Hao Jun noticed a slight difference as soon as Shen Mingyi's maid entered Ji Xiaolan's mansion.

When he came before, laughter and roosters and birds could always be heard in the huge house, but at this moment, the voices were silent and seemed a little weird.

Hao Jun guessed that it was because Ji Xiaolan came back that the people in the house became respectful?

There was a banquet in the pavilion in front of the central hall, and there were three people sitting next to it. Hao Jun only recognized Shen Mingyi from afar.

As he got closer, Hao Jun combined some of Ji Xiaolan's portraits that he had read before, and guessed based on the seat arrangement and Shen Mingyi's intimacy, the person with high cheekbones and sharp chin should be Ji Xiaolan, and the other person with a national face of sixty or seventy or seventy was not known who he was.

The maid led Hao Jun closer, and Shen Mingyu stood up to welcome him and introduced him to both sides.

As expected by Hao Jun, the fifties and sixties were really Ji Xiaolan, and the one with the national face was the governor Dongfang Ju.

According to Shen Mingyi, Dongfang Ju is the local brain where the emperor was camped after getting infected. Ji Xiaolan came back from taking leave. The emperor sent Dongfang Ju to learn about the matters about the auspicious night pearl, and then he would return it.

When everyone was here, they started serving the main course. It was really delicious to eat fine stews, which made Hao Jun, a master of cooking, also amazed. The only disadvantage is that the color and fragrance are good but the taste is a little lacking. It is not that the cooking skills are not high, but that it is limited by seasonings.

Ji Xiaolan and Dongfang Ju were obviously used to eating big scenes, and both believed that Hao Jun's performance during eating and drinking was also experts, so they asked Hao Jun's opinion on food.

Of course, Hao Jun could not give up the opportunity to show himself. Leaving a good influence on these two people is equivalent to being a big step closer to Qianlong.

Hao Jun told the story, mixed with food and interesting stories, and also gave examples of different tastes produced by different production methods, which made the three of them here dizzy and fascinated.

After Dongfang Ju recovered from his senses, he immediately asked Shen Mingyu to call the chef and discuss the beauty of food and cooking tips with Hao Jun in person.

After a while, the two chefs followed Shen Mingyi. After meeting the two adults, they started talking about the dishes on the table.

Hao Jun’s best-known Lu cuisine is, so he plays his strengths and avoids his weaknesses, focusing on analyzing the three things they can improve the Shandong cuisine they made. He heard the two chefs from Hao Jun’s first sentence to nodding one after another.

But Hao Jun clearly changed into the role of a master, but he still did not have a trace of arrogance in his words and deeds, and it was really like creating an atmosphere of mutual discussion.

Ji Xiaolan and Dongfang Ju exchanged their eyes and nodded secretly.

Ji Xiaolan told the two chefs that they could go back to the kitchen.

However, the two chefs were still unsatisfied and continued to ask Hao Jun for his cross-age cooking skills. He felt that listening to you was better than reading for ten years.

Dongfang put the teacup heavily, and the two chefs suddenly woke up. Just as they were about to kneel down, Ji Xiaolan stopped them in time and asked them to prepare the next dish quickly and not bother the distinguished guests.

Ji Xiaolan invited Hao Jun to eat meat in big mouthfuls. Well, eating meat in big mouthfuls is his favorite.

Hao Jun's heart was not very calm.

Hao Jun's eyesight is far and very comparable. He has noticed the strange details of the two chefs just now. They respect Ji Xiaolan when facing senior executives, but awe for Dongfang Ju from the bottom of their hearts!

When Hao Jun observed quietly, Ji Xiaolan and Shen Mingyu also had a hint of awe of Dongfang Ju!

Hao Jun was not very clear about the second-rank corresponding to each official position, from the third-rank rank or other rank. However, Ji Xiaolan was not an ordinary Beijing official, but a scholar who often accompanied the emperor. Hao Jun did not think that Ji Xiaolan had the necessity of a reverence for a governor who was released.

If the governor was not the place where the emperor camped after getting sick, but was stationed in the fortress on the border, Hao Jun thought Ji Xiaolan's behavior was relatively normal, because it was not easy for him to be a rank-in official!

However, the so-called Dongfang Ju is not! He is just a governor of the mainland!

Then, Dongfang Ju’s identity is worth considering!

Hao Jun had an idea in his mind, so he naturally leaned on the characters Ji Xiaolan and Shen Mingyi were respected, and he couldn't help but think of Qianlong!

However, Qianlong is much older than the portrait left by Lang Shining. Is the person in front of him really Qianlong?

Hao Jun suddenly remembered that the recent history of this time and space is highly consistent with his own main time and space. Lang Shining passed away fourteen years ago!

Even if Lang Shining completed the portrait of Qianlong sitting upright before his death, it was fourteen years ago!

Only then did Hao Jun figure out why he felt the vocals in the yard when he first came, because the emperor was here! No noise!

Hao Jun couldn't help but look at Shen Mingyi who was fiddling with a brazier around him, and secretly said that she would also lie to others. Or they would lie to me together!

A gust of cold wind blew, and Shen Mingyi had just turned the charcoal, and the dust and dust rushed up with Mars. Several people hurriedly drove out of the dining table.

Hao Jun took advantage of the chaos to focus infinitely and look at the sky with his hands and eyes to explore the suspicious areas around him.

In the central hall, in the wing room, behind the rockery, outside the flower wall, and other places where people can be hidden, Hao Jun appeared twelve guards wearing iron armored robes!

Moreover, four of them also have guns! They are not iron spears or red tassel spears, but muskets that can be attacked!

This was just something Hao Jun discovered in a short time, and perhaps there were other people hiding in other places.

Hao Jun was completely sure in his heart that Dongfang Ju was just a pseudonym. Maybe it was the name of the governor, but the Dongfang Ju in front of him was the current emperor!

The dust settled, and Shen Mingyi sat down.

Ji Xiaolan finally brought the topic to the Night Pearl, and started with the seven Night Pearls presented to the emperor.

Hao Jun simply described the story of the appearance of these night pearls, which is of course basically consistent with what he said about Shen Mingyi before, but only added some details.

For example, it is mentioned that the figures of sitting upright wearing dragon robe are centered, the horse is riding in the back, the dragon and phoenix are on both sides, the Summer Palace is in front, and other figures are surrounded by surroundings. It is not until the earth and rocks are cleaned up that these figures are contained in the natural spherical night pearls, with a total of 290.

Qianlong, Ji Xiaolan, and Shen Mingyi spoke in unison: "So many!"

Qianlong asked impatiently: "Where are the other night pearls now?"

Hao Jun said slowly: "I gave four to someone and sold one hundred, and there were still one hundred and seventy-nine at home."

"Sell a hundred pieces? To whom did you sell them?"

Hao Jun smiled and said, "Master Dongfang, Qin is a businessman and has always abide by the rules. How can he disclose customer information at will?"

Qianlong was stunned and soon showed a playful smile, "Mr. Qin, it is precisely because you are a businessman who has never been bad at all, that you have the opportunity to drink with me and Lord Ji. The pearl of auspicious night is a sign of peace and stability in the country and the people should be presented to the current emperor. How can you let auspiciousness flow into the market first?"
Chapter completed!