Food for the people

During the next court, Meng Zhao walked behind and walked with Lu Jincheng.

The two walked side by side to the palace gate, and there were quite a few people walking beside them along the way, but everyone couldn't decide for a moment whether they should congratulate Lu Jincheng or not.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the marriage of King Yan was astonishing. The emperor's attitude was so tough, and many people couldn't tell whether Lu Jincheng was willing or not.

However, there are also those who have a clear mind and have already figured out the key point after a while. If King Yan was not voluntary, no matter how much the emperor feared King Yan, he would not be able to humiliate him with such means. No matter how open the people of Yangguo are, It's ridiculous to marry a man to be a princess.

Today the officials objected, although the emperor forcibly suppressed it, it was at the feet of the emperor and he had to obey.

But tell the world in the future, how can the world's mouths be blocked so easily!

It is absolutely impossible that this matter was the emperor's idea to punish King Yan.

But if this is the case, is it possible that King Yan really likes this man named Qiao Yu?

I don't know who was the first to come up and say congratulations to Lu Jincheng, and then everyone rushed up, cheering to Lu Jincheng, and telling the court that this move was unethical and disregarded morals It's not the same as them.

Lu Jincheng's face was normal, and he accepted everyone's congratulations one by one, and his face was not any kinder because of this. It was not until he left the palace gate that his eyes became warmer.

"You have a noble status, they have already restrained themselves, otherwise they might scold your mother in front of you." Meng Zhao said with a smile.

These people are so hypocritical, how many people sincerely congratulate them, but Lu Jincheng is born to be taller than them, no matter how much they disagree, they can only pinch their noses and smile in front of Lu Jincheng Congratulations, as for what they think, Prince Yan himself doesn't care at all.

"What? Have you ever been scolded?" Lu Jincheng asked, his expression was not affected at all.

"I'm an imperial court official, so I wouldn't dare to do it in front of me, but I heard from the housekeeper in the past few months that people threw stones into the courtyard every night while it was dark." These are easy to handle, but like Lu Jincheng, he has not been affected by these people at all. Looking at it now, how many people will be so sincere and ashamed for others, and their own lives can't make it through. Wherever they are free, they will keep watching looking at others.

Besides, Meng Zhao has never felt that liking anyone is something to be ashamed of. He just likes Jiang Songyu, so what are other people?

Meng Zhao paused after finishing speaking, and continued without waiting for Lu Jincheng to speak: "But you don't have to worry, there are so many guards in the palace, even if they are unscrupulous people, few dare to act presumptuously outside the gate of the palace, let alone me Before, everyone was amazed for a few days and they should get used to it."

Finally, the corners of Lu Jincheng's lips curled up, showing a little smile: "Thank you so much."

Meng Zhao smiled at him: "You don't need to thank me, it's just that Chu Xi said yesterday that he likes Deyulou's crispy meat, can you please ask the prince to make the decision and give me some?"

Lu Jincheng said: "Are you afraid that you made a mistake? This Yulou belongs to Qiao Er, and I'm just a handyman. What kind of owner am I?"

In the whole world, the only one who can make Prince Yan a handyman is Mr. Qiao Yuqiao.

Lu Jincheng is not here today, but Qiao Yu is more relaxed than yesterday. Prince Yan said that the efficiency is extremely high. When Chen Cong and Sanqi came over the next morning, he brought the people who recruited Yulou up.

A total of six people came, and they were all teenagers who were not much different from Qiao Yu. They worked quickly and talked sweetly, and Qiao Yu couldn't find the slightest bit of dissatisfaction.

Yesterday, Chen Cong and Sanqi were very busy, and today it was a lot easier for them to share the burden. Qiao Yu knew that the two of them had worked hard, so when they went back yesterday, they wrapped a large portion of grilled ribs for them, and changed it again today. For other dishes, although the greedy two were relaxed, they never idled for a moment.

