Chapter 189: Can You Not Choose?
What the hell did Xia Xingshen leave behind? A list of more than two dozen dishes? Does Xia Xingshen want to exhaust her? Or are you going to let her handle the chef's feast?
That's not how free labor is squeezed, is it?
The girl stared hard at the list, and then quietly put it away. After pondering for a while, he squeezed out a very soft and kind smile and asked, "Butler, may I ask how many masters of your mansion are in the mansion today?" ”
She promised to cook lunch for Xia Xingshen alone, is it equivalent to agreeing to cook lunch for his whole family?
It seems that every time, she is stuck in this cunning right minister.
The housekeeper looked at her and said with a smile, "Xiangye has an explanation, when the girl cooks these dishes, the amount is not too much." He paused for a moment, and then said, "The kitchen has already purchased all the ingredients that the girl needs according to Xiangye's instructions." ”
The implication is that you just need to go in and cook the dishes on the list, girl.
It doesn't have to be much, does it? That is to serve Xia Xingshen alone.
The girl breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, but at the same time lowered her eyes, thinking about it, and used her long eyelashes to hide the vicious and angry light under her eyes.
"There is a labor steward who sent someone to show me the way." The girl put down the cup and stood up, squeezed the list in her hand, and squeezed it tightly.
"Miss Mu, please," the housekeeper bowed slightly to her, and walked in front of her very politely to lead the way, "The kitchen of the Prime Minister's Mansion is going this way." ”
The right minister, who was still on an errand in the palace, looked in the direction of his house intentionally or unintentionally when he took a break with tea, and the corners of his lips slightly hooked a shallow and spontaneous smile, which became more and more charming and charming.
At this time, Mu Xiaofeng was in full swing in the kitchen of the Xiangfu, struggling among various ingredients.
"Master, Miss Mu is not in the house." Zhang Hua strode to the carriage and spoke to Chu Lige through the curtain, "According to her maidservant, Miss Mu received the invitation from the right prime minister early this morning, and she has already gone to the right minister's mansion. ”
Leng Gang, the facial paralysis guard sitting on the wheel, immediately looked at Zhang Hua who was panting with disdain, the good guards were not appropriate, and they were about to become a chory bag to inquire.
Chu Lige seemed to ponder for a while before he said, "Let's go." "He originally came to Mufu temporarily, but who knew that she would not be in the house as soon as he came.
That woman, if she usually had nothing to do, would never go to someone else's Three Treasures Hall happily.
Chu Lige lowered his eyes and thought about it, and suddenly remembered the sentence that Xia Xingshen pretended to be intimate and left a provocation, "Don't forget the agreement between us......", she went to the right minister's mansion without saying a word, and it definitely has nothing to do with any agreement.
Right now, Leng Gang is using it as a coachman, and when he heard his master's orders, he immediately protested with serious dissatisfaction with Mu Xiaofeng who was running around.
However, he obediently waved his whip and drove the carriage to the right minister's mansion.
By the time Chu Lige rushed from Mu Mansion to Youxiang Mansion, Xia Xingshen had already returned to the mansion from the palace.
Hearing that His Royal Highness had suddenly visited, Xia Xingshen was only stunned for a moment, and his eyes showed a meaningful light.
"Butler, come with me to welcome the king in."
As Chu Lige, Xia Xingshen naturally personally welcomed people to the main hall to receive them, but before they could sit down and say a few words, someone came to report to Xia Xingshen, saying that lunch was ready, and asked him to move to the side hall to eat Yunyun.......
"It's rare to be in a hurry, presumably the right minister won't mind having an extra pair of chopsticks for me." After Chu Lige finished speaking lightly, he stood up and spontaneously walked to the side hall.
Xia Xingshen followed behind, his smile quickly faded, and he suddenly understood that this "ghost and sorrowful" His Royal Highness would enter the gate of his Prime Minister's Mansion today, and it was completely for this "lunch".
In the side hall, Mu Xiaofeng had just finished cleaning up, washed his hands and stayed next to him to direct his subordinates on how to arrange the dishes.
Suddenly her eyes lit up, she looked up at the door, and saw two figures with their own merits slowly approaching.
"Your Highness?" She blinked, and for a moment looked at Chu Lige, who walked in first with a master's posture, "Do you have an appointment with Youxiang?" "Or do you want to have lunch together at the Prime Minister's Mansion?
As she spoke, the corner of her eyes swept over the table where the dishes and chopsticks were arranged, and her voice suddenly weakened.
"Miss Mu's cooking skills are mouthwatering, and I can smell the aroma from afar." Xia Xingshen smiled, but his eyebrows seemed to be intentionally or unintentionally picking in the direction of Chu Lige, "Don't stand, let's sit down." ”
Smelling the fragrance?
Mu Xiaofeng pressed the doubts in his heart, and looked at Chu Lige thoughtfully, Xia Xingshen could not be this Iceberg Highness, right?
Looking horizontally and vertically, he is not like a greedy person from His Royal Highness, how can he smell the fragrance?
There are just eight flavor dishes on the table at the moment, and if three people eat it, it is definitely enough.
Mu Xiaofeng is not polite, what she has worked hard for an hour to cook, at least she has to treat her stomach.
I don't know if it was intentional or unintentional, Chu Lige sat between the two when he sat down, Xia Xingshen on his right, and Mu Xiaofeng on his left.
