The young man was so happy to receive the gold. He never thought that he would get so much silver today, which was more than his salary for a year. He quickly bent over and bowed his hands happily: "Sir, please wait a moment. This young man is here."
Just go downstairs and help you urge the chef."
"Thank you." Kangxi also said with a smile.
Qingyan, who was sitting next to him, felt that Kangxi was smiling like a fox at this time. If nothing else happened, someone should be unlucky again.
"You're welcome." The boy smiled and bowed and exited the door.
In this gap, Liang Jiugong and He Zhuer also quickly took out two sets of adult tableware and two sets of children's tableware from the small packages they brought with them, and placed them on the table one by one.
Qingyan tied the scarf handed over by He Zhuer around Yinreng's neck.
Soon the boy brought another pot of fine Tieguanyin, then closed the door of the private room and left.
"Your Majesty, it's not the Third Master. Do you want me to go find out who is the owner behind this restaurant first?" Cao Yin observed Kangxi's face from the side and asked quietly.
"No, you four will take turns to go to the lobby to eat in a while. Pay attention to what the diners say about this restaurant."
"yes!"
It was also the first time that Nalan Rongruo heard about the royal meal in a restaurant outside. He was afraid that the owner behind it either really had a strong background and had great hands and eyes to get the royal meal in the palace, or he was stupid and had no bounds.
He regards wealth as his life, and is amassing money in the name of royal food.
But no matter which one it is, as long as this "imperial meal" is real, the person behind it is destined to be in trouble.
In the private room, except for the two children who were bumping heads and discussing the excitement outside the palace today, the adults did not speak. Kangxi looked calm and calm, quietly waiting for today's "imperial meal"
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Not long after, the waiter knocked on the door of the private room again, and then led several young women carrying trays to place the dishes on the table one by one.
"Sir, your food has been served. Please enjoy it slowly. I will stay on the second floor. If you need anything, just call me."
"good."
Kangxi lowered his head slightly and looked at the "imperial meal" on the table. It was very good. It was exactly the same as what he usually ate. Even the decoration on the plate was exactly the same. If he hadn't clearly known that this was outside the palace, he might have really eaten it.
I thought it was served from the imperial kitchen.
After Liang Jiugong took out the silver needle and tested the poison, Kangxi and others started to use their chopsticks, and He Zhuer and Cao Yin also went downstairs to eat.
"Auntie, Baocheng wants to eat cherry meat, but he can't reach it."
Yinreng waved the small spoon in his hand and stretched out his short arms to try to scoop up the dishes on the plate. However, he couldn't even reach the edge of the plate, so he had to raise his little head and said to Qingyan beside him.
Qingyan reached out and used a male spoon to scoop out a spoonful of bright and attractive cherry meat. The meat was less juicy and more juicy, and poured it into Yinreng's rice. Then she took his small spoon and stirred the rice in the small bowl.
The white rice grains are dyed bright red.
This was the first time that Yinren saw this way of eating rice in soup. Curiously, he picked up a small spoon and took a spoonful of it and put it into his mouth. The taste was surprisingly good. There was rice in the meat, meat in the rice, and the soup was juicy.
The rice grains are also soaked to make them softer, which is very suitable for the little prince to eat.
"Khan Ama, this is as delicious as what we had in the palace!" Yinreng excitedly scooped up another spoonful of rice and handed it to Kangxi, who was sitting on his right.
"Baocheng should eat it by himself, I can do it myself." Kangxi smiled and declined his son's kindness, and then he and Baoqing also learned this way of eating, pouring the soup on the rice.
After Baoqing swallowed the food in his mouth, he also shared the same thoughts as the little prince. His two sons and Qingyan were enjoying the food, while Kangxi felt depressed and couldn't eat anymore.
This is truly an imperial meal. In addition, it was served piping hot right after it came out of the pot. It is much simpler than the process of passing meals around in the palace, and it doesn’t waste much time. The taste even tastes better than the palace meal.
The ones inside are even better.
Kangxi put down his chopsticks, looked down at the ten imperial dishes, and quickly turned the jade finger on his hand, while one thought after another flashed through his mind.
When they finished their meal and Liang Jiugong went to pay the bill, he realized that these ten imperial dishes alone cost 1,800 taels of silver, which averaged out to 180 taels per dish.
"Sir, please go slowly. You are welcome to come again next time." The waiter enthusiastically sent Kangxi and his party out of the gate.
