The Journey of Immortality of the Peerless Medical Concubine

Hearing this, everyone present was stunned. Why turn the soil in the middle of winter? The land was full of snow. Even if it was dug out, it would become a snowy land again when it snowed again tonight.

Could it be that Madam wanted to grow vegetables? But this is unrealistic. How can you grow vegetables in the snow?

What can withstand the snow and frost?

Although everyone was puzzled, no one dared to ask any more questions. The lady was a strange person, and how could we guess what she was going to do?

Afterwards, Wen Liuli discussed some business matters with the shopkeeper at Zhuyue Restaurant. When everyone got up to return home, it was already past noon and the morning court had ended at this time.

"Your Majesty, are you going back to the Imperial Study?"

After the court session, Yu Tai followed behind Tang Zhentian, looked at Tang Zhentian's curled up body and asked.

Of course, if it were any other day, Yu Tai would not have said a word, but today was different. If Tang Zhentian returned to the imperial study, he could arrange for someone to light the fire in advance to prevent His Majesty from getting cold again.

"No, follow me out of the palace! Didn't Ali open a restaurant? I just happened to not have breakfast, so let's go and try something new!"

"Yes!"

"I will prepare the car for you right away!"

Hearing this, Yu Tai was stunned at first, then he quickly bowed.

The Princess of Wu is truly an extraordinary person. She is beautiful, has excellent medical skills, is a great cook, and is also a talented writer. No wonder she caught the eye of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wu, and even His Majesty and the Emperor Retired love her very much.

Even the restaurant she opened outside had to be tasted by His Majesty himself. This would have been impossible in the past. Whatever His Majesty wanted to eat, he only needed to give an order, and someone would personally deliver it to His Majesty. The more sensible ones would directly bring the chef to the imperial kitchen to cook for His Majesty. Why did he need to leave the palace?

Of course, Tang Zhentian would not let it go for no reason. Wen Liuli's restaurant has been open for so long, but Tang Zhentian has never been there. The reason why he suddenly remembered to go there today was that he wanted to go out of the palace to see if what Wen Liuli wrote in the poem was true and what kind of life the common people were living nowadays.

"No need, let's walk today!"

Hearing Yu Tai's words, Tang Zhentian waved his hand. Since he wanted to investigate the people's sentiments, how would he see it from inside the carriage? It would be better to experience it in person.

It was just a little colder. I don't know what happened this year. In previous years, the temperature was also this high in the deep winter, but it didn't make Tang Zhentian so cold. After all, he is a master, right? Although he can't completely resist the cold like a great master, he is still much better than others.

This time leaving the palace was considered a secret visit, so Tang Zhentian did not even bring his accompanying guards. He only took Yu Tai with him when he walked out of the palace.

The imperial palace was quite far from the Zhuyue Restaurant. As he walked along, Tang Zhentian saw the doors of the surrounding residents were closed, beggars begging barefoot on the street, and the charcoal seller mentioned in Wen Liuli's poem. People like him could be found everywhere in the imperial city.

The situation is also like this at the feet of the emperor. If it happened in other places, I think it would be even more serious.

Seeing these scenes, Tang Zhentian felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. In the past winters, he almost always stayed in his palace, and he only heard about the outside world from the ears of his ministers.

If it weren't for Wen Liuli's poem that touched him so deeply today, he probably wouldn't have known until now that the people were living such a hard life under his rule.

You know, the ministers always report good news but not bad news. In their mouths, they often praise how effective Tang Zhentian's management is and what a wise leader he is.

There are some things that you can only know after seeing them with your own eyes. This world is far from reaching that ideal state.

The two men's pace was not very fast, and it took them nearly two hours to reach the Zhuyue Restaurant. If it were an ordinary person, they would have been exhausted long ago, but Tang Zhentian not only did not feel tired, but he felt that his body had warmed up a lot from the running along the way.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Tang Zhentian doesn’t feel cold at all. Compared to him, those barefoot and thinly dressed people are colder.

"Is this the Moon Chasing Restaurant? How did A-li choose such a name?"

Seeing that Zhuyue Restaurant was still so crowded in this cold winter, Tang Zhentian couldn't help but become curious about this restaurant. If one were to say where in the imperial city was the most lively at this time, it would definitely be Zhuyue Restaurant.

Many shops don't even do business, but Zhuyue Restaurant is so crowded with people, which shows how high the reputation of this restaurant is among the people.

"Maybe it's the meaning of chasing the moon."

"maybe."

Tang Zhentian did not comment on Yu Tai's words. None of this mattered. What mattered was that he was hungry after walking all the way, so it was a good opportunity to go in and try something.

