Concubine Xu Gui was naturally pleasantly surprised when she heard that Emperor Zhaokang had arrived.
Which is more important, the egg yolk crisp or the emperor, it is obvious. She hastily straightened her temples, holding the Fifth Prince with one hand, "Go, follow me to welcome your father."
Before the mother and son reached the gate of the hall, they saw Emperor Zhaokang striding in.
Concubine Xu Guifei's appearance is not outstanding in this beautiful harem, but her pair of catkins are very flexible, and she is especially good at massage guidance. During this time, Emperor Zhaokang had been busy with government affairs and was a little tired, so he wanted to come to Concubine Xu Gui and let her give her a hug.
The fifth prince had always been in awe of Emperor Zhaokang, and after saluting, he wanted to run away. But before he left, he had to find a way to take the box of pastries out—otherwise, he would have eaten up all the delicious shortbreads when his father left and came back by himself.
Emperor Zhaokang saw that the fifth prince's black eyeballs were rolling, and he didn't know what he was holding back, so he beckoned at him, "Chen'er, come, my father will test your recent homework."
Fifth Prince, "...!!!" A bolt from the blue.
But at this time, Concubine Xu Gui smiled and chimed in, "Yes, you have been studying "Mencius" for the past few days, so quickly recite what you have learned to your father."
Children of this age do not like to read books, and the prince is no exception. But his parents were sitting in front of him full of anticipation, so the fifth prince could only bite the bullet and stepped forward, stuttering to endorse.
Taking advantage of this stall, Concubine Xu Gui put the egg yolk crisps on the table, and ate a piece generously.
The fifth prince was so greedy that he almost cried, is this really his real mother
Emperor Zhaokang also smelled a faint sweet fragrance, looked sideways, and saw that it was the shortbread that Concubine Xu Gui just put out. Obviously, he had only used a bowl of bird's nest soup with rock sugar before he came, but now... for no reason, he wants to taste the taste of this shortbread.
Seeing that the mother and concubine ate a piece, and the father also took a piece, the fifth prince felt sad in his heart, thinking wildly, this is karma and reincarnation, who will the sky spare? He stole his sister's food, and now his father and mother concubine came to rob him.
"This shortbread is not bad, is it new from the dining room?" Emperor Zhaokang asked.
"It should be." Concubine Xu Gui coughed lightly, and looked at the fifth prince, "Chen'er, what's the name of this shortbread?"
The fifth prince pouted, "I don't know."
Concubine Xu Gui only thought that this kid was sullen, and couldn't help but frowned and said, "You child, didn't you just eat two pieces of shortbread. I will order the imperial dining room to bring some more later, so that you can eat until you are full." , will it work?"
The fifth prince raised his head, like a wronged puppy, "I really don't know."
"Then where did you get your shortbread?"
"This, this... um..." The fifth prince hesitated, and finally couldn't bear the double gaze of his father, mother and concubine, so he had to explain the origin of the shortbread.
Of course, he didn't say that he snatched the shortbread, only that the sixth princess respected and loved her brother and gave it to him.
After listening to his words, Concubine Xu understood, "I didn't expect the skill of the Eastern Palace cooks to be so rare..."
Emperor Zhaokang didn't say much, but only glanced at the fifth prince, "If you can memorize "Mencius Gongsun Chou", I will ask the chef of the East Palace to make another copy for you, how about it?"
The fifth prince looked surprised, "Really? Father, you have to keep your word! My son is going to read a book now. Today... oh no, I will definitely recite it tomorrow!"
—
Tao Ti didn't know that the egg yolk cake she baked went through several twists and turns, and finally fell into the emperor's mouth. At the moment, she is reclining on the soft pillow, busy reading the posts sent by various prefectures.
As a princess, she also has to maintain certain social activities, such as the birthday banquet held by a certain country's official family, a newcomer has been added to the family of a certain prince, and the wife of a certain general's family is going out of the cabinet... She doesn't have to go to these occasions, but invitations must be. will receive.
After reading the posts one by one, Tao Ti thought to herself, the banquet activities of the princes and nobles in the Dayuan Dynasty are quite rich.
