Everyone was noisy and shouting, and they were joking with themselves, and suddenly they heard a small sound outside the door, and when they looked up, Aunt Gongsun personally held a green jade case, passed through the curtain, and entered the door alone.

Aunt Gongsun said with a smile while bringing several jade bowls on the green jade case to everyone: "This is the last taste of the day, please enjoy it." ”

Youwei saw that she was a jade case and a jade bowl, she must have been a rare ingredient, but it looked like an ordinary soup made of shredded lettuce and bamboo shoots.

Yu Yao and Wen Cang looked at each other, and they were also very puzzled.

Wen Cang asked, "Dare to ask Aunt Gongsun, what is the special name of this soup?" ”

Aunt Gongsun smiled: "What does Gongzi think this lettuce and bamboo shoots look like?" ”

Wen Cang was puzzled and looked at Yu Yao.

Yu Yao said to Aunt Gongsun: "Is there any dumb riddle?" ”

Youwei thought to herself, eating a good meal, in order to satisfy the appetite and relax her mind, why did she guess the riddle when she was coming?

Aunt Gongsun said with a smile: "Ulva grows in water, and generally only picks the new sprouts under the water surface to eat, the shape is narrow and long, and slightly curled, soft as a belt. Coupled with the white bamboo shoots embellished from it, I gave this bowl of soup a name, called jade ribbon soup. ”

The jade belt, isn't it the name of Yu Yao's sword?

Yu Yao was slightly surprised, but still said calmly: "It turns out that Aunt Gongsun has already seen it, but I don't know when we will reveal our secrets." ”

Aunt Gongsun leaned over and knelt down, and said: "The slave and maid knock to see Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, and knock to see the concubine." ”

Youwei was taken aback and said, "You, how do you know?" ”

Aunt Gongsun said: "The slave maid recently heard that the eldest princess and Yu Juma were in Xingzhou, and they were witty and brave and solved a big case. And earlier, the emperor had told the world about the fake death of the eldest princess, and everyone knew about it. If the eldest princess and the concubine want to return to Beijing from Xingzhou, they must pass through Xiangzhou. What's more, when the slaves and maids saw the demeanor of a few people, they were by no means ordinary people, so they dared to speculate. ”

Youwei said: "Aunt Gongsun be quiet, please get up quickly." We are now traveling in micro-services, and if people know about it, I am afraid that it will be complicated. ”

Aunt Gongsun got up and said with a smile: "Thank you, eldest princess." It is rare that the eldest princess likes the dishes of the slave maid, and if the eldest princess has a drive, the slave and maid will obey their fate. ”

Yu Yao said: "Aunt Gongsun is delicate and alert, and she deserves to be the proprietress of one of the best restaurants in the week." ”

Aunt Gongsun said: "The horse master praised it falsely, it is not easy for a woman to show up and beg for life outside, if she doesn't have some ability to observe words and colors, I'm afraid that she will be swallowed alive by life a long time ago." ”

Yu Yao said: "How can the husband of the eldest lady be willing to let you support this huge restaurant alone as a woman?" ”

Aunt Gongsun said: "Don't hide it from the princess, the concubine and the nobles, the slave is an unlucky one, when I was young, my parents were in charge and married an honest scholar to be a husband, and at first it was also considered a husband and wife's love, but it didn't take long for my husband to disappear without a trace as if the world had evaporated." Fortunately, this cooking skill is passed down from the family, so that the slave and maid will not starve to death. ”

Wen Cang said: "Disappear? Can't you find it? ”

Aunt Gongsun gave a salute and said, "This must be the son of Wen from Linglong Villa." If you return to Wen Gongzi's words, why haven't you looked for it? It's just that there has been no trace, and now I don't know if he is dead or alive. ”

Yu Yao said: "It's really not easy for you to earn such a big family business alone. Can your husband leave a little blood for you before he disappears? ”

Aunt Gongsun shook her head in disappointment.

Youwei said: "Then won't such a big restaurant be unsustainable after a few decades?" ”

Aunt Gongsun said: "The people in Xiangzhou City say that I have no husband and wife, and I have no heirs, but I have financial luck. Life is also difficult to achieve. Fortunately, there are still a few obedient apprentices in the restaurant, which can be regarded as a material that can be made, and he will pass on this inheritance to them in the future. ”

Everyone was eating happily, but unexpectedly heard about the life experience of Aunt Gongsun, and it was difficult to hide their sadness when they looked at each other.

