"The Imperial Court?" Jiu'er looked very puzzled, she had never thought of this possibility.

"But grandpa has never had much contact with people in the court, why did they arrest grandpa?"

"Jiu'er, you grew up in the rivers and lakes, and you may not understand the people in the court." The more Jian Ning thought about it, the more she felt that this was the most likely.

"Sometimes they don't need a reason to arrest someone. As long as it's good for you, it's useful. Moreover, officials have always been treacherous people, and if they set a trap, there is a high chance that your grandfather will be caught by them. ”

"And what did they arrest my grandfather for? If you want my grandfather to save people, you can go to the door to seek medical treatment, there is no need to arrest my grandfather? Jiu'er asked as she quickly moved towards her mind.

Suddenly as if she had figured out something, Jiu'er looked at Jian Ning's eyes and said with certainty: "Could it be that what they want my grandfather to do can't see the light!" ”

"Looks like we're going to have to keep an eye on this as well. Check it out here in Yuan Chu first, and if you can't find anything, then find a way to check it in other countries. Jian Ning thought for a moment and said.

"En. I'm going to go down and think about it. With that, Jiu'er went out without stopping.

She has been looking for her grandfather for so long, and she never thought that it would be the people of the court who arrested her grandfather. Now that I think about it, the more I feel that this possibility is very high, how can I still sit still!

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Lingsui Palace

Hua Yuebai was carefully fiddling with his flowers, and a guard walked in and reported respectfully: "Back to the master, after Tianxiangyuan tasted Feng Yuchu's pastries, he said that he was not sure of winning. And there has been no news from the Imperial Dining Room so far. ”

This person is Hua Yuebai's most powerful assistant by his side. is also a personal guard who has followed Hua Yuebai since he was a child. Yuan Emblem.

"Long Zeye, do you have any other moves?" Hua Yuebai listened to Yuan Hui's reply. didn't stop what he was doing, and asked lightly.

"No, the emperor of Yuan Chu has always been dealing with political affairs in the imperial study, and there is no other action. I didn't particularly ask about the competition. Yuan Hui reported the situation of the past two days one by one.

Seeing that Hua Yuebai didn't speak for a long time, Yuan Hui opened his mouth and said: "Master, my subordinates don't understand, why do we have to compete with Yuan Chu?" Chef Feng's skills are unique in Lingsui, how could anyone in Yuan Chu be able to compare to Chef Feng? ”

"Do you think it's weird?" Hua Yuebai suddenly stopped playing with flowers in her hand. looked at Yuan Hui and asked.

Although Yuan Hui didn't know what the master's intention was to ask this, he knew that the master would not ask for no reason, so he nodded suspiciously.

Hua Yuebai saw it, and suddenly said with a smile: "Hehe, I also think it's very strange!" ”

"This is my father's order. And before leaving, the queen mother also asked me about this matter, and it seems that this competition is definitely not as simple as it seems. ”

Hua Yuebai put the pot of flowers back on the shelf, turned back to Yuan Hui and said, "If you really can't figure it out, don't think about it." It will be good to see if it is not at that time, and the answer will come out sooner or later. ”

"That's what the master said. It's the subordinates who are stupid! Yuan Hui then smiled and nodded.

"Alright. Tell me to go down and go out less these days. Especially those old stubborns. Don't just be there all day worrying about the sky, jumping up and down. This can only be regarded as a happy event if it has affinity, but if the two people have no intention at all, it is just a farce. ”

Ever since Dongshang wanted to make peace with Yuan Chu, those old guys haven't stopped. From time to time, he would go to his ear for a long time, and even said that he would pass the book back and let the emperor have an idea.

Hua Yuebai only felt ridiculous, this kind of political marriage can already be said to be commonplace in the royal family, what else can make such a fuss. Besides, on the top of the main hall that day, he also saw that whether it was Long Zeye or Princess Leling, they were obviously not sincere about this relationship. It's just for their own benefit.

This kind of alliance seems to be strong, but in fact it is vulnerable!

Besides, Lingsui's palace is different from other royal families, there have always been only princes and no princesses. It is also impossible to want to be close. As for the royal family of Yuan Chu, although there are adult princesses, most of them have no status, and even if they marry back, they are of little use.

"Okay, my subordinates understand, so I'll pass the order." Yuan Hui finally saluted Hua Yuebai and withdrew.

Two days later, the emperor set up a banquet in Ningxiangzhai. Because Ningxiangzhai is not as big as the previous Yanchun Palace, in addition to the main envoys of Dongshang and Lingsui, there are some representatives of Fanbang, and then there are officials above the fourth rank of Yuan Chu.

The Empress Dowager is the judge of this competition, so naturally she must come, even if she is not voluntary.

