Chapter 35: A Very Special Feast (I)
Originally, the nineteenth princess wanted to ask the seventh princess to ride forward, because it was a bit far to Zhu Xiaobao's residence. But the seventh princess insisted on walking, so everyone in the mood followed the two princesses and walked towards the streamside Yaju!
When passing by the West Cross Courtyard, the Seventh Princess saw that many female guards were washing clothes by the well, of course, this is not the point, the point is that those female guards are washing clothes with soap. This made the seventh princess a little hot. I can't imagine that these female guards in the Nineteenth Princess's Mansion still have this treatment?
"Oh! Soap is now standard for the guards every month, one per person per month. The soap is temporarily gone, after all, the production is too small! Princess Nineteen explained.
"Oh! Where is the soap processing workshop? The seventh princess couldn't help but ask, in fact, this should be very taboo, but the seventh princess was really curious, and couldn't help but speak.
"Hmmm! Not here, it's my people who are in charge! The nineteenth princess said very calmly, in fact, she was most afraid that the seventh sister would ask this, for fear that the seventh princess would have some intentions!
"Oh! I was reckless! This method of making is definitely to be kept secret! The seventh princess said with a little annoyance, she behaved a little gaffe today!
"It's okay! I have a great relationship with Seventh Sister! The nineteenth princess smiled.
While chatting, he had already walked to Zhu Xiaobao's residence. Looking at it from a distance, it's really 'chic', because the waterwheel alone is already very eye-catching, even the seventh princess and her entourage can't understand what the waterwheel is for!
However, this streamside elegant house is really simple, there are no pavilions and pavilions at all, and there are no carved beams and paintings. The shape couldn't be simpler! You can't see anything elegant and exquisite!
In front of the door of Yaju, there are a few subordinates in white clothes who are busy going in and out! When I got closer, they were all wearing a very novel chef's uniform, and they were wearing chef's hats on their heads, which was the attention of Zhu Xiaobao, and the princess's mansion rushed to make it overnight. Even the nineteen princesses feel a little fresh when they look at it! Because she hadn't seen this batch of costumes last night!
I thought I could watch it around Yaju, but now it is unnecessary to see it, there is no scenery at all, the seventh princess was directly invited to the restaurant, which is actually Zhu Xiaobao's study! Now it is furnished as a simple restaurant! And it can only be set up for a banquet!
But as soon as she entered this residence of Zhu Xiaobao, the seventh princess began to witness one miracle after another! The one who can enter the restaurant and dine with the two princesses is Duanmu Qiwu, and the other seven princesses also specially appointed Wu Yue and Ji Zhihui to sit at the table! This made Wu Yue a little surprised, and a little dissatisfied. Of course, this dissatisfaction is in the heart! On the surface, it doesn't show it at all. Because she wanted to eat outside with the other guards, that hearty way was what she liked the most!
As soon as the seventh princess sat down, she was attracted by the six cold dishes in front of her, because there were three cold dishes she had never seen before: sauced beef, pickled pepper phoenix feet, and cuttlefish roasted.
"Seventh sister! Please, it's all ordinary ingredients, and I hope the seventh sister won't laugh! The nineteenth princess said a little worriedly, to be honest, she didn't know if it would cause the contempt of the seventh princess, after all, the other princes and princesses feasted the seventh princess, but they were all full of delicacies from the mountains and seas!
"It doesn't matter! I think it's good! The Seventh Princess shook her head, she had long been tired of eating those delicacies from the mountains and seas, and now she was a little looking forward to the Nineteenth Sister bringing her something fresh! At least it's giving her a bit of an appetite now!
According to the custom, it is customary to wash the face and hands before the meal, and four maids in white chef's clothes brought copper basins, face towels, and soap. When the seventh princess saw it, there were actually three pieces of soap side by side for her to choose from! Of course, the seventh princess also noticed that these three pieces of soap were not carved, and it seems that the soap given to herself was specially processed!
"Nineteenth sister is very expensive! That's six taels of gold! The seventh princess was suddenly in a good mood, and she laughed with Xia Zhen'er.
"Huh! It's good if my sister likes it! Xia Zhen'er also said with a smile, the two looked at each other and smiled, only the two of them knew the meaning of six taels of gold. Didn't you just set the price for soap! Two taels of gold for a piece!
wiped her hands clean, and another maid brought a cup of tea, and the seventh princess didn't care! But after tasting it, I couldn't help but be a little surprised, it was much better than the best green tea sent by Ji Zhihui the day before yesterday! The entrance is fragrant, fresh and sweet, which seems to highlight the unique charm of the tea itself! Moreover, the tea soup is clear and bright, and the shape of the leaves is delicate and delicate......
"Good tea!" Duanmuqi was the first to praise, and then took another sip and savored it carefully!
"This is the best tea, right? Mr. Ji? The seventh princess also felt the fragrance between her teeth, and couldn't help but ask with a smile.
"Ahh Princess, this ...... This...... This...... It's our princess's royal use, and we can't produce it in large quantities! Ji Zhichen's reaction was still very fast, and he immediately pushed it to the nineteenth princess.
In fact, the nineteenth princess is also annoyed in her heart! She didn't drink so well herself, and today Zhu Xiaobao took out her private collection of good things, but she didn't say hello to herself in advance!
"If the seventh sister likes it, I'll give the seventh sister a can later! I thought that the seventh sister couldn't get used to drinking this kind of green tea! The nineteenth princess said with a smile.
"Good! Don't forget, Mr. Duanmu, take it with me when you go! The seventh princess didn't mean to be polite at all, and ordered directly.
