Dragon Pattern Roll Set

The clues provided by Prime Minister Wang were beyond everyone's expectations. Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang felt that based on the existing clues, Wang Feng was not an infatuated lunatic, but a pure lunatic?

Zhan Zhao wanted to hear Prime Minister Wang's detailed explanation.

Prime Minister Wang sighed softly, "Wang Feng did meet that dumb girl when he was sheltering from the rain, and he cared for her very much. Everyone thought they hit it off. But to be honest, they are not engaged! I have never objected, either. He didn't even elope, and of course I didn't lock him in the room. I don't know who spread the news about death and life. The princess lived in the palace, and there were many people asking for marriage at that time, but she saw a lot of nobles in the palace. Wang Feng It was the first time I saw such an infatuated talent, so I fell in love at first sight. Later, the news that the emperor wanted to give a marriage got out, and the dumb girl committed suicide after that. I appreciate Wang Feng's infatuation, so the emperor bestows the marriage."

After hearing this, Zhan Zhao rubbed his chin, "So, the dumb girl committed suicide before the marriage and not after?"

Prime Minister Wang nodded, "But the rumors are not so. In order to avoid further incidents, this matter has not been publicized. In short, the marriage will be done soon, and everything will be forgotten soon. I wanted to ask the dumb girl's family. But people went to the building overnight. After the autopsy, the dumb girl did commit suicide, but my wife’s maid saw her with Wang Feng on the night the dumb girl died. Then the dumb girl ran away crying for some reason. I committed suicide that night. Afterwards, I asked Wang Feng about this time, and I thought there might be a misunderstanding, but guess what he said?"

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were waiting to hear.

Prime Minister Wang sighed, "He said, if he was my own son, would I tell him not to marry a princess and marry a commoner woman?"

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang blinked, what do you mean?

"Then what do you say?" Jiu Niang asked curiously.

"I said, I just treat you as my own son, so that you can marry the one you love, instead of abandoning your lover and clinging to the powerful." Prime Minister Wang smiled miserably and shook his head. Why are you as naive as a princess? What makes that mute worthy of my fancy?'”

Zhan Zhao opened his mouth slightly, looking surprised and disgusted, the woman died for him no matter whether he loved it or not, she made sarcastic remarks even after she died.

"Later, I thought about it. Maybe in those years, he had been hiding his true self." Wang Chengxiang sighed, "The main reason why the princess fell in love with him was because he was infatuated and dedicated, and the death of the dumb girl is the key. , if all of this was calculated by him, then the old man has indeed suspected the real cause of death of the mute girl, in short, this child is too scary!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang also nodded, it was indeed scary.

Jiu Niang was dissatisfied, "Why didn't you expose him?"

"There is no evidence, what can I say?" Wang Chengxiang laughed, "Princess may think that I forced the dumb girl to death. But what can I say? They are married, and in the princess' mind he is a It's better to be a lover than to be a scumbag, right? He's been nice to the princess these past few years, and I don't bother to expose him."

"But after he became a son-in-law, he didn't give power to the court." Zhan Zhao felt a little strange, Wang Feng took so much effort to enter the court, why didn't he see him become famous?

"Sometimes in this world, people are really not as good as Tianzun." Wang Cheng smiled, "He was indeed ambitious when he first became a son-in-law, but not long after the former emperor died of illness, the young master ascended the throne, that is, the current emperor. The emperor relies heavily on Baoxiang, Wu has the needle of the nine princes, and the power of the grand master in Kaifeng, there is no need for a son-in-law. In addition, the princess has no intention of political affairs, so the emperor told the son-in-law to do nothing. Just concentrate on being with the princess. So in the end, he only became the landlord of Haotian Tower. He may have complained in the early years, but I also fell out with him. In recent years, he has become more and more low-key. When you grow up, take it easy and accept your fate."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other.

Jiuniang held her chin and asked, "Why didn't the little emperor Zhao Zhen appoint him a high-ranking official? His imperial sister has helped him so much, there is no reason not to treat his own people preferentially."

"This is indeed strange." Prime Minister Wang also felt that, "The emperor never liked him since he was a child."

