In terms of etiquette, the fourth prince is Zhu Rui's cousin, that is, Xie Mulin's brother-in-law.

When the brother-in-law enters the new sister-in-law's new house, the rules may not be very appropriate, but because it is the fourth prince who comes, there is no problem.

The fourth prince is still just a twelve-year-old boy, and it will be at least another two years before he reaches the age where he will no longer be treated as a child!

Xie Mulin smiled and walked outside to greet the newly baked sister-in-law and brother-in-law today, and greeted them.

The county lord of Yongping and the four princes returned the salute to her, and by the way, they said many words of congratulations, and Xie Mulin also thanked her unanimously.

After the greetings, the county lord of Yongping went straight to the point: "Sister-in-law, it is difficult for His Royal Highness to play in the palace today, there are many people at the banquet in front of him and it is noisy, my father and princess are not at ease, and they refuse to let His Royal Highness go over, so they let him play in the inner courtyard with us." It's just that there are a few officials and relatives who came to eat and drink today, which is annoying, and His Royal Highness has the heart to avoid it, I can't bear to see him alone, so I simply took him to my sister-in-law to sit down. ”

Xie Mulin suddenly realized and said with a smile: "Welcome, welcome, there is no one here, only the people waiting around me and Brother Rui, if the Fourth Highness and my sister want to hide and be quiet, there is no more suitable place than here." Come in and sit down, and I'll ask someone to bring some refreshments. ”

Although Xie Mulin is not familiar with the new residence, but today she and Zhu Rui got married, and the inner and outer courtyards of the Yanwang Mansion held a banquet, and she was afraid that she would not find a place to ask for a few snacks? What's more, Zhao Fengnian and Rui Xue told her that there was a small kitchen in the big courtyard where she and Zhu Rui lived.

However, how could the county lord of Yongping let the bride order these chores, he smiled and waved his hand: "You don't have to work sister-in-law, I have already instructed the girl to ask for refreshments and food." ”

She dragged the fourth prince to the living room of the east room with Xie Mulin - the new house was on the west side, so it was naturally inconvenient to let the little uncle and sister-in-law in. The living room on the east side is actually intended for her daily living and leisure, with bright and spacious glass windows, as well as large kangs and bookshelves and round tables by the window, even if she entertains closer guests here, there is no problem.

The furniture in the house is her dowry, and she naturally knows what the layout of the new house is.

The county lord of Yongping was also quite familiar with the layout of this house, and when Xie Mulin sat down on the side of the kang, she sat at a place separated from her sister-in-law by a kang table, and let the four princes sit on the edge of the round table. Xiang Tao quickly served tea, and brought a fan to the hostess and the two distinguished guests—she carefully found that the county lord and the fourth prince had come over, and they were sweating on their foreheads.

The county lord of Yongping praised: "Peach is still so careful and thoughtful. Your master took you to marry into the palace, it couldn't be more correct! ”

Xiang Tao pursed her lips and smiled, curtsied, and retreated to the side to serve. Qingcheng is still staying outside to respond, she is not like Xiang Tao is Xie Mulin's right-hand hand-hand girl, she has seen the county lord of Yongping several times, and she is not afraid of the grandeur of the nobles, I heard that it is the county lord and the prince, and she is still a little panicked. Qingcheng is like this, not to mention the other two younger ones. In order to cover up for the sisters, Xiang Tao stubbornly pretended to be indifferent, and came in to serve the four princes and the county lord.

She couldn't really leave her girl alone.