I've heard that the food cooked by Ali is delicious, but I've never had the chance to taste it. Today I'd like to give it a try.

Also because of his incognito visit, Tang Zhentian did not exercise his privileges and forced Yu Tai to wait in line for him in the crowd for more than half an hour before he could get a table.

As for him, Yu Tai was in line, so he naturally sat on the chair at the entrance of the restaurant. This was specially prepared by Wen Liuli for customers waiting for their meals, mainly because there were too many people in line, and they couldn't all stand, right? When you open a business, the customer is God, even if they haven't entered the store yet, there is no reason to let them stand and wait.

Walking into the restaurant, what caught Tang Zhentian's eyes was a whole shelf full of menus. The dishes made Tang Zhentian dizzy, but he didn't know what they were, after all, he had never seen them before.

"It's quite interesting!"

After a while, Tang Zhentian smiled slightly, then turned his head to look at the dishes on the other guests' tables. I may not understand the names of the dishes, but aren't there so many ready-made dishes here? Just order whatever you like.

"That! That! And that, give me one portion of each! And two bowls of rice!"

"Okay, boiled pork slices, twice-cooked pork, and mapo tofu!"

Looking at the dishes Tang Zhentian pointed to, the waiter nodded quickly, then quickly wrote down a few dish names on the paper in his hand, and then pasted them on two wooden signs, one of which he handed to Tang Zhentian.

"This is your first time visiting our restaurant, please keep this menu. Your dish will be served to your table when it is ready!"

"Oh? That's interesting!"

Hearing this, Tang Zhentian glanced at the menu in his hand, on which was written a number he had never seen before. Probably thinking of the origin of this number, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. Then, under the guidance of the waiter, he came to the only empty table in the hall.

"Hey! Lord Zhao, you are here! Please take a seat!"

Just when Tang Zhentian sat down, a waiter's voice suddenly came from behind him. Hearing the three words "Sir Zhao", Tang Zhentian's eyebrows raised sharply, and then turned his head away.

At first glance, Tang Zhentian was stunned. Isn't this Zhao Zhongxian, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue? He actually came here to eat!

Obviously, Tang Zhentian knew the person the guy was talking about. Not only did he know him, but he was also very familiar with him. After all, the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was not an important one. He always stood near the front during court sessions and was under Tang Zhentian's nose every day. It was not difficult for him not to know him.

But what puzzled him was that he had clearly not seen Zhao Zhongxian when he was queuing just now, so how did this guy get in?

Also, Zhao Zhongxian was taken upstairs by the waiter as soon as he came in. What's the matter? Does he have any special privileges?

Is he a member?

"Hey man! Come here!"

When he was confused, Tang Zhentian quickly waved to the waiter.

"Sir, I am here. Do you have any other instructions?"

"Um... doesn't he have to queue?"

The person Tang Zhentian was referring to was naturally Zhao Zhongxian upstairs. Since he didn't see him when queuing just now, this guy must have cut in line.

How did this guy become an official? Doesn't he understand that you have to queue up to buy things?

"Oh, you mean Mr. Zhao."

Seeing the direction Tang Zhentian pointed, the guy immediately understood what he meant and hurriedly explained.

"Sir, you may not know that this is a rule set by our host, the current Princess Wu, that all guests who come here in official robes can enjoy the upstairs rooms for free without queuing."

"Oh? Your boss opened a back door for the officials?"

Hearing this, Tang Zhentian couldn't help but frown. In his impression, Wen Liuli was not the kind of person who would please officials. Besides, who did she need to please? As long as she was willing, even that old man Su Zhengyang would have to stand in line at the door.

So why did she do that?

"You could say that. The boss said that if you queue outside, it will inevitably affect other customers. If everyone gives up their seats, we won't be able to do business if there's chaos at the door."

"But there are exceptions. Lord Lin always wears casual clothes and queues up with the common people every time he comes to our store."

"Oh? Lord Lin? Which Lord Lin?"

Hearing this, Tang Zhentian immediately understood Wen Liuli's considerations, and he felt even more admiration for Wen Liuli. This way, he would not offend the officials and would also convince the other customers in the queue.

But when he heard the second half of the waiter's words, he was stunned. Are there actually officials who don't use their privileges?

"The Chief Censor Lin Xiang is calling for Lord Lin. Sir, you may not know that although Lord Lin has just been the Chief Censor for a short time, he is a very kind person. He has refused several times when the host wanted to give him a free meal. Not only does he queue up every time he comes, but he also only orders relatively cheap dishes. He is really a good official."

"Is there such a thing?"

When the guy said this, not only Tang Zhentian, but even Yu Tai behind him was stunned. This Lin Xiangzhao was so approachable!