Mr. Qi wiped the cold sweat from his head, not knowing how to answer this question.
Are you saying you don’t know? You are a shareholder of Yali Daily, so it is impossible not to know.
You know, this fact is really ridiculous.
Mr. Qi thought about it and felt that it would be better to admit it. After all... it is better for a daughter-in-law to be pregnant with a ghost's child than to be pregnant with her own child.
Thinking of this, Master Qi coughed dryly and said to Li Shui: "Thank you for your concern. Yes... it is indeed what the Immortal knows."
Li Shui snorted and said, "So, there are really ghosts?"
Mr. Qi was already in a dilemma, so he could only hold his nose and admit it, nodded, and said reluctantly: "There are indeed ghosts."
Li Shui added: "Are there really ghosts? Did you see it with your own eyes?"
Mr. Qi was stunned for a moment and said hesitantly: "This... I didn't see it with my own eyes. I also heard it from the servants at home. I guess I can't be wrong."
Li Shui slapped his thigh and said, "Oh, Master Qi didn't see it with his own eyes. Could it be that he was deceived?"
Mr. Qi shook his head and said, "No, absolutely not."
A mysterious smile appeared on Li Shui's face: "Is it true? I think it's very possible. Mr. Qi, think about it, could there be a cowardly adulterer who took advantage of others' unpreparedness? Sneaked into Master Qi's house, and then..."
Li Shui covered his face and said, "I'm embarrassed to say it. Brother Li, please tell me."
Li Xin cleared his throat and said enthusiastically: "This thief came to Mr. Qi's courtyard and happened to see his daughter-in-law being young and widowed, lonely in her boudoir, and then..."
At this point, Li Xin also covered his face and said to Li Shui: "Brother Huai, you are too embarrassed to say it, how can I say it?"
Ministers: "..."
Some people looked at Ying Zheng in confusion, thinking: How could such a majestic majesty allow Li Shui and Li Xin to talk nonsense here?
In fact, Ying Zheng was thinking about another thing at this time, another extremely important thing, so he ignored it.
Mr. Qi knows that if these two idiots continue to talk, he doesn't know what good things they will say. So he gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, gentlemen, there is absolutely no adulterer. This matter was caused by the soul of my deceased son."
Li Shui said, "Are you sure?"
Mr. Qi nodded and said bravely: "I'm sure, it's absolutely true."
Li Shui responded, turned around, and said to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, I think this matter should be investigated thoroughly."
Ying Zheng came back to his senses from his deep thoughts. He glanced at Li Shui and said calmly: "Should this matter be investigated thoroughly?"
Li Shui said: "This matter must be investigated thoroughly. See if it is the work of ghosts."
Master Qi said quickly: "I won't bother banishing the immortal to this matter. I can handle it myself."
Li Shui said: "Otherwise, Master Qi is already old and might be deceived by traitors, and both..."
Mr. Qi waved his hand and said: "There is no one or the other. This matter is just a family matter. How can I have the nerve to alarm the court?"
Li Shui said quietly: "Master Qi, do you still think this is just your family matter?"
Mr. Qi was stunned and said a little uneasily: "This is not my family matter, what is it?"
Li Shui chuckled and said: "Gods, ghosts, ghosts, angel fish and ghosts are always connected together. If there are really ghosts in this world, then there are probably gods."
"In other words, if this fetus is really what a ghost calls it, it means there are gods in the world. In this way, wouldn't His Majesty's path to immortality be more certain?"
Mr. Qi was stunned for a moment and said: "Relegating an immortal...isn't it just an immortal descending to earth? Does this still need to be proved?"
Li Shui coughed dryly and said, "Yes, that's right, I am indeed an immortal descended to earth. But there are many people in the court who don't believe it, so I want to prove it."
"In addition, this ghost can have sex with living people and give birth to children. If the research is clear, then His Majesty's elixir of immortality will definitely be inspired and researched as soon as possible."
"This is related to the big issue of resurrecting the dead. Do you think we should investigate it seriously?"
Master Qi opened his mouth wide and was speechless.
And Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction.
This was what he was thinking about just now.
Logically speaking, the soul is the dead person, and the woman is the living person. How can a child be born between the dead and the living?
