delicious little cook

Chapter 397
The guests and hosts greeted each other in a friendly atmosphere. Apart from drinking tea, no one touched the dim sum. After half a stick of incense, the maids came out pushing the trolley again, first removed the dim sum on the table, and then placed new ones. There are cakes and snacks, sweet ones and salty ones. Four groups are placed on the long table, and everyone can eat what is in front of them without having to stretch their hands to the side to get it.

As soon as the new dim sum came to the table, everyone no longer just sat and drank tea. The old matriarch and the princess concubine courted each other a few times before picking up their chopsticks to pick up their favorite food, and waited until they both tasted it. , Others started to move their chopsticks.

The crown princess was also born in the Zhu family of Fuyang Hou, the founding prince. The uncles and brothers in the family are all important officials in the military. This is the help the queen sought for the prince to successfully ascend the throne. The old matriarch of Lanshan Hou He's family belongs to the same circle as the eldest lady, and they are very familiar with each other, because the first brother of the Duke of Xian, who joined the army, married the daughter of the Zhu family. Regardless of seniority, the crown princess is still the old matriarch's grandchildren.

So the prince’s family came here today, it’s really like visiting relatives, but after the incident of the emperor’s grandson’s distress, there are many more people who go out with them. When I came out, I was still a little uncomfortable for a while.

The original families of the second wife and the third wife are not in this inner circle, and naturally they are not familiar with the princess. Sitting at the table and listening to the three of them recounting the past, the two sisters-in-law couldn't keep up with their thoughts, and found that there were indeed many things. They are not qualified to know these two rooms.

The third lady has a quick mind, she doesn't need to use that brain to figure out what she shouldn't know, and turns her head to take care of the princess and the emperor's grandson, while the second lady is very curious about the relationship between the characters they talked about. If you can't hear it at home, no one will tell her about it, and she has a high temper and disdains to take the initiative to make friends, so she can't keep up with any interesting things that happen in the capital.

The pre-dinner snacks are regularly presented at intervals of half a stick of incense, and the portions are not large, that is, try something new, after all, you have to save your stomach for lunch.

When it was almost noon, the girl came in and reported that the luncheon was ready and ready to start at any time, so the host and guest moved back to the front hall again.

The previous tables and chairs in the hall were emptied at this moment, and replaced with three very special large round tables, with a turntable in the middle, three princesses and concubines, four mistresses in the Duke's Mansion, two daughters in the second room, and five in the third room. Daughter, there are fourteen people in total.

The crown prince and the old matriarch sat at the table, the eldest lady sat with her two sister-in-laws, Gu Wan and Gu Chan, the two concubines, were in charge of entertaining the princess and the emperor's grandson, and the five concubine daughters of the third room happened to form a table by themselves.

After everyone was seated in order, the maids wiped their hands with hot towels, and then passed the dishes. The three wine jars of Fushouquan were served first, and after the sealed lotus leaves were opened, the scent wafted out was unforgettable.

The soup is served only after the soup is served. Bai Kou will not let other dishes steal the limelight of this soup, but the second lady has suffered so much. She dare not put her mouth down when she looks at her soup bowl. She still doesn't know which one was the last time. Seafood caused rashes all over her body, so she had no choice but to avoid it, but Bai Kou didn't prepare any other soup for her this time, so she had to force herself to drink a little in order not to make the princess feel suspicious.

Fortunately, this delicious soup has already attracted the princess's full attention, and she didn't notice the embarrassment of the second lady. The couple also praised the delicious soup.

After drinking the soup, they began to serve the wine and food. Seeing the function of the turntable on the table, the princess greatly appreciated this folk wisdom. The palace still uses a meal sharing system, whether it is daily meals or palace banquets, one meal per person. The same dishes are placed on the square table. Except for the round stone table and stone pit in the garden, there are square furniture in the room. This big round table called the princess is really fresh after seeing it.

