Lin Jinqian asked his servants to prepare a sumptuous meal. As soon as Chu Nanxiang was pulled into the private room of Gaosheng Restaurant, he asked his aunt and sister-in-law to start drinking wine for various reasons.
Chu Nanxiang guessed that Princess Qian must have come here for the secret seasoning left by her eldest sister.
Speaking of this matter, she has always been confused. If the eldest sister wants to include the newly developed dishes in the restaurant, she should give it to Sang Kun. Why should she only keep it secretly?
Moreover, she also spread the word that she and Sanmei were now in charge of the recipe, which clearly gave Princess Qian an opportunity to snatch the recipe.
No matter how capable I am, I would not dare to compete with the princess, and the eldest sister should know this.
After thinking about it over and over, she suddenly remembered the secret formula of the secret seasoning, croton. Can this thing really be used as a seasoning?
She seemed to be aware of the eldest sister's intention. After drinking a few glasses of wine, she deliberately pretended to be drunk and fell down on the table.
"Mrs. Chu Er?"
Seeing how easily she got drunk, Lin Jinqian patted her shoulder suspiciously and shouted several times without any response.
Tang Yuanxi looked at Chu Nanxiang quietly and said slowly: "I heard from Cai Lian that the princess did give the second mother of the Chu family a spice recipe before she left, but I don't know where this woman is hidden.
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"It's such a valuable thing, and it's related to the restaurant's business. She should be able to carry it with her."
Lin Jinqian tentatively searched her body, and as expected, found the formula in the middle of Chu Nanxiang's sleeve.
She opened it excitedly and was dumbfounded when she saw the last ingredient: "Croton? How do you make sauce with this?"
"Maybe it's medicinal food."
Tang Yuanxi speculated confidently: "Sister-in-law, please don't forget that our Princess Pingning is proficient in the art of Qihuang. It's not surprising that she uses some strange ingredients as a gimmick."
"It must be."
Lin Jinqian nodded in agreement, thinking that some of the various dishes developed by the jealous wife were serious and very popular among the diners.
She is really a country woman, spending her whole day doing some unorthodox things to attract people's attention.
Lin Jinqian curled her lips with disdain. The aunt and sister-in-law were about to continue searching Chu Nanxiang when they saw Yin Liuxuan barging in.
After all, he was still worried about Chu Nanxiang coming alone, so he followed him to Gaosheng Restaurant.
Looking at Er Niang lying on the table, Yin Liuxuan was a little angry. He didn't care about the identities of Lin Jinqian and Tang Yuanxi, and glared angrily: "What does the princess want to do to Er Niang?"
"Look what you said."
Lin Jinqian was stunned.
Unexpectedly, the widower cared so much about a divorced woman and even followed her to his restaurant.
He quickly smiled and explained: "I originally invited Er Niang to come over for a drink, but she was so intoxicated that she became drunk after only three or two drinks. Yuan Xi and I were thinking of sending her back."
"Don't worry about it, princess and princess."
Yin Liuxuan glanced at the two of them angrily, stepped forward, picked up Chu Nanxiang, and walked out. After walking a few steps, he suddenly turned around and solemnly reminded: "Most of the governors are waiting for the court to lose their troops and generals."
Regarding the matter, I advise Her Royal Highness the Princess to take matters into her own hands."
After saying that, he left resolutely.
"But a mere prince's young man dares to interfere in my princess's affairs."
Lin Jinqian glared fiercely at the walking figure. When facing Tang Yuanxi, she turned to joy and took out the hidden secret formula. Chunfeng smiled proudly and said: "With this formula, the business of our Gaosheng Restaurant will increase.
The better, I will let Na Yuan come to the restaurant to be empty, and when the jealous wife comes back, I will see with my own eyes who is the material for doing business."
Tang Yuanxi was a little worried: "Sister-in-law, we stole the secret recipe, what should we do if Mrs. Chu notices it?"
"Huh, she lost it herself. If you don't tell me or I don't tell, who will know."
Lin Jinqian held the secret recipe and looked at it carefully for a moment, then quickly put it away and led Tang Yuanxi back to the Captain's Mansion in a hurry.
