On the other side, there was a casserole of winter melon and fresh mushroom soup, and there were quail eggs inside. At this time, the pot was already started. Xiaobao added some big firewood to the stove pit and pressed the fire.

Xiaobao used the two stoves together, and he had to distract himself from time to time to add fuel. The little song in his mouth never stopped, and there was no chaotic at all.

The second prince had to admire that watching Xiaobao cook was a pleasure, except for the expression he had when he was chopping the stuffing.

Seeing Xiaobao put golden egg dumplings one by one from the iron plate and put them in a casserole and cover them with a lid, the second prince felt that ten taels of silver were worth it.

Not to mention the color of egg dumplings and the aroma of fresh mushroom soup in winter melon, just saying that the winter melon is cut into plum blossom shapes and is stewed translucently, and it looks like lustrous pieces of jade, which is very appetizing.

When Xiaobao started to brush oil and prepare to fry the second batch of egg dumplings, the other nine princes also arrived, and the second prince was a little regretful.

His original intention was to get the fresh food made by Xiaobao before anyone could come, so that others could not let others know that he would please his father and mother, but now it seems that it is not possible.

However, he has booked the first batch and can still get the first...

"Chu Dong, what are you going to eat today?" The fourth prince asked as soon as he came, "Forget it, no matter what it is, let's have three servings first!"

Xiaobao: "A piece of silver!"

The second prince went to glar at the fourth prince: Humph, Sanfen! It turned out that the fourth brother had the same idea!

Fortunately, I have already booked the first batch and can still get the first...

The fourth prince was obviously stunned when he heard the offer. It was really that he had to spend money. However, the fourth prince immediately took out a fifty taels of silver notes and put them next to Xiaobao: "Okay! There are more people who reward you!"

Domineering! Xiaobao likes guys who carry silver notes with him.

"Okay!" Xiaobao was very happy to put the silver notes in his arms, then immediately opened the casserole, divided the egg dumplings into three cover bowls, and thoughtfully served with three stacks of minced coriander, chopped green onion and chili oil on a large tray: "You can serve it!"

The second prince was anxious: "I obviously ordered it first!"

Xiaobao patted the silver notes in his arms: "What have you booked? Have you given a deposit?"

The second prince was angry, and the fourth prince picked up the tray as if he hadn't heard them talking, and left happily.

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The fourth prince went to deliver egg dumplings to the queen first.

The queen glanced at the fourth prince meaningfully.

Yesterday, the third brother came to deliver food. It was his own son, so the queen would not think too much; the fourth brother, who had always expressed his respect and affection, suddenly came to deliver food...

Queen: "But what happened?"

Fourth Prince: “…”

Looking at the gentle smile on the queen's face, but with doubts and inquiry in her eyes, the second prince seemed to suddenly receive a sentence in his mind: "If you have nothing to do, you will be either a traitor or a thief."

Fourth Prince: "Mother Queen, the child just thought that the food was novel and had never been seen in the palace, so he wanted to invite the mother to taste it... The child also wanted to give his father a try, so he would not have a meal with the mother, otherwise it would be cold. Mother Queen, you should eat it while it is hot."

After saying that, the fourth prince hurriedly retreated.

Say more and make mistakes, explain and leave quickly, and send it to your father is the most important thing.

I give it to the queen first, which means I want to leave a chance to have a meal with my father, so I can give it a lot of experience.

When I arrived at the imperial study room, I saw Eunuch Li standing outside the door, with his eyebrows and eyes hanging down, as if he was asleep, but he was standing straight.

The door was not closed, and the emperor's angrily scolded him: "Do you only complain to me?! Can't you see the consequences of price increase? Money is so easy to make? Are you going to force the people to abandon the waste?"

Food has always been an important commodity in the national economy, and changes in food prices directly reflect the basic state of social prosperity and stability.

The emperor believed that after he ascended the throne, his politics was basically stable and his society was open-minded enough that there should not be a situation where prices were soaring.

But he also knew that local governments hoarded goods through the official business of salt and iron, competing with each other, but they were not very obvious in normal times.

But now, taking advantage of the recovery period after the year of severe drought, the river channels are not smooth and the transportation is not good. Not only do these people not find ways to calm prices, but they also have to indulge them.

Indulgence is equivalent to raising the market, which is extremely hateful!

The ministers in the imperial study room are still expressing grievances and amplifying objective reasons: such as unfavorable transportation, which is the result of natural disasters, etc.

The emperor threw teacup inside, and the fourth prince walked away with a tray, unwilling to give up, staying... The emperor was so angry that he stayed behind himself. Will he take the anger for those ministers?

The fourth prince handed the tray into Eunuch Li's hand: "Let your father eat while it's hot, your body is more important than anything else!" After that, he turned around and slipped away.

After just taking a two-step walk, he was unwilling to give up and turned back to Eunuch Li, saying, "My ministers have made mistakes. Why bother to delay the meals? Even if you scold them, you will have to eat enough before scolding them!"

The idea of ​​slipping away just now was too strong, and the fourth prince almost delayed his performance in front of the emperor.

Even if he did not intend to bear the anger of his father, he had to let his father know his filial piety. So the fourth prince quickly came back and explained a few more words, wanting to convey his concern for his father through Eunuch Li's mouth.

The Fourth Prince was a little depressed on his way back.

I didn’t read the almanac when I went out today, otherwise I wouldn’t be so unhappy.

First, he took some food from Chu Dong and had to pay for money, so he unexpectedly did not expect it. Then he sent the food to the queen, thinking that even if the queen was not with the emperor, he could at least get a word for the queen to praise him for his filial piety. As a result, the queen asked him what happened.

He responded randomly, thinking that he could eat with his father and emperor, showing his kindness and filial piety to his son and showing his presence, but he caught up with his father and his great excitement and was in a bad mood.

"Fifty taels, I'll pay it!" The fourth prince couldn't help but curse: "It's better to eat it myself!"

"It's really delicious!" The second prince was enjoying egg dumplings. He didn't know what the seasoning Xiaobao put in it was called. Anyway, it was as fragrant as the dumpling stuffing made in the palace.

The second prince's close-fitting eunuch immediately expressed his determination: "I'll go back to Xu Hong, Xu Qing, who is beside Mr. Chu, and I'll find out how to do it. Don't we have a small kitchen too."

Xu Hong and Xu Qing were the eunuchs sent by Eunuch Li to attack Xiaobao. They had no grade and were just the time to show their performance. It was easy to inquire with them.

"It's a pity that the good thing was not used! The fourth bastard is quick! He actually brought silver notes with him every day!" The second prince said angrily, eating the last egg dumpling.

Thirty, all of them were eaten, and they were almost overwhelmed! But they couldn't make up for his injured heart.

"That's right!" The little eunuch immediately agreed: "It's worthy of being taught by a mother from a merchant!"

The fourth prince’s mother tribe is doing business, but they are engaged in cultural industries. Their family is the largest publishing and printing chain enterprise in Daxuan - "Wubuzhi Bookstore".

The word "shu" is also related to knowledge. Therefore, the mother of the fourth prince has always regarded himself as a literati, but in the second prince's view, a businessman is a businessman and cannot be put on the table.
Chapter completed!