The old lady sat on the collapsed face with a black face, her happy expression just now all shattered.
Mammy reminded her: "Old Madam, although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not need to recruit teachers, we still have to save face. The maids in the three-bedroom courtyard can't keep up, so we have to dispatch people quickly, and there is also the big kitchen. Get ready for the banquet now."
The old lady didn't speak, but tightly squeezed the beads in her hand.
"Old lady?" Mammy called her anxiously.
The old lady said with a sullen face: "You said, why did His Royal Highness come here?"
Mammy was stunned for a moment, and said in a stunned voice, "Didn't His Royal Highness say that he wants to get together with his subordinates?"
The old lady sneered: "Gather? Can't get together in the East Palace? Can't get together in a restaurant? Even the painting boat is more suitable than the third courtyard of Xie Guogong's mansion, so why come here?"
Mammy was stupid to be asked, and it made too much sense.
Jiang was still old and hot, and the old lady quickly figured out the key points and sneered: "It's really good, yesterday I said that Jiang's career is not good for him, and today he can invite the prince to Xie Guogong's mansion to give Jiang Shi's face. Go, let someone open the small kitchen, and give whatever ingredients you want."
Mammy heard the old lady's plan and said in amazement, "This..." That's the crown prince, so it's not negligence to only use the small kitchen to entertain.
The old lady said in a hurry: "I ordered the big kitchen to prepare a banquet, how to pay attention to how to come, after all, we can count on the big kitchen to save the scene." She turned the beads in her hand again, "If you want to hit me in the face, you have to look at her. If you have the ability, don't slap yourself in the face when the time comes."
After she finished speaking, she angrily slapped the Buddha beads on the table: "It's useless for me to look at the third child, but I didn't expect to be so dazzling that I dared to invite the prince over to carry the sedan chair for her."
This is wrong to Xie Xun, and the decision of the Prince's Royal Highness Xie Guogong's mansion is completely beyond his expectations.
Things will start at noon today.
Xie Xun thought about what the old lady said yesterday, and was afraid that Jiang Shuyao would be angry, so he went to beg the prince, hoping that the next time he was rewarded for meritorious deeds, he could reward his wife.
He has been the prince's companion since he was a child. The two grew up together and have a close relationship. The prince agreed without thinking.
After Xie Xun left, the more the prince thought about it, the more interesting it became. This is Xie Boyuan, who would beg someone for his daughter-in-law!
The flame of gossip in the prince's heart was raging, and he found Lin Cheng, the big mouth, for the first time.
Lin Cheng's eyes lit up when he heard the gossip, and he stomped his feet excitedly: "Xie Boyuan is possessed by a monster! How can a Taoist be moved?"
The prince nodded in agreement: "This Jiang family is really a strange woman. I have heard the rumors all over the capital before. At that time, it was still worthless for Bo Yuan, and I wanted to go to the mother for a theory, but I didn't think that a person made of ice sculptures would be warmed by him. It's melted!" With a serious face, he spread out the book, as if he was discussing political affairs with Lin Cheng, "Then is Jiang's born beautiful?"
Lin Cheng recalled for a moment, folded his fingers, nodded and said, "Beautiful."
"But Xie Boyuan is not that kind of person who likes beauty. Every time he is 'ran into' by a lady, his face stinks."
Lin Cheng smirked: "I think Xie Boyuan's temptation has nothing to do with beauty, his wife makes a good dish, the key is the style and taste that he has never tasted before. Don't say it's him, it can be replaced by anyone. Gotta be tempted, suck-"
The prince recalled the fern root powder he had eaten that day, and swallowed as well.
As the prince, he had never eaten any delicacies from the mountains and seas, but it was the first time that he had tasted spicy food that day, and the smooth, sour and spicy fern root powder was also the first time he had seen it.
Lin Cheng slammed his mouth and said happily, "Bo Yuan hasn't brought any food for the past few days, and I don't have a good appetite for anything I eat. Alas, I feel like I've become picky. But Bo Yuan agreed to let me have dinner at Duke Xie's mansion. , hehe. I hope to see my sister-in-law, so that I can persuade her to let Mrs Lin open some restaurants quickly."
In fact, Xie Xun refused Lin Cheng's meal, but he hesitated when he thought that the old lady said that Jiang Shuyao was not a good wife who could help her husband.
Wouldn't it be beneficial to the official career to have colleagues come to Xie Guogong's mansion because of Jiang's presence
So he reluctantly agreed.
When the prince heard this, he became interested: "I'm also going alone."
Lin Cheng was dumbfounded: "Huh?"
