The wives of the concubines are empresses

The Minister of Personnel saw the emperor looking at him, confused, and had to bow his head respectfully.

"Minister of Personnel, I'll only give you half a month to complete this publicity. Can you do it?"

The Minister of Personnel was shocked: Is the emperor testing him?

"The minister obeys the order."

After the government affairs were discussed, Shangguan Wanjun smiled faintly.

"Have a cup of mung bean soup to prevent the heat before you go."

The two looked at each other, then bowed in unison, "Yes, thank you, Your Majesty."

Watching the two old ministers walk away side by side, Shangguan Wanjun wondered what she was thinking.

Mu Xiang was researching new dishes in the imperial kitchen and almost blew up the kitchen.

"Oh, Miss Muxiang, what have you done again?"

Hearing the steward's words, Mu Xiang chuckled.

"I'm researching new dishes, right? This is a complete misunderstanding."

Oh, it’s too difficult to research dishes.

Shangguan Wanjun learned another thirty words, and when she looked up she caught a glimpse of a beautiful figure out of the corner of her eye.

She handed her homework to Tutor Yun as if no one was around.

"Teacher, please take a look!"

When she walked out, she saw Mu Xiang hiding aside.

"What for?"

Mu Xiang, who was distracted, was shocked and said, "Your Majesty, I almost blew up the imperial kitchen."

Shangguan Wanjun looked at her in shock when she heard it.

"Ah, how about you?"

Mu Xiang was deeply touched when she heard that the emperor cared about her.

"I'm fine, it's just that the imperial kitchen..." Oh, it's horrible.

Shangguan Wanjun was a little curious. "Let's go and take a look."

Mu Xiang was startled. "Ah, you're not going?"

Shangguan Wanjun glared at him threateningly, "Huh?"

In panic, the group arrived at the imperial kitchen.

At this moment, an object inside broke, scaring everyone.

"What's going on? Is there a rebellion inside?"

Guard Wang Qing was so frightened that he immediately drew his sword.

Hearing the noise from inside, a young eunuch took a look and knelt down in panic.

"Your Majesty, forgive me."

The people in the imperial kitchen were shocked and quickly ran out, kneeling down and apologizing.

Eunuch Lin was furious. "What are you doing?"

The Imperial Kitchen Manager hurriedly explained, "Your Majesty, the servants were just cleaning the kitchen."

Shangguan Wanjun became curious and didn't know what had just been broken.

When she took a step forward, Liu Cheng was startled.

"emperor."

Shangguan Wanjun was actually frightened. "What are you doing? Do you want to scare me to death?"

Liu Cheng knelt down and said, "I dare not."

When everyone arrived at the imperial kitchen, they saw a broken kimchi jar containing sour cowpeas, pickled garlic, and pickled ginger.

"Tsk tsk tsk, what a waste! These sour cowpeas are really good."

When everyone in the imperial kitchen heard this, they wanted to die.

"Your Majesty, spare my life."

"Your Majesty, spare my life."

……

Shangguan Wanjun, feeling that it was too noisy, shouted, "Shut up, it's too noisy."

Shangguan Wanjun turned around and pointed casually.

"You, come here, pick up the things inside, wash them and cut them up."

The young eunuch hurried over to clean up.

Shangguan Wanjun pointed casually and said, "You, you are responsible for cleaning this place."

The others knelt tremblingly, but Shangguan Wanjun just glanced at them and didn't ask them to stand up.

Shangguan Wanjun went to the eunuch who was cutting pickled beans, causing his hands to tremble.

"What are you afraid of? I want your head, cut it off for me."

The young eunuch was so frightened that he wanted to cry. "I admit my guilt and will cut it properly."

"Muxiang, call a eunuch to light the fire."

Wang Qing didn't understand why his master came to the imperial kitchen and was now ordering the people there around. He really didn't understand.

Shangguan Wanjun turned around and looked at the person kneeling on the ground.

"Three chefs, please."

The chefs in the imperial kitchen were so frightened that their faces changed: It’s over, it’s over, is the emperor going to punish us?

