With complicated feelings, Du Lan put on his clothes one by one, walked to the bronze mirror, and looked at himself dressed up in the mirror, dignified, beautiful, noble and generous.

She turned around lightly in front of the mirror, her eyes were full of joy, and she had to say that the saying that people rely on clothes and horses and saddles is very reasonable.

Knock Knock Knock ......

"Lady, have you changed your clothes? The carriage has been prepared, and we are about to enter the palace. Gu Youan's mellow and hearty voice came from outside the door.

Duran straightened up his skirt and responded, "It's changed, come in!" ”

Crunch......

The door opened, Gu Youan came in and saw the dignified and beautiful beauty in front of him, and he couldn't help but be deeply attracted by Duran, he stared at Duran intently, and praised him sincerely.

"Lady, you are so beautiful!" Gu Youan looked at her, his eyes were shining, "I really want to hide you like this, just for myself." ”

"Then you should beware that I am being robbed by someone else." Duran couldn't help but joke. Looking at the fascination in his eyes, he couldn't help but feel slightly proud, but he said some jokes between lovers in his mouth.

"I should guard my mother every step of the way, so as not to be coveted."

"Huh! Do you really think of me as a treasure? Duran chuckled, his crystal deep eyes flashing brightly, "Then you have to treat me well in the future, if not......"

"There is no such thing!" Gu Youan was categorical.

"Let's go! If you don't leave, it's too late. Duran took her by the hand and walked out.

"Good!"

Gu Youan glanced down at the hands held by the two, hooked his lips, a happy smile overflowed at the corner of his mouth, and strode forward.

At the gate, Chen Jingting looked at Du Lan who was dressed in makeup, the eyes of the two suddenly lit up, and a trace of appreciation flashed in their eyes, and the three of them got into the carriage and went straight to the palace.

"Pilot!" The carriage stopped outside the palace gate, and a eunuch stepped forward to greet him with a sharp voice: "Welcome to Prince An, Princess An." ”

As soon as Duran was about to get out of the carriage, he felt a tightness on his waist, and the whole person was hugged by Gu You'an, and when the guards saw this, they only opened their eyes in surprise and did not react much.

Walking all the way through the small bridge and flowing water of the jade ice carving, the winding corridors, the pavilions, the eunuch suddenly stopped, Du Lan looked straight ahead, gilded three big words: "Imperial Study." ”

The eunuch asked them to stop, and he went to Qi to the emperor, "Lord An, Princess An is asking to see you outside the palace!" ”

"Xuan!"

The emperor stood up, and the little eunuch tidied up the dragon robe for him, and then said to General Chen beside him: "General Chen, I want to see your shrewd baby daughter, hehe." ”

"Yes." General Chen bowed his head.

Du Lan and Gu Youan came in, knelt down and greeted the emperor: "Erchen, I have seen my emperor, long live my emperor, long live my emperor!" ”

"No courtesy." The emperor held the shelf and waved his big hand, "Get up." ”

Hearing this, Du Lan and Gu Youan stood up, only then did they see General Chen, who was silent on the side, and the two looked at each other suspiciously, before bowing their hands to General Chen.

"Hehe, this is General Chen's beloved daughter, my imperial granddaughter-in-law Duran?" The emperor smiled happily, his eyes fixed on Du Lan.

Duran hurriedly bowed down and said yes.

"Chen Aiqing, how did you say your daughter was lost and recovered? Tell me about it. "The Emperor is interested.

"Your Majesty, this matter is also related to the events of that year, the courtiers were taken away by the people in the palace at that time, and it took many years to find them." General Chen didn't dare to mention the civil war between the princes and princes, nor did he dare to mention that he asked his subordinates to take the children away secretly.

The emperor's cold eyes swept lightly, and General Chen lowered his head in a panic, "Well, don't mention it, your daughter has made meritorious contributions many times, and I said that I would reward her." ”

After speaking, the emperor looked at Duran again: "Girl, what reward do you want?" ”

Du Lan hurriedly responded: "Go back to the emperor." ”

"Grandpa!" The emperor said majestically.

"Grandpa Huang, don't reward your granddaughter-in-law, what your granddaughter-in-law does is for the benefit of the people of the world, as a royal person, it is the duty and duty of your granddaughter-in-law to share your worries and relieve your labor for your grandfather." Duran said respectfully, she knew that a companion was like a tiger, and she had to think carefully before she spoke.

"Hahaha, what a duty and duty, but I promise to give you a reward, I will definitely be rewarded, the soy sauce you brew is indeed for the benefit of the people of the world, say, what reward do you ask?"

"Then the granddaughter-in-law asked for the imperial grandfather's imperial pen inscription, and the three big characters of food for the sky." Duran raised his head and looked at the emperor with a frank gaze.

"Oh? Why? The emperor squinted at her.

"Back to the emperor's grandfather, if your ink treasure is hung in the Shiweitian Restaurant I founded, it will be equivalent to the emperor's visit, what an honor."

The emperor looked at Duran majestically, and everyone sweated for Duran, and the emperor laughed for a long time.

"Interesting, I'm right."

The emperor knew that with his Mobao, it was equivalent to having a talisman, except for him, no one dared to go to the restaurant to make trouble, this girl was really thoughtful, and no one would dare to mess with it in Shengjing in the future.

"Granddaughter-in-law, I have already tasted the soy sauce you brewed, and I would like to hear your plans for the future development of soy sauce."

Du Lan didn't understand what the emperor meant for a while, "Grandpa Huang, forgive your granddaughter-in-law for being stupid, and please make it clear." ”

Gu Youan looked at the emperor's expression, obviously wanting to classify the soy sauce as state-owned, if he could think of it, Duran would definitely think of it.

