Kaifeng House Small Dining Table

"Why did you ask this question again, sir?" Bao Zheng was puzzled. After mentioning it last time, Gongsun Ce had expressed his understanding and would not ask any more questions.

Bao Zheng suddenly realized, "Could it be related to what we just said?"

Gongsun Ce agreed, "If little brother Zhao is really from the royal family, can he use his relationship to send a message to the Holy Majesty? If he delivers this list, it will save the Lord trouble, and there will be no suspicion of deceiving the Holy Majesty."

"No, little brother Zhao came here to be a cook as a last resort because of his family's opposition. If his identity is exposed because of me, it will be difficult for him to be safe." Bao Zheng immediately rejected Gongsun Ce without thinking too much. proposal.

Gongsun Ce: "But my lord, there are big and small things. Brother Zhao is not an unreasonable person. He also has justice in his heart and cares about your lord very much. My lord, this matter is not trivial, and you must not act recklessly.

And this matter made me suddenly think of the speculation that Brother Zhao had said before, that someone was secretly targeting adults.If there is really some kind of planner behind this incident, it is not a murder case, but to take advantage of the Jinshuilian incident and let the lord participate in the eighteen officials. The senior officials offended most of them and set themselves a stumbling block.

After that, if something happens to your lord casually, those senior officials will spare no effort to insult you, if this happens, the consequences will be unimaginable! "

Bao Zheng felt that Gongsun Ce's analysis was not unreasonable, but would anyone really do such a complicated thing against him?Bao Zheng was deeply suspicious of this.

He really didn't want to implicate Zhao Hanyan because of his own affairs. It was not easy for this child to walk out of the house and work diligently in Kaifeng Mansion without putting on airs at all. Moreover, it was not easy to make so many delicious food to bring happiness to everyone. up.He really has no reason to cause trouble for others.

Bao Zheng sighed, and finally hesitated: "Let's delay this matter for a few days before deciding."

Gongsun Ce knew that Mr. Bao was upright and didn't want to cause trouble to others, and he had to be considerate of his own good words of comfort, so he reluctantly decided to delay talking for a while.But Gongsun Ce knew very well that Master Bao would choose to present the memorial to the Holy One in the end because of his straightforward and loyal temperament.

Mr. Bao is a rare good official who works for the people and eliminates violence. Gongsun Ce doesn't want the common people to lose such an upright and resolute parent official just because of this kind of thing.

After Gongsun Ce resigned, he went straight to the kitchen, even at the risk of being scolded by Mr. Bao, he still wanted to discuss the matter with Zhao Hanyan.

Zhao Hanyan just took over the beef from the big kitchen from Chunlai.

Che Daoshan, who is in charge of the big kitchen's comprador, and Chunlai have always had a more speculative chat, this time he asked Chunlai to pick up the leftover goodies in their kitchen.

Now that Chunlai came back with a bunch of things, he couldn't help complaining to Zhao Hanyan: "It's all rotten meat left over from the corners, and there's nothing to eat. I watched it specially, and he left all the good red beef , just give me these minced meat, fat meat and beef offal, two big bones that have been shaved clean without leaving any meat residue. This is obviously playing me!"

"I don't think he lied to you. These are really good things. Besides, you don't think it's free? Others don't have it. And I don't think there's much fat in it." Zhao Hanyan fiddled with the "white meat" a few times, "In fact, most of them are tendons, not fat. This stuff is stewed together with the leftover minced meat, beef bones, beef intestines, beef lungs, beef heart, and tripe. It is very delicious. .”

"Yes...is that so?" Chunlai didn't know much about food. In fact, he didn't quite understand the meaning of "muscular brain". He only thought that he was short-sighted so he didn't understand, so he didn't dare to show his ignorance. Let Zhao Hanyan know.

Anyway, if the little cook said it was delicious, it must be delicious. He believed in the little cook.

And just at this time, Zhao Hanyan saw Mr. Gongsun walking over with a serious face, as if he had something very important to talk to her about.Zhao Hanyan ordered Chunlai to clean up the tendons, beef and offal, cut them into small pieces that were palatable, and soak them in cold water.She then wiped her hands and went to meet Gongsun Ce.

"Let's go to a secluded place to talk."

Zhao Hanyan nodded, realizing that the matter seemed quite serious.

Still under the sycamore tree, compared to the hustle and bustle in the kitchen over there, this place is really quiet.

After the hatchbacks were seated, Gongsun Ce said, "You have been in Kaifeng Mansion for a while, and we get along pretty well, so I won't say any polite words to you, and just get straight to the point."

"Please sir." Zhao Hanyan likes to get straight to the point.

"Your Excellency wants to submit the list of the eighteen officials who were asked during the trial just now to the Holy Majesty." Gongsun Ce said while observing Zhao Hanyan's expression.

