Chapter 57: Gossip
The day before the Mid-Autumn Festival finally arrived, and An Juan also packed up all the people, and everyone could work together to quickly finish a table of dishes.
Most of the people who came to eat in the palace were the powerful ministers and nobles of Jincheng, and after arriving, they first went to see the prince, and then greeted each other.
After the etiquette was almost finished, they formed groups of three and two, gossiping about the people who cooked this time.
An Juan and Luo Yelin did not hide their thoughts about organizing the palace banquet, so many people actually knew about the cooperation between An Juan and Luo Yelin through various means.
Now most of them are talking about "Is the food made by this Miss An really as delicious as the legend", "I heard that the boss of Yuanju Pavilion is as beautiful as a fairy, and he really looks as exaggerated as rumored?" "I heard that the prince and Miss An have some feelings, and they want to marry her as a concubine, but I don't know if this rumor is true or not?"
Just when they were arguing with each other, suddenly there was the sound of drums.
The drums sounded intensively, rapidly beating a dozen times, and after attracting the attention of everyone present, they gradually stopped.
Immediately afterwards, a high-pitched old man recited a eulogy for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
At the end of the words, the old man invited Luo Yelin to come to the stage and say a few words to everyone.
Luo Yelin hasn't paid much attention to this kind of activity recently, so he only leaked his face, and roughly said his plans for today, and after letting everyone eat and drink well, he retreated.
With that, plates of dishes were brought up and filled every table.
Most of these powerful people have eaten countless delicacies from the mountains and seas, and they are not interested in ordinary meals.
It's just that now looking at the things that An Juan made with space vegetables, they couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
In everyone's mind, there is an appearance requirement for fried vegetables.
Not only should the hue be good-looking, but the branches and leaves should be neat and neat, and the smell should not be too bad.
And what An Juan made, in the eyes of most people, has achieved the words "color" and "fragrance" to the extreme.
Seeing this appetizing dish, everyone couldn't help but praise a few words, and there were even people who had eaten in An Juan's restaurant who helped to advertise for An Juan.
Just the first dish made everyone applaud again and again, and these people not only looked forward to the big dishes that followed.
…… I guess it's going to be even better.
Their expectations for An Wan are not untargeted.
An Juan did not disappoint them.
Soon, more than a dozen servants came over with several large plates of dishes and circled around the dining table.
At the same time, they also secretly put the rice on the table, waving the plate as if it were an elegant courtesy.
After putting the dishes down, almost all the guests invariably lifted themselves up from their chairs and looked curiously at the plate in the center of the table.
Let's not talk about anything else, just talk about the color of these vegetables, which is many times better than what they usually eat.
The crowd smacked their tongues.
After all the subordinates were gone, a few anxious men stretched out their chopsticks to the dishes on the table, and couldn't wait to put a few strands of green vegetables in their mouths.
Since An Juan has been able to win the praise of so many people, it is natural that it will not be in vain.
Just like now, this group of powerful people who are accustomed to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas can't help but be impressed by An Juan's craftsmanship and the deliciousness of vegetables.
…… It's truly delicious.
After a few breaths, countless voices of appreciation rang out one after another in the small venue.
When hearing many guests praise Anwan's dishes, several men who also own restaurants at home looked disdainful, and did not seem to believe their exaggerated words at all.
There were even people who sneered and said, "This girl An is so beautiful, and she is close to the prince......" He looked left and right at his friends nearby, although he didn't say it explicitly, but the meaning of the words was clear to everyone: "Who doesn't know what she did to get the position of chef?" ”
His words were not very good, and some of the people present frowned slightly.
But some people are also like him, who have opened a hotel at home, and they are worried about the growth of Anjuan's hotel every day, so they are even more worried in their hearts, and they are willing to say that Anjuan is not coming.
However, before they could say a few words, they saw Luo Yelin coming over to speak.
Afraid that these words would be heard by the prince, they closed their mouths one after another and bowed their heads in silence.
These men, who just said disdainfully that An Juan must have a problem, are now all impressed by An Juan's craftsmanship, and everyone has a fascinated expression on their faces.
But most of them are no longer teenagers, and they can't pull down their faces to apologize for the wrong speculation just now.
So they added sourly: "Miss An's food tastes okay, it does seem that she has two brushes, but this kind of ability, how can it be compared to the chef of the palace?" Why did the prince have to ask Miss An to be in charge of the banquet instead of letting a professional chef come...... Doesn't it still have to be related? ”
Before, when they said that An Juan won by her appearance, there were still more than a dozen people who should make peace.
But now that they have eaten the taste of the dishes made by An Juan, they are sober-minded, so they obediently shut up and no longer follow the smear of An Juan.
These people thought that the silence of others meant approval, so they were even more excited, and their mouths were even more exaggerated, and they couldn't wait to directly say that An Juan was a prostitute/prostitute who could do his best, and he seduced the prince by foxy means......
Just as they were foaming at the mouth, someone suddenly stood up and exclaimed, "Miss An! ”
This kind of situation of saying bad things behind people's backs and getting caught is really embarrassing.
Several of the guests who were chattering just now closed their mouths a little embarrassed, but their eyes couldn't help but glance in the direction of An Xuan.
Don't look at the few of them who swore by what they just said, as if they had seen Anjuan's watery poplar with their own eyes, in fact, they really wanted to come up with evidence, and it was estimated that several of them slipped away faster than one another.
And they actually haven't seen An Juan.
…… It's ridiculous, but they really haven't seen Anjuan.
They just heard about An Juan's beauty from other people's words, and made up a bunch of so-called "facts" in their hearts, so they took them out and told others these fabricated things over and over again.
If you don't stop the loss in time, let them tell these illusory things dozens of times, it is estimated that even the story will come true.
And this group of guests fell silent after seeing An Juan's face.
The reason for the silence is simple - Anjuan's beauty is beyond their imagination.
In their hearts, even if An Juan is a beautiful woman, she is probably a character similar to the Qinglou Oiran and the concubine of a dignitary.
…… But I forgot to think about it, if An Juan was really just such a person, how could he be loved by Luo Yelin.