Return of Jin Yi

Chapter 122
As for why she thought of letting Zhexia come to try the dishes, Zhejin reminded her when she learned that she was going to open a restaurant.

She said that before being picked up by Meng Jing, Zhexia was the only great-granddaughter of the imperial chef of the previous dynasty, and since she was born, she ate the most delicious food in the world.

It was also for this reason that she had a tricky tongue since she was a child.

Any dish, as long as you taste it, you can taste the inadequacies in it.

At the beginning, the reason why she stood out from the dead and became a member of the Azure Dragon Guard was because she couldn't bear the rough food on the training hill...

While Chu Ci silently wrote some dishes that Yun Chao had never seen before, he secretly thought that when things stabilized in the future, maybe he could transfer this girl to Ruyi Tower and let her inherit the mantle of her ancestors.

As for Zhe Xia, she waited in the front yard for more than an hour before Chu Ci sent someone to call her.

In the kitchen, Aunt Wu also cooked a few dishes according to Chu Ci's recipe.

Seeing Zhexia coming in, she hurriedly beckoned, "Miss Zhexia, come here quickly, let's see how these dishes are doing?"

Hearing this, Zhexia only glanced at it, turned her head away, looked at the smiling Chu Ci beside her, and said, "Girl, are you sure you want me to try it?"

"Why, you don't want to?" Chu Ci frowned, knowing the embarrassment in Zhe Xia's eyes, and asked in doubt.

Hearing this, Zhe Xia looked at her and hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Servant... I'm afraid the girl will be disappointed!"

"How do you say that?"

Zhexia sighed, then pointed to the dishes on the table, and said, "Aunt Wu's level may be acceptable at home, but if you open a restaurant, I'm afraid it's still far behind!"

As soon as she said this, Aunt Wu's face flushed instantly with embarrassment, her lips pursed, she didn't know what to say.

Zhexia saw Aunt Wu like this, the corners of her lips twitched slightly, and realized that her words were a bit hurtful, she opened her mouth, and was about to apologize to Aunt Wu, but Chu Ci waved her hand and interrupted her, "I know what you mean, you Go out first."

"Yes, girl!" Zhexia agreed, and then gave Aunt Wu a guilty look before retreating.

After she left, Chu Ci didn't go to appease Aunt Wu immediately, but picked up the chopsticks and tried the four dishes in front of him!

Aunt Wu saw that she had eaten a few mouthfuls of each dish, and her face became even redder.

At the same time, I couldn't help it, grabbed her chopsticks, and cried out in a crying voice, "Girl, don't eat it! Didn't you listen to Miss Zhexia? My level is still far behind. Such pig food, It's a waste of people!"

"Aunt Wu!" Chu Ci didn't expect Aunt Wu to be so excited. She put down her chopsticks, called her, and then quickly told about the origins of Zhexia's family in her aggrieved and sad eyes.

At the end, he said again, "Not to mention anything else, but after we returned to Chu House, Aunt Wu, did you see that girl eating at home?"

Aunt Wu listened to Chu Ci's question, wiped her tears and thought about it carefully, then shook her head and said, "It seems that there is no such thing, every meal time, Miss Zhexia is not there, I occasionally ask her, and she only says that she is outside I've eaten!" As for what she ate, she had never heard of it.

"That's it!" She patted Aunt Wu's hand lightly, smiled and relieved her, "This girl is always different...so, you really don't need to take what she says .”

"What the girl said is true!" Aunt Wu was persuaded by Chu Ci so much, and the embarrassment that had been raging slowly dissipated... After a while, she held Chu Ci's hand again, and said with a sob, "I am Serving the girl, as long as the girl likes the food I cook, I don't have to worry about others!"

"It's good if you're willing to think so!" Seeing that Aunt Wu was thinking about it, Chu Ci finally breathed a sigh of relief.After that, she ate a bowl of rice with the dishes on the table to reassure her.

And after Zhexia went out, the more she thought about what happened just now, the more she felt that what she did was wrong.

