There were four princes and two princesses in the imperial city of Wei.

Today, the saint of Wei is in his prime, and he prefers women over men.

The saint is diligent in government, and there are not many concubines, only about a dozen.

Among the concubines, the most favored is Concubine Li, who was born in Le Bingxia in Lelin Houfu.

In addition to pampering Concubine Li, the saint is very fond of the fourth prince Wei Qianchang and has many rewards.

It's just that the fourth prince Wei Qianchang is still young, and he has been growing up in the favor of everyone, and he is still playing nonsense.

Concubine Ning, the mother of the third prince Wei Qianlang, was bland by nature, not good at talking to people, and was not conspicuous among the many concubines in the palace.

However, Wei Qianlang was young and talented, and after that, he also made considerable progress in martial arts, and his ability to go out to do things was also strong, and he won the sacred heart and won many awards and encouragement.

In addition, the current queen has no children, and she is friendly with Wei Qianlang's mother, Concubine Ning.

The queen pitied Wei Qianlang and suffered some hardships when he was a child, so Wei Qianlang was raised in the queen's palace for half of the time and was favored by the queen.

The other eldest prince and the second prince, because their biological mother's status is not high, their family background is not obvious, and they are not favored, the saint has a mediocre attitude towards them.

The eldest prince Wei Qianqi came from an ordinary background, and his mother was just an ordinary palace maid.

The eldest prince is in poor health and recuperates in the palace all the year round, but he has the ability to manage the government, and when he is in good health, he assists the saint in managing the government.

The saint has praised the eldest prince several times, and he is quite insightful in political affairs, but unfortunately his body is not good, so he does not dare to let him work too hard.

The second prince Wei Qiansui's biological mother, Zhou Concubine, was not favored, but because she was born in a military general's family, she had a strong personality and had collided with the saint several times, and she was not favored in the palace.

Although the second prince has mediocre ability, he is diligent and often works with the eldest prince to help the saint manage political affairs.

But the saint is very fond of the two princesses under his knees.

The eldest princess Wei Shihe and the fourth prince Wei Qianchang are compatriots of the same mother, both born to the most favored concubine of the saint.

The eldest princess is the first child of the saint, when he was still young, he personally raised the eldest princess to grow up, many times holding the eldest princess in his lap, while amusing and criticizing.

Therefore, the saint's favorite is the eldest princess.

The second princess, Wei Shitao, is Concubine Hui, and she is also the concubine of the face next to Shengshang, and has a very good relationship with Wei Qianlang's biological mother, Concubine Ning.

The second princess is not very old, a few years younger than the third prince Wei Qianlang. The saint is a daughter in the prime of life, and the second princess has a playful personality and cute appearance, which is quite loved by the saint.

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Through their extraordinary intelligence gathering ability, the Zhao family has already touched the situation of the four princes and the two princesses.

The second princess, Wei Shitao, was friendly with Wei Qianlang, so she regarded Wei Qianlang's "life-saving benefactor" Zhao Sichen as her own, and she spoke a little freely.

Seeing that the second princess Wei Shitao became more and more energetic the more she asked, and the questions became more and more outrageous, Zhao Sichen hurriedly changed the topic and said, "Second princess, two Miss Anjia, let me take you around our house first." ”

Everyone is a dragon and phoenix among people, and when they heard Zhao Sichen change the topic so bluntly, they naturally understood the meaning of the rejection in her words.

The sisters of the An family looked at each other and smiled, although Wei Shitao was still interested, but seeing that there was no news from Zhao Sichen's mouth, she had to give up.

Zhao Sichen led the way in front and introduced to the three girls slightly sideways: "This is in the front yard of the original three-entry house, after renovation, with water in the center, high trees and deep pools, flowers and trees are planted in the house, creating a lush green ......"

Zhao Sichen boasted to himself for a while, and laughed involuntarily: "You guys are laughing. I love the design of this house so much that I can't help but exaggerate some of the ......"

