The next day, two censors in the court impeached King You Li Yu for causing trouble in the county government yesterday, but they were imprisoned by Emperor Ning. Not only that, Taiping County Magistrate Hou Yuanzhi also committed corruption and bribery because of his inability to handle the case.
He was suspended from office and handed over to Dali Temple for review.
At this point, the undercurrent in the court surged again.
Some people say that His Majesty wanted to make up for King You.
Some people also say that His Majesty plans to cultivate King You, and that there may be three kings in the court.
Emperor Ning didn't pay much attention to their thoughts. He returned to the Imperial Study Room just after the morning court, picked up a memorial, and after reading it twice, he couldn't help but asked Bai Chang behind him: "Li Yu went to Dali Temple today.
?”
"Your Majesty, His Highness Prince You did not enter the palace today." Bai Chang bowed and replied in his hoarse voice.
Hearing this, Emperor Ning frowned slightly. He had sent a decree the day before yesterday for Li Yu to temporarily take over the post of Shaoqing of Dali Temple. What kind of tricks was this kid playing? Another figure could not help but appear in his mind, and he asked: "
Didn’t Tang Ji go to the Ministry of Industry?"
Seeing His Majesty's displeasure, Bai Chang lowered his voice and replied, "Yes, neither of them has entered the palace."
Emperor Ning took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "I will send two eunuchs to ask them when they plan to take office!"
"Old slave, I obey the order." Bai Chang replied.
"Hmph, one broke into my harem secretly when he first came to Kyoto, and the other made a big fuss in the county government because of a shop incident. These two people really got together. It would be great if they could have such a tacit understanding in the court!" Emperor Ning
He complained again, shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and concentrated on reviewing the memorial.
...
In Prince You's Mansion, the back kitchen.
The space in this kitchen is very large. There are six large pots on the stove alone. There are several long tables in the room. There are also countless pots, bowls, pans and other tableware. Many prepared dishes are piled on a large table.
There was nothing more to say, but there were four figures standing at another table. They all said that a gentleman does not belong in the kitchen, but three of these four people were men.
"I didn't expect that after repeated beating, this egg white could turn into such a delicious cream!" Huang Anzhi took a bite of the freshly made cream cake, as if he had discovered some new world, and exclaimed, with a smile on his face.
He raised his head excitedly and looked at Tang Ji as if he were meeting Bole's thousand-mile horse.
Tang Ji felt a little unnatural as he stared at him with such fanatical eyes. He took a few steps back and said with a smile, "I only discovered it by chance."
Li Yu didn't believe such nonsense. In his eyes, Tang Ji suddenly learned these things that ordinary people didn't know because of his amnesia. But he didn't say much. He scooped up the snow-white cream with a spoon and put it in his mouth, chewing two mouthfuls.
Then he showed a happy look: "It's been a long time since I've eaten it, and it's still so delicious."
"Yeah, it's delicious!" Jiu'er, a snack foodie, had already eaten two pieces, and the corners of his mouth were already covered with cream, and he nodded in agreement.
Tang Ji glanced outside the room, and then lowered his voice and said to Huang Anzhi: "Shopkeeper Huang, I have also given you the method of making this cake. Next, you can study how to maximize its taste and appearance.
Okay, it will be convenient for selling in the future. I will leave the kitchen to you for the next few days. If you need anything, just tell me!"
"Hey, hey, don't you plan to let us eat cake every day? No matter how delicious this cake is, we will get tired of eating it every day!" Li Yu put the jade plate in his hand on the table and continued to ask: "
Besides, we don’t know when the pastry shop will open yet, so there’s no need to worry about it for a few days, right?”
"No, we have to do it within these few days. If it's too late, it'll be too late!" Tang Ji said decisively.
Hearing this, Li Yu looked suspicious: "Why is it too late? What bad things are you planning to do again?"
But as soon as he asked the question, Jiu'er raised her hand excitedly: "I know, it's the lady's birthday coming up, uh uh uh..."
"Shh, keep your voice down!" Tang Ji quickly covered her mouth to prevent Jiang Ran from hearing.
Jiu'er nodded repeatedly. After Tang Ji took his hand away, he wiped the corners of his mouth and smiled: "I even forgot Jiu'er. I didn't expect my uncle to remember it so clearly."
"I originally planned to do it myself to give Ranran a surprise, but since there is an expert like Shopkeeper Huang here, of course I can't let you go." Tang Ji explained, rubbing his head.
Huang Anzhi laughed loudly: "I didn't expect Mr. Tang to love his wife so much. Don't worry, I will take care of this matter. I guarantee to make a cake that will satisfy you!"
"I knew you had other plans." Li Yu snorted, recalling Song Yao's birthday in his mind. Only then did he realize that he had forgotten the day of her birthday. He couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva and stepped forward.
Walking out slowly: "Song Xiao, help me check something out!"
Tang Ji ignored him and continued to discuss the details of making cakes with Huang Anzhi.
Seeing this scene, the cook standing outside the window almost shed tears. It was almost noon, and she hadn't done anything yet. By then, everyone would have nothing to eat, and the housekeeper would deduct her extra money!
But not long after, Li Yu came back and greeted Tang Ji: "Tang Ji, someone is coming from the palace!"
Hearing this, Tang Ji looked suspicious. What does the person coming from the palace have to do with him?
Although he thought so in his mind, he still put down the things on hand and saw Jiu'er staring at the fresh cream on the table. In order to prevent her from having diarrhea after eating it secretly, he quickly put the cream and the basin into the cupboard and walked out the door.
Soon, in the front yard of Prince You's Mansion.
The two young eunuchs saluted Li Yu and Tang Ji respectively: "I have met His Highness Prince You, Mr. Tang."
Li Yu nodded slightly and asked, "I wonder what important matters the two father-in-laws have?"
The two young eunuchs looked at each other, and the taller eunuch smiled and said, "Your Majesty asked your servants to ask when His Highness and Lord Tang plan to take up their posts in the palace."
Li Yu raised his eyebrows slightly. He had already guessed it. After all, there was such a big commotion at the Taiping County Yamen yesterday. He heard that Hou Yuanzhi was dismissed from office and investigated. This happened to hit him. He raised the corner of his mouth slightly and held his hand.
He said: "I would also like to ask my two father-in-laws to tell my father that I will go to Dali Temple tomorrow."
The tall eunuch nodded slightly, then turned his attention to Tang Ji: "Where is Mr. Tang?"
Tang Ji rubbed his nose. Agricultural reform cannot be completed in a day or two. I really don't know what the old emperor is anxious about. Why does he have to wait until Jiang Ran's birthday before going? After thinking about it, he said: "Me?
I'll wait for two more..."
But just in the middle of what he said, Li Yu covered his mouth: "Hehe, same thing, he will also report to the Ministry of Industry tomorrow!"
"In that case, then the servants will return to the palace!" The two young eunuchs smiled and bowed before turning and leaving.
"Aren't you going to sit down for a while? You two should be careful on the road!" Li Yu said politely.
Tang Ji pushed his hand away: "What are you doing? I want to be lazy for two more days!"
"Being lazy for two days? Do you believe that your father will let you be lazy for the rest of your life?" Li Yu snorted coldly and replied.
Tang Ji was not stupid either. He quickly understood the meaning of his words and couldn't help complaining in his heart: "This emperor is really a stingy person!"