Han Baiyi turned around and saw that there was no one in that position yesterday at this time.

Gonggong Tao breathed a sigh of relief, but fortunately she walked fast.

"Father-in-law go and get busy, the official will watch it for a while and leave."

Gonggong Tao thought that Mu Jiaren had left, so he nodded yes.

Han Baiyi stood on the wooden staircase and looked at the books on the bookcase, which was passive.

He reached out and put them in order, and left as if he hadn't noticed.

Mu Jiaren saw him walking away, so he sneaked out of the bookshelf on the other side, who knew that he directly bumped into a person, looked up, and had to say hello.

"The slave has seen the Prime Minister."

"You're Xia Zhu, right, you're coming to read again?"

Mu Jiaren bowed her head and said yes.

"In the future, you don't have to hide from your own officials, reading books is not unsightly, if there are other officials or the emperor in Wenyuan Pavilion, Gonggong Tao will not let you in."

"Thank you, Prime Minister."

Han Baiyi looked at her, she was about the same height, fat and thin, and her voice was very similar, it should be Mu Jia's talent.

But he didn't dare to speak, after all, he didn't recognize it.

Mu Jiaren is very weak-hearted, he has an extra veil, he is so smart, I'm afraid that he has already guessed his identity, what should I do? Do you want to tell him first, and let him keep it a secret by the way?

She didn't dare to speak, in case someone heard it, the queen mother would misunderstand that Han Baiyi and the prince were together, he was an important minister in the court, and he was also the emperor's most trusted person, if he was involved with the prince, the emperor would feel that it was a betrayal.

My father said that a person can be loyal, but he must be loyal to his heart, only in this way will people trust you.

"You go read your book."

"Yes."

Mu Jiaren breathed a sigh of relief, forget it, Han Baiyi didn't have a holiday with herself, so she wouldn't want to expose her.

As soon as she took two steps, a scene flashed through her mind, and between them...... There was still a holiday, but he certainly didn't know.

Han Baiyi looked at the back of Mu Jiaren leaving, and still felt like it.

He walked over to a shelf, put down two booklets, and left.

Tomorrow is the day of the food tasting, and when she goes back in the evening, Tao Ran took her arm and said, "Are all the things ready?" ”

"What's that?"

"Ingredients! I'm going to try it tomorrow. ”

"Osmanthus and sour plum are very simple and don't need to be prepared in advance."

Some dishes need to be soaked or marinated a few hours in advance, presumably Momoran is afraid that she will not be able to do so.

"Do you really want to make osmanthus sour plum soup?"

"Hmm."

"You're not going to the villa?"

"No, no."

The emperor went to the summer resort, and she could read in Wenyuan Pavilion, such a good opportunity, she would not let it go.

"Okay, then you can be in the palace with me."

Early the next morning, everyone began to prepare their own dishes after breakfast, and when Mu Jiaren brought out the sour plum and prepared to prepare the soup, he suddenly found that all the osmanthus flowers needed had turned black.

The first moment of taking off the flowers is to dry and preserve, a small part is steaming, and the osmanthus will be black and smelly once it is damp.

Mu Jiaren sighed, she had no intention of competing for this opportunity, and she still had to do something to her ingredients, as for it?

Seeing that she was stunned and not moving, Bai Shao stepped forward to take a look.

"What should I do? You go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and ask if there is anything else. ”

"It's okay, I'll just change it to a simple one."

"Is it too late?" Bai Shao asked with some concern.

"Yes."

She is very experienced in making soups, and when she was in the sect, the brothers liked to drink soup, although I don't know why there was this habit, but every time the soup made by the master would be snatched up.

Mu Jiaren's strength is low, even if she runs over to make soup first, she will be snatched away by other senior brothers, so she started to cook soup by herself, and then because of this skill, she also got a lot of benefits from other senior brothers.

She walked around the kitchen and finally found a fresh clam, the emperor likes seafood, so fresh river shrimp and seafood are brought in from the palace every day.

"Does anyone use this clam?" Mu Jiaren asked.

Everyone shook their heads.

She was not at ease and checked with the others again.

The people in the dining room all asked about it, but Linglong and Xiaokui didn't see anyone, so they didn't ask.

Mu Jiaren found Tao Ran: "Is this clam used by Linglong or Xiaokui?" ”

Tao Ran shook her head: "It doesn't seem to be, I remember that I had to use clams for lunch at noon." ”

Since it was to be used at noon, she washed a little more and soaked there, and then made this one into a chilled lily clam.

The dishes were brought to the Shanggong Bureau, Qin Shanggong took the four divisions to taste, Mu Jiaren was waiting outside, and after seeing Xiaokui, she stepped forward and asked uneasily.

"Did you use clams in your dish today?"

Xiaokui shook her head blankly: "No, I don't need clams to make rock sugar mint cake." ”

Mu Jiaren was relieved, she remembered that the plate served by Linglong was the most luxurious, the golden lotus shape, it should be a big dish, even if it was a clam use, it was just a soup.

The dishes were all anonymous, and the people in the dining room were all outside, and Qin Shanggong and the other three discussed it and wrote down the number.

In the end, they found that there were two dishes with the same tickets.

"The emperor likes delicious dishes, and it is summer at this time, so chilled lily clams should be more suitable." Shen Sizhi said his thoughts.

"But this dish is still a little stingy, it's not as good as the Yulian acacia soup, although the taste is not very fresh, but the ingredients are very good." Qin Shanggong pointed to another dish of lotus vessels and said.

Zhong Sishan tasted both servings: "It's better to give it to the queen mother, they are all people from our dining room, and I have no partiality." ”

Qin Shanggong shook his head: "We have an extra quota set by the queen's mother, but it seems that the Shang Palace Bureau has no idea and does not understand the appetite of the master in the palace." ”

Qin Shanggong said that several people nodded in agreement, since it was said that it was five copies, it was good to take out six copies, and many people would feel that it was their Shanggong Bureau's disadvantage.

"In that case, it's better to choose Yulian acacia soup, I will ask who made the clams, and the two of them learn from each other to make the taste the best."

Qin Shanggong was very satisfied, and several other people also felt that it was feasible.

Zhong Sishan announced the list, Linglong, Bai Shao, and Zisu were all elected, but there was no Mu Jiaren.

After reading the name, Zhong Sishan spoke: "Xia Zhu, the chilled lily clams you made taste very good, Linglong, let Xia Zhu help you adjust your soup." ”

When Linglong heard this, she immediately turned around and scolded angrily: "You took the clams I soaked in milk?" ”

"I used clams, but not in milk."

Linglong snorted coldly: "Didn't you say to make osmanthus sour plum soup?" How did you change it? Is it such a coincidence? ”

"This morning, the osmanthus in the imperial dining room was stained with water and it was all black, so I changed a dish."

"Are you admitting to taking my clams?"