So he took an opportunity and told his good sister Zhejin about it.

After Zhejin finished listening, she didn't react too much, she just glanced at her lightly, and said, "Don't worry, Aunt Wu just doesn't understand your tongue, that's why she lost her composure, wait for the girl to tell her clearly. , she just understands...don't think too much about it."

"Oh—" Zhe Xia gave a long answer, and then she stopped being entangled, and went out to do her own business again.

Because of what happened to Aunt Wu, Chu Ci didn't have the time to look for Zhe Xia until the evening.

Zhe Xia's heart is free of knots, and it is straightforward enough to recall Chu Ci's words.

She stroked her chin, and directly gave advice to her girl, "According to the experience of slaves who have eaten all over the streets and alleys of the capital for so many years, in terms of culinary skills, Chef Li from Desheng Building is the best. If the girl finds a way to Dig him over and sign a death contract, and that servant can assure you that after a month, he will definitely be able to train him to be more than three ranks higher than he is now! At that time, I guarantee that you will earn a lot of money!"

Chu Ci listened to what she said, pondered for a moment, and said, "Ke Desheng Tower is the prince's property!"

She doesn't even want to have anything to do with Meng Jing anymore, can she have the cheek to ask him for someone?

But Zhexia seemed to know what she was thinking, and said with a chuckle, "So this servant said, we are going to poach people, not beg for them!"

Chu Ci: "..."

"Then how about I hand this job over to you. If you can recruit people and train them for me, I'll give you [-]% of the shares, and then I promise you...you can eat whatever you want in the new restaurant for the rest of your life." , don’t want a penny?” After pondering for a long time, she tried to negotiate terms with Zhe Xia.

And Zhe Xia heard her say that, without thinking, he shouted "deal" with bright eyes!
After finishing speaking, without giving her another chance to speak, she said, "Your maidservant is going to Desheng Tower now", then turned around and left like flying.

Chu Ci was left in the dormitory, looking up at the sky and speechless.

Could it be that this is the charm of food for foodies?

……

What she didn't even expect was that that girl brought the legendary Chef Li to report to Chu Mansion at noon the next day.

in the hall.

Chu Ci took the main seat and looked up at Chef Li in front of him.

Well... tall, thin, straight, and handsome.

Almost all the compliment words to describe a man can be associated with him in an oblique way.

"This, is Chef Li?" After a long time, she suppressed the shock in her heart, coughed softly, looked at the man, and asked Zhexia with a smile.

Hearing the master's question, Zhexia hurriedly nodded, and cupped his hands, "Yes, girl, this is Chef Li from Deshenglou. If the girl doesn't believe me, let him cook a few small dishes now, and it will be a test for teachers." he?"

Chu Ci couldn't see the little calculation in Zhe Xia's eyes, she turned her gaze back to Li Lu's face calmly, coughed lightly, and asked, "Chef Li, I have a question for you. Of course, you can say it if you want to, and if you don’t want to, I won’t force it.”

"Excuse me, girl!" Li Lu raised his head and said in a calm voice, then lowered his head again after finishing his sentence.

Chu Ci: "Then I'm not going to be polite, I want to ask you, why are you willing to leave the prestigious Desheng Building and switch to my small restaurant that has not yet opened and has an unknown future?"

"Young lady, do you want to hear the truth, or lies?" Li Lu didn't look up when she heard her asking this question, but just stood there carefully, and asked back.

Chu Ci hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice, "I want to hear lies!"

"Well, because I think that the girl is talented, intelligent and wise, no matter what she does, she will succeed and never fail."

"Where's the lie?" Chu Ci asked again with the corner of his mouth twitching.

Now, Li Lu hesitated for a moment before he said, "Because... I like Miss Zhexia, and I want to get the moon first."

Chu Ci: "..." These words are really true!

Looking at him again, Zhe Xia's face that was originally as cold as ice, and as white as porcelain, has already been covered with red clouds.

