Chapter 69: A Different Flavor
It was nearly evening on the way back from the palace, and because I hadn't eaten much after a busy day, my stomach was rumbling with hunger. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info I looked at Murong Chenxi who was sitting on the side while holding my stomach, and for a moment, I was very embarrassed. Growing so big, and encountering such a thing as being hungry, especially in front of him, if there is a crack in the ground, I will not hesitate to get into it, it's really embarrassing to think about.
Xu was very amused to see me pouting and looking aggrieved, and he couldn't help but laugh when he was still serious just now.
"Isn't it so funny that you're hungry?" I said to him angrily, if I hadn't been busy delivering cakes in the palace today, I wouldn't still be hungry by now, it's pitiful enough, and he's still watching a good show on the sidelines, I'm really angry.
He didn't say anything, and there was still a smile on his lips.
I continued, "Okay, just laugh, I'm not the only one laughing at anyway. "I said this on purpose for no reason.
Murong Chenxi smiled, looking at me squarely, the confusion on his face was obvious, probably puzzled by my later sentence "I'm not the only one who is being laughed at anyway".
I pretended not to be in a hurry, cleared my throat, and said slowly: "Don't look at me like this, you are a high-ranking prince, if it is rumored that your princess is hungry one day, it is not Bingxi who will laugh first, but I am afraid that the prince will be infamous for abusing his wife at that time, which is not what Bingxi can imagine." I was secretly amused, not knowing what he would do if he heard what I said.
I was leisurely waiting to see a good show, but Murong Chenxi couldn't help laughing, and he said: "What the princess said is very true, so, but it is the king's fault." ā
He actually followed me and agreed, originally wanting to watch a good show, but I didn't know what to say now, so I had to listen quietly.
"Hungry, aren't you?" Suddenly, I only heard him ask me gently.
I was stunned, he laughed at me just now, and the next moment he became so gentle, I only felt that my heart was warm, and the feeling of being cared for was so beautiful.
I pursed my lips and nodded to him, I don't care about the so-called reserve of the girl's family, if you are hungry, you are hungry, there is no need to hide it, on the contrary, you will only suffer yourself. There is still some distance from the palace, and I am really hungry at this time, if I am given a bowl of rice now, I will eat it faster than usual.
Murong Chenxi's brows furrowed slightly, and there was a hint of distress between his eyebrows. He ordered the attendant to stop.
As soon as the words fell, the carriage stopped slowly, I opened the curtain and looked out, just stopped on the street, there were not many people coming and going on the street, occasionally in groups of threes and fives, occasionally passing by in twos and twos. Although there are not many passers-by, accompanied by the hawkers who set up stalls and shout, they are not lonely.
At this time, Murong Chenxi, who got out of the carriage, stretched out his hand and made an inviting gesture to me, I don't know what he is doing, I didn't think much about it, I put my hand on his palm and got out of the carriage.
He instructed his attendants to stop the carriage and wait, and then pulled me straight on.
"Lord Wang, are we going?" I asked him curiously.
He looked back at me and said to me in a relaxed tone, "Don't worry, I won't sell you." ā
Since he intends to sell the guanzi and not say it, I have to stop asking no more, otherwise it will just be boring.
After a while, he took me to a restaurant called "Penglai Pavilion", and I stood outside the door and looked at the name of the restaurant, and two sentences from the Analects of Confucius came to my mind, "It is very happy to have friends from afar." The word "Penglai" just corresponds to those two sentences, and the people who came up with the name of the restaurant appreciated it for a while. The purpose of opening a restaurant is to attract business, and of course, the more customers, the better. I don't know what is going on inside this Penglai Pavilion, so I went in with Murong Chenxi with a little curiosity.
As soon as you enter the door, the restaurant says that it is not big, it is not small, the layout is quite elegant, there is a bit of the calligraphy of the literati and inkmen, at this time the inside is already full, the guests sometimes clink glasses, sometimes talk and laugh, so lively, it can be seen that this friend comes to the pavilion to live up to its name.
The boss who was busy seeing that it was Murong Chenxi, hurriedly put down the things in his hand, and trotted over with a smile on his face. The boss is a young man who is about 205 years old, and he can't help but marvel that it is not easy to become the owner of a restaurant at a young age.
"Fourth master, you're here!" The boss of Penglai Pavilion respectfully addressed Murong Chenxi, and his tone was full of respect and cordiality, as if he had met. I couldn't help but look at Murong Chenxi beside me, he was a dignified prince, he was actually familiar with businessmen, and he was a young man, it was a new thing, I stood aside and listened to the conversation between the two.
Murong Chenxi nodded slightly to the young man in front of him and said, "Gu Yi, is there a private room?" We were a little hungry. ā
"Back to the fourth master, the private room on the third floor has been kept for you." The young man known as Gu Yi replied in a low and respectful voice.
I couldn't help but cover my mouth and laugh.