Lin Jinxiao personally led the palace's two thousand cavalry and left the city at three o'clock in the morning, preparing to march straight to the Changning County Prefecture.
Ji Huaishu was very worried about his crazy behavior. When he reached the fork in the road to Tanning County, he quickly stopped him and said:
"Your Highness, the rebels have now occupied most of Changning County and are about to expand to the surrounding areas. If you go deep into the hinterland, even if reinforcements from all over the place gather, you will not be able to support Your Highness. I would like to ask Your Highness to follow the old minister's instructions and lead the army to Tanning County.
It’s better to try to fight again.”
Lin Jinxiao reined in his horse, turned to look at the winding and rugged path, and shook his head disapprovingly:
"Although Lord Ji's strategy is sound, the situation in Pingning Prefecture does not allow us to stand firm and wait for the battle like this. The rebels have won consecutive battles and are in the spotlight at this time. I would never have thought that I would surprise their home base. Then
The rebels are just a mob. To capture the thief, capture the king first. As long as I can capture the leader of the thief, I can immediately reverse the situation."
"Can"
Ji Huaishu was about to speak but stopped, feeling even more worried.
He was the only heir of the late prince, and the grandson that his ancestors longed for. How could he explain to his ancestors if he had such a fate?
"Nothing more."
Lin Jinxiao secretly clenched his fists. He could not allow Ping Ning Prefecture to continue to be in chaos. He had to put down the civil strife immediately and then plan to bring back Chu Nan Zhi, mother and son.
"Ask Minister Ji to lead the army to Tanning County and set up porridge shacks along the way. He also ordered Xu Jinzhou and He Ying to lead their troops to Tanning County to attack the rebels from both sides."
Lin Jinxiao had long been determined to win this battle. Although the loss of soldiers and generals in the Tang family's army strengthened the momentum of the rebels, they were all elites of the Tang family's army after all, and they also severely damaged the rebels.
An arrogant soldier will be defeated.
Without allowing Ji Huaishu to comment any further, Lin Jinxiao whipped his horse and led the cavalry along the trail at great speed.
Ji Huaishu looked at the dust rolling up on the trail and had no choice but to lead the army and continue to rush to Tanning County.
The cold wind in early winter is already biting, and the county palace in Changning County is very lively with singing and dancing.
The leader of the rebel army, Liao Chengzheng, led his subordinates to drink from cup to cup in the hall, and they successively defeated the elite troops of the Tang Army, whose reputation had once spread throughout the Dahe Empire. Everyone was in high spirits, and they kept saying complimentary words:
"The Tang family's army is just a bunch of straw, vulnerable to a single blow. If we continue at this rate, we will surely be able to invade Luyan Port before the twelfth lunar month and capture the crippled prince."
"I heard that Princess Pingning is quite charming. Even the prince of Baiyu people covets her. She is really a beauty in the world. When the time comes, I will personally invade the palace and capture the woman and present it to General Liao."
Liao Cheng held a wine cup and listened with great interest to the talk of his subordinates. He was very happy when he thought that he would be able to invade the state capital soon and get that famous beauty.
In just a few months, he went from being a common scoundrel to becoming the respected commander-in-chief of the armed forces he is today, something he never dared to imagine before.
Now that he occupies more than half of Changning County, his ambitions have expanded even more. He raised his wine glass and said loudly: "Let all the brothers have a drink today. Tomorrow, the Japanese general will lead everyone to gather at the gate of Tanning County and capture Tang Dynasty in one fell swoop."
Confucianism points directly to Luyan Port."
After a pause, he encouraged him with great momentum: "It is said that the women in Luyan Port are born with the beauty of the country. When they enter the city, the women's gold and silver will be yours. I only want Lin Jinxiao's head to sacrifice to the flag and give the order."
The whole Binh Ninh Prefecture.”
Everyone was very excited after hearing this and were about to join in, when they saw a sergeant running in in a hurry and shouting: "General Liao, it's bad, a cavalry has tricked the east city gate into opening and went straight to the county."