Chapter 143: Mooncakes

Chen Kan stared at Zhu Di in surprise.

Could it be that there were moon cakes in the Ming Dynasty?

As soon as Zhu Di gave the order, the palace people served the baked pies to the ministers' tables as if they were drifting.

It's just that Chen Kan was instantly disappointed when he saw the shape of this moon cake.

It can't be said to be very similar to the moon cakes in Chen Kan's memory, it can only be said that it is irrelevant.

It's a fist-sized thing that looks a lot like a bun, or rather, it's a bun.

It's just that it's a gray bun.

The gray is topped with a layer of charcoal grilled yellow, which makes people look very appetizing.

Chen Kan picked one up and started slightly.

Put it in your mouth and bite into it!

Didn't bite.

Chen Kan didn't believe in evil, so he bit hard again, and then, his front teeth were painful.

Chen Kan was furious.

Damn, the Ming people call this pie?

It's not such a way to remember bittersweet and sweet.

Gypsum is not a rarity, as for the burning of a dead face?

Chen Kan had already seen many elderly ministers have resentful looks on their faces.

Zhu Di also had a plate of "moon cakes" in front of him.

I saw him reach out and pick up a "moon cake", gnaw a small piece hard, swallow it hard, and then hold the cake and smile at the ministers: "Everyone, congratulations for the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty!" ”

Regardless of whether they could bite it or not, the courtiers had to respond with a bitter face: "Congratulations for Daming, congratulations for Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live Daming." ”

Chen Kan clearly remembered that since he entered this hall, this sentence had been repeated at least five times.

Chen Kan was a little tired in his heart, was he afraid that Daming would have a short life?

The "moon cake" is made of millet noodles, and Chen Kan barely chewed off a small half, and he really couldn't eat it anymore, so he poured out half a glass of spirits and took small sips.

Anyway, Chen Kan didn't have the ability to finish chewing the outer millet skin and eat the filling in the cake.

At the same time, he finally understood why it was really not easy to find out why such a cake was used to deliver news in the early days of the uprising.

Cut with a knife, maybe the cake was not cut, but the knife broke first.

Zhu Di also failed to finish the "moon cakes" on the plate, he looked at the few "cakes" on the plate, his face was grinning, and he felt a horse wheat pie in his heart!

He didn't expect that the cook in the palace would be so sincere, saying that he would only make millet cakes.

Putting down the unfinished bread, Zhu Di looked at the resentment on the faces of the ministers, and suddenly smiled: "By the way, I still have one more thing to announce." ”

As soon as Zhu Di changed the topic, the ministers were immediately relieved, and an old minister with gray hair and beard took the lead in putting down the "moon cake", got up and said to Zhu Di: "Your Majesty, I don't know if it's a happy event or a bad thing?" ”

Zhu Di pointed at the old minister and scolded with a smile: "It's a good festival, will I say something that is not fun?" Of course it's a good thing. ”

"Hahahaha, Weichen estimates that it's also a good thing."

The old minister smiled and responded for a while, and the scene suddenly eased up.

The ministers also took the opportunity to put the uneaten mooncakes back on the plate, and joked to each other: "The pie given by Your Majesty will naturally be taken home for your family to taste, and it will be stained with Your Majesty's dragon energy......"

"Wha. Who's to say it's not, the little rabbit cub at home is blessed! ”

Listening to the ministers unanimously want to pack the pie and take it home for their family to be disgusted, Chen Kan also decided to follow suit.

Just as he was putting the pie into his arms, Zhu Di on the dragon chair spoke.

"As we all know, Chang Ning, the fifth daughter of the emperor, is now at the age of leaving the cabinet."

Hearing Zhu Di start to talk about business, the ministers suddenly quieted down.

Now the Xiping Marquis Mansion and the Ministry of Shangshu Fang Xiaoru are in the same vein as asking His Majesty to marry Princess Changning at the same time, which is no longer a secret in Beijing, and people with a little status know that the two parties are competing.

It seems that His Majesty is going to take this opportunity tonight to announce the final winner.

Sure enough, just when the ministers were secretly speculating, Zhu Di continued: "I originally wanted to choose a good son-in-law for Chang Ning among the younger generations of each family, but before I could open my mouth, there were already thieves who were worried about my daughter. ”

"Hahahaha......"

Listening to Zhu Di's funny words, the ministers laughed very cooperatively.

There are even military generals who stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Princess Changning has seen it, she is virtuous and virtuous, and it is appropriate to have an intimate family with Your Majesty." ”

"Hahahaha, yes, yes, it's a pity, but there are no heirs in the minister's family, and I don't know who will be worthy of Her Royal Highness the princess."

"Needless to say, it must be a young talent who is famous in the capital, so that he can be worthy of the show and wisdom of Her Royal Highness the Princess."

“......”

The voices of the ministers joking one after another, it is that everyone wants to get married to His Majesty, and when they ask why they don't ask for marriage, it is that the heirs of the family are not successful, and they are afraid of delaying the happiness of Her Royal Highness the princess in the second half of her life.

"Phew, hypocrisy."

Chen Kan cursed secretly, a group of hypocritical old guys dared to make fun of their daughters-in-law.

It's really disrespectful to the old.

I'm going to kill your whole family!

"Huh."

Zhu Di stroked his half-inch-long short beard, and his face smiled like a rotten persimmon, obviously his vanity was greatly satisfied.

"Alright, Aiqing, and listen to me."

After laughing, Zhu Di stretched out his hand and pressed it weakly, and the ministers stopped talking with interest.

"Hehe, this person who is worried about my daughter, one is Mu Xu, the younger brother of Xiping Hou Muqing."

Zhu Di said while pointing to Mu Sheng's side, a young man whose face was three points similar to Mu Sheng, but his face was slightly feminine.

The young man stood up, clasped his fists at the ministers, and saluted Zhu Di, and then sat back in his place.

Mu Sheng stood up, looked around, and said in a deep voice towards Zhu Di: "Your Majesty, the younger brother has been stubborn since he was a child.

Before his father died, he had told his eldest brother that he was determined to find a good man for his younger brother, but the eldest brother had a bad fate and died early.

Now, the minister is the eldest in the family, so he asked His Majesty to marry the fifth daughter of the emperor, Princess Changning, on behalf of his younger brother, and hoped that His Majesty would agree. ”

Zhu Di bowed his head, and after Mu Sheng sat down, he continued to smile: "These two are Chen Kan, the senior disciple of Fang Qing, the secretary of the ministry." ”

Chen Kan, who was named, had no choice but to reluctantly pull out a polite smile, stood up and saluted the ministers, and then saluted Zhu Di.

When Chen Kan saluted, many ministers of the third rank and even below the minister of the third rank showed a friendly smile at him, and even more so, they returned the salute to Chen Kan meticulously.

Obviously, many people still remember that he came to the rescue when he was in Jinyiwei.

Well, except for the white-eyed wolves in the military department.

Oh, there are also officials and households other than Fang Xiaoru and Chen Qia.

Dare to hang a sign at the gate that Chen Kan and dogs are not allowed to enter, Shenma Dongxi?