The guards of crossing, please serve

When they reached the side entrance of the palace, there were already people waiting there.

When getting off the carriage, Shen Qing lowered his head and didn't dare to look at others. He really felt ashamed. Naturally, Ran Mingyuan was alive and kicking, and Ran Xiaoguai was in good spirits, but he...was helped out of the carriage by the guards.

After entering the palace gate, four eunuchs and a walking chariot came into view, obviously prepared for Ran Mingyuan.Shen Qing glanced enviously for a few times, then turned around the sedan chair and looked into the distance, then his feet went limp and he almost fell down, at the same time, the envy in his heart escalated into jealousy.

It's not that he made a fuss, it's just that the road ahead is a bit too long!

In front of the crowd, there was a long corridor with green eaves and white walls on both sides, only a door at the end, and in Shen Qing's view, this door was only as big as a soybean.

Here, how many roads do I have to walk to get there? If I collapse on the ground halfway, I don’t know if there will be a sedan chair to carry it... Shen Qing thought for a while in silence, then suddenly shook his head desperately: No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t get there. To do such a shameful thing, besides, this is the imperial palace, the imperial palace, maybe it will be pulled out and chopped down for the crime of "obstructing traffic" or "damaging the environment".

Shen Qing was still thinking wildly, but he didn't notice that everyone was looking at him.

Among them, Ran Mingyuan's eyes are the most enthusiastic, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as hot - only because of his hand hanging in mid-air awkwardly.

Ran Mingyuan knew that the road to go was not short, and felt sorry for Shen Qing's body, so he wanted to sit in the same chariot with him, but Shen Qing's eyes were wandering, and he ignored him for a long time, and he didn't know what was on his mind .

When Shen Qing came back to his senses, there was only the lingering sound of everyone's footsteps around him. He raised his eyes and saw the backs of everyone who were not much bigger than Soybean.

"Hey, wait for me, my lord—little boy—brother guards—father-in-law—"

Ran Mingyuan and his party were arranged in the Xuanji Palace not far from the Imperial Garden, and a father-in-law named Zhang Haiquan was in charge of serving them.

"Slave Xiaoquan, see the prince." The eunuch lowered his eyebrows and spoke respectfully.

It was the first time for Ran Mingyuan to see a real eunuch, and he walked around Zhang Haiquan twice, only to see that he was young, fair-skinned, with straight eyebrows and eyes, thin and slightly stooped... All of these were no different from ordinary people, Not to mention those eunuchs who love to cock their fingers and speak in a feminine voice in the novels he read in the past.

In the end, Ran Mingyuan simply stopped in front of him and stared straight between his legs, wishing he could stare out a hole to see the difference.

Shen Qing was funny and a bit appetizing, pulled Ran Mingyuan over and said softly: "Don't look at him like that, this father-in-law will be embarrassed."

Little Quanzi's father-in-law, who didn't know that he had escaped a catastrophe, took everyone inside and out to visit Xuanji Palace. He pointed out where the study room was and where the toilet was, and he also helped everyone by the way. All allocated rooms, and finally said respectfully to Ran Mingyuan: "My lord, the emperor invites you to share dinner, clean up the dust for you, and also invite people around the lord to have dinner together."

Hearing these words, Shen Qing's broken leg suddenly gained strength, and he stood up a little more.If the emperor treats guests to dinner, doesn't that mean that they can eat the dishes made by the imperial chef!For the imperial chef to make a move, high-end ingredients such as Baoshen wing belly must be indispensable. After being bumped by the carriage for several days in a row, I can't eat. It seems that I finally have a good fortune tonight, and maybe I can steal a few dishes to please Ran Mingyuan in the future.

At this moment, Shen Qing's mind is full of delicacies, and he has completely forgotten the fear of being disrespectful in front of the palace a few days ago.

Several people returned to their respective rooms, rested for a while, and changed into a set of clean clothes.Not long after, Zhang Haiquan came to lead them to face the saint.

Passing through the labyrinth-like roads and trails in the imperial garden, the father-in-law Xiaoquan led everyone to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.There are other eunuchs at the gate of the hall.Ran Mingyuan, Shen Qing, and Ran Xiaoguai were "changed hands" several times in this way, and finally they were brought into a room.

In the center of the room was a large round table, and a man in a yellow robe sat on the main seat.Realizing the identity of that person, Shen Qing immediately held his breath and followed Ran Mingyuan to salute.

The emperor immediately dismissed their courtesy, called them to sit down, and said: "Today is a family banquet, and my cousin and I are finally reunited, so there is no need for more courtesy."

Shen Qing pursed his lips, even though the emperor said so, who dares to really disobey etiquette.

But sitting closer now, the emperor's appearance is really similar to Ran Mingyuan's, but the emperor's facial features are tougher and look very masculine.

The emperor exchanged a few words with Ran Mingyuan, and Ran Mingyuan introduced Shen Qing and Ran Xiaoguai to him one by one.The emperor greeted the two of them one by one, without arrogance in his tone, which made Shen Qing feel good about him.

It's just, why the table is so empty, there hasn't been a single dish yet!

