Yang Leyu had heard of Qingliangyuan, which was almost a hundred and ten miles away from the palace, and was used by the royal family to escape the summer heat.

Dirty old man: "When Concubine Zhuang came back five years later, she really brought back a boy, who is Your Majesty today." ”

Yang Leyu wondered, the story told by this old man was very different from what Mu Chengzhou told, Concubine Zhuang was obviously scratched before she was pregnant, how could he say that it was later?

Dirty old man: "At that time, I was on the verge of collapse, so I didn't care about such harem legends. only knew that Concubine Zhuang was coldly looked at, and the first emperor also suspected that His Majesty was not his bloodline, and such things caused a lot of turmoil, and finally the queen made a force, and Concubine Zhuang was beaten into the cold palace and buried in a mass grave. ”

Yang Leyu listened to the ins and outs of the whole incident, and seemed to understand Mu Chengzhou's childhood better. His father's suspicions, the ridicule of his stepmothers, shaped him as a child who lacked love.

The dirty old man scratched his back, "Okay, after listening to the story, I'll sleep first." He lay down and snored.

Yang Leyu looked at the dim candlelight on the four walls of the dungeon in a daze.

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The palace of diligence, the golden beast burns incense, everything is as usual.

Mu Chengzhou stood in front of the portrait on the wall, unable to move his feet for a long time.

The portrait depicts him and Yang Leyu, two villains, you and me, with deep affection, but a little more embarrassing than the current scene.

Feng Bao entered the hall, "Your Majesty, the slave maid went to the door of the dungeon to inquire, except for Langya Hou who has come to visit Concubine Yu recently, there is no one else. ”

Mu Chengzhou responded sullenly, "I will leave Mrs. Dong's funeral to you, and it will not be in vain for you." ”

Feng Bao hurriedly knelt down and wiped two handfuls of tears, "Thank you, Your Majesty, it seems that the slave maid has no life to marry a daughter-in-law, so she will follow Your Majesty to enjoy happiness!" ”

Mu Chengzhou turned to look at him, "What did my younger brother give to his concubine?" ”

Feng Bao wiped away his tears, "Back to Your Majesty, it's just some food and milk tea." ”

Mu Chengzhou said coldly: "Does the concubine like it?" ”

Feng Bao didn't dare to say directly: "The slave maid sees that the food box is empty every time it comes out, presumably ...... Make do. ”

Mu Chengzhou snorted coldly, "Aren't the things in the imperial dining room better than the things in Langyahou?" ”

Feng Bao: "How so? The food in the imperial dining room is the best in the world, how to compare? ”

Mu Chengzhou thought for a while and said, "Take me to the imperial dining room." ”

Feng Bao wondered, the emperor is a true dragon son who does not touch the spring water with ten fingers, why does he want to go to the place of cooking?

He saw that Mu Chengzhou's face was not very good, and he didn't dare to ask more, so he led it to the front.

The kitchen in the back kitchen of the imperial dining room saw the emperor coming to inspect from afar, and they all wanted to pay a big salute. Mu Chengzhou waived those cumbersome etiquettes and got straight to the point: "I want to learn to cook." ”

The cooks looked at each other, and the dignified genius actually wanted to learn to cook? Dare to love their craftsmanship is too poor? That's a sin to lose your head!

Instead, the crowd knelt down and begged Long En to spare his life.

Mu Chengzhou supported his forehead, "If there is any more waste of time, I will cut off his head." ”

The chef asked: "The slave can teach you!" What do you want to learn? Steamed buns, flower rolls, steamed buns, dumplings? ”

Mu Chengzhou: "According to your experience, what do the concubines in the harem like to eat?" ”

The chef flipped out the menus handed to him from the kitchenettes of each palace. Mu Chengzhou's eyes searched for 'Le Yi Palace', and he often ate glutinous rice roasted wheat, osmanthus rice balls, Sydney pork rib soup, etc.

