Chapter 90: The Royal Family Banquet
At noon on Chinese New Year's Eve, Wu Guojun's family banquet officially began.
Qu Wu knew very well in his heart that he could attend as a special guest, in addition to the close relationship between the restaurant and the palace that Prince Shoumeng partnered, but also because Prince Shoumeng wanted to have more opportunities to meet Chen Qing. But everyone here is a close relative of the royal family who is either rich or noble, and only he and Ziyan Chen Qing are from the grassroots class.
Although Chen Qing came from a humble background and had a good impression of Prince Shoumeng, she was not a person who climbed the dragon and attached the phoenix, and she also had a clear understanding of the gap between herself and the prince.
Qu Wu, Ziyan, and Chen Qing are just guests, because they are also at the bottom of the table-those places that the princes can hardly see.
At the beginning of the family banquet, first of all, the male guests toasted the king together. The wine used today is actually the liquor sent by Qu Wu to the king, and the relatives of the king here are all drinking this kind of wine for the first time, and those princes are fascinated by this mellow and soft, fragrant wine, and they have stood up to express their gratitude to the king, so that they can have the honor to taste such a wonderful and pure wine.
Jun Shang Wu Quqi listened to the praise of these people, and was also very happy, took out a bottle of Wuliangye sent by Qu Wu, held it up and said to everyone: "Don't hide it from your relatives, this wine is very valuable, because it comes from far overseas, and if you drink one bottle, you will lose one bottle, do you know whose wine it is?"
The crystal bottle in the king's hand was as crystal as bright as a bottle, which surprised these princes, and the king's question made them even more confused, but everyone understood that since the king asked such a question, the answer must be the people around him.
Everyone looked around, slowly focusing their scattered visual focus on Qu Wu. Because in the entire Fengyi Palace, only Qu Wu and they don't know each other, such a mysterious wine, of course, should come from the hands of a mysterious person.
Jun Shang held the wine bottle in his right hand, and seeing that everyone had turned their eyes to Qu Wu, he immediately waved it at Qu Wu with his left hand, signaling Qu Wu to stand up.
Qu Wu stood up from his seat, clasped his fists and saluted everyone: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Prince, all the princes, ladies, princesses and princesses, the grass people Qu Wu is polite."
At this time, Wu Guiqi, the younger brother of the king, stood up and said: "Mr. Qu, since you drink with the king and the prince, you are not an ordinary grass people. Mr. is suave and suave, and the jade tree is in the wind, and he is regarded as an extraordinary person. ”
"The prince has won the award, Qu Wu is from a humble background, and he has no skills, he just shipped some goods to Wu Kingdom to do some small business." Qu Wu knew that these princes had a very high vision, and they should not be high-profile in front of them.
"Mr. Qu's wine should be made by immortals, and it is much better than the wine we have drunk, and the gentleman is generous, giving us this kind of wine, and I hope that Mr. Qu can provide more for us who love wine." Wu Guiqi said again.
"The gentleman also said just now that this wine comes from far overseas, and there is one less bottle to drink. I don't have a lot of stock there, and I have to do my best to supply it. Today with you for the first time, I hope you will take care of it in the future, I have prepared a small meeting gift for everyone, the prince, the son is a lighter, a small meeting gift, not a tribute. Qu Wu said, took out a beautiful lighter, opened the lid with a bang, and the flame came out with a light touch, causing everyone except Jun Shang and Shou Meng to exclaim.
"What I prepared for the princesses, princesses, and wives is a bottle of perfume, a small greeting gift, not a tribute." Qu Wu said and took out another perfume to show everyone, and after speaking, Chen Qing and Ziyan stood up, each holding a cardboard box in their hands, and delivered these gifts to everyone one by one.
These people have never seen such a good thing, and they are all overjoyed.
"Okay, thank you Gongzi Qu, please take a seat." Wu Guiqi respectfully invited Qu Wu to sit down, which was completely different from the indifference that Qu Wu had for him when he entered the door. This world has always been judged by strength, especially in the eyes of these princes.
