Ping Yang was not afraid of Fang Zhengzhi poisoning the food. She knew that no matter how daring Fang Zhengzhi was, he would not dare to poison a princess in the palace.
Furthermore, Fang Zhengzhi had no reason to do so.
"Splash!" Ping Yang did not dip the meat in her bowl like Fang Zhengzhi did. Instead, she poured the entire dish of meat into the hot pot.
Instantly, the red hot pot juice splattered all over the place.
"Aiyaya..." All of the princesses screamed as they were scalded.
However, very quickly, the princesses were attracted by the rich aroma of the hot pot. All of them began to salivate.
At this moment, Ping Yang picked up a huge piece of meat and placed it in her mouth.
He chewed hard a few times.
Immediately, Ping Yang's expression changed. Her originally fair and clean face instantly turned red, as if a bundle of dry firewood had been ignited.
"Water, water! I want to drink water! "
"Princess, princess, the water is here, the water is here!" When they heard Ping Yang's screams, the group of eunuchs panicked. Even though this was made by Fang Zhengzhi, the ingredients were from the imperial kitchen.
If something went wrong...
The imperial kitchen would not be able to shirk the responsibility.
When the other princesses saw this scene, all of them retreated in fear.
"How dare you, Fang Zhengzhi! How dare you poison the food!"
"Men, take Fang Zhengzhi down!"
"I will not let you off today!"
All of the princesses screamed in fear. After all, Fang Zhengzhi was not weak. If he really wanted to cause trouble, he could easily drag one or two of the princesses down with him at such a close distance. There was a high chance that he would succeed.
When Fang Zhengzhi saw this, he twitched his mouth in disdain, "Poison? Poison my ass! "
As he spoke, Fang Zhengzhi picked up the remaining pieces of meat with his chopsticks, blew on them carefully, and swallowed them in one gulp.
The red oil flowed down his mouth.
At this moment. After Ping Yang drank a mouthful of water, she exhaled and suppressed the redness on her face.
"Hahaha... this feels good!" Ping Yang shouted. Then, she quickly picked up a piece of meat that Fang Zhengzhi had already placed in his bowl. He directly put it in his mouth. "Delicious, really delicious!"
When the other princesses saw this dramatic change, they were all shocked speechless. What was going on? How did it recover?
Could it be that water could detoxify the poison?
"Is it delicious?" Fang Zhengzhi looked at Ping Yang.
"Delicious!" Ping Yang's little head nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
"Then eat a few more. Hehe! " Fang Zhengzhi looked at another piece of meat that Ping Yang placed into her mouth, and calculated in his heart. Adding on the previous bite, that would be two hundred silvers in his account?
What a windfall.
The other princesses were also looking at each other. Of course, they knew how picky Ping Yang's taste was.
What kind of food could make Ping Yang willingly praise it as delicious?
All the princesses were a little confused. After all, the meat on the table was extremely ordinary. Moreover, it didn't go through any process. Did it really become so delicious in this hot pot?
"This princess will also have a taste!"
"Let me try too!"
"I … I'll only taste one piece."
All of the princesses couldn't take it anymore and picked up their chopsticks.
"Wow, so spicy! So delicious! "
"I … I'm a little afraid of spicy food. Is there anything that isn't so spicy?"
"Yes, this one is tomato-flavored, this one isn't spicy." Fang Zhengzhi listened to the cries of the princesses and began to introduce the different flavors in the pot.
Hence, after listening to Fang Zhengzhi's introduction. They couldn't hold it in anymore.
One by one, they joined the fray.
Before long, all of the princesses' eyes lit up. All of them were like starving wolves, diving into the pot to eat.
Because... Due to the fact that there were eight different cauldrons, many princesses would try them out one by one, over and over again …
As such, they had completely forgotten that one bite cost a hundred silvers.
All of the eunuchs looked at the starving princesses in front of them. Their eyes were wide open, completely stunned.
Were these still princesses?
It was as if they had encountered a starving person!
Fang Zhengzhi wasn't surprised at all. Hotpot had always been the favorite of the ladies. In this world without a complete hotpot culture, this was definitely a killer.