Now that this child has appeared, it means... there is a bridge between life and death. If we can figure out what is going on with the bridge, one day in the future, we will be able to bring the dead back to life, and we will be able to control life and death. ?
Ying Zheng felt suddenly excited.
So Ying Zheng said to Li Shui: "Huai Guzi, how do you think this matter should be investigated?"
Li Shui coughed dryly and said to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, a ruler is short, an inch is strong, and skills are specialized. Minister... when it comes to moral character, it is first-class. When it comes to investigating cases , it’s almost close.”
Ministers: "..."
Li Shui continued: "I think that the person who investigates this matter must be Mr. Neishi."
Ying Zheng nodded and said to Zhao Teng: "Go and investigate. Go now. I will wait for you here."
Zhao Teng: "..."
You just came back from outside and haven’t taken a breath yet, and now you’re about to be sent out again?
He responded a little helplessly, turned around and went out.
Mr. Qi was confused: How to check this? Is the child human or ghost? Can this be found out? It shouldn't be possible to find out, right? I should be fine, right?
Mr. Qi felt uneasy for a long time.
Then I comforted myself, thinking that nothing would happen.
After comforting himself in this way, Mr. Qi felt much more at ease in his heart, and his face also showed a calm look, no matter how windy or rainy you are, I will remain unmoved.
At this time, Ying Zheng saw that it was getting late and said calmly: "The ministers should stay in the palace to eat. Huai Guzi, you must take good care of them."
Li Shui smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please feel free."
The ministers sighed. They all thought sadly: "I didn't expect that it would fall into his hands in the end."
…………
Now the chefs in the palace are basically unemployed. Lishui's Shangjun Courtyard undertook the catering for the palace.
Ying Zheng's food was naturally very sumptuous, including enough steamed buns and steamed buns.
Looking at Ying Zheng who was eating with satisfaction, Li Shui suddenly felt very ashamed and a little apologetic.
After all, this thing... will be extremely ordinary in later generations. It is really unsettling for my conscience to use this thing to fool the emperor of the ages.
But soon Li Shui felt at ease again. After all, he gave up the air-conditioning fans of later generations and came to this ancient time with cold winters and hot summers. How much hardship did he suffer? Isn’t it right to make more money now?
After Ying Zheng finished eating, he suggested that he go and see the food of the ministers.
Li Shui said to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, is this unnecessary?"
Ying Zheng said calmly: "Recently, many courtiers have given me memorials, saying that the food you sell in the palace is extremely expensive, and after they eat it, they always cannot make ends meet. I want to see how expensive your food is. .”
Li Shui said speechlessly: "Your Majesty, they are slandering me."
With a half-smiling expression on his face, Ying Zheng arrived at the courtiers' dining room.
The courtiers have not yet begun to eat, they are now ordering food.
Li Shui pointed at the courtiers and said to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, please see, these meals are all clearly marked with prices. If you like to eat, you can eat more, if you don't like to eat, you can eat less. Every item is clearly marked with a price. Tong I am not deceived. I never buy or sell by force or pass off inferior goods as good ones. I have an absolute conscience."
Ying Zheng took a look and saw that the dishes on the menu were indeed clearly marked with prices. Every item was not cheap.
Ying Zheng said to Li Shui: "I also know a little about the prices of vegetables outside. For example, your Shangjun Courtyard's signature dish, scrambled eggs with chives. How come it is more than twice as expensive as the ones outside?"
Li Shui explained: "This is the palace after all. To transport food to the palace, the ingredients must be carefully selected. These are all royal-level standards."
"First of all, the ingredients need to be carefully selected. Take this egg as an example. It cannot be an ordinary chicken. It must be a chick born on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month."
"Why this day? Because this day is the first full moon in the year. The eggs of chicks born at this time are particularly round."
"Secondly, the safety must be ensured. Has anyone poisoned it? Is the oil used gutter oil? Is the chef sick? This all needs to be investigated carefully."
"On the surface, it looks like the scrambled eggs with leeks outside. In fact, the ones in the palace are already many times more noble."
Ying Zheng: "..."
Some courtiers said dissatisfiedly: "We don't need such noble eggs, and we don't need to investigate whether anyone has poisoned them. Can you give us some cheap ones?"