"Yes!" Duanmuqi also responded with a smile. He knew that the Seventh Princess's performance was more recognized by the Nineteenth Sister!
The atmosphere gradually rose, and the seventh princess moved her chopsticks first, first a piece of sauce beef, chewed carefully, the sauce was fragrant, and the meat was tender but strong. After taking a pickled pepper phoenix claw, my eyes lit up when I took a bite, and I have never tasted it, fresh! Refreshing! Hot! The meat is fatty and tender, so delicious!
"Good! Bring the wine! The Seventh Princess couldn't help but exclaim, and with a wave of her hand, she removed the teacup, what she needed most at this time was to serve it with a bowl of good wine!
Don't look at the seventh princess as the king of glory, she has come all the way to kill, so her bold ambition is stronger than Wu Yue! However, the wine in the princess's mansion is really not very good, and what Xia Zhen'er can get his hands on is the one given by the palace. But the seventh princess didn't like this kind of wine at all, so after drinking a bowl, the seventh princess asked people to send the wine she had just given to the nineteenth princess! This wine is strong!
"Good wine!" Chief Wu took a sip of the wine sent by the Seventh Princess and couldn't help but praise.
"Of course! Several princes have to beg for dozens of altars from me every year! The seventh princess said very proudly.
"Hmmm! I've heard about it for a long time! I just don't know if the seventh sister can also reward the little sister with a few altars every year in the future? The nineteenth princess said delicately, in fact, she was cautiously testing the seventh princess, and if she could send her a few jars of wine every year, wouldn't that be the recognition of the nineteenth princess? And the people sent by the seven princesses are all King Ming, King Sheng, King Wen and other highnesses who have fiefs.
"Yes! As long as my sister likes it, I will send you a hundred jars of good wine every year! "I didn't expect the seventh princess to agree immediately!
"Huh! Nineteenth princess Hui Zhenlanxin, my princess has never been so close to any princess! Duanmu Qi, who was sitting on the side, also said with a smile. However, Duanmuqi's eyes were very profound, as if he wanted to see through the heart of the nineteenth princess!
"Mr. Duanmu has won the prize!" The nineteenth princess hurriedly replied with a smile, don't look at it as just the shogunate of the seventh princess, but Duanmuqi's influence on the seventh princess is too great. Moreover, Duanmuqi's insight and strategy far surpass ordinary people, which makes people feel that it is difficult to figure out!
"Uncle, such a delicacy, why don't you go to the couplet?" Ji Zhihui is very open-minded and not restrained at all. At this time, he wanted to fight with Duanmu Qi again!
"Alas! I don't have this state of mind today, there are so many novelties here! Duanmuqi shook his head and sighed, he was looking up at the ceiling fan at this time. I didn't pay attention when I first came in, but after drinking some wine and feeling a little hot, I felt a cool breeze, which was endless, tracing back to the source, Duanmuqi found that the source of the cool breeze was this ceiling fan overhead.
"Haha! That's a ceiling fan! My little treasure...... My young lady's little darling! Ji Zhihui got carried away for a while, and almost told Zhu Xiaobao, but fortunately, he reacted very quickly and immediately became the princess's little baby.
"Hmmm! I'm afraid the waterwheel outside the door is equipped for this thing, right? Duanmuqi nodded, but his insight was extraordinary, and he immediately thought of the connection.
"Mr. Duanmu Takami! Exactly! Manager Wu said with admiration.
"Where, where, compared to the craftsman who made this object, I am really ashamed of myself!" Duanmu Qi shook his head with a smile, his interest in these things became stronger and stronger!
"Why don't you eat it?" The seventh princess is still intoxicated with the delicacy of pickled pepper and phoenix feet, which is not usually like this, but today she is in a good mood, and she regards the nineteenth princess as her own person, so she eats very happily, and she doesn't pay attention to etiquette at all.
"Gone? I haven't eaten yet? Ji Zhihui looked at the empty basin on the table and muttered.
"Huh? It's all ...... What did I eat? The seventh princess looked at everyone a little surprised, and then asked a little uncertainly. It's a shame! The dignified King Rong is so imageless!
"Oops! Look at me, I forgot to let them serve! The nineteenth princess hurriedly said apologetically, she really didn't expect this thing to be so popular, in fact, even Xia Zhen'er couldn't get enough of it, but she could only stop very rationally. But now that plate is still bottoming out! There are only a few pickled peppers left. It still looks very tempting, Wu Yue actually wants to eat those pickled peppers too!
Now that the princess ordered it, the next hot dishes were served in a steady stream, and soon the attention of the seventh princess was diverted from the embarrassment of pickled pepper and phoenix feet, they were all dishes that had never been seen before, but the raw materials were very ordinary, but the taste really made her want to stop!
Stir-fried shrimp, squirrel fish, beef tenderloin with sharp pepper, stir-fried kidney flower...... Every dish is colorful, fragrant, and delicious, this is a completely new way of cooking, not to mention the Seventh Princess, even Duanmu Qi nodded frequently, and he was also shocked by the dishes in front of him! Being able to come up with one or two new and unique dishes is already impressive, but now the table is full of dishes that I have never seen before, but it is still very delicious! There are capable people under this nineteenth princess!
"How many chefs does my sister have?" The seventh princess already doesn't know what to say about this nineteenth sister! I don't have any money or strength, but life is really so exquisite! I have more than 100 cooks in my house, and I still worry about what to eat every day, and I really have no appetite!
"One!"