"Yes, this royal meal is worthy of being eaten only by the emperor. The taste is far inferior to that of my own chefs. I will come back next time when I am free."
Kangxi said with a smile, then raised his head and glanced at the plaque "Fu Man Tian Xia", then turned around and took Qingyan and his two sons into the carriage.
The boy watched the blue-black carriage heading toward the outskirts of Beijing, then turned around and ran back to the lobby. He walked up to the middle-aged man who was sitting on the counter and was handling accounts, and said excitedly: "Second uncle, I am here today."
I met a big customer. Not only did he order ten dishes of imperial cuisine, but he also spent so much that the people around me gave me a small gold horn."
"What, didn't I tell you before? Don't just blindly introduce the imperial cuisine to the guests. Why did you recommend ten dishes?" The man who looked smooth and shrewd raised his hand and patted the young waiter on the arm before yelling.
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"Hey, uncle, please be gentle. I think the hostess is right. Since we have named this imperial dish, instead of telling the guests that this is our restaurant's special dish,
It's better to talk openly about the royal meal, at least the guests will be more interested and more generous." The waiter curled his lips disdainfully and said.
The middle-aged shopkeeper really wanted to curse that flirtatious woman and what kind of wife he was, but thinking that the restaurant was indeed in her name now, he could only spit at that woman in his heart.
"And I didn't take the initiative to ask for the royal meal today. It was the youngest son of the distinguished guest who took the initiative to order a few dishes. Today's big deal was only possible by chance." The boy covered his mouth with the back of his right hand and whispered to his second uncle.
said.
"The people who know Yushan are not ordinary people. The person you met is not a yellow belt, right?" The shopkeeper suddenly felt a bad feeling in his heart, and he quickly grabbed the waiter's sleeve and asked.
"No, no, if it's a yellow belt, how dare I say anything about the royal meal?" The boy quickly waved his hand to deny it.
"The distinguished guests I'm serving don't even have a red belt around their waists, and their carriages are heading towards the outskirts of Beijing. They must be the kind of wealthy young masters whose families are engaged in business and have extensive knowledge."
Hearing this, the shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked: "Then did you hear what the servants next to the distinguished guest called him?"
"My surname is Jin." The boy recalled it for a moment and then said firmly.
"Then it's okay." After hearing this person's last name, the shopkeeper's originally high-spirited mental arithmetic was completely relieved.
After all, he had heard from his boss before that although the biggest man in the world liked to visit privately incognito, he always called himself "Sanye Huang", and the "Jin" surname was completely different from this title.
"From now on, you should say less about this imperial dish. You should still avoid the yellow and red ribbons as before, and just tell others that they are the specialties of our restaurant."
"Okay, okay, second uncle, please stop nagging, I'll remember it." The young man heard this a hundred times, and his ears almost became calluses.
He said that the host's wife is more courageous and more flexible than the host, and the diners here are all wealthy owners.
As long as the ingredients are good, coupled with the loud imperial meal slogan, the guests will be greatly satisfied psychologically after satisfying their appetites, so that their restaurant can make a lot of money!
The carriage swayed along the official road for about half an hour before arriving at Huangzhuang.
The little prince was so sleepy that he almost fell asleep. Qingyan also knew that according to the usual time, Yinreng would almost have a lunch break.
I had no choice but to get out of the car, pat his back gently, hug him and follow Kangxi all the way.
Ever since Kangxi got out of the car, he had taken great strides. He didn't know whether he was angry or anxious, but he strode ahead alone.
Nalan Rongruo saw that Baoqing's short legs couldn't keep up with the adult's pace, so she had no choice but to bend down and pick him up.
As soon as everyone entered the Imperial Mansion, they saw a middle-aged man wearing a dark brown round-collar robe walking excitedly by the door. When he looked up and saw Kangxi, he hurriedly took a few steps forward and leaned over to salute: "See you, humble minister."
emperor."
"Without ceremony, please get up." Kangxi stretched out his hand to help him.
Only then did Qingyan realize that the unshaven man in front of her, who had lost a lot of weight and whose skin had turned a shade darker, was actually the elegant Dr. Zhang in the palace?
"Is what you said in the secret book true?"
Kangxi followed Doctor Zhang to where he was staying, reached out and took the stack of rice paper he handed over, with many things written densely on it, and asked impatiently.
"Master, it's absolutely true."
"When Wei Chen first came to Huangzhuang more than half a month ago, he was not very lucky. He didn't encounter a single sick cow."