When she picked up a greeting card inlaid with precious stones and gold thread embroidery, which was comparable to a handicraft, she clicked her tongue, "Whose post is this?"
This gorgeous gold thread, this shiny jewel, this aura of nobility... I love it!
Linglong looked up and said, "Back to the Crown Princess, this is a greeting card from Miss Xu of the Zhenbeihou Mansion."
Miss Xu? Tao Ti thought for a while, and a chubby girl appeared in her mind—
Miss Xu, Xu Wenchan, is one of the few friends of the original owner. She grew up in the frontier and returned to Chang'an the year before last.
The Marquis of Zhenbei and Mrs. Hou have always wanted a daughter. After twenty years of hard work, they gave birth to seven sons. After the unremitting efforts of the old couple, finally when Mrs. Hou was forty-two years old, the old clam gave birth to a pearl and got a precious pearl.
The Marquis of Zhenbei immediately gave an order: Pet, pet me hard! !
The folk customs in the frontier are already tough, and the Zhenbeihou family spoiled Xu Wenchan like jewels and treasures, and gradually raised her into a little chubby girl who only knows how to eat, drink and play.
She doesn't know how to play piano, chess, calligraphy or painting, nor does she know how to embroider and arrange flowers. On the contrary, she loves dancing with knives and guns, and teasing cats and dogs. In addition, in this dynasty, thin and fair skin is the beauty, Xu Wenchan is fat and dark-skinned... like her, she is simply an outlier among noble girls.
There was a drinking order at a certain banquet, and Xu Wenchan was made to drink for fun by all the noble ladies, feeling uncomfortable and wronged. At this time, the original owner appeared—
She didn't fight against injustice, the original owner just handed her a handkerchief to wipe her tears.
But such a small act of kindness made Xu Wenchan feel grateful, and from then on she regarded the original owner as her first good friend in Chang'an City.
As for the original owner's attitude towards Xu Wenchan, based on the remaining memories in her mind, Tao Ti said, well, neither close nor repulsive... barely be called friends, right
Tao Ti opened the post, and the content was very simple: Miss Xu wants to come and play with her in the future.
After thinking for a while, Tao Ti said to Linglong, "Bring a pen and paper, and I will return this letter in person. As for the others, you can sort them out, and those who want to give gifts should follow the regulations."
"Yes." Linglong agreed, and quickly came back with a pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
Tao Ti bit the tip of her pen and thought for a while, and the pen fell down, she is welcome to come to the East Palace to play.
It is very likely that she will spend her whole life in this abyss, and she cannot always be alone. Although it is not necessary to remarry after divorce, you can make a few close friends.
She thinks this girl Xu is pretty good, warm and sincere, much better than the bunch of plastic sisters in Yongwei Hou Mansion.
Linglong was slightly surprised when she saw the Crown Princess replying to the post in person, "The Crown Princess has a good relationship with Miss Xu?"
Tao Ti gave a soft "Yes", and carefully handed over the written reply to Linglong, asking her to send it out together.
—
It was night, and the sky was a thick black with no moon or stars.
Zixiao Palace.
Fu Xirui waited on Pei Yan to use up the medicine, and as soon as he came out with a bowl, he saw Li Gui, the general manager in front of Emperor Zhaokang, coming in the night.
Fu Xirui hurriedly stepped forward to say hello, "Director Li, what kind of wind has brought you here at this hour?"
Li Gui hugged Fuchen and said, "Your Highness is taking a rest?"
Fu Xirui said, "I just drank the medicine, now I'm still reading inside."
"Your Highness is really hardworking. But you should persuade him more. Reading is more important than health."
"Yes, yes, yes." Fu Xirui responded in a repeated voice, and then asked, "Boss Li, are you...?"
Li Gui snorted and said, "Yesterday, the fifth prince got a portion of the shortbread made by the cook of your Eastern Palace, and he liked it very much. But the shortbread was not much, and the fifth prince could not eat enough. Seeing that the fifth prince is so greedy, His Majesty said If the fifth prince can memorize the book, let the cook of the East Palace make another copy for him. Guess what, the fifth prince really just memorized the book for a whole day in his room. Even though the memorization is stumbling, His Majesty is very happy ... No, quickly let me come over and invite the cook."