Seeing this, Xia Xingshen just lowered his eyes and smiled slightly.
This is a round table, and the position of the guest and host is not obvious, so no one cares about the question of priority.
However, when Xia Xingshen's eyes swept over the dishes on the table, his eyes involuntarily deepened, "Miss Mu, this number is wrong, right?" Could it be that I am not good at learning and arithmetic? ”
The girl picked up the chopsticks, pointed to one of the plates, and said confidently, "Right Xiang, in my opinion, you should really go back and learn arithmetic again." ”
"You see, although this plate is only one, there is definitely enough food in it."
Think a list of more than 20 dishes can stump her? Isn't it necessary to explain too much?
She boiled these things now, absolutely according to the precise requirements of his right minister.
Xia Xingshen's eyes quickly swept over all the plates on the table, and after this silent count, he was surprised to find that this dish was really as many as the list he had specially listed for her.
Well, although she was opportunistic, she also gave him face, and didn't directly perfunctory cook two or three dishes to come out and do errands.
In terms of quantity, it is indeed a little less exquisite, but it is better than her intentions, so it is difficult to let her go.
Xia Xing's eyes flickered, and he smiled meaninglessly, "Your Highness, please." ”
Chu Lige silently picked up the chopsticks, and a strange look flew from the corner of his slightly raised eyes; At this moment, someone suddenly came to Xia Xingshen in a hurry and reported to Xia Xingshen, "Xiangye, the kitchen suddenly ran out of water, what do you see ......?" ”
Xia Xingshen smiled slightly at the corner of his lips, and suddenly became cold, "Suddenly go to water?" He seemed to inadvertently glance sideways at Chu Lige, "Let people quickly extinguish it, you don't have to come here to disturb your guests' meals." ”
"But......" The subordinate hesitated for a moment, and lowered his voice in panic, "It seems that there are still people in the kitchen who haven't had time to come out, this?" ”
This is the rhythm that may kill people, Xia Xing's eyes sank, as the master, he naturally can't care about the life and death of his subordinates, and continue to stay here to eat.
The voice of the subordinate was not high, but because he was close to the dinner table, Chu Lige and Mu Xiaofeng could hear it clearly.
If, according to the convention, this kind of thing happens to the host's family, and the host's family cannot accompany them, they will naturally get up and say goodbye as guests.
But Mu Xiaofeng didn't come to be a guest in the first place, but was forced to work as a coolie; So she was very indifferent to the sudden accident in front of her, and at this hour, she left the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, and she was determined to go outside to spend money to eat herself. So she buried her head intently, her eyes shining intently, staring at the dish on the table, the aroma and heat mixed in a tempting dish for the taste buds.
Chu Lige behaved even more indifferently and calmly, and before Xia Xingshen could speak, he was already holding the chopsticks and reaching for the plate with great elegance.
Xia Xing glanced at the two of them, and sighed secretly in his heart, it seems that no routine can be applied to these two people.
But when it came to human life, he had to stand up.
"Right Minister, hurry up and take a look," the girl looked up, looked at him with sparkling eyes, and said very enthusiastically, "Don't worry, we will leave the food for you." ”
Anyway, she did half a day's hard work to make up the appointment, in case Xia Xingshen didn't "eat" the food she cooked, and added one more day, wouldn't she cry to death by then.
Therefore, in order to end her fate of becoming a chef in the prime minister's house as soon as possible, she will definitely be very interested in keeping dishes for Xia Xingshen.
However, as for what dishes she will leave for Xia Xingshen, it is not something that Xia Xingshen can choose.
Xia Xingshen saw her smile very sincerely, and then met her particularly bright and clear eyes, and he was already sighing silently in his heart, he had a hunch that he probably wouldn't be able to eat today's meal.
"Then His Highness and Miss Mu are here to use slowly, and I will come when I go."
The girl smiled disapprethoughtly and waved her hand at him, "Go, hurry up." ”
Chu Lige nodded indifferently at Xia Xingshen, which could be regarded as a response. He glanced at the girl's bright smile, and then at the bright cunning that flashed under her eyes, and the sullenness in his heart finally eased.
He gently hooked the corners of his mouth in the direction of Xia Xingshen's departure, and the faint sarcastic arc blinked when he lowered his eyes.
Two quarters of an hour later, Xia Xingshen hurried back to the side hall again.
Chu Lige and Mu Xiaofeng have already put down the dishes and chopsticks, one is wiping his mouth, and the other is cleaning his hands.
Mu Xiaofeng saw the clear and lofty indigo figure at the door, and immediately stood up happily and said, "You're back, hurry up and sit down and eat while it's hot." ”
After that, she pushed the dishes she had specially set aside in front of Xia Xingshen, who had just sat down next to the stool.
At this time, the weather is not cold, and the insulation effect is not bad when covered with a food box. When the lid is removed, the heat and aroma waft out.
Just smelling the aroma makes your finger flutter instantly.
Xia Xingshen made a drunken appearance, half-squinted his eyes, and inhaled hard, "Well, fragrant, it's really fragrant." ”
"Miss Mu's craftsmanship is really good." With that, he took the dishes and chopsticks and wanted to move.
Chu Lige glanced at the dishes that were still steaming and fragrant, and said lightly, "Those who like sweetness, women too." ”
Xia Xingshen's hand holding the chopsticks shook immediately, but fortunately, his eyes were quick and the chopsticks did not fall directly to the ground