"Drink some wine while eating hotpot. That's one of life's greatest pleasures." Fang Zhengzhi waved at the drooling eunuchs.
"Roger!" The eunuchs immediately brought in bottles of good wine.
Speaking of wine, the royal wine in the palace was much better than the wine in the restaurants outside. After all, the age of the wine was the most important factor.
Some of the princesses who had been blinded by the spiciness believed Fang Zhengzhi's words and picked up their cups to drink.
Before long...
Their faces were flushed red as they drank until they were dizzy.
Fang Zhengzhi smiled brightly. If you guys faint, you won't even know how many mouthfuls you've eaten. When that time comes, he could casually wave his pen and the palace would be poor.
...
Emperor Lin Mubai and Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping were admiring the scenery in the garden when they smelled the aroma of meat wafting towards them.
This aroma was special. It was almost as if there was a thick scent wafting into their nostrils. It made their entire bodies feel refreshed and their stomachs...
They seemed to be hungry.
"What is it?" Emperor Lin Mubai was confused.
This was not the time for cooking, why would there be such an aroma coming from the back of the palace? Furthermore, what was this? Why had he not smelled it before?
Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping's eyes lit up as he felt hungry. However, as the Left Prime Minister, there were some things that he couldn't say out loud.
"Prime Minister, will you accompany me?"
"Roger!" Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping nodded, his eyes filled with confusion. Did the Emperor not know what this aroma was? He still had to make a trip?
...
Fang Zhengzhi finally understood why women were like tigers.
"Aish, this soup... I can't drink it!"
"Ah? Why? It's obviously very delicious … "
"..." Fang Zhengzhi was speechless. He felt helpless. Alright, since it tastes good, then drink it. But... Can I leave some? How am I going to eat without soup?
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard a few shouts.
"The Emperor is here!"
"The Emperor is here!"
"Oh?" Fang Zhengzhi was slightly taken aback. His gaze subconsciously swept across the drunken princesses in front of him. Suddenly, a bad premonition arose in his heart. "It's over. Don't tell me they are going to accuse me of having a harem? "
Just as he was about to run, two figures walked into the courtyard.
It was Emperor Lin Mubai in his dragon robe and Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping in his red official robe.
"Greetings … Father … Father!"
"Greetings... Father."
One by one, the princesses knelt on the ground. However, it was unavoidable that some of the princesses couldn't get up after kneeling. Immediately, sounds of falling down could be heard.
Emperor Lin Mubai's eyes widened in shock.
Since when did his harem garden have such a scene? Furthermore, all of them were princesses, all of them were his daughters!
Where was the face of the royal family!
Just as he was about to speak, he noticed a pair of chopsticks in Fang Zhengzhi's hand. Fang Zhengzhi's eyes were wide open. Furthermore, there was an unfinished piece of meat hanging from the corner of his mouth.
Fang Zhengzhi, how audacious of you! How dare you do that to my daughters?!
Emperor Lin Mubai's gaze sharpened. He could smell the alcohol in the courtyard. It was obvious that Fang Zhengzhi had gotten all of his daughters drunk.
Just as he was about to explode in anger.
A fiery red figure floated in front of him like a gust of wind.
"Father, come and try this hotpot. It's delicious! " Ping Yang said as she grabbed Emperor Lin Mubai's hand and dragged him to the table.
Emperor Lin Mubai's eyes twitched as he looked at the steaming hotpot on the table. He was curious. Was this the aroma from this thing?
"Father, come and have a bite!" Ping Yang looked at Emperor Lin Mubai's hesitant expression. She immediately used her chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat and fed it to Emperor Lin Mubai.
Emperor Lin Mubai actually wanted to dodge.
Because his eyes quickly noticed the rolling leaves in the pot, and he actually wanted to say something in his heart. Is this really edible?
However …
Ping Yang's piece of meat was already in his mouth. He instinctively opened his mouth and took a small bite.
"Is it delicious?" Ping Yang watched as Emperor Lin Mubai chewed the meat in his mouth and revealed an expression of anticipation.
"Mm … not bad." Emperor Lin Mubai nodded. Then, without waiting for Ping Yang to pick up another piece, he picked up his chopsticks and picked up another piece.