The emperor said: "Since ancient times, salt has been the king of all kinds of flavors, and it is under the control of the royal family, produced by the people, and sold by merchants. ”

Du Lan understood, her eyes flashed, "Your Majesty, the production of salt is very simple, but all the simple processing of lake water and seawater can be dried into salt, but my soy sauce preparation method is very complicated, and there is a slight difference in the middle, and the whole thing is lost." As a royal person, my granddaughter-in-law should hand over the soy sauce to the imperial court, so I will supervise the brewing, and the royal family is still in charge of the operation, I don't know if it is okay. ”

Darting to negotiate conditions with the emperor, Duran was very bold, and the atmosphere in the hall was quiet and terrifying, and it took a long time for the emperor to laugh, "Granddaughter-in-law's words make sense, but this soy sauce brewing is really cumbersome?" ”

"Returning to the emperor's grandfather, naturally, I am the only one in the world, if it is very simple, then there should be many capable people and skilled craftsmen in our Cangli Kingdom."

"Hehehe, you can tell me, how tedious?" The emperor thought that what Duran said was true, and this soy sauce was indeed unprecedented.

Du Lan raised her vigilance in her heart, it was not that she didn't want to turn it in, but she and Gu Youan had just come to Shengjing, and their foundation was unstable, so she couldn't drag out the whole method, although the brewing method of soy sauce would be discovered sooner or later.

"Back to the emperor's grandfather, soy sauce needs to be fermented with soybeans seasoning for half a year to a year, and the longer it is brewed, the more mellow and delicious the taste. Just fermenting soy sauce is like making soybeans spoil and moldy, so it needs to be controlled. ”

The emperor's eyes flashed, "Okay, in that case, the deputy of the Salt and Iron Division will allow you to take office from tomorrow, and it is natural to sell the things you produce by yourself, but it is just related to the safety of people's livelihood, you don't want to raise prices at will." ”

"Granddaughter-in-law obeys the teachings of the emperor's grandfather!" Duran bent down and saluted.

The emperor was very satisfied with the performance of Du Lan, the granddaughter-in-law, and had something to discuss with Gu Youan and General Chen next, so he ordered his father-in-law to take Du Lan down to rest.

The father-in-law received the order and was about to take Duran out, but Gu Youan was not at ease, so he hurriedly and politely bowed his hand to the father-in-law, and said, "Then there is Father-in-law Lao." ”

The father-in-law nodded politely, and then led Du Lan to a side hall in the imperial garden, along the way, the father-in-law was looking at Du Lan carefully, and from time to time the corners of his mouth overflowed with a smile that seemed to be a smile, and said: "Princess Shi, there is a special person waiting here, you can rest in peace." ”

Duran couldn't help but get goosebumps as he listened to his thin voice. However, she still nodded politely to her father-in-law, and turned to enter the Accord.

The Accord was spotlessly clean, and the ladies saluted her.

Before Duran entered the inner room, she was suddenly embraced by someone, and she was about to scold angrily, when a crisp, familiar and excited voice sounded in her ears.

"Lan Lan, is it really you?"

Duran looked at it and almost jumped up excitedly, "Yingying? How are you? ”

The day before yesterday, she asked Xuanyuan Zhe how Bai Yingying was doing, but she didn't expect to see her so soon.

"Lan Lan, Zhe told me that you came to Shengjing, I can't believe it, but now I see you with my own eyes, I am so happy, I thought we would never see each other again in this life." Bai Yingying excitedly held her arms and cheered.

"Zhe? It's really intimate, and it's honest, don't you get along with him very well? Duran couldn't help but tease her.

Bai Yingying said excitedly: "How could you guess so accurately? ”

"Look at your radiant appearance, I'm afraid there's only one thing."

"It's not in vain that I'm with your friend, you know me so well, but although he treats me well, we haven't ...... yet"

"Even if he has a little conscience, it will not be in vain for you to sacrifice your life to save him." Duran worriedly held Bai Yingying's shoulder.

"Yo, the princess is here." Gu Youan walked in with a suspicious expression.

Bai Yingying stared at Gu Youan with interest, with a playful expression: "Isn't it too obvious to call Concubine Zheshi, you should change your name to sister-in-law." ”

Gu Youan walked across from her very appropriately, bowed down and said, "Sister-in-law." ”

Duran jumped out and was dissatisfied: "I am commensurate with Sister Yingying, but according to the relationship on your side, I am estranged." ”

"Okay, okay, let's still call it according to our relationship, it doesn't matter." Bai Yingying readily agreed.

Maybe it's because she hasn't seen her for many days, but she wants to be closer to her in her heart.

Duran looked triumphant, but quickly came back to his senses: "Hmph, sure enough, sisters are like clothes, men are like siblings, and they are commensurate with sisters, which makes you feel wronged." ”

"Hahaha...... I didn't mean that, don't wronged me. ”

Seeing the two women laughing and playing, Gu Youan also smiled brightly, "You sisters haven't seen each other for many days, it's okay to be happy, but this is the palace, it's not suitable for chasing and fighting, if the princess Zheshi wants to get together with my wife, it is better to go to my Shuo Palace." ”

These words are just like Bai Yingying and Du Lan's intentions, the two looked at each other and smiled, Du Lan happily took Bai Yingying's hand and said politely: "Let's go, let's go back to the palace and have a good chat." ”

Duran really cares about how Bai Yingying's life is when she marries Xuanyuan Zhe.