Ning'er left the three children in the private room to eat, asked Yutang to look at the two younger brothers, and went into the kitchen with Shen Yanxin. Qin Su is the chef of Chengfeng Building, and the treatment is naturally excellent, with his own small kitchen, and two miscellaneous servants. Ning Er glanced at the ingredients in the kitchen, and seeing that the things were complete, she planned to make a simple cake.

Qin Su watched Ning'er prepare the ingredients, and could see that Ning'er's craftsmanship was good, and he could be sure that he hadn't seen what Ning'er was making now, so he excitedly gave Ning'er a hand. With such a chef to help herself, Ning Er's heart is not under much pressure, but some of the strength work is just for Qin Su to do. At that time, when making cakes for children at home, after all, the materials were not complete, and there was no oven, Ning'er made it simple, but now everything is complete, and there is free labor, Ning'er also unceremoniously summons people, and even commanded Qin Su to make some cream and jam.

It took almost an hour, Ning Er made the cake, smeared it with the finished cream, and Ning Er cut a piece for Qin Su to try the taste. Ning Er was still confident in her own craftsmanship, but she still wanted to be affirmed by others, so she waited patiently for Qin Su's answer.

Qin Su is a professional chef in the end, after tasting it and savoring it carefully, he commented: "The pastry is soft and delicious, sweet but not greasy, and the most important thing is that Qin Su has seen a lot of excellent pastries, but this pastry, Qin Su is indeed the first time to see this pastry, I don't know what the name of this pastry is?"

To be able to get such a high evaluation from a chef like Qin Su, who loves to cook, Ning Er was also very happy in her heart, and said: "It's just opportunistic, this kind of pastry is called cream cake, but it's just because everyone has never seen it and thinks it's fresh." ”

"Madam is too modest, today Qin Su has been taught. Qin Su said sincerely.

"I don't dare to be, but please ask Gongzi Qin to order someone to wrap a piece for me, I want to take it back. Ning Er smiled, thought for a moment, and said, "Have you learned the cake I made today?"

Qin Su was slightly stunned, and immediately thought that every chef's cooking skills would not be taught to others at will, and Ning Er would definitely not let him pass on his cooking skills, so he said: "Madame, don't worry, although Qin Su loves cooking, she will never take Madame's skills as her own." ”

Ning Er heard Qin Su say this and knew that he had misunderstood, so he smiled and said: "I didn't mean that, cooking only makes sense for more people to taste, I don't mind if you pass it on, but the money you make needs to score me 10%, how about it?"

Qin Su didn't expect Ning'er to say this, and had a feeling of sympathy for each other, and replied: "What Madame said is, it's just that the share of one percent seems to be too little, it is not as good as me to divide Mrs. three percent, how about it?" I think Madame must have other special dishes, I wonder if Madame can accept Qin Su as an apprentice?"

"Uh!" Ning'er was speechless. Shen Yanxin next to him smiled and said: "My third sister-in-law may not be as old as you, besides, if I really accept such an apprentice as you, I don't know if my third brother will be angry!

"Yes, I won't take you as an apprentice, but the pastry method, I wrote it to you, you do your own research, just don't forget that my share is. Ning'er also smiled.

"In this way, it was Qin Su who was abrupt. Madame rest assured, Qin Su will never be greedy for Madame's share. While speaking, the little maid had already wrapped the cake and handed it to the maid beside Shen Yanxin, and the two went back with their things.

Back in the private room, the three children were playing together, and Ning Er saw that it was not too early, so she took the children and went back with Shen Yanxin.

Taking the carriage of the Hou Mansion, the group walked to the Hou Mansion. However, it had not gone far before the carriage stopped. Frowning slightly, Shen Yanxin looked outside and asked, "What's wrong?" Why don't you keep going?"

"Back to Mrs. Hui's words, someone in front of me was fighting, blocking the road, so I had to wait before leaving. The driver outside replied, and sure enough, there was a commotion outside. Ning Er remembered what happened at the inn in Xihe Town that day for no reason, her heart tightened, she opened the curtain, and sure enough, a man in the dispute pulled out a dagger and stabbed at the person in front of her.

Ning Er didn't have time to think about it, she reached out and plucked a beaded flower on her head and threw it towards the raised dagger. There was a clear sound of "ding", the dagger fell to the ground, and the man holding the dagger showed a trace of panic on his face, and raised his hand to shoot it at himself. Where would Ning'er let him get his wish, with a wave of his hand, the hidden secret guard next to him immediately took down the man.

After all, the capital is the capital, and when the two of them started, someone went to report the patrol, and at this time, people also came, Ning Er nodded to the secret guard, and motioned for him to hand over the person to the patrol. The secret guard got the order, handed the person over to the patrol, and returned to Ning Er's side, it seemed that he was just an ordinary guard.

There is no shortage of rich and noble families in Beijing, and it is not surprising that the female dependents of noble families have one or two guards with good martial arts around them, so no one pays much attention to Ning'er.

The congestion was quickly cleared, and the carriage continued to drive towards the Dingbei Hou Mansion.

On the carriage, Ah Zheng and Yutang both noticed Ning'er's movements, but knew that Ning'er wouldn't say it, and such a thing was not once or twice, so they didn't bother to ask, while Shen Yanxin had an expression of wanting to say something. The carriage drove out of the downtown area, and the secret guard beside Ning Er said to Ning Er: "Madam, my subordinates can be sure that that person is in the same group as the people in Xihe Town, I am afraid that I will go to report to the master immediately." But ......"

"Go ahead, don't worry about us, there's still Thundernight and Fire Butterflies here. Ning'er knew that this matter was very important, and said to the secret guard.

