Chapter 9: The Night Banquet in the Palace

When the sun was waning, Zhu Yuan was in Zhu Fang's attention, pushing the flatbed car and walking towards the Ruiwang Mansion Courtyard.

"Yo!" The old housekeeper who had seen Zhu Yuan earlier was already waiting at the door, and when he saw her coming, he hurriedly beckoned a few little guys to come over to help, "Miss Zhu, you can come, the prince has already said it a few times." ”

Zhu Yuan raised his hand to wipe the sweat on his head, and grinned, "It's too late to prepare these meals at home." ”

The old butler laughed, and hurriedly asked someone to lead her in.

The banquet hall was very lively, celebrity chefs with various accents were laughing and talking, Ning Bosheng didn't know how many times he stretched his neck to look out, and from time to time he had to perfunctory the people who came to talk, and he couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart.

When he saw the familiar figure, his eyes couldn't help but light up, ignoring the people around him who were spitting, got up and greeted the door, took the food box in Zhu Yuan's hand very naturally, and complained in his mouth: "You girl, why did you come so late?" ”

The noise in the hall had long since quieted down, and everyone gathered at the door, wanting to see who was the person who made Lord Rui get up to greet him. However, when everyone saw that the person who came was actually a little girl and a half years old, their expressions suddenly changed.

Zhu Yuan saw their expressions in his eyes, just smiled at everyone indifferently and politely, and followed Ning Bosheng into the banquet hall, and the little maid behind her led her to the position next to Ning Bosheng, obviously explaining in advance.

The little guys who followed Zhu Yuanyu into the room put the eight food boxes she brought on the table in front of Ning Bosheng.

Ning Bosheng shook his head with a smile and teased: "Obviously I invited you to dinner, why do I want you to bring food over?" Are you used to being a chef, and you don't forget to add some benefits to others wherever you go? ”

A good person on the side interjected and asked curiously, "This little girl is also a celebrity chef?" Which restaurant is it high? ”

Zhu Yuan smiled embarrassedly, got up and replied: "The little woman is not a celebrity chef, but she has opened a small restaurant by herself, and she knows how to make fish with both hands." ”

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to answer for a moment, and some of them looked at her with even more contempt.

The person who interjected smiled awkwardly and quietly changed the topic, "The girl really has a vision, our country is vast, and the craft of making fish is different in various places, it can be described as varied, each with its own merits, if you want to learn, it is estimated that you will not be able to learn it in a lifetime." ”

When everyone heard this, they immediately opened the conversation with a look in their eyes.

"Yes, not to mention the cooking techniques, there are also various ways to handle fish."

"That's right, just talking about the two Huai cuisines that the prince likes to eat, there are a lot of exquisiteness in this way of making fish."

"However, when it comes to the most outstanding dish of the two Huai cuisines, which uses fish as the main ingredient, it is definitely the Qinglong Flying Sky!"

Ning Bosheng hooked his lips and smiled, and took over the conversation, "Speaking of the Green Dragon Flying Sky, this king would like to introduce you to this girl next to me, the green dragon flying sky she made is the most authentic one this king has ever eaten." ”

"It can't be!" A big man with a sturdy figure and a kitchen knife pinned to his waist suddenly stood up, "Lord Rui, please forgive the grass people for being presumptuous, the grass people's master is the heir of the authentic Qinglong Feitian, this girl must have stolen the teacher, or she imitated a fake formula, even if she can imitate eighty percent of the similarity, it is impossible to make an authentic Qinglong Feitian!" ”

Ning Bosheng didn't speak, but just handed his eyes to the people around him.

Zhu Yuan was grateful to Ning Bosheng in his heart, he deliberately mentioned himself in front of so many famous chefs, just to help himself stand up among the famous chefs and gain a good reputation.

She coughed lightly and saluted the kitchen knife Dahan, "If this big brother is not convinced, we can compare, it just so happens that Zhu Yuan has never seen a celebrity chef make a move, even if he knows that he is going to lose, he can have a long horizon." However, in order to prove that the little girl is qualified to challenge this celebrity chef, I would like to put the dishes I brought with me first. ”

Ning Bosheng understood and gestured to the little guy behind him, but after a while, eight fish dishes of different colors appeared on the table, dazzling the celebrity chefs.