Murong Chenxi and Gu Yi looked at me suspiciously, not knowing why.
I suddenly realized that the reserved nature of a girl's family was ruined by my laughter in front of the public, and I was a little embarrassed for a while, so I hurriedly restrained my smile, looked serious, and then pointed to Gu Yi to explain to Murong Chenxi why I was smiling: "Deliberately? It's an interesting name. He continued to say to the boss of the Penglai Pavilion in front of him: "Your parents are really interesting, why did they give you such a name?" ā
Suddenly, I noticed a faint sadness on the face of the boss of Penglai Pavilion, but it was only for a moment, and the next second had already gradually dissipated, he touched his head innocently, and replied with a smile: "The name of the little one is different from the same word, Gu Yi is not intentional, righteousness is the righteousness of righteousness and affection." ā
I suddenly realized, I was mistaken, I mistook Gu Yi for intention, I don't turn my head and smile awkwardly at Murong Chenxi, thinking that I am also a famous person, I will also mistake other people's names, just now I mistakenly thought it was intentional, and I didn't hide my smile in front of the two.
Murong Chenxi smiled slightly, and didn't say anything, fortunately, Murong Chenxi didn't mean to mock me, and Gu Yi was not surprised.
"Prepare some daily dishes for us, light and non-greasy, along with rice." Murong Chenxi smiled and instructed Gu Yi lightly.
Hearing Murong Chenxi's order, Gu Yi hurriedly bowed his head and answered, and personally led the way for me and Murong Chenxi.
Coming to the door of the private room, Gu Yi pointed inside, signaled that it had arrived, and said before leaving: "Fourth master, girl, wait a minute, I will immediately order the kitchen to bring the food." ā
Murong Chenxi waved his hand, and Gu Yi stepped back lightly.
I looked at Murong Chenxi, and he was also looking at me at the same time, and his eyes motioned for me to go in. I unceremoniously entered the private room before him.
When I came to the private room, the layout inside was very elegant and quiet, in sharp contrast to the lively and noisy outside, to my surprise, the inside of the private room was still a study, and the desk was a straw paper for practicing calligraphy, I couldn't help but walk up quickly, picked up the paper on the table and looked at it.
"Go and stay unintentionally, look at the clouds in the sky."
Sentences are very good, and words are even better. Clean and hard, the pen is sharp, the words are powerful, and it is extremely good-looking.
These two verses are from the pen of Chen Ji, a good look at the sky and clouds, if the world does not have too many selfish desires in their hearts, how can they suffer from gains and losses? If you don't like it, you don't worry about it, just ask how many people in this world can do it. I don't know who wrote it, but it must have been written a few days ago. At this point, the thought of seeing this person suddenly arose in my heart.
If it weren't for Murong Chenxi who brought me to Penglai Pavilion today, no one would have been able to write such beautiful words, and they wouldn't have known that there are people in this world who treat honor and disgrace indifferently.
I put the paper in my hand back and turned to Murong Chenxi, who had already done it, poured two cups of tea casually, picked up one of the cups and drank it alone. I also walked over and sat down, picked up another cup of poured tea, and drank it.
"Lord Wang, the person who built this private room must also be an elegant person." I looked around and said to Murong Chenxi.
"Oh?" Murong Chenxi put down the cup, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a good-looking smile.
As soon as the words fell, I heard Gu Yi knocking on the door outside.
"Fourth master, the meal is ready."
"Come in!" Murong Chenxi said lightly.
Gu Yi put the meals on the table one by one, and after a while, the meals were ready, which was inevitably too fast. It would not be surprising if we had been ordered beforehand, and besides, we came here on a temporary basis.
From entering the door to the present, Gu Yi's every aspect is delicate and thoughtful, cautious, and there is no lack of respect, which makes people have to think about the relationship between Murong Chen and the boss of Penglai Pavilion? Whatever the relationship is, it's certainly extraordinary.
And no matter what it is, looking at the food in front of you, although each dish is not as good as the delicacies of the mountains and seas in the palace, nor is it as unique as the ingenuity in the palace, it is exquisite and beautiful. The dishes are tempting and taste great. So I picked up the chopsticks and ate the food.
Sure enough, after taking a bite, it was very delicious, perhaps because he was hungry, so he didn't care about the image, what princess of Chu State, what princess of Northern Desert, all of them were left behind, and they ate it in a big gulp.
After a while, I ate most of the food on the table, and there was not much left, and when I was about to clip it again, I found that Murong Chenxi on the other side was just sitting quietly looking at me, and did not move the chopsticks, while Gu Yi on the side looked at me in surprise with his mouth open. As if he was frightened by my eating, Murong Chenxi had a smile on his face.
To be honest, it's awkward to be watched like this to eat, especially by two men, and it's even more indescribable. I slowly lowered my chopsticks and looked at the food on the table that had been wiped out with some embarrassment.
