Chapter 47 Food without taste

It had been an hour before Liu Ye came back with four hares. Ling Yue originally wanted to make a fire to roast the hares, but Xia Chen told her that she could not make an open fire in the mountains at will, which would easily cause a fire. Therefore, the three decided to return to the palace and let the accompanying imperial chefs cook.

A burst of fragrance came from the temporary kitchen. While other princes were still chasing their prey, Ling Yue, Xia Chen and Liu Ye were ready to enjoy the delicious hare.

"Yo, which master's prey is this? It's really fragrant." Liu Xi held the dust in his hand and saw that Ling Yue and the three of them were all waiting at the door of the kitchen. Then he smelled the hare floating in the air and knew that some master must have brought the prey back first. "Yo, it turned out to be your prey, Your Highness. I think it was a hare when I smelled this fragrance."

"I said, father-in-law, your nose is really better than a dog, but your eyesight is not good. He didn't hit this hare."

"Oh? That must have been fought with the princess. I'm clumsy. I didn't expect you to have such a ability. Liu Xi said with a smile.

"Eunuch Liu, why hasn't you seen your mouth like honey these days? Tell me, what's the matter?" Xia Chen looked at the palace where Emperor Xia was resting not far away, and then looked at Liu Xi's anxious look, which was a little clear in his heart.

Liu Xi's face looked embarrassed: "Oh, you still know the difficulties of the slave. The emperor is not hungry. Let the slave see what to eat. To tell you the truth, the slave has come twice. If I return empty-handed this time, then my head will...but..."

"Well, I know your difficulty, but I didn't beat this hare. I said it doesn't count. You'd better ask Ling Yue."

"Na Qinghe Princess..." Liu Xi turned his eyes to Ling Yue again.

"I didn't beat this hare. You'd better ask Liu Ye." Ling Yue said with a smile.

Helplessly, Liu Xi could only look at Liu Ye, but he didn't know why it was good to call Liu Ye. As the emperor's personal palace, Liu Xi was naturally much higher than Liu Ye, but now he has a desire for people. Coupled with Liu Ye's cold face, it really makes it difficult for him to speak. .

After the stalemate, Liu Yeyou said, "The rabbit can give it to you, but you have to exchange it for silver."

As soon as Liu Xi heard that there was a play, he immediately said, "Of course, that's of course."

"I said Liuye, I really can't see that you are quite business-minded. This business has been done by the emperor." Ling Yue patted Liu Ye on the shoulder and smiled proudly.

Originally, Liu Xi should be happy to see Liu Ye relax, but now he is in trouble again. Although Liu Ye agreed to sell the hare to him, how much money is suitable? However, he had to ask with a smile on his face, "I don't know how much money this rabbit has."

"It's not expensive, one or two." Liu Ye said sincerely, "But we only have four, so we can only sell you two at most."

"Enough, two are enough." Liu Xi originally thought that Liuye would definitely ask for a sky-high price, but he only needed one or two, which was a little expensive, but it was not beyond his tolerance. He took out a 20 taels of silver ticket and handed it to Liu Ye, but Liu Ye refused to answer it. "This..."

"I'm talking about twenty taels of gold. What are you doing with silver tickets for me?"

"Puff..." Xia Chen turned around, but was laughing secretly.

"Why, Eunuch Liu is reluctant to give up 20 taels of gold? This is what the emperor wants to eat. Why don't you wait a little longer, Grandpa Liu? Maybe some prince will bring something good back later, but you can wait. The emperor's stomach may not be able to wait.

Liu Xi looked at the three people in front of him. Although he hated Liu Ye for gritting his teeth, he could not be presumptuous in front of Xia Chen and Ling Yue, so he had to hold his grievances in his stomach. And Ling Yue was right. He could wait, but the emperor's stomach couldn't wait. It's not worth it to pay for 20 taels of gold.

"Oh, isn't the slave wrong?" Liu Xi took out a few silver tickets from his pocket and handed them to Liu Ye with a smile, "This is four hundred taels of silver, that is, twenty taels of gold. Please order it."