Speaking of this, Li Gui looked at Fu Xirui with a smile, "I don't know who that imperial chef is? The dim sum made can satisfy the masters so much, this time he is going to prosper!"
Fu Xirui was dumbfounded, cook? What cook? The fifth prince never came to the East Palace at all, where did he get the East Palace cakes
"I don't know what the name of the pastry is? What style is it?"
"It's round, such a small piece, so golden and beautiful. Tsk tsk, that smell is really delicious, I'm greedy when I smell it."
Fu Xirui's expression froze. After hearing this description, could it be... the egg yolk cake that the princess made yesterday
In the hall, Pei Yan was wearing a thin robe, and a light blue gown embroidered with bamboo leaves was draped over his broad shoulders. His black hair was bundled up. Under the warm yellow candlelight, his overly handsome face seemed as beautiful as an extraordinary person. .
Seeing Li Gui approaching, he coughed lightly and smiled gently, "Director Li, what is your father's order?"
Li Gui hurriedly explained the purpose of coming here, and at the end he still did not forget to care, "Although it is already spring, it is still a bit cold at night, Your Highness should wear more clothes."
Pei Yan responded, and Fu Xirui said cautiously, "Your Highness, I think... the shortbread that the Fifth Prince wants to eat should be the egg yolk shortbread made by the Crown Princess."
Li Gui was shocked, "The Crown Princess did that?"
Pei Yan smiled slightly, "She likes to make some snacks when she has nothing to do. She must have given a box to Xiao Liu yesterday, but I don't know how Xiao Liu gave it to Fifth Brother."
Li Gui ran into a difficult situation for a while, if he was an ordinary cook, he could just take him to Mingyue Palace. But now it's the princess who makes the cakes!
Naturally, Pei Yan also knew Li Gui's difficulties, and said softly, "Mr. Li might as well go to Yaoguang Hall with Gu to see if there are any left, so you can take them back and return to your life."
Li Gui naturally couldn't ask for it, so he quickly thanked him.
Fu Xirui followed behind, a little confused: His Highness can just send himself to Yaoguang Hall for this kind of thing, why does he need to go in person
Could it be... His Highness is concerned about the Crown Princess and wants to place her in Yaoguang Palace again? !
—
Tao Ti was about to go to sleep, but she was a little surprised when she heard Pei Yan coming.
He casually put on a pair-breasted gown with a round collar and green embroidered gold, and went out to greet her.
When she saw that Pei Yan was also wearing a light blue shirt, Tao Ti was slightly taken aback, what was going on with the sight of this couple's outfit...
Li Gui saluted her behind the screen, Tao Ti was even more confused, and asked Pei Yan in a low voice, "Why is Manager Li here?"
After Pei Yan explained the reason for her visit, Tao Ti spread her hands regretfully, "It was gone yesterday, I ate some by myself, and the rest will be shared by the palace people."
After a pause, she raised her little head, and looked at Pei Yan with shining black eyes, "It's really not possible, should I make some more?"
"No need." Pei Yan denied it very simply, the long eyelashes cast a shadow under his eyes, making his eye sockets deeper.
"But… "
"You are an orphaned concubine, not a cook. When you are interested, you can cook and eat by yourself. You don't have to pay attention to other people asking you to cook."
Pei Yan said this in a very calm tone, and Tao Ti didn't know if it was her own illusion, but vaguely felt that his aura was different, gloomy, cold, and very strange.
She raised her eyes to look at his handsome side face, calm and breezy, as usual.
Maybe I think too much? But with Pei Yan's words, she also breathed a sigh of relief, she was going to sleep now, she really didn't want to make any more troubles.
She glanced out of the screen, "Then Manager Li..."
"Just convey it truthfully, Concubine Xu Gui will not be confused about this matter."
Tao Ti nodded, suddenly remembered something, and called Linglong over, "Go get a jar of rose sauce I made this afternoon."
Not long after, a small jar of sealed rose sauce was brought over.