Seeing that Zhao Hanyan frowned slightly, Gongsun Ce guessed that she was so smart, she must have thought of what he thought, and she probably disapproved of Master Bao's actions just like himself.Gongsun Ce felt reassured now, and then directly confessed the benefits and harms to Zhao Hanyan, and asked Zhao Hanyan's identity, and whether he could help Mr. Bao.

"To tell you the truth, little brother Zhao, my proposal has been sternly rejected by Mr. Bao just now. He thinks it shouldn't cause you any trouble, but this method..."

"I understand, it's the most suitable for me." Zhao Hanyan simply nodded and agreed, and agreed to Gongsun Ce's request, "I will ask someone to help take it over. It is a little troublesome for me, but it is not as bad as what adults have to encounter. What is it?"

"Brother Zhao can really help?" Gongsun Ce was overwhelmed with surprise, and his face relaxed a lot, "That's the best! I would like to thank Little Brother Zhao on behalf of Mr. Bao. I won't ask any more questions about Brother Zhao's identity." , To be honest, I probably have a guess in my heart, but it’s better not to know the details, and I won’t think about it in the future. After all, you are the little cook that everyone in Kaifeng Mansion likes.”

"Thank you Mr. Gongsun for your understanding." Zhao Hanyan got up to see Gongsun Ce off.

Gongsun Ce hurriedly took out the list of the eighteen officials from his sleeve and handed it to Zhao Hanyan.

The moment Zhao Hanyan saw the list, the first thing she thought of was that she had forgotten it in court.

After Zhao Hanyan sent Gongsun Ce away, he took the list back to his room, wrote a sentence in front of the list with a pen, explaining the general situation, then put the list in an envelope, and wrote a very straightforward and informal sentence on the envelope 'This is a secret letter, please reveal it personally'.

After writing the letter, Zhao Hanyan sent the letter directly to the East Wing, that is, Chunlai's room, and deliberately stuffed it under the quilt.When Chun came to lay the quilt to sleep at night, he would naturally read this letter.

After Zhao Hanyan finished his work, he returned to the kitchen like a normal person.

Chunlai and the others had already packed up the beef and offal and soaked them in water.

Zhao Hanyan first threw the washed beef bones into the pot and filled the pot with water.After boiling, cook for an hour, wait for the bone broth to turn white, make a seasoning bag with gauze, and put star anise, cinnamon, tangerine peel, grass fruit, fragrant leaves, pepper in it, tie it up and throw it into the pot, then add green onion Ginger and garlic.Afterwards, blanch the offal and tendon-head beef that have been changed several times in clean water, and then put them into the pot of beef bone soup. After the water boils, skim off the foam, add a handful of dried hawthorns and continue cooking.

Beef is not easy to rot. Adding hawthorn not only has the effect of digestion and accumulation, sour and refreshing, but also accelerates the softening of beef.After about an hour of cooking, the meat is almost ready.

During this period, Zhao Hanyan prepared several vegetarian dishes such as white radish and fresh mushrooms.When the beef and beef offal are cooked until they are crispy but not rotten, add salt, soy sauce and a small amount of sugar to enhance freshness, add radish pieces and yam pieces, and cook for a while. Fresh mushrooms and green leafy cabbage, wait for a stick of incense, and the radish will melt in the mouth. Mushrooms, yams and cabbage leaves are also cooked just right. Put the tofu balls fried again this morning, and use beef broth broth on top of the tofu balls After pouring it twice, you can stop the fire and get out of the pot.

Before stewing this pot of ribs and brains, Zhao Hanyan deliberately did not fry them with oil, but only used rich ancient beef bone soup to simmer. The meat is full of fragrance, but it is refreshing and not greasy. The beef heart, tripe, tendons, Beef, etc., almost have all the different textures and tastes of the beef, and there are a variety of side dishes in it, which is almost the same when you eat it, and you will definitely not feel tired after a few bites.

A pot of meat is warm but not hot, which can strengthen the body and have the effect of beautifying and beautifying the skin.Not to mention how fragrant the meat inside is, let’s talk about vegetarian dishes such as cabbage, mushroom and bean balls. In addition to the fresh taste of the vegetarian dishes themselves, when chewing, they will also squeeze out the full-bodied beef bone soup. , It is a long aftertaste between the lips and teeth.This pot of glutinous rice can be described as a tricky taste, which makes people never get tired of eating it.

Zhao Hanyan will use pretzels and bean flour tortillas as the staple food. The pretzels are crispy and delicious, needless to say.The bean flour tortilla is added with fine and sweet bean flour, which blends the original roughness of the cornmeal and makes it thinner, and the sweetness of the bean flour is added to the corn, which makes it extraordinarily colorful.Compared with the crisp and salty pretzels, tortillas are soft and sweet.They complement each other and taste delicious.

