Drink the soup! Concubine Hua lifted the bowl in front of her and brought it to his mouth.
Yes, yes! Hanba quickly lowered his head and took a big gulp. He looked up at Concubine Hua and smiled.
What a refreshing soup! He couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. He thought to himself that Concubine Hua was this bowl of soup. He stuffed it into his stomach and hugged her forever.
Gluttonous cat! The Flower Concubine squinted at him and smiled.
I'll do it! Hanba took the bowl from her hands with both hands and began to drink.
Be careful not to choke! Hua Fei giggled.
Hanba was so happy that he only cared about drinking the soup and didn't respond to her.
Seeing that Hanba didn't respond, the Flower Concubine was secretly happy. She was already hungry. To accompany the Monarch, she could only smile and make him happy.
In the eyes of others, the Emperor was like a tiger accompanying the ruler, but in her eyes, he was a naughty child that was difficult to serve.
In short, everyone was tired of living under the imperial power that did not understand human feelings!
An Fu had been starving the entire time. He stood at the side and served the Emperor and Concubine Hua.
Hanba only cared about his own food and drink. At this moment, he only cared about filling his stomach. The food and drink of the servants were completely out of his mind.
According to the rules of the Imperial Palace, eunuchs and palace maids could only eat and drink after the Emperor and the other nobles had finished eating.
Of course, the people around the emperor could eat the emperor's leftovers. It didn't sound good, but the emperor's leftovers weren't really leftovers.
The emperor had to serve a hundred dishes for a meal. The emperor and the nobles could only eat a few dishes at most. Most of the dishes remained the same.
Thus, the servants began to search for delicacies from the leftovers.
At this moment, the eunuchs and serving girls in the Flower Palace had long been hungry. Their eyes would occasionally look at the pile of dishes on the table, and their hearts would constantly drool.
Everyone only had one wish, and that was to thank the Emperor for eating faster. After eating, they would leave and go to the Flower Concubine's inner room for a nap while everyone began to eat.
At this moment, An Fu had the same thought in his heart. He wouldn't eat the food sent by the kitchen. What kind of dishes were they?
It was nothing more than cabbage and tofu, with a few oil flowers floating in the air, stir-fried shredded potatoes, and cold shredded radishes. They were all cheap and popular dishes, worthy of the name of the public kitchen.
When An Fu thought of such a dish, his stomach turned sour. It was food for pigs! He hated it in his heart.
Even if there were some snacks, the specialty dishes that the kitchen flattered him and others could not compare to the emperor's food.
As a result, he thought of the table of food in front of him, and his heart still drooled. He secretly hated the Emperor and Concubine Hua for eating endlessly!
Outside the palace, the emperor's sedan bearers and guards, as well as the ceremonial guards, were huddled in an open space and began to eat.
The kitchen had sent three hundred people to carry the buns on their shoulders. There was also a large carriage loaded with dozens of baskets of steamed buns.
Naimu was the first to go up and look at the dishes. He opened the vegetable cage and saw a large wooden bucket filled with vegetables. There was a slight fragrance in it. He took a deep breath of the fragrance.
This bucket of vegetables was stir-fried with cabbage and vermicelli. A little sesame oil was sprinkled in the vegetables, so it had a fragrance.
However, when he ate it later, he could not taste the fragrance of the sesame oil. At this moment, he realized that the chef had sprinkled a little oil on the noodles. He smelled the fragrance, but he could not eat it. It was too little.
There was only one dish for lunch today, cabbage stewed vermicelli, and a soup, cabbage tofu soup.
Everyone could only eat steamed buns, cabbage and vermicelli. After their mouths were dry, they drank a few mouthfuls of cabbage and tofu soup.
Ordinary people's food! He took a wooden chair and spoke to the sedan chair captain.
Yes, yes! The palanquin captain smiled. If he could make a good meal, it would not be called the public kitchen, but the imperial kitchen!
However, he leaned over to Namu's ear and said," I'll go ask the head chef if there are any snacks."
Namu didn't understand. What snack?
Look at you being a guard captain for nothing! The palanquin captain had a disdainful expression. Every time we served the emperor to eat outside the main hall, the kitchen would specially make some dishes for a few people with connections.
Like An Fu and so on! The sedan chair captain pretended to be mysterious and moved closer to Namu.
Don't you have a share? Namu was surprised and did not forget to tease the sedan chair captain.
Of course I have a share. You don't know, but I have a very good relationship with a few eunuchs in the imperial kitchen! The palanquin captain had a smug expression on his face.
Oh! Having more friends was a good thing! Congratulations! Na Mu hurriedly cupped his fists and shook them. However, he felt uncomfortable in his heart. He was a guard captain, and his rank in the palace was similar to that of the sedan captain.
But…He couldn't figure out why he was the only one left out of this treatment.
However, he was too embarrassed to say it out loud, so he could only compliment the sedan chair captain.
The sedan chair captain was very smart. He saw Namu's awkwardness and smiled. He whispered into his ear," They're not familiar with you. I'm afraid you won't be used to these snacks and will make you angry."
Namu smiled. He wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say. The palanquin captain's words seemed to make sense, causing the anger in his heart to slowly dissipate.
Just you wait! I'll go ahead and take a look! The sedan chair captain smiled. After he finished speaking, he walked to the front of the line to look for the food captain who had delivered the food today.
The kitchen in the palace of Hanba was organized into food delivery teams, just like the imperial kitchen. There were five food delivery teams, and they could deliver five sets of noble dishes to different nobles at the same time.
Facing the ministers and servants in the palace, the dining room had more food delivery teams. There were ten teams, each with a fixed number of 100 people. In case of emergency, they could expand or mix.
Two or even more food delivery teams joined together to deliver food.
Today, the food team that delivered food to Namu and the others was made up of three food teams, totaling more than 300 people. Along the way, it was majestic and lively, as if an army was going to war.
There were three food teams. The original three food leaders were led by a senior food leader because they were grouped together.
Food Master Wang! The sedan chair captain called out to an older elder.
He had lived in the palace for many years and was familiar with this old chef. When the two of them met, they would always exchange pleasantries.
The old Food Chief's surname was Wang. The sedan chair captain called him Food Chief Wang to compliment him. Calling someone's official title was much more noble than calling him by his full name.
Captain Zhang! The king of food heard a familiar voice and looked up to greet him.
Are you on duty today? The sedan chair captain asked casually. He didn't want to ask such an irrelevant question. He just wanted to eat and drink as soon as possible.
That's right! The emperor is eating outside, so it's a big deal to send food to you. After Chief Chef Wang finished speaking, he smiled.
In fact, he felt very guilty and did not want to come over to deliver food at all.
When the food delivery team of the kitchen encountered a matter of servants eating, they had no background. Without the authority of the higher-ups to speak, they delayed it as much as they could and did not deliver food.
The servants were weak and generally did not dare to make a sound, so they could only settle their own meals.
The food delivery team and the deacons in the kitchen worked together to take advantage of the situation to devour everyone's food.
An Fu and many others knew about this shady business, so they turned a blind eye to it. The attendants of the kitchen would do him a favor and treat him to food and drink from time to time. Sometimes, they would stuff him with silver to shut his mouth.
Thus, An Fu couldn't be bothered with these things and was happy to do him a favor.
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