Chapter 164: Pastries I Haven't Seen Before
When the emperor saw it, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Wen Hui is still a child, don't look at such exquisite jewelry, but look at the dim sum brought by the concubine, concubine, you hurry up and give this dim sum to Wen Hui to eat, if you don't give it again, Wen Hui's hala will flow down." ”
Everyone laughed. Only the Bai family and the imperial concubine were secretly surprised, what happened to Chen Wenhui today? How do you see this pastry like this, although this pastry of the concubine was created by the concubine herself, which was very well received by the emperor and was also delicious, but it would not make Wen Hui forget the etiquette, the Chen family is a big family, although the Xiao Chen family is self-reliant, but it is also a rich and noble family, I haven't seen anything, how can I be so out of shape for this snack? In particular, Xiao Chen's family has opened Qinghe Building, which is now recognized as the best restaurant in Dachu, and even the palace has sent people from the imperial dining room to Qinghe Building to learn their new cooking methods. How could Chen Wenhui be like this?
Chen Wenhui really set off a monstrous wave in her heart, and her brain was running rapidly. This snack is actually not surprising at all, it is just a waterless honey cake. This thing, Chen Wenhui could buy it casually on the street in his previous life, it was delicious, soft, sweet, cheap, and it was a very civilian thing. Its preparation is also very simple, and the ingredients are even simpler, just flour, honey, eggs, and cooking oil. However, in this world, Chen Wenhui has never seen it, because this is to be copied out of the oven, and in this life, Chen Wenhui has never seen anyone who uses an oven.
This is supposed to be something that only people who travel through time can make. So, how did Concubine Wan Guifei in the deep palace get this recipe and make it? And. Listen to the tone of the emperor. It seems like. The emperor liked this cake very much, and besides, only Wan Guifei in the palace could make it. Then there are only two possibilities, one is that Wan Guifei is a traverser, then she and Chen Wenhui are fellow countrymen. One is that someone taught Wan Guifei to make this cake, and that person may be a traverser, or it may be related to a traverser.
When Chen Wenhui heard the emperor's words, she was thinking about it in her heart. But he tried his best to calm down, smiled slightly, and said: "I've never seen such a pastry, thank you for your reward." ”
After speaking, Chen Wenhui saluted in a proper manner. The emperor smiled and said, "Concubines are chatting here." I still have some twists and turns that I haven't approved, and now I'm going to go to the imperial study. ”
After speaking, he took the eunuchs in a good mood, and walked away, leaving a courtyard of warblers and swallows kneeling down to salute the emperor. After the emperor left, the imperial concubine, as the host, said to Wan Guifei and others: "Please go to the main hall to drink tea and rest." ”
Concubine Wan didn't come here to drink tea. She came here because she was worried that the Chen family would bring another daughter into the palace. As a result, the Chen family just produced a county lord, and then. She just paid a set of jewelry, and she exchanged it for a very useful official position for her nephew. That's a big catch. There are a lot of those jewelry, Wan Guifei has a lot of them, and she doesn't have to feel distressed at all, and in two days, her son will definitely be able to get a better one for her. But this official position of my nephew must be run well, and it can't be wasted. I have to hurry up and find my brother, nephew, and son King Qi to discuss. Where is there still the heart to drink tea here. However, although today is a complete victory, the emperor did not want to go to her palace at night, but to go to Zhao Chonghua, thinking of this, Wan Guifei looked at Zhao Chonghua, who was dressed exquisitely and beautifully, and secretly hated it, but said on her face: "Sister Xie Huang Guifei, there are still some things in my palace, so I won't bother, Lord Wenhui, if you have time to come to my palace as a guest." ”
After saying that, he took the people and left.
Zhao Chonghua was thinking that the emperor would come to his bedroom at night, and said that he wanted to enjoy her dancing, which should be well prepared. If you want to find someone from the palace club, you should think carefully about what clothes to wear, what hairstyle to comb, what jewelry to wear, what dance to dance, and what kind of banquet to prepare for the emperor? Where is the heart to drink tea here? I also found an excuse to go back.
When the Chen concubines saw this, they also went back, although Shi Guiren still wanted to say something to Chen Wenhui, but she also knew that the imperial concubine must say something considerate to Chen Wenhui. So I took my leave.
When everyone left, the imperial concubine, the Bai family, and Chen Wenhui returned to the main hall, and the palace maids served tea. The imperial concubine asked, "Wen Hui, what did the emperor and you say?" Why did you just see the concubine's pastry so gaffe? I don't believe you're gluttonous? ”
Chen Wenhui had already stabilized her mind at this time, and did not speak, just looked left and right. It's all played like this on TV, so that usually the owner can understand and will step back from the left and right. Sure enough, the imperial concubine understood at a glance that she asked the eunuchs and palace maids to retreat, leaving only the palace maid Yu'er. Chen Wenhui understood that this palace maid Yu'er was the confidant of the imperial concubine.
