When Xiao Zhan finished translating Gong E's words, Hua Qing was stunned for a few seconds, and then she wrote a few words in the palm of the seventh prince's hand.

The crown princess was in a very good mood and was about to pick up vegetables for Xiao Zhan, but when she saw that Xiao Zhan's eyes fell on Hua Qing, her heart was like Chen vinegar overturned, and it was sour and unspeakable, but she still smiled and said to Xiao Zhan:

"Your Highness, you are familiar with the poetry and songs of the Central Plains, what do you think this dish will be called?"

Xiao Zhan was silent, silently withdrew his gaze towards Hua Qing, and drank tea by himself. The crown princess was not discouraged, she smiled and said to the emperor and the favorite concubine:

"Father, Yan Niangniang, and his sons have read some poems from the Central Plains before they got married, and Wang Wei has a poem 'Knowing that it is not snow, for there is a dark fragrance', maybe you can give it a try."

The favorite concubine was overjoyed after hearing this, and praised:

"The crown princess is really smart, she is here."

Gong E wrote the poem read by the crown princess on a piece of paper and then took it away, the princess looked determined to win, Hua Qing lowered her head and ate happily, just because after coming to Fusang, she could hardly eat such delicious food as today.

Soon, Gong E, who passed on the answer, came back and just shook her head at the favorite concubine and the crown princess who were full of anticipation.

The crown princess's face instantly darkened, she was a little incredulous, how could it be? Isn't the snow-white color of the vessel "remote knowledge is not snow"? The dough is made in the shape of plum blossoms, and it is fragrant, what would it be if it is not "for the dark fragrance"?

The Seventh Prince didn't like the princess very much, and he was also very disgusted with her style, especially when he went to the East Palace that day and saw Anu soaking wet and having a high fever, his dislike for the princess rose to the extreme.

Today, the crown princess is so strong in the limelight, and he doesn't like it. He grabbed the wine glass and drank it all, and then lazily asked Gong E to press the paper for him and write a line on it. When Gong'e brought water to wash his hands, he waved his hand gently.

Gong E took the answer written by the Seventh Prince away.

At this time, the second emperor Ji at the next table said:

"Why don't you think this elegant chef sits here and listens to our riddle? Dancing and writing while eating here, where is it elegant? ”

The town next to him waited for the distance:

"You're right, but he's going to prepare one dish after another in the kitchen, and after this dish is served, he's going to prepare the next one, and come up together, won't it be cold?"

The Second Emperor Ji said angrily:

"What the hell are you the marquis of our Fusang Kingdom, why do you speak for the elegant chef of the Central Plains, as if he sent it."

Hua Qing didn't know what they were talking about, but she hoped that they would talk more so that she could eat more. The Seventh Prince looked at her as if she was obsessed with eating, and couldn't help but feel a little good. Xiao Zhan looked at the doting affection on the face of the Seventh Prince expressionlessly, and picked up another glass of wine in the cup.

"What did Lao Qi write just now? Read it aloud and listen to it. ”

"Back to the present, just now the seventh prince wrote 'Jiangnan has nothing, talk about giving a spring.'" ”

As soon as the words fell, Gong E, who had spoken before, came back, she took a deep look and said:

"Congratulations to Miss Anu, you got it right."

The favorite concubine was very happy, and she said coquettishly:

"Today, I can't imagine that the person brought by the seventh brother still knows a lot about Wenmo?"

The emperor also affirmed:

"Anu is a friend of Lao Qi and the prince, and things gather like each other, so they must not be far behind."

The emperor stroked his beard with satisfaction. Gong E, who was passing the word, turned around and made a gesture of waving her hand, and Gong E, who was following her, served other dishes in turn.

As long as someone can answer the name of a three-course dish with one poem and two words, Chef Ya will give the recipe he has refined for most of his life to the person who answered correctly. Please use it slowly. ”

The incumbents were all surprised when they heard this, and they were surprised and excited at the same time. Especially the crown princess, she has just been defeated and caused her to lose a game, this time she wants to get it back, how can she let a country girl steal her limelight?

She began to study the various dishes in front of her, but she couldn't see the reason for looking at it for a long time, and she couldn't help but be a little discouraged.

Xiao Zhan repeated Gong E's words again, and after Hua Qing listened, her black pupils were as bright as stars, and she asked rhetorically:

"Your Highness means that as long as you answer a poem or two words, you can get the recipe of the elegant chef?"

Xiao Zhan didn't know why she was so excited, so he just nodded and said:

"That's what Gong E, who passed the word, but you can answer if you can, don't be reluctant if you can't, if you like to eat the dishes cooked by the elegant kitchen, presumably the Seventh Emperor Uncle is willing to spend a high salary to hire it."

Hua Qing listened to Xiao Zhan's words sourly, and she didn't deal with it. Looking back at the Seventh Prince, he still had a bright smile on his face. At this time, the favorite concubine diligently served the emperor with vegetables, and said to the emperor in a charming manner:

"Today, since the question just now was answered by Anu, let Anu answer it!"

The crown princess couldn't study it because she had been watching it for a long time, and she saw that the eyes of the seventh prince were not very friendly to her, so she said to the emperor:

"Father, the sons and daughters are poorly educated, I heard that Hua Qing used to be a big family in the Central Plains, read poetry and books, and learned piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the sons also dared to recommend Anu to answer."