"Prime Minister Yu, come and have a taste."
Emperor Lin Mubai finally turned to look at Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping behind him after eating three pieces.
"Yes!" Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping looked at Fang Zhengzhi and quickly walked to the table. He picked up his chopsticks and picked up a small piece.
Very quickly, his eyes lit up.
"Drink some wine when you are eating the hotpot. It will taste even better." Ping Yang looked at Emperor Lin Mubai and imitated Fang Zhengzhi's previous introduction.
"Is that so? Hahaha … alright, then pour some for me. All of you, get up! "Emperor Lin Mubai patted Ping Yang's head lovingly and chuckled.
"Thank … thank you, father!"
The group of princesses who were on the verge of fainting immediately stood up when they heard Emperor Lin Mubai's words. Their bodies were drenched in sweat and they were completely sober.
"Come and eat with us."
"Yes!"
All of the princesses looked at each other when they heard this. Their faces were instantly filled with joy.
Then, the group of eunuchs in the kitchen saw a scene that shocked them to their core.
Under Emperor Lin Mubai's lead, Princess Ping Yang, Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping, and the other princesses gathered around the table and ate their hotpot happily …
As for Fang Zhengzhi, he was laughing happily at the side.
In just a short while, all the dishes on the table had been swept clean. Emperor Lin Mubai stood up in satisfaction.
"What is this called?"
"Your majesty, this is called hotpot." One of the eunuchs replied immediately.
"Hotpot? There is such a way to make hotpot? Wonderful, very wonderful. Which imperial chef from the kitchen came up with such a wonderful method? I want to reward you well. "Emperor Lin Mubai nodded his head, evidently pleased with the outcome.
"This …" The eunuchs looked at Fang Zhengzhi, who was smiling brightly at the side. He was a little hesitant to speak.
"Father, what royal chef? This was clearly made by Fang Zhengzhi." Ping Yang twitched her mouth when she heard this.
Made by Fang Zhengzhi?
Emperor Lin Mubai's expression changed slightly when he heard this.
Initially, he was prepared to punish Fang Zhengzhi for his audacity to get his daughters drunk after the meal. But now, he finally understood what was going on.
Why would Fang Zhengzhi appear in his harem and be surrounded by a group of princesses?
"I see." Emperor Lin Mubai nodded again. He looked at the faces of the surrounding princesses and looked at Fang Zhengzhi with a complicated gaze.
However, he could not take back his words since he had already said it.
After all, an emperor does not go back on his words.
"Reward Fang Zhengzhi with a thousand pieces of silver!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Fang Zhengzhi immediately thanked the Emperor. Then, he rubbed his hands and looked at the empty plates on the table, "That … Your Majesty, I'm afraid that a thousand pieces of silver is not enough."
"Not enough?" This was the first time Emperor Lin Mubai had heard an official say that his reward was not enough. A meal and a thousand taels of silver, how was that not enough?
"How dare you Fang Zhengzhi! Your Majesty's reward is not enough?" Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping stood up when he heard this, his face filled with anger.
"Left Prime Minister, please calm down. It is not too late to be angry later. After all, you also owe me quite a bit of silver. Let me count … Oh, Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping ate a total of 35 mouthfuls. Excluding the first free mouthful, you owe me a total of 3,400 pieces of silver!" Fang Zhengzhi said sincerely.
"What?! 3,400 pieces of silver? Fang Zhengzhi, what do you mean? "
"Are you trying to renege on your debt? In broad daylight, it is hard to shut up one's mouth! "Fang Zhengzhi shrugged, expressing his innocence.
"Father, this is what happened. We made a bet with Fang Zhengzhi that his food would not taste good. After that, we agreed that the first mouthful would be free. If we want more, we will have to pay 100 pieces of silver per mouthful." Ping Yang stood up and explained to Emperor Lin Mubai.
"100 pieces per mouthful?" Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping was stunned when he heard Ping Yang's words. What was so expensive? This was daylight robbery.
Furthermore …
Moreover, he was openly robbing in the Imperial Palace!
Most importantly, this Fang Zhengzhi actually had the guts to rob the Emperor and himself, the Rank One Left Prime Minister, the Prime Minister of the court!
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