Face Blind Self Help Guide

When Gu Changyi slept at night, he was thinking about how to make Shen Hom realize that his wife is not his wife.

Maybe, maybe, he has to tell Shen Hom that he is a man.

Will Shen Hom keep it a secret after he finds out?

Taipinghou didn't want the public to know that Shen Hom married a man and asked Gu Changyi to disguise himself as a woman.

If the matter of women's clothing was exposed, Shen Wei would probably go down the slope, saying that the Hou Mansion was deceived and that Gu Changyi was going to be divorced.

Gu Changyi himself didn't care, but after Shen Hom divorced his wife, would Taiping Hou lock him up again?

If he never gave Shen Hom freedom, let him experience it and confiscate it, it would be too cruel to Shen Hom.

Gu Changyi remembered that day on the long street, when Shen Hom protected himself from being beaten without saying a word, he raised his hand to cover his forehead.He has already decided that he has the opportunity to take Shen Hom out of the Hou Mansion to settle down.

Just in case, he still tried to see if he could improve the brotherhood between Shen Hom and Shen Fan, and let his younger brother protect his twin brother.

In the next few days, Gu Changyi left early and returned late.The business of Jiangnan restaurant is booming, not only the sales of Jiangnan dishes are good, but also other business items of the restaurant, selling wine alone can sell one hundred and eighty jars in a day.

Unable to hold back his enthusiasm, Gu Changyi raised the daily menu to [-] dishes.Every day - a person is bored in the kitchen, and he is also bored, so it will be sold out in ten days.

After the sales time was shortened, the business became even better. Officials who thought they could delay it, couldn't help but come over to order - table dishes to try.

Recently, Jiangnan Restaurant often sees high-ranking officials and dignitaries. Gu Changyi asked Xiaoer to record these officials in the record, and it is not certain that they will develop into customers in the future.

Gu Changyi got up earlier and came back later, on the one hand he was busy, on the other hand he seemed to be avoiding Shen Hom.

Going home every day - when I opened the door, I was called my daughter-in-law, Gu Changyi was almost numb.When he finishes working for a while, let's see if he settles accounts with Ouyang Xuan.

Shen Hom would help him wash his clothes, squeeze his shoulders, and boil water. Gu Changyi had been busy outside for a whole day, and would just fall asleep when he got home, and he didn't have to worry about anything.

……

Shen Hom knew that some things should not be rushed, so he kissed Gu Changyi twice, giving him some time to adapt.

Therefore, he went to Juxian Restaurant to learn how to cook step by step these few days. Apart from calling a few daughter-in-law verbally, he did not violate the rules.

After learning fifty dishes in four days, Shen Hom successfully became a teacher, thinking about how to improve.

On the fifth day, when Gu Changyi woke up, he saw Shen Hom dressed and sitting obediently in the yard, saying, "I want to go with you today."

Gu Changyi scratched his head: "The restaurant is very noisy and not fun."

Shen Hom walked up to him: "I can cook now, I'll help you."

Gu Changyi was afraid that Shen Hom would be bored, so he didn't stop him from becoming an apprentice at Juxian Restaurant, but only told him not to talk to Ouyang Xuan in the future.

If Shen Hom is really interested in cooking and treat it as a career, he can open a restaurant for Shen Hom. It doesn't matter the profit or loss, as long as he is happy.

Shen Hom held Gu Changyi's hand: "Let's go."

Gu Changyi's hand was tightly gripped, so he had no choice but to let him hold it. When he arrived at Jiangnan Restaurant, he didn't let Shen Hom into the kitchen, but handed him over to Qian Huarong.

"Play with him for one day, if you have one less hair, I'll shave your head bald."

Qian Huarong pointed to himself: "Me? I play with him?"

Gu Changyi: "Aren't you good at playing games? Watch it every step of the way, and don't hand it over to others."

Qian Huarong: "..."

Shen Hom: "..."

Both were unhappy with the arrangement.

Gu Changyi put on a straight face: "Who is disobedient?"

Neither of them dared to speak out.

Gu Changyi took Shen Hom around the kitchen, and said softly, "I'm right here, in case you run into trouble, come here to find me, you know?"

Shen Hom's request to help the cook was ruthlessly returned, and his daughter-in-law was particularly forceful and there was no room for negotiation.

He could only say: "Oh."

Gu Changyi: "I'm off to work, you guys get along well."

The remaining two looked at each other with distaste, Qian Huarong said in a strange way: "You are so afraid of your daughter-in-law."

