Chapter 266: Thoughts
Li Hengcheng worked hard to suppress the turbulent waves in his heart all the way.
Fang Shujin will be the lord of Xiangtang, this news is too surprising. How she became the county lord, and even how she had the opportunity to know King Yong, he and Zhuotong Zhuoda didn't even know about it!
He hadn't been to Jiangxing County for a long time, because he had been ordered to go on an errand elsewhere before, and he didn't have time to go to Jiangxing if he wasn't in Changdu. A few days after Li Hengcheng returned to Changdu, of course he knew about King Yong's acceptance of a goddaughter, but, as the little eunuch said, King Yong never told anyone who this Xiangtang County Lord was.
Now that I think about it, the reason why King Yong didn't say it was because Shu Jinren hadn't arrived in Changdu yet, right? Today, since King Yong has sent a carriage from the palace to pick up people, it must not be far to announce Shu Jin's identity.
"Eldest son, we're almost there." The little eunuch said to Li Hengcheng while leading the way. Li Hengcheng agreed, but he was still thinking about the purpose of looking for Shu Jin today.
Originally, I wanted to discuss cooperation with Shu Jin.
He got an errand as he wished, and now that it has been done properly, his father is satisfied, and the emperor is also satisfied. Come to think of it, the decree of the ministry will come down in a few days. He had saved up for so long, and he could finally step into the court with one foot, and then, what he had to do could be done step by step.
However, he also needs more support, whether it is the connections of the DPRK and China, or financial and material resources. His opponents are strong, leafy, and entrenched. Therefore, he needs to use more channels and get more support. So I heard that Shu Jin was awarded the title of imperial merchant and came to Changdu. He thought of working with her.
This woman is very powerful, even he can't see through her, but in his opinion. If there is a greater interest, she should not refuse. Maybe it's not too kind for a common person to get involved in the disputes of the nobles of the high gate, but she just wanted to use her craftsmanship to open up one more way to make money, as long as she was not immediately discovered by his opponent, Shu Jin should not be in danger. And just give him time. In the future, he will naturally have the strength to protect them.
Of course, this was all what he thought before he saw Shu Jin.
He entered the palace with such a plan. I was just thinking about finding a chance to make an appointment with her. See each other first, and counsel and counsel.
As a result, I learned such earth-shattering news.
Shu Jin's ability to be an imperial businessman has already surprised Li Hengcheng once, and now she has surprised him a second time. Not to be underestimated! But. The higher Shu Jin's status now, the more beneficial it is actually to himself. But recalling Shu Jin's eyes that seemed to know everything just now, Li Hengcheng forced himself to calm down again.
Perhaps, she would be happy to cooperate with her without the status of the county lord, but now, it is difficult to say.
King Yong's status in the court is transcendent, and Shu Jin's status will also be different. Surely she won't be greedy for those petty profits anymore, right? And King Yong's position has always been neutral. Even the crown prince has never expressed any opinion on such a thing, let alone the disputes in his Songyang Marquis' Mansion? Will it be because of this. Will Shu Jin choose to just watch and not interfere?
From the very beginning of the idea that he felt that he would get a powerful helper, Li Hengcheng felt a little bottomless in his heart.
What is there to do to give Shu Jin enough reason to help him?
As long as Shu Jin can help himself, then King Yong will also be inclined to himself, right? In that case, will you have a better chance of winning?
Li Hengcheng quickly turned his mind around, but he still didn't come to any conclusions, seeing that the palace gate of the Xianyun Hall in front of him was in sight, he hurriedly collected his thoughts. Anyway, he still has to deal with a trick in front of him, so let's think about something else later.
Thinking like this, Li Hengcheng was no longer distracted, retracted his expression and walked into the palace gate.
On the other hand, Shu Jin had already put down the matter on Li Hengcheng's side, and instead asked about Er Jiayong's situation:
"What did Grandpa eat in the morning?"
"The preserved egg and lean porridge that the county lord gave to the cook in the mansion in the morning that the prince ate, a small plate of cold dishes of spinach and coral, and a few steamed buns from the county lord." Erjia replied.
"However, after the prince finished eating, he said that the taste of the chef in the house was wrong."
"Doesn't taste right? Probably not, right? Shu Jin wondered. After thinking about it, it was probably because the buns were frozen before, so they didn't taste as good as freshly steamed.
"The prince said that it was still delicious made by the county lord."
Shu Jin laughed when he heard this. King Yong: This is definitely a mental effect.
"Since grandpa still loves to eat what I made, Er Jia, hurry up, hurry back, and have time to make dinner for grandpa."
"Don't worry, the county lord will let people prepare it early in the morning, just wait for the county lord to go back to cook." Didn't you see me and Guard Ge waiting at the gate of the palace early in the morning? ”
"Okay, what kind of dishes did grandpa prepare?"
"The vegetables are all freshly picked from the greenhouse, and there is everything, and the prince said that you can pick up the delicious ones and make them fresh."
Hearing this, Shu Jin nodded. In general, King Yong is a picky foodie, he can eat anything, even if he has never eaten something, he dares to try it, but, the premise is that it tastes good.
Fortunately, Shu Jin is not the first time to cook for King Yong, so he naturally knows his taste.
After returning to the palace, saying hello to King Yong, and taking a look at Chai Yanfeng, Shu Jin rushed into the kitchen.
Before Shu Jin came, there were rules for every meal in the palace, a few meats, a few vegetarian dishes, a few cold dishes, a few hot dishes, and what soup and snacks were served with a law. But King Yong had already eaten enough of those, so as soon as Shu Jin came, he waited for Shu Jin's meal.
And Shu Jin must be full and well-fed, not limited to quantity. Of course, if there are conditions, you still have to make your favorite food.
Dinner should not be eaten too much, so Shu Jin naturally only makes enough for a few people to eat.
In the kitchen of the palace, there is a powder made from dried and mashed lily roots, and Shu Jin uses it to make noodles later, which is similar to noodle soup. However, Shu Jin's dough sheets are rolled out very thinly, and then these dough sheets are cut into plum blossom shapes with plum blossom-shaped molds, and with Shu Jin's own soup, dozens of white plum blossoms in each bowl are pleasing to the eye and warm to drink.
There is also a dish named "Crisp Qiong Leaf" by Shu Jin.
In fact, Shu Jin cut the overnight steamed cakes into thin slices, coated them with honey and baked them on the fire. After the fire is dissipated, the baked pancakes are fluffy and crispy, which can not only fill the lack of soup cakes, but also stop phlegm and reduce food.
It's not that Shu Jin is fooling people, it's really because after entering the palace, the prince will have a living note on his daily diet, so Shu Jin can only use more brains in choosing the names of the dishes. (To be continued......)