A few people took another step to the backyard, this time they didn't meet anyone again, all the way to a quiet small courtyard, the plaque on the door is engraved with the three words of Yuzhuxuan, next to it is a fine carved bamboo leaf pattern, the yard from the inside to the outside are revealing a fresh and elegant feeling.

Several maids opened the beaded curtains, and Ruan Mianmian walked in gently.

Ruan Mianmian raised his eyes and looked at this room, the ground was covered with a fluffy carpet, like the brown fur of some animal, stepping on it was soft and soft like walking in the clouds, a square table and several round stools in the middle were carved with delicate and complex lines, there should be two suites on the side, blocked by the Bogu shelves on both sides, it was not real, the shelves were all kinds of rare ornaments, and there was a guqin hanging on the wall, which looked very valuable, a beautiful boudoir.

At this time, a woman walked out of the inner room and looked at Ruan Mianmian with a smile: "Think this is Miss Ruan?" If you are disappointed, please take a seat. ”

"The eldest lady is happy on her birthday, and she is here to congratulate her." Ruan Mianmian first saluted respectfully, and then sat down on the stool on the side.

The girl looked at Ruan Mianmian with a smile in her eyebrows, and Ruan Mianmian also quietly looked at the eldest lady of the Hou Mansion. Her dress is not as dazzling as the second lady, and her posture is also decent, not a beautiful country, but she is all extravagant and domineering between her actions, and she is a noble lady trained by the princely family at first glance.

She was wearing a peony wide-sleeved skirt, and a transparent red shawl was embroidered with a few colorful butterflies that were about to fly, and it looked like it had landed on the peony from a distance.

"I heard that Miss Ruan is a food broadcaster from Yipin Xiang Restaurant? Although I don't often go out in the house.,But I heard the girl's name.,That's why I took this opportunity to let the smoke go and invite you.。。 After Liu Xi'er finished speaking, she beckoned the maid to serve tea.

"The so-called eating broadcast is to perform and eat all kinds of food for the guests, and the guests will feel the temptation of the food more when they see me enjoying it, and they will naturally have a great appetite. Moreover, some guests are more or less taboo about certain foods for various reasons, and they can't eat it if they want to. Ruan Mianmian was articulate and eloquently told the rhetoric that Mu Ruqing had taught her in advance.

"It's fresh, and my father and mother will love it." Liu Xi'er turned her head and asked the maid: "Picking cigarettes, is the Moon Viewing Pavilion ready?" It's not too early, and it's time to invite your parents and family to join us. ”

"Miss, everything is ready, and the food sent by Yipinxiang is also properly arranged, and the banquet can be held at any time." The maid spoke respectfully.

"Then let's go to the feast, come with me." Liu Xi'er took the lead in getting up and walked out, Ruan Mianmian followed behind her, smelling the strong smell of incense powder on her body, fresh and pleasant, but it seemed to be too strong, Ruan Mianmian couldn't help but snort.

This moon-viewing pavilion sounds like a pavilion, but it is actually a wide platform by the lake, which can accommodate dozens of people without any problem. In the moon viewing pavilion, more than a dozen small tables have been set up according to the position, the breeze blows, and the fragrance of the wind lotus in the lake comes to the face, which is really very elegant.

After Liu Xi'er arrived, the owner of the Hou Mansion, Anyang Hou and his wife soon arrived.

Anyang Hou's figure is a little fat, but his face is still upright, and he looks easy-going and informal, while Mrs. Anyang Hou, who is holding his arm, is still charming, and has a seven- or eight-point resemblance to Liu Xi'er, but there is a little sharp in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows, I am afraid it is not easy to get along with.

After a while, all the aunts in the house arrived, and the second lady and several other young ladies were also in the same column. Liu Xi'er waited for the Hou Ye and his wife to enter the throne before she sat down on the side, and the other aunts and ladies saluted and took their seats.

After everyone was seated, Liu Xi'er got up and said to Lord Hou and Mrs. Hou: "Father and mother, today is Xi'er's birthday, and Xi'er has prepared a surprise for her father and mother." With that, she clapped her hands, and Ruan Mianmian walked out from behind her and stood in the open space in the middle. When everyone saw a delicate and weak little girl coming out, they were all confused.

"Father and mother, this is Xi'er invited from the famous Yipin Xiang Restaurant in the capital recently, Ruan Mianmian girl."

Ruan Mianmian took advantage of the situation to make a big salute, but just got up but heard the sound of "dangchang" on the throne, and looked up, it turned out to be the cup held by An Yang Hou fell to the ground, but An Yang Hou stared at him intently.

"A pint of incense? Are you a fragrant eater? An Yanghou spoke, and the shock in his voice could not be concealed. The others were very strange when they saw the old man's reaction, but no one spoke, even Mrs. Hou had a blank look, and then her face was a little gloomy.

Even Liu Xi'er was a little surprised, she chose Yipinxiang naturally because she listened to the little girl who followed the master, the master seemed to pay special attention to Yipinxiang, thinking that the master liked this very much, but she didn't expect such a big reaction, could it be that she had a grudge against Yipinxiang? Thinking like this, her face became solemn and she began to think about a way out.

An Yanghou realized that he was out of shape, and smiled: "I have long heard of the reputation of Yipinxiang, but there are many things in the court, and I can't spare free time to go. ”

Everyone just walked out of the embarrassing atmosphere just now, and they were all very curious about this fragrance, what kind of restaurant can make the Hou Ye, who is used to seeing rare treasures, so favored? Only Mrs. Hou forced a smile, but with a trace of jealousy, after all, her husband stared at a young and beautiful girl, which is not a good thing.

