The guests are noble, Cui's early packed out of Xie Zhai West Road summer resort several compounds, the courtyard around the artificial lake Lanjing Lake and built, surrounded by ancient trees towering to the sky, the leaves are stacked and green, the pavilions and pavilions are also ingenious, ingenious. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Queen Meng was served by Mama Shu, and after freshening up and changing clothes, she hurriedly went to the queen mother's courtyard. As a mother-in-law, the Liu family never did anything to embarrass the daughter-in-law, and the Meng family was also sincere and filial to the queen mother.

"You're here? Come and try it, this is what Cui's just sent over, saying that it is the food that the three girls have recently researched. This colorful and crystal clear is called jelly, this snow-white is called Poria Yam Cake, and what is this two-layer cake called? The Queen Mother didn't remember it, and glanced at Aunt Liao.

Aunt Liao answered in a timely manner, "Back to the Queen Mother, I said that it was called cream cake, and I also told you not to eat too much, be careful of greasy phlegm." ”

"Yes, yes, the cream cake, looking at the white and tender on it is not like milk, and this red and bright strawberry fruit, I have an appetite when I look at it."

"When my daughter-in-law went out, I also met someone who came to deliver something, and I didn't care, I gave such a delicate snack." The queen sat opposite the queen mother, Aunt Liao handed over a drink, the queen took a sip, and her eyes lit up, "What kind of tea is this, it is actually sweet and sour." ”

"It is said that it is called Luo Shen Drink, which can invigorate blood and nourish the skin. These things are all grown by the Xie family themselves, and the water is also the Xie family's own underground spring water. I just took a sip, and it was full of relish, and my spirit was very refreshing, presumably as Yuan'er said, the Xie family's water quality is excellent. Liu swept away the tiredness of just getting off the boat, and chatted with the queen with great interest.

"But no, the daughter-in-law is very energetic when she looks at the flowers and trees in the courtyard of the Xie family, which shows that the water and soil of the Xie family are extraordinary." The queen agreed, tasted a few bites of the pastry snacks on the table with a silver spoon, and said in surprise, "This food is even more exquisite and delicious than the imperial chef in the palace!" ”

Liu also took a few bites and praised it, "Speaking of which, these three girls are only seven years old, and they can develop such a delicacy at such a young age, which shows that they are really smart and abnormal, I heard that they were interested in the medicinal diet after learning from Doctor Chu, so they accidentally made it out in the kitchen." ”

"When my daughter-in-law sees such a beautiful and intelligent girl, she can't wait to be her daughter. I can't complain that the prince is thinking about giving birth to a daughter. "Meng Shi is very sorry for Chu Yuan's three-minute hot plan to give birth to a baby.

"It's not, if the prince really gave birth to such a lovely daughter, I don't know how good it is, but it's a pity that none of the concubines in the East Palace are useful now." Liu was also extremely regretful, thinking about whether to choose a few more lovely ones to send to the East Palace.

"Mrs. Xie loves this third girl very much, and now she likes Rong Guogong too, I don't know which young girl will be cheaper when she grows up." Meng knew that Liu was fond of gossip, so he said funny.

"But isn't it, there are only a few people in the capital who can match this child's appearance, if only there was a boy of the same age in our family, Jin'er is also 13 years old this year, Anyang and Pingxihou are such a lone seedling, they must let him get married early, alas." Liu said with regret.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted and ate tea at the same time, but they didn't feel the passage of time, until Mama Wei came to serve the Queen Mother to change her clothes and go to the banquet, only to find that it was too late.

The dust washing banquet is placed in the water pavilion next to Lanjing Lake, there are two days of Mid-Autumn Festival, the bright moon in the sky is big and round, and the countless lanterns by Lanjing Lake reflect each other, and the lake reflects the clear light, the water pavilion is concentrated I don't know how many lights, it is as bright as day.

The pavilion is hung with a glittering silver veil, dotted with blooming flowers everywhere, the hall is covered with a wool carpet of ginger four rich brocades, a large, two small and three round tables, and cold dishes have been placed one after another.

The Xie family and all the guests sat down one after another, the main seat of the round table in the middle was naturally the queen mother, the emperor and queen accompanied the left and right, and Xie Hengrong, the prince of the country, and the old three of Cui Ge accompanied the last seat. The other men and women were seated, Pei's Qiao led Cui's Jiang and the three girls to the table, and the prince Han Meng Xie Yi Xie Yan and Chu Shenyi's table was slightly embarrassed.