Xiao Zhan was drinking sullen wine beside him, and he couldn't help frowning after listening to the princess's words.

Xiao Zhan never thought that Gu Lun had such a heart before, but now when outsiders heard this, they thought she was praising Anu, but for people like him and Du You who had contact with Anu, Anu was not what the crown princess said, she was just a child of an ordinary family in the countryside, and besides, Anu couldn't understand a word of what the crown princess said in Fusang dialect. When did this woman's mind become so deep?

However, the Seventh Prince was not worried, he shook Hua Qing's hand again and nodded towards Hua Qing. Hua Qing was confused, Xiao Zhan translated what Concubine Yan had just said again, and everyone present looked at her at this time, making her inexplicably nervous.

"Your Royal Highness, although I really want to get the recipes of the elegant chef, how can I say that I am also a guest, you are the host, I am just here to eat and drink, you want to play games, I am just listening, there are so many royal relatives at the banquet, there must be people who are proficient in literature and ink, full of poetry and books, and directly push me to an outsider, I am too noisy, inappropriate, right?"

"But just now the concubine told Jinshang to let you answer, and Jinshang also agreed."

Hua Qing was speechless, wondering if she could still let people eat well, she glanced at the emperor, the emperor's eyes were full of affirmation and favor, Hua Qing had to return a friendly and polite smile. She smiled and said to Xiao Zhan who was sitting beside her:

"Your Highness, what if I can't answer after a while, and I'm angry today, and you want to cut off my head?"

The seventh prince hurriedly covered her mouth, and then remembered that everyone was looking at him and Hua Qing, and he showed a shy smile in hindsight, looking like a humble son, a good man in the world, and harmless.

Everyone also sensed the embarrassment of the Seventh Prince, so they took their eyes off them. However, the woman whose eyes are as clear and bright as the snow moon and the deep pool is indeed pitiful.

Alas, the action of covering the mouth of the Seventh Prince just now really aroused the envy of the royal daughters, but his appearance was not as beautiful as that of Anu Qi. Envy, jealousy, hatred!

"Anu, although no one present can understand the Central Plains dialect except for me and the Seventh Prince, this kind of speculation on the holy will should not be nonsense."

Xiao Zhan said in a low voice.

Hua Qing nodded obediently, and was a little depressed in her heart, she suddenly didn't like this kind of occasion very much, because she couldn't do what she wanted, and she had to learn to restrain herself all the time, restrain her words, and restrain her behavior, so as not to suffer disasters.

"Okay, then I'll try to guess."

She stretched her neck to look at the dishes on the table, and was thinking about whether the boiled fish dish would be "peach blossom flowing water mandarin fish fat", but suddenly heard Xiao Zhan say in the original dialect:

"Thousands of purples and thousands of reds are always spring."

Hua Qing couldn't help but be surprised when she heard it.

She raised her eyes to look at Xiao Zhan, but Xiao Zhan didn't look at her, she lowered her head and drank wine, like no one.

She lowered her head again and looked at the boiled fish just now, but it didn't look like "thousands of purples and thousands of reds are always spring", she almost gave up this mystery, until she saw a stuffed chrysanthemum roll near the boiled fish, she cast a grateful look at Xiao Zhan.

The Seventh Prince looked at Xiao Zhan's cold face, and the crown princess next to him, who was already green with anger but still had to endure a smirk, and couldn't help but feel a little funny in his heart.

Hua Qing looked at the stuffed chrysanthemum flower roll, and saw that on the jade plate, several white pastries of different shapes were scattered on the ground, because the color was light, and the tender green tea leaves were used to decorate in a corner. Hua Qing picked up one of the pastries, and saw that the appearance was white and elegant.

The crust is made from rice grown in snow water in the high mountains and steamed for a long time, so the rice skin has a faint sweetness of the rice itself, and the sweet cake that has just tasted the rice melts in the mouth, rippling with a charming rice fragrance. Obviously it's just simple rice, but this white pastry has several layers of charm, Hua Qing put down her chopsticks. Looking at Xiao Zhandao:

"The taste of the world is refreshing."

Xiao Zhan nodded slightly, Hua Qing looked away again, and then Gong E served another dish and said:

Chef Ya said that this dish can only be answered by combining the answer to the question today, and the answer to the puzzle is long and short sentences. This is the last dish of the day, so enjoy. ”

The people present could not help but be puzzled, because if the answer to the riddle could be answered by the answerer himself, the person present could have more than twenty answers, and the dish served was indeed clams. They Fuso do not have a tradition of eating clams.

When Xiao Zhan relayed Gong E's words to Hua Qing, Hua Qing looked at the pot of clams and felt a little familiar.

When she picked up the clams and ate a few bites, she realized that this dish was clearly made for her by Mo Huaijin:

"Boil and remove the shell, cut the pork fat and half, make it into a small dice, and stir-fry and cook it in wine. The next pepper, green onion and minced kernels, salt and vinegar and even, into the clams and stir-fry, a turn to take the original soup of the clam to clarify and cook, roll over to take the offering. ”