When Chen Xiaomu and Wei Yushang brought the fried chicken nuggets into the private room, the candles were already turning red in the private room. Four thick candles were burning in the four corners of the private room. When Wei Wen and Duan The husband and others were shocked when they saw the fried chicken nuggets in their hands. Su Xingran was even more direct. She frowned slightly and said angrily: "Husband, you and Miss Wei Where did people get these things from? Are they planning to let us eat them tonight?"
"Yes, this is called golden chicken nuggets. I invented it. Why don't you try it first!" Chen Xiaomu said, picking up a fried chicken leg that was browned and handed it to Su Xingran.
Su Xingran hesitated for a moment, then reached out to take it. First, he took a small bite on the edge of the chicken leg. Immediately, an indescribable feeling of comfort spread in his mouth. The golden crispy skin on the outside was crispy and crispy. , the chicken inside was so tender and smooth, she couldn't help but take a bite, and her mouth immediately overflowed with fragrance.
"How does it taste?" Chen Xiaomu looked at her and asked with a smile.
"Well, it's delicious, it's so delicious. This is the best chicken I've ever eaten!" Su Xingran mumbled praises with his mouth full of chicken.
Chen Xiaomu pushed the plate with golden chicken nuggets on the table towards the middle of the table and said, "I volunteered to cook this meal. Please give me a taste of my cooking skills!"
Duan Rujun laughed and said, "I didn't expect that the Sixth Prince was not only proficient in poetry, songs, and military formations, but he was also proficient in cooking!" Then he picked up his chopsticks and said to Wei Wen and others: "Old friends, gentlemen , we can’t live up to the Sixth Prince’s kindness, let’s all have a try.”
Hearing this, everyone picked up the chopsticks in front of them and reached for the plate piled with golden chicken nuggets in the middle of the table. In a moment, Lu Jun exclaimed, "Oh, this is really fucking delicious!" Everyone heard it and heard it. They all nodded in agreement. For a moment, everyone even forgot to drink the Chu Liuxiang wine. They all just lowered their heads to nibble on the golden chicken nuggets in their hands. Unknowingly, when Mr. Duan was about to stretch his chopsticks to the plate again, there was already something on the plate. Empty.
He couldn't help but laughed at himself in embarrassment: "The green oil is fried to a tender yellow color, and the gluttony is too slow to eat with bare hands." "
"Pfft!" Wei Wen almost spat out the chicken in his mouth when he heard this. He laughed and said, "Your brother is getting more interesting after not seeing him for so many years!"
When Chen Xiaomu saw this, he quickly asked someone to bring the prepared chicken rolls and the white chopped chicken made by Wei Yushang at the same time.
The rose next to the white chicken immediately caught Duan Rujun's attention. He couldn't help but widen his eyes and exclaimed: "Oh my God! You can actually get such a beautiful rose in the north this winter." ?”
Wei Yushang couldn't help covering her mouth and said with a smile: "Teacher, take a closer look, this is not a real rose." "
''Oh," Duan Rujun was startled and hurriedly stood up and moved forward. Wei Wen and others also came over curiously after hearing this.
Lu Jun approached the flower, took a deep sniff with his nose, and immediately shouted: "No, why doesn't this flower have a floral scent? Instead, it has a green and sweet smell, like a radish."
Wei Yushang clapped her hands and said with a smile: "Uncle Lu, what tastes like a radish is actually carved from a radish."
"Eh!" Lu Jun said in surprise: "Yushang, you little girl are so clever with your hands, aren't you? You can actually carve a radish into a flower!"
Upon hearing this, Wei Yushang shook her head and said, "Uncle Lu, I didn't carve this, the teacher did it himself."
As soon as Wei Yushang said it was carved by the teacher, Lu Jun couldn't help but look at Duan Rujun.
Duan Rujun smiled and said: "Master Lu, you have misjudged the wrong person. Now Yu Shang's teacher is His Highness the Sixth Prince!"
After hearing this, everyone looked at Chen Xiaomu again. Su Xingran looked at Chen Xiaomu and asked softly, "Husband, did you really make these radish flowers?"
Chen Xiaomu smiled and said: "When my heart struck my fancy, I carved a flower to decorate the plate of white chicken." "
''drink! My son-in-law, you are very impressive. You can easily carve out such a flower that is so fake that it looks real. I think if you want to carve such a flower, no matter how good your craftsmanship is, you won’t be able to carve it out in just one or two hours. ! "Lu Jun didn't want to embarrass Chen Xiaomu, because he was born in the military and always spoke straightforwardly without any twists and turns.
As soon as Lu Jun finished speaking, Wei Yushang took over the conversation and said, "Uncle Lu, the teacher carved this rose out of radish and didn't even need a cup of tea!"
Lu Jun chuckled and said, "Xiao Nizi, you already know how to brag for the teacher?"
"Uncle Lu, I didn't..." mid-sentence, Wei Yushang kicked off and ran out.
Wei Wen pointed at Lu Jun and said with a smile: "Lao Lu, if you make my daughter angry, you won't blame her for not giving you food when you go to the prime minister's house in the future."
