food queen

Chapter 8

"Why did I fall asleep? Is the play over?" Han Qian pushed Apple away, rubbed his eyes and asked.

"You fell asleep before halfway through the play. The Eldest Princess asked Nanny Wang to bring you back." Seeing that Han Qian was awake, Pingguo hurriedly brought her the warm boiled water next to her, "Princess Are you thirsty? Drink some water, dinner will be served later."

"But I still have to talk to Sister Tiantian." Han Qian patted his forehead annoyedly, pushed Apple off the bed, "I'll go and see my sister, it will be better."

"Hey, princess?" Apple hurriedly put down the teacup, and chased out with her skirt.

The yard where Wei Tiantian lives is just behind Mrs. Yao's yard, but it's just a corner through a long corridor.

When Han Qian ran into the yard, she saw Parrot standing under the eaves, lowering her head and fiddling with the ring on her hand, so she stopped in her tracks: "Sister, is Madam there?"

Parrot laughed lightly and said: "The little Princess is here, Madam is talking to the girl inside."

"Oh." Han Qian smiled and was about to enter the door, but was grabbed by Parrot, "Wait a minute, princess."

"Ah? Is there something wrong?"

Parrot made a silent motion towards Han Qian, and then heard Mrs. Yao's helpless voice in the room: "You finally gave up this time, right? You have to think about it for the past two days. There is no happiness in wishful thinking." .”

"Mother..." followed by Wei Tiantian's choked up voice.

"Sister is crying!" Han Qian's eyes widened in surprise.

Parrot hurriedly waved his hand at Han Qian, and then gave Apple a wink behind her. Apple came up to grab Han Qian's hand, and whispered, "Little princess, let's go back first. The lady is here." , the girl is sure to be fine."

"Oh, let's go." Han Qian's biggest advantage is that he is still sensible at critical moments.

When Wei Tiantian was crying helplessly in front of his mother, the crown prince Yun Shuo was also being preached by his teacher Lu Yang: "Even if the crown prince disdains Qian Xun's suggestion, he shouldn't let Miss Wei stand in front of so many people." For the sake of face, the old man heard that Miss Wei's face was ugly at that time, and he was heartbroken!"

Yun Shuo smiled lightly: "Teacher, you are really well-informed. You know everything about the banquet of the family members in Ninghou Mansion?"

"Women's mouths are faster than a thousand-mile horse!" Lu Yang also sneered.

"Teacher, you believe me, what I did was right." Yun Shuo still smiled calmly.

Lu Yang shook his head helplessly, looked at Yun Shuo in disappointment, and sighed: "Everyone in the imperial capital knows that Ninghou and his wife love their daughters like their own, especially this little daughter, who has been held in their palms since she was a child. The jewel in the palm of your hand. You let her make a fool of herself at Mrs. Yao’s birthday banquet today. Even if the Ninghou couple don’t hold grudges against you, they won’t be able to keep her older brothers from grudges. And her sister and brother-in-law... It is said that Princess Ronghua and his wife treat this younger sister It is also very dear. Your Royal Highness, this was originally our advantage, but now... alas!"

"Teacher, it is Ninghou and his wife, not Wei Tiantian, who are helping us. I think you should be very clear about the difference." Yun Shuo looked at Lu Yang and said with a frown.

"Huh?" Lu Yang frowned slightly, and looked at Yun Shuo puzzled, "Isn't this the same thing?"

"You should know that the Ninghou couple never wanted their daughter to marry into the royal family."

"That was before, because Princess Ronghua fell in love with their adopted son, so..."

"No. Mrs. Yao is an extremely smart woman. She understands that the Wei family does not need and cannot marry the royal family, because the Wei family holds military power, and once they become foreign relatives, it will not last long. She has seen through all this a long time ago, so she absolutely Will not allow her daughter to marry me."

"How will the prince know if he doesn't try? One moment and one moment..."

"Teacher!" Yun Shuo looked at Lu Yang and shook his head as if looking at rotten wood, "Don't use ordinary people's minds to speculate on Ninghou and his wife, Mrs. Yao is definitely not an ordinary girl. If you want to get their support, put aside the relationship with Miss Wei. Relationships are necessary, and I must reassure Ninghou and his wife on this matter, so that they can be moved."

"You..." Lu Yang wanted to persuade him again.

Yun Shuo has turned and left.

At Ninghou's mansion, Han Qian's nanny took advantage of Mrs. Yao's absence, called Han Qian into the green gauze closet and dismissed the crowd, and quietly taught her a lesson: "Just now, the little princess heard Miss Wei cry, right?" The servant quietly told the princess that this is all caused by the prince, so let's not mention the prince in front of Miss Wei in the future, the lady here will be unhappy."

"But why?" Han Qian frowned and asked, "Brother Prince is so good-looking, has a good temper, and speaks nicely, why..."

"Hey, my little ancestor, can you just listen to the servant's advice? Otherwise, if the lady here gets annoyed, she might not pick you up again, and even our eldest girl might get angry, remember. ?”

"What does this have to do with big sister?" Han Qian was stunned.

"Little ancestor, just listen to the slave, okay? You think the prince is good, so let's say what we want when we go back home, just in front of Miss Wei, let's not mention him, okay?" The nurse was anxious , Quickly kneel down to this little ancestor.

"Okay, okay, I just listen to you." Han Qian looked at the nanny's bitter face, pursed her small mouth, and agreed.

Mrs. Yao's birthday banquet was held for three consecutive days.

On the first day, they entertained the court and Chinese colleagues, royal nobles and in-laws of various ethnic groups, and on the second day they entertained the Wei clan.

On the third day, the hosts in the mansion were the family members who were released from the mansion in the past to be officials and do business. Although these people left the Ninghou Mansion to start their own families and have their own futures, they were not willing to follow the dignitaries of the court. The gentry's family came to join in the fun, but on the last day of the birthday banquet, they came to the mansion to celebrate the birthday of the mistress and wife alone.

During these three days, Princess Han Qian, who loves food the most, naturally had a good time, and had the opportunity to eat all kinds of delicacies in Ninghou Mansion.

What surprised Mrs. Yao when she arrived was that there are hundreds of dishes and dozens of snacks in the mansion. As long as Han Qian has eaten them, she can remember the tastes. Next time, if she adds or subtracts any ingredients, she can eat them all in one bite. difference.

"Such a keen sense of taste is really rare, this child should be taught well." Mrs. Yao said to the eldest daughter-in-law.

Han Rui smiled and said: "This girl has grown up so much, and she only has one hobby-eating! When she was one year old, she caught snacks and fruits, and nothing serious was eye-catching. It's just that she only eats and doesn't cook. Son, what does mother expect her to learn with this?"

"You can't say that, this 'knowing how to eat' is a great advantage. If it were you, who would be able to eat the honey in today's jade belt cake instead of the red willow nectar before and the acacia nectar? You didn't eat it, did you? But Qian'er sang it in one mouthful, and said that the cook missed two spoonfuls of fine salt this time!"

(End of this chapter)