Tao Ti stood behind the screen and said softly to the outside world, "Mr. Li, you have worked hard this trip, and it is not good for you to run in vain. I also trouble you to bring this rose flower sauce to Concubine Xu, and this flower sauce will be kept for another five days." Once it’s marinated, it will taste good no matter if you use it to cook porridge or flush it with water.”
Li Gui quickly thanked him, and withdrew while holding the jar of flower sauce.
The hall fell silent for a while.
Tao Ti looked at Pei Yan, who was tall and tall, and asked softly, "Your Highness, it's getting late..."
Subtext, should you go back to Zixiao Palace
Hearing this, Pei Yan lowered his eyes slowly, looking at her with deep eyes.
I saw her black hair loosely scattered behind her, and her petite body was covered with a thin green shirt. Perhaps she got up in a hurry, her collar was slightly open, her neck was long and white, and she could vaguely see the delicate and small collarbone .
Feeling his gaze, Tao Ti shrugged her clothes up in embarrassment, lowered her head and explained, "I, I was just going to sleep."
"It's Gu who's bothering you." Pei Yan turned her face away and glanced out of the window lightly, it was already late at night.
"..." Tao Ti quietly waited for him to leave.
However, the next moment, a cough broke the silence.
"Cough, cough..." Pei Yan pulled out the veil and pressed her thin lips, as if suppressing discomfort, an unhealthy blush appeared on her cold white face.
"Your Highness, are you okay?" Tao Ti was taken aback, and subconsciously reached out to help him, "Quick, come and sit down here."
Through the thin clothes, Pei Yan could feel the warm temperature of her palm, and the soft touch, like a cloud of soft clouds.
Fu Xirui who was outside was very nervous when he heard this movement, and he wanted to come in but was afraid of being bumped into, so he could only ask through the screen, "What's wrong, Your Highness? Do you want your servant to call the imperial doctor?"
With a hoarse voice, Pei Yan said in a low voice, "I'm fine...cough cough...probably because I got a bit of cold wind when I came here, and now I have a cough...don't call the imperial doctor."
"Your Highness, sit down first." Tao Ti helped him to sit down, and poured him another glass of water.
She stood beside him, very close, her nose filled with the sweet fragrance of her body. Her slender waist, which is too full to grasp, is bent, like a soft wicker that is easily broken.
"Your Highness, you have a cup of hot tea first."
A pair of small snow-white hands holding a teacup appeared in front of him, Pei Yan lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes covered the dark light in his eyes, his voice was low and hoarse, "Thank you."
When they took the teacup, their hands touched inadvertently.
His fingertips were still as cold as frozen snow.
Her palm was warm, like the warm sun in spring.
Pei Yan's eyes flickered slightly, and he picked up the teacup to cover up the almost undetectable strangeness.
Tao Ti didn't take that inadvertent touch to heart, seeing him holding a teacup and sipping water, like a weak and helpless kitten, her tone became softer, "It's cold in the night, you don't actually have to come here in person , just send someone to pass a message..."
Pei Yandao, "I'm worried that you will be nervous when you see Li Guixun suddenly... It's better to come here alone."
It's so sweet. Tao Ti's clear eyes became softer, and she said softly, "Then stop wearing such thin clothes in the future, and wear more..."
Pei Yan raised his face, looked straight at her with black eyes, and suddenly smiled softly, "Well, I know."
His smile made Tao Ti's heart beat wildly: he looks so sweet and cute!
Pei Yanchang had a pair of extremely beautiful peach blossom eyes. Now that they are wide open, they look a little round, adding a bit of a clean and thorough youthful look, like a puppet cat with a snow-white body and noble blood.
Tao Ti seems to have suddenly understood the excitement of the star-chaser girl seeing her brother's high-definition photos. With such a fairy face in front of her eyes, who can resist it!
Realizing the messy thoughts in her mind, Tao Ti turned her face away in a complicated mood, and took a deep breath.
No, no, no, such a weak and pitiful person should be well protected, why would I have the evil idea of crushing him under me? It's all because of Qiongqi's perverted dog, who always recommended her begonias, mother-in-law, etc. before, and led her into ruin!
After adjusting her mood, Tao Ti's cheeks were hot, and her voice was low, "Why don't you sleep here tonight?... Well, I won't have to run back and blow another cold wind."