An Lurong said softly: "Miss Zhao is ingenious. The house is full of red flowers and green trees, built around the pond, sparse and dense, high and low, although I don't know which master it is, but I see this free and easy meticulous ingenuity, very clever! ”

Zhao Sichen said with a smile: "Miss An praises falsely. If you say this, I will definitely convey it to the repairers of the house, so that they will be happy too. ”

Wei Shitao said: "Miss Zhao, your house is indeed very exquisitely designed!" ”

Zhao Sichen said with a smile: "It's good if the second princess likes it, if you like it, you can come often in the future." ”

He also said: "The second princess thinks that there are still any deficiencies that can be raised, and I will ask the craftsman to correct it again when I go back." ”

Wei Shitao shook her head: "This house of yours is clever everywhere, I can't even mention anything that needs to be improved." ”

Zhao Sichen smiled: "It's a pity that the house is a little smaller......"

An Lurong said with a smile: "Although the house is small, it has many exquisite features. ”

An Hongyan also complimented: "Yes, I was fascinated by it - sister, these new ways of planting flowers and trees, we can also try them at home." ”

Although An Lurong still looked steady, she couldn't stop jumping with excitement in her eyes, and nodded at An Hongyan.

In less than two quarters of an hour, Zhao Sichen took everyone around the house, and then led everyone into the private room.

Yun Bi was already waiting at the door of the private room, and when she saw that everyone was seated, she hurriedly instructed the maids to deliver the dishes.

She did her best to make exquisite dishes today.

Wei Shitao and An Jia, two young ladies from the family, came to the Lili Dining House because of Wei Qianlang's invitation.

Originally, the three of them were well-informed girls in Daqing City, and they didn't expect much from the dishes at this banquet.

Unexpectedly, most of the dishes were delivered that I had never seen before.

Rao is well-informed Wei Qianlang and Wei Shitao, and there is also a look of surprise on their faces.

An Hongyan couldn't hold back, took the lead in pointing to a gray-brown soup, and asked loudly, "What kind of soup is this?" It's so delicious! ”

An Lurong originally felt that her sister was screaming, unorthodox, and looked like she had never seen the world. Unexpectedly, she took a sip of it herself, and exclaimed: "I have never drunk such a fresh and sweet taste!" ”

Wei Shitao also took a sip and said strangely: "It is said to be fresh, and there is no fishy smell." It's sweet, but it's not like soup—"

Wei Qianlang: "It smells like mushrooms......"

Wei Shitao: "Yes, there is a little taste of the mushrooms sent from Yunnan Kuaima the year before last, but it seems to be more delicious than the mushrooms!" ”

The soup they drank, in addition to mushrooms and seafood and other ingredients, was also sprinkled with MSG made by Zhao Sichen with mushrooms.

Zhao Sichen listened to everyone's speculation with a smile, and at the end, he said: "The soup is an ordinary soup, but my family's unique seasoning ......"

An Hongyan asked anxiously, "What is the formula?" ”

As soon as An Hongyan's words came out, An Lurong immediately realized that her sister-in-law's question was good, and she hurriedly said: "Hongyan, this is Miss Zhao's family handicraft, why do we ask so much?!" ”

They are in a high position, and they should be more cautious in their words and deeds.

If they hear it to people outside, they will think that they are using their power to oppress others and force others to come up with recipes.

Zhao Sichen didn't think about it so much, seeing that everyone liked it, she was also happy, and continued with a smile: "There is no secret recipe that is not a secret recipe, it is just a mushroom soup that takes time to boil." It's not difficult, it's time-consuming. I'll send a copy of the recipe later—

If you like it, I'll prepare some and send them to the Settlement Waiting House, so that when you make the soup in the future, you can make some spices yourself. ”

Wei Shitao hurriedly said: "I want it too!" ”

Wei Qianlang interrupted Wei Shitao's words: "How can there be a master who hasn't talked about it, and the truth that he asks for it......"

