Chapter 12: The Banquet of the Hongmen General (4)
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After the men left, the general's father sat down first, and the others didn't have so many rules, so they all re-seated.
However, the atmosphere of the dinner party was much more disturbed.
The general's father did not raise the chopsticks again for a long time, and the others did not dare to move.
She noticed that her general's father had been looking at her with a smile, and suddenly regretted that she shouldn't have glared at the old eunuch so blatantly.
Even her general father, in addition to a-for-tat confrontation with the old eunuch in his eyes, he also spoke politely. When I arrived at Erniang, I tried my best to please the old eunuch, and the little eunuchs were all careful.
She is just the eldest lady of the general's mansion, and when she sees the people in the palace, she says something unpleasant, and she is not a fart. That Father-in-law's status is really not low, and he is actually the queen's person. Why did she stare at people? She really ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, otherwise her brain would have been in water.
However, how could she feel the smile in the eyes of his general's father, there was blame, but more praise?
Was it right or wrong for her to do so?
It's the right thing to do!
Anyway, the position of Duke Lu is high and powerful, and her status as a general father is not low. This shows that her general father and Na Lu's father-in-law are not in the same way, and they are even opposites. Then, she offended Father-in-law Lu a little, compared with the general's father who flattered her, which is more important, naturally the latter is better!
Really.
The general's father smiled at her and said, "The porridge given to you by the emperor, you can drink it while it's hot." ”
Only then did she take a closer look at the porridge bowl in front of her. The verdant jade plate is topped with a round jade bowl the size of a palm and the same texture. The maid behind him had already stepped forward with a clear eye and lifted the lid of the bowl.
The heat that came out of the air in an instant was not scorching, but like the gentlest hand gently caressing the face, bringing a wisp of comfortable warmth. Then, I smelled a faint sweet fragrance between my noses.
When the heat quickly dissipated, the pale porridge in the jade bowl was revealed. At first glance, it looks like a bowl of white porridge. What about the good eight-treasure porridge?
Curiously, she picked up the matching jade spoon and gently dented it in the bowl. With the stirring of the spoon, the faint discolored particles between the white porridge jumped out. In addition to white lentils, lotus seeds, and longan, and chopped red dates cut into small pieces, she couldn't make out anything else for a while. The sweet smell between her noses was tempting, and she had already put a spoonful into her mouth. It was only after chewing on this that she realized that something was wrong.
After concave a spoonful and looked closely, she realized that there was a nearly transparent and slightly pink gel texture hidden in the white porridge. Bird's Nest and Top Bird's Nest!
After eating another spoonful, she also tasted some of the flavor of ejiao, and it seemed that there was a hint of ginseng soup.
All in all, this bowl of porridge is really good. There is no added sugar, but the sweetness of the ingredients is cleverly boiled, and it is not overcooked, which brings out the bitterness and astringency of the ingredients and spoils the taste. Soon, she swallowed the bowl and felt that it was not enough.
It's a pity that this bowl of eight-treasure porridge given by the emperor is not added.
Having been whetted by this bowl of porridge, her eyes immediately glanced at the other dishes on the table. However, there was red meat all over her eyes, and there was a look of dissatisfaction in her eyes.
"It's also Daddy's negligence, you haven't healed from the cold, you must not like to eat these greasy. Jiao Niang ...... "After the general's father said to her gently, he turned around and called Erniang.
Erniang immediately beckoned to the maid behind her and said, "Why don't you go and change the dishes in front of the eldest lady and change them to something lighter." ”
The maids immediately took action. Erniang still pleaded guilty to the general's father: "It's Jiao Niang's negligence." ”
She glanced at Erniang at the general's father, but she didn't reply to her. As soon as he turned around, he said to her again: "Will you still be heavier when you use this golden spoon and golden chopsticks?" If you don't feel comfortable using it, you should change the wooden spoon and wooden chopsticks. ”
She was stunned, in fact, she didn't use this golden spoon yet, and the jade spoon she was still holding in her hand was really good for drinking porridge, she liked it very much. But after thinking about it, she nodded obediently and said to him, "Thank you, Daddy, let Ping'er change this golden chopsticks for me." I'll use wooden chopsticks for a few more days. ”
The general's father nodded.