Shen Hom: "You are so noisy."

They opened a private room to rest, with rich melons, fruits, snacks and scented teas on the table, and they sat in a corner. In the morning, they didn't say a word, and no one ate.

Qian Huarong couldn't hold back and fell asleep, Shen Hom got up, opened the door openly, and was going to find Gu Changyi.

Walking through the corridor, he bumped into Gu Changyi who was coming out to breathe.

"Why—someone came out?"

Shen Hom said truthfully: "He fell asleep."

The waiter passing by serving the dishes called "Chef Gu", and Gu Changyi nodded with guilt and said hello, and said to Shen Hom: "It's almost noon, what do you want to eat?"

Before Shen Hom could speak, Xiaoer pushed open the door of the private room to serve food, and the person inside suddenly asked, "Is that your Huaiyang cuisine chef outside?"

Gu Changyi turned his head and saw that a middle-aged man in his 50s or [-]s ordered a table of dishes alone, and there were two servants standing beside him, tall and short, respectful.

Shen Hom narrowed his eyes, quickly pressed it against Gu Changyi's ear, and murmured to himself in confusion, "Uncle?"

Only Gu Changyi could hear the voice.

Gu Changyi's heart trembled, Shen Hom's uncle, the husband of the concubine's aunt, isn't he the emperor?The emperor also came to join in the fun outside the palace?

He took a quick look at the emperor, and seeing his reaction, he didn't seem to know that Shen Hom had seen him, and he didn't intend to reveal his identity.Maybe Shen Hom only met him once when he entered the palace from a distance when he was very young, and he didn't even say hello, so his first reaction when he saw the emperor was his uncle.

Gu Changyi calmed down and said with a smile: "It's me, may I ask the guest if you are satisfied with your meal?"

The emperor criticized mercilessly: "The fish is a bit old."

Those people outside, they eat authentic Huaiyang cuisine, and they don't bother to care about other minor flaws.But the emperor is picky, he is not from Jiangnan, he judges from a different angle, and he doesn't like heated fish.

Among the more than 3000 dishes, some of them were semi-finished products, but when Gu Changyi processed them, the heat was not right, and the effect was similar to that of reheating finished products.

Gu Changyi apologized: "It's because I'm not good at learning, I can't master the heat, and I overcooked it."

Seeing his good attitude, the emperor thought highly of him: "I went to Jiangnan twice when I was young, but now that I am old, I like to eat some tofu. There is Daopingqiao tofu, which is not on your menu."

The eunuch beside him took out an ingot of silver, "Isn't it convenient for the chef?"

Gu Changyi pursed his lips, and the emperor said in a golden tone that he would not be able to accept the money.

Fortunately, the emperor is not from Jiangnan, so he probably won't be able to eat it if it is not authentic, as long as it is delicious.He can let other chefs do it for him.

Gu Changyi: "Thank you, my lord, I'll get ready right away."

Gu Changyi took two steps and found that the eunuch followed him, making it clear that he wanted to supervise the work.

Hey, this is going to be difficult.

At the door of the kitchen, the waiter quickly stopped the eunuch: "Our chef cooks dishes with exclusive secret recipes, and idlers are not allowed to enter."

Gu Changyi smiled apologetically at the eunuch: "Please wait a moment."

The eunuch could not reveal his identity, so he had to stand outside helplessly.

Shen Hom followed directly.

He found that Gu Changyi's expression was a little strange, it didn't look like he was afraid of the imperial power, but he seemed like he couldn't cook.

Gu Changyi didn't care whether Shen Hom followed in, anyway, he couldn't bring out any dishes that were not in Boundless Realm.

The kitchen prepares a large amount of chopped vegetables and processed fish every day. Every time Gu Changyi releases a batch of vegetables, he takes away a batch of ingredients accordingly.

When Gu Changyi went out to look for Shen Hom, the kitchen was filled with fresh ingredients and he couldn't turn away.

After struggling to walk around the pile of ingredients twice, thinking about countermeasures, Gu Changyi picked up the kitchen knife and gestured. Is it too late to scratch my hand now?

It hurts to think about it, or burn the kitchen down?

But this time I didn't eat it, and the emperor couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't come again next time.

Shen Hom looked at the anxious Gu Changyi and closed his eyes, so who is helping Gu Changyi with cooking recently?

Is it that mysterious Tongda Villa again?

He has been trying his best to ignore the abnormality on Gu Changyi's body, but this little fool shows his feet everywhere.