Murong Chenxi saw me put down my chopsticks and asked with a smile, "Is the food delicious?" ā
I nodded my head in response, thinking to myself, if it wasn't tasty, how could I eat so much and not care about the eyes of others.
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I caught a glimpse of Gu Yi on the side who was still as surprised as before, and I couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and unhappy, didn't I just eat more food, if it wasn't for hunger, I wouldn't have come here, don't look at me like this.
I glanced at him and said, "Haven't you seen the girl's house for dinner?" You don't need to look at me like that, do you? ā
As soon as he heard that I was talking about him, Gu Yi immediately changed his expression, there was no surprise on his face, perhaps because he realized that his behavior just now was a little inappropriate, he looked at Murong Chenxi, who was sitting quietly next to him, and his face was embarrassed.
Murong Chenxi was indifferent and silent.
Gu Yi saw that I was looking at him again, because of Murong Chenxi, he didn't know what to do.
"Girl, it was a small faux pas just now, I hope there are a lot of girls, don't be surprised." After thinking about it, Gu Yi slowly spoke.
"But this girl has always been small, what do you say?" I said deliberately.
Gu Yike was dumbfounded, he didn't expect me to say this, "This ć»ć»ć»ć»ć» this ć»ć»ć»ć»ć»ć»ć»ć»ć»" He didn't know how to answer me.
At this time, Murong Chenxi snorted and said to me: "Don't make fun of him, besides, it's really rare for a girl like you to eat like you today." The last sentence he said was meaningful, and he deliberately added the word "rare".
I glanced at him, hum, I knew that I was bullied, it was rare to eat such a delicious meal today, forget it, don't bother with him.
I pursed my lips and said, "The fourth master has spoken for you, if I continue to embarrass you, won't it ruin the harmonious atmosphere tonight, and I won't joke with you." ā
"Thank you, girl." Gu Yi wiped the sweat on his forehead that was oozing from the nervousness just now, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing that there were few delicate dishes on the table that I had wiped out, I couldn't help but mutter: "Such beautiful and delicious dishes, I don't know if they have names?" "I think the name of such a beautiful and delicious dish should be good!
Hearing me talking to myself, Murong Chenxi pointed to the five dishes on the table from left to right: "The first dish is surrounded by white snow, and the middle is dotted with a red plum called Snow Flower Red Plum, the second dish is called Manyuan**, the third main ingredient is yam to prepare osmanthus, called osmanthus yam, the fourth dish is minced meat and tofu, the fourth dish is called jade crispy, and the last soup is called lotus heart lily soup." ā
Under his introduction, I knew that every dish had such a beautiful name, and I couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect this Gu Yi to be a little interesting, the name of this dish is really good." "No wonder business is so good.
"Thank you girl for the compliment, the names of these dishes are given by the fourth master, and they are usually only prepared for the fourth master, never to the public." Gu Yi explained.
I looked at Murong Chenxi in surprise, specially prepared for him? In this way, it is extraordinary. I asked him, "Oh?" That being the case, the prince often comes here? ā
He said: "It's not very often, occasionally passing by will come here to sit here for a while, and I have thought about bringing you here before, but I have never found a chance." He shrugged, mildly.
There was a gentle knock on the door, it was the guy downstairs, who came to find their boss Gu Yi. The sound was very soft, for fear of disturbing the guests inside. At Murong Chenxi's signal, Gu Yi retreated.
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"I didn't expect the prince to like folk food." I say. As a descendant of the royal family, I have been accustomed to a life of fine clothes and food since I was a child, but I didn't expect to have a love for folk snacks. Maybe it's really something special!
Suddenly, I realized that this Accord should only be for him, a restaurant owner can look ahead for him, and he really can't underestimate him.
"Some things are not necessarily expensive but the best, you can't just judge a thing by its appearance, and the same is true for people." He said in a deep voice, and when he said this, he suddenly felt that he was a little different, he couldn't say what it was, but it didn't seem to be the same as usual.
I nodded understandingly, thinking that his words were reasonable.
I hurriedly got up and picked up the paper on the table and showed it in front of him, leaving no intention to look at the clouds and Shu in the sky. Is this sentence really his inner monologue? Or is it just superficial? His mind is no more than that of a simple, happy man, and although I wanted to ask him, in the end I didn't ask, but changed the question.
"This word must be written by the prince, it is really beautifully written, and I only listened to the people in the palace in the palace, and I can feast my eyes today." I smiled and complimented him on his words.
He smiled gently, silently, as if he had realized something, not knowing what he was thinking.
Whether it is true or not, real or superficial? Knowing too much will only increase your troubles and make your heart sad.
"Lord Wang, can you send this character to Bingxi?" I liked this sentence very much, and I liked it very much, so I asked Murong Chenxi for it.
He looked at me gently, his soft gaze fell on me everywhere, and he said, "Idle and write nonsense, kill boredom, since you like to take it." He said it very simply, as if as long as I liked it, whatever it was, he would follow me.