Chapter 197 My heart feels warm
After Qianhuan took back the jar of soy sauce, when she sent Wenjie to study at the Imperial College the next day, she scooped two small jars of soy sauce from the big jar and placed them on the carriage.
Wenjie asked, "Sister, why did you bring two jars of soy sauce to the Imperial College?"
"Of course it's for Mr. Fan and Senior Brother Rong Yu."
Wen Jie asked happily, "Is Senior Brother Rong Yu also in the capital?"
"Well, Mr. Fan said before that Senior Brother Rong Yu's home is also in the capital."
"Sister, when I'm on my day off, take me to play with my senior brother."
"Senior Brother Rong Yu likes to travel around the world. I don't know whether he is in the capital at the moment."
"If Senior Brother is not in the capital, then wouldn't the soy sauce that Sister brought to him be undeliverable?"
Qianhuan smiled and said, "Even if Senior Brother is not at home, we can send it to his family."
Wenjie nodded, "Yeah, sister is right."
After entering the Imperial College, Wenjie went to the classroom to attend classes first.
Qianhuan went to Mr. Fan to deliver soy sauce.
When they got to Mr. Fan, Qianhua handed him one of the jars of soy sauce and said, "Mr. Fan, I brought two jars of soy sauce here today. This one is for you."
Mr. Fan asked in confusion, "What is soy sauce? I have never heard of it."
Qianhua patiently explained, "Sir, I made this soy sauce myself. It is a condiment that can be compared to meat sauce and fish sauce. When cooking, just add a small spoonful to make the dish taste more delicious."
After listening to her introduction, Mr. Fan said happily, "It's actually a condiment that can rival meat sauce and fish sauce. I'll ask the cook to stir-fry it in a dish tonight and try it."
You have to know that Mr. Fan doesn’t have many opportunities to eat meat sauce and fish sauce. He can only eat them when he enters the palace and attends palace banquets.
"Mr. Fan, I was planning to give this other jar to Senior Brother Rong Yu. I wonder if Senior Brother is in the capital now?"
Mr. Fan did not dare to expose the identity of the prince casually, so he said, "It seems that your senior brother is out traveling again. I'm afraid he is not in the capital at this time."
"Then please help me pass this jar of soy sauce to my senior brother's family."
"Okay, I will definitely send someone to deliver it."
"Thank you very much, sir. Shanbo will go back first."
Mr. Fan told Uncle Chang, "Uncle Chang, go and see Shanbo off."
Qianhuan quickly refused, "Sir, there's no need to trouble Uncle Chang to send me off. I remember the way."
"Okay, then go back and be careful."
"Well, I see."
As soon as Shan Bo left, Mr. Fan immediately told Uncle Chang, "Uncle Chang, send someone to deliver the soy sauce to the prince's house right now."
Uncle Chang asked, "After sending it over, do we need to explain the situation to the people in the Prince's Mansion?"
"I'm not sure about the prince's attitude towards these two junior brothers, so just tell me the truth. If the prince doesn't want to reveal his identity to them, then we won't tell them for the time being."
"Yes, the old slave knows."
The prince left court early today. When he got home, the butler came to report, "Master, the Imperial College's chief priest sent a servant to bring you a jar of soy sauce. The kitchen staff asked me to ask you if you want to use this soy sauce to season the dishes you cook tonight."
The prince asked in confusion, "Soy sauce? For cooking?"
"Yes, the chief priest said that this soy sauce is a condiment for cooking, and its taste is comparable to meat sauce and fish sauce."
"Use a silver needle to test it. If there is nothing unusual, ask the kitchen staff to put it in the dish to season it and cook it."
"Yes, I know. Master, the people in the house of the Master of the Imperial Sacrifice also said that this soy sauce was brewed by a young man named Shan Bo, and he specially asked the Master of the Imperial Sacrifice to send it to you."
When the prince heard that it was Shanbo who sent it, he felt inexplicably happy. Thinking that this junior brother had always been thinking about him, the prince felt warm in his heart.
The Crown Prince lost his mother when he was young. Prince An was usually not at home. In addition, Prince An was very strict with him, so it was difficult for the Crown Prince to feel warmth from his father.
Apart from the wet nurse who cared about him so much, few people in the mansion cared about him so much.
The housekeeper continued, "The people in Lord Jijiu's house also said that Master Shanbo asked about your whereabouts, but Lord Jijiu did not dare to make a decision on his own, so he said that you were traveling. Then Master Shanbo asked Lord Jijiu to send the soy sauce to your family to try."
"Well, I understand, go down."
"Yes, I will resign, old slave."
After the butler left, Teng Yu immediately asked, "Chiying, I asked you to arrange a shop in the Imperial City for Junior Brother Shanbo. Have you arranged it?"
"My Lord, it has been arranged. The shop has been sold to Master Shanbo."
"What has my junior fellow apprentice been busy with these days? Has anyone bullied them?
"My Lord, Master Shanbo has been decorating the shop recently. No one has bullied them, but Master Shanbo seems to be afraid of meeting the young master of the Ministry of Personnel again. Every day when he goes out, he puts some messy things on his face to avoid being recognized."
When the prince heard this, he frowned and said, "I asked you to collect evidence of the son of the Minister of Personnel and impeach the Minister of Personnel. How are you doing?"
"Master, the evidence has been collected. The eldest son of the Minister of Personnel is extremely licentious and often forcibly abducts boys and brings them back to his house to be imprisoned. I have already given the evidence to the people of the Censorate. The impeachment letter should be in the hands of the emperor tomorrow."
"Well, you did a great job on this matter. Go and get an extra half month's reward from the butler." The prince was in a very happy mood.
"Yes, thank you Master."
"Also, please pay attention to when Master Shanbo's teahouse opens, and help me reserve a seat on the opening day."
"Yes, I obey."
Chi Ying always felt that his master seemed to be particularly concerned about Young Master Shanbo's every move. His master seemed to treat this junior brother differently from others. He hoped that he was overthinking it.
At dinner time, after taking a bite of the food, the prince was stunned. He asked Chi Ying, "Have we changed the chef in our house?"
"Master, the mansion has not changed the cook."
"Why do the dishes taste so good today?"
"Master, didn't Master Shanbo send you a jar of soy sauce? The cook put some in the dishes tonight to season them."
The prince remembered this incident when he heard it. He didn't expect that the seasoning made by his junior brother would taste so good when added to the dishes. The prince couldn't help but eat one more bowl of rice than usual.
The same thing happened to Mr. Fan. "Uncle Chang, try the dish with soy sauce with your chopsticks."
Uncle Chang picked up the chopsticks and took a bite of the dish and put it in his mouth. "Master, this dish tastes more delicious than usual. Originally, Master Shanbo said that this soy sauce can rival the taste of meat sauce and fish sauce. I didn't quite believe it, but I didn't expect it to be true."
"I have long seen that Shanbo is a very smart kid. Even the things he has come up with are unprecedented. It's a pity that he has no interest in being an official, otherwise I think he must be a rare talent."
"Master, you don't have to feel sorry. I think Wenjie is not a bad kid. He is very motivated in his studies. If you cultivate him well, he will be a pillar of society in the future."
"Well, Uncle Chang, you are right. Wenjie is indeed a good kid."
Qianhuan was busy with the opening of the teahouse every day. After all, this was her first shop in the capital, and she took it very seriously.
Chu Yichen was also decorating the restaurant he had taken over, planning to open it as soon as possible.
Chu Lan'er was embroidering her wedding dress at the Du Mansion every day. It was not easy to meet a good husband like Song Zhe. In order to prevent any trouble, Mrs. Du decided to marry her into the Song family next month.