He sighed, and resignedly picked up the kitchen knife to deal with the aftermath: "I'll help you."

Fifty courses are more complete than twenty courses.

"What?" Gu Changyi quickly ran to Shen Hom's side, his eyes were bright, "Have you learned this before?"

He thought that Shen Hom only learned to shoot cucumber dishes in Juxian Restaurant!

Perhaps his family, Shen Hom, is a high-functioning autistic, with a little skill in cooking?

Shen Hom nodded: "Yes."

Gu Changyi wanted to kiss him already, he was tall, handsome, good at cooking, and virtuous.

Shen Hom easily cut the tofu into equal diamond-shaped thin slices, cooked the soup with chicken broth and crucian carp brain to enhance the freshness.

"Do you need me to do anything?"

Shen Hom: "Sliced ​​shiitake mushrooms, chopped parsley."

Gu Changyi picked up the knife and unskillfully cut the shiitake mushrooms into two halves, then cut the two halves into four halves, four into eight...

Shen Hom's brows jumped, he held Gu Changyi's hand, took the kitchen knife, bowed his head and kissed him on the cheek: "I'll do it."

Gu Changyi was held in Shen Hom's arms to chop vegetables, his hands and feet were bound, and he tried to reduce his sense of existence.

Shen Hom's knife skills cut the shiitake mushrooms to the same size as the tofu slices very quickly, and finally chopped the coriander.

The kitchen knife vibrated on the chopping board, and Gu Changyi felt his chest throbbing violently, making him a little flustered.

After Shen Hom finished cutting, he let go of Gu Changyi, as if he was just doing it smoothly, because the whole process took less than one minute, so he didn't bother to change positions.

Gu Changyi's face was hot, he had nothing to do, took the tofu on the table, opened the window to feed the sparrows.

When he cooks, he always closes the doors and windows, and when he is bored, he opens a little gap to feed the sparrows, which is very comfortable.

——At meal time, the sparrows flew over and stopped in the open space outside the window. Gu Changyi lowered his head—look, there is still a big mouse today.

Gu Changyi drove it away with a small stone, and the mouse was not afraid at all, and quickly ate up the ball of tofu on the ground.The sparrow chirped, very dissatisfied with the mouse that snatched food.

Gu Changyi quietly took out a handful of stones again, and was about to chase it away, when suddenly the mouse twitched slightly, and its movements became more and more sluggish.

This is holding on?

Or poisoned?

Gu Changyi's eyes turned cold, he closed the window and turned around, holding Shen Hom's hand: "I don't want this pot anymore."

It just so happened that the emperor came today and wanted to eat Pingqiao tofu, so there was something wrong with the tofu?

What about other ingredients?

Gu Changyi is not sure, he can only be sure that the previous few days - there must be no problem.He has too many ingredients in Boundless Realm, and he usually carries a bamboo basket of ingredients after get off work, and when he sees poor people along the way, he will share some of them, and there is no problem with eating.

Gu Changyi didn't know whether it was aimed at the emperor or him. In short, we should not startle the enemy by making mistakes, and solve the current problem first.

Gu Changyi opened the door and called the doorman in: "Come in and look for the lacquer plate, why can't I find it?"

When the clerk came in, he asked softly, "The person in the room is a distinguished guest. He ordered tofu by name. When did you buy the tofu? Is it fresh?"

The guy said: "Tofu is perishable, and it will be replaced with a new batch in two hours. It was replaced just now, so don't worry about using it."

"Okay." Gu Changyi narrowed his eyes and pondered, it seemed that he was coming for the emperor.

Anyone who knows Jiangnan Restaurant knows that Wensi tofu is only sold in the morning—it will be gone after a while. After that, the tofu in the kitchen is just a spare, and it will not be used under normal circumstances.

Shen Hom: "What's wrong?"

"That tofu is not fresh."

Gu Changyi opened a few rows of cabinets, and quietly put the crucian carp in tofu, mushroom and chicken soup from a few days ago, "I'll get new ones."

Gu Changyi's expression could not be concealed from Shen Hom, the tofu was obviously very fresh, thinking of Gu Changyi feeding the sparrows at the window just now, Shen Hom immediately understood.

He confirmed, "Is this piece fresh?"

Gu Changyi nodded affirmatively: "No problem this time."

Shen Hom said: "Okay." Gu Changyi knew that the private room was the emperor, and he would definitely not take the risk if it wasn't safe.

Gu Changyi changed the pot and chopping board, and used Wuyajing for oil and water.