Lu Jincheng was not there, and Qiao Yu didn't have time to stay in front of the counter, so she asked Grandma Song to bring Yueyue Wensheng to the restaurant. Although Grandma Song couldn't help much because she couldn't read, she had sharp eyes and a good memory. Remember what other people ordered and how much they spent, and ask Sanqi to collect the cash when the bill is settled.

It’s the second day of opening today. I don’t know if it’s because someone went back to publicize yesterday. There are many more people who came than yesterday. It’s only the second day that even the flower houses on North Street heard the news. I bought a dozen of various things here, and said that the girl in the building specially ordered them.

Lu Jincheng went out of the palace and did not rush back to Deyu Tower, but transferred to Shen's Mansion with Meng Zhao.

The emperor said that the Ministry of Rites and Prince Yan's Mansion jointly undertake this matter, but there is no one in the Prince Yan's mansion who understands these things except Chen Bo. Although the Queen Mother will definitely send a few nuns to help, Lu Jincheng still does not agree. He was so relieved, so he went to Shen Lao's mansion, and wanted to ask his wife to give him some advice.

Elder Shen has been ignoring the affairs of the court for a long time, and he still doesn't know that the emperor has issued an imperial edict to confer the marriage. Hearing Lu Jincheng's words, his eyes widened: "The emperor has really issued an imperial edict?"

Meng Zhao said with a smile: "I went to read the imperial decree. Don't worry about it, the Taifu, it will definitely not be false."

Hearing what he said, Mr. Shen finally nodded after pondering for a while, "I guess the emperor will agree."

But I didn't expect it to be so fast.

Both Lu Jincheng and the emperor were students brought out by him. If he knew him well, no one knew better than him at this time. He knew why the emperor was afraid of Lu Jincheng. The late emperor praised more than once that among so many princes, Lu Jincheng liked the late emperor the most.

But the late emperor also knew that Lu Jincheng was casual by nature. Although he was intelligent, he was not in the temperament of an emperor. Moreover, Lu Jincheng himself did not have much interest in the throne.

But in the whole world, which emperor can tolerate his younger brother to always be a head above him, and it is human nature for the emperor to fail to do so.

But Old Shen also knew that although the emperor was afraid of this younger brother, he still loved him in his bones, so Lu Jincheng took this step back, and it was only a matter of time before the emperor agreed.

Elder Shen wandered for a while, then heaved a long sigh, thinking: These two children are close relatives with the same blood.

Mrs. Shen is younger than Mrs. Shen, and she can be regarded as watching Lu Jincheng grow up. When she heard that Lu Jincheng was about to get married, she agreed to this matter without saying a word, and only later did she know who Lu Jincheng was going to marry. Man, although she is Mrs. Taifu, she was once ordered by the late emperor, but except for the Queen Mother who invited her to the palace to reminisce about the old days, she seldom cares about the affairs of the court. Lu Jincheng was afraid when he told her What opinion would she have on Qiao Yu? Mrs. Shen frowned after hearing this and said, "I'm not a rigid person. Although I'm not as knowledgeable as your teacher, I still know the big things and the big things are wrong. You get married when you marry her." , as long as that child has no objections, can those of us who are buried in the loess up to our necks have any objections? Even if we have objections, you don’t want us to live the rest of our lives. ? Ever since Rong'er was married and Qingzhou was born, there has been no happy event in Shen's residence for many years, I am also very happy to be able to help you, Mrs.

When the courtiers said that Lu Jincheng's marriage to Qiao Yu was a violation of ethics, Lu Jincheng showed no expression at all, but now he couldn't help laughing after hearing Mrs. Shen's words: "Thank you so much Mistress loves you."

After finishing this matter, Lu Jincheng and Meng Zhao went back to Deyu Tower together.

Every table in the hall was full of people, when they entered, Chen Cong was about to deliver something to the private room upstairs, when he saw Lu Jincheng and Meng Zhao, he stopped quickly and shouted: "Master, you are back. "

Lu Jincheng nodded and beckoned him to deliver the things up first.

