"That being said, the risk is too great, in case something happens to you......

"Teacher, don't worry, the apprentice won't have a hard time with him, besides, can you let me go alone?"

"Of course not."

"That's it!"

"I'll let Xiao Tian accompany you, and then call Jin Zhen, the two of them will protect you, and it should be no problem."

"Thank you, teacher, just do what you say!"

"Don't worry, I'll arrange your itinerary, you go back and prepare first!"

"Leave the apprentice!"

Zhang Zezhen left the Zichen Palace, took a deep breath, and felt heavy in his heart, this time he must be more than lucky, the other party is strong, and the slightest mistake will be buried in the hands of Liu Shangshu.

Hey, forget it, let's go back and talk about it!

Zhang Zezhen slowly returned to her residence.

At this time, Xu Yue was waiting anxiously.

"Zhenzhen, you're back? You're going to kill me!"

"What's wrong? Is something wrong?"

"No, but I'm worried about you, and those ministers didn't embarrass you, did they? Liu Shangjun: Did he doubt you?"

Zhang Zezhen smiled and said, "You sit down! Yuelang, you're too nervous, relax, I'm fine!"

"It's not that I'm too nervous, it's that you're too adventurous! Yesterday I clearly said that Uncle Jin would come forward, why did you suddenly change your mind when you were hiding behind your back?"

"Uncle Jin's body has become like this, and he can't even open his mouth to speak, how can you make Liu Jun believe that he has done all the banquets in the past few days?"

"That can also be taught by Uncle Jin to other imperial chefs, why do you want to be in the limelight?"

"I don't want someone to die for me, and if one more person is involved, it will cause more trouble, and things will become more and more complicated."

"But ......" new

"Don't do it, the teacher said, send Xiao Tian and Jin Yu with me tomorrow, the two of them are strong in martial arts, what else do you have to worry about?"

"Chastity! No matter how strong the two of them are, they can't withstand ten thousand arrows piercing their hearts! Do you know what I mean?"

"Yuelang, it's a blessing or a curse, it's a disaster that can't be avoided. The matter has already been decided, and it is useless to say more."

"I'll go with you tomorrow, if something happens, the two of us can bear it together."

"Don't talk nonsense! If something happens to both of us, who will take care of the family?"

"They have brothers and sisters-in-law to take care of, so they don't need the two of us."

"That's not going to work, and what about your mother? You don't care?"

"They will take care of her, I only care about you now, if I can't keep you in Taoyuan Village safely, your whole family can't let me go!"

"Look at what you said! I'm going to cook a meal for Liu Shangjun tomorrow, and I'm not going to die, you're doing the same as parting with life and death, which makes people feel weird and heart-wrenching."

"Am I not worried about you?"

"Don't worry about it, go out with me to prepare some ingredients, you haven't been shopping with me for so long since you came to the capital."

"Hmm!"

Zhang Zezhen took Xu Yue's arm, and then with the help of Lu Gaozhi, he walked out of the palace and came to the market.

"This is the first time I've walked out of the palace, and I didn't expect the capital to be so beautiful!"

"Again, you were brought in blindfolded, and you didn't see the sight outside."

"You know how to make fun of me! Hum! Be careful I leave you still on the street, leave you alone!"

"How so? How can the husband be willing to leave the lady behind?"

"Humph!"

"Look there's a candy seller over there, I want to eat it!"

"Let's go! Check it out!"

"Girl! Which one do you want to eat? It's all freshly made! It's sweet!"

"Lady, choose one!" Xu Yue looked at Zhang Zezhen and said.

"Well, then I want this, Guan Gong!"

"Okay, auntie, just get me this!"

"Okay!"

"Give you money!"

Zhang Zezhen held the little sugar man in his hand, tasting the delicious taste of the ancients, compared with the modern times, the ancient ingredients are more real and healthy, although the taste of eating is checked, but it does not hinder the sweet deliciousness.

"You see, there are clothes makers in front, and you haven't given me a decent dress when I've been with you for so long."

"Really?" Xu Yue recalled the past, it is true, since the two got married, there have been constant troubles in the family, and the two have been dealing with various disputes and finding all kinds of truths.

"This time it will satisfy you, let's go, go and see if there is any silk you like!"

"Well, good!"

"Shopkeeper! How can I sell all this silk?"

"Two guest officers, see which style you chose? The price of each style is different."

"Look, what kind of do you like?"

Zhang Zezhen looked at these good-looking fabrics and really liked them, and in the end, she chose a red satin with some decorations on it.

"That's it!"

"Okay, shopkeeper, how do you sell this?"

"This dress will cost about 80 taels of silver."

"80 taels?" Zhang Zezhen was taken aback, she didn't expect the consumption level in the capital to be so high, if this was in Taoyuan Village, it would be 15 taels at most.

"Give you the money, help my lady measure the size!"

"Okay! Guest, girl, please!"

"How can you say you can buy such an expensive satin? What a waste!"

"Why are you so money-obsessed? Isn't money meant to be spent? I'm happy to spend money on you!"

Although Zhang Zezhen said that she was not happy, she was happy in her heart, so she followed the shopkeeper to measure the size.