"Third sister-in-law?" Shen Yanxin looked at the departing secret guard, and said to Ning Er with some uneasiness.

"He's your third brother's person!" Ning Er didn't elaborate, just explained simply.

Shen Yanxin nodded, she had been married to a high gate for so long, and she also understood that many things could not be said clearly, so she stopped asking.

The Imperial Study.

Ouyang Lingqi, the emperor who had just fallen from the dynasty, sat behind the desk, flipping through the chapters casually, looking up at the window from time to time, as if he was waiting for someone. Probably counting that the time was almost up, he waved his hand to let the people waiting around him go down, poured a cup of tea, and leaned leisurely on the back of his chair, waiting for people to enter the door.

It didn't take long for Ouyang Lingqi to raise his eyes and look at the window, and sure enough, a man in black was already sitting on the edge of the window at some point. Seeing Ouyang Lingqi looking over, a smile appeared in the man's eyes, and he said, "I found it so quickly, it seems that my kung fu has improved." The man was wearing a silver mask, and it was Shen Yanling who went out early in the morning.

Ouyang Lingqi picked up the teacup and handed it to Shen Yanling, Shen Yanling took it casually, took a sip, put it on the table, and said with a smile: "The tea in the palace is really delicious!"

"If you like it, how about I have someone send you a can?" Ouyang Lingqi said with a smile, although most emperors are afraid of people who threaten him, but since Shen Yanling first entered the palace to see him, he has had an inexplicable affection for this beautiful and excessively new master of the secret door, just like when he looked at that little brother Ouyang Lingze.

Ouyang Lingqi is the eldest son of the former emperor, and his mother is the young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, that is, the sister of the old lady of the Dingbei Hou Mansion. At the beginning, he entered the palace with Queen Shen Qinghe, and he was pregnant one after another, but Queen Shen had an 'accidental' miscarriage, and Mr. Shen gave birth to the prince, and Queen Shen did not have the original prince until nearly five years later, so Ouyang Lingqi was five years older than Ouyang Lingze. Ouyang Lingqi's mother has always been on guard against the concubines in the palace, and she killed five princes openly and secretly, and Ouyang Lingze was born as a prince, and she became a thorn in her side from the beginning.

Although Concubine Chu always wanted to put Ouyang Lingze to death, Ouyang Lingqi liked that beautiful little brother very much, and often carried Concubine Chu Guifei behind her back to see Xiao Lingze, and even Ouyang Lingze left the palace because Ouyang Lingqi was the one who lured Concubine Chu away, so that it could go smoothly. Now that he sees Shen Yanling, Ouyang Lingqi will always have the feeling that Xiao Lingze will look like this when he grows up.

Shen Yanling shook her head and said, "Your good tea should be kept for your favorite concubines! My tea is prepared by my daughter-in-law." ”

"Heh, you still don't appreciate it?" Ouyang Lingze raised his eyebrows and said. "How are you going to prepare for the exam in Beijing this time? Do you want me to leave you the top prize?"

Shen Yanling shook her head and said, "Forget it! I already have a lot of things to do, and I don't want to be a cow or a horse for you anymore! If it weren't for my father's insistence, I wouldn't have come to take this test!"

"You are a filial son, you listen to what your father says, then let it be, I hope you can enter the official career, and you can help me somewhat. Ouyang Lingqi sighed.

"Aren't I already helping you? Otherwise, I'd bothered to check those, do you think I'm idle?" Shen Yanling said with a slight squint.

"Hey, I didn't mean that, you're so capable, wouldn't it be better if you helped me on the surface? No, why should I give you a reputation this time and leave you in the capital. Besides, after all, the foundation of the secret door is in the capital, and it is more convenient for you to stay, otherwise, it will take a lot of effort just to deliver the news. ”

"You're trying to cheat me?"

"Everywhere, the exam papers that can be sent to me are not bad, and I choose anyone who is about the same. It's not like you don't have this level as the master of the secret door, right?" Ouyang Lingqi said, "By the way, are you here this time besides Princess Xining's matter, do you have anything else?" I look at you, it seems that you want to live in the capital for a long time!"

"Well, there are still some things to deal with, didn't someone tell you about it last time? A few days ago, I encountered an interesting thing in Xihe Town, and it seems that it has something to do with the person who made a fuss about Prince Na'an, Your Majesty, I think you are in big trouble this time!"

"What's going on in Xihe Town?" asked Ouyang Lingqi.

Shen Yanling was about to answer, but when he saw the secret guard he arranged by Ning Er's side looking for him, he couldn't help but change his complexion, and asked the secret guard who rushed over, "Shui Yan, why are you here?"

"Back to the master, Madame is fine. On the way to escort his wife back to the Hou Mansion, his subordinates encountered someone with a knife and committed murder, which should be in the same group as the people in Xihe Town last time. Shui Yan replied.

"Yanling, what's wrong?" asked Ouyang Lingqi.

"Those people are out to make trouble again, I'll take care of it, you don't have to worry. Shen Yanling said to Ouyang Lingqi, and then turned back to Shui Yan and said: "Take someone to check, the information from last time, plus the clues this time, find out their news as much as possible." But remember, don't startle the snake. ”

"Yes, the subordinates will do it immediately. Shui Yan was ordered to leave.

Shen Yanling looked back at Ouyang Lingqi and said, "Is there anything else?" I went back first, you also saw it, someone is looking for me again, what do you have to tell someone to come to me." After that, he left without waiting for Ouyang Lingqi to speak.

Ouyang Lingqi twitched the corners of his mouth helplessly in the back, can he still say that there is something wrong with everyone leaving?