Seeing Song Huan and Cheng Tianlin finish their meal, Cao An asked cautiously: "Your Highness, how do you feel?"
"Does this meal meet your requirements?"
It is worthy of the skills of a large number of top chefs, and it naturally meets Song Huan's requirements.
In fact, it has far exceeded Song Huan's expectations!
Song Huan was very satisfied: "Yes, Manager Cao is an excellent cook. I am very satisfied."
"I believe that when the tribute ceremony comes, Manager Cao's cooking skills will amaze the Xia Kingdom envoys."
Cao An's heart dropped, and he kept saying: "The slaves strictly follow the recipes given by His Highness. If the truth is to amaze everyone, it must be your extraordinary creativity, Your Highness!"
"Your Highness, many of the ingredients in the recipe you gave are very scarce."
“Even if our imperial kitchen wants to purchase it, it’s very difficult!”
"That's why I'm worried that if there are a large number of people in the Xia Kingdom's envoy, these dishes may not be enough..."
As the saying goes, a wise woman cannot make a meal without rice.
The recipes provided by Song Huan not only require rare ingredients such as top-quality veal and truffles, but also some seafood such as shrimps.
Now it's almost midwinter, and Bianjing is far away from the coastal areas.
It is not very easy to get a lot of seafood!
When Song Huan heard this, he couldn't help but snorted coldly.
"The imperial dining room is for the exclusive use of the royal family. What kind of materials do you want?"
"Ingredients are hard to find these days. It's just that someone has strangled my hands, trying to make it difficult for me to perform, and just take the opportunity to laugh at my jokes."
If you think about it, you will know that only Shangguan Yi can be so thoughtful, stumbling upon himself at every turn and trying to make a fool of himself!
It's a pity that although his thoughts are delicate, he underestimates himself a little too much.
After hearing Song Huan's words, Cao An was shocked: "Your Highness, you are wronged!"
"My servant personally made several trips to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to reiterate the importance of these ingredients and told the Ministry of Internal Affairs to purchase all of them!"
"Oh, the Ministry of Internal Affairs..." Song Huan sneered, "The problem naturally lies with the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
"His hands and eyes are astute, so it's not surprising that he has his minions in the Ministry of Internal Affairs!"
"Mr. Cao, don't worry about the shortage of ingredients. I have a solution."
Seeing Song Huan's confident look, Cao An did not dare to say anything and could only nod cowardly.
After leaving the imperial dining room, Cheng Tianlin had eaten and drank enough and planned to go back and take a nap.
Song Huan did not go back to the palace directly, but came to the Shen family in the east of the city not far from Prince Rong's palace.
There are still white flowers hanging on the plaque in front of Shen's house to commemorate Shen Wanshan, who passed away not long ago.
But this time when he came to Shen Mansion, Song Huan could clearly feel a completely different atmosphere from last time.
The last time I came here, although the Shen Mansion mourning hall was crowded with Shen Wanshan's descendants, there was no sense of the Shen family's human touch at all.
Everyone's eyes are like a cold sword, wishing they could kill each other on the spot and cut them into pieces!
However, the Shen family today gives people a feeling of renewal and vitality.
Although all the slaves were just working on their own, their orderly appearance still painted a picture of peaceful times.
Seeing all this, Song Huan was convinced that Shen Mei, the head of the Shen family, was absolutely top-notch in ability and skill.
Seeing Song Huan appear at the door, a servant quickly came to greet him.
"Master, who are you looking for?"
"Oh, I'm looking for your young lady, Shen Mei."
"May I ask the young master's name? The young lady is busy, and the younger one needs to go in first to inform you."
"Just say that a man named Song came to see her and had important matters to discuss."
The surname is Song?
The surname Song is a taboo name for the Holy Emperor today, and no ordinary people would dare to have the surname Song!
The boy was doubtful, but seeing that Song Huan's expression was serious and not joking, he went into the room to report the doubt.
Shen Mei felt a little confused when she heard that a young master named Song was outside asking for an audience.
Isn’t the surname Song the surname of the current emperor?
Could it be that the young master named Song is...
Shen Mei didn't dare to delay, and quickly put down the work at hand and went out to check.
Within two minutes, Shen Mei was seen hurriedly walking out with the servant.
The moment she saw Song Huan, Shen Mei was shocked!
"The daughter of the people frowned and paid homage to Prince Rong!"
"I didn't know that Your Majesty is here, but I am not welcomed from afar, so please don't be surprised, Your Majesty!"
"Miss Shen, there is no need to be polite!" Song Huan helped Shen Mei up, "I am going on patrol incognito. Miss Shen can just treat me as an ordinary person."
Helped by Song Huan to stand up, Shen Mei could not help but blush, and nodded lightly.
"Your Majesty, please follow the girl to the study!"
"The daughter of the people has already ordered people to do what the prince told me last time."
"It's just that... five thousand kilograms of tea is not a small amount. It will take several days to arrive in the capital."
Song Huan quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, Miss Shen, you misunderstood."
"This king is not here to rush you about the tea."
"Then..." Shen Mei was slightly startled, "I wonder what the prince is doing?"
Song Huan sighed lightly: "I want to ask Miss Shen if she knows the owner of any big restaurant?"
"This time the Xia Kingdom paid tribute, I was originally responsible for the meals."
“It’s just that as winter approaches, many ingredients are hard to find!”
"I am helpless and can only turn to Miss Shen for help."
Shen Mei was flattered that a majestic prince would ask a businessman of his for help.
"It is a great honor for me to serve the prince!"
"If we talk about someone who owns a restaurant, I really know one of them."
"The boss of Changchunfang is an old friend of my father. He has been in the catering industry for many years. No matter what scarce ingredients the prince needs, I believe he will have a way to solve it for the prince!"
When Song Huan heard this, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
After leaving the imperial dining room today, the first thing Song Huan thought of was to ask Song Liang to find the boss of Changchunfang for help.
It's just that since the last incident with Bai Yusan, Song Liang has become depressed and reclusive.
If he continues to be unreliable and leaks the news, Song Huan's work will be in vain.
Since Shen Mei also knows the owner of the legendary restaurant, this thorny problem can be solved instantly!
Song Huan immediately beamed: "If that's the case, then there's Miss Lao Shen!"
"It's just that you also know that this king's budget..."
Hearing Song Huan mention the word budget to him again, Shen Mei's head swelled.
Does Prince Rong want him to help advance money again?
Looking at Song Huan's sincere eyes, Shen Mei felt her eyes darken, and all her thoughts were lost!
In desperation, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the daughter of the people will not embarrass Your Majesty regarding the budget."
If you don’t make things difficult for the other party, the only one who will be embarrassed in the end is yourself!
