Chapter 125: The Banquet (Part II)
The sisters' very different reactions to embarrassment were like a landscape. Quite a few people in the crowd noticed.
In fact, for the eldest lady who escaped death in the coffin of the General's Mansion, the ordinary noble body is still not excluded, after all, she rarely walks in front of people, and she is not completely exposed to everyone like Gao Gaolan.
is not like Gao Gaolan, who used to rely on the love of the princess and shouted at everyone behind his back. Speaking of which, the reason why the first person to speak today used such mocking words was probably because he had been sarcastically used by Gao Gaolan.
When the princess heard this, she also looked here, and when she noticed Xi Yao, her eyes lit up, "Qingying, are you here?" The voice was clear, but also with extraordinary intimacy.
In addition, instead of speaking directly, she called the other party's maiden name first, and the princess's attitude towards Xi Yao was seen in everyone's eyes.
While surprised by the princess's attitude, the ladies began to look at Xi Yao with curious eyes.
Because she rarely participates in such banquets, there are few opportunities for the eldest lady of the General's Mansion to appear, and naturally there are not many people who know her.
Subconsciously, this woman who came back from the dead in the coffin should be good-looking and extremely unpleasant, but when she really sees it, she can't be annoyed. Especially now that she is standing by Gao Gaolan's side, in comparison, it is a little more pitiful.
Smiling and beckoning to Xi Yao, the princess's voice softened, "Come here, I brought something good for you to show today......
Xi Yao smiled, lifted the hem of her skirt and slowly walked towards the princess, but when she passed by someone she didn't know, she also bowed her head and greeted her.
The movements were like flowing water, and Gao Gao Lan behind him was a little stunned.
The Great Zhou Dynasty is a state of etiquette, and there are countless rules for the etiquette to sit in the banquet of ordinary kings and grandsons, not to mention anything else, it took half a year to learn it in high definition.
If it weren't for Xi Yao's surprise training before coming here, I'm afraid he would have been in a hurry at this time.
In addition, before the banquet a few days ago, the old lady suddenly taught Xi Yao many detailed rules, and she was also familiar with them, so now, whether it is a banquet in the palace or a banquet in the palace among officials, she can handle it easily.
"The princess came so early, I thought I would see you a little later." Naturally sat down beside the princess, and Xi Yao did not have the slightest embarrassment on her face.
The surrounding ladies really saw what it was this time: someone who was really appreciated by the princess.
In Su Ri, even if he had talked to the princess like Gao Gaolan, he had never sat with the princess in the same space.
Right now, this eldest lady of the General's Mansion can.
Looking back and beckoning to the palace maid behind her, the princess turned around and smiled sweetly, "The method you taught yesterday, I went back and let the palace maid try it, although they didn't make as delicious as yours, but it was not bad, the palace maid in the imperial dining room was also ingenious, using your recipe as the foundation, and researched a few new dishes, I specially ordered her to serve it to you early this morning, you can taste it, how does it taste ......?"
As he spoke, everyone saw the princess's personal palace maid open a basket held in her hand, and took out two food boxes from it.
Xi Yao's eyes lit up, it was worthy of the research of the imperial dining room, not only did the dishes look very appetizing, but they were crystal clear, and people swallowed saliva when they saw it.
In the center of the delicate plate, the clear pastries are round, flat and placed in the center of the plate, and in the middle is the pattern printed by the mold, including chrysanthemums, roses, begonias and so on.
The palace maid first handed the chopsticks to the princess, and then handed another pair of chopsticks to Xi Yao.
Xi Yao still understands this rule, and she needs the princess to move her chopsticks first before she can make a move.
Picking up a piece of pastry printed with begonias, the princess took the lead in bringing it to her mouth, and then chewed it carefully, "It melts in your mouth, it's sweet and soft, it's really delicious, Qingying, you can taste it too." ”
Xi Yao is not modest, she never refuses when she encounters food, she clips a piece and sends it to her mouth, although it is not as delicious as she imagined, but it is indeed she who came to this world, except for the ones she made, she has eaten the most delicious dessert, "Well, this pastry is evocative, did the princess name it?" ”
"Not yet, I'm waiting for you to join us! Its predecessor was the Emerald Fruit, so let's name it on this basis, how? ”
Xi Yao smiled and nodded, "That's what the princess said." ”
Her eyes purred around, and the princess laughed, "It's called Jade Xiaoguo'er." ”
Eh, although there is no creativity, but with so many people present, Xi Yao also knows that it is not good not to save face for the princess, "What the princess said is naturally good." ”
"It turns out that Miss Gao is so good at cooking? Su Ri hadn't heard of it. ”
"Yes, the princess's taste is very high, and if she can get the princess's praise, she must be more delicious in the pastries cooked by Miss Gao."
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Seeing that the princess had such a good attitude towards the eldest lady of the General's Mansion, everyone around her began to hold Xi Yao like a princess, smiling and dealing with them one by one, but Xi Yao knew very well in her heart that if there was no princess by her side, she would not have integrated into these people so quickly today.
Turning around, he gave the princess a grateful look, and the princess nodded understandingly. The thoughts of the two speak for themselves.
Gao Qinglan, who was left out in the cold, saw that Xi Yao had integrated so quickly, and her eyes were almost red, but there was no way, she was helpless to stare and stomp her feet.
At this moment, a little girl outside the door said back and forth, saying that the banquet was about to begin, and invited the ladies of each family to sit down in the front hall.
Xi Yao accompanied the princess, followed by a large group of official ladies, guided by the little girl, and walked towards the front hall.
In such a banquet, between the seats, the male guests and the female relatives have to be separated, and they can't sit next to the princess as the eldest lady of the General's Mansion, but Gao Yang insisted on letting Xi Yao sit beside him, and the people in the Qin'an Hou Mansion had to act according to the princess's arrangement and added a seat to Xi Yao.
As soon as she sat down, Xi Yao noticed that several familiar male guests opposite, the Six Princes, Bai Moyang, and even Zhou Youcheng were also coming.
The moment he saw Zhou Youcheng, the smile on Xi Yao's face froze a little, the eyes of the two overlapped in the air, and Zhou Youcheng's expression was obviously a little stunned.
I can't participate today because the prime minister has something to do, so Zhou Youcheng came over halfway, and he planned to leave with a shadow, but he saw Bai Moyang and the six princes also arrive. Thinking that the relationship between the young master of the General's Mansion and Doctor Qing in the medical hall was the most good, Zhou Youcheng stayed.