"What's the reason?" Bai Yutang was also a little curious, thinking that Zhao Zhen wouldn't be so accurate in seeing people, would he?Comparable to the little four.But they all knew that there should be a fundamental difference between Zhao Zhen and the fourth son when he was a child. The fourth son was talented, while Zhao Zhen was just a black belly.

"You can only ask the emperor yourself about this matter if you have a chance, and the old man doesn't know." Prime Minister Wang said, sighed, and slapped the table. How could it be so bad for so many years, I feel angry when I think about it.”

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang learned another image of Wang Feng from Prime Minister Wang.

But, regardless of whether he is good or bad, let's just talk about the case.If he wasn't trying to revive his lover, what was his purpose for causing so many troubles?

Zhan Zhao tentatively asked, "Does Wang Feng have any illnesses or other ambitions?" Prime Minister Wang thought about it for a long time, and finally shook his head, "I haven't seen him for a long time, so I don't know."

In the end, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang stood up and said goodbye. Prime Minister Wang wanted to stay for everyone to eat, but Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang still had a case to investigate, so the prime minister refused to let them go. Later, the prime minister's wife came out and knew Jiu Niang, so he exhibited Showa Bai Yutang left Hong Jiuniang to eat at Prime Minister Wang's residence, and they left first to continue investigating the case.

After leaving the Prime Minister's Mansion, Bai Yutang saw Zhan Zhao frowning slightly, and asked, "What do you think?"

"Hmm..." Zhan Zhao rubbed his chin, "I wanted to take this opportunity to ask Jiu Niang how my mother's situation is."

Bai Yutang laughed, "So I wasn't thinking about the case."

Zhan Zhao was reminded by Bai Yutang, but he was helpless, "I just want to change my mind. This case gave me a headache. I thought Wang Feng was an infatuated person. Like Qu Zhongyuan and Shi Ye, he caused trouble to revive his lover. After working on it for a long time, it turned out that it was still wrong.”

"Then what's next?" Bai Yutang asked Zhan Zhao, "It's still early, where are we going?"

"Well... Anyway, I don't want to go to Taixue, why don't I go back to Kaifeng Mansion, tell Mr. Bao about the matter, and then we can go somewhere else?" Zhan Zhao suggested.

Naturally, Bai Yutang had no objection, and walked back with Zhan Zhao.

When they arrived at Kaifeng Mansion, they heard that Master Bao had been called away by the emperor when he came down to court, and he would not be back until afternoon, so... Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang decided to find a place to have lunch.Just as he went out, Zhan Zhao felt something tugged at the back of his clothes, and then—a stabbing sound.

The corner of Zhan Zhao's mouth twitched, and when he turned around, he saw Xiao Wu sitting at the door with the hem of his robe in his mouth, looking at him and Bai Yutang.

Zhan Zhao lifted the hem of the clothes and looked - a good robe was ruined again.

Bai Yutang reached out and touched Xiao Wu's big head, "Xiao Wu hasn't pulled your robe for a long time."

Zhan Zhao scratched his head. He had been investigating the case for the past few days and ignored Xiao Wu. Everyone went to the Imperial Academy again, and Xiao Wu couldn't follow him. He probably got bored and had some complaints.

Zhan Zhao raised his hand and patted Xiao Wu's head, and said, "Let's go, let's go to Taibai Residence together, and buy you a knuckle."

Xiao Wu happily followed Zhan Zhao Bai Yutang out, wagging his tail.

Bai Yutang looked at Zhan Zhao's clothes that were a little too short, and asked, "Do you want to change clothes?"

Zhan Zhao raised his eyebrows, "What are you afraid of, you're wearing pants inside."

Bai Yutang held his forehead speechlessly, this cat really doesn't care much about anything.

The two brought Xiao Wu to Taibai Residence, and found that there were very few people, and it happened to be meal time, which was a little different from the past.Speaking of which, the two looked at the road, and there were not many people on the street today.

"Why are there so few people?" Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang sat down on the second floor and asked Xiao Liu who came to serve tea.

Xiao Liu shook his head, "Hey, don't mention it, Haotianlou sends food out today, and it's good food for free. Isn't everyone going there? Where is Haotianlou? Where do ordinary people usually go?" It’s good to eat, the restaurants in our streets are not in business today.”