"It took nearly ten days, but there was no result at all. During those days, Wei Chen really couldn't eat or sleep at night."
"Tell the important point."
Kangxi couldn't help but interrupt Doctor Zhang: "Just tell me how you discovered the relationship between cowpox and smallpox."
Feeling that the emperor was impatient, Doctor Zhang also hurriedly spoke faster: "It's like this. Later, Wei Chen accidentally walked to the small yard where Mongolian cows were raised, and saw several people inside carrying milk buckets to milk the cows.
When I talked with them, I unexpectedly learned that they had all been infected with cowpox during the milking process."
"Wei Chen has carefully examined them and found that their symptoms are very similar to those of His Highness. Some people who are in good health only have a slight fever and don't even need to take medicine."
"Just like this, it seems impossible to say that cowpox is related to smallpox, right?" Kangxi frowned slightly.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. We haven't finished talking yet. Two of them are brothers and their families live in a village not far from Huangzhuang. A year ago, smallpox broke out in their village and most of the people in the village died.
, but the two brothers who had been infected with cowpox were fine at all."
"Although there are only two examples of this at present, Wei Chen still boldly guessed that cowpox has a similar effect on preventing smallpox as variola, and the former is even less dangerous than the latter."
"This!" After hearing the well-founded explanation from Doctor Zhang, Kangxi couldn't help but stare at the rice paper in his hand with bright eyes.
Several people standing nearby and watching were also shocked by the statement that "cowpox may be able to prevent smallpox".
Nalan Rongruo thought to himself, if this is true, people in the world will no longer need to fear smallpox, and this can be regarded as a major political achievement of the emperor, and his name is destined to go down in history.
Cao Yin also kept thinking in his mind that if cowpox was really effective, the court would be able to gain a great reputation from smallpox alone, which would also greatly boost the morale of the soldiers fighting in the south.
Liang Jiugong could not help but glance at the two children beside him. His Highness was the first to be infected with cowpox in the palace. Brother Baoqing was the first to point it out, and Master Hesheli was the first to treat cowpox.
People who are connected with smallpox.
Hiss~ I dare not think, if this immortal merit is true, then these three people are the number one contributors.
Only He Zhuer listened carefully, but he was confused. He didn't know what cowpox was and why cowpox was connected with smallpox. He was afraid that he would have to ask his master for extra lessons at night.
"Zi Qing, Rong Ruo."
"The slave is here."
"You two should put aside what you are doing first, and then contact Prince Yu, and together we will go to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment to extract a group of death row prisoners, and stay in the Imperial Manor to fully cooperate with Dr. Zhang in researching cowpox."
"I ask you to keep this matter highly confidential. No one can reveal it before the results come out. Do you understand?" Kangxi turned to look at the two of them.
"The slave obeys the order."
Kangxi glanced at Qingyan again, and she immediately nodded reflexively, and then Kangxi looked at Baoqing.
Seeing the confused look on his eldest son's face, he followed suit and said, "Please remember to keep it secret, too, Baoqing!"
"Khan Ama, what are you talking about? I didn't understand a word."
Kangxi: ...Forget it, just pretend I didn’t ask.
“The meat is so delicious~”
Just at this moment, the little prince suddenly said something.
Qingyan turned to look at him and found that he was smacking his lips, and there was sparkling saliva coming out of his mouth. She quickly wiped him with a handkerchief and said with a smile: "Your Highness may have eaten too much food at noon, and now he is talking
Talking in sleep."
"It's really worthless." Kangxi wanted to hold it back but couldn't, so he laughed loudly.
I have to say, this new news is really good, so good that the corners of his mouth can't help but curl up.
Kangxi, who was in a very good mood, left Cao Yin and Nalan Rongruo with Dr. Zhang, and then took the remaining people to the edge of the farmland, watching the farmers in the field holding hoes and bending down to weed.
There are green vegetable seedlings growing neatly in the ground. The old cattle are grazing under the shade of the trees, wagging their tails. The blue sky and white clouds provide a broad view and the scenery is excellent. Walking on this path, one feels that the whole person is much more open-minded.
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I saw a dark-skinned old man on the roadside, fanning himself with a straw hat in one hand and drinking water from a large white bowl with the other hand.
Kangxi led his people and walked towards him. He quickly wiped him with a handkerchief and said with a smile: "Your Highness may have eaten too much food at noon and is talking in his sleep now."
