Chi Wan walked all the way up, and above was a private room for wealthy guests. She leaned on the stairs on the right, and on the left was the busy shopkeepers, who ran up with delicious dishes in their hands, and immediately after they finished delivering the second course.

And these dishes were all sent to the same private room, and the dishes in them couldn't even be piled up on the table, so the shopkeeper simply dragged a few more tables in.

Chi Wan curiously poked her head in from the door and saw the figure of this rich man. Seeing that he was wearing a blue robe, the fabric was also made of brocade, which was definitely not a bargain.

He has long hair tied up, and his handsome side face makes people can't help but think of the appearance of those merry boys, but his temperament is very unusual, not frivolous as imagined, but mature and stable, with a temperament like an orchid.

Thinking that if he can deal with this son, maybe he will be the owner of the flavor building in the future! Thinking of this, Chi Wan immediately put on a smiling expression and entered the private room, rubbed her hands and stepped forward to say to him: "Guest officer, are you satisfied with these dishes in front of you?" ”

The other party raised his eyebrows and glanced at Chi Wan, drank the chicken shoot porridge in the spoon in one gulp, closed his eyes and seemed to be reminiscing, and then commented: "The taste of this chicken shoot porridge is still too salty, this porridge should be light, and the lack of this saltiness will also enhance the taste of chicken and bamboo shoots, after all, they are the main product and the essence." ”

Chi Wan nodded frequently when she listened, and immediately said to the second child who was serving the food on the side: "Did you hear it, hurry up and tell the cook who made the chicken shoot porridge, don't put so much salt in the future." ”

"Yes, yes." After hearing this, Xiao Er ran away with a smoke.

Taking advantage of this effort, the boy put down another chopsticks of fish belly simmered ham and sent it to his mouth, and said under Chi Wan's expectant gaze: "This dish tastes very good, the fish and ham are delicious, and the ingredients are very fresh." It's good that there is a lack of fragrance, so it would be better to add some bay leaves to it. ”

"I didn't expect you to have such an insight into food, and the younger generation has been taught." Ji Wan bowed slightly and thanked the other party.

For a manager like her, what she needs most is feedback from customers so that she can know how to improve the menu.

Childe put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth lightly with a handkerchief, and replied to Chi Wan: "Miss is raised below, just say a few words casually, Miss don't go to heart." ”

Chi Wan said politely: "How come, I think what you said is very reasonable, this menu and the chef are written and selected by myself, it is inevitable that it will follow my own taste, thank you Childe for your evaluation to help me improve the dishes." ”

Childe was taken aback and asked, "The menu you wrote?" Could it be that you are the shopkeeper here, miss? ”

"Exactly," Chi Wan said, "It's rare for us to see such a generous hand from Childe, so I naturally want to come and thank you in person." ”

The boy smiled softly, and the corners of his lips were like a crescent moon soaked in fine wine, which made people intoxicated.

Chi Wan said: "I don't know the name of Gongzi? ”

Gongzi blinked, stood up and bowed slightly to Chi Wan, and introduced himself: "Under the surname Lin Nanyi, the shopkeeper can call me Lin Gongzi." ”

"Young Master Lin, I'm glad to be there."

This can be regarded as the first acquaintance of the two, and then in the conversation with Lin Gongzi, Chi Wan found that the other party always has a unique opinion on food, and what he said is the way, which opened Chi Wan's eyes and impressed the other party.

After being full of wine and food, Mr. Lin asked Xiao Er to wrap up the unstained food and distribute it to the beggars who were wandering the streets outside, which suddenly made Chi Wan have a lot of favorability towards this Lin Gongzi.

Lin Nanyi returned to his residence from the flavor building, it was a good house, the design was antique, and at first glance there was a little bit of the charm of the Beijing Palace.

When he stepped inside, his personal attendant immediately greeted him and saluted him, saying, "Ninth Prince, you ......."

Hearing this title, Lin Nanyi frowned, and angrily reprimanded his subordinates and said, "I said don't call me that!" It's been several years, why haven't you changed your words? ”

The attendant shuddered his mistake and said, "The slave should die!" It's all to blame for the minions' bad brains! ”

Lin Nanyi waved his hand to signal him to step aside, and returned to his room by himself.

After a freshen up, he lay on his back on the bed and looked at the white ceiling, and couldn't help but fall into the memory.

Nine Princes, what a familiar and unfamiliar title, everyone used to call themselves like this, groveling to themselves, while their own was high, worry-free about food and clothing, and never thought that disaster would come like this.

Five years ago, in the palace, he and the King of Chu were playing chess pieces and tasting fragrant tea. Among the royal brothers, he is the most friendly with the King of Chu, and the two of them are invariably compatible in terms of personality and hobbies, so they naturally chatted.

