Traveling to the ancient harem

Chapter 128 Sharing Instant Noodles

Gongyuan.

The examination hall of the Imperial Examination Hall was divided into several small examination rooms. There were a total of thirty candidates in the room where Xuan Ge'er was assigned. They all came from all over the world and did not know each other. However, there was one person Xuan Ge knew, and that was the little Prince Fu who had been very popular in the capital recently.

This little Prince Fu was no ordinary man. His father was the sixth son of the late emperor. He was born with a congenital disability in one leg, and his lameness became more and more obvious as he grew older, so there was no possibility for him to sit on the throne. The late emperor took pity on him and named him Prince Fu at an early age. He also selected a prosperous land in the south of the Yangtze River for him to be enfeoffed, so that he was not affected by the subsequent turmoil for the succession to the throne.

Prince Fu was also a very sensible man. He did not rush back from his fiefdom to pay tribute until the current emperor ascended the throne. After the emperor ascended the throne, he did not hesitate and returned to his fiefdom again. Over the years, the emperor recalled him twice out of consideration for their family ties. The rest of the time, he never returned to the capital without being summoned.

This little Prince Fu is the eldest son of the Prince Fu's Mansion. He has been smart and clever since he was young, and has both literary and martial skills. He is also very handsome and elegant. It was not originally the turn of a little prince like him to join in the fun of this imperial examination. It was he who coaxed and persuaded the Princess Fu, saying that he wanted to visit the capital. The Princess Fu spoiled him, so how could she not agree? Without any preparation, she signed up for the imperial examination directly and came to the capital to take the exam like other candidates.

Although the young Prince Fu came to Beijing to take the imperial examination, he still had to go to the palace to see his uncle. Unfortunately, the emperor was ill now. He was very happy to see his nephew and praised him for his ambition and for not bringing down the style of their Xuanyuan family. His cousin the prince also praised him and had someone clean up the place where his father used to live in the palace and settled him in the palace. He was not restricted when he went out of the palace, and he was not a very arrogant person, so many people outside knew him.

Early this morning, the prince sent someone to escort him to the examination room. Of course, he also had a big food basket, which contained food prepared for him by the imperial kitchen at the prince's order. Like other candidates, he had to take the exam here for nine days.

Xuan Ge'er first exchanged greetings with the candidates who had already arrived. The friendship of being a fellow examinee would be a help in the future officialdom. No one could predict who would pass and who would not.

Of course, he knew Xiao Fuwang, but Xiao Fuwang didn't know him. After saying hello, everyone returned to their own dormitories. It was a row of square houses separated by walls to form small rooms. There was one room for each candidate, and Xuan Ge'er was in the middle. There was a wooden table inside, which was foldable and could be used as a bed at night.

Each person in the dormitory was given a small charcoal stove and a clay pot. There was a room in the examination room dedicated to charcoal, which was open for candidates to use at will. The clay pot was used to boil water. In short, everything had to be done by oneself. Even a noble person like Xiao Fu Wang was not qualified to bring in people to serve him. At least everyone was equal here.

By the time Xuan Ge'er was settled, it was already past dinner time. He was starving and thought about the way his sister told him to eat instant noodles. He thought this was the most convenient. He studied hard in the study every day and had never tasted the instant noodles.

Pulling open the food basket on the bottom layer, he took out a packet of instant noodles, opened it and put it in the large bowl he had received earlier, poured the powder packet and the meat sauce packet on the instant noodles, thought for a while and added a few slices of braised beef in it. My sister said that this instant noodle with beef was a deluxe version, and of course it had to be a deluxe meal for the first meal here.

He then opened the vegetable package his sister told her about, picked up a few slices and put them inside, poured in the boiling water that had been boiled on the small charcoal stove, wrapped it with oil paper and let it sit, then slowly began to peel the braised egg. His sister said that after the braised eggs were peeled and the instant noodles were almost ready to eat, then she could put the braised eggs in. She wouldn't exchange it for anything even a god would.

The eggs had been peeled, and Xuan Ge'er lifted the oil paper covering the instant noodles. Suddenly, he was surrounded by the strong aroma of instant noodles. Soon, the aroma spread and could be smelled in every corner of the entire examination room.

At this time, every candidate put down what they were doing. What is this smell? It is so fragrant, and it is a smell they have never smelled before. They are all young people, and they all run out following the smell.

Among them, Prince Fu ran the fastest. He was separated from Xuan Ge'er by a row of cells. He was the first to run out when he smelled the fragrance. When he smelled the fragrance, he suddenly felt that the big meat buns made by the imperial kitchen in his hand were not fragrant anymore.

At this moment, Brother Xuan was also excited. The bowl of noodles in front of him was covered with red carrots, green vegetables, braised beef in sauce, and the braised eggs he had just put in. Not to mention the fragrant aroma, just looking at such a bowl of noodles, one could imagine how delicious it would be.

He picked up the chopsticks, scooped up the noodles and mixed them evenly. Then he picked up the curly noodles and was about to put them into his mouth. Suddenly he found something wrong. He looked up suddenly and saw that there were a lot of people standing in front of him, all staring at his bowl of noodles without blinking. It seemed that they couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks and taste it themselves.

"Brother Huang, what are you eating? Why haven't we seen it before?" The little Prince Fu was thick-skinned and was the first to ask.

"This is a kind of food made at home, called instant noodles, also known as instant noodles, which means it is easy to eat."

“How about…” He looked at the crowds of people here, “If anyone is interested, please try it…” He muttered to himself: I guess one chopstick wouldn’t be enough for each person, I hope not many people are interested.

Everyone was interested in what was said, and they all ran to find chopsticks and bowls.

Little Prince Fu had already run over and got the bowl. With one use of his chopsticks, he not only scooped up noodles, but also a piece of braised beef and put it in the bowl. In order to accommodate the people who came later, he felt embarrassed to scoop up more and poured some soup before stepping back to give his seat to others.