Before her general's father personally greeted Na Ping'er, she called Na Ping'er in advance and said, "Ping'er, you help me remove this spoon" and pointed to the golden spoon, "Replace it with this chopstick." ”
Ping'er glanced at Erniang, didn't dare to delay too much, and immediately came up and removed the golden spoon and golden chopsticks for her. Ping'er almost trotted out, and after a while she retrieved her earlier with wooden chopsticks. She took a closer look, and it was still freshly washed. The small white hands of the screen were still stained with a little water.
She didn't miss Erniang and glared at Ping'er without a trace. Ping'er didn't dare to look at Erniang, and immediately hid back in the middle of the maids waiting on both sides.
"Huan'er, you know that the eldest lady is not in good health, why did you choose such a thin dress for the eldest lady?" At this time, Erniang suddenly asked loudly to Huan'er behind her.
Huan'er immediately took a few steps forward and replied respectfully: "Hui Erniang, this dress is what the eldest lady likes and chooses by herself." ”
"The eldest lady picked it herself, so you're right?" Erniang squinted her eyes and asked loudly again.
Huan'er shook and almost knelt down. Under her stern eyes, Huan'er finally just bowed down and admitted her mistake: "Huan'er knows her mistake, Huan'er will go back to pick up a coat for the eldest lady." Please also ask Erniang to punish later. ”
Huan'er turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped by Erniang again.
Erniang asked Huan'er in a strange tone: "Huan'er, your face ...... Why does it look like it's red and swollen?"
"Daddy, don't just eat meat. Eat more greens. Come, Daddy, try this little cabbage, it's very tender. She didn't look at Huan'er and Erniang again, and turned her head and smiled and sandwiched a crisp little cabbage for her general father.
His general father was stunned for a moment. This is the first time she has personally served him vegetables. Looking at the bright smile on her big pie face, a hint of fatherly love soon appeared on his face.
Eating the little cabbage in one bite, he smiled and said to her, "It tastes really good." ”
"Zhen'er ......" Erniang called her name by the way, and the general's father immediately cast a sharp look of "Zhen'er is your name?", Erniang immediately changed her words unwillingly, "Miss, your father has been gone for more than half a year, and he can't eat a few mouthfuls of good meat when he marches and fights." It's not easy to come back, why do you persuade him to eat more of that bland?"
Before she could answer, the second mother brought up the old matter again, looked at her with a pair of eyes, and the general's father looked at her again, and said in a strange voice: "Master, look, does this ring look like someone has been beaten?"
"Daddy, is it really difficult for you to eat meat when you are out marching and fighting? Is it possible to eat the greens every day? I thought that Daddy worked hard, and the meat was less, and the greens were even more difficult to preserve and not easy to eat. I saw that my father had already eaten a lot of meat, so I thought about asking my father to eat more vegetables. She asked, pretending to be innocent and looking at him with genuine concern.
He had already glanced in Huan'er's direction, but he didn't want to care about the affairs of these ladies in the house. Hearing her ask him like this, he took the initiative to put another little cabbage into his mouth, and only after eating did he say to her: "It's still Zhen'er who knows how to be considerate of her father the most." This march is fighting, and it is true that vegetables are more difficult to eat than meat. ”
"Ping'er, this little cabbage is doing well. It's a little far away, so you can help me change this dish to a closer one. He turned around and instructed Ping'er. It's really been away from home for more than half a year, and I just came back, and the maids are a little raw. Just now, I only heard Erniang and her call that screen a few times, so she also called that screen to serve.
She glanced at Erniang, and saw that Erniang was diverted from the topic by her twice, and her eyes were full of unwillingness. But it was already the second time that the topic had been diverted, and it was not good for her to mention it for the third time, and her face was very annoyed.
She smiled, turned to Huan'er and said, "Don't be stunned here, go back and get me a coat." ”
When Huan'er went and the dishes in front of his father were changed, the corners of her mouth curled, and she said to him casually: "Huan'er's face is a little red and swollen." But it wasn't someone else who hit her. Before Huan'er helped me change my clothes and freshen up, I asked her to change the basin water, but she went for a long time before coming back. I just casually asked her why she had been gone for so long. Who knew that she actually knocked over the basin in a panic, knelt down and slapped herself hard while admitting her mistake. ”