In the end, three famous chefs were pushed out by the chief steward of the imperial kitchen. Shangguan Wanjun saw that scene but didn't say anything.

"You, wash that piece of lean meat over there, chop it into minced meat, and then add some white wine to flavor it.

You go cut the eggplant, chop the chili shells, and dice the raw garlic and ginger. You are responsible for washing the pot, drying it, and adding oil.

The three of them worked quickly, fearing that they would be punished by the emperor's anger.

Seeing the man working hard to cut the lean meat, Shangguan Wanjun pouted.

"Why don't you use two kitchen knives? That way we can increase our efficiency by half."

The chef who was cutting the meat was stunned when he heard this, but fortunately he reacted quickly. He immediately stopped, picked up another knife, washed it, and then took a knife in each hand to start stewing the minced meat.

After the oil is heated, Shangguan Wanjun said, "Pour the spicy hotpot and turn it over twice, then add the garlic and ginger and stir-fry them together.

Continue to add the sour beans and stir-fry for a few more times, then remove from the pan. Wash and continue to stir-fry the minced meat. Once cooked, remove from the pan and continue to stir-fry the eggplant.

The chefs followed her steps and finally managed to stir-fry the minced meat, beans and eggplant with good color, aroma and flavor.

"Your Majesty, the food is ready."

Shangguan Wanjun also asked it to be sprinkled with some chopped green onions before stir-frying, and then sprinkled with some more chopped green onions to make it more beautiful.

A fragrant meat dish was presented to Shangguan Wanjun. "It looks good, but I wonder how it tastes."

Everyone looked at her expectantly as she tasted the dishes, and Shangguan Wanjun smiled faintly.

"Not bad, come on, everyone try it."

Concubine Wen was in charge of the harem. When she learned that the emperor had gone to the imperial kitchen, she took people there out of curiosity.

"Noble Consort Wen has arrived!"

Hearing the announcement, Shangguan Wanjun turned around and saw a young man in a moonlight-colored robe.

"Why are you here, my beloved concubine?"

Concubine Wen respectfully saluted, "Your Majesty, I heard that you were in the imperial kitchen, so I came to see you."

He seemed to smell a fragrance, which must not be his illusion.

"Oh, is there any food left? Let Concubine Wen try it."

Wang Qing cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, it's gone."

Concubine Wen saw the embarrassment that flashed across the girl's face.

"Is the Emperor hungry?"

"I came to see how badly Mu Xiang blew up the imperial kitchen."

When Mu Xiang heard this, her legs went weak: Oh, Master, can't you be more low-key? She also wants to save Wan's face.

Concubine Wen and her sidekick burst into laughter when they heard this.

"I see."

The two stayed in the imperial kitchen. Concubine Wen watched Shangguan Wanjun ordering people to cook, and before she knew it, she had cooked ten dishes.

When Concubine Wen saw the ten delicious dishes, her eyes widened.

"When did the Emperor become interested in food?"

Shangguan Wanjun was stunned: Is his true identity going to be exposed?

"Food is the most important thing for people. I'm tired of seeing my usual meals, so I'm going to create a few dishes myself to see if they can make the dishes I want."

She suddenly remembered that she seemed to own a restaurant. Wouldn't that mean she could also launch new dishes for sale and sell houses to others at the same time to earn a one-time salary?

Even though it's not much, it still adds up to money.

"Bring these dishes to my imperial study, my beloved concubine, please taste them with me."

She is such an emperor, it’s really enough, she only thinks about making money every day.

It's such a big country, when will we be able to make more money?

Without money, she can't do what she wants to do.

She never thought that she, a great empress, would have to worry about money.

Shangguan Wanjun thought about many things along the way.

Concubine Wen only felt that the emperor was particularly quiet all the way until he arrived at the imperial study.

"My beloved concubine, how familiar are you with the affairs of the harem?"

Concubine Wen bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have read the harem rules and regulations and am now consulting the various palace managers."

Seeing that he had his own rules, Shangguan Wanjun didn't say much.