However, as the master, she didn't protect her maidservant. Instead, she rolled her eyes, looked at the girl who seemed to be cooked, and asked, "What about you, Zhexia? Do you have a heart for Chef Li?" .”

Zhexia: "..."

Chef Li is gearing up and eager to try, he is indescribably happy, "Miss Zhexia, the master is asking you something... Remember, you must tell the truth, otherwise you will be deceiving the master!"

After he finished speaking, Zhexia's face turned even redder.

After a long time, he squeezed out a sentence between his teeth, "Yes!"

"Oh, then it's close to the water, let's take the exam!" Chu Ci couldn't help being happy when he heard Zhexia's affirmative answer, and what he said happily didn't mean to give him a marriage.

Just like that, with Li Luwa's bright and hopeful eyes, he gave him an ambiguous answer.

As soon as she said this, Zhexia was satisfied.But Li Lu was indescribably frustrated...

Chuci watched, enjoying himself again.

Then he dismissed the two of them on the grounds that he had other things to do.

Not long after the two left, Aunt Wu came in again, and handed her a post, saying it was from Weifu.

Chu Ci opened it and saw that it was Wei Bing's post for her, using Lu Zhaohua's pretext of getting married, and wanted to ask her out for a walk.

When Chu Ci thought of shopping, he thought of Ruyifang, which had just opened.

Immediately ordered Zhejin to help her reply and send it to Wei's house.

Counting it, Lu Zhaohua's good days are only three days away, and Lu Xiaojun Wang, as her only brother, is getting busier and busier.

On this day, it was night again before returning.

Chu Ci twisted the veil for him himself, and after he wiped his face, he asked, "How is it? Have you prepared everything you need to get married?"

King Lu Xiaojun nodded, "It's almost ready, these few days, I just want to improve and supplement." After a pause, he raised his hand and brushed the broken hair on Chu Ci's cheek, and said, "That's right, Zhao Hua also asked me to bring you a message, asking if you can go to the county palace one day in advance and sleep with her overnight, she has something to say to you."

"It doesn't matter." Chuci always felt a little guilty towards Ren Yihua because of her affairs, and at that moment, he agreed without even thinking about it.

When King Lu Xiaojun saw her agreeing, the corners of his lips that were already smiling immediately curled up. He stretched out his hand, pulled her into his arms, and whispered some private words...

The night passed quickly.

Chu Ci got up the next day, and just after breakfast, Wei Bing's carriage arrived.

When the two sisters met, they exchanged pleasantries naturally.

Of course, Chu Ci's occupational disease made her feel Wei Bing's pulse after exchanging pleasantries.

Wei Bing sat opposite her, looked at her, and asked cautiously, "How is it? Is my pulse okay?"

Chu Ci let go of her hand, nodded, and said, "It's okay. Although it was affected by the negative drugs before, it's not very serious. Have you used up the birth-preserving pills I gave you last time? I'll let you know later. Someone will bring you a few more bottles, and you will warm them up, and if you have nothing to do, walk around more, it will be good for the child, and the pain will be less during childbirth in the future."

Hearing what she said, Wei Bing naturally nodded repeatedly, promising to do as she said.

After that, the two talked about each other's recent situation, and then went out arm in arm.

Because there were only two of them, Chu Ci simply invited her into his carriage.

Her carriage was specially remodeled by Meng Jing at the time by a skilled craftsman. Not only is it excellent in shock absorption, it is also more reliable than ordinary carriages in case of danger.

Besides, although Wei Bing is older than Chu Ci, she has a gentle temperament, especially when she is with Chu Ci, it is like a puddle of water, she will do whatever Chu Ci says.

The two got into the carriage and continued talking and laughing.

It was not until more than half an hour later that the carriage stopped.

After getting off the car, the alley of Chunzhi Street is directly opposite.

Chu Ci stretched out his hand and carefully helped Wei Bing down, and then the two of them walked towards Ruyifang surrounded by servants.

Wei Bing walked forward slowly, turned her head, and said to Chuci, "I've almost prepared makeup for your sister-in-law, now adding your Ruyifang's skin care products will be the icing on the cake!"