Li Shui said quietly: "There are cheap ones too, isn't the one on the back the cheapest?"
Ying Zheng turned to the back and looked at it, and was speechless.
The dishes on the back are more familiar.
Some crockpot cooking beans, some cooking meat, some roasting...
Anyway, it was the meals before Li Shui entered the court.
In the past, everyone was used to eating this kind of rice and didn't think anything was wrong with it, but now... it's really hard to swallow.
Li Shui said to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, you see. In fact, these courtiers had a choice. But they chose expensive meals. After choosing expensive meals, they had to give a memorial to Your Majesty, saying that my meals were expensive. "
"What kind of behavior is this? They look innocent, but actually they want me to do a loss-making business. If they do this, who will dare to open a restaurant in the future?"
Ying Zheng could only nod his head and said, "What you said seems to make some sense."
At this time, a waiter said: "Sir, if you add three hundred yuan to your meal, it will be enough for exemption. Do you want to buy another three hundred yuan of things? Then you can deduct two hundred yuan. This is equivalent to How good a deal it is to buy something worth 300 dollars with 100 dollars?"
The courtier hesitated for a moment and said, "Then let's have another dish worth three hundred dollars."
Immediately afterwards, another waiter said to another courtier: "Sir, congratulations on getting our coupon. This is a five-dollar voucher, which can be used when you spend a thousand dollars or more. It can be directly deducted when you order food next time. Five cents.”
The adult held the piece of paper and said quietly: "I'm afraid you spent more than five yuan to print this piece of paper, right?"
Then, another waiter nearby said: "Sir, I suggest you choose our set meal. Look at this set meal. It has steamed buns, egg soup, and pickles. It is a combination of meat and vegetables, refreshing and not greasy. It is better than you The one you choose is good and has discounts.”
The courtier hesitated and chose the set meal.
Soon after, a waiter said to the other two courtiers: "Two adults, you can share a portion. Order a portion of hot pot, and the two of you will eat it together. In case you want to eat too much, you order everything. I won’t be able to finish it all.”
Ying Zheng said to Li Shui: "I think you take care of everyone's needs here."
Li Shui said: "Your Majesty is wise. I have tried my best to find discounts for them. I just didn't expect that you adults are so prejudiced against me. You always think that I am making money from them."
Ying Zheng patted Li Shui on the shoulder and said: "As time goes by, people's hearts will be revealed. Keep up your efforts and keep working hard. I believe that one day, they will understand your painstaking efforts."
Li Shui nodded seriously.
Ministers: "..."
After Ying Zheng left, the waiters smiled and said to the courtiers: "My lords, don't forget to pay for your tableware."
courtier:"……"
Why is there hidden consumption?
Among the ministers, the only ones who did not feel distressed were Chunyu Yue and Li Xin.
Li Xin is now stationed at Shangjun Courtyard and can eat for free.
As for Chunyu Yue... he was wealthy and didn't care about money.
An hour later, the ministers finally had their fill with great pain.
After having enough wine and food, they met Zhao Teng who had returned from the journey outside the palace.
Zhao Teng was still hungry.
The young eunuch announced to the ministers: "In a quarter of an hour, the discussion will continue, and you gentlemen can take a short rest."
Zhao Teng: "..."
Li Shui came over with a considerate look on his face and said, "Master Nei Shi, haven't you eaten yet?"
Zhao Teng said nothing with a cold face.
Li Shui added: "I know the rules of decent people like you. You must have all kinds of etiquette when eating. You can't wait for less than half an hour. Now there is still a quarter of an hour left and you don't have time to eat, right?"
"We are discussing this afternoon, and I don't know how long we will talk about it for. I still have some food here, which is convenient and quick. Would you like some, Mr. Neishi?"
Li Shui took out some steamed buns.
Zhao Teng couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.
"How much?" Zhao Teng asked.
Li Shui sighed and said, "Based on my relationship with Mr. Zhao, talking about money is a bit out of the question. Five thousand dollars is enough."
Zhao Teng: "...Isn't it too expensive?"
Li Shui said: "There is no way, things are rare and valuable. Don't you want to be rude in front of His Majesty?"
Zhao Teng gritted his teeth and said, "I bought it."