When everyone stepped down, Chen Wenhui slowly told the deal between her and the emperor. The imperial concubine was very happy, and the Bai family was a little surprised, but she also admired her daughter's decisiveness. She didn't feel anything about the interests of Shanghai City, after all, it was her daughter's private money, and the Xiao Chen family didn't care, and now Chen Wenhui exchanged it for something else, it didn't matter. Besides, the Xiao Chen family still maintains the Yicheng Shanghai City shares that belong to the Chen family, even if this is gone, it doesn't matter, does the current Xiao Chen family still care about the income of one million taels of silver this year? Xinguang City, the future cities of Nanyang belong to the Xiao Chen family, I believe that the son and daughter will be able to build those two cities more prosperous than Shanghai City.
The imperial concubine really likes Chen Wenhui. This little girl is so smart, so decisive, and knows how to make trade-offs, not to mention that she was at this age, even now, she can't give up if she gives up, this is a cash cow-like interest. There is a million taels of income a year, which is more than the tax revenue of a province. The main thing is not one million, but one million every year, how much can this money do, how can it be said that it is given up. But this also shows that this little girl is decisive and has a long-term vision. What the emperor fancies, who in the world can say not to give, rather than making the emperor angry, and finally losing the property, it is better to be generous, so that the emperor feels guilty and can also give some benefits. Look, the emperor gave Wen Hui the benefits of Nanyang and Yizhou Island, isn't this more long-term? It's just that he is going to be naked, his mother's family is so eye-catching, and he will give such a big benefit, can the emperor not be good to himself? Then you must not favor your daughter Princess Lichuan, nor do you have to favor the son-in-law of the Chen family, King Jin? The main thing is that it has helped me a lot to move forward in the back position.
Thinking about it like this, the imperial concubine's eyes couldn't help but be gentle, although the third brother is a concubine, and the imperial concubine is not born by the same mother, but they are all fathers, blood is connected, this daughter of the third brother is also her own niece, the more I look at it, the more I like it.
Thinking of this, the imperial concubine said gently: "Wen Hui, it's rare that you can be so decisive and handle it so well, I didn't have such talent when I was as old as you." ”
Bai Shi was very happy when he heard this. Chen Wenhui said: "Auntie, in fact, I have long thought about giving away the benefits of this chengcheng. Well, how do you say that? At the beginning, when I invested in Shanghai City, I thought about it, and when the capital invested in the future is returned, I can make a little more money, and I can probably make about twice as much, that is, it is time to contribute this benefit. At that time, I thought, it may take ten years. I didn't expect that in such a short period of time, after only three or four years of hard work, I had already paid back my money, and I also made three to four times the money. Not to mention, because of my participation in the construction of Shanghai City, Princess Lichuan and I bought every phase of real estate in Shanghai City, and now we have doubled our earnings, so I have obtained nearly five times the benefits. It's faster and more than previously thought, and of course it's time to give up the benefits of this success. ”
When he said this, the Bai family and the imperial concubine were surprised. The imperial concubine was not only surprised, but also saw the surprised look in Bai's eyes, and couldn't help but think in her heart, this Wen Hui was more intelligent than she had imagined before. I actually thought of this before investing. Moreover, looking at Bai's appearance, her parents didn't know about her plan. When she invested in Shanghai City that year, how old was she? It looks like he's only eight years old. What a genius.
The imperial concubine asked: "Wen Hui, why, you thought about giving up the benefits of this Cheng at that time?" At that time, the emperor allowed the distribution of this benefit. How could you have thought that you could only get benefits for ten years? ”
Chen Wenhui smiled and said, "Auntie, do you still use your niece to say this?" The whole world is not the king's land, Shanghai City is not a place like Nanyang, it is on the mainland, it has been a part of the Central Plains for thousands of years, it has been the land of Great Chu since the founding of the country, and now it is a prosperous era, the emperor wants to open up the territory and expand the territory, can he still give up part of the country? Can you allow others to snore on the side of the couch? How is it possible for us to cede the royal territory in the Central Plains? ”
Although the words were said with a smile, they set off a huge wave in the heart of the imperial concubine. Because, her only flesh and blood, Princess Lichuan is enjoying 20% of the benefits of Shanghai City. Although Princess Lichuan is a royal bloodline and her surname is Liu, her descendants are all descendants of the Xu family, all surnamed Xu, and the current emperor can tolerate his daughter and son-in-law, but it is not certain whether her grandson and granddaughter can accommodate it. In the future, the new emperor will succeed to the throne, will it still be tolerated? After that, if there is a new emperor to succeed to the throne, it will be Lichuan's nephews, and it will be even more intolerable, and the interests of these two percent will be a big disaster.
No, we must think of a way to eliminate this great scourge. Do you want to let it out for nothing like Wen Hui? What a huge benefit this is, the imperial concubine suddenly found that she had not made such a big decision to give up these two percent of the interests. (To be continued......)