A chess piece fell, and the worried face of the Ninth Prince made King Chu notice, and he raised his hand to hold the chess and asked, "What's wrong with the Ninth Brother, but what's on your mind?" ”

After some hesitation, the Ninth Prince couldn't help but tell King Chu: "Second brother, I always feel that the eldest brother has been avoiding us intentionally or unintentionally recently, which makes me always have a bad premonition in my heart. ”

The eldest brother in the mouth of the ninth prince is the crown prince, and the hand of the king of Chu who was about to play chess paused, and said, "The ninth brother should not think too much." ”

The ninth prince swallowed everything he wanted to say in his stomach, and he lowered his eyes and thought, is it really me who cares.

Above the court, the emperor is solemn, and the officials say everything you say to me, and what you impeach is the same topic.

"Your Majesty, this official who was sent to the six ministries by the King of Chu is not only corrupt but even formed a gang, the evidence is conclusive, where does the emperor think the King of Chu will put you?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, these three provinces and six departments should have obeyed the emperor's orders, but now most of them are people from the king of Chu, does the emperor think this is appropriate, and what does the king of Chu have in mind?"

The ministers said everything you said, and the emperor was upset when he heard it. What's more, in front of his desk, there is clearly evidence of corruption by the officials released by the King of Chu, and the seals on it are all confirmed, not like forgery.

And the officials below who impeached the king of Chu, they all have one thing in common, that is, they are all members of the prince's gang.

It seems that all the ministers in the court are done by the emperor, but most of them have another master in their hearts, among which there are the most Mochu kings and princes.

The crown prince, the queen's concubine, the nominal heir to the throne, as long as nothing goes wrong, the throne is in his pocket; The king of Chu is the prince whom the emperor attaches the most importance to now, and he is brave and resourceful in both civil and military affairs, and some people think that he is the heir to the throne in the end.

The two are on par with each other like dragons and tigers, but this time the prince designed to let all the ministers who were attached to him criticize the king of Chu above the court, and he wanted to make the king of Chu never turn over!

At this time, another neutral minister said: "Your Majesty, this matter has not been investigated clearly, the emperor might as well send someone to investigate, and the ministers think that His Royal Highness the King of Chu will not allow his subordinates to do such a thing." ”

"The evidence is conclusive, what else is there to check!" Another minister jumped out and said impatiently, "Your Majesty, it is still necessary to quickly imprison the King of Chu, and then arrest those officials for interrogation one by one, this is the most effective way." ”

"Don't make any noise!" The emperor was completely furious, and no minister dared to speak out, as the so-called emperor was not in a hurry, and the minister was not in a hurry, and the final decision was still in the hands of the emperor. Everyone was silent, waiting for the emperor's decision.

The emperor frowned, the group of ministers in front of him obviously impeached the king of Chu, if they didn't deal with the king of Chu, they wouldn't stop and let themselves investigate this matter.

Therefore, only by temporarily wronging the king of Chu can the real truth be found......

The emperor sighed, looked at the so-called evidence in front of him and said, "Spread my will, and now escort the king of Chu into the Zongren Mansion and wait for the fate." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The guards then went directly to the king of Chu to arrest people, and the prince was overjoyed when he heard the news. The largest stone had fallen, and the remaining rubble was simply not susceptible.

I just heard that someone reported that the ninth prince was also in the palace of the king of Chu at that time, so I thought that the relationship between the two should be very good.

The prince pondered, the smile on his face gradually became evil, and he said, "Okay, since this is the case, the next target is the ninth brother." ”

That night, the ninth prince lay on the bed and couldn't fall asleep, just today during the day, he personally saw those guards rudely bed the king of Chu's palace and buckled him to the ground, and he wanted to come forward to save him but was told that it was the emperor's intention.

Framed, this is a naked frame-up! The ninth prince was very resentful in his heart, how could his second brother do such a thing, he wanted to go to the emperor and the emperor was closed, and he wanted to go to the Zongren Mansion and not let him in.

After a busy day but didn't do anything, the Nine Princes were very disappointed, and when he closed his eyes, he seemed to be able to reenact the scenes he saw during the day today.

He simply sat up, and was about to light the oil lamp beside him, but he felt the air in front of him seem to be split by something, and a dark arrow shot straight into the wall.

"There are assassins!" The moment he got up, a second arrow shot out, and he rolled short to dodge. Then the third, the fourth, those people have already chased him to his mansion, it seems that the people who framed the king of Chu want to kill them all!

"Nine Princes, run away!" His personal attendant was trying his best to fend off those assassins, and the Nine Princes grabbed his coat and ran away.

In the end, he and his entourage escaped by hiding in a dirty stable in the capital, and they were scarred and thought of returning to the palace after the wounds healed, but they unexpectedly heard the news that they had died.