Emperor Wanli said regretfully: "So that's really the case. I also thought that I must accompany my mother to visit such an interesting place. It seems that I can't enter!"
Liu Haojia smiled bitterly and said: "Not to mention Your Majesty, even I can't get in now! Even though there are members of my family in this garden, except for a walk around before it opened, I haven't been in it again! But! If the Queen Mother wants to experience it, she might as well! I can just seal the garden, and then I can let dozens of wives accompany the Queen Mother!"
Emperor Wanli was very moved after hearing this and said: "This is also a way. I will talk to my mother later and see if he is willing to go!"
Liu Haojia was overjoyed after hearing this! Although he knew that the possibility of Queen Mother Li going to Qingya Xiaozhu in person was very low, he still hoped that this wish could be realized! If Queen Mother Li really comes to Qingya Xiaozhu, she will dare to double the current area of Qingya Xiaozhu! Even those in the surrounding areas who don’t want to sell their land may have to sell their land obediently!
So he immediately said: "If the Queen Mother is really interested, Your Majesty must tell the people in advance so that the people can make arrangements in advance!"
Emperor Wanli said: "We will discuss this matter later! Your family must have any other business?"
Liu Haojia said: "There is another business called Shiweizhai! It was started by ordinary people using their family's ancestral secret recipe!"
When Emperor Wanli heard the name Shiweizhai, his eyes widened! He said loudly: "Is Shiweizhai opened by your family?"
Liu Haojia didn't understand why he had this expression, so he said nervously: "It's absolutely true, Your Majesty! Is there any problem?"
Emperor Wanli said loudly: "I have long heard that the food cooked by Shiweizhai is the best in the world, but it's a pity that I have never tried it! Every time I want to eat it, Zhang Jia, a dog slave, always says that there are many officials there, and I can easily be fooled by others. If you recognize it, I'm afraid that the impeachment papers will be piled up on your desk again! So I haven't gone to it!"
Liu Haojia immediately said: "This is simple! There is a corner door in Shiwei Zhai. The common people can ask your majesty to go directly to the third floor from there. No one can see it!"
Emperor Wanli was so happy after hearing this! He immediately stood up and said, "Then what are you waiting for? Why don't you hurry up and leave!"
Seeing that Emperor Wanli was so anxious, Liu Haojia hurriedly got up and arranged for the servants around him to report in advance. He rode a horse beside the carriage and walked slowly towards Shiweizhai.
In the carriage, Emperor Wanli said to Zhang Jia: "Zhang Banban, do you think what Liu Haojia said about those officials interfering in the business is true?"
After hearing this, Zhang Jia smiled bitterly in his heart! Originally, some people in the inner court should tell Emperor Wanli slowly in the future, but in the blink of an eye, Liu Haojia beat him to it! I don’t know if it’s a good thing or a bad thing?
However, he still whispered: "Those things are all true. It is not uncommon for various companies to intervene in the business! And the things are just like what he said. There is a big family to support, and the expenses are high. If you don't do some business, you can't make up for it. No loss!"
Laixing knew that Zhang Jia had something he didn't say, but he still nodded and said, "We'll talk about this later. I want to ask you, do you know the specific news about Gu Ningbo's house? Is it like he said, was he once in a state of poverty? Yes, it's getting better now?"
Zhang Jia shook his head and said: "Long live Lord, this servant really doesn't know! After all, the title of Uncle Gu Ning's house is too low, he is just an uncle! As he said himself, we are separated from you by thousands of mountains and rivers, Long Live Lord. Yeah! But I think he won’t lie, because these things will be known once you check them!”
Emperor Wanli said thoughtfully: "In that case, Zhang Ban will send factory guards to check after you return to the palace!"
After getting down to business, the two of them discussed the interesting things they encountered during their outing today. The carriage quickly arrived at the side entrance of Shiweizhai under Liu Haojia's guidance. After Liu Haojia brought Emperor Wanli and others into the courtyard, he went straight to the third floor along a staircase on the outer wall. This staircase was originally his imitation of a modern escape ladder, but now it is used directly as a secret door, which is very hidden!
As soon as Liu Haojia, Emperor Wanli and Zhang Jia sat down in the steel box, all kinds of dishes came out in a stream. Since Liu Haojia had ordered the nobles to come in advance, the chefs were able to show their top-notch skills and put them all on the table. Big table!
After Emperor Wanli picked up his chopsticks and took a tentative bite, he couldn't stop anymore! Even Zhang Jia couldn't keep up with helping him with the dishes! So he just took the chopsticks and ate it himself!
Seeing that Zhang Jia was anxious, Liu Haojia said: "Eunuch Zhang, your majesty eats so happily that you don't need you, just try some of it!"
Just when Zhang Jiagang wanted to refuse, Emperor Wanli said vaguely: "Zhang Banban, please sit down and have something to eat! It's rare to get out of the palace to eat something good. Anyway, it's just the three of us, so we don't need to worry about anything else!"
With Emperor Wanli's permission, Zhang Jia had no choice but to sit down and eat with Emperor Wanli. Liu Haojia asked someone to bring an empty plate and gave Zhang Jia some dishes, but he couldn't stop eating either!
In order to avoid suspicion, Liu Hao's family did not use chopsticks at all, but just talked with Emperor Wanli. He knew the reason why Emperor Wanli had different eating habits. One of the main reasons is that the pre-dining room in the palace is too far from the emperor's palace! No matter what kind of dishes are served, they are almost cold!
In addition, there are many procedures and requirements for serving the emperor, so what the emperor finally eats is always something that is neither salty nor bland, neither cold nor hot, and is as lukewarm as water! Therefore, if the concubines of the past generations wanted to curry favor with the emperor, the first step was to obtain the right to set up a small kitchen in their palace. This would allow the emperor to eat something delicious, and also allow the emperor to stay for a few more days!
But Emperor Wanli ascended the throne too early, was young, and had no harem at all! If you want to eat something delicious, you have to go to the Queen Mother's Palace to eat! But there were a lot of rules in the palace and he couldn't afford a few meals, so he couldn't stop eating dishes like this with added earthy MSG!
However, Emperor Wanli had received royal education, so he maintained his royal manners and was able to chat with Liu Haojia during the meal. Taking this opportunity, Liu Haojia explained in detail the original situation of his family and how to turn around!
The whole process was described by him as full of ups and downs, and the master and servant of Wanli Emperor were as excited as if they were listening to a performance novel! And he also interspersed a lot of anecdotes from various places, geography and specialties, etc. The most important thing is that he also cryptically said some things that Emperor Wanli would know in the future, so as to increase Emperor Wanli's trust in him!
