Wen Mingtang was suddenly enlightened. Her gaze fell directly and unashamedly on the old eunuch Mu Gonggong, who was being pushed and shoved as he was escorted in shackles. Noticing Wen Mingtang’s gaze, Mu Gonggong looked up at her, but after just one glance, he quickly averted his eyes and continued pleading with the officers escorting him, saying, “Be a bit gentler. I’m old and can’t handle being pushed around!”
Whether he was a “zájiā A term referring to a person with various or non-specialized expertise.” or not, he was a criminal once he was sent to the Dali Temple jail. Why should they care about him?
The officer snorted coldly, not bothering to pay attention to him, and continued to push: “Hurry up, don’t block the way!”
Wen Mingtang watched the group of people pushing and shoving as they passed by. When she could no longer see Eunuch Mu, she turned to Ji Caimai and said in surprise, “This Eunuch Mu didn’t recognize me!”
The girl touched her face subconsciously as she spoke.
“You want to ask why he targeted you and forced you away when he didn’t recognize you?” Ji Caimai glanced at the puzzled girl and shook his head, “He wouldn’t think of doing anything good sitting there. He would just do whatever he wanted. As for you, he can target you if he wants. It doesn’t matter whether he recognizes you or not!”
That’s right! Wen Mingtang thought about it, nodded, paused, and asked Ji Caimai, “Where is Prince Yu?”
Before Ji Caimai could say anything, a voice was heard coming from not far away.
“He has a special status and is temporarily under house arrest in Prince Yu’s mansion. After the case is solved, it will be handed over to His Majesty for a decision.” Wei Fu said as he walked over. When he came close to the two, he suddenly lowered his voice and said to Wen Mingtang, “Master Wen, since Prince Yu is a frequent visitor to the Jiàofāng, we also went there and discovered something!”
Before Wen Mingtang could speak, Wei Fu said, “She is not a prostitute.”
It was obvious who this referred to.
Wei Fu’s face was slightly grim, and he said to Wen Mingtang, “She has never been a slave. I heard from the head that she stayed in the Jiàofāng because of Prince Yu.”
Now that Prince Yu had fallen, Wen Xiutang would naturally not follow Prince Yu to the underworld to accompany him.
“She didn’t leave alone. I heard she left with a noble. As for which noble, the person in charge said that the one who gave the money was a young servant. They had never seen him before. They didn’t know if he was not from Chang’an or if he was a stranger who had never lingered in the Jiàofāng before.” Wei Fu said this and shook his head at Wen Mingtang. “So, we don’t know where your tángjiě has gone now.”
When Wen Mingtang heard this, she nodded and thanked Wei Fu, saying, “Thank you very much, Wei Sicheng!”
If it weren’t for her sake, Wei Fu wouldn’t have gone out of his way to inquire about Wen Xiutang’s whereabouts.
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It didn’t matter what Prince Yu and Cháoān Gōngzhǔ did. They had done many evil things and it was their own fault that they ended up in their current situation.
However, the case was not over yet. At least, the murderer of former colleague Master Sun had not been found yet.
Of course, all this was not Wen Mingtang’s concern. All she had to do was prepare three meals a day for the Dali Temple’s public kitchen.
When leaving Dali Temple last night, Lin Shaoqing specifically told him to come earlier today because he was going out. Liu Yuan got up early for this purpose and entered the public kitchen almost at breakfast time.
Behind the counter in the public kitchen, amid the steam, Wen Mingtang and others had almost prepared breakfast.
Today’s breakfast was a bowl of noodles and a bowl of soup. The noodles were clumped up and placed aside. They looked like they were cooked but not half-cooked, but he didn’t know why they were placed there.
Liu Yuan glanced at the noodles in confusion without seeing how they were made, then turned to look at the soup he had received.
When Tang Yuan handed him the soup, she mentioned its name, which was called Dànhuā mǐjiǔ
Picking it up and sniffing it close to his nose, he could smell the rich aroma of rice wine. Liu Yuan swallowed and watched Ah Bing on the side put the noodles into the pot and quickly took them out. He then quickly added garlic, sour beans, brine, sauce, vinegar, and other auxiliary ingredients, and added a spoonful of sesame paste, which he could smell from a long distance away when he stood behind the counter. Finally, sprinkled it with green onions and diced radish and passed it to him.
This time, before Ah Bing could say anything, Liu Yuan immediately interrupted him and said, “I know, mix it well and eat it!”
After eating Chef Wen’s food for so long, he had already gained some “experience”.
Ah Bing laughed twice and continued to make another bowl of Re Gan Mian
Liu Yuan did not stop the servants waiting for breakfast. He walked to the side and smelled the aroma of sesame paste. He could not help but ask Wen Mingtang, who was fanning the dough with a large cattail leaf fan, “Master Wen, why is the sesame paste so fragrant and smooth today?”
Especially the word “smooth”. The ones made at home and bought outside are not as smooth as these. Instead, they stick together and are extremely difficult to mix.
Wen Mingtang fanned herself with a large cattail leaf fan, looked at Liu Yuan, pointed at the large jar of incredibly smooth sesame paste beside her, and said, “It’s specially seasoned with oil, so it’s naturally more fragrant and smoother.”
Liu Yuan suddenly realized, said “Oh”, and could not wait to find a table and sit down with his breakfast of Re Gan Mian and Dànhuā mǐjiǔ.
He first scooped a spoonful of Dànhuā mǐjiǔ into his mouth. The rich aroma of rice wine had a hint of sweetness. Although the egg drop was dissolved in water, it did not have any eggy smell but was extremely smooth. After Liu Yuan sipped two spoonfuls of Dànhuā mǐjiǔ, he immediately used chopsticks to stir the Re Gan Mian on the side.
The various sauces and side dishes were quickly and evenly coated on the noodles as they were stirred with chopsticks. The noodles were clearly separated into individual strands, and the brown noodles were covered with sticky sauce, which made people salivate even before they were put into their mouths.
Smelling the rich and tempting aroma of sesame paste, Liu Yuan quickly picked up a piece of noodles with chopsticks and put it into his mouth. The noodles were chewy and the rich aroma of sesame paste filled his mouth, making him unable to stop.
Although thick sesame paste had a strong aroma, it was easy to make people feel greasy because of its thickness. However, the presence of sour and spicy beans and spicy and appetizing diced radishes instantly eliminates the greasy feeling. The more you ate, the more you felt the rich and attractive aroma of sesame, which made you unable to stop.
Liu Yuan couldn’t stop praising the food: This Re Gan Mian gave people the feeling of…
“It smells so good!” Yu Jijiu, who got up early and hurriedly watched the students doing their morning lessons, exclaimed and expressed Liu Yuan’s thoughts.
Liu Yuan kept nodding and responded, “Yes! It smells good!”
This Re Gan Mian was so delicious! It was so delicious that he could finish two or three more bowls. He put down the bowl of Re Gan Mian, which was already empty, and poured the last bit of Dànhuā mǐjiǔ into his mouth.
While licking the sesame sauce left at the corner of his mouth, Liu Yuan quickly walked out of the public kitchen and walked towards the lobby.
Yesterday, Lin Shaoqing specifically told him that he must not delay his trip today!
But it would be great to have a bowl of breakfast in the public kitchen before going out!
(End of this chapter)
Here is a great recipe on how to make Re Gan Mian. I am thinking of making it for dinner tonight!!!
The video is in Chinese, but has both the recipes. You can understand by seeing the items being added.
Translating one chapter one day at a time 
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