Chapter 12: The Banquet of the Hongmen General (2)

Oops! The general's father sat down directly. Pen Γ— fun Γ— Pavilion www. biquge。 info Shouldn't she have waited?

But she had already sat down, and it seemed even more inappropriate to stand up in a hurry.

"Let's serve. ”

The general's father gave an order, and the maids who were already carrying the trays on both sides immediately removed the teacups one by one and brought the hot dishes to the table. Covered together, the dishes are still steaming. She took a closer look, and these dishes were full of flavor and aroma, as if they had just come out of the pot, and they had not been heated repeatedly.

The general's father looked at the dishes, and nodded at Erniang with satisfaction. The expression on Erniang's face was immediately very happy.

It seems that this Erniang also has some ability. The general's father entered the palace, and it was not certain when he would come back, but Erniang still estimated the time, so that the general's father could eat the newly cooked hot dishes as soon as he came back.

She was already sitting on pins and needles, and she didn't miss a look, and Erniang received the praise from the general's father, in addition to joy, there was a trace of expectation on her face. Not only the eyes, but also the small movements of the limbs are obvious. Erniang's body leaned forward slightly, standing closer to the seat than others. She was expecting the general's father to take her seat immediately, immediately.

The general's father didn't.

She had already put away her panic, because looking at everyone's faces, it seemed that there was nothing wrong with her general father sitting first. And the second mother also thought about it, but she couldn't get this honor.

He looked at the dish in front of him, raised his chopsticks and took a piece of oily braised pork and ate it himself.

"Zhen'er, you taste it, this braised pork is really good. The general's father finished eating it himself, and put another piece of it in the bowl for her. And the general's father stared at her, as if he would keep staring at her if she didn't eat this mouth-watering piece of braised pork in his mouth.

Originally, she had already looked at the dishes in front of her, and Yaya's was basically this kind of meat and that kind of meat. But in addition to pork, it is chicken. There was a fish, but it wasn't at all within her reach. She had planned to try to pick out the side vegetables and greens of these meat dishes to eat, not touching pork, at most eating some chicken.

Alas, she had no choice but to put the piece of braised pork in her mouth.

Not to mention, this braised pork is really well done. Sweet and soft in the mouth. The lean part is rotten as soon as you chew it, and the fat part seems to melt directly on the tip of the tongue, and the skin part is actually very chewy. After the sweetness in the mouth has passed, chew it carefully, and it is still very salty. was reluctant to take this mouthful of braised pork, but after eating, the expression on her face was already full of happiness.

"Let's all sit down and start chopsticks. When she finished eating the braised pork, the general's father ordered everyone to take a seat.

I don't know if it's intentional. She found that Erniang took a seat first, and the others waited until Erniang sat down before taking a slow step to sit together.

She noticed it, and her general's father naturally noticed it. Moreover, she could see from the side face of the general's father that the general's father was not happy at all.

"Jiao Niang, why isn't Zhen'er's chopsticks the one she is used to?" The general's father did not break down the fact that they were seated one after another, but asked Erniang such a sentence.

Erniang had already raised the chopsticks, immediately put them down again, turned sideways and replied respectfully to the general's father: "Back to the master, the eldest lady was infected with the wind cold a few days ago, and her body was very weak, and it was too heavy to use the golden chopsticks, so the concubine ordered the kitchen to change the eldest lady with lighter wooden chopsticks." The eldest lady also likes to use it. Today, the eldest lady blew the wind and sand in the morning, and it seemed that the wind chill was not yet good and heavy, so the concubine thought that it would be more comfortable for the eldest lady to use wooden chopsticks for the time being. ”

Only then did she notice that she was using wooden chopsticks. The general's father used gold chopsticks, and the others used silver chopsticks. She hadn't felt anything about the wooden chopsticks she had been using before, but when she compared them at this time, she realized her ...... The status was forcibly lowered, right?

"Daddy, I'm still a little weak, and this wooden chopsticks are very good to use. It didn't matter, thinking about it, she knew that the gold and silver chopsticks were heavy enough, so she smiled and said to the general's father.

She said this, which can be regarded as relieving the siege of the second mother. However, out of the corner of her eye, she saw that the second mother not only did not appreciate her, but also faintly resented her.

"That's it, since Zhen'er likes it, Zhen'er still uses wooden chopsticks in private these days. But not today, Jiao Niang, you are negligent!" the general's father said to her in the first half of his sentence, and his tone was quite gentle. The second half of the sentence is against Erniang, and it is even more sharp.

Erniang was stunned for a moment, and soon realized that something was wrong, and immediately admitted her mistake: "What the master taught me is that Jiao Niang knows that she is wrong." ”

After speaking, Erniang immediately instructed a maid behind her: "Ping'er, go and get the golden chopsticks given by the young lady." Hurry!"

She originally thought that it was not a big deal if a pair of chopsticks were gold, silver or wood, but when she heard the word "imperial gift", she was also stunned, and then she understood everything.

"The Divine Decree has arrivedβ€”"

The maid who called Ping'er here had just changed her with golden chopsticks, and a loud announcement sounded not far from the door. It's just the right time.

It's not that this time happened to be just after her chopsticks had been replaced with the one given by the Goshi. Rather, it is estimated that her general's father left the palace on the front foot, and the people in the palace on the back foot also followed. They must have brought the reward given by the emperor to the general's father, and why did they have to send it at this time. It was easy for her to think about what these rewards were.

The father-in-law, who was some years old, was the first to enter the restaurant, and he was followed by eight little eunuchs, all holding a pair of trays in their hands.

Everyone had already risen quickly and faced the father-in-law. The general's father is no exception, and she doesn't dare to slack off. She also immediately stood up, standing respectfully behind her general father.

"The general doesn't have to be polite. You have already thanked the emperor for the reward, and the slave family has just come to deliver the reward. The father-in-law smiled and arched his hand towards the general's father, but the smile did not reach the bottom of his eyes.

Before the general's father could respond, he had already turned around and commanded loudly, "Serve!"

Those little fathers-in-law rushed forward. The maids on both sides had already removed a few dishes in front of the general's father. The little father-in-law reported the names of the dishes and put them on the table in front of the general's father.

"Given--bear's paw is 8,000 years old. That is, a whole bear's paw was divided into eight small portions on a large plate, and some boiled radishes were lined underneath.

"Given--Golden Eagle Red-headed Parrot. "This dish is really not a bird or beast meat, but a golden eagle with wings vividly depicted with sugar silk. And near the golden eagle in the center, there is a circle of small birds, each of which is decorated with red, even if it is the red-headed parrot. To be honest, in her opinion, this dish is a beautiful decoration, at most, someone can bear to break off a piece of sugar from those beautiful birds and beasts can be counted as an after-dinner dessert, not a serious dish.

"Gift--pothos pink steamed red. "This dish is much simpler, it is a circle of emerald green cabbage around a large piece of steamed pork in the middle, and the skin of the pork is really bright and red.

"Give-......"