Chapter 123: Flattery at the Dinner Table
When Zheng Xiuning and Zhao Ying walked into the front hall, they found that Jing Ning and Lan Yao were already waiting for them in the front hall.
Jing Ning sat on one side of Lan Yao, Zhao Ying took two quick steps and sat on the other side of Jing Ning, "Jing Ning and Miss Lan have been waiting for a long time?" ”
Lan Yao looked at Zhao Ying with a smile, "His Royal Highness the Third Prince and Sister Xiuning are really interested, a small Prime Minister's Mansion can also play for so long." ”
Zhao Ying didn't know Lan Yao's sarcasm, "Miss Lan's words are wrong. Although this prime minister's mansion is not as big as the palace, it cannot be described in small characters. Especially the beautiful scenery in the Prime Minister's Mansion is even more addictive. ”
Jing Ning kicked Lan Yao, who was still trying to be sarcastic, under the table, and motioned for her to stop. And took over the conversation, "His Royal Highness the Third Prince said with a smile, where is there any beautiful scenery in the Prime Minister's Mansion in this area, no matter how beautiful it is, it can't compare to the scenery in the palace and the palace that His Royal Highness the Third Prince is common to." ”
Zhao Ying shook his head, "It's a little tired of being common, and I'm not boasting about your mansion, but your mansion has something attractive, such as the Xishu begonia, and the king lotus, these two are not ordinary flowers." Especially the Wang Lotus, Xiuning's sister said that the flower only bloomed for three days, and the scene of the three days was completely different. It's strange, it's really strange. Zhao Ying sighed as if he was emotional, and said, "In this way, today I saw the most dazzling day when the flowers bloomed in the past three days, which also shows that I have a lot of fate with your mansion." ”
Fate, Jing Ning sneered in his heart, even if he was afraid of fate, it was also fate.
"The third prince praised it falsely." Jing Ning replied politely and didn't say anything more.
Zheng Xiuningjiao, who was on the side, smiled and complimented, "Maybe it's not fate, it's the deep blessing of His Royal Highness the Third Prince, this flower actually sensed that His Royal Highness the Third Prince would come, so I deliberately wanted to show my most beautiful moment to His Royal Highness the Third Prince." ”
"Hahaha." Zhao Ying laughed again and again when he heard it, and everyone loved to listen to the words that complimented the beauty. What's more, Jing Ning's perfunctory behavior had already ignited the anger in Zhao Ying's heart, but Zhao Ying did not show it on the surface in order to please Jing Ning.
Lan Yao wanted to roll her eyes when she heard this, but she had to be disgusted because of etiquette. Afraid that he wouldn't even be able to eat if he listened to it any longer, Lan Yao hurriedly interrupted, "After shopping for so long, His Royal Highness the Third Prince and Sister Xiuning must be hungry, let's let someone serve the food." ”
Jing Ning obviously couldn't listen to it anymore, and hurriedly continued with Lan Yao, "Grandmother just sent someone to confess to His Highness, but His Royal Highness the Third Prince has not returned, so I accepted it and sent my grandmother back to serve Grandmother." Grandmother was a little unwell, and she was afraid of disturbing His Royal Highness the Third Prince, so she didn't have dinner with us. His father's situation is also known to His Royal Highness the Third Prince, so only Jing Ning and Xiuning's sister came to entertain His Royal Highness the Third Prince, and I hope His Royal Highness the Third Prince will not blame. This dish... Because of my father's illness, Xiuning and I have always used simplicity, I didn't know that His Royal Highness the Third Prince was coming, and I returned to the house a little later today, so I didn't make arrangements, so I am afraid that today's dish will be wronged by His Royal Highness the Third Prince. Please punish His Royal Highness the Third Prince. Jing Ning said with a slightly embarrassed expression. After speaking, he commanded Wen Xing, Wen Xing walked to the door, beckoned, and a group of maids entered lightly with dishes. The dishes were steaming hot, and it looked like they should have been reheated when Zhao Ying and Zheng Xiuning entered the front hall.
Seeing Jing Ning was a little embarrassed, but Zhao Ying said empathetically, "It's okay, it's okay, I'm used to eating the delicacies of the palace, and I want to come to the dishes of the Prime Minister's Mansion to have a different taste." And today was my fault, the prime minister was sick in bed, I came to visit the prime minister, but I didn't want to have a meal in the prime minister's mansion, but I caused trouble to Jing Ning. Also, what's wrong with the old lady, do you need to pass on the imperial doctor? ”
Jing Ning seconded Zhao Ying's polite "trouble" in his heart, knowing that he was causing trouble and staying in the Prime Minister's Mansion, how could he not know to correct it if he was self-aware?