And when eating, you can put a bowl of glutinous rice with soup, and add green onions and coriander according to your preference.Take the pancakes that you like, and eat them hot with soup and meat. You can also soak the pancakes in the soup, and take a bite after the pancakes are full of soup.Although this dish does not look very elegant and delicate when you eat it, it is definitely an addictive delicacy once you eat it.

After a meal, everyone at the small dining table was immersed in the joy of delicious food, and for the time being, forgot about the heart-wrenching part of today's case.

However, after everyone patted their stomachs, they still had to discuss how to deal with the follow-up of the case.

Bao Zheng was still remembering the list of eighteen officials, so he was very reticent.

"Since the murderer of the case has been arrested and has confessed to the murder, I think this case can be closed, so as not to have long nights and dreams." Wang Chao suggested

"I don't understand. If the purpose of Jinshuilian's surrender is only to meet Joe, it would be too difficult to explain." Ma Han scratched his head and continued to ponder, "Look at Jinshuilian's speech and behavior, and Her stubborn personality doesn't look like someone who would be so stupid that she would surrender herself just to see Qiao Shi."

Wang Chao continued: "So it is more important to dispose of Jinshuilian as soon as possible to avoid danger."

"What about 'Ou Erchun', let's not ask about this matter?" Zhao Hu raised an objection.

"I asked her about this matter before the trial, and said that because she heard about Ou Dachun's case, she felt that Ou Dachun's actions were somewhat similar to her own, so she named her "Ou Erchun" by chance that day. '. I think this matter can also be explained." Wang Chao said.

"How do you know that this is not an excuse for her nonsense, if there is another black hand behind her who she is unwilling to confess?" Mahan asked suspiciously again.

Gongsun Ce felt that what they said made sense, so he asked Bao Zheng what he meant, but found that Bao Zheng was looking down and thinking about something, and he didn't seem to hear their question.

"My lord?" Gongsun Ce called softly, and after Bao Zheng came back to his senses, he explained again what they had just discussed.

Zhan Zhao added at this time: "Since nothing new can be found out, it is better to execute the sentence as soon as possible. There are more and more rumors about this case outside. Bring the murderer to justice as soon as possible, so that the storm can be calmed down as soon as possible."

Bao Zheng nodded and sentenced Jin Shuilian to death in three days.The reason why she had to wait until three days later was to give Jin Shuilian time, hoping that she would wake up and confess under the threat of death.

But until three days later, Jin Shuilian didn't say anything more useful.The most I can say is 'Don't bother me, since the Holy Majesty refuses to forgive me, I am willing to die'.

Three days later, Jin Shuilian was sentenced to be beheaded.Just after noon, his head was in a different place.

Mrs. Qiao was handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for disposal, and finally heard that she was sentenced to one hundred rods and sent to Lingnan.This kind of punishment is actually more terrible than death for a woman.

Now that the murderer is dead, this matter is over for the time being.Unexpectedly, on the way to send Qiao Shi to Lingnan from the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Qiao Shi was stabbed to death by a woman who rushed out halfway.After inquiring by the county government in charge, they learned that the identity of this woman was Qiaoer, the cook who Kaifeng Mansion was looking for when they sent out the portrait.

Now there is no chance to interrogate Qiao'er. After killing Qiao'er, she committed suicide.

It was only now that Zhao Hanyan and everyone in Kaifeng Mansion understood that this was Jin Shuilian's final calculation.She knew that if she didn't show up, it would be impossible for Mrs. Qiao to leave Kaifeng mansion, nor would she have a chance to attack.In fact, even if they didn't kill them, Qiao's life would not last long, but this should be an obsession, so she sacrificed her life to complete her final murder plan.

Because of the arrival of Prince Duan, the Kaifeng Mansion no longer had time to take care of this matter. After all, everyone was dead, and there was nothing they could do. It was over and everyone had to continue with the future.

After a rough investigation, Gongsun Ce learned of Duan Xiaowang's preferences, and arranged the room with Zhao Hu and others.This courtyard was originally the main courtyard where Mr. Bao lived, and because of the arrival of distinguished guests, it was specially set aside to welcome them.

"Go to the street and buy some Dali things and put them in the house carefully." Gongsun Ce was very worried that someone would take the opportunity to trouble Bao Zheng, so he was very concerned about Duan Xiaowang.

Zhao Hanyan also prepared a recipe in advance to welcome Duan Xiaowang.

Everything is ready, only Duan Xiaowang is owed.

But wait, Zhao Hanyan didn't wait for Duan Xiaowang, but saw another familiar face.

The boy who opened the door told himself: "Your cousin is here to see you."

Zhao Hanyan saw Zhao Zhen who was smiling at him standing at the back door of Kaifeng mansion, his heart was beating fast nervously, and he hurriedly pulled him to a secluded place, "Is there anyone in this mansion who knows my cousin, dare to come?"

"If it weren't for the whole world...you know, I wouldn't dare." Zhao Zhen smiled lightly at Zhao Hanyan, and then looked at her in surprise, "You're getting fat."