"It's really worthless." Kangxi wanted to hold it back but couldn't, so he laughed loudly.
I have to say, this new news is really good, so good that the corners of his mouth can't help but curl up.
Kangxi, who was in a very good mood, left Cao Yin and Nalan Rongruo with Dr. Zhang, and then took the remaining people to the edge of the farmland, watching the farmers in the field holding hoes and bending down to weed.
There are green vegetable seedlings growing neatly in the ground. The old cattle are grazing under the shade of the trees, wagging their tails. The blue sky and white clouds provide a broad view and the scenery is excellent. Walking on this path, one feels that the whole person is much more open-minded.
.
I saw a dark-skinned old man on the roadside, fanning himself with a straw hat in one hand and drinking water from a large white bowl with the other hand.
Kangxi led his people and walked towards him. He quickly wiped him with a handkerchief and said with a smile: "Your Highness may have eaten too much food at noon and is talking in his sleep now."
"It's really worthless." Kangxi wanted to hold it back but couldn't, so he laughed loudly.
I have to say, this new news is really good, so good that the corners of his mouth can't help but curl up.
Kangxi, who was in a very good mood, left Cao Yin and Nalan Rongruo with Dr. Zhang, and then took the remaining people to the edge of the farmland, watching the farmers in the field holding hoes and bending down to weed.
There are green vegetable seedlings growing neatly in the ground. The old cattle are grazing under the shade of the trees, wagging their tails. The blue sky and white clouds provide a broad view and the scenery is excellent. Walking on this path, one feels that the whole person is much more open-minded.
.
I saw a dark-skinned old man on the roadside, fanning himself with a straw hat in one hand and drinking water from a large white bowl with the other hand.
Kangxi led his people and walked towards him. He quickly wiped him with a handkerchief and said with a smile: "Your Highness may have eaten too much food at noon and is talking in his sleep now."
"It's really worthless." Kangxi wanted to hold it back but couldn't, so he laughed loudly.
I have to say, this new news is really good, so good that the corners of his mouth can't help but curl up.
Kangxi, who was in a very good mood, left Cao Yin and Nalan Rongruo with Dr. Zhang, and then took the remaining people to the edge of the farmland, watching the farmers in the field holding hoes and bending down to weed.
There are green vegetable seedlings growing neatly in the ground. The old cattle are grazing under the shade of the trees, wagging their tails. The blue sky and white clouds provide a broad view and the scenery is excellent. Walking on this path, one feels that the whole person is much more open-minded.
.
I saw a dark-skinned old man on the roadside, fanning himself with a straw hat in one hand and drinking water from a large white bowl with the other hand.
Kangxi led his people and walked towards him. He quickly wiped him with a handkerchief and said with a smile: "Your Highness may have eaten too much food at noon and is talking in his sleep now."
"It's really worthless." Kangxi wanted to hold it back but couldn't, so he laughed loudly.
I have to say, this new news is really good, so good that the corners of his mouth can't help but curl up.
Kangxi, who was in a very good mood, left Cao Yin and Nalan Rongruo with Dr. Zhang, and then took the remaining people to the edge of the farmland, watching the farmers in the field holding hoes and bending down to weed.
There are green vegetable seedlings growing neatly in the ground. The old cattle are grazing under the shade of the trees, wagging their tails. The blue sky and white clouds provide a broad view and the scenery is excellent. Walking on this path, one feels that the whole person is much more open-minded.
.
I saw a dark-skinned old man on the roadside, fanning himself with a straw hat in one hand and drinking water from a large white bowl with the other hand.
Kangxi led his people and walked towards him. He quickly wiped him with a handkerchief and said with a smile: "Your Highness may have eaten too much food at noon and is talking in his sleep now."
"It's really worthless." Kangxi wanted to hold it back but couldn't, so he laughed loudly.
I have to say, this new news is really good, so good that the corners of his mouth can't help but curl up.
Kangxi, who was in a very good mood, left Cao Yin and Nalan Rongruo with Dr. Zhang, and then took the remaining people to the edge of the farmland, watching the farmers in the field holding hoes and bending down to weed.
There are green vegetable seedlings growing neatly in the ground. The old cattle are grazing under the shade of the trees, wagging their tails. The blue sky and white clouds provide a broad view and the scenery is excellent. Walking on this path, one feels that the whole person is much more open-minded.
.
I saw a dark-skinned old man on the roadside, fanning himself with a straw hat in one hand and drinking water from a large white bowl with the other hand.