The prince went to Xie Xun with great interest. Of course, he wouldn't say it clearly, the rhetoric he gave was the same as the rhetoric that fooled the old lady, but Xie Xunhe and the others saw through his plan at a glance.
With an ice face on his face, he said, "His Royal Highness." Xie Xun and the prince are more like good brothers. There is no estrangement between monarchs and ministers. He said bluntly, "Your status is honorable.
Lin Cheng probed his head: "Zhou's Zhou's."
The prince nodded in agreement.
"There's no such reason." Xie Xun said while squeezing out a very gentle smile.
Longyue's breeze-like smile, soft and soothing tone... appeared on Xie Xun.
horrible!
The prince pushed Lin Cheng, who shivered: "Bo Yuan, I think you are right, His Royal Highness is very noble, and he is really afraid of poor reception. I am different, I can do anything! Eat them all!"
Prince: ... so many years of love, so fragile.
The prince said: "Bo Yuan, you are wrong. When you and I were instructed to inspect the salaries of the Huaizhou army, didn't you eat some rough food every day? When I went there, I was in a hurry, and I was so busy that I swallowed dry food for several days, but there was no hot meal. touched."
The prince said righteously: "I just want to get together with my subordinates, why should I pay so much attention to it? Can't the East Palace have a banquet?"
Xie Xun thought for a few seconds in silence. It is indeed a good opportunity for the crown prince to come to the mansion to completely let the old lady throw away her contempt for Jiang Shuyao.
He still agreed: "Okay."
Before Lin Cheng had time to be happy, a group of people pulled out behind him.
"Cough, Your Highness, what do you mean by gathering with your subordinates?"
"Bo Yuan, were you planning to hold a banquet at Duke Xie's mansion just now?"
Miscellaneous, the noise made Xie Xun's temple jump.
"I—" He opened his mouth, and everyone fell silent immediately.
"I didn't intend to hold a banquet at Xie Guogong's mansion, but you are wrong."
Naive, too naive. Who can get to this point, who has not been an official for several generations in the family, and has been in contact with tricks from childhood to adulthood
As soon as the words fell, the colleagues began to speak at length:
"Is that so, since His Royal Highness is going, the minister will send it off, right?"
"Bo Yuan, our mansion happens to be on the same street, shall we be together?"
"Yes, His Royal Highness is out of the palace, how can we not accompany him?"
Xie Xun gritted his teeth and co-authored Lai Ding him, right
So under the support of various reasons, a group of people from the East Palace came to Xie Guogong's mansion in a mighty manner.
There are high-ranking princes here, and there are also heirlooms of prominent families. Every single one of them is full of weight. When you stop at the door, it is completely a gathering of the future pillars of the imperial court and the close officials of the emperor.
Jiang Shuyao was stunned when faced with such a scene as soon as he came back from the second room.
Xie Xun pressed the group of people in the hall, found Jiang Shuyao in the wing, and explained it carefully.
Jiang Shuyao nodded confusedly and asked Xie Xun how to arrange it.
Xie Xun had a headache thinking about the group of them: "I asked the big kitchen to bring a table for the banquet, and the dinner was prepared on the banquet table."
Jiang Shuyao looked at the sky and wondered, "Is it too late?" In ancient times, it was no exaggeration to spend a few hours from the preparation of the banquet to the serving.
Xie Xun was actually very worried: "It's simpler, it shouldn't be a problem."
Jiang Shuyao didn't know how Xie Xun was doing in the East Palace. For her, the mood at the moment was like her husband's colleague and boss came to the house for a dinner. If she didn't bring out the signature dishes, she was always afraid of her husband's shame.
"Otherwise, shall I prepare it?" She still had this confidence.
"No." Xie Xun refused without thinking, "It will tire you."
Jiang Shuyao said, "No way." In the past, she had no pressure to be the chef alone when her friends had dinner together, not to mention that she didn't plan to make a delicate and complicated meal today.
"I've already made the pot that I've made. It just so happened that I was in the second room and the second sister-in-law to practice frying the hot pot base. It just came in handy."
"Hot pot?" Xie Xun blinked.
"Yeah." Jiang Shuyao nodded and pushed his shoulders, "Don't worry, go chat with them and wait for a while to eat."
Xie Xun was pushed out of the door in a daze, and when he looked back at her bright smile, his heart softened.
He strode over, lowered his head and said to Jiang Shuyao, "Thank you."
Jiang Shuyao was embarrassed by his serious tone: "It's really nothing, you go quickly, don't leave the guests hanging."
Prince Lai had an estimate in his heart before, he didn't think that Jiang's could make any amazing food.
One is that there are too many people, and she can't make meals for so many people in a short period of time.