Liu Ye took the silver ticket and proofread it very carefully before carefully putting it in his sleeve. He said with regret, "If I had known that I would have caught more rabbits, but I didn't expect that there would be a big head who spent ten taels of gold to buy a hare these days."

The corners of Liu Xi's mouth twitched a little, and his heart was also bleeding for the 400 taels of silver just sent out: "In this case, the emperor is still waiting, and I will be polite."

"Go ahead, don't let the emperor rank." Ling Yue said with a smile.

At Liu Xi's order, the two palace men held the roast rabbit that the imperial chef had just sat in their hands and were ready to leave, but they were stopped by Ling Yue: "Esage Liu, don't worry, I still have something to say to you."

Liu Xi looked around and said, "Princess Qinghe, if you have something to say to the slave, at least let them send this hare to the emperor first, right? It doesn't taste good when it's cold.

"Oi, you two go first, and Grandpa Liu will arrive later."

Liu Xi winctued at the two palace people, and the two palace people answered in a low voice and left with the hare carefully.

"I don't know what the princess needs to tell the slaves?"

"In fact, there is nothing wrong. Ling Yue just saw that her father-in-law was busy for a long time, and her father-in-law must be hungry, so Ling Yue especially prepared a hare for her father-in-law. This rabbit meat is delicious while it's hot. My father-in-law can go in with me.

"Well, I'm a little tired." Xia Chen yawned a lot and Shi Shiran left.

Ling Yue was shocked: It seems that this sixth prince is not a fool.

Although it is nominally a kitchen, there are only two rooms, one is cooked by the imperial chef, and the other is used to arrange prepared dishes. Two plates of hares are placed on the table, emitting a seductive fragrance. As a close relative of Emperor Xia, Liu Xi has never seen what kind of delicious food has been around Emperor Xia for decades. Of course, he has also received a lot of rewards. It's just that when a person is hungry, even white steamed bread will feel that it is a delicacy in the world, not to mention the hare meat made by the imperial chef of the palace.

"Fa father-in-law, what are you waiting for? It doesn't taste good when it's cold."

"This..." Although Liu Xi was already hungry, he knew that the rabbit meat on this table was not so delicious.

"Why, is it possible that my father-in-law is afraid that I will poison him?"

"I don't dare, but my life is cheap. I'm afraid I can't afford it. If I eat it, I will lose my life. This emperor is still waiting for the slaves..."

Ling Yue tore off a rabbit leg: "Eunuch Liu, I order you to eat it."

"I slave..." Liu Xi suddenly felt that what Ling Yue was holding in her hand was not a human delicacy, but poison. Looking at Ling Yue's murderous eyes, he felt for the first time that this exotic princess was so terrible.

With a worried mood, Liu liked to take over the rabbit leg handed to him by Ling Yue, but he didn't bite it down.

"Don't worry, I didn't poison it. Grandpa, you can eat it at ease."

Liu likes to look at the rabbit's legs and crosses his heart. He thinks that if Murong Lingyue really poisons it, he can't escape the death penalty. Liu Xi closed his eyes and ate a rabbit leg in a few bites.

"Is it delicious?"

"Delicious."

Ling Yue sneered and said, "I don't think you even taste the sweet and salty food, but it doesn't matter. I just want you to know what the taste is like. In fact, even if I poison you here, the emperor will not condemn me. Because my life is far more important to the emperor than yours. Do you understand?

"I, I understand..."

"Since you can stay with the emperor for so many years, you should also be a smart person. I like to talk to smart people without effort."

"Princess, what do you want to know?"

"Xuanhua Palace suddenly caught fire, and Xiao Junshi's death is unclear. I think you should know one or two of the reasons for this."

Liu Xi immediately knelt on the ground and his face changed greatly: "Princess, please spare the life of the slave."

"I don't want your life. I just want you to tell me the reason, if not all of it, just a little bit. Do you know what you can say, and you can't even do it?"