Madam is right

Chapter 68 068. Lunch
If the meals cooked in the general's mansion are home-cooked dishes, then the lunch in the palace today really let Mo Zhichu know what is called a court meal.

However, after all, the status of the General's Mansion is there, so it is doomed that the dishes in the General's Mansion are not ordinary home-cooked dishes. This is enough to see that the lunch in the palace is exquisite and rich.

Although Mo Zhichu also participated in the palace banquet in his previous life and ate the dishes of the palace banquet, but after going through the many processes before the palace banquet, the dishes were already cold and not delicious.

This was the first time that Mo Zhichu was about to eat hot court dishes.

I saw that the round table in front of me was filled with all kinds of plates, large and small, and there were exquisite dishes in the plates.

Although it was not as exaggerated as the Man Han Banquet, Mo Zhichu still saw dishes from different cuisines.

Now that it's hot summer, the royal chefs will naturally not make those overly greasy and spicy dishes to burden the stomachs of the delicate people in the palace.

What Mo Zhichu can recognize are Fujian cuisine scallops that are known for their refreshing cuts, Huaiyang cuisine Wensi tofu that is full of endless and beautiful knife skills, sweet and sour West Lake vinegar fish... and various vegetarian dishes stir-fried with seasonal vegetables.

Mo Zhichu suddenly felt hungry.

"Since the meal has been served, everyone sit down."

Empress Meng touched Mo Zhichu's head, pulled her to sit beside her, reached out to help her uncover the bowl in front of her, and Ruoxiang stepped forward to take the lid of the bowl.

"Come on, Chu'er, try this Longjing Bamboo Fungus. It's hot right now, and this soup is also very good to cool off."

Mo Zhichu looked at the transparent soup and the white bamboo fungus in the bowl, and exclaimed in his heart: Wow... this is the bamboo fungus...

In the distant 21st century, many people don’t know about bamboo fungus. It is designated as a regional protected product by the country. Although it is not impossible to buy, it’s just that the quality is as good as the current one and it’s not cheap.

Ah... this is the royal privilege, it is really enviable and jealous...

Just as everyone was preparing to eat, the eunuch's shrill voice came from outside the door: "The prince is here——"

Mo Zijin consciously stood up with Lin Qingman to greet him, Mo Zhichu closed his shining eyes and stood up reluctantly.

After a while, Zhao Jue, who was wearing an apricot-yellow python robe, walked into Yikun Palace.

"The sons and ministers see the queen mother." The young Pianpian walked into the hall and saluted Queen Meng.

Lin Qingman carefully looked at the young man in front of him, his eyes were clear, his thin lips were raised, but the python robe was still as gentle as the wind.It turns out that this is the prince, who looks very similar to the queen.

"Why did the prince come suddenly? No one should report it." Meng Ruyan said in surprise, she really didn't expect her son to come at this time.

"Right now, all the young masters are going to have dinner, and I want to find a place to eat, don't you?" Zhao Jue said in a rare relaxed tone, and it seemed that he liked today's palace banquet very much.

"You child, it's a waste of money to come here to the mother's queen, you're talking nonsense!"

"It's lively in the mother's harem today." Zhao Jue's eyebrows were curved, and he looked gentle and refined.

"Emperor, come, this is Mrs. Lin from the General's Mansion. This is Chu'er and Zijin, both daughters of the General."

"Daughter?!" Zhao Jue looked at Mo Zhichu, who was dressed in men's clothes, in surprise.

"The minister's wife, Mrs. Lin, pays her respects to His Highness the Crown Prince." Lin Qingman said, and Mo Zijin followed her to salute.

Mo Zhichu saluted Zhao Jue in a manly manner.

Empress Meng took Mo Zhichu's hand and introduced, "Chu'er, come, this is your elder brother Yanyu."

"Brother Yanyu is good." Mo Zhichu greeted stickily.

After finishing speaking, Mo Zhichu seemed to feel a little familiar, and whispered, "The name is really similar to Brother Yanqing."

Unexpectedly, Mo Zhichu's whisper was heard by Zhao Jue. Zhao Jue smiled warmly and said to the little girl in front of him, "Yan Qing? What a coincidence, Gu's younger brother is also famous as Yan Qing."

Zhao Jue's words made Empress Meng's eyes twitch, and she promised Yan Qing to help keep the secret.

"There are many people with the same name in the world, maybe they are destined. Yan Yu must be hungry too, let's have dinner." Empress Meng quickly changed the topic.

While the few people were talking, the maids and eunuchs had already added seats and tableware, and now they only needed to sit down and eat.

Mo Zhichu took a sip of Longjing Bamboo Fungus Soup, it was really refreshing and delicious, and he couldn't help but whispered praise: "It's so delicious..."

Lin Qingman who heard the voice raised his head and glanced at Mo Zhichu, his eyes were full of contempt, he was indeed a girl who didn't know any manners.

"Chu'er likes to drink more." Empress Meng said softly, who wouldn't like Mo Zhichu's bright eyes?
Mo Zhichu tasted other dishes, and the delicious taste hit her taste buds violently. For a moment, Mo Zhichu regarded this palace, which should have been cautious in words and deeds, as a general's mansion.

Mo Zhichu picked up the other pair of chopsticks at hand, and put a scallop into Empress Meng's bowl: "Auntie Huang, try it, this scallop tastes really good!"

Meng Ruyan was stunned for a moment, "Aunt Huang?"

Mo Zhichu grinned: "The last time I entered the palace, the emperor told me to call him Uncle Huang. You are the uncle's wife, so shouldn't I call you Aunt Huang?" The little girl looked up innocently. asked with clear eyes.

Meng Ruyan couldn't remember how long it had been since no one had served her food, and she didn't know how long she hadn't heard such a common name.

All she knew was that at this moment, she wasn't angry at being offended, and the joy was real.

The father-in-law who was in charge of preparing dishes couldn't help but reminded: "Miss Chu, you can't just serve the empress with dishes for meals in the palace..."

Mo Zhichu admitted that she was too excited for a while, and when she didn't know what to do, Meng Ruyan ate the scallop and said with a smile: "Well, Aunt Huang also thinks it tastes great!"

Hearing this, Mo Zhichu understood the meaning of the honorable queen, smiled instantly, and said as if offering a treasure: "Aunt Huang, do you know? These scallops are nutritious! I guarantee that Aunt Huang will eat more and more. The more beautiful it is!"

"Hahaha, okay, let's borrow Chu'er's auspicious words. But where did Chu'er learn all this?"

"Hey, I read it in Chu'er's book~ Aunt Huang, you can eat more, many foods have unexpected effects!" As he said, Mo Zhichu began to add vegetables to Meng Ruyan again.

While sandwiching, he talked about the effect of this dish and the effect of that dish.

This lunch, Meng Ruyan ate very happily.

The etiquette rules in the palace are cumbersome and strict, and she always eats and sleeps without talking, but the arrival of Mo Zhichu today made her experience the lunch process of ordinary people's homes, and she felt very satisfied.

Meng Ruyan was happy, but some people were not so happy.

Lin Qingman looked at Mo Zhichu, who was talking extravagantly, and couldn't help but snorted coldly. She really was a girl with no manners, and she didn't know where she learned the crooked reasoning here to please the empress!
(End of this chapter)