Soon, two eunuchs brought dinner, Huang Jin nodded at Wu Jie, said that he would send him out for a walk later, and then left.

Since it is a Taoist temple as he said, the food of the Taoist priest is naturally not successful.

It's just a plate of yuba, a shallot with tofu, and another dish is a little interesting, stir-fried pumpkin whiskers, and a big bowl of dry rice.

This is the royal meal, why can't you see the slightest bit of meat?

Wu Jie was greatly disappointed, as a foodie, if he couldn't see meat at every meal, he would be sadder than killing him.

According to historical records, Emperor Jiajing was different from his predecessors Ren, Emperor Xuan and Emperor Chongzhen's simplicity, this guy paid the most attention to the quality of life, and he often liked luxury and luxury. Throughout his life, he spent a lot of money, built countless palaces and courtyards, and tossed his hands to the treasury. After his death, he left a mess for the Longqing Emperor and the Wanli Emperor in the back.

It was precisely because of the lack of money that Zhang Juzheng had to carry out financial reform.

In fact, it is also a good thing to stay by the side of such a big-hearted lord, but Wu Jie didn't expect Emperor Jiajing to eat so simply.

Come to think of it, most of the emperor's money is used for alchemy and Jiao, but he is not very keen on eating and drinking.

was really hungry, Wu Jie lazily lifted the chopsticks, took a chopstick pumpkin whisker, and took a bite, but it was so fresh that he almost bit off his tongue.

This stir-fried pumpkin is strangely fragrant, with two distinct umami flavors in it. One is rich, the other is refreshing. The refreshing one comes from pumpkin whiskers, which is rich and should be the toppings inside.

Seeing Wu Jie's surprised face, the eunuch who sent the dish laughed in a low voice: "Wu Gongzi, isn't this dish interesting." Actually, we only learned this after reading your "Stone Story". ”

Wu Jie was a little puzzled: "I don't seem to write this dish in my book, right?" ”

"Why not, is there a way to burn eggplant in the Daguan Courtyard when Liu Lao Lao enters the courtyard. Our dish borrows the meaning of this, using three-year-old duck fat, and pumpkin must be stir-fried, and all other ingredients are not put out, just add a little salt. ”

"Old duck, three-year-old, return river duck!" Wu Jie immediately lifted his spirit, this thing will not be eaten in the future life.

To be honest, the ducks in later generations really don't have much to eat, they are all cage-bred and driven out with feed.

Just the kind of duck called Cherry Valley sold in the market, which is strong. But most of these things are only raised for forty to fifty days before they are slaughtered, and because of the lack of exercise, the meat on the body is a mess, there is no chewing, it is not done well, and it smells of duck feathers. If the ducks are kept in cages for more than 60 days, the farmers will lose money. Like this three-year-old duck, which is raised with fish and shrimp all over the river, it is a scarce resource comparable to the delicacies of the mountains and seas in later generations.

After only one bite, Wu Jie was full of relish, and pulled a big mouthful of rice.

As for the other two dishes, they have their own characteristics.

The tofu is very tender, but it is not scattered in a clip, with a unique aroma of marinade, and it is obviously very accurate when ordering marinade.

As for fried yuba, it is crispy and refreshing.

These three dishes are much more enjoyable than eating big fish and meat.

This meal was refreshing and delicious, just suitable for a hot day, and when the last soup dish came up and was used, Wu Jie found that he had unknowingly killed four large bowls of rice, and he couldn't move.

When the eunuch saw that Wu Jie liked this dinner, he was also proud in his heart, and said with a smile: "The story of Wu Gongzi is really well written, our ...... in this palace Oh, the people in the palace like to watch it. For example, the people in the room made many tricks according to the dishes in the book, and Zhenjun and the other nobles in the temple were full of praise. In addition, those who are carpenters also renovate their houses and make household belongings according to the book appearance. Even, what the nobles often wear, what they use, and what they eat, they all compare themselves to the people inside. Hehe, Wu Gongzi's insight is really amazing, he really knows half of it in the sky, and he knows it all on the earth. ”

Wu Jie smiled, this guy, the people in the palace really used my "Dream of Red Mansions" as an encyclopedia.

It's not that I, Wu Jie, is a genius, it's really Cao Xueqin's greatness. Cao Xueqin was originally born as a noble son of a wealthy family, and she has never seen anything before. If you talk about eating, drinking, and having fun, carrying cages and birds, playing with plays, actresses with unspoken rules, and tinkering with tricks, who can compare to my Daqing and I am post-Qing?

Compared with them, the Ming people are a little rustic in terms of enjoyment. Even the Jiangnan squires and Yangzhou salt merchants in the Chongzhen year are quite inferior to them.

After dinner, wait for the eunuch to take the food away.

Wu Jiesuo walked out of the house and walked around the Yuxi Palace to eat.

I don't know why, the palace is very clean, and I can't see a few people.

The night light was faint, and a waning moon loomed in the sky in the thin, almost transparent clouds.

The ground was bright and bright.

After turning around in it for a long time, I went up to a hill made of Taihu Lake stones, and stood in the pavilion and looked up.

In the distance is a silver-white water, very open, think it is Yuyuan Lake.

This area is a royal garden, and Wu Jie remembers coming here with his classmates in the summer of his college graduation. At that time, it was full of people, and I couldn't see the scenery or anything, but I couldn't see the people.

Many places are still closed to tourists.

I can't imagine living here today, and when I think about it, it's really a dream.

