Ming Dynasty: pacifying the rebellion and defending the border, dominating the world

Chapter 89 The despised Zhu Houzhao, a mistake or an accident?

The next morning, Jinghua Palace.

Guo Zhentao, Liu Dufeng, Qinglong, Liu Xi and others, who had not slept all night, waited for Zhu Jinzhen to finish dressing with bloodshot eyes.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help laughing when he saw their expressions: "You guys are worrying about nothing."

Guo Zhentao and others smiled bitterly. They wanted to be optimistic, but now the emperor and they were imprisoned, and their lives and property were in the hands of Prince Su Zhu Jinzhen. How could they sleep?

"Sniff, what's that smell?"

Zhu Houzhao suddenly smelled a fragrance in the air.

Several people also smelled it.

Guo Zhentao sniffed hard. "It smells like snake meat, but the delicate fragrance is mixed with many precious medicinal herbs. It seems to be stewing."

Liu Dufeng, the God of Capture, also sniffed and nearly drooled. "It smells like chili and snake meat. Are they going to make spicy snake meat?"

The aroma filled the air, arousing their appetite.

"Someone is coming."

Zhu Houzhao shouted outside, and the maid in charge of serving came in quickly.

"My Lord, what are your instructions?"

Zhu Houzhao did not find it strange to hear the maid's name.

He had been here for a few days and knew that these maids were unaware of, or deliberately pretended not to be aware of, his identity as the emperor and only served him as a distinguished guest of the Prince Su's Mansion, so he did not blame them.

Instead, he asked with a friendly expression, "Isn't this Tiance Mansion a military camp? Why are you making such a tempting delicacy so early in the morning? Is this for today's meal?"

Whether it is the taste of the stewed snake soup or the fragrant spicy aroma.

All of this made Zhu Houzhao salivate.

"Ah, please wait a moment, sir. I will go and ask right away." The maid bowed and quickly left Jinghua Palace to ask a soldier outside. She returned only after getting the answer.

"My Lord, that is not today's meal, but His Highness has instructed that your needs should be met as much as possible, so I can arrange for one bowl."

"Just one bowl?" Zhu Houzhao's voice suddenly rose octaves.

He had been unable to sleep or eat for the past few days. He finally figured it out and had an appetite, but Zhu Jinzhen only allowed him to eat one bowl?

Guo Zhentao, Qinglong and others also had gloomy expressions.

They thought that Zhu Jinzhen was treating the emperor harshly.

Instead, the maidservant said, "My lord, please don't misunderstand me. That snake soup is made from a Finger Profound Realm snake that Your Highness ordered Commander Yan to hunt. It's said to be a peerless treasure, and it's been simmered with many rare and precious medicinal herbs. Consuming just one bowl of it will cause a person in the Finger Profound Realm to feel unbearably hot and dry, making it difficult to enjoy. Only a Grandmaster of Astronomy can enjoy it."

Although the maidservant did not say it explicitly, she was almost pointing at the nose of the misunderstood Zhu Houzhao and calling him "bad".

How could he not understand?

It’s not that Zhu Jinzhen is stingy, it’s just that he is too weak an emperor and can’t eat too much.

"Is it really that amazing?" Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but doubt it. As an emperor, he was rich and had eaten countless delicacies from land and sea, but he had never heard of such a good thing.

"My lord, it won't be false."

"Then, help me... ahem, bring up a bowl." Zhu Houzhao became even more curious after hearing the maid say this, and couldn't help but wonder if this was the method for Cang Yun and Tian Ce, who were under Zhu Houzhao's command, to become stronger?

"Please wait a moment, my lord. I will go and beat him right away." The maid bowed and hurried out.

Liu Xi, Liu Dufeng, Guo Zhentao, Qinglong and others were really curious.

……

On the other side, the Tiance training ground.

In the big pots, the giant python killed by Yan Yimei was being boiled.

In the middle of the big pot, Lu Miaozi stood beside it, commanding the Tiance soldiers in a domineering manner, and continuously pouring in some precious medicinal materials that could cause bloodshed if the slightest rumor leaked out in the martial arts world, like a stew.

Huang Rong and a group of famous doctors and royal chefs employed by Prince Su's Mansion were also helping.

"Tsk tsk, the five hundred year old Tianshan Snow Lotus and the seven hundred year old Blood Ganoderma Lucidum are nothing. The one hundred year old tangerine peel really opens my eyes, even as an old man!" Lu Miaozi couldn't help but marvel at the sight while giving orders.

Even at the height of his fame, he had never been so extravagant.

Five hundred year old Tianshan Snow Lotus, thousand year old Ganoderma lucidum, ginseng, various rare and precious fruits that are hundreds or thousands of years old, such as the intermittent flower, and three hundred year old Money Plant.

Many of them, even Lu Miaozi thought, were things that existed only in people’s imaginations.

The Prince Su's Mansion could easily take out a bunch of them for him to try out at will.

This was the first time in Lu Miaozi's life that he could indulge in a big sum of money.

Not to mention this giant python that was cut into hundreds of pieces and fed with countless rare treasures from heaven and earth, almost turning into a dragon.

Huang Rong, who was standing by, couldn't help but come over and asked curiously, "Uncle Lu Miaozi, do you think this snake soup will be more effective than the previous one?"

"Of course."

Upon hearing this, Lu Miaozi immediately raised his head, a look of satisfaction on his face. "This time, I've added some rare and magical herbs to my previous cooking, such as those that stimulate Qi and blood, strengthen the body and nourish the essence, cool the blood, relieve depression and calm the mind, and replenish Qi and Yin. This will definitely be more than ten times more effective than the snake soup we made before."

As he spoke, seeing Huang Rong, who was younger than his daughter and whose face was flushed with excitement, Lu Miaozi recalled that when the people from Prince Su's Mansion invited him from the Sui Dynasty, the girl in front of him was still unconvinced and even talked in front of him, wanting to compete for the position of "head chef".

Even after losing, she still claimed that she couldn't do it, but she still had a father and would definitely get back at him.

In the end, weren't you conquered by Lu Miaozi's attainments in cooking?
Unexpectedly, Huang Rong suddenly showed doubt and asked with a strange look on her face, "Could it be the same as the first time I boiled it, where the snake venom hasn't been cleared yet and the lust poison has entered the body?"

When Lu Miaozi cooked snake soup for the first time, he was also very confident.

After it was boiled, the effect was indeed extraordinary, but the poison mixed in the snake meat was not removed. As a result, several famous doctors and royal chefs ran away in anger and have not returned yet.

"Ahem, I told you, it was a mistake."

Lu Miaozi coughed dryly twice, looking a little embarrassed. He didn't expect that he would be clumsy and careless. He could only say that the giant python that was killed was too strange, so he kept staring at the benefits of the snake and forgot that snakes are lustful by nature. He did not use any medicinal ingredients to neutralize the heat and detoxify, but instead stimulated the medicinal power of the flesh and blood.

That’s why the previous mistake happened.

"But the snake soup wasn't a mistake."

"It can make several white-haired old men still strong despite their old age. They haven't come back for several hours and there is no bad news. It seems that it is not just a simple snake poison, but it has the effect of greatly strengthening the vital energy?" Lu Miaozi couldn't help but sneak a glance at the first pot of snake soup placed not far away, and was quite tempted.

(End of this chapter)