Lu Jun laughed loudly and said: "Master Xiang, don't tell me that the food cooked by this little girl Yu Shang is much more delicious than that made by the royal chef in the palace. Otherwise, you can ask Yu Shang to recognize me as your godfather. How about I have someone buy groceries and deliver them to the prime minister's house every day?"
Wei Wen nodded and said with a smile: "It depends on Yu Shang's wishes. As long as she is willing, I will have no objection."
While the two were talking, Wei Wen's eyes suddenly became moist. He asked Lu Jun softly, "Lao Lu, are your wife and daughter still missing?"
This question suddenly touched on Lu Jun's pain point. He sighed and shook his head sadly.
At this time, Wei Yushang ran in with a green radish in one hand and a kitchen knife in the other, panting slightly: "Uncle Lu, the teacher just used this knife and radish to carve the rose!" After she finished speaking, She looked at Chen Xiaomu eagerly, hoping that he could show it on the spot to prove that she was not telling lies, but she didn't know how to speak.
Of course Chen Xiaomu understood what Wei Yushang meant. He immediately stood up, took the kitchen knife and green radish from her hand, cut off the head and tail first, and then concentrated on carving in his hands. As expected, it took less than a cup of tea. A white magnolia flower appeared in Chen Xiaomu's hand.
Duan Rujun, Wei Wen and others couldn't help but praise, and Su Xingran was even more fascinated. Chen Xiaomu just wanted to put the magnolia flower on the table, when she reached out to take it, and said with a soft smile: "Husband, I will give you this magnolia flower." give it to me."
Chen Xiaomu looked at everyone with a slightly embarrassed expression. Duan Rujun saw this and hurriedly came out to smooth things over, "Haha, the sixth prince and the princess really are in harmony with each other. This is probably the fourth happiness that the sixth prince just said!"
Chen Xiaomu glanced at Wei Yushang and said with a smile, "Actually, this fourth happiness is related to Prime Minister Wei!"
''Is it related to me? "Wei Wen was stunned and said in surprise.
Chen Xiaomu nodded, "Yes."
''Then please come and listen to His Highness the Sixth Prince! "Wei Wen said impatiently.
"We can't talk about this for now. I'll let Yu Shang tell you later." Chen Xiaomu said with a smile.
"Husband, if there's anything you can't say, if there's anything happy about Prime Minister Wei, please tell me so that everyone can be happy for him!" Su Xingran thought that Chen Xiaomu was deliberately showing off, and her curiosity aroused.
Chen Xiaomu joked: "Princess, Madam, I will report to you alone after returning to the princess mansion."
Su Xingran blushed and glared at Chen Xiaomu, then she couldn't say anything anymore.
''Okay, I get it now! Duan Rujun suddenly patted the table and said suddenly: "The Sixth Prince just went out to pick up someone. Could it be that this person is related to an old friend?" "
Hearing this, everyone at the table suddenly turned their eyes to Chen Xiaomu. Although Chen Xiaomu liked to play this kind of fringe game similar to later generations of truth or dare, he couldn't stand the eyes of so many people, scrutinizing him like a thief. Looking at himself, he quickly changed the subject, looked at Wei Yushang and said with a smile: "Yushang, my uncle wants to adopt you as his adopted daughter, what do you think?"
"What?" Wei Yushang looked at Chen Xiaomu in shock and didn't react for a while.
''Shang'er, daddy wants you to recognize General Lu as your adoptive father, are you willing? "At this time, Wei Wen took over the topic at the right time.
This was so sudden that Wei Yushang was stunned. He didn't know how to answer.
To be honest, Wei Yushang had a good impression of General Lu, because he occasionally tasted the delicious food he cooked, and he became a frequent visitor to the Prime Minister's Mansion from then on. Before the war between Zheng and Chu, he often He brought some delicacies from all over the country as tribute from the palace and asked Wei Yushang to cook them for him and Wei Wen. However, Wei Yushang also knew that Lu Jun and her father Wei Wen were not close friends. That was because Lu Jun Jun never talks in a roundabout way, and almost every morning he has to argue with Wei Wen, Lu Qian and others. However, he distinguishes himself very clearly. Arguing is a matter of arguing, and a meal is a meal. Who wants Old Man Wei to cook? So delicious!
Wei Yushang was in a dilemma for a long time. She was really in a dilemma. She was used to calling him Uncle Lu, but now she had to change her name to daddy. I am afraid she would not be able to turn around for a while. At this time, Lu Jun began to lose his dignity. , he said with a displeased face: "You little girl, don't you want to recognize me as your adoptive father?"
Wei Yushang suddenly had a plan in mind. She turned to Chen Xiaomu and said aggrievedly: "Teacher, you make the decision for the students!" "
Chen Xiaomu thought for a while, looked up and saw that everyone at the table was staring at him. He smiled at Lu Jun and said, "Uncle, Yu Shang is my student. If you let her recognize you as her foster father, this seniority will be Isn’t it a bit messy?”
