As if God heard Liu Hong's prayer, several palace maids came over carrying food boxes.
When I came in and saw Liu Hong, I was stunned because he was obviously not the cook of the imperial kitchen.
And he is such a young minister of Honglu Temple, and these palace ladies don't recognize him.
I think the people who appeared here must be officials from the Nanzhao Kingdom. The maids bowed and hurried to find the cook to pick up the meals that were going to be delivered to the harem today.
"Wait!" Liu Hong suddenly stopped a palace maid, then pointed to the flower cake in her hand and said: "This flower cake is good, let me try it for Duke Ping."
The expressions of several palace maids changed, and the leader said: "My lord, this is prepared for His Majesty."
"I know." Liu Hong nodded: "But I also have an order from Master Bu Xie to entertain Duke Ping from the Tang Dynasty. ."
"Among the dishes you sent, it doesn't matter if there is one flower cake missing, right?"
When they heard that Liu Hong had brought out cloth and cloth for Zheng Luofeng, several palace maids also became embarrassed.
Zheng Luofeng has now gradually taken control of the government. There are even voices in the palace saying that if the king and prince's illness gets worse, the throne may be given to Zheng Luofeng.
Judging from Liu Hong's appearance, it didn't look like he was telling lies. What should he do?
Liu Hong wanted this effect. He smiled and said: "Ping Guo Gong trusts me quite a lot. This matter is not without discussion."
As he spoke, he looked at the leading maid and said, "Why don't we come out and discuss it alone?"
The maid looked at the others. She couldn't waste time delivering meals to His Majesty, and she had already memorized several dishes every day, especially the flower cake, which His Majesty specifically requested. Why? Can you give it to Liu Hong?
If the dish sent back is missing one dish, Mr. Chang Shi will not listen to so many explanations.
Now the only thing left to do is to see what this man has to say. Judging from his appearance, he is afraid that he is just a pervert, and he doesn't know if he wants to take advantage of him or something.
She had heard of such things in the palace, but now that he had gone to the outside world, what else could he do? At worst, you can just call someone when the time comes.
The two of them came to a nearby storage room. Liu Hong, who had been smiling playfully, straightened up and said, "Miss Asang, right? I'll make a long story short, I know."
You entered the palace because of your father's gambling debts, but after all these years, your rotten gambler father still hasn't changed his bad habits. You gave him all the rewards in the palace, but it's still not enough. "
"I heard that your father owes another sum of money this time. If he doesn't pay it back, his hands and feet will be cut off. And if the palace attendants know that your father's hands and feet were cut off because of gambling, you will be in the palace. I’m afraid you can’t stay here any longer, right?”
He had specifically inquired about this before he came here. If he wanted to give money, he would naturally find the one who was most in need of money.
And it just so happened that the palace maid A Sang in front of me was just like that. This A Sang had a small mole on the corner of her mouth, which made her the easiest to recognize.
Asang's expression changed drastically after hearing Liu Hong's words: "You...what do you want?"
"I'm here to help you!" LiuHong said with a smile: "As long as you help me get a few hairs from His Majesty, this box of gold will be yours. That’s it.”
"And I promise that if you are willing, I can send you and your father to live in Chang'an. You should know that gambling is strictly prohibited in Chang'an, but no one dares to open a casino in Chang'an."
"Chang'an?" This Asang is also a smart man: "Are you helping Duke Ping? Why do you want His Majesty's hair?"
"It's not a good habit to ask too many questions." Liu Hong opened the small box in his hand and revealed the gold inside: "We don't have much time now, so just tell me whether you agree or not!"
Asang looked at the gold, and she naturally knew that if Duke Ping was really willing to take action, it would be just a matter of words to take a palace maid from Nanzhao to Chang'an.
Presumably, Liu Hong would not joke around with so much money, and if she only wanted a few hairs from His Majesty, it would not be a difficult task for her.
"Okay!" She took the box from Liu Hong and quickly inserted the small gold bar inside into her belt: "I'll give it to you here tomorrow."
"Remember, it must belong to His Majesty, don't just find a few to deceive me!"
Asang nodded and said: "When His Majesty was eating, he originally asked us to rub his shoulders and massage a few hairs. There is no need for me to lie to you."
After saying that, he walked back to the kitchen, picked up the food box and said, "It's okay, go back quickly, it's almost time for His Majesty to eat."
The maids also knew that they had wasted so much time, so they followed her and left quickly without having time to ask questions.
Liu Hong looked at the soup that the cook had prepared, ordered a few dishes at random and said, "Okay, I'll take these with me in a food box."
The cooks didn't expect that he, who was so picky just now, would be so easy to talk to now?
Liu Hong said disdainfully: "I also figured it out. Your level is only about this. Anyway, Duke Ping is very easy-going, so I won't blame you."
After carrying the food box and leaving the imperial dining room, he stood there for two minutes before the two guards who were changing clothes came back.
Liu Hong held up the food box in his hand and said, "I've got it. Can you please send me out?"
The two guards benefited from him, and since this was their duty, they had no objections and sent Liu Hong out of the palace.
LiuHong returned to the post house, came to Tang Ping's room, and talked about the progress of his work.
Tang Ping nodded and said, "Well done!"
To be able to pick up something so quickly, it seems that Liu Hong is indeed quite capable.
Tang Ping kept Liu Hong for a while, and then let him leave with the empty food box.
The next day, Liu Hong knew the approximate time when the palace maid would go to fetch meals for His Majesty, so he went there in time.
The guards at the palace gate knew that he was going to the imperial dining room, and the two guards had trumpeted his generosity yesterday, so the two guards actively took Liu Hong into the palace.
Sure enough, just after entering a secluded place at a corner, Liu Hong opened the way with two silver ingots: "Sorry to bother you two, use this money to drink tea to relieve the heat!"
"Thank you, Mr. Liu!" After benefiting from Liu Hong, the two of them were naturally smiling.
When Liu Hong came today, he didn't embarrass the cooks inside. He just talked about a list of dishes, asked the cooks what they were best at, and then picked four or five of the ones they were good at.
Then the cook here was cooking, and the maids came again.
Asang came to Liu Hong and a wooden comb fell from her body to the ground.
Liu Hong picked it up and said, "You dropped your comb."
Asang nodded, saluted and said, "Thank you so much, sir, and put the comb back on your body." He took the prepared food box and went back.
Liu Hong also waited for the cooks to prepare the dishes he ordered, and followed the guards out of the palace without making things difficult for them.