The emperor nodded and opened the banquet, and all kinds of hot dishes were served, such as seafood and lake crabs, seasonal lotus root vegetables, all of which were presented to the table in the private room of the Xie family, and several distinguished guests couldn't help but move their appetites.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, the Queen Mother couldn't help but praise, "The Xie family is worthy of being a thousand-year-old family, and the foundation of food alone is extraordinary." ”

"The Queen Mother's award is just a family inheritance. Can the mother be interested in tasting the fruit wine that Lao Chen made with his granddaughters last year? Xie Heng asked with a smile.

A maid had already come over and poured wine into the tall glass in front of the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother smiled and picked up the cup and smelled it, took a sip and said, "I drink better than the tribute from the Western Regions, this is made from grapes?" ”

Xie Heng explained, "It is the grapes grown at home, and I don't pick them until the grapes freeze in the winter. This is also by chance, it was the third granddaughter of the old minister, and she saw the grapes hanging on the trees in the winter, and made them on a whim, and the brewing method was similar to that from the Western Regions, but it was better to drink than to make ordinary grapes. ”

The guests were interested in tasting, and Chu Xu praised it after drinking, "This wine is sweet and sour and harmonious, and the aftertaste is long, it is really unforgettable, congratulations to the teacher for getting another good wine that can be passed down for centuries." ”

"Since the emperor praises this wine, why don't you give it a name?" Xie Heng said with a smile.

Chu Xu raised his wine glass, "This wine is crystal clear, the aroma is cool, and it is made from frozen ice grapes, so it is better to call it an ice bar." Han Qing lowered her head to hide her smile after hearing this, thinking that it was really the same way, and the ice wine was originally like this.

But what she didn't know was that the Great Qi Kingdom has since opened a precedent for the pursuit of ice wine, and the Xie family's self-brewed ice wine has been rumored to be miraculous, and a drop of ice wine is even more difficult to find, and it is called "golden wine" by later generations.

The banquet dispersed, and they didn't mention it, just saying that the emperor and queen were lying on the bed, Chu Xu chatted, "I just arrived at Xie's house for a long time, and I felt extremely clear, and I swept away the fatigue of the boat and car for several days. No wonder Yuan'er persuaded us to come to Hangzhou. ”

"Thinking about it, the ancestor of the Xie family must have been a master, so he chose such a treasure land with excellent feng shui. Today, the concubine saw that her mother's eyes could already see, and she still remembered how many famous doctors she had hired in the capital, and they all said that they could not be cured. Meng Shi also came to the spirit, and she also knew Chu Xu's body, so she was naturally very worried in her heart. Now that I see that Pei's eye disease has been cured, there are many expectations in my heart.

Chu Xu patted Meng's hand and said, "I know the worries in your heart, since you are here, you are not in a hurry, tomorrow you accompany your mother to show Doctor Chu first, I have some official affairs to do, and when the personnel here in Jiangnan are done, it is not too late to ask Doctor Chu to diagnose the pulse in a down-to-earth manner." ”

"The emperor is like this, he always puts his body behind his official business, you have all arrived in Hangzhou, can't the officials in Jiangnan wait one more day?"

Chu Xu saw that his wife was displeased, so he had to coax, "I only said to the outside world that I came to seek medical treatment for my mother, how can I reveal the news of my pulse." If it is known, there may be some kind of trouble. ”

Meng Shi knew that Chu Xu was rightly worried, and he didn't dare to insist anymore, so he had to sigh and say, "The emperor is a good emperor who is diligent and serves the people, and he has God's protection, go to sleep." ”

The two thought that they were very energetic and changed places, but they were afraid that they would lose sleep, but they didn't expect to sleep until dawn. Gao Delu waited for the emperor and queen to get up, and then led people in to serve and freshen up.

"What time is it?" Over the years, Chu Xu's sleep has been extremely light, and he rarely opens his eyes to see the sky.

"Back to the emperor, it's already hour, the Queen Mother has breakfast early in the morning, and Mrs. Xun and Mrs. Tai are eating by the Lanjing Lake." Gao Delu replied carefully.

"Why didn't you wake me up sooner?"

"The old slave thought that you changed your bed last night and went sleepy, and wanted you to sleep a little longer." Gao Delu was the first person next to Emperor Jinghe, so he didn't care about the emperor's reproach.

"Last night, I and the queen actually slept with a pillow, and they didn't go sleepy." Chu Xu also felt magic in his heart.

Gao Delu calculated how much time the emperor slept, and said happily, "In recent years, the emperor has rarely slept for such a long time, but it is a great thing." The minions have no problem sleeping on weekdays, and they don't feel it deeply when they think about it, but the old slaves also feel extra full of energy today. ”

Chu Xu was in good spirits and was naturally in a good mood, and after having breakfast with Meng, he went to find the Queen Mother and others together.