But there was just the right smile on his face, "His Royal Highness the Third Prince Xie is concerned, grandmother is just guilty of the common disease that old people will have, and it is okay." Not a word echoed the previous trouble.
Xiu Ning opened his mouth again, "His Royal Highness the Third Prince has said, His Royal Highness the Third Prince is an honor to stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion for dinner, why bother, right, sister." ”
Jing Ning just looked at Xiuning with a smile on his face, and did not speak or nod.
Zhao Ying's heart was suddenly annoyed by Jing Ning's ignorance, but he had to open his mouth to please Jing Ning and said, "Hahahahaha, Xiuning's sister's mouth is really sweet, come and eat." As he spoke, he picked up the chopsticks and picked up the dishes in front of him, and the rest of the people picked up the chopsticks and ate them.
Chewing the drunken pork ribs in front of him, and tasting ordinary dishes, Zhao Ying thought thoughtfully, although the dishes were somewhat concise compared to other officials, but the two dishes in front of him were the two dishes he loved to eat, and in terms of taste, they were even the same as the imperial chef, except for the two dishes he loved to eat, the other dishes tasted average, indicating that it was not that the chefs of the Prime Minister's Mansion had good skills, but that the two dishes he liked were specially instructed to do so. Looking at these two dishes deliberately placed in front of me, I think that if I have time to prepare, my favorite stewed crab roe lion's head will definitely be prepared.
Zhao Ying opened his mouth and smiled, "The dishes of the Prime Minister's Mansion are really delicious, especially my two favorite dishes, which are really delicious in the world." I don't know how Jing Ning knew that I loved these two dishes. ”
Jing Ning was slightly stunned, in his previous life, he was devoted to Zhao Ying, so he naturally knew what he liked to eat the most, and what kind of firing method was the most pleasing to him. It's so stupid to think about yourself in your previous life, you will never be in this life again, all of you in your previous life, I want to take it back one by one in this life.
Looking at Jing Ning, who was slightly stunned, Lan Yao opened his mouth and said, "Naturally, I heard about it in the Drunken Immortal Residence, Jing Ning and I often go out to play, and His Royal Highness the Third Prince is not unaware, when we eat in the Drunken Immortal Residence, we often hear the little second boast of the Drunken Immortal Residence, saying that His Royal Highness the Third Prince loves these two dishes in their store very much." ”
Zhao Ying looked understanding, "The food in the Drunken Immortal Residence tastes good, next time, I will invite Jing Ning and Miss Lan to go together." ”
"Then I wonder if His Royal Highness the Third Prince will bring Xiuning? Xiuning is not as good as her sister who often goes out, and often listens to others praise the drunken immortal residence, but she doesn't have the opportunity to taste it, but she is very envious. ”
"I missed it, so I'll bring Sister Xiuning."
Lan Yao frowned, Zheng Xiuning is sarcastic Jing Ning often goes out as a lady?
Next, the four of them didn't communicate again, Lan Yao was bored, although he was taught, he didn't eat or sleep, but in the end, he couldn't stand this atmosphere, if he only ate with Jing Ning, he didn't have to care about these rules and regulations.
After finishing the meal, seeing that it was getting late, Jing Ning and Zheng Xiuning sent Zhao Ying and Lan Yao to the gate and watched their carriage leave.
"Sister, let's go back to the house first, I'm not in the house during the day, it's still early, I'll go see my father."
Zheng Xiuning didn't want Jing Ning to go alone, "I'll go with my sister, I just finished eating, and it can be regarded as eating." ”
Jing Ning looked indifferent, "My sister has been taking care of her father for a day, and in the afternoon, she took the Third Prince's Royal Highness to the garden, she must be tired, so rest early." There is no need to go, the father will not blame. Take the second lady down to rest. ”
Zheng Xiuning wanted to say something, but the personal maid on the side responded, "Yes, eldest miss." Second Miss, let's go back to the house and rest. ”
Zheng Xiuning looked at Jing Ning's distant figure hatefully, and then stared at the personal maid for a long time, "Go back." ”