stiff faces of the Emperor and the Queen Mother, look at the two noble concubines Yu Fei and He Fei who were caught off guard, look at Zhu Ying who was almost so shocked that her eyebrows flew up... and the other eyes dropped.
The eldest daughter-in-law was choked by saliva and Wu Gelao and Zhang Yu were coughing desperately. It was very obvious that no one expected this scene at this time.
Song Juren also didn't expect that he would be asked such a harsh question by a little girl. Even though he was called a Song bastard by Fang Qing, he could be considered a very thick-skinned person, but at this moment he became
Half mute.
For God's sake, who will teach him how to answer? He just met the Lord of Hailing County for the first time today, right?
But after being surprised, Zhu Ying gave a thumbs up to the Lord of Hailing County very straightforwardly, as if praising the person's quick eyesight and quick hands, but then she said with a smile: "A Ling, although Chef Song is really good at cooking, you
You still don’t understand his character, right? Besides, if you don’t ask your parents and brothers, aren’t you afraid that they won’t agree with you later?”
The Lord of Hailing County took a peek at the strange-looking Queen Mother and Emperor, and she whispered: "My father and my mother often say that as long as I like it, it will be fine, and my brothers all follow me! Besides,
When I just saw him talk about food with great enthusiasm, I thought this person is really interesting! People who can spend all their thoughts on food are definitely not bad..."
"No, he must be patient and have a good temperament! Moreover, sister Yingying and Dr. Zhang both think he is a good person, so how could there be any mistake? Just like when you picked Dr. Zhang and then told us,
You have to rely on him, so you insist on staying at his house, and you keep saying that a good son-in-law in Chenglong depends on robbing, quick hands and slow hands... Ugh!"
This time, when he saw that the person covering Hailing County Lord's open mouth was none other than Princess Deyang, Zhang Shou finally couldn't help but choked and coughed. Although Zhu Ying on the side had always been generous, but at this moment
I couldn't help but feel Xia Sheng's cheeks.
Although the head of Hailing County did not have much contact with her, he could still be considered a friend with whom she could speak a few words when they met at various gatherings, so she did indeed say these words - her intention was of course to promote herself.
She has a good vision. However, how could she have imagined that at this time, people would plausibly interpret her words as truth!
But at this moment, she saw the Fourth Prince nodding his head in sudden realization and saying: "I just thought that this guy named Song only knows how to cook and has no other skills, so what's the point... But Sister A-ling, you are so...
Once you say it, it does make sense! With the eyes of sister Yingying and the teacher, how could someone without great ability stay in Zhang Yuanli?"
Zhang Shou found this simple "principle" ridiculous. It is true that there were no useless people he accepted in Zhang Yuan, but when it comes to great ability, most people these days look down on the ability of those people.
.For example, Song Huanzi, a member of the Song Dynasty, except for his mouth that often offends people, he is really only remarkable for his cooking skills and his character is quite righteous, but there is really nothing else!
However, others either recovered from the incomprehensible emotions just now, or thought it was funny, or thought it was ridiculous, but the frost on Princess Yongping's face was getting heavier and heavier. She only felt that today
Every scene of this scene was planned, whether it was the request of the Lord of Hailing County for a good son-in-law, the affirmation of the fourth prince's love for Wu Jiwu, or Song Juren who was as panic-stricken as an idiot at this moment.
She just felt that everyone was scheming against her, and everyone wanted to match her up with a man she didn't pay attention to at all. And when she thought about the time when her father announced in public that she and Zhu Ying were inseparable from each other's life experience, she was completely displeased.
After thinking about her feelings, she only felt that her heart was full of resentment and unwillingness. Finally, she couldn't help but take a deep breath and said something sarcastically.
"Since Hailing likes her, why don't the Queen Mother and Emperor Father help her?"