Pei Yan looked at her slightly red ear tips, his eyes were clear, and his thin lips curled up, "Okay."
…
In the red tent, the two lay side by side. After chatting for a while, Tao Ti mentioned that Xu Wenchan would come to play with her tomorrow. Pei Yan listened quietly, echoing from time to time.
Gradually, drowsiness also came up, she said "good night" softly, closed her eyes and fell asleep.
After an unknown amount of time, Pei Yan turned sideways when he heard the slow and even breathing in his ears.
In the dim light, he stared at her like a dormant beast.
The curtain was filled with the sweet fragrance of his daughter's home, his knuckle-boned hand slowly stretched out, and finally landed gently on her cheek.
Her cheeks are soft and elastic, with a delicate and smooth touch, which makes people love it.
A hint of confusion appeared in his deep black eyes, but soon, this confusion was replaced by a strong and strong possessive desire.
It was clear to him that he had taken an interest in her—
For example, an inkstone, a sword, or a small pet, as long as he wants it, he will do whatever it takes to snatch it, occupy it, and make those things in his hands.
Only now, those items were replaced by women.
A woman he wanted to possess.
The slender fingers slowly moved from the cheeks to Tao Ti's plump, delicate, cherry-like soft lips. He rubbed his rough fingers extremely gently, again and again, with a bit of vicious teasing.
"Hmm..." Feeling the coolness on her lips, Tao Ti let out a soft moan in her sleep.
She had a dream in a daze, in the dream it was a scorching summer afternoon, she and Qiongqi were holding a mung bean popsicle, squatting on the side of the curb to look at beautiful women.
Mung bean popsicles are cool, sweet and refreshing.
Tao Ti stuck out her tongue and licked it with enjoyment.
Well, delicious.
Pei Yan's fingertips trembled, and a hint of surprise burst out of those indifferent eyes.
"Eat...it's delicious..." she murmured softly, licking her small mouth in a still unsatisfied way.
The fingertips seemed to still be warm and moist from the tip of her tongue, Pei Yan snorted lightly, and immediately, the eyes looking at her became darker and darker.
What a greedy little cat.
…
Palace of Qinzheng.
It was late at night, but the hall was still brightly lit.
The master of this palace sat on the throne, and after listening to Li Gui's report, he let out a muffled snort, "I don't think she is good at cooking."
Li Gui smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this servant has observed carefully for a while. The Crown Princess is very gentle and careless when talking to the Crown Prince. The old slave also heard Fu Xirui say that during this period of time, the Crown Princess has been giving the Prince some snacks every now and then. , The two get along very well. I think it was just a momentary impulse to do such things before coming to the Crown Princess, but now that we know that our Highness is a gentle and gentle gentleman, naturally we will not make trouble anymore."
Emperor Zhaokang felt very comfortable listening to these words, and he relaxed his eyebrows and said, "Yan'er was taught by me since he was a child, and his conduct is impeccable. If Tao can really settle down and live a good life with Yan'er, Naturally, I will not treat her and the Tao family badly."
Li Gui repeatedly echoed, "Your Majesty is really kind-hearted."
Emperor Zhaokang asked a few more words about the prince's situation, then waved his hand to signal Li Gui to back down.
The huge palace suddenly became extremely quiet again, the window lattices were open, the night wind was blowing in, and the lights on the candlesticks flickered and flickered.
Emperor Zhaokang got up slowly, walked to the Bogu cabinet behind him, and lightly turned a hidden button. The next moment, a deep and long drawer opened with a "click".
Inside is a carefully preserved picture scroll.
He took it out carefully, as if he was holding some priceless treasure.
The picture scroll unfolded slowly on the red sandalwood table. It was neither a painting by a famous artist nor a rare ancient painting, but just an ordinary picture of a beautiful woman.
In the picture scroll, a woman in a brocade gown with purple green leaves and clouds is sitting leaning on a railing. She supported her chin with one hand, and picked up a plain-colored Sophora japonica flower that fell lightly with the other. There was a kind of careless tenderness between her beautiful eyebrows and eyes.
