Chapter 56: Eating Together
The folk customs here in the south of the Yangtze River are slightly different from the folk customs of the capital, and the folk customs in the capital are also polarized because of the conflict between the new school and the old school.
A small number of young ladies not only dare to ride horses on the street, but even dare to wear men's clothes to swagger around, calling friends and drinking friends, no different from men, extremely free and easy.
And most of the daughters of the family are polite and punctual, only take a carriage when they go out, and some exquisite people even require young ladies to wear veils or long gauze hats when entering and exiting.
If you meet a child you know outside, it's okay to talk if you want to, but the maid, the mother must be present, and there must be a screen in between.
Cui Wanqing suffered a lot of secret losses because of her wanton behavior in her previous life, and her reputation outside was very bad, so even if she brought down Princess Liang, she was also burdened by her reputation, and she couldn't accept the title of concubine for a long time.
Receiving this great lesson, she is naturally cautious everywhere in this life, knowing that it is comfortable to live a free and easy life, but the price she needs to pay in the future is really too big.
As long as she thinks that she has fought to the death for a lifetime, and she will die in the name of the side concubine, Cui Wanqing really thinks that it is too cost-effective.
Probably because she is used to being cautious, she has now become a habit, and subconsciously, she will review it back and forth, for fear that she will repeat the mistakes of the past.
But he ignored the young ladies and ladies here in Jiangzhou, who did not have to suffer from the attacks of the two factions, and obviously lived more comfortably than the nobles in the capital.
Most of them will go to the street together to buy their favorite objects, even if they meet the sons they know well. As long as the mother and maid are around, it is not a lonely man and a widow.
Not to mention face-to-face talking, even listening to books in a teahouse is okay.
Qi Xuanhui knows Jiangzhou very well, and now he has to think about Cui Wanqing first in everything, and as his own princess, he can't be contaminated with a little flaw.
He skillfully combined the folk customs of Jiangzhou, and set the meeting place in Guan Cui Pavilion.
Of course, the mother who is serving today. There are not only maids. There are quite a few people, and there are people around the pavilion, but they are separated by a heavy sand curtain, and they can't see the actual situation in the pavilion at all.
Aunt Huang is a human spirit. Obviously, I figured out the key. All the arrangements behind her. It's all designed around this center.
At this moment, it is no longer obvious that the mountains are not leaky, and in the first half of the sentence on the premise of Jiaoke, he easily won Cui Wanqing's favor.
I have to say. People in the world are unpredictable, but sometimes, they can guess accurately, and in the final analysis, it is just the word 'heart'.
Cui Wanqing straightened everything out in an instant because of Aunt Huang's extremely vague point, since everything is reasonable, it is not good to enjoy it, it is really a hard work to live up to the master's family.
She smiled brightly at Huang's mother, and reached out to take the red and yellow soup, which was served in a white jade bowl, which was even more attractive.
Curled the corners of his lips lightly, and asked with a smile, "This is red jade agate soup?" ”
Aunt Huang nodded and explained: "Exactly, the red one in this soup is the cherry, and the yellow one is the new pineapple introduced from Fanbang, the soup is sweet and sour, and it is the most appetizing to cool off." ”
When Cui Wanqing heard this sour word, her mouth was suddenly full of fluid, and the roots of her teeth were a little soft.
God knows, she loves sweet and sour pork ribs, but she doesn't want to see the sour food next to her.
But just after receiving the favor of others, she didn't want to brush Aunt Huang's good intentions because of sourness, so she still scooped half a tablespoon shallowly and put a little bit in her mouth.
As a result, the taste of this small sip was unexpected, the sour taste of this soup is very special, not the kind of astringent and sour people's teeth.
Its front taste is a little sour, but the aftertaste is sweet, and the sweetness is not greasy, and the whole gives people a particularly refreshing taste.
The capital is also a place where there is no shortage of fresh and varied food, but it is sweet and sour like this, and I have never tasted it, and it really deserves the word specialty.
Qi Xuanhui saw that she tasted it first, but then used most of the white jade bowl, obviously liking it.
I didn't feel better, and said happily: "Although the pineapple has not been flowing into our Dajing Dynasty for a short time, it has a unique flavor, and it was also available in the capital before, but it is rarely seen." ”
"But this year, pineapples have been listed as tribute, and if you want to come, it won't be long before the capital will rise, and even if you return to the capital in the future, pineapples will be indispensable to eat."