Yu Yao glanced at Youwei unconsciously. In fact, he didn't look at Youwei, but at Yong'an's face.

Yong'an's brothers and sisters were slaughtered that year, resulting in the first emperor ascending the throne without any orthodox heirs.

However, the first emperor was broad-minded and did not take blood as an obsession, but only devoted himself to cultivating a virtuous and outstanding son, that is, the current emperor. It is also because of this that the stability of the Great Zhou Dynasty is maintained.

Youwei broke the calm and said: "Let's rest for the night, and tomorrow we will leave Xiangzhou and set off for Beijing." I also want to bother Aunt Gongsun to cook a few more dishes for us to see us off. ”

Aunt Gongsun said: "It is a blessing for slaves to be able to serve the princess. ”

Yu Yao said with a smile: "Today's meal is very expensive, I have to see if I can afford it." ”

Aunt Gongsun said: "The master of the horse said that he was laughing. Today's small shop is already thriving, where can I ask for money? ”

Youwei said: "If you don't collect money, you can't do it." If we insist on not accepting it, then we can't bother the aunt anymore. ”

Aunt Gongsun said with a smile: "The slave is not a person who is not good at money, but I just want to ask the concubine for a rare thing, which is a hundred times more valuable than money." ”

Yu Yao said: "Aunt Gongsun, please speak." ”

Aunt Gongsun said: "That's the ink treasure of the horse master." ”

Yu Yao smiled: "What's so difficult about this? It's just that escorting the princess into Beijing is very important now, and it's not easy to show her traces. If I happen to be seen, I'm afraid it will be complicated, but please rest assured, when we return to Bianjing, I will immediately frame it myself, and then send someone to send it to the spring banquet. ”

Aunt Gongsun said: "With the words of the concubine, the slave and maid have nothing to worry about." ”

Yu Yao said: "Tomorrow morning, we will come here for breakfast and then set off, and the tired aunt will prepare for us." It's just that, because the mountains and rivers are far away, and the boat and car are tiring, the eldest lady must prepare enough meat for us. ”

Youwei was already grateful in her heart, and she didn't know where the eldest princess of Yong'an had found such a treasure-like close friend, who was as careful and considerate as a hair.

Aunt Gongsun said: "If the slave and maid know, they will not disappoint the eldest princess, the concubine and the princess Wen." ”

Everyone chatted with Aunt Gongsun for a while, and after being full of wine and food, they got up to say goodbye.

Aunt Gongsun did not reveal the identities of everyone to others, but she respectfully sent several of them to the carriage and horses, and then watched the carriage and horses gradually walk away.

In the car, Yu Yao said: "Aunt Fang Cai Gongsun gave me a pack of Poria cakes before leaving, saying that it was for you to eat when you were hungry at night." As everyone knows, if you are hungry, you will never eat these, and you may still get up and barbecue yourself. ”

Youwei said: "Now that we are tired of traveling, the barbecue is not as convenient as it used to be in the Imperial Garden. ”

Yu Yao said: "Then do you want to eat?" This Poria cake is the most healthy. ”

Poria cake, like spiced cake, has the function of regulating the spleen and stomach. Poria cake is made with sesame seeds that have been steamed nine times, peeled poria cocos, and fine white honey mixed into a ball, and then kneaded into small cakes. The five-spice cake is made with five kinds of fragrant Chinese medicines, namely gourd, ginseng, atractylodes, poria and sand kernels.

Youwei said: "Since he is healthy, of course he eats it." ”

Yu Yao said angrily: "You just think about him? I'm sitting right in front of you. ”

Youwei smiled: "This is my mistake, I shouldn't forget my friends." In this way, the two of you are half of each other, and neither of you will suffer, okay? ”

In the midst of idle chatter and jokes, Xi'er and Mi'er had already driven the carriage to the door of the "Yunlai Inn".

It is said that every city has a Yunlai Inn, hoping that guests will come like clouds.

Yu Yao asked for three upper rooms, Youwei lived in the middle room, he and Wen Cang lived in one room, guarding the staircase, and Xi'er and Mi'er lived in one, and the two took turns on duty to ensure that nothing went wrong.