Chapter 32

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date="2020-11-14"

title="Chapter 32"

weight="105178"

series = ["The Female Supporting Role Shows Out"]

mode = "manual"

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Lin Dan came back after only two nights in the suburbs of Beijing. The store has been sold to Qin Erniang, and she has to move her things out to make room for others.

"Can you not sell this shop? Can you continue to open the restaurant in your hometown?" Qin Erniang felt that she might be the stupidest silly fork in the world, but she bought the storefront but still wanted to return it. She couldn't eat the dishes made by Shopkeeper Lin anymore. She felt that this kind of life would not be possible.

"Don't open, things in the capital are coming soon, and I should go to other places." Lin Dan has become accustomed to the wandering life and will not stay in one place for too long.

While we were talking, there was a knock on the door from time to time outside, and some people shouted: "Is there shopkeeper Lin back? When will the door open for business? Shopkeeper Lin, shopkeeper Lin..." I shouted for a long time but couldn't get it. In response, the people outside walked away with a sigh.

This situation happened frequently during the days when Lin Dan was away. Almost every few moments, diners would knock on the door and ask questions. The hometown restaurant is closed, and the people in Nancheng can only dream of eating authentic hometown cuisine. These days, most of the men who can leave their hometown and go to the capital to make money are strong and physically strong men. They didn't know how to cook at all, and even if they could, they couldn't taste Lin Dan's taste, so they could only eat wowotou.

There is a good life, who wants to live a hard life? There are delicious and cheap things, who wants to eat Wowotou? It’s a tough day if Shopkeeper Lin is not here!

Lin Dan was unaware of the noise outside the door, and just packed his things, Qin Erniang snorted, and said with a sneer: "Don't open the door, they are anxious to death! I usually eat so many good things in the store, waiting for people to make trouble. But there is no one to help, a group of ungrateful beasts!"

Lin Dan smiled and said nothing. Animals can't talk about it, it's just the cold world. But she still has to thank Qin Erniang. If she hadn't taken the girl from the building to beat Zhou away that day, Zhou would have trouble for a long time. If others are willing to help you, that's a sentiment; if they are not willing to help you, that's also their duty. You can't blame anyone.

That's why she exchanged the storefront to Qin Erniang at a low price of ten taels of silver, and also gave her a recipe for making wine and a few recipes for snacks. A brothel is not a place to eat, but drinks and food are indispensable, and these are enough to repay favors.

The two were talking while packing up their things, but they heard a screaming scream outside the door, and there were vague sounds of begging for mercy and kowtows, and the noise made people annoyed.

"Who is fighting at the door? Let me see, you are hiding inside." Qin Erniang dropped the broom and walked out.

How could Lin Dan let her commit a risk? He pulled her behind her and went out with a kitchen knife. She buckled the door panel and looked out, but saw Tang Jiu standing straight in front of the steps. Several guards were stepping on several punks under their feet, breaking their hand bones one by one with the back of a knife.

The screams and begging for mercy were made by these little gangsters, and there was a young man who was kneeling next to him, and it was Tang Peng. With a few thorns tied to his back, he yelled angrily: "Ninth Brother, for an outsider, you have smashed my face like this. After I go back, I will fix the book and tell the uncle!"

"You use power for personal gain and oppress the people, are you justified?" Tang Jiu said indifferently.

"Isn't what you are doing right now counts as using power for personal gain?" Tang Peng was still struggling, but Zhao Liu pressed his shoulders hard and knelt on the ground.

Tang Jiuli ignored him. Hearing the sound and looking back, his eyes lit up immediately: "Lin Dan, you are back."

"What are you guys?" Lin Dan wanted to point to Tang Peng and a few punks, but when he raised his hand, he realized that he was actually holding a kitchen knife and put it down again.

Tang Jiu arched his hands in shame: "The government got Tang Peng's message, so I don't care about the arson case. Now I have brought him to plead guilty. These rogues are the arsonists." He obviously got it. The news, I know that Lin Dan is in the store, so I am not afraid to come here in vain.

Lin Dan showed a look of sudden enlightenment, glanced at Tang Peng who was still yelling and cursing, and said gratefully: "Thank you, Shizi, for showing up for me. I accept this apology." When the words fell, the door was closed.

Tang Jiu hurriedly put his hands in the crack of the door, his voice implied, "Can you stay, then?" Ten years ago, he failed to keep Lin Dan. Ten years later, he hoped that the ending could change. No one knows how many times Lin Dan's stubborn back figure appeared in his dreams. She always went farther and farther, and then gradually disappeared into the dense fog, making him awake with lingering fears and guilt.

Had it not been for him to listen and believe, forcing Lin Dan to compete with Yan Langqing, Uncle Lin would not suffer such injustice even after his death. He almost grew up eating dishes made by Uncle Lin, so he should understand what kind of person Uncle Lin is. But at that time he was as if he had been poisoned. Yan Langqing believed everything he said, but in the end he was ruined by Uncle Lin. Lin Dan and the Qi clan left their hometown and wandered for many years.

He didn't do anything wrong in his life, except that he was sorry for the dead Uncle Lin, Lin Dan, and the Qi family. Seeing that Lin Dan finally returned to the long-lost capital and re-supported the Lin family's door, he was happier than anyone else. He knew how talented Lin Dan was, and as long as she was given enough time, she could definitely surpass Uncle Lin's achievements.