Sanqi was helping Grandma Song pay the bill in front of the counter, when she heard this, she quickly raised her head, and while counting the copper coins, she gave up the chair under/under her, and let the two of them sit here.

The hall was overcrowded, so noisy that there was almost nowhere to go, but when Lu Jin presented him, everyone subconsciously moved away from him. After all, his clothes seemed to be expensive, and people dared not make mistakes.

Although Grandma Song has good eyesight, she is old after all. She has been busy all morning and did not make a mistake in her calculations, but she still felt dizzy when she did the calculations. My own stool: "Oh, you are here, hurry up, my eyes are dazzled."

After all, Grandma Song and Lu Jincheng have been together for a long time, and they have been more casual in the past, so even if they know Lu Jincheng's true identity now, the attitude between the two cannot be changed for a while, and Lu Jincheng doesn't care Is her attitude towards herself respectful, so when she comes and goes, she still continues the previous way of getting along.

Seeing that a savior came to take over her work, Grandma Song happily led Yueyue and Wensheng to the kitchen to say hello to Aunt Qiufeng, and took the two children away together.

Lu Jincheng was forced to become the shopkeeper again, and he took up the abacus and counted the money.

Meng Zhao had nothing to do at leisure, and originally thought that De Yulou would make another piece of yesterday's crispy meat for Jiang Chuxi, but was told that today's menu had changed, Meng Zhao simply didn't force it, and asked Qiao Yu to make something casually Just wrap it up for him and let him take it back for the two of them to eat.

Qiao Yu readily agreed, and quickly ordered two portions of Dongpo meat from today's menu for Meng Zhao separately.

Two knuckle-square pieces of meat were placed in a small steamer. The pieces of meat were boiled first and then steamed. After being smeared with rich-colored sauce, they were steamed on low heat for an hour. The fat in the pork belly had been spit out quietly The excess fat is covered with clean and green lotus leaves under the meat. The fragrance of the meat absorbs the fragrance of the lotus leaves, and the tenderness melts in the mouth.

This small drawer of Dongpo pork quickly became today's new favorite. Before the steamed ones were ready, the front ones were almost sold out. Even the two sets for Meng Zhao were all from Joe. Yu reserved food in advance for delivery to Songyu Academy at noon for Qiao Ling, Jiang Lingxiao and Jiang Songyu to eat.

Meng Zhao came just in time, so he didn't have to find someone to run this trip. Besides Dongpo Meat, Qiao Yu saw that Mr. Songyu seemed to like that mulberry wine yesterday, so he also took two bottles and asked Meng Zhao to take them back with him. . .

Lu Jincheng sent Meng Zhao away, asked Chen Zhuo to stand at the counter and watch, and went to the back kitchen by himself. He hadn't seen Qiao Yu for most of the day today, but he missed him more than ever. All the anxious dishes on the table were served, and he was standing in the backyard turning over the puff pastry in the oven, taking a break for a few minutes to drink some water, when suddenly Lu Jincheng hugged him tightly from behind without saying a word, He hooked his lips into a smile, and said, "My lord went to court, but what happened? Why are you acting so coquettish?"

Lu Jincheng kissed him lightly on the ear, and said, "It's nothing, it's just that I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss you very much."

The smile on Qiao Yu's face deepened: "It seems that the prince is really here to act like a baby."

Lu Jincheng tilted his head to look at Qiao Yu's smiling face, and the irritable haze in his heart gradually disappeared, and he said in a deep voice, "Brother Huang asked Qin Tianjian to choose a good day for us to get married, but I can't wait any longer. But what should I do?"

Qiao Yu'er turned slightly red, and asked softly for a long time: "When can we choose that day?"

Lu Jincheng said, "It's only half a month at most."

half moon?Qiao Yu frowned, this is too slow!Can't pick a date sooner?

He also couldn't wait.