Shen Hom put the lid on the pot to cook the soup, took advantage of Gu Changyi to rummage through the ingredients for evidence of being poisoned, and served it—the small bowl was placed on the window sill, and he gestured.

The dark guard immediately took away the test poison.

After a while, the tofu soup cooled down a bit and was just right for serving out. Shen Hom heard two orioles outside, indicating that the tofu soup was non-toxic.

"Okay." Shen Hom said.

"I'll try it first." Gu Changyi washed his hands, "I haven't eaten what you made yet."

Shen Hom knew his intentions, if he didn't drink this bowl of soup himself, he wouldn't serve it to the emperor.

Because of this, he asked the dark guard to confirm again.

Shen Hom served Gu Changyi a bowl.

Gu Changyi tasted it, the soup was delicious and smooth, even better than he expected.

"Wow, you are amazing!"

Not to mention that he raised Shen Hom, Shen Hom could support him with this skill.

He had less prejudice against Ouyang Xuan in his heart. Although the other party tried to get close to Shen Hom in order to sell fake medicines, he taught Shen Hom the real skills after all.

If the medicine is not expensive, he will buy it, the premise is that Ouyang Xuan can change the bad habits of Shen Hom's relatives at random.

……

Elegant room.

The emperor waited and waited, but no food was served, so he chatted with the guard next to him: "Was that the nephew and nephew of Concubine Ming just now?"

The guard said: "Exactly."

The emperor: "Looks like a talented person, and I am attracted to it. It's a pity, but the daughter-in-law looks very clever. Was she the key person who reversed Wang Jin's case last time?"

"It's her." The guard joked, "If Your Majesty cherishes talents, Shen Hom has a twin brother."

Emperor: "I will meet you some other day. Is Shen Fan going to marry the Grand Tutor's granddaughter?"

Guard: "Yes, it is said that the imperial concubine will go to watch the ceremony."

"Shen Wei will pick his daughter-in-law." The emperor smiled, "Let's see when the time comes."

While speaking, Gu Changyi came in with Pingqiao tofu in person, "Waiting for a while."

The emperor's appetite was great, and he drank two bowls in a row, boasting: "I can taste home-cooked taste from this soup, and it suits my taste in every way. I understand what those people outside said about the taste of the country. You better."

Gu Changyi was afraid that there would be another time, so after thinking about it, he said honestly, "Actually, I'm not good at making tofu. This dish is made by me... my husband."

"Shen Hom, isn't he...?" The emperor was amazed that the person who is close to the eye can also cook to his appetite.

Gu Changyi said: "In life, there must be merits."

"That's right, you still protect your husband-in-law."

Gu Changyi raised his eyes, trying to write down the faces of the emperor and the people around him, so as not to fail to recognize them next time.

The prosopagnosia patient worked very hard, but the emperor's face was strange and familiar for some reason, and he fell into an endless loop where everyone looked alike and couldn't tell each other apart.

It's hard to do.

Gu Changyi said: "All the distinguished guests here today have a small gift, I hope you like it."

Gu Changyi put Fang Yantai by the emperor's hand: "Use it slowly, both of you."

"This seems to be Su Yan?"

After the people left, the emperor picked up the sign to look at the bottom, his gaze suddenly fixed.

There are a few lines of clear and shallow small characters on the inkstone, reminding the distinguished guests to pay attention to the people around them.

……

Gu Changyi announced that the restaurant will be closed for rectification in the afternoon, and [-] dishes will be sold at a [-]% discount tomorrow to compensate everyone.

He took Shen Hom home and waited all afternoon. At night, he finally heard some news.

The emperor ordered the third prince Zhao Huaiju to be executed for treason.

—A month ago, the third prince, Zhao Huaiju, was put under house arrest by the emperor in Biezhuang.

Only a few people know that the reason for the house arrest is that the third prince colluded with the supervising army and framed Wang Jing, the military general on the border.

The imperial court supervising army is generally served by the trusted eunuchs around the emperor, who have no real power and act as eyeliners.Last time when the Dongchuang incident happened, the emperor changed people around him.

Unexpectedly, there were still fish that slipped through the net.

Today, a minister whose ancestral home was from Hangzhou inadvertently mentioned to the emperor the most lively Jiangnan restaurant in the capital, and the emperor asked a few more questions as he was interested.

The eunuch Zhang next to him casually said that the Pingqiao tofu he tasted when he followed Shengshang to the south of the Yangtze River ten years ago, he didn't think it was amazing at first, but he has a bad mouth and teeth, but he was a little bit worried.