However, some people just didn't want to make her feel better, and the tricks were used one after another, which forced her to go away again. Now, Tang Jiu's disgust for Yan's family has deepened into his bones, otherwise he would not use means to take Yan Langqing's position as an imperial cook.

He emphasized his tone and repeated: "Can you stay this time? I promise no one will dare to insult you in the future."

Lin Dan lightly smiled, but still shook his head firmly.

The expectation in Tang Jiu's eyes was instantly extinguished, and he wanted to say something more. A man squeezed through the crowd and said tremblingly: "I am the young man of the Yan family, I will deliver a letter to my lady."

"Give it to me." Lin Dan stretched out his hand to receive the letter, and then slowly let out a sigh of relief. The person she was waiting for finally came...

Tang Jiu glanced at the letter paper, only to see a line written in lower case with hairpins—June 6th, Fragrant Garden Party. Fragrant Garden is an imperial residence, and ordinary people don't even say to go in, and they can't even get close. That was one of the emperor’s favorite gardens. It was guarded by guards all year round. With Yan Langqing’s identity, how could it be used? Could there be the emperor’s approval?

Thinking of this, Tang Jiu suddenly remembered the message sent to him by his sister, saying that the emperor had been very generous to Yan Langqing in recent years, and seemed to have the intention of being included in the harem, so he asked him to find a way. Because of this, there are rumors that the imperial concubine wants to marry Yan Langqing and let her marry into the Hou Mansion.

If the emperor really supported Yan Langqing behind his back, this competition might not be so fair. So he whispered: "The Fragrant Garden is a royal garden, and no one can use it without an decree. The last time the person who feasted in the Fragrant Garden was His Royal Highness Princess."

Lin Dan frowned slightly, and nodded after a moment: "I understand, Xie Shizi raises some points." His tone was not hurried, but relaxed.

Tang Jiu couldn't see what she was thinking, and continued: "I can think of a way to cancel this competition." Why should I participate in the unfair competition? Let Yan Langqing lose her holy favor first, and then it will not be too late. There is very little justice in this world, but he wanted to give Lin Dan a justice, a justice that was ten years late.

"No, I have my own way to deal with it." Lin Dan smiled and shook his head. She had waited for ten years and had no patience to wait any longer.

"Think about it carefully. Yan Langqing has the emperor's protection, and the referee who has been invited must dare not let her lose." Tang Jiu couldn't persuade her, so she could only tell her.

Lin Dan waved his hand and said, "I have my own way, so I don't need to worry about it."

Tang Jiu gritted his teeth to look at her, feeling helpless and moved. Lin Dan is still so stubborn, but it is precisely because of this stubbornness that she has become what she is now.

"Fine, I'll find a way for you!" When the words fell, he took Tang Peng and strode away.

Qin Erniang stood on tiptoe and looked at the letter paper, and sighed: "Fragrant Garden, that's the emperor's favorite place to go to, and most people don't let them in. Shopkeeper Lin, don't compromise with Tang Shi Zixuan, and sometimes give in. It means you lose. We know what level you are, so why bother with the egg to hit the rock?"

Lin Dan shook his head, his eyes firm.

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June 6 arrived soon, and Lin Dan was invited to come. He passed through numerous barriers and then passed numerous inspections before he was allowed to enter the Fragrant Garden. There are five steps and one post in the park, ten steps and one pavilion, all coming and going are patrolled. The guards and the clean-faced palace men have a royal look.

If you change into an ordinary person and you are scared to death, where would you dare to compete? Undoubtedly, before the two met, Yan Langqing gave Lin Dan a blow. Lin Dan didn't know who she was, but she could guess that her situation must be very strange, even magnificent. Because she didn't feel any horror at the sight of this scene, and her heart was like a pool of stagnant water, with no ripples at all.

She walked into the inner courtyard with a composure, entered the main hall, saw a handsome man sitting in the main seat, and knelt down immediately. Men who step on bright yellow soap boots are undoubtedly the emperor.

"Get up, I heard that you are going to test your cooking skills with Lang Qing, so I went out of the palace to be a witness for her." The emperor smiled generously, "This time, you only have to show your strengths, don't worry. Order any ingredients, and the palace staff will prepare them for you."

Yan Langqing lowered his head and covered his mouth, as if shy. The emperor glanced at her and smiled softly. He is fair on the surface, but in fact, a few words clearly point out his close relationship with Yan Langqing. Who would dare to disobey his mind?

The few people who came to be the referee looked at each other, thinking about each other. These people include old imperial chefs who have been out of the palace, and also well-known old gluttons, and some chefs in large restaurants, who are quite proficient in cooking.

Lin Dan swept over it roughly, unavoidably in his heart. The top ten of these people participated in the previous competition, as if time went back and reappeared in the past. There were also old acquaintances such as Tang Shizi, Prince Cheng, Prince Gong, Weiyuanhou, and Dianqianjun king sitting aside watching. Yan Shouye, who had been beaten up and was supposed to lie on the bed for training, also came, looking at her with a bitter but proud look.

Lin Dan bowed his knees, and opened his mouth to ask: "The emperor, can you guarantee the fairness of this test?" The emperor called himself Mingjun. At the beginning of his ascension, he opened his mouth and recruited talented people. Supervisors are exceptionally graceful. Lin Dan pointed out the words directly, he had to nod if he didn't want to nod.