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were taken aback when they heard that, "Haotianlou sent food?"

"Yeah." Little Six nodded, and then hurriedly said, "Second masters, the food in Haotianlou is not necessarily better than my Taibaiju's! Our cooks here say that the cooks in Haotianlou are not really good. "

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang suddenly remembered that the Buddha jumping wall that Bai Fu bought in Taibaiju before, Pang Yu said that it tasted the same as Haotianlou. Could it be that the cook originally belonged to Haotianlou?

Zhan Zhao asked Xiao Liu, "Your new cook, can you invite him over?"

Little Six thought for a while, "He should be quite free today without any guests, but he has a weird temper and is very picky. If he says anything offensive, don't be serious with him, he cooks delicious food. of."

Zhan Zhao nodded, indicating yes.

So Xiao Liu went to the back kitchen, and after a while, he brought a young man up.

This man was in his thirties, with a small mustache, folded arms, an arrogant face, and he looked good.

The young man followed Xiao Liu, looked at Zhan Zhao and then at Bai Yutang, rolled his eyes, and looked up.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were stunned for a moment, and then looked at each other - this one looked like he deserved a beating.

"Hey!" Xiao Liu patted him, "You should be more polite."

While talking, Xiao Liu introduced Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, "This is Guo Tian, ​​and he is our head chef."

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were a little surprised. There are many famous chefs in Taibaiju, and many of them have great backgrounds. After all, Taibaiju is one of the best restaurants in Kaifeng Prefecture.This Guo Tian was so young, he was able to sit in the head chef's seat right after he arrived, it seemed not easy.

Guo Tian drew a stool and sat down. Before the two of them could speak, he asked, "Among so many cooks here, who cooks the best dish?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other, not understanding his intentions.

Guo Tian glanced at Bai Yutang, looked him up and down, then shook his head, then looked at Zhan Zhao, touched his chin as if thinking about something.

Bai Yutang was drinking from a teacup, thinking it would be better not to pay any attention to him.

"Can't tell?" Guo Tian raised his eyebrows.

Zhan Zhao said, "Chef Yao's tofu fish head."

Bai Yutang continued to drink, thinking - tofu with fish head, what a fishy smell it is.

After Zhan Zhao's words came out, Guo Tian was stunned. He looked at Zhan Zhao, "Oh? You still have some knowledge."

Zhan Zhaoxin said - that is.

"Which dish in Taibaiju is the worst but sold very expensive?" Guo Tian continued to ask.

"Chef Chen's ancient meat." Zhan Zhao said.

Guo Tian looked at Zhan Zhao again, and his expression softened a little, "Where is the best food in Kaifeng?"

"Taibaiju." Zhan Zhao didn't mean to say nice things, but to discuss the facts.

"Which wine is the best?" Zhan Zhao pointed at Bai Yutang, "His family's wine."

Guo Tian glanced at Bai Yutang, "Your family owns a winery?"

Bai Yutang looked up at the sky, while Little Six added, "Fifth Master has a lot of wine in his house, and it is said that Tianzun likes to drink."

"Tianzun..." Guo Tian seemed to be taken aback when he heard the name, and then looked at Bai Yutang again, thoughtfully.

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao were not curious either, many people had heard of the name of Tianzun even if they were not from Jianghu.

"Then which dish do you think is the best in Taibaiju?" Guo Tian asked Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang shrugged, "They're all about the same."

The corner of Guo Tian's mouth twitched, obviously dissatisfied with the answer.

"In Kaifeng, where is the best sweet and sour pork ribs?" Guo Tian continued to ask.

Holding a glass of wine, Bai Yutang slandered - isn't sweet and sour pork ribs the same taste, sweet and sour.

"He lives in the east." Zhan Zhao helped Bai Yutang answer.

"Where is the best boiled fish?" Guo Tian continued to ask.

"From Yuexin Pavilion."

"Where are the tomato scrambled eggs..."

"The fried rice shop at the gate of the city."

"Where are the biscuits..."

"The old Shen's biscuit shop in the diagonally opposite corner of Kaifeng Mansion."

"Where are the sugar-fried chestnuts..."

"It's the one opposite the door!"

"Where is the stinky tofu..."