Tasting the perfect wine, a round of dishes also came up to everyone one after another, Qu Wu looked at these dishes such as back pot meat and braised pig's trotters, and knew that they were from the hands of the four of them.
As expected, these dishes were so delicious that they once again amazed these princes, concubines, and ladies.
"Uncle, you are partial, I only let me eat such a delicious dish today." Princess Dream stood up and protested in a coquettish voice.
"Hehe, let me tell you, I only came to Hanyue to eat this dish the day before yesterday, in order to let you eat it too, the chef who specially made this dish was brought from Hanyue to the palace." Jun Shang said with a smile.
"In that case, Father, I have to eat this dish every day, and I hope Father Monarch will give me this cook." Princess Dream was coquettish, thinking that she would strike first and find someone to talk to.
"This father can't be the master, you have to ask Mr. Qu." Go to Qi Monarch said.
Everyone's eyes turned to Qu Wu again, and they all wondered what kind of god this Mr. Qu was, in addition to this special wine, his chef was also skilled.
Princess Dream didn't pay much attention to Mr. Qu at first, and the princess, who has always been high-minded, only has her share in the eyes of the princess. Moreover, the seats are far away, and the light in Fengyi Palace is average, and Qu Wu didn't pay special attention to it when he talked to Wu Guiqi just now, and this Mr. Qu didn't look at these young ladies squarely, so he didn't have any special impression of Qu Wu.
Hearing this, the princess simply stood up and walked in front of Qu Wu.
Qu Wu saw the coquettish tone of the eldest lady and the king, and knew that it was not an ordinary person, and when he saw her coming to him, he hurriedly stood up.
When Princess Dream saw Qu Wu standing in front of her, her head was more than a head taller than her, her eyes were deep, handsome and sunny, chic and elegant, she was stunned for a moment, and two pink clouds flew out of her cheeks, revealing a coquettish expression, and she actually forgot what she was going to say.
Qu Wu didn't know the identity of Princess Mengmeng, and when she saw that she was stunned, she hurriedly arched her hand and said: "Under Qu Wu, please say hello for Miss."
Ziyan and Chen Qing were very close, and when they saw the princess like this, they were so angry that they couldn't do it, and the two of them looked pale.
The dream came back to his senses when he heard Qu Wu speak, and said to Qu Wu, "Mr. Qu is polite. Mr. Qu, can you lend me your chef?
At this time, Prince Shoumeng came over and said to Princess Zhanmeng: "Sister, don't make trouble, Mr. Qu was invited by his father to open a restaurant in Gusu, and his chef lent it to you, how can the restaurant be opened?"
"I see. Where is Mr. Qu's restaurant? I just go and eat it every day. Princess Dream said.
"That's pretty much it. However, Mr. Qu's restaurant has not yet been built, so you will have to wait for some time. Prince Shoumeng said.
"Since it hasn't been built yet, can Mr. Qu agree to lend me the chef before the construction is completed?" Princess Dream said again.
"It stands to reason that the princess can afford it, and the chef can borrow it from the princess. But they are from the Chen Kingdom, and I have promised them to go home to visit their parents after the first day of the new year, so I will let them return to Gusu as soon as possible, and then I will cook a few good dishes for you, princess, can you? Qu Wu said.
"Chen Guo is so far away, you can't wait for more than ten days?" Princess Dream was a little upset.
"Ten days will pass soon." Prince Shoumeng said on the side.
"Since these cooks are all under Mr. Qu, presumably Mr. Qu will definitely cook these dishes, right?" Princess Dream tilted her head and said, how did she know that those cooks were all Qu Wu's apprentices.
Zi Yan and Chen Qing, who were sitting behind Qu Wu, were very angry when they saw the princess being so rude and embarrassing the boss, but they didn't dare to help.
"Hehe, thanks to the princess. However, the dishes made by the contemptible people are much worse than the chefs in your house, so I don't dare. Qu Wu cleverly dodged the question of whether he would make such a dish.
"Okay, sister, Mr. Qu still has to prepare for the construction of the restaurant, how can he have time to cook for you personally?" Prince Shoumeng was next to him and also relieved Qu Wu.
Dream rolled her eyes at Shou Meng and left with a pout.