Since Emperor Wanli stated his identity, Zhang Cheng did not sit down after standing up. When he heard the emperor's inquiry, he stood beside him casually glanced at Wang Tong who was kneeling there, and then lowered his head.

Seeing Wang Tong hesitating there, Wanli, who had eaten and drunk enough, was not in a hurry, but instead said casually:

"Stop kneeling and get up and talk!"

After thanking him, Wang Tong stood up, hesitated no matter how much hesitated, and asked in a low voice:

"Your Majesty, are the things made in the imperial kitchen in the palace so unpalatable? Look at how happy your Majesty eats in the villain's shop every time!"

I thought I wanted officials and money, but I didn't expect Wang Tong to ask this question. Emperor Wanli was stunned and replied:

"The old men in the imperial kitchen made the things that are tasteless and tasteless. They are half-cool and not hot at any time. They said they were made early and prepared in a large steamer. They were filled with lamb all day. After saying a few words, they knelt on the ground and replied that this is the rule of ancestors, and they can enter there!"

"Your Majesty, how about the food on the villain?"

Unconsciously, the topic had turned to other places. Emperor Wanli licked his lips, picked up the chopsticks and cleaned the bottom of the dried shrimps and vegetable hearts, nodded and said:

"At least the flavor here is fragrant, fresh and the heat is enough, so it will be comfortable to eat."

Wang Tong leaned forward a few more steps and said with a smile:

"Your Majesty hasn't eaten before the shop?"

"I have to go to court again, listen to my teacher's teaching, and why do you have to learn how to be frugal for lunch? Just come to you for a meal!"

Unconsciously, the topic had changed from reward to meals. Wang Tong smiled and bowed and said:

"I'll ask Your Majesty to come back tomorrow. There are some new things for Your Majesty to try, and try the skills of Your Majesty."

"Okay, okay, I will definitely come here tomorrow!!"

Even the emperor is only a thirteen-year-old emperor, not to mention that he grew up under the care and discipline of the Empress Dowager, Feng Bao, and Zhang Juzheng since childhood.

At this time, Emperor Wanli was still very naive and had more of a child in character. Before he knew it, he had forgotten what he had just given. He was happy to think about tomorrow's "fresh things". After taking a sip of hot soup, he couldn't help asking again:

“What’s new in the world?”

"Your Majesty forgives me for not telling you the crime, and you will know tomorrow."

Emperor Wanli nodded excitedly, swept away the dried shrimp and cabbage heart in a few seconds, got up and wanted to leave, but stared at Wang Tong with a puzzled look and asked inexplicably:

"Wang Tong, how old are you this year?"

"If you say that to your Majesty, the villain is thirteen years and five months old this year!"

"I'm a few months younger than me, why are you so big? Let's talk about it tomorrow. I finally gave my mother a free time to let me come out. I'll listen to Wang Guoguang's history in the afternoon..."

After a few words casually, Emperor Wanli was helped by Zhang Cheng and got off the chair, waved his hand and left the shop. Wang Tong quickly knelt down and gave it to him.

Before leaving, Zhang Cheng turned around and pointed at Wang Tong, not as if he wanted to say hello, but had other intentions.

When Emperor Wanli left, Wang Tong got up from the ground and sat in the corner, and began to think hard. He was not a chef at all, but now he had already paid out the inventory of that year. How difficult would it be to come up with something new?

Wang Tong no longer took care of the store in the afternoon, but instead thought about it in his own living room that the chef of Zhenxing Building was from the capital and sent someone to come over.

I have reported the dishes and snacks I have eaten, seen or even heard of in my memory. I will see if the chef knows it or not, and remove them immediately if they know it.

When it was dark, Wang Tong was a little desperate. Many of the dishes he knew were either there were in this era or they were not made without ingredients. For example, some dishes that needed peppers, and the chefs of Zhenxinglou had never even heard of the word peppers.

Not to mention potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn and other things, every time you say a word or even draw a charcoal pen on paper, the chef is dumbfounded.

In the end, Wang Tong could only realize that these things had not yet been introduced to the capital. As for the so-called seafood and river food, there is only frozen or dry goods in the capital now, and there is no way to do anything.

During dinner, Widow Ma came over and called Wang Tong to eat, but Wang Tong refused. She couldn't come up with new things tomorrow and could not maintain the freshness of the little emperor. If she was indicted for herself, it would not be worth it.

I finally opened up this situation and I really can't bear to give up like this. What should I do?

The bell sounded from outside the window. This was a signal that the imperial palace gate was closed not far away, and it was already deep. Wang Tong patted his forehead and gave the chef of Zhenxinglou five taels of silver. After thanking him, he drove him away.

Wang Tong sat in the room and sighed, but heard someone slamming the door. Perhaps Widow Ma and Zhang Shiqiang and others came over. Should they explain the situation? Wang Tong was a little worried. It seemed that he was going to make the worst plan.

The servants and servants at the delicacies restaurant have already returned after a busy day. After cleaning the store, they were deserted. Wang went to take down the door panel, but was stunned.

There was only one person outside the door, and he didn't know him. He wore a cotton hat with a cotton robe with a short collar and robe. He was dressed up by the people. He was about thirty years old, carrying a lantern in one hand and a bag in the other.

There was no nightlife in this era. Except for the privileged class, there was a curfew at night, which was especially severe near the imperial city. If local residents were not wandering around the streets and were seen by the night patrol soldiers of the Five City Military Command, they would even be killed. But the person outside the door was obviously not from South Street.

"Mr. Wang, it's cold and windy outside. Can you please go in and talk?"

The voice was sharp and feminine. Wang Tong squinted his eyes and looked at the other person's face. He found that the other person had no beard. In this era, men had to accumulate beards, but they were actually eunuchs.

Wang Tong was confused, but he still gave in and invited the person in. After the eunuch entered the door, he took off his cotton hat and looked at the furnishings of the delicacies with the light of the lanterns. He smiled and said:

"You all made an appointment to come here for dinner, watch the freshness and get rich, and I happened to miss an errand. Who would have thought that they would be sent here tonight?"

The man spoke lightly, and Wang Tong was depressed and didn't want to answer the conversation. The eunuch shone around the house with a lantern, found the lights and lit them on his own, and then clasped his fists and said with a smile:

"In the lower Zou Yi, the internal officials are serving as a servant, and the official Zhang Zheng wrote a letter to Lord Wang!!"

"Eunuch Zhang?"

Wang Tong was stunned for a moment. He didn't know who Eunuch Zhang was. The middle-aged eunuch coughed a few times and explained with a little embarrassment:

"It's the father-in-law who accompanied the emperor in the daytime, who was the emperor's companion in the Eastern Palace. Now the eunuch of the Silijian."

It’s true that I don’t know, but everyone looks like they should know. Wang Tong said ashamed, but Zou Yi said straight to the point:

"Eunuch Zhang said, you are just a small restaurant. How many fresh dishes can you have, but it is good to be able to keep the emperor back. Tonight, Eunuch Zhang is asking you to send a way to Lord Wang!"

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Chapter completed!