Cui Wanqing nodded to Qi Xuanhui with a smile, looking at this handsome and extraordinary face, she suddenly felt the taste of this sweet soup, as if it was a little better.
On the desk, there are more than a dozen southern dishes, all of which are unique Jiangnan specialties, which are exquisite and exquisite from the bones, looking at it is enjoyable, and eating it is delicious.
Cui Wanqing's favorite crispy and sweet amber pork ribs, as well as lotus fragrant mandarin duck buttons, and the flowers are also very good.
She already tastes sweet, and the food in Jiangzhou is the most palatable.
In addition, Qi Xuanhui was sitting not far from him, Cui Wanqing had a big appetite for this meal today, and for the first time in the humid and stuffy Jiangzhou, she had a round belly.
I really admired this skilled chef, no wonder Qi Xuanhui moved his mind to buy him, and this skill is worth it!
After the meal is finished, the chef prepared by Qi Xuanhui, Cui Wanqing must be taken home.
The two of them felt very happy and sweet about today's meeting, and they didn't want to be separated.
But for the sake of the long flow of water, the pot was smashed in one time, Cui Wanqing finished lunch, rested for a while, and after a cup of tea, she was about to leave and go back to Cui Mansion next door.
Qi Xuanhui and her had the same purpose, and they were reluctant to keep anyone again, the two said okay, and when they met at Cuifeng Teahouse the next day, they reluctantly broke up.
Because Qi Xuanhui was not easy to show up, Aunt Huang led Cui Wanqing's master and servant to the dock from the original road, and still took the beautiful painting boat to the dock on the other side of the lake.
Cui Wanqing was sitting in a position where she could just see the panoramic view of the island in the middle of the lake, and Guan Cuiting fell into her eyes upright.
Thinking of the person in the pavilion, who watched her leave. Cui Wanqing's mood was like the fluttering sand mantle, happily about to fly to the sky.
The anxiety and nervousness when he came have been replaced by the joy of An Ran.
When the two were already in love, how could she be willing to be separated like this?
It's just that there are not many things in this world that can come from your nature.
A faint sense of loss gradually lingered in Cui Wanqing's heart.
Seeing the smile on the master's face fading, the Jinling sisters couldn't help but be a little anxious. But the two of them had no problem wielding knives and guns. Speaking of this coaxing and persuasion, it's really not good.
These two people were originally also slaves and servants, and they were coaxed by others to grow up when they were young, so they could be like magnolias. Will Yingqiao come to the trouble like that?
Aunt Huang looked at the expressions of the three of their masters and servants. I didn't feel a little funny. The initiative broke the deadlock.
What she said was exactly what Cui Wanqing cared about, "Miss Nine." The servants you brought with you have already eaten their lunch. ”
"Now that I'm resting in the Poria Courtyard, the slave maid has already sent someone to invite them just now, so you might as well meet them on the Hanging Flower Gate, right?"
Cui Wanqing felt that this was convenient, so she nodded happily and agreed, and let Aunt Huang arrange it, and she didn't talk much.
Following this voice, the two casually chatted a few words, and the originally faint atmosphere slowly heated up.
After a while, the painting boat leaned against the dock, and the two Jinling sisters carefully helped her ashore, and saw three or four maids standing on the dock, and a green gauze soft sedan car was parked not far away.
The maids were all first-class in appearance, and after greeting the guests with a smile, they returned to Aunt Huang on an errand.
When Aunt Huang settled things one by one, she raised her eyes and saw the corner of Cui Wanqing's gauze skirt sliding into the sedan chair.
I couldn't help nodding secretly in my heart, "It's a person who knows how to measure, and she didn't act arbitrarily and act as the master because the prince favored her." ”
Cui Wanqing was just on the painting boat, and she didn't have any objections to her arrangement, and she didn't stand by her side because of curiosity.
It is not for nothing that this Aunt Huang can play such an important role by Qi Xuanhui's side.
She was originally the Empress Dowager Ciyuan, and she personally selected the housekeeper for Qi Xuanhui's southward trip this time, and she was the aunt of the housekeeper of the Inner Court Shangyi Bureau, and her status was already very high.
As early as when the Queen Mother first entered the palace, he met the Queen Mother by chance, and after decades, the relationship between the two was extraordinary.
Aunt Huang is fair and rigorous, especially good at managing things, and is also very respected in the Shangyi Bureau.
However, because of her age, she is a few years older than the Queen Mother, even if the Queen Mother supports her, she will not be beautiful for long, and she will have to retire and be raised.