Zhu Yuan stepped forward and introduced to everyone: "These eight kinds of fish, selected from eight different places, are also the most commonly used practices in local cuisine, but I have slightly improved, after all, it is given to King Rui, so I deliberately added some different meanings, this one, called Jinyu Mantang, carve out the pattern with good salmon, and then fry it in the pan ......"

Everyone listened to her introduce them one by one, and couldn't help but admire.

"This golden jade hall not only has an excellent meaning, but also the grasp of this knife work and fire is excellent!"

"Yes, not to mention the taste and texture, just this meaning and heart make this dish come alive."

"That's right, that's right! It's really impressive......"

The kitchen knife man glanced at it disdainfully, and said casually: "These are just superficial tricks, Qinglong Feitian is not just a virtual appearance, but also an authentic taste!" Whether you really have the ability or not, you have to compete to determine the winner! ”

Listening to what Dahan said, everyone seemed to think that it was also the same reason, no matter how good the food is, no matter how good the meaning is, it is used to eat in the end, if the taste is not good, the rest is empty talk. A few people who were eager to try their chopsticks couldn't help but retract their chopsticks.

"In that case, let's get straight to the point." Ning Bosheng saw everyone's expressions in his eyes, slapped his hands lightly, and the little guys outside brought in the desk and stove that had been prepared long ago, and brought in a lot of fresh ingredients.

Zhu Yuan and Dahan stopped talking nonsense, found some ingredients they needed, and each chose one side to deal with.

Zhu Yuan took a herring fish, very neatly wielded a knife to bleed, scrape the scales and abdomen, remove the internal organs and gills, and cut off the tail and fins of the fish, peeled and deboned, sliced out pieces of crystal fish, and put them in light salt water for later use.

On the other side, the big man had already taken off the kitchen knife on his waist, sharpened it on the whetstone, and began to process the fish, although the big man looked strong, he didn't expect the kitchen knife to dance like an embroidery, very delicate, a sticky and slippery live fish in his hand was very obedient, but the fish was fillet in a moment.

Zhu Yuan saw his technique in his eyes, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, this big man looked rude, but he didn't expect that he really had a hand, and he was worthy of being a disciple of the Qinglong Flying Descendant.

She put the whole chicken that had been cleaned in her hand into the pot and boiled, and pinched a few handfuls of spices of different amounts and sprinkled them into the pot.

While the chicken soup was boiling, Zhu Yuan processed the shepherd's cabbage again, boiled a small half pot of oil, and carved a radish and put it in the empty plate to put it in a good position, and when the fragrance of the chicken soup came out, Zhu Yuan took out the fish fillet and empty the water, wrapped it in flour and threw it into the oil pot that had been warm.

A spoonful of chicken soup was poured into the plate, the plate was filled to a full seven, sprinkled with the blanched shepherd's cabbage, and quickly hooked some of the ancestral thin root of the Zhu family, and a plate of green dragon flying was completed.

Dahan was setting up a plate over there, and when he smelled the fragrance coming here, he couldn't help but be startled, and hurriedly sped up the movements in his hands.

Two plates of almost identical Qinglong Feitian were placed on the table in the hall, and everyone took chopsticks and tasted them carefully.

"These two dishes, whether it is knife work or heat, are of the highest quality, but I wish the girl's seasoning technique is very unique!"

"Yes, in such a short time, you can still carve a radish, admire and admire!"

"These two dishes taste very authentic, but if you really want to taste them, Chef Wei's dishes still lack a little bit of artistic conception."

Everyone nodded approvingly, to their extent, cooking is equivalent to making a work of art, although Chef Wei's skills are good, but he is too rigid, empty and has no spirit, and still lacks some essence.

Chef Wei's face turned pale, and he tasted two dishes carefully, and couldn't help sighing, "I didn't expect it, I really lost!" ”

He took several chopsticks from Zhu Yuan's plate, and the plate that was not much was empty in an instant, causing everyone to roll their eyes, and the big man roared angrily while stuffing it into his mouth, "Look at what!" I'll take two more bites to learn what's going on! ”

Everyone suddenly booed, and some of them aimed at the eight dishes next to them, quietly stretched out their chopsticks, and just tasted it, their eyes suddenly lit up.