Shen Qing secretly glanced towards the door, expecting to see someone walking towards this side with dishes.Unfortunately, there was nothing outside the door except for two guards standing upright.

Shen Qing paid attention to the movement outside the door, but didn't notice at all that beside him, the emperor and Ran Mingyuan had a lot of conversations with him as the theme, and finally reached a deal.

After the emperor and Ran Mingyuan finished talking, the two of them drank the tea and smiled strangely and tacitly.

"Then, thank you for your hard work, brother." With a slight smile on his face, the emperor was completely different from the stern-faced one just now, looking like a scheming old fox

Ran Xiaoguai was still listening to them at first, but the more she listened, the less interested she became, and then she just focused on looking at the delicate patterns carved on the table.

After finishing the business, the emperor gestured to the door, and not long after, several slim maids came in with trays.Shen Qing let out a long sigh of relief: Finally, the dishes started to be served.

A plate of marinated quail meat and a plate of sugared lotus root in honey sauce. This is a cold dish.A plate of roasted lamb chops, a plate of steamed saury, and a plate of celery and lily.Among the six plates, there is a pottery urn, which is filled with soup - the fragrant Buddha Jumping Wall.

As soon as Buddha Tiaoqiang was on the table, he attracted all of Shen Qing's attention.He had wanted to make this soup for a long time, but collecting materials alone was a huge project.Until now, he was still short of fish maw.

Wow, so fresh!As soon as the maid filled the soup for him, Shen Qing couldn't wait to taste it, and then pursed his lips happily.That kind of umami taste is really too strong, not only wrapped on the surface of the tongue, it seems that even the inside of the tongue can feel the penetration of that kind of umami taste.

Different from the umami produced by condiments, this umami is made of more than ten kinds of seafood and meat, plus materials such as mushrooms and fresh bamboo shoots, and is slowly hoisted out after complex processing and long-term cooking. of umami.Therefore, if you eat too much, your mouth will not be dry, and there is a touch of sweetness in the aftertaste.

Shen Qing put down the spoon in satisfaction, turned his head to see Ran Mingyuan beside him, squinting his eyes and bending his mouth, even the bowl was picked up by him.

Later, oh no, I'm too tired today, let's do it tomorrow, I'll go to the imperial dining room to learn secretly, and when I get back to the palace, I'll show off my hand... In order to monopolize the adoring eyes and happy expression of the prince as soon as possible, I must continue to work hard ah!

The author has something to say: The author dragged his tired body after yoga to update the text, what a great spirit Jiesu is!

Well, by the way, the author's random YY, Xiaoguai and Xiaoquanzi are together, can they still be Gongdi...

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33. Ice products relieve spring heat...

Shen Qing has been working in the imperial dining room for a few days, and he has become familiar with all the imperial cooks, and has learned several chefs' specialty dishes.There is a small kitchen in Xuanji Palace. Every day after Shen Qing finished his studies, the first thing he did when he returned to the palace was to cook the dishes he had learned, and the delicious food that he made naturally entered Ran Mingyuan’s mouth. inside.

In addition to Ran Mingyuan, Ran Xiaoguai, the guards who followed them, and Xiaoquan's father-in-law also had a share, and the excess would be distributed to other palace people.Within two days, the news that Xuanji Palace had good food spread throughout the palace.Although the Imperial Dining Room has always made high-end dishes, the servants can only watch and not eat them. Now that Shen Qing distributes them here for free, how could they not flock to them.

In this room, the servants were scrambling to grab the food, but in the other room, Ran Mingyuan's portion only moved two chopsticks.It's not that what Shen Qing cooked didn't suit his taste, it's just that the sudden and unusual heat these few days made him lose his appetite.

Although it was only late March, the weather in the capital was abnormally hot.Everyone changed out of their spring clothes and put on summer shirts.Ran Mingyuan and the others didn't expect such a situation, they didn't bring summer clothes, fortunately Xiaoquan's father-in-law went to ask for a few sets at the last minute, otherwise they all felt that they would get prickly heat from their bodies.

But for Shen Qing who spends all day in the kitchen, it feels even hotter.Every time he finished cooking a meal in the kitchen, he felt sticky and greasy all over his body, and he was sweating all over.If he was in the palace, he would have found a well and taken a cold bath with his shirt on, but now he is in the palace, and everyone is wearing tight clothes. If he did this, he might be called a "Indecent" too!

In desperation, he could only trouble his father-in-law Xiaoquan to deliver bath water three times a day.Seeing that the emperor valued Ran Mingyuan, the people in the palace would come to chat for a while every day, so naturally they didn't dare to neglect the people around Ran Mingyuan, and every time there was a big battle to deliver bath water.For the first time, two beautiful maids were sent over to help Shen Qing take a bath.

If Shen Qing hadn't been with Ran Mingyuan, perhaps he would have happily accepted this good fortune.But now, Ran Mingyuan stared at him with fixed eyes, Shen Qing was so cold that his whole body was cold, so he could only refuse again and again, begging his grandpa to sue his grandma and rejecting the two girls.However