"The old man's house at the fifth gate of Jiazi Lane in Xicheng sells it for only 50 yuan every morning!"

Guo Tian opened his mouth wide, looked at Zhan Zhao in horror, then narrowed his eyes, "Which hot pot..."

"Oh, in the city of Kaifeng, the hot pot is delicious from the Xiaowang hot pot in the south of the city, but in fact the best one is the wild vegetable hot pot with wild game barbecue in Zhao Pu's military camp."

Guo Tian leaned back and looked at Zhan Zhao in disbelief, "You... who are you? The royal chef in the palace?"

"I'm..." Zhan Zhao just wanted to introduce himself, but Bai Yutang added for him, "The number one foodie in Kaifeng."

Zhan Zhao gasped, while Xiao Liu rubbed his chin—oh?It turns out Master Zhan still has this nickname.

But Guo Tian stood up and bowed to Zhan Zhao, "It turns out that he is the number one foodie in Kaifeng, sorry for your disrespect!"

Zhan Zhao is embarrassed—this nickname can't just be true, can it? !

"The so-called bosom friend and foodie! Today, I'll show you some delicious dishes that I've learned from my housekeeper!" Guo Tian was about to go to the back kitchen.

Zhan Zhao quickly said, "I want to eat crabs."

Bai Yutang held his forehead, and tugged Zhan Zhao, who was full of anticipation, "Cat, serious business."

"What's serious?" Zhan Zhao looked back at him, "Yutang, do you want to eat fish?"

Bai Yutang was speechless, and snapped his fingers in front of Zhan Zhao, "Haotianlou!"

"Uh..." Zhan Zhao remembered, and hurriedly said, "Chef!"

Guo Tian had already reached the stairs, stopped, and looked back, "What else do you want to eat besides crabs?"

"Uh..." Zhan Zhao quickly swallowed the word "ribs" that he almost blurted out, and said, "No, before eating, I want to ask about Haotian Tower."

Guo Tian was taken aback for a moment, turned around and sat down beside Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, and asked, "What's wrong with Haotian Building?"

"Well, I heard from a friend that the Buddha Jumping Wall made by Haotianlou tastes the same as yours..."

Guo Tian laughed after hearing this, "That friend of yours is also an amateur, how could it be the same!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other—are they different?

"He used my recipe and my exclusive blend of spices." Guo Tian said indifferently, "But his skill is less than [-]% of mine!"

Zhan Zhao was surprised, "You know that cook?"

Guo Tian said indifferently, "Of course I know him, is he my apprentice?"

……

As soon as his words came out, everyone was stunned.

After a long time, the little six sons patted Guo Tian on the shoulder and said, "Don't tease you! The cooks in Haotian Building are all imperial cooks who have retired from the palace. They are old. How old are you? How old are you? Master..."

Guo Tian glanced at him, Xiao Liu was startled by his eyes, and quickly hid aside, "That man is much older than you."

"Where is he as big as him?"

At this time, a voice came from downstairs, "He's just pretending to be tender."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked towards the stairs, and saw a silver head at first sight.

Afterwards, Tianzun came up swaying with his hands behind his back, followed by Yin Hou who was yawning.

After Guo Tian glanced back, he suddenly jumped up, "Ah! You boring white-haired man!"

Tianzun glanced at him, crossed his arms and asked Yin Hou behind him, "Which one cooks better, Guo Da or Guo Er?"

Yin Hou raised his eyebrows, "Of course it's Guo Da."

Guo Tian jumped, "You bastard! It's Guo Er!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang silently looked at each other—could it be...

"God of Chef Guo Er?" Zhan Zhao looked at Guo Tian in surprise.

Guo Tian curled his lips, "It's so ugly to use this nickname!"

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang silently nodded, indeed - God of Cooking sounds like a beast, indeed indecent.

But at the same time, the two of them thought of it—God of Cooking Guo Er and Sage of Cooking Guo Da are twins, both of them are divine touches, and they were very famous back then.Guo Da passed away a long time ago, and Guo Er's whereabouts are unknown. It is said that he traveled around the world to eat delicacies from all over the world and collect various rare ingredients. How could he be the chef in Taibai Residence?

The two thought about it again, and they were right, "two" and "big" put together, isn't it "heaven".