Chu Ci smiled, "Then I'm here, I'll thank you for my sister-in-law first, and also thank you for taking care of my business."

"Is there any need to talk about this between us sisters?" Hearing what she said, Wei Bing gave her a reproachful look.

Chu Ci hurriedly apologized with a smile, "It's my sister who made a slip of the tongue, don't blame Sister Heng!"

Just as they were talking, the two walked to the gate of Ruyifang.

The shop has been open for seven or eight days, but it just missed the peak period.

The patrons inside are not considered bustling, but just a little lively, but not too noisy.

The maid who guarded the door knew Chu Ci, and when she saw her show up, she went out to meet her and shouted inside.

Shopkeeper Li also came downstairs when he heard the movement.

Respectfully bowed to Chu Ci, and said, "Single concubine, I wish you well! I don't know why the concubine woke up today and came to the shop?"

Hearing the words, Chu Ci smiled at Shopkeeper Li and said, "I came with Sister Heng, the shopkeeper doesn't need to worry about me, just go about my own business... Besides, it will be the same as today. If you don't call me by name, you can just treat me as an ordinary guest! Don't mess with the rules at will."

"Yes, yes!" Shopkeeper Li listened to his master's order, and hurriedly agreed, and after inviting the person in, he went back upstairs.

As for Chu Ci, knowing that Wei Bing was adding makeup to Lu Zhaohua's selection, he didn't take her to look at it downstairs, and went straight up to the third floor.

Wei Bing is the only daughter of the Wei family, so naturally she has no shortage of envoys. After reading it, she quickly chose a set suitable for Lu Zhaohua's age under Chu Ci's suggestion.

After that, I chose a few more sets for the female relatives in my family.

After the election, she was a little tired, and a little sweat broke out from her nose.

Chu Ci saw her situation in his eyes, and directly winked at the maid beside her. The maid understood, supported Wei Bing, and walked towards the tea table beside her.

The two sat down separately, Wei Bing's maid glanced at the tea on the table, hesitated for a moment, but she still didn't pour it for her own girl.

But Wei Ting didn't think much about it, the maid didn't pour tea for her, so she picked up the kettle and poured herself a cup.

The maid saw her and was about to remind her anxiously, but Chu Ci waved her hand to stop her, and said to Wei Bing, "Sister, try it, this is the tea I made specially for Ruyifang, pregnant women can also drink it. "

"Okay, then I'll try!" Wei Bing raised his head and smiled at her, picked up the tea and passed it to his lips.

After taking a sip, his eyes really lit up.

"It's very good!" She put down her teacup and praised Chu Ci in surprise.

Chu Ci nodded and said nothing else.

The two rested for a while, had some refreshments, and were about to leave with their things.

But downstairs, there was a noise.

Chu Ci frowned as he listened...

Sitting opposite Chu Ci, Wei Bing's expression became unnatural.

She tentatively looked at Chu Ci, and asked, "What if, sister, you go down and take a look first? This shop opened after a lot of trouble, so don't ruin people's reputation because of all unnecessary things."

"I know, thank you, Sister Heng!" Chu Ci smiled at Wei Bin, then got up and walked downstairs with the folded brocade.

When she got downstairs, shopkeeper Li had already arrived.

But even though he tried his best to mediate, the group of people who came to provoke him still refused to let go.

It looked like he was going to smash the store.

Chu Ci watched, her brows furrowed all of a sudden, she turned her head sideways, and winked at Zhejin.

Zhejin knew it, and at a speed invisible to the naked eye, he spun towards the troublemakers, and tapped their acupoints, preventing them from doing anything.

At this time, Shopkeeper Li also noticed Chu Ci, and immediately took a few steps back, cupped his hands and said to her, "Concubine Shizi, it's chaotic here, why don't you go upstairs first, wait for the little one to settle all the things below, then up to see you?"