The maid of the lord of Yongping was very efficient, and this time he had already carried two food boxes into the courtyard, and after saying a word to the deacons in the courtyard, he successfully sent the things into the house. The county lord of Yongping smiled and asked Yahuan to open the food box and invited Xie Mulin to dine together: "They are all the best dim sum made in our palace on weekdays, and several things are not available outside, because they are ordinary, so they will never be served at the banquet." Although my sister-in-law has come to the palace a lot, I guess I haven't eaten this yet. ”

Xie Mulin has already eaten, and she is not hungry, but her sister-in-law warmly invites her, how can she be so spoiled by the scenery? smiled and cheered: "Then you really have to taste it!" ”

Dim sum is indeed a common pastry, donkey rolling, hemp crispy, jujube paste crisp, hawthorn pot helmet...... There was even Saqima! Xie Mulin can't remember when Saqima had the dim sum, but she's pretty sure she's been in Peking for so long and has never seen it in any dim sum shop on the street. The county lord of Yongping said that several of these snacks were not available outside, and they were really not bragging.

Thinking that this might be the exclusive recipe of the Yan Palace, Xie Mulin was a little skeptical, could this be the old man left by Emperor Taizong again?

The county lord of Yongping did not introduce dim sum to the four princes, looking at the expressions of the four princes, he must have been in Beiping for so long, and he had already eaten these special supplies from Yanwangfu. He seemed more interested in donkey rolling and hawthorn pot helmets than touching anything else. Seeing that Shemulin was looking at him, he raised his head and smiled shyly.

It doesn't look like a noble little prince at all, but more like a well-behaved and obedient little brother.

Xie Mulin thought of his well-behaved and obedient little brother Xie Hanzhi, and his expression in the face of the four princes softened a lot: "The fourth highness doesn't seem to like to eat anything too sweet?" ”

The fourth prince nodded: "It's too sweet to eat, I don't like to eat too sweet since I was a child." He looked at the county lord of Yongping, "The dim sum in the Yanwang Mansion is all sweet, and it is obvious that there is too much sugar in Uncle Wang's family." ”

The lord of Yongping was not angry when he heard this, but laughed: "My father doesn't like sweets, but my mother likes to, so the chefs in the palace love to put more sugar in making snacks." I don't think it's a big deal, but if it's a snack with a little milk, I'd like it better. He also took a piece of mahjong-sized Saqima to Xie Mulin, "Sister-in-law, try this, you must not have eaten it outside!" ”

No, girl, I've eaten out many times, but not "outside" in this era.

Xie Mulin smiled and thanked his sister-in-law, and coerced Saqima to eat it - sure enough, the taste was familiar, but it was more ordinary. Shouldn't she give the dim sum chef in Yanwangfu a hint and ask him to make some saqima with ingredients such as dried fruits, nuts and grapes, and give this "ancient" dim sum a little innovation?

The lord of Yongping took the four princes to sit with his new sister-in-law, naturally not just for a snack. After eating a few pieces of dim sum and drinking tea, she began to talk about her true intentions: "When I used to sit in my sister-in-law's boudoir, I looked through my sister-in-law's books and notes, and found many new and interesting things. It's just that at that time, I was worried about whether those would be the secrets of the Xie family, so I was embarrassed to borrow them from my sister-in-law to take a closer look. When my sister-in-law's dowry came into the house, my fourth brother and I came to see the excitement. I saw that my sister-in-law had a lot of books to marry, so I paid more attention to them, and although I didn't see all the books, I recognized a few familiar notes. Since my sister-in-law was able to marry these notes and the recipes in them to the palace, it can be seen that they are not confidential. Even if I can't ask my sister-in-law for anything, can't I borrow it and look through it?! ”

Xie Mulin suddenly realized, she didn't really feel that the things in her notes were unspeakable-the things that were really inconvenient for people to know, she didn't put them out for people to show at all, and they were all hidden in the study space. On the contrary, the Lord of Yongping was able to notice the notes she had placed outside, and found that the recipe inside was of special use, which was a surprise to her, and might be able to promote the spread of certain techniques. At the moment, she is the bride, and it is inconvenient to do many things immediately, but the lord of Yongping is the pearl of the Yan Wang couple, if you want to do something under the rule of Yan Wang, whether it is before or after marriage, it is just a matter of one sentence.

Xie Mulin raised a warm smile: "I wonder what the county lord is interested in in my notes?" ”