"The girl from the Tao family was appointed by you personally for Yan'er. It seems to be okay now, barely worthy of our Yan'er..."
Emperor Zhaokang stroked the painting lightly, and his slender fingers rested on her temples. In those eyes that were always deep and unpeekable, there was a deep fascination, and there was also a hint of madness that was not easy to detect.
"If you are still alive, you should be very satisfied to see Yan'er and his wife respecting each other like guests, right? But why were you so cruel back then...abandoning me, leaving Yan'er..."
Clenching his hands into fists on the table, Emperor Zhaokang stared straight at the person in the painting with his deep eyes, his expression became more and more crazy. Finally, he closed the painting and sat down on the dragon chair.
Looking at the gorgeous but empty palace, he snorted and closed his eyes tiredly.
Opening his eyes again, he regained his majestic and mighty emperor appearance, and commanded in a deep voice, "Go to Fengyi Palace."
On the other hand, knowing that Emperor Zhaokang had gone to Fengyi Palace to settle in the middle of the night, Empress Zhou's beautiful face showed a bit of ferocity.
"That bitch has been dead for so many years, and he still misses it so much! He can't see such a living person like Bengong... What does he think of Bengong?"
"Your Majesty, calm down, why bother with a dead person?" the palace maid softly persuaded.
"Oh, I've been by his side for so many years, but I'm still no match for a dead person. It's ridiculous, really ridiculous." Empress Zhou's eyes were full of sarcasm.
The palace lady was silent, and after she calmed down a little, she persuaded, "Your Majesty, think about the best. Even if His Majesty misses her, what's the use of it? The Gu family is far away in the bitter cold place in the northwest, and she is the only one. His son is another sick man who is about to meet the King of Hades... You just have to bear with it a little longer, and after another year or two, when the sick man dies and our third prince ascends to the position of crown prince, then you will make it through!"
Hearing this, Empress Zhou's face turned pale, she stretched out her hand and stroked the corners of her eyes lightly, a cold light flashed in her eyes, "Yes."
Many years ago, she was able to replace Gu Yuan and sit on the queen's phoenix chair.
In two years, her son will still replace Gu Yuan's son and take the crown prince.
She will become the queen mother who is supreme and respected by all people. As for Gu Yuan and Pei Yan... Heh, let their mother and son be lonely ghosts!
…
Early the next morning, Tao Ti received a bunch of gifts from the imperial concubine, one was as an apology for the disturbance last night, and the other was as a thank you gift for rose sauce.
Looking at this pile of rich gifts, Tao Ti was also a little embarrassed, and thought about sending a copy to Mingyue Palace next time she made other snacks.
Two days later, Xu Wenchan came to Yaoguang Hall under the leadership of the little eunuch.
Not to mention the people from the East Palace, even Tao Ti was a little dazed when he first saw this young lady Xu.
The purple red shirt is paired with the fairy skirt of Tianshui Biliu, and she wears a double-ring bun. Her ears, neck, and wrists are covered with golden jewelry. Even the embroidered shoes are inlaid with night pearls the size of a thumb. Her whole body reveals the image of "rich". Two big characters.
"My daughter pays homage to the Crown Princess, and the Crown Princess is blessed and safe."
"There's no need to be too polite." Seeing that she clearly wanted to get close but was reserved, Tao Ti smiled lightly, "Come and sit."
When Xu Wenchan saw this gentle and amiable smile, he was still a little dazed. Although Arti would smile at her in the past, he couldn't smile like this... Well, how should I put it? Ah, my stupid head, I can't find the right words without reading. However, it's great that Arti can treat herself so kindly!
She walked to Tao Ti and sat down, and smiled, "Ah, Crown Princess."
Tao Ti looked at the girl in front of her. She was not ugly, with good features, a pair of beautiful almond eyes, and two deep dimples. It's just that the dark skin, fat body, and slightly exaggerated dressing aesthetics pull down the overall image.
She could see that Xu Wenchan was a little nervous, so she shunned the palace servants, and showed a friendly attitude of making friends, with crooked eyes, "You should call me Arti like you used to."