"Oh my God! Although it is a little cold, the taste of these dishes is almost comparable to that of the green dragon flying sky! No way! Somebody bring me some food! ”

"What?" The celebrity chefs were suddenly shocked, and the chopsticks in their hands hurriedly stretched out towards the dishes.

"Hmmm! Delicious, delicious! Who, bring me a bowl of rice too! ”

"Hey! Don't rob it! This fillet is mine, how can you snatch vegetables from under other people's chopsticks! And shameless! ”

"What a face! Is this fillet written in your name? Eat! I'll ask where the girl's restaurant is! ”

Zhu Yuan was squeezed aside, who knows, Ning Bosheng actually sat idly on the side and drank tea, and when he saw her, he ordered another cup on the table, which was obviously prepared for her.

Zhu Yuan's heart warmed, covered his lips and smiled, and sat down to drink tea.

After a while, Chef Wei came to Zhu Yuan with a bowl of rice, and wiped his grease mouth embarrassedly, "Miss Zhu, the dishes you made make make my old Wei convinced!" Lao Wei, I was rude before, in order to apologize, I also ask Miss Zhu to allow me to visit Lord Lingzun. ”

Zhu Yuan smiled lightly and nodded, "Naturally, it's okay, although my father is not good at words, he likes to discuss cooking with people the most, if Chef Wei goes, he will definitely be very happy." ”

"Hey, hey! That's good, that's good......" Chef Wei scratched the back of his head and smiled like a fool.

Ning Bosheng looked at the smile on his face, and suddenly felt a little unhappy in his heart, and got up to look at Zhu Yuan, "It's late at night, I'll send you back first." ”

Zhu Yuan did not doubt that he had him, got up and walked out.

The night was low, there were no more people on the street, and Zhu Yuan followed Ning Bosheng quietly.

I don't know how long it took, Ning Bosheng in front of him suddenly stopped, sighed faintly, took off his cloak and draped it on Zhu Yuan's body, and carefully helped her tie it.

"It's deeper, don't catch a cold."

Zhu Yuan looked at the man in front of her blankly, the moonlight outlined his handsome face with a gentle arc, and she suddenly felt that her heart was beating a little abnormally.

She looked at the man, then at the red lantern lit in front of the Zhujia Fish Restaurant in the distance, and suddenly ran away.

Ning Bosheng saw her actions, chuckled twice and walked back.

Zhu Yuan's heart was beating like thunder at this time, and she didn't dare to walk the bustling street, so she didn't choose the road, so she had to pick an inaccessible path to Zhu's house, and her cheeks were very hot along the way.

“…… Thank you, sir...... Another day, I will bring a salute to the door to thank ......"

In the distance, there was a firefly flashing in the corner of the county mansion, accompanied by a voice talking. , Zhu Yuan stopped, silently looked, the figure that was extremely arrogant in the dark night was not Zhang Chi, who was it?

But Zhang Chi, if he was not detained for more than a month, how could he be released now.

Zhu Yuan quietly paced into the narrow road not far away, and listened attentively to the greetings of these people for a while, and his heart and blood were surging, and it was difficult for the whole person to calm down.

It turns out that the reason why Zhang Chi can be domineering here is precisely because he is the cousin of the deceased wife of the magistrate, and he was able to gain a foothold by relying on his cousin to marry the current magistrate in the early years, and now he is out of prison by this relationship.

The magistrate's wife died early, and now she has continued the strings, taken a few concubines, and added Zhang Chi is used to being a powerful person, everyone is used to it, so no one dares to mention this relationship, and it is no wonder that Zhu Yuan, who has crossed over, knows nothing.

Zhixian, the landlord is complicit, even if this place is a treasure of heaven, it is difficult to escape the tragedy of "Zhumen wine and meat stinky road with frozen bones", but it is a pity that she is now soft-spoken, like ants, and cannot get rid of these "pests" that oppress them.

Zhu Yuan calmed down a little and left with a sense of resentment.