Bai Kou specially prepared a bottle of orange juice soda for the princess and the emperor's grandson. It was packed in a crystal bottle and it was very beautiful on the table. That's Bai Kou's secret recipe. No one else can make it except her. It's a powerful weapon to coax children. During the Chinese New Year, all the children who come to pay New Year's greetings at home don't like it.

Dishes were brought to the table continuously, with more variety than those eaten in the palace. The saint's lunch was only 24 dishes, and Bai Kou prepared [-] dishes. The thing of eating [-] dishes for a meal has been unheard of since the founding of the dynasty. It has never been before that even if it is a palace banquet, the number of dishes is controlled within the range that does not allow waste.

The luncheon ended with Emperor Zhenghui's favorite seashell soup. He drank half a cup with great effort, rinsed his mouth, and told his sister, Princess Jingyun, that if he hadn't eaten too much earlier, he would have eaten it that day. He could drink all the soup.

Everyone laughed and praised the little emperor's grandson's appetite. Then they moved to the retreat to have tea and chat. New snacks and fruits were already placed on the long table.

At this time, the princess no longer only talked to the old lady and the eldest lady, but her topic turned to the young ladies present, to test their knowledge, and asked them to dictate poems.

Gu Wan and Gu Chan are the most proud about learning, they can answer any questions that the Crown Princess asks, the five concubines under the third wife's knees are completely incomparable, the second wife finally showed a little bit of complacency on her face.

The Crown Princess also had a happy expression on her face. She praised and praised the two sisters, and also praised the second wife for raising the children well. She gave rewards to the mother and daughter on the spot, and they were so happy that they quickly stood up and saluted to thank them.

After some excitement, the second wife, mother and daughter returned to their seats. Seeing that the girls in the Gu family were all so old, the princess asked them two questions that best reflected the girls' accomplishments, female celebrity and cooking skills.

Female celebrities are the easiest, just look at the handkerchiefs they carry with them, and you can tell how good their skills are. In this regard, Gu Wan and Gu Chan are equally confident, but when asked about cooking skills, they both become dumb. After preparing Guan Xiumei and the other four cooks who will marry in the future, the two sisters completely gave up their pursuit of cooking skills. During the few months they lived with their parents in the Pingzhou government office, they didn't know where the kitchen was. The princess asked them how to stir-fry green vegetables, but she hesitated and couldn't explain it. Instead, the daughters of Sanfang stole the limelight. During the few months when their father took office, they had been in the kitchen, and they could cook a table of simple tea and light meals. Gained some culinary experience.

The princess did not expect such a result, it was completely upside down, and she felt a little embarrassed. The second lady who was smiling and receiving the reward before couldn't hold back anymore. The eldest lady hurried to smooth things over, but Princess Jingyun took the lead and smiled. I would like to ask all the aunts here if there is any fun program arranged for Shangyuan Festival tomorrow.

"Tomorrow third brother Yun invited his friends and sisters to come to our house for the festival. Bai Kou is going to make roast leg of lamb. After dinner, we will go to the street to watch the lanterns." Gu Rao, the youngest Miss Nine, quickly answered.

"Roast leg of lamb?!" The princess and the emperor's grandson said in unison, their eyes widened, and then they looked at their mother expectantly.

The princess was even more embarrassed, she didn't expect how her child suddenly became so delicious.

"You two children, you are still visiting here, so you are not polite at all." The princess smiled helplessly.

"We are all relatives, why are you being polite to us? It's good to like our food, and you will come and go often if you are thinking about it. But, you two young ones, remember to ask your father, if he allows, Come early tomorrow afternoon, the afternoon snacks made by Bai Kou are of a high standard."

The old matriarch looked at these two little babies with a smile. Of course she was very happy to have frequent contact with the East Palace. It is a good thing that Ye State Duke's Mansion and the East Palace have a direct connection through the opportunity of rescuing the emperor and grandson this time.

(End of this chapter)