"Prince."

Yun'er saw Qi Yan and hurriedly knelt down and saluted.

Tao Lian was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look, and saw Qi Yan standing there, and he didn't know what came over.

She blinked her eyes and curtsied, "The courtiers have seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”

Qi Yan came back to his senses and walked up, "No courtesy." ”

Only then did the master and servant stand up, "Thank you, Prince." ”

Qi Yan paused, and was just about to leave, Tao Lian suddenly remembered something at this time, and hurriedly asked, "Your Highness, did you just pass through here?" ”

Qi Yan was stunned for a moment, and looked at her quietly, "Hmm." ”

"Have you ever seen anyone suspicious?" Tao Lian hurriedly asked.

Qi Yan shook his head, "No." After a pause, he asked, "What?" ”

"Then it's strange that one of my handkerchiefs disappeared out of thin air." Tao said pitifully.

Qi Yan held back a smile, coughed lightly, and asked casually, "What kind of veil?" ”

"Yes......" Tao Lian thought of something, and suddenly stopped talking.

"Huh?" Qi Yan asked again, "What is the veil like?" For example, if there is something embroidered on it, you can ask someone to help you find it. ”

Tao Lian was a little embarrassed when she heard this.

Although she was quite satisfied with the pattern on her handkerchief, when she first embroidered it, she was teased by her mother, second aunt, and second sister.

She said that she embroidered mandarin ducks, but they all said that they embroidered ducks......

She felt that they had no vision, but she couldn't help but embroider two more words next to the pattern: Mandarin duck.

Thinking of this, she suddenly became more confident, "It's a mandarin duck." ”

The corners of Qi Yan's mouth twitched suspiciously, but he said seriously: "Okay, Lone knows, wait and call someone to help you find it." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness." Tao Lian thanked him.

"It's a small thing." After Qi Yan finished speaking, he left on his own.

Tao Lian stared at his back as he walked away, thoughtful.

Seeing this, Yun'er asked, "What is Miss looking at?" ”

"I always feel that when the prince just turned around, he seemed to be laughing, what was he laughing at?" Tao Lian looked suspicious.

Yun'er said: "Miss is wrong, right? Why is the prince laughing? ”

"That's why I think it's weird, what is he laughing at?" Tao Lian touched her chin, a little puzzled.

"Okay Miss, let's go to the kitchen." Yun'er proposed.

Tao Lian nodded, followed her for a few steps, suddenly thought of something, and her eyes widened, "Yun'er, do you say it's possible, that little thief ......?"

"What is that little thief?"

"Could that thief be the prince?" Tao Lian clenched his fists and said.

Yun'er looked at her in horror, "Impossible, how could the prince steal your veil?" When pigs fly. ”

Tao Lian slumped his shoulders in frustration, "That's right. ”

When the master and servant arrived at the kitchen, Tao Yao had already finished the dishes, and the people were carrying the dishes and walking out, and Tao Yao and Tao Ling also walked out of the kitchen.

"It's so fragrant, fourth sister, what did you make delicious?" Tao Ling swallowed his saliva and asked.

"You'll find out in a moment." Tao Yao said with a smile.

Tao Ling also smiled: "It's time to start the banquet, let's go." ”

When Tao Lian heard this, she happily followed the two sisters to the front yard.

When the three of them arrived, Zhengren had already put the wine and food on the table, and the dishes and chopsticks were also set, while Lu Jiuyuan and the others accompanied Guo Daru and walked out of the front hall.

"Jiuyuan's daughter-in-law made something delicious, I have already smelled the fragrance." Guo Daru stroked his beard and asked with a smile.

"It's all home-cooked food, I hope it suits everyone's taste." Tao Yao also smiled.

After everyone was seated, the butler stepped forward and lifted the lids one by one.

Tao Yao took the opportunity to introduce a variety of dishes.

"This dish is sauerkraut fish, this dish is sweet and sour pork ribs, this dish is lion's head, this dish is stuffed tofu, this is garlic open side shrimp, this dish is steamed lotus leaf chicken, this dish is eight-treasure duck ......"

In one breath, she finished introducing all the dishes on the table.

The crowd was amazed at what they had heard, because there were several dishes that they had never heard of or eaten.

For example, sauerkraut money, sweet and sour pork ribs, stuffed tofu, and garlic shrimp.

They were amazed, especially Guo Daru.

He thinks he's traveled to many places in the world, but he's never seen any of these dishes.

"The dishes made by Jiuyuan's daughter-in-law are quite different." He complimented.

Tao Yao smiled: "Since you think it's special, let's taste it first and see how it tastes." ”

As soon as she said this, everyone didn't hesitate anymore, took chopsticks one after another, and ate the food.

Guo Daru was the first to eat sauerkraut fish.

As soon as he tasted the taste, he was full of praise.

"This sauerkraut fish is very delicious and appetizing." With that, he immediately asked the housekeeper to help him serve a bowl of rice.

When everyone heard this, they also tasted the sauerkraut fish.

"Fourth sister, this fish is too delicious." Tao Lian also exclaimed.

"Delicious, right? Delicious, you eat more. Tao Yao said.

"Hmm!" Tao Lian nodded hurriedly.

"This stuffed tofu is also delicious." Tao Ling said loudly.

When Gu Changqing heard this, he hurriedly sandwiched a piece of stuffed tofu.

Sure enough, as Tao Ling said, the taste of stuffed tofu is very good.

"Jiuyuan, you can try this dish quickly."

Lu Jiuyuan glanced at him, did not speak, but took a shrimp, removed the shell, and put it in Tao Yao's bowl.

"You don't have to take care of me, you can eat it yourself." Tao Yao whispered, and then also sandwiched a piece of stuffed tofu to Lu Jiuyuan, "Second sister and Master Gu both said it was delicious, you can taste it." ”

"Okay." Lu Jiuyuan had known her craftsmanship for a long time, although the dishes she made today were all dishes that he had never eaten.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, you can eat too." Tao Yao greeted.

Qi Yan is actually a bit novel.

Not only because of these unique dishes, but more importantly, for the first time, he sat at a round table with everyone to eat.

This feeling made him feel intimate and novel, and he liked it very much, as if the distance between everyone had also been shortened.

Hearing Tao Yao's greeting, he nodded, tasted the dishes on the table one by one, and then boasted: "Mrs. Lu's craftsmanship is really unique, compared to the imperial chef in the palace, it is not much better." ”

"Your Highness Miao praised, you can eat it if you like." Tao Yao said.

Everyone chatted while eating, and during this period, Lu Jiuyuan, Guo Daru and several other men also drank some wine.

By the time the banquet was gone, it was already afternoon.

After Lu Jiuyuan sent the somewhat drunk Guo Daru back to the house to rest, he explained a few words to the housekeeper before leaving with everyone.

In front of the Taifu Mansion, Qi Yan said to everyone: "Gu is very happy today, thank you for Mrs. Lu's craftsmanship, let Gu Yi feast." ”

"Your Highness, don't say that, Your Highness doesn't dislike it, it's an honor for the courtiers." Tao Yao said immediately.

After saying a few more words, Qi Yan got into the carriage.

Tao Lian saw the corner of his robe and crossed the wheel, paused, the auspicious clouds on the corner of the robe looked so familiar......

(End of chapter)