Ruan Mianmian saw everyone's looks, and she was secretly frightened, but she still spoke softly: "The little girl is a fragrant eater, and I am fortunate to be invited to your mansion today to congratulate the eldest lady on her birthday, and I will not let you down." ”

While talking, there was a row of maids holding all kinds of small plates with dishes on their tables, and a team of small servants carrying more than a dozen hot pots came forward, led by Fang Cannon. He winked at Ruan Mianmian, then took the little servants to put down the hot pot and retreated.

Seeing Fang Cannon, Ruan Mianmian's nervousness just now was swept away, and the smile on his face deepened, although he didn't know why this Hou Ye was so surprised, but there was no malice towards Yipinxiang like this.

Ruan Mianmian bowed and sat at her table, her seat was arranged opposite the main seat of the Hou Ye and Mrs. Hou, and the other people's seats surrounded her in a semicircle, which was also so that everyone could see clearly.

Without waiting for Ruan Mianmian to speak, the Hou Ye, who was sitting on the main seat, spoke: "Miss Ruan doesn't have to be restrained in etiquette, let's perform quickly." ”

When Ruan Mianmian heard this, he set up a table of dishes with his hands and feet: "Ladies and gentlemen, please see, this is our unique hot pot with a good taste, fresh and spicy, with endless aftertaste, as long as you put the processed raw ingredients into the boiling pot and soak them a few times, take them out and dip them in special seasonings when they are cooked, and you can eat them." ”

After the introduction, Ruan Mianmian first started to shake a few pieces of meat, and then put in the ingredients that had been cooked for a long time such as brain flowers, fished out the slices of meat and presented them to a small plate, and handed them to the maids to distribute to everyone in the Hou Mansion.

Ruan Mianmian paid special attention to the reaction of the first head An Yanghou, watched him pick up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth, chewed it carefully a few times, and said with satisfaction: "This is the taste!" The taste of hot pot! ”

An Yanghou, who has always been calm, did not hide the surprise in his heart at this time, but Ruan Mianmian had some doubts in his heart: Could it be that Anyang Hou had eaten hot pot before? No, hot pot is Brother Mu's own way of eating, how can someone have eaten hot pot without going to Yipinxiang?

However, the reaction of other people was expected by Ruan Mianmian, the perfect food of hot pot was irresistible to everyone, even the arrogant second lady Liu Xin'er was enjoying it at this time. Ruan Mianmian saw that they all began to eat shabu-shabu from the pot in front of them, and he also started a real eating and broadcasting performance.

The ingredients on her table were almost full, and the other two people couldn't even eat the ingredients on the same table, and she didn't stop eating so much by herself from beginning to end, and the nobles of the Hou Mansion who watched it all widened their eyes, and even forgot to fish out the pieces of meat that were flying in the hot pot.

Ruan Mianmian eats a lot, but it is still elegant, which is also the effect of Mu Ruqing's careful cultivation, I saw her pick up the meat slices, did not drag the mud and water, dipped it in the sauce and sent it to her mouth, most of the food on the table was eaten, and not a drop of oil was splashed on the table.

Everyone didn't stop until they were sweating profusely, and Anyang Hou and Mrs. Anyang Hou couldn't stop eating, and they didn't put down their chopsticks until they were both holding their stomachs. What Liu Xi'er was worried about didn't happen, and she even glanced at Ruan Mianmian and Yipinxiang Restaurant, planning to give a few more rewards when the time came.

Seeing that the nobles had put down their chopsticks, Ruan Mianmian was not greedy for food, but got up and said: "Master Hou, Mrs. Hou, young ladies, aunts, we have the opportunity to organize the birthday banquet of the eldest lady thanks to your promotion, so our boss is very grateful, and asked Mianmian to send you a lotus leaf lotus seed soup to relieve greasy, in addition, there is a birthday gift for the eldest lady." Ruan Mianmian clapped her hands, and Jiang Xinyue, who was waiting outside, pushed a small cart covered with a red cloth and came up until she walked to Ruan Mianmian's side before stopping.

Ruan Mianmian lightly lifted the red cloth, revealing a large wooden box inside.

"Miss, today is your birthday, and please come and announce this birthday gift in person." Ruan Mianmian saluted Liu Xi'er and made a gesture of invitation.

"Cut, what should I be, so I make a mystery, what good things can a civilian restaurant come up with." The second lady covered her mouth with her cuffs and said to Aunt Zhao next to her. As soon as the meal was finished, the second lady returned to her arrogant and arrogant appearance, but now when he looked at Ruan Mianmian, there was much less hostility in his eyes, and now he seemed to be a little jealous.

Although it was a whisper, the second lady did not deliberately lower her voice, most of the people present heard it, and Mrs. Hou on the main seat was no exception, but Anyang Hou didn't seem to hear it, still looking at the hot pot in front of her and savoring it, while Mrs. Hou glanced at Liu Xin'er and was silent.

In Ruan Mianmian's opinion, Mrs. Hou naturally disdains to be angry with the second miss, after all, there is a difference between the concubines, the more arrogant the second miss is, the less capable she is of competing with Liu Xi'er, and Liu Xi'er's excellence should also be foiled.

Liu Xi'er heard this, but the smile on her face did not decrease, she took the maid's hand and got up and walked to Ruan Mianmian's side, and smiled at Ruan Mianmian, like a gentle and moving lady.

She stretched out her hands and picked up the lid of the wooden box, only to see that as she picked up the lid, the wooden box fell backwards on all sides, and she couldn't help but exclaim, and the contents were also displayed in front of everyone.