As soon as Chen Xiaomu said these words, Lu Jun and everyone at the table were stunned. However, thinking about it carefully, it was not unreasonable, and the atmosphere at the table became awkward for a moment.
''How about this, uncle," Chen Xiaomu continued: "When everything settles down, I recommend a girl to be your adopted daughter."
"Then can she cook?" Lu Jun blurted out and asked blankly.
Everyone laughed when they heard this. Wei Wen nodded at Lu Jun and said angrily: "Well, you old Lu, it turns out that you want my daughter to be your adopted daughter. It's just a pretense. In fact, you just want to find a cook for yourself! "
Chen Xiaomu shook his head and said with a smile: "I don't know if I know how to cook, but when it comes to kung fu, it is absolutely unfathomable."
"That's fine, that's fine!" Lu Jun sighed: "It would be good for those of us from Qiu Ba to find someone with good skills to practice martial arts in our spare time, otherwise we might really get sick!"
''Why! Lu Qian, who was sitting next to Wei Wen, seemed to suddenly remember something. He stood up and cupped his hands with Duan Rujun and said, "I heard from the Prime Minister that Mr. Duan came from the Qin State, and he must have passed through the Qi State. Can Mr. Duan see any signs of Qi mobilizing troops to the Zheng-Qi border? "
Duan Rujun thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "That's not true. I entered Zheng State from Tianquan County on the border between Zheng and Qi, and I didn't see Qi State gathering troops on the border between the two countries."
However, Duan Rujun suddenly changed the topic and said: "When I passed by Lanling City, the capital of Qi State, I went to visit Lu Yingshu, the Minister of Rites of Qi State. I heard that he mentioned that Qi State will celebrate the 80th birthday of the Empress Dowager in more than ten days. I specially went to Two civil and military conferences will be held. Each conference will have a civil and military leader. Regardless of the rankings below second or third, each leader will be awarded two hundred thousand taels of silver. When the time comes, the Emperor Qi will lead the queen, the prince and the princess to personally preside over the opening ceremony. If only a young and handsome man can win the favor of the princess by participating in the conference, he can be recruited as the consort immediately regardless of his family background!"
When Chen Xiaomu heard this, he couldn't help but joked: "Mr. Duan, did Lu Yingshu even tell you such a private matter as Princess Qi's preparation to recruit horses at the civil and military conference?" It seems like you two have a very close relationship! "
"Haha, that's right!" Duan Rujun laughed and said, "To be honest, when we southerners come to the north, it's hard for us to integrate into the circle of northerners!" In the circle of northerners, they all call each other brothers and sisters, but this is definitely not the case for us southerners, because you call us southern barbarians! "
After hearing Duan Rujun's words, everyone couldn't help laughing. Duan Rujun continued: "The reason why Lu Yingshu told me in such detail is because he wanted me to stay in Qi State and be the chief judge of this civil and military conference."
Chen Xiaomu quickly stood up and cupped his hands towards Duan Rujun and said, "Mr. Duan, I'm joking, don't take it seriously."
Duan Rujun waved his hand and said with a smile: "The Sixth Prince said something serious." Then he stood up, clasped his fists and said to everyone: "There is no such thing as a banquet that lasts forever. To borrow a line that the Sixth Prince sang just now, life is rarely about reunions, only separation. "More! Duan will take his leave. If you have leisure time, you will definitely visit our Dali country. I will welcome you when Duan comes."
Wei Wen quickly stood up and tried to persuade him to stay: "Old friend, the night is getting dark. Even if we are in a hurry, we have to leave at dawn."
Duan Rujun smiled and said, "The national affairs are urgent. I can't stay here. I hope my old friend will forgive me!" Then he walked to Chen Xiaomu and sighed: "I have been in the Central Plains for nearly twenty years, and before I left, I was able to get to know His Highness the Sixth Prince. Duan’s visit to the Central Plains is considered a worthwhile trip!”
After seeing off Duan Rujun, everyone accompanying the guest also saluted each other and said goodbye. Chen Xiaomu was originally going to accompany Wei Wen to meet Wei Yuxin with Wei Yushang, but he couldn't resist Su Xingran's passionate entanglement, so he had to leave Wei Yushang He called her over and told her to find a good inn outside later to accommodate Zhou Huiniang and others, and then followed Su Xingran on the carriage back to Princess Qingfeng's Mansion.
The houses in the new capital city are all relatively low. This is because when the Zheng Kingdom was founded, Emperor Zheng ordered that the residential buildings around the palace should not be high enough to prevent the residential buildings around the palace from being higher than the imperial city. In the Imperial City, in order to please Emperor Zheng, the then-prefect of the New Capital City simply came up with an extra measure. Except that the residential buildings around the palace were not allowed to be higher than the Imperial City, all the houses in the New Capital City that were to be built with more than two floors had to be built. You have to go to the magistrate's office to report first and wait until the government approves before construction can start. Therefore, even for Su Xingran, who is a princess, since the princess's mansion is close to the imperial city, the princess Qingfeng's mansion can only be bungalows, but the courtyard is wider than ordinary homes. many.