After standing in the gazebo for a long time, I was blown by the cool breeze that swept across the lake, and I sweated and was cool to my bones.

It seems that this place is very cool at night, unlike my own home, when it is night, it is like a steamer.

This Jiajing knows how to enjoy.

No, it should be the Zhengde Emperor in front, a piece of the building here was built by the Zhengde Emperor, and the predecessor was the famous leopard house.

After collecting the sweat, I estimated that the time was almost over. Wu Jie was about to go down the rockery, and together with Huang Jin, he met Miss Tang in the Lu Mansion first, and asked Lu Fatzi to ask for a leave of absence in the school, and then go home to talk to the family.

I heard two duck voices from under the rockery, and the voice of the duck was talking.

Looking down, it was two eunuchs leaning against the wisteria shelf under the rockery and talking.

The two of them naturally dressed as ordinary slaves, but their bare chins and pale faces revealed their true identities.

The two eunuchs were one old and one young, the old one was about fifty years old, and the younger one was fifteen or sixteen years old.

"Uncle Geng, do you think Sister Lin will marry Baoyu in the future?" The little eunuch raised his head, but there was brilliance in his eyes: "What a good woman, Uncle Geng, do you say that Xiaolan in the palace looks a little like ......?"

"Like what?" The old eunuch surnamed Geng smiled and deliberately teased the little eunuch: "What, I have taken a fancy to someone." I fell in love with myself and said that it was. ”

Wu Jie was shocked when he heard this, and almost fell down from the rockery: The eunuch is also pregnant with spring, this is messy!

The little eunuch's pale face suddenly turned red, showing that he was uncontrollable, and even lowered his head, and said, "Uncle Geng, don't laugh at me, this ...... How to say this. I'm just a little mustard seed, how can people take a fancy to me, and I'm not a big man in charge. ”

"Hehe, do you still want to be a steward?" Uncle Geng smiled and touched the little eunuch's head: "If you are really in charge, let alone Xiaolan, the other women in the palace are still rushing to stick it on you." But, boy, don't think about it in your life. What kind of characters are the stewards? That has been going into the inner study hall since the age of six, and after more than ten years of training, I don't know how much hardship I have to endure during this period, and I have to have a chance to get in charge. If you wait until that day, most of them will be seventy or eighty, and they will still eat a fart! ”

The so-called steward brand is the steward eunuch of the thirteen eunuchs of the palace. For example, the palm print eunuch and the pen eunuch of the celebrant eunuch; the steward eunuch of the Imperial Horse Prison; Admiral ...... of the East Factory are all characters who cough, and the entire Yanjing City will tremble.

As for the anti-food, it is a unique phenomenon in the palace. Once the palace maid enters the palace, she is not old and decrepit, and there is no possibility of leaving the palace and going home. Because of the loneliness, most of them quietly formed a temporary family with the eunuchs to take care of each other's lives, not husband and wife, but husband and wife.

As for whether there is a husband and wife, only God knows.

Of course, every year in the palace, a group of elderly eunuchs and palace maids are put out.

The reason why these people entered the palace to become eunuchs was either from poor families, or they had no relatives, and they had nowhere to go after they went out. As a result, many eunuchs and palace maids who were on the opposite side of the diet became de facto husbands and wives among the people, forming a real family protected by the laws of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, the kind of eunuchs who live together with eunuchs for a lifetime is not within the scope of legal protection and is not common.

"Uncle Geng, you are deceived when you say this." The little eunuch was not convinced, and raised his head angrily: "There can be a few more stewards in this palace, is it possible that everyone else deserves to be alone for a lifetime." Haven't you also spent more than ten years with Sister Huang, and your grade is not high! ”

"You kid, you're burying me?" Uncle Geng smiled and touched the little eunuch's head: "Whatever you want, you like that Xiaolan, just say it, no one cares about you." However, you really have to think about it, is Xiaolan really that good? ”

"Why is it not good, I am as thin and small as Sister Lin, there is always a trace of sorrow between my eyebrows, I can see a pain in my heart, and I can't help but want to love and pity me."

"Flutter!" The old eunuch Geng smiled: "You are just a doll, where do you know women." This woman has to be open-minded. All day long with you to make a small surname, eggs to pick bones. At the beginning, maybe you still thought it was cute, and it was a good time. But it's been a long time, and she has been so troubled by her for three days, even if he is a strong man, he can't withstand this kind of toss! ”

The little eunuch shook his head again and again, very disapproving: "I still like Sister Lin, this is a woman!" ”

"Woman, hehe, the key is to be comfortable." Eunuch Geng suddenly said leisurely: "Good women are hard to find, if our family really meets an open-minded and easy-going, sensible person like Baochai, this life will be worth it." ”

"You like Baochai, it's not good." The little eunuch shook his head: "Most people in the palace like Sister Lin, and there are many people who like Ping'er, but not many like Baochai." ”

"That's you kids." The old eunuch said: "Most of our older people like Baochai, and some people like Sister Feng. ”

"Sister Feng!" The little eunuch was dumbfounded.

"What's so strange about it?" Eunuch Geng was very unhappy by the consternation on his face: "Long live Lord likes Qin Keqing and Li Kun, will I tell you about this?" ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard someone say lightly: "It's night, you two minions don't go to wait, come here to chew some tongue, and each go to get ten wrenches." ”

Wu Jie looked down, but it was Huang Jin.

(To be continued)