Second, it is easy to be delicious, but difficult to surprise. The fern root powder he ate that day was really amazing, but he didn't believe that Jiang Shuyao could make a meal that surpassed the fern root powder casually.
There are so many people and the time is short. It is estimated that Duke Xie's manor will let the large kitchen prepare the banquet. Jiang's hand is casually cooked. .
He thought so, and waited for the food to be served with a kind of drama-watching mind.
Unexpectedly, the speed of serving dishes was beyond his expectations, and the maids came over with three pots.
Everyone was stunned, staring at the empty pot with weird shape, what does this mean
Before they could guess the purpose, the maids came over again, and this time everyone had a plate in their hands.
Everyone was a little surprised. Did Xie Guogong's house serve the food so quickly
When they put down their plates, they were all dumbfounded.
raw? !
Looking at the table, there are green, white, red and yellow, and there are various colors on the table. There are meat and vegetables, and the dishes are rich, but without exception, all of them are raw.
Vegetarians include cabbage, tofu, mushrooms, gluten, lotus root slices, kelp, oil tofu and so on. There are mutton rolls, fat beef rolls, spicy beef, coriander balls, quail eggs, tenderloin, fish fillets and so on.
There are also fish balls, crab sticks, Xuewang, goose intestines, duck intestines, hairy belly, waist slices and so on that can't be seen at a glance.
Everyone was dazzled and couldn't tell what was what.
Jiang Shuyao, no matter what their identities and tastes are, all kinds of side dishes are prepared. There are many internal organs on the table that many people think are dirty, but they can't recognize them at all.
"Bo Yuan, what's the meaning of this?" The prince first opened his mouth to ask everyone's doubts.
Xie Xun didn't understand either. If Jiang Shuyao was here, she would definitely explain the introduction patiently, but it's a pity that this group of people came here today to eat.
He unconditionally believed in Jiang Shuyao, and said indifferently, "It's just a new way of eating."
He didn't want to say more, and made a group of top nobles feel guilty about going to the city, so they didn't dare to ask.
The dishes were ready, and the maids served a few more dishes.
The dry dishes are mainly ground peanuts, sesame noodles, pepper, chili noodles, etc.; the oil dishes are made of sesame oil, and add minced garlic, coriander, salt, vinegar, etc.; the sesame sauce dishes are the love of the northerners, thick sesame sauce with red Seasoned with fermented bean curd juice and sugar, the resulting sesame paste is full of color and fragrant.
This is not over yet, the maids put the hot pot base material into the pot, and pour the rich milky white and clear broth with the pot. overflow.
This taste is extremely overbearing, rich and spicy, and instantly awakens people's appetite. The bottom of the soup in the pot was bubbling, and a layer of clear red oil floated on the surface. It floated with the rolling of the hot soup. The color alone made people drool.
Bai Zhi wrote down Jiang Shuyao's words and came over to introduce them: "This thing is called hot pot, this pot is spicy, this is slightly spicy, and this is light mushroom soup."
"There are all side dishes on the table. You can put whatever you want to eat. You don't have to be afraid of the smell, just pay attention to the heat. For example, if the blood is prosperous, it will grow old after cooking for a long time. , the entrance is as tender as it is melting away, and it is extremely fresh and smooth."
"There is also goose intestines, pay attention to 'seven up and eight down' when scalding hot pot, don't accidentally cook it, it cooks very fast, and when it's time, fish it out immediately, so that the duck intestines will remain crispy and raw. Taste, not too old to chew."
Bai Zhi was introduced one by one, and everyone was dizzy when they heard it. It was obvious that what was on the table was raw, but just listening to her, everyone couldn't help drooling. When I tasted it, there seemed to be a refreshing smell of traditional Chinese medicine penetrating my nose.
Bai Zhi finally finished the introduction, stepped back and waited for the order.
The prince, who has the highest status here, is naturally the first to speak: "You don't have to be cautious, just move your chopsticks."
As soon as the words fell, everyone was fully demonstrating what it meant to be unreserved.
What to eat first
Several chopsticks froze in the air, but a pair of chopsticks that did not fit in well actually fell.
Xie Xun elegantly picked the balls and explained calmly, "Just now, the maid said, put the ones that are not easy to be familiar with first."
The crowd applauded. They just swallowed their saliva just now, and they didn't pay attention to what the maid introduced. As expected of Xie Boyuan, no matter what situation they were in, they could still be graceful and calm, sober and calm.
Xie Xun knew what they were thinking by looking at their expressions.
Oh, I'm sorry, my daughter-in-law has fed too much food, so he's not so inexperienced and determined.