"Can I still call you like that?" Xu Wenchan was a little agitated, and as if thinking of something, said sullenly, "Before I entered the palace, my mother told me many times that I should pay attention to etiquette and not be as rude as before. Rules..."
"We are friends, there is no need to be so polite between friends."
"Friend..." Xu Wenchan murmured in a daze, then suddenly raised her head, staring at Tao Ti with sparkling almond eyes.
"What's wrong?" Tao Ti was a little puzzled by her look.
Xu Wenchan smiled a little naively, but also kind of cute, the dimples on her cheeks were deeply sunken, "This is the first time, Arti, you said that we are friends...I, I'm so happy."
Tao Ti was taken aback, and immediately smiled, "I'm also very happy."
No matter what time it is, food is always a good way to open up conversations and promote relationships.
In order to welcome the arrival of friends, Tao Ti prepared Xuemei Niang egg yolk crisps, pork jerky, glutinous rice cakes, red bean double-skin milk, and some pastries made by Donggong Dining Room.
Seeing these delicacies, Xu Wenchan couldn't help swallowing, "Ah Ti, you are too... polite!"
After a pause, she held back her hands that were about to move, and said depressedly, "But my mother told me to eat less, saying that if I eat any more, I won't even be able to find my in-law's family."
Tao Ti was startled, and said, "Then I'll have someone remove these?"
"Hey, don't—" Xu Wenchan quickly raised his hand and said seriously, "Although my mother won't let me eat it, my father told my brothers that it doesn't matter if I can't find my husband's family, they will support me for the rest of my life! Hey, these look delicious...”
Tao Ti, "..."
Sure enough, regardless of ancient or modern times, most of the girls are shouting to lose weight, but when they really face delicious food, they can't control themselves.
Xu Wenchan had also eaten the chestnut cakes, milk water chestnut cakes, and lotus root powder osmanthus sugar cakes made by the dining room in the Hou Mansion, so he didn't reach out. On the contrary, she had never seen the food made by Tao Ti, so she ate it right away.
She ate the double-skin milk first. After the first bite, the milk skin was sweet and soft, with a strong milky aroma. After the second bite, it was another extremely smooth and tender taste. It was delicious with the sweet and rustling red beans. .
After eating half a bowl, she picked up a light yellow and lovely glutinous rice dumpling. The soft and glutinous dumpling was covered with fried soybean powder. After one bite, the bean fragrance was overflowing. The glutinous rice cake was soft and tough. It makes people feel happy.
After eating the previous two sweet ones, Xu Wenchan tasted the salty and sweet pork jerky and egg yolk crisps again, and the surprise of discovering the treasure once again appeared on his face, "Wow, you really deserve to be the royal chef, these dim sum are really delicious. "
Tao Ti took a sip of the rose tea and said with a smile, "I made all the things you ate."
Xu Wenchan, "???"
Xu Wenchan, "Ah Ti, you are too good!!!"
Tao Ti smiled lightly, "It's just as long as you like to eat."
Xu Wenchan was very moved when he thought that Arti prepared so many delicious food just to entertain him. What kind of luck did he have to make such a good friend!
Thinking about it, her eye circles gradually turned red, "Wow—"
Tao Ti, "...???"
again? !
The sixth princess cried a few days ago, why is she crying again today? !
Xu Wenchan sniffled, with tears in his eyes, "Ah Ti, you are so kind, I thought you would not play with me if you became a princess. I didn't expect that you not only regarded me as a friend, He also cooks for me personally. Wuwuwu, I'm really happy... Don't worry, I will not let you down, I will eat everything you cook. "
Tao Ti, "..."
It doesn't have to be all eaten up...
She handed Xu Wenchan a piece of handkerchief, and said softly, "There are still a lot of delicious food for lunch, you should save your stomach so that you won't be unable to eat later."
Xu Wenchan nodded, took the handkerchief and wiped her mouth, "Okay!"
Xu Wenchan is a chatterbox who loves to share. While eating, she talked to Tao Ti about various interesting things that happened recently. While chatting, she suddenly thought of something, Xingxing looked at Tao Ti with some concern in her eyes, "Ah Ti, you... have you really... taken poison?"