Zhao Sichen said with a smile: "It's okay, we have made a lot of dry powder, and we will send it to the second princess - it is an honor to be favored by the second princess." ”

Successfully stopped Wei Qianlang from destroying the atmosphere!

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The dishes were delivered one by one, and the surprise cries of Wei Shitao and An Hongyan came from time to time in the private room, although An Lurong had a quiet temperament, but when she saw many fresh dishes, she couldn't help but ask a few more questions.

At the end, the rose honeydew was delivered.

When Yunbi brought it up, there was a fragrant and elegant aroma wafting from the private room.

Wei Shitao's nose was sensitive, and she asked first, "What kind of smell is this?" It smells good! ”

Zhao Sichen personally put the rose honeydew in front of Wei Shitao, and saw clear honey water in a glass cup.

Wei Shitao picked up the glass cup, put it under her nose and smelled it, and shouted in surprise: "Is it the fragrance of roses?" ”

An Hongyan said: "I only see the fragrance of flowers, but I don't see the petals? ”

An Lurong opened her mouth and asked, "Is it water boiled from roses?" ”

As soon as she finished asking, she said to herself: "No, boiling water with roses, although it has a floral fragrance, it will also be slightly bitter——"

Zhao Sichen smiled and said nothing.

Wei Shitao took a sip, her eyes lit up suddenly, she took a few more sips, and drank the honey water to a good finish: "Miss Zhao, this honey water is so delicious, I really like it." ”

Zhao Sichen said with a smile: "The second princess doesn't care about my face, if there is something inadequate, please criticize and correct." ”

Wei Shitao listened with a smile and said, "The cook who leaves the dining house is no worse than the cooks in the palace." ”

"Thank you, Second Princess." Zhao Sichen responded with a smile.

Wei Qianlang hooked the corners of his mouth, his eyes seemed to be shining with starlight, motionless, looking at Zhao Sichen who was smiling lightly, he didn't notice his two cousins, and secretly exchanged glances.

Seeing that the second princess and the two girls of the An family had finished their meal, they rinsed their mouths with tea-

Yun Bi sent a delicate carved mahogany box, and Zhao Sichen opened it, and it was full of strange cards made of bamboo chips.

The bamboo piece is polished smooth and bright, and the upper and lower ends of the bamboo piece are engraved with words from one to fifteen respectively, and there are red hearts, black hearts, plum blossoms, and squares in the center of the bamboo piece, and black and red are painted with pigments.

Wei Shitao and Sister An circulated it curiously.

Wei Shitao hurriedly asked, "Miss Zhao, what is this?" ”

Zhao Sichen: "Guess?! ”

Wei Shitao's eyes turned twice, and she threw this problem to Wei Qianlang: "Brother, you often run errands abroad, you have been to Wu Kingdom, and you have also been to Saiwai, what do you think this is?" ”

Wei Qianlang took the box and counted the bamboo pieces: "54 bamboo pieces?" ”

Zhao Sichen said with a smile: "Let me remind you, this is a gadget that can be played with." ”

Wei Qianlang pondered for a moment: "Although I haven't seen it, it looks like a ......"

Gambling gadgets!

But this cannot be said in front of the girls.

Zhao Sichen saw that Wei Qianlang had already understood what it was, so he took the box from him with a smile and said, "This is a gadget that I have nothing to do and researched, and the rules are not complicated." ”

It turned out that Zhao Sichen imitated modern playing cards and manually made a set of bamboo cards.

Zhao Sichen spread out the bamboo cards one by one, and introduced in detail the meaning of each card and the rules of fighting the landlord.

Since there was no English alphabet, Zhao Sichen replaced JQK with eleven, twelve, and thirteen.

The great king and the little king are fourteen or fifteen.

One person gets 17 cards.

You can't look at your hole cards.

You can "call the landlord" or "don't call".

It is also possible to "grab the landlord".