——One sentence whetted the emperor's appetite, so he went out for a tour in a low suit.

The third prince used Gu Changyi's hand to kill the emperor, killing two birds with one arrow, and even avenged his previous exposure.

After the emperor returned to the palace for a thorough investigation, he sat down for an afternoon and decided to avoid future troubles.The third prince's penetration of the eunuch's influence cannot be solved by house arrest.

Shen Wei came back with His Majesty's imperial decree, his expression was mixed.

His Majesty did not say how he discovered the conspiracy of the third prince, but His Majesty went to Jiangnan Restaurant at noon, and now rewarded Gu Changyi and Shen Hom.

His Majesty also said that when Shen Fan gets married, he and Concubine Ming will find time to visit.

Shen Wei had mixed feelings. He hated Gu Changyi and Shen Hom for being out of control, and felt that it was a happy event for His Majesty to attend Shen Fan's wedding in person.

After thinking about it three times, he still called Gu Changyi.

Gu Changyi—you can understand from the decree and Shen Wei's stinky face, he can renegotiate the terms.

"I want Shen Hom to be able to walk freely in the Hou Mansion and be treated like a regular young master."

Shen Wei: "Do what you should do well."

Gu Changyi: "Don't worry, I won't say anything outside. Oh, and, after Shen Fan gets married, Miss Zhou is the serious daughter-in-law in your mind. I accept it, but if I feel that I can't live in the future, I ask Take Shen Hom away, and we will go far away, without obstructing your eyes."

Shen Wei narrowed his eyes suddenly, he didn't expect Gu Changyi and Shen Hom to have feelings for each other after a while.

"You can leave if you want, but keep your name incognito, and don't swagger around in the name of the Hou Mansion."

Gu Changyi laughed, Shen Wei really wrote on his face that he didn't want Shen Hom's son.

"Row."

There were more than three sentences without speculation, and Gu Changyi left after discussing the conditions.

Back in the yard, Shen Hom was waiting for him at the door, Gu Changyi patted his arm: "Pack up your things, we are moving."

The moving that Gu Changyi mentioned meant moving to the big courtyard where he and Shen Hom stayed temporarily on the day they got married.

From now on, this will be his and Shen Hom's permanent residence in the Hou Mansion, opposite to Shen Fan's yard, with the same specifications.

It wasn't until the servant girl moved all his and Shen Hom's things that Gu Changyi discovered a problem - he couldn't sleep in a separate room tonight.

The servant girl only tidied up a bed for them.

In the dead of night, Gu Changyi looked at the red candles on the table, thinking that Shen Hom has been kissing him all the time recently, and it is impossible to expect him to change for the better.

He couldn't just watch Shen Hom go astray.

Shen Hom's cooking looks very reliable, maybe he is also reliable in keeping secrets?

Shen Hom: "Daughter-in-law, I'm so sleepy."

Why don't you go to bed?Except for the two nights before the wedding, he hasn't slept with Gu Changyi in a bed for a long time.

Gu Changyi took a deep breath, made up his mind, and taught Shen Hom, "Actually, I can't be your wife."

Shen Hom Heart—Shen, Gu Changyi is planning a showdown?

Gu Changyi said: "I'll tell you a secret, you can't tell others."

Shen Hom-mouthedly agreed: "Okay."

Gu Changyi: "I'm actually—"

Shen Hum kissed his mouth and blocked the rest of his words in his throat.

"Did you eat candy?"

"Didn't eat." Gu Changyi subconsciously pursed his lips as if he had been burned, wiped away the remaining touch on his lips, and pressed his chin, "Listen carefully, I—"

Kissed again.

Every time I was kissed, my tongue would tie up for a few minutes and I couldn't speak.

Shen Hom picked him up and walked to the bed: "I'm so sleepy."

Gu Changyi got up from the inner side of the bed - Gulu, he couldn't believe that today - he couldn't say "I'm a man".

He pressed Shen Hom's shoulders to prevent him from getting up, half-coaxing and half-seriously: "We can't be husband and wife, I will find you a good wife in the future."

Shen Hom was slightly confused: "Aren't you my wife?"

"Ouyang said it." He added.

Gu Changyi gritted his teeth: "I'm a man, not a woman."

Shen Hom said honestly: "What is a man?"

"what?"

Gu Changyi was stunned.

ah?Did no one teach Shen Hom this?

The topic stopped abruptly.

The author has something to say: Good news: moved.

Bad news: Shen Fan lives opposite.