Transmigrator Meets Reincarnator

Chapter 284: Scolding the Matriarch

This was when the Chengping Emperor finally understood why so many people had been so frustrated and dissatisfied when Guilin Restaurant had first shut its doors, and why they had written so many angry letters to complain to House Jing'an when the restaurant had reopened without any of its original flavour.

After eating such marvellous cuisine, he realised that what he had been eating for the past few decades couldn't even be called 'delicacies'.

The emperor was starting to become jealous of his younger brother.

Wenqing had already been escorted out by Senior Servant Lan after she finished introducing the five dishes.

Despite his usual control over his food portions, the emperor's mind wasn't able to restrain the raging appetite of his stomach and he ate three whole bowls of rice that day.

This was more than he had eaten in a single meal in years.

The large portions of the five dishes disappeared into the imperial brothers' bellies in less than twenty minutes.

Eunuch Wei, who was dressed up as a normal manservant, watched with wide eyes in shock.

Although he wanted to remind the Emperor that eating so much wasn't good for his health, he himself was drooling from all the food...

"I didn't expect Jinyi's cooking to be so good." The emperor rubbed his bloated tummy, satisfied beyond belief. He had never felt so fulfilled in years.

It wasn't Prince Wei's first time tasting Chu Lian's cooking. He had had the same thoughts while enjoying the roast duck she had made last time.

That reminded Prince Wei of something. He wriggled his brows as he said, "Brother, you haven't tried the roast duck that Jinyi makes yet. Now that's the best duck I've ever eaten. There isn't enough time today, or I would have asked her to make another roast duck for us."

"Oh? Roast duck? How does it compare to the one that Father used to eat?"

The two brothers had inherited their love of roast duck from the previous emperor. While he had still been alive, he would eat roast duck every few days. Later on, when his health had declined and the imperial physicians advised the emperor to avoid oily foods, he had still eaten roast duck on the sly...

Prince Wei sent his brother a mysterious smile. "Brother, allow me to keep you in suspense for this. You'll know whether it's good or not once Jinyi opens her restaurant. You can go there yourself in incognito to taste it then!"

"Oh? She's going to open another restaurant? What happened with the other one, Guilin Restaurant?"

Since the emperor was asking, Prince Wei explained the incident to him simply.

The emperor frowned. "House Jing'an's Matriarch wasn't right in this case."

Prince Wei smiled. Although they could comment on these kinds of incidents, they wouldn't really take any action due to their high status. If they were to interfere even in these small matters, then their citizens would likely think that the imperial family had too much time on their hands.

The empty dishes on the table were cleared and fresh sencha was placed in front of the two imperial brothers.

It was rare for them to have these carefree afternoon moments.

The emperor suddenly asked, "Why did Jinyi visit you today, Ninth Brother?"

One of Prince Wei's attendants had already informed him of the reason Chu Lian had come to the estate.

Thus, Prince Wei replied honestly to his brother's direct question.

The Chengping Emperor frowned again. "What? There's such a thing? What nonsense. The Jing'an Estate is in a terrible mess now, I should have summoned Count Jing'an back earlier."