Mu Chengzhou smiled unconsciously, that little guy has a good appetite, and he doesn't know how he can endure the food in prison when he is used to eating this.

Chef: "Your Majesty, the slave maid thinks that Sydney pork rib soup is very suitable for you to learn, so make sure to teach one of them." ”

Mu Chengzhou nodded, "That's it." ”

He thought that Yang Leyu must be hungry for meat, and he should have a heart and soul with him.

The chef immediately rolled up his arms and sleeves, freed up a space, pulled off the cutting board, found the pork ribs and cut them into pieces, then took out two pears and cut them into slices, and then set up a pot with water to boil them, and put in star anise and cinnamon and other spices to boil.

When he slowly boiled it with a simmer, he looked at Mu Chengzhou: "Your Majesty, have you learned?" ”

Mu Chengzhou cooked for the first time, thinking that these steps were very simple, so he started with the knife, but when cutting pears, he accidentally made the pear meat slip and hurt his fingers.

"Shhh Mu Chengzhou gasped, and beads of blood came from his fingertips.

Feng Bao saw that the dragon's body was injured, and he was as excited as an electric shock, and scolded the chef: "Don't you pack up all the knives quickly!" You dog slave, how dare you arrogant to teach Your Majesty to cook!? Someone, get him arrested! ”

The chef burst into tears, "Your Majesty! Slaves and maids are wronged! ”

Mu Chengzhou raised his hand and motioned to the guards not to come, "It's okay, continue." ”

Feng Bao understood that a man who smiles for the woman he loves doesn't care about suffering and suffering, even if it's the Son of Heaven. It seems that he still doesn't love Mrs. Dong enough, and he can't get it!

Mu Chengzhou simply bandaged the wound, continued to hold the knife to cut the pear, and then put in the seasoning step by step, and took care of everything in an orderly manner.

After an hour, the lid is lifted, and the fragrant pear pork rib soup is out of the pot.

Mu Chengzhou compared his skills with the chef, and sure enough, the gap was obvious, and the color and freshness were poor.

The chef flattered him and put his ribs on a plate, and handed them to Mu Chengzhou: "If Your Majesty wants to reward people, use slaves to make them." ”

Mu Chengzhou thought to himself that Yang Leyu's mouth was in his mouth, it was really impossible for a beginner to make such a good craft, so he refused: "No need, just Sheng Zhen will do it himself." ”

The chef nodded without answering.

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On the other side, in the dungeon, Yang Leyu was still waiting for Mu Qinghong to deliver the meal as scheduled, but he didn't come, but saw Wu Buyue's figure at the door.

The jailers in the dungeon are all snobs, and in the past, they didn't ask Mu Qinghong for money because they were princes, so they had to ask Wu Buyue to collect some filial piety money, and Wu Buyue gave them a few pieces of broken silver before they were put in.

Yang Leyu held her hand excitedly, "I thought you forgot about me!" ”

Wu Buyue smiled: "How can it?" You are my most important friend, and I will not forget you even if I forget anyone. She unwrapped the burden on her shoulders and took out a set of quilts and mats for her.

Wu Buyue: "I've been rushing to make these for the past few days, so I just got free to see you." The dungeon is damp and cold, don't freeze and catch a cold, otherwise, someone will feel distressed! ”

Yang Leyu's face flushed, "It's so bad for you, little girl, who feels sorry for me?" ”

Wu Buyue grinned.

The dirty old man was woken up by their conversation, glanced at Wu Buyue, and said to Yang Leyu: "The girl's popularity is good, but don't pay the truth wrongly, I'm afraid that in the end I will end up with the same fate as the old man and me." ”

Wu Buyue looked at him in confusion, "Who is this?" ”

Yang Leyu hurriedly interrupted, "He drank too much nonsense, don't take it to heart." ”

Wu Buyue: "Of course not, by the way, the weather has been much warmer recently, and the spring swallows from the Shangyi Bureau have come back to build nests......"

Wu Buyue talked about the recent events with great interest, but Yang Leyu's mind was not here.