"No need!" Chu Ci waved his hand directly, and then looked at the group of troublemakers in front of everyone in the hall. The man who led the trouble said, "Well, who are you? Why did you suddenly run to my Ruyi?" Fang came here to pick quarrels and troubles, if you can’t explain clearly, then don’t worry about me sending you to Jingzhao Mansion!”

Hearing what Chu Ci said, the man didn't have the slightest fear on his face, only strong anger on his face.

Gritting his teeth fiercely, he flicked his sleeves vigorously and said, "It's clear that the rouge sold by your Ruyifang ruins people's appearance. How did it get into your mouth? It's us picking quarrels and provoking trouble! You clearly, clearly relying on your own Nanjun The identity of the princess of the palace is bullying us customers!"

"Let me tell you, if you don't give us an explanation today, we will definitely smash your store and stop your harmful things from spreading! Just treat it as we eliminate harm for the people!" Another wave of ruthlessness came out.

Chu Ci saw the cruelty in his eyes, and felt that it was not as simple as making trouble, so he frowned again, took another look at him, and asked tentatively, "May I ask if you can speak clearly! How did this rouge hurt people? Who did it hurt? I can’t understand you just smashing and scolding all the time!"

"Don't worry, since I can open this shop here instead of walking around the streets, then I will definitely be responsible for the things I sell!"

"Please explain the matter clearly. If it is really our shop's fault, I will naturally not sit idly by, let alone oppress others with power. I will definitely give you an explanation!"

What she said was neither humble nor overbearing, and it was well-founded, and the other people present also felt that it was the same thing.

At the same time, looking at the expression of the man who was the leader of the trouble, he was a little more dissatisfied, one by one, coaxing and persuading, "Yeah, you only said that the rouge harmed people, but you clearly explained how it harmed people. How did you harm people? You have to show evidence!"

"Exactly!" Chu Ci heard someone speak for him, and echoed, looked at the man, and said, "Speaking of which, which family are you from, and who made a problem with my rouge? Speak up, and we can solve it!"

The man was rushed to this point by Chu Ci's words, so he could only cup his hands and said angrily, "Since the concubine asked, I can't hide it anymore. To be honest, I am Cui Shangshu The butler of the family, the one who ruined her appearance with that rouge is my eldest lady, Xue Ling!"

"My young lady is thin-skinned. Since she was disfigured, she has passed out no less than ten times, and now she can't get out of bed at all... If it wasn't for this reason, the master would not have asked me to be a housekeeper to seek justice for the young lady. The young lady is dying of illness. , the family cannot be separated from the master!"

"That's why I, a slave, was kicked out of the market to stand up for the eldest lady!"

"Miss Cui Shangshu's family?" Chu Ci didn't know this girl well, she repeated it, then looked at Zhejin beside her and asked softly.

She didn't understand these things, but Zhejin knew it best. He immediately approached her and whispered in her ear, "Miss, do you still remember Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Xue? Then Cui Shangshu is Mrs. Jiang's elder brother, and Miss Xue is Mrs. Jiang." niece!"

"I see!" Chu Ci nodded thoughtfully.

At the same time, a sneer appeared on his face.

She hasn't forgotten who the Xue family belongs to!

It's clearly the people from Cheng Enhou's side!
If she was a little nervous just now, she was worried that some daughter was allergic to her rouge and ruined her appearance at will.

But now she is almost [-]% sure that it must be a trick played by the Marquis of Cheng'en and Xue's family.

As for the purpose, one is to ruin her reputation and avenge Cheng Enhou's mansion.

Second, it is natural that her shop cannot continue to open. In the capital, and even in Yunchao, there will only be a shop selling high-end rouge like Zhenhua Pavilion.

Thinking of this, Chu Ci's eyes turned cold when he looked at the housekeeper of Xue's house.

"Since it's your young lady who ruined her appearance, and it's because of my rouge, then it shouldn't be too much for me to go and have a look, right?"

Hearing what she said, the steward of Xue's house showed hesitation on his face, he took two steps back unconsciously, and stared, "But... but our lord did not ask me to invite the princess back!"

(End of this chapter)