Guo Er pointed to Bai Yutang and complained to Tianzun, "Look at the apprentice you have accepted as boring as you!"

Yin Hou walked straight towards Zhan Zhao, sat down beside him, and said, "Guo Er is best at fried noodles, ask him to cook some noodles for you."

Guo Er clapped his hands and pointed at Yin Hou, "Yin Hou is indeed more tasteful than that boring white hair... oops."

There was nothing to say, and he was slapped on the head by Tianzun.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang exchanged a look - why do the three of them look very familiar, could they be old friends?

Guo Er wanted to leave at first, but when he saw Yin Hou and Tianzun sitting down, he followed him and sat down.

Zhan Zhao was a little curious, and asked Yin Hou who was holding a teacup, "Do you know each other?"

"We've known each other for more than 100 years." Tianzun helped answer.

"Why did you come to Kaifeng?" Yin Hou asked Guo Er curiously.

"I heard that my apprentice is in Kaifeng, so I came to look for him, but he hasn't improved much after all these years." Guo Er crossed his legs and shook his head.

"Your apprentice is the cook of Haotianlou, did he tell you any secrets of Haotianlou?" Zhan Zhao thought it was a clue.

"He didn't say that..." As he spoke, Guo Er suddenly touched his chin, "By the way, I heard him mention one thing. He said that Haotian Building would lose some food every day."

"What do you mean?" Zhan Zhao was puzzled.

"It's just that the ingredients left over every night will lose one portion, and they are all like cabbage tofu. They don't pay much attention to it. It feels like taking what you want." Guo Erdao, "My apprentice is still more particular. Some dishes are cold. It didn’t taste good and couldn’t be eaten overnight, so a few times he secretly watched at night to see if someone was hungry and came to eat supper... Later he saw a few warriors raised by Haotian Building, took a meal, and went out They left Taibaiju and went to the pier in the west of the city. They sent the food to a boat docked on the west side of the pier, and then came out with empty dishes.”

After hearing this, Zhan Zhao was a little surprised, "So, who is the person from Haotian Building delivering food to?"

"He said yes." Guo Er nodded.

"Then does he know who he is?"

"He's average in skill and very timid, so I didn't go to see it." Guo Er shook his head, and Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang exchanged a look - this clue is worth studying, so go after dinner!

Guo Er made an appointment with Tianzun and Yin Hou for a drink, and then ran to make fried noodles for Zhan Zhao and the others.

Bai Yutang asked Tianzun, "Didn't you go to class? Class ended so early?"

Tianzun pointed at Yin Hou with his chin, "Ask him."

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at Yin Hou.

Yin Hou took out something from his bosom and said, "The old ghost told me he was going to see the tower built by Ji Run's descendants, but he didn't say he was going to class."

Zhan Zhao went over to look, and saw that Yin Hou was carrying a wooden box.

"What is this?" Zhan Zhao was curious.

"Because of the short life span of Ji Run's family, some important things will be written down in detail. This box is where they keep the scroll of Ji family's secrets from generation to generation." Yin Hou said.

"Really?" Zhan Zhao opened the box with some surprise, but found that it was empty.

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at Yin Hou and Tianzun—empty?

"When we found it, the box was hidden in the secret compartment, but the scroll inside was gone." Tianzun shook his head, "It must have been taken away."

"So, all the secrets of the Ji family should be kept in this box?" Bai Yutang asked while holding the box.

Both Tianzun and Yin Hou nodded.

Yin Hou felt a little regretful, "Ji Run hid a lot of secrets back then. This box was supposed to be kept by his descendants, but since it is extinct, the box must be hidden in the place where his descendants last appeared. It's a pity that it was a step late, otherwise You can study it carefully."

Bai Yutang frowned slightly, "Who took it?"

At this time, Xiaoliuzi came with fried noodles.

Zhan Zhao fried noodles with a chopstick between his fingers, "Could it be in the hands of the man in black..."

Bai Yutang nodded, the man in black was haunting the small building, maybe it was him, but... when he raised his head again to discuss with Zhan Zhao, he saw Zhan Zhao chewing his noodles, already in a certain intoxication Status, as for the case... I probably don't remember it anymore.