"Shopkeeper, when will this dress be ready?"

"Oh, at least 3 days."

"Three days? It's been too long!" Xu Yue was obviously very dissatisfied with his words, "Shopkeeper, we need this dress urgently, can you hurry up?"

"Guest officer, it's really not going to be soon, there are still several pieces in the work ahead, this is already the fastest time."

"Shopkeeper, I'll give you double the price of this dress, can you make it for me before tonight?"

"This?"

"Shopkeeper, just help! My lady is going out of the city tomorrow, I want her to wear nice clothes and go out, and I have a good face!"

"Alright then! Come and get it in the evening."

"Thank you, shopkeeper!"

Zhang Zezhen felt that Xu Yue was too wasteful, so she accused, "Are you having convulsions? 80 taels is already very expensive, it's good for you to increase the price yourself, I've never seen someone like you."

"Didn't you see that?"

"What do you say?"

"You're going to see Liu Jun tomorrow, I hope you can dress nicely, I don't want him to look down on you!"

"You don't have to worry about it, he cares about my life and the news he has, so he doesn't care what I wear."

"Don't talk nonsense!"

"Okay, okay, I've got to think about what I'm going to eat."

"Looking at this prosperous capital, this is a place I never dared to touch in my life, but I didn't expect that now I actually walked into the palace and met the emperor."

"Don't worry! In the future, our life will get better and better, and the emperor said that after the matter is resolved, I will be able to be the imperial chef, so that we will become richer, and when the time comes, we will buy a lot of things for my mother."

"Well, that's it."

"Think about what to eat, I'm starving!"

"Didn't you eat in the Imperial Dining Room? Why are you hungry again?"

"What do you think? Can I eat in the Imperial Dining Room? I cooked food for the ministers, and I didn't eat a bite!"

"Then you're too pitiful."

"Just say yes."

However, this is also to say that she was so nervous at that time, not to mention eating, every nerve in her body was tense, for fear that if something went wrong, she would give up her life.

As she walked, the three big words "antique soup" appeared in Zhang Zezhen's field of vision, and she searched the memory of the original host, wanting to know what kind of rice it was, but she didn't find it.

"Yuelang, what's that?"

Xu Yue looked in the direction of the lady's finger and said, "Oh, it's a kind of food that is put in a pot that is boiled over a fire, and it can be eaten after it is cooked, because the water makes a gurgling sound when it is boiled, so it is called antique soup."

After hearing this explanation, Zhang Zezhen subconsciously thought, isn't this a modern hot pot? She hadn't eaten it for a long time, and when she saw it today, she naturally couldn't let it go.

"Then let's eat this, shall we?"

"Good!"

When the two of them came to the store, it was simply overcrowded, and the three runners were so busy that they didn't bother to greet them at all.

"Little two!"

"Eh, girl, here!"

"Do we have any more space here?"

"Uh," Xiao Er looked around and said helplessly, "I'm sorry girl, there is no land now."

"Hey!" Zhang Zezhen sighed, very regretful.

Xu Yue saw the lady's thoughts, so she persuaded her, "It's okay, why don't we wait a little longer and buy some other cushions for our stomachs first."

"That's all there is to it, let's go!"

"I'm really sorry girl, you two go slowly!"

The two of them were just about to turn around and leave, when they heard a voice from behind.

"Xu Yue, Zhang Zezhen!"

When I looked back, it turned out to be a golden sting.

"Are you here to eat?"

"yes, it's a pity there's nowhere to go."

"Sit here, I'm alone, if you don't mind, of course."

The two looked at each other and said, "Of course I don't mind."

"Little Er, pour a pot of tea!"

"Okay!"

"Aren't you eating in the palace? How did you get out?"

"I've been walking the rivers and lakes for so many years, and I've long been used to eating outside, and the food in the palace is too delicate for a rough man like me to eat."

"What about Uncle Kim? What does he eat?"

"My father's delicate body is very suitable for eating in the palace."

"You can be careful when you speak, or I'll tell Uncle Jin!"

"Humph! I advise you to be kind, and tomorrow, you will have to rely on me to protect you."

"Well, you won!" Zhang Zezhen immediately closed her mouth.

"Hahaha!"

After Jin Yu and Xu Yue laughed for a while, their faces gradually sank.

"Do you need to bring something with you tomorrow?"

"Just prepare some ingredients, you don't need anything else."

"This time, Xiao Tian and I can only do our best to protect your safety, but if something happens to us......

"You two are martial arts masters, can't you still fight him?"

"We're weak, and we're likely to have no way to help."

"Things have come to this point, there is no way back, eat a little more today, you may not be able to eat tomorrow!"

"Look at what you said, don't worry! Although we can't use the people in the palace, we can use the people in the rivers and lakes."

"What do you mean by this, Brother Jin?" Xu Yue wondered.

"Actually, Xiao Tian and I both belong to the people in the rivers and lakes, and later he became the guard of Prime Minister Lu, and I was relieved of the life of the palace in order to find my father."

"In other words, you've always been connected to the rivers and lakes?"

"Hmm. The news about my father was given to me by my friends in the rivers and lakes."