Tao Ti took the glutinous rice cakes for a moment, then calmly nodded, "Yeah."
Xu Wenchan was stunned for a long time, and when he came back to his senses, his eyebrows drooped, and he said worriedly, "Why... why are you so stupid... Even if you don't want to marry again, you can't make fun of your life!."
Speaking of this, she leaned closer and said in a low voice, "The big deal is that after the prince passes away, you move to live outside the palace. We are apparently widowed, and it doesn't matter if we raise one or two male pets in private."
Tao Ti, "???"
Xu Wenchan said again, "And don't worry, I'll be with you. I've made up my mind, if I can't meet a good man like my father before I turn 17, then I'll start my own family , don’t get married anymore. It’s so cool to eat, drink, play and have fun alone! If you want a man, go to Zuixianju to find a few handsome young men. When you are widowed, let’s buy the mansion together, and then it’s okay Let's go to Drunken Immortal Residence together!"
The more she thought about it, the more beautiful she became, and she even began to wonder in which city it would be more affordable to buy land.
Tao Ti, "..."
Sister, your thinking is a bit dangerous, but... I like it!
When Linglong lifted the curtain and came in, she happened to hear Xu Wenchan dancing and talking about the dust-free son of Zuixianju, Mr. Nongyu, Mr. Bandit Liu, etc., while her own princess held her face in her hands, listening with gusto.
Drunk fairy house? Is it a restaurant in Chang'an City
Linglong thought about it, and respectfully stepped forward and said, "Crown Princess, it's almost noon, do you want to deliver lunch?"
Tao Ti came back to her senses, nodded and said, "Okay, just follow the menu I drew up and let the dining room prepare it."
Linglong retreated in response, and Tao Ti also stood up, took a bunch of scriptures and put them in front of Xu Wenchan, and said, "Choose the ones you are interested in, and I will go to the kitchen to add some dishes."
"Isn't the dining room prepared for lunch? Don't cook, what a bother." Xu Wenchan said.
"It's just an extra dish, don't bother. You just sit down obediently, and I will keep you happy later." Tao Ti bent down while talking, and pinched Xu Wenchan's chubby cheek.
Xu Wenchan, "..."
Strange, why the face is hot.
After about a cup of tea, a strong and alluring meaty smell wafted through the entire Yaoguang Hall.
The palace people sniffed the fragrance greedily and swallowed involuntarily.
"What is the princess doing? This is too delicious."
"Is it stewed meat? But the stewed meat in the dining room is not so fragrant, my saliva is about to fall."
"It should be the meat dishes specially prepared for the eldest daughter of the Xu family, right? It's so delicious, I'm hungry after smelling it. I want to eat two bowls of rice..."
At this moment, Xu Wenchan's saliva was no less than that of the palace people. She was stuck in the kitchen, staring at the boiling meat in the pot without blinking.
"Ah Ti, can I eat it?" She seemed to have asked this question seven or eight times.
Tao Ti finally gave an affirmative answer this time, "Well, it's almost there."
Xu Wenchan was very excited, and hurriedly said, "Then fill it up quickly! My God, I didn't expect pork to be so delicious?"
Seeing her greedy look, Tao Ti teased her, "Aren't you going to lose weight?"
Xu Wenchan looked at the tempting oily tofu stuffed meat in the pot, and waved his hands, "Don't worry, don't worry, I've gained weight for more than ten years anyway, so it's not bad."
After collecting the sauce over medium heat, Tao Ti divided the square, golden and buttery tofu into two plates, sprinkled the remaining thick sauce evenly on the tofu, and sprinkled a layer of green onion for decoration. It is simply delicious in color and fragrance!
"Your Highness should have dinner now, this dish is for dinner, Linglong, you go to Zixiao Hall, let His Highness try it too." Tao Ti pointed to another plate of tofu stuffed meat.
"Yes, servant girl will go now." Linglong smiled and said in her heart, the princess is really considerate, she always thinks about her highness when she cooks delicious food.
In the hall, the dishes in the dining room have also been put on the table. Stir-fried quail with three fresh bamboo shoots, fried three-color fresh fish, white fish cooked in wine, asparagus in clