Li Shimin never expected that the melon would actually hit his head, and he almost spit out a mouthful of tea.
Everyone's eyes turned to Chen Jingke, and Qin Qiong and the other three stopped thinking and just started eating.
Li Zhi, Princess Gaoyang, Qin Yandao and others were all surprised. This was too brave. Especially Princess Gaoyang, for the first time she looked squarely at this little Taoist priest whom she despised.
Li Tai was surprised and secretly gave Chen Jingke a thumbs up. This guy is so well suited to his temperament that he wants to interact with him more in the future.
Changsun Wugou was relieved that his nephew's pain was not in vain, but he said angrily: "Jing Ke, don't talk nonsense. Your Majesty and I are one and the same husband and wife. There is no difference between us. If Your Majesty needs it, you can take it."
Chen Jingke wiped the biscuit crumbs from the corner of Princess Jinyang's mouth and said, "Can the money in the treasury and the internal treasury be used as desired by my aunt? It is all my own money that I use to reward the slaves below."
It is true that only the emperor can use the money in the treasury. Even the money in the inner treasury cannot be touched by the queen. There must be a legitimate reason.
It is impossible to reward servants with money from the Treasury.
The queen also has her own salary. She usually uses her salary to reward her servants and buy things from outside the palace.
If the relationship between the emperor and the empress is good, then nothing will be a problem. You can just find any reason to withdraw part of it. Who cares what you use it for.
If the relationship between the emperor and the empress is not good, then don't say anything.
Not just the queen, but all the concubines are the same. Those whose natal families have money will send money to the palace for them to spend, while those whose families have no money can only rely on their salary to live a careful life.
The relationship between Changsun Wujia and Li Shimin is of course unparalleled. It is easy to draw money from the inner treasury. But when you spend money from the inner treasury, you are not as comfortable as spending your own money, right?
Li Shimin naturally understood this truth, and he himself had no intention of blackmailing the money.
In fact, he doesn't need to be black. As long as he is short of money, Changsun Wugou will take the initiative to subsidize him secretly with his own money.
"Okay, okay, it all depends on you. That's you. If anyone else dares to talk to me like this, I will have to drag him out and chop him down."
Then he said to Qin Qiong and the others: "Don't think so much, just follow what he said."
"Here." The three of them naturally agreed without saying anything.
Only Cheng Cui looked a little unnatural, Cheng Huaimo, Cheng Hualiang was born to Cheng Yaojin’s ex-wife, and she gave birth to Cheng Chubi, so she naturally had to take care of her biological son.
Originally, Cheng Yaojin wanted the honest-hearted Cheng Chubi and Chen Jingke to make friends, but the plan failed to keep up with the change, and Cheng Hualiang accidentally met them.
Chen Jingke also showed a mature thought that was not commensurate with his age. It would be inappropriate to let the eight-year-old Cheng Chubi come over. He simply went along with the flow and continued to let Cheng Hualiang date him.
Originally, Cheng Cui didn't care much. It was just an investment, and it didn't matter whoever came.
But Chen Jingke's performance was getting better and better, and his status in the eyes of the emperor and empress was far beyond everyone's imagination. The more this happened, the more unwilling she was.
This cooperation in opening a restaurant is not as simple as a restaurant, but a symbol of alliance. Whoever's name is attached will be the leader of this alliance, and the right to speak will be greatly increased.
What's more, even the queen is involved, making this alliance even more valuable.
Naturally, she wanted to use the name of Su Guogong's Palace to complete this alliance, so that everything belonged to Guogong's Palace, and Cheng Chubi also had a share.
Just now, Chen Jingke said that this restaurant was the business of a group of juniors and had nothing to do with each family, so she wanted to refute it.
But she didn't dare. Cheng Yaojin would let her do it in small matters. If she dared to speak casually in big matters, the consequences would be serious. She could only secretly pray for someone to stand up and object.
But the development of things was always beyond her expectation. The young master dared to touch the emperor's tiger beard. The key was that the emperor was not angry and agreed to his proposal.
Not only did he agree, he also made the decision for the three families.
The emperor had spoken, but she did not dare to object, so she had no choice but to accept this reality.
It doesn't matter about Qin Jia's family, Qin Yandao is her biological son. Yuchi Xunyu's situation is similar, he is the eldest grandson of the family.
Cheng Huailiang and the other three were naturally overjoyed. They were all sons of powerful people and they knew very well what this meant to them.
I am a little more grateful to Chen Jingke, this is what I call a brother.
Chen Jingke didn't want the Qin family's restaurant, but he allowed the other party to send a chef over to learn cooking techniques.
In order not to favor one against another, the Yuchi family and the Cheng family can also send people over to study.
The only restriction is: "You cannot open a branch with cooking techniques within one year."
Everyone heard the subtext in the words, Chen Jingke's restaurant will open a branch.
They had no objections to this and all readily agreed.
In an era without patent laws, allowing others to learn technology for free was already a great favor.
To make further demands is to be greedy.
Changsun Wugou also said that he would let the imperial chef come over to learn how to cook. Chen Jingke certainly did not have the courage to refuse, and he would not refuse.
At this moment, Li Tai suddenly said: "What, I am also short of money, can you also let me participate in a share to make a little money?"
The originally bustling hall fell silent for a moment.
Li Shimin's eyes flickered and he didn't know what he was thinking. Everyone else pretended not to hear and pretended to drink water.
Chen Jingke looked embarrassed. If the prince Li Chengqian asked for a shareholding, he would agree without saying a word.
But Li Tai was a prince, or the second son who had the qualifications to covet the throne. When he joined, the nature changed.
There are just a bunch of kids who don't know anything.
Seeing that the matter was about to end, Changsun Wugou reacted quickly and pretended to be disgusted:
"How can it be said that the prince is doing business? If you are short of money, come to me and ask for it. How can I still be short of your little money?"
Chen Jingke also smoothed things over and said, "Brother, it's not that I don't agree, it's that my aunt doesn't agree. Don't blame me."
The others also laughed in agreement.
Li Tai reacted quickly and immediately said in frustration: "Hey, why is my life so miserable? I can't even make a little money."
But after he made such a fuss, the atmosphere became weird. Everyone lost interest in chatting, and soon the banquet ended and everyone went back.
Returning to the palace, the couple sat facing each other with solemn expressions behind the screen.
Changsun Wugou said: "Erlang, don't you think you are too doting on Qingque?"
Li Shimin said somewhat uncomfortably: "He is our child, shouldn't I be nice to him?"
Changsun Wugou said: "You know what I am talking about, I am not joking, I have wanted to talk to you about this matter for a long time.
"I was not in good health before and never found an opportunity. I just took this opportunity to talk about it."
"What exactly are you thinking? Are you dissatisfied with Cheng Qian and want to change the crown prince?"
Li Shimin's eyes twitched and he said: "Nothing. Chengqian is very good and I am very satisfied. I have no idea of changing him. Moreover, changing the crown prince is a major matter for the country. How can we talk about it lightly?"
Changsun Wugou said: "Then why do you give Qingque unrealistic hope?"
Li Shimin explained: "I just want to put some pressure on Cheng Qian so that he doesn't relax."
"But have you ever thought about the consequences of doing this?" Changsun Wugou was very angry and said unhesitatingly:
"Father and son turned against each other and became enemies of each other. The lessons learned from the past are right in front of us."