Chapter 415 Mushroom Stewed Chicken and Chicken Soup Noodles (7)
When he came out of the noodle shop, Wen Mingtang's expression was obviously much more relaxed, but Liang Hongjin was a little puzzled.
Wen Mingtang did not shy away from Liang Hongjin when he asked Mrs. Yu and his wife, so Liang Hongjin knew exactly what he asked and what answer he got.
But just because she knew it, she couldn't understand the reason why her expression changed so quickly: What does this "dog eat dog" between the princess and his daughter have to do with right and wrong?
Wen Mingtang did not explain, but turned around and handed Liang Hongjin the money from Zhao Ji's restaurant business that he had obtained from Ji Caimai, and told Liang Hongjin to give the money to Zhao Sishan.
Liang Hongjin did not take it, but just waved her hand and said, "Wouldn't it be better if you go to pick up Zhao Sishan yourself and hand it over to her in a few days?"
Wen Mingtang shook his head and said, "There may be a noble person looking for me in the past few days. I'm worried that I won't be able to pick her up when she leaves the palace."
Are there any noble people looking for her? Liang Hongjin was startled when she heard this, and immediately became nervous: "Is it possible that another person like Du Lingmou is coming to cause trouble for you?"
Wen Mingtang looked at Liang Hongjin who was getting nervous, but he smiled, his eyes flickered slightly, and said: "It's not the same as Du Lingmou."
But Wen Mingtang did not say who would be looking for her.
At first Liang Hongjin was doubtful about Wen Mingtang's words, but when she came to look for Wen Mingtang at noon the next day, she saw the stunned faces of Tang Yuan and A Bing, and their expressions as if they were in a dream, and she realized that Wen Mingtang was What he said was true, there was indeed a noble person who came to look for Wen Mingtang, and this noble person was none other than the empress in the palace.
"It was early in the morning. A group of people from the palace came in a sedan chair, and they also brought the imperial edict from the empress," Tang Yuan said with excitement in his tone, "I heard that the imperial edict meant that it was a New Year's Eve treat made by Master Wen. Why, the Queen Mother saw and tasted it, and she liked it so much that she summoned Master Wen into the palace and wanted to ask Master Wen to make some snacks for the people in the Queen Mother’s small kitchen!"
Ah Bing on the side also said excitedly: "I just said that Master Wen's cooking skills are so good. If it weren't for the family background, I'm sure he would be able to get a position as a chef or something!"
"Don't talk about Si Shan, Shang Shan may not be able to compete!" Although Liang Hongjin agreed with the two of them, she rolled her eyes angrily and said, "Not only Shang Shan, but also in the late emperor's harem I might still be able to compete for my seat!"
The first sentence said that the two of them were very happy when they were called glutinous rice balls, but the second sentence was like a basin of cold water poured down on them, drenching them thoroughly.
The two of them were only focused on being happy, almost forgetting that when Master Wen was in the palace these years, the owner of this imperial city was the confused and mediocre late emperor. If Liang Nu said this to the new emperor, it might just be a joke, but to the former emperor It really can come true.
But the late emperor's harem...the two of them shuddered when they thought about this. They thought that although Master Wen wore a thick curtain every day, he still looked neat and tidy. It is really dangerous to tie up and leave only a face.
But now... thinking of the late emperor who had been taken away by the Lord of Hell, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief and said: "There is nothing wrong now. Your Majesty and the Queen have a very close relationship, and Master Wen came to the palace to help teach him a few things." The snacks are here, it’s not in the way. After leaving the palace, if you have the experience of making snacks for the Queen, many people will come here to try Master Wen’s craftsmanship.”
Seeing the two people who were relieved and happy again, Liang Hongjin held her forehead, and rarely felt the emotions that Zhao Sishan and Wen Mingtang often had when facing her: these two silly children! If it hadn't been for Xiao Mingtang's reminder yesterday, she would have been happy. She really thought that the Queen had taken a liking to her craftsmanship, but now... maybe she was interested in her craftsmanship and it was not fake. She was summoned to the palace for something else. .
While sitting and swaying in the sedan, Wen Mingtang sighed helplessly: The Empress specially asked someone to bring a soft sedan here, naturally to highlight the word "please", which means to look up to and support her.
But... Wen Mingtang touched his belly, opened the curtain on the car wall with his fingers, looked at the swaying street scene outside the curtain, and touched his belly: Fortunately, he didn't eat enough in the morning, otherwise he would have been so full by this "elegant treatment" Do not vomit out all the food you eat in the morning.
After laughing at himself that he was really not a noble person at heart and was not used to this kind of treatment, he arrived at the palace gate.
Even if they are guests invited by the Queen, they have to get off the sedan chair and walk into the palace together with them.
Wen Mingtang got off the sedan, and his fellow palace mates came to the Tongming Gate. Then, the familiar person showed his hand sign and searched his body as he entered the palace. Looking at the familiar Tongming Gate in front of him, Wen Mingtang did not expect that after a year, he actually I will step into this palace gate again in this way.
After passing through the transparent gate, there are two gates, the left and right. Although the plants on the palace wall and the flower beds beside the walls look similar, upon closer inspection, the one on the left is obviously much more delicate than the one on the right.
Ye Ting was on the right. Wen Mingtang glanced in the direction on the right and followed the palace man to the left.
Your Majesty has only the Queen in the harem, so the Queen's palace will naturally not be careless, but... Wen Mingtang thought of the slightly favored beauties and concubines in the late emperor's harem, and the palace decorated with gold and jade, and then looked at the palace in front of him, and everything he saw was... These are flowers and plants, and they are not expensive, but I really feel that the Queen's expenses are considered frugal.
After following the palace people into the palace, they went through all the greeting etiquette. The Queen in front of him was indeed as beautiful and dignified as the rumors said. Wen Mingtang sighed with emotion, knelt down on the front foot, and said "no courtesy" on the back foot. .
She thanked him and stood up, remembering what she heard from those palace maids whispering to each other in private when she was in Ye Ting. Whether the master in the palace could speak well or not depends on whether the nice words she said on her face were of no use. There are quite a few people who speak nice words and look kind-hearted on the surface, but who are cruel and mean-spirited behind their backs. See if the master is really easy to talk to, the details can best reveal his true nature. The speed of the "no courtesy" sound is the easiest to identify.
According to this rule, the empress was quite able to live up to this point. After "waiting the courtesy", the empress offered her a seat.
Wen Mingtang couldn't help but sigh with emotion at the treatment she received today. Thinking about how many years she had been in the palace, this was the first time she had received such "courteous" treatment from the master of the palace.
Of course, no matter how easy it is to talk, if the beautiful and dignified woman in front of you can firmly take the position of queen, it is impossible to summon her into the palace just to ask her to make a few snacks. Since she is the emperor's virtuous wife, she must be because some emperor is not suitable. It came from the incident of coming forward.
Sure enough, after she was seated, the Queen spoke: "On New Year's Eve, Your Majesty brought some snacks that I had never seen before and tried them with me. Not only did I like the snacks very much by their appearance, but the taste was even better. Especially, it is quite to my liking. After asking Your Majesty, I found out that it was brought from your Dali Temple, Lin Shaoqing, and it was you, Master Wen, who made this snack!" At this point, the Queen smiled and handed over a cup of tea. .
The Empress of the Middle Palace personally handed the tea... Wen Mingtang was shocked and hurriedly took it with both hands. The moment he took it, he heard the Empress speak again: "It's unbelievable that Wen Xuance has such a beautiful and caring daughter!"