The Queen Mother is a person who misses the old love, she thinks that Aunt Huang is so old, she has spent her whole life in the palace of Nuoda, and she is an old girl, she has never been married, and she has no children of her own.
Even if he has money and a house, but this lonely person, who will he show the score of the old feudal monarch?
Just when the Queen Mother was anxious to settle Aunt Huang, it happened that her youngest son was going to Jiangnan secretly for business.
This time the matter is not a private matter, it is related to the state affairs of the Dajing Dynasty, the queen mother is a sensible person, and she understands the difference between public and private, and she will not lose her temper and toss blindly like the last time.
Even if he was full of unwillingness, he just clasped his hands, looked at Qi Xuanzhen with urgency, and asked thoughtfully, "Can you wait until Xiao Jiu becomes a relative, and then let Xiao Thirteen leave Beijing?" ”
Qi Xuanzhen was immediately amused by his own mother, the last time he moved to live with Qi Xuanhui for Qi Xuanhui, the queen mother had such a big temper.
Now I know that state affairs are important, and I have no confidence in saying anything, and I even bring a little flattery.
He immediately felt that his mother was strange and pitiful, and he felt that she loved her son's heart, Qi Xuanzhen's 'no', it was really unspeakable.
Anyway, those things in Jiangnan can't be done a month earlier, so I want to nod and agree right now.
Qi Xuanhui on the side was in a hurry, he was in a hurry to see his sweetheart, how could he wait for another two months?
At that moment, he stood up with his hands and said a righteous scene, not leaving the loyal monarch in every word, and every word was for the country and the people.
Anyway, there is a lot of talk about it, and there is only one central idea to sum it up.
'Private feelings come last, state affairs come first', Qi Xuanzhen and the Queen Mother looked at each other, yes, the parties involved have already taken the lead in this way, and they still don't want to obstruct it.
Looking at Qi Xuanhui's emotions, it was a rare excitement, and it was also the hard work of young people, and the fire in his heart was already burning, and he couldn't calm down anymore.
However, the queen mother agreed to release the person on the front foot, and the back foot immediately made a noise to Aunt Huang, and she first told her youngest son that he was going to Jiangnan to fight the big tiger.
Then he said worriedly: "The mourning family always feels that Hui'er is too excited today, unlike the self-confident and calm appearance in the past, there must be something in this, which this stinky boy didn't say." ”
"As for the mourning family, I was worried that he would go to Jiangnan, and it would not be a short time for him to go, and the aunts and aunts around him were still too tender, and none of the mourning families looked down on them."
"I just thought that I would carefully choose someone who had the ability, so that I could take care of him instead of the mourning family."
"What about these two, I just have to pay attention and help the mourning family take a look, what the hell is this kid doing, and what is the matter of hiding from the mourning family?"
"Qiaomei, would you like to take a trip for the mourning family and take care of the mourning family's youngest son?"
The queen mother opened her mouth, but it was Chrysostom, how dare Aunt Huang not agree, and said, "I don't want to go to Jiangnan, I just want to stay in the capital and enjoy Qingfu?" ”
Isn't that unpleasant for yourself?
This is her big backer, and the two have been friends for decades, and she knows best this person who is gentle on the outside and resolute on the inside.
The most can't be offended, I dare to shirk it today, and I don't know what good fruit will be in the future, give it to myself!
At that moment, I happily agreed, and within three days, I completed the handover with the next housekeeper aunt, packed up, and went to Rui Wangfu with jewelry baggage.
When Qi Xuanhui saw it, he was depressed in his heart, where did he not know, this was the leader sent by the Queen Mother to take care of him?
It is to prevent him from going out and acting recklessly and causing trouble.
He felt uncomfortable in his heart, it is difficult to describe it in words, think about it, Emperor Wenhua sent a Mr. Han Ning, who was not to be left behind, and sent an aunt who was in charge.
Even if Qi Xuanhui's heart is above board and he is not afraid of surveillance, he still has Cui Wanqing's biggest weakness!
The saint said that when Mr. Han Ning followed him down to the south of the Yangtze River, he didn't bother with it, because he had already crossed the Ming Road in front of the saint.
As long as Qi Xuanhui didn't do too much, Mr. Han Ning would definitely not see it.
But this Aunt Huang is different, this is the queen mother's henchman, so she can't tell Qi Xuanhui's every word and deed truthfully? (To be continued......)