Three days later, it was the Great Dynasty Banquet, and after learning the news of the Great Dynasty Banquet, Xia Shang seemed to notice that the atmosphere in Chang'an City had become lively, and there were more vendors selling in the streets and alleys, and all kinds of snacks and cooks could be seen everywhere.

The Great Dynasty Banquet is no stranger to the locals of Chang'an, there will be before each Great Dynasty Meeting, the time is in the 29th of the lunar month, divided into three rounds of competition, the 29th of the lunar month is carried out in the Zhuque Street, all the chefs who signed up to participate in the Zhuque Street have to set up stalls on both sides of the Zhuque Street to cook dishes, then by the people of Chang'an to taste, no matter what the dishes, all one or two silver, the last time was a full thousand two into the second round. In other words, you have to sell at least a thousand copies to pass the test. Not only that, in order to prevent someone from cheating, there will be officers and soldiers guarding the way, and at the end it will be tasted by the famous "tongue", and those big diners will nod their heads and feel that the results will not be faked before they will be passed.

The twenty-ninth day of the lunar month is the first round.

The second round is on the first day of the first lunar month, through the first round of chefs will conduct a new round of competition in the square of Daming Palace, this round of competition has special chefs and critics to taste, and after being recognized, it will be sent to the emperor, and after eating it is also satisfied, it is selected as the recipe of the Great Dynasty Meeting of the year.

The final round is on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the selected candidates must not only pass the second round, but also be recognized by the chef of the Imperial Dining Room before they are eligible to participate in this third round. Last time, Xu Yuan only qualified for the selection of recipes, but failed to enter the third round of the competition. It is said that the third round of the competition was held in the Tai Chi Hall, where both the emperor and the ministers could watch the chefs show off their skills, and finally the emperor and the important ministers jointly discussed the selected candidates. There are no fixed quotas, with the largest number of five people selected and the least number of candidates at all. So making your own dishes is the most crucial.

After understanding the process of the competition, Xia Shang felt the importance of this imperial banquet, and it was not an exaggeration to call it the imperial examination of chefs.

But Xia Shang is not worried, a good chef pays attention to improvisation, there are too many changes in the competition, which cannot be made up for by a day or two of preparation, and Xu Yuan is the head chef, she should be fully prepared if she has one experience in the competition.

Xia Shang didn't think about the game, and there were two major problems that plagued him.

One is the problem of money, since marrying Li Luo, Xia Shang feels that the money is not enough, and the speed of making money is far from enough. Xia Shang originally thought that he was a person who was at ease with what he encountered, without much pursuit, and he didn't like luxury and waste. But with Li Luo, it's different, he wants to be good to Li Luo, he is just a layman, and silver is the best way to express love, so he wants to give his wife the biggest house and the best clothes, and these require a lot of silver.

Another problem is Sai Jiangnan's sentence, no matter what Sai Jiangnan's intentions are, and no matter whether the matter is true or false. No matter how casually Xia Shang pretended, that sentence was always in his throat, and he always had to be distracted to think about it when he was fine.

"Should I ask?"

This has always been a difficult thing for Xia Shang.

Now is different from the past, Xia Shang has become a husband, even though he is still younger, but he has been influenced by the family since he was a child, and the sense of responsibility of a man makes him forget the little widow who once haunted his soul. To be precise, after having Li Luo, I felt that my feelings for Qin Lan were not called love, but nothing more than the nature of a man doing trouble. It will definitely be embarrassing to go to find it now, if you let Li Luo know that she is afraid that she will be unhappy, and how should she ask this?

"Are you pregnant? Who is the child's father? Or "Is the child me?" Did something happen to us? ”

How can this kind of question be asked?

Besides, if it turns out to be true, how can this awkward situation be resolved? Remarry? I don't even dare to disclose the identity of my children, so how can I talk about getting married? And just planned to be good to Li Luo alone, but only two days later, he married a woman and went home, what would Li Luo think? Will it affect the body because of this?

Tied up by problems, Xia Shang would always walk back and forth at the exit of the small street, intentionally or unintentionally, and glance at the gate of the Saijia family from time to time.

Qin Lan's pregnancy is not a secret, but everyone said that it was the young master who died, and then it was rumored that the real cause of the young master's death was not tuberculosis, but also that the overlord was strong and made his body collapse, and at the same time, he was guilty of tuberculosis, so he died, saying that the waste young master finally did a good deed before he died, and left a seed for the Sai family.

In addition, Xia Shang intentionally or unintentionally peeked at the direction of the Saijia from a distance, and was seen by some people, and the rumors became even more exciting, saying that Xia Shang was eyebrow-raising with the young lady when he was in the Saijia, Xia Shang left the Saijia to set up his own door in order to snatch Qin Lan over openly, but he didn't expect Qin Lan to be pregnant at this time, and Xia Shang was angry and found a woman to marry. It seems that Qin Lan and Xia Sang have been shaped into a pair of infatuated men and women with shallow fortunes.

Xia Shang didn't have time to pay attention to those gossips, knowing the cause of Saikang's death, he understood even more that Saikang didn't do anything to Qin Lan before he died, and Qin Lan must have had a relationship with someone after she became pregnant. Could that person be yourself?

After reading and understanding, Xia Shang gradually felt that the matter was likely to be true.

On that day, the eldest lady seemed to have a sudden invitation, and the eldest lady asked Qin Lan to accompany her, and then she was drunk and unconscious, but she slept in Qin Lan's room after waking up.

Everything seemed to have been planned in advance, and in retrospect it felt like it was a complete affair.

Saijia's motivation is self-evident!

Xia Shang felt very angry, and even days of snow could not drive away the heat caused by anger.

Standing at the entrance of the small street, looking at the gate of the Saijia family through the layers of snow curtains, I only hate that this family is really ruthless, and I actually treat myself as a breeding pig!

If it weren't for the past feelings, Xia Shang would have rushed in at this moment to pull Qin Lan out, and then let the entire street listen to how the family would explain.

However, Xia Shang didn't do that, because he remembered the kindness of the Sai family all the time. But this time, the grievances were offset, and Xia Shang felt that he didn't owe anything to the Sai family.

The scandal of the Sai family can not be revealed, but the child in Qin Lan's belly cannot be surnamed Sai!

Xia Shang calmed down, finally made a decision, put on his velvet hat, and went to Saijia step by step.

Maybe it's the recent rumors, seeing Xia Shang approaching, the Sai family's family members all seemed very nervous, and the tone of talking to Xia Shang was not very natural: "Shopkeeper Xia, why are you here today?" ”

Xia Shang thought for a while: "Find Sangsang." ”

"Oh! Looking for Sister Sangsang! It's here! As soon as they heard that they were looking for Sangsang, the family was relieved, as long as they were not looking for the eldest lady or the young lady.

Sang Sang soon came out, wearing a cotton coat that looked a little dirty, and his face was red from the cold.

After meeting, Sang Sang was not as active as before, and he lowered his head and didn't look at Xia Shang.

Originally, I wanted Sang Sang to call Qin Lan out, but seeing Sang Sang like this, she felt a little guilty in her heart, and patted her shoulder with a smile: "Let's go, Brother Xia has made money, take you to buy new clothes." ”