Long Zeye looked at Feng Gao, who was already standing there waiting, and felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. This time, Ling Sui obviously intended to embarrass Yuan Chu.

The one from Tianxiangyuan simply said that he couldn't win this time, and he couldn't force others to go up, after all, his identity was special. In the end, it can only be the ones in the imperial dining room.

Just as Long Zeye was about to speak, Fan Chengfu suddenly stepped forward and whispered a few words in Long Zeye's ear. Long Zeye frowned tightly at first. looked at Long Zening, who was sitting below, and then at Feng Gao, and finally nodded at Fan Chengfu.

Fan Chengfu then quietly left Ning Xiangzhai

"Your Majesty, but can you start?" Hua Yuebai stood up and arched her hand to Long Zeye as a salute.

"Let's talk about how the second prince is going to compare, right?" Long Zeye waved his hand and asked with a smile.

"This time the competition was proposed by my Ling Sui, so the question should have Yuan Chu come out. How to compare, it's up to Majesty to decide! Hua Yuebai said politely.

Long Zeye didn't shirk at this time, and replied directly with a smile: "Hehe, since this time it's for the Empress Dowager's birthday, it's better to use this as the topic!" ”

"That's very good." Hua Yuebai also nodded and said that she didn't have any opinions, "I don't know what the rules are?" ”

"Since it's a competition, it can't be too easy. Needless to say, this taste is not to mention, but in addition to that, you need to pay attention to a unique one. Long Zeye said towards Huayue Baiti.

Hua Yuebai looked at the imperial chef standing there, obviously not paying attention to it at all. I readily agreed. In his opinion, the skills of these imperial chefs in making pastries are not half of Feng Gao's, so how can they win!

"Okay, no problem. Can you start now? Hua Yuebai walked towards his seat and waited for the show to begin. Although he didn't know what his father and mother were up to, it was good to be able to watch a good show for nothing.

"Don't worry, my Yuanchu's pastry chef hasn't come on yet, and the second prince has to let the family in before he can start." Long Zeye said meaninglessly towards Hua Yuebai, with a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Hearing this, Hua Yuebai glanced back at the imperial chef standing there in disbelief, and subconsciously asked, "Then he is"

The imperial chef was obviously also confused, before the emperor said what he just said, he had always thought that he was the one who was going to compete with the Lingsui pastry chef this time. I've been nervous all the time, and now the emperor suddenly said such a sentence, which really made him a little confused.

However, his status is low, he is just a small cook, so it is naturally impossible to question the emperor. As long as you listen to the emperor's orders, he will do whatever the emperor says in a while.

"He's just an assistant today, could it be that the second prince misunderstood something?" What Long Zeye said was as if it had been arranged like this before, and there was no abnormality.

"Heh, this pastry chef of Yuan Chu is really not small, and he actually let so many people wait for him, which really surprised the main hall!" Hua Yuebai then sarcastically said. Yuan Chu, a small cook, dared to hold a shelf like this, which shows that the emperor's prestige is also average.

Long Zeye naturally understood the thorns in Huayue's vernacular, but he didn't show the slightest annoyance, and then said with a smile: "Yuan Chu has always cherished talents, and it doesn't hurt to wait for those who have the ability." Besides, she just went to prepare some things first, and she wasn't late. ”

"Then the main hall can only hope that this final result will not disappoint." After Hua Yuebai finished speaking, he directly raised his glass and drank a glass of wine.

After a while, Fan Chengfu came in from outside and replied respectfully to Long Zeye: "Your Majesty, the person has arrived and is waiting for the decree outside the palace." ”

"Come in." When Long Zeye heard this, he waved his hand casually.

Then, under the guidance of a little eunuch, I saw a woman walk in. She was wearing a moon-white twined branch vase pattern plain face collared long gown, a milky white tuanhua oblique skirt mopping the floor, and a dark green background with colorful flowers and grass patterns smoke yarn scattered flower brocade.

Many people present recognized it at a glance, and this person was Jian Ning.

However, the difference compared to the previous is that today's Jian Ning is obviously deliberately dressed up, and she is more exquisite than usual. Many people were secretly taken aback when they looked at it.

Especially those ministers who had seen Jian Ning from afar in the God of Food Competition, now looking at Jian Ning up close, they couldn't believe it. This woman has such a temperament, if you don't know that she is a chef, you will be mistaken for which famous lady is.

"Jian Ning has seen the emperor and the queen mother." This time, Jian Ning bowed very respectfully to the emperor and the queen mother.

The moment she saw her, the Empress Dowager was obviously taken aback, and looked at Long Zeye with puzzled eyes, as if asking why she was here.

Long Zeye did not directly tell the Empress Dowager, but waved his hand towards Jian Ning and said, "Get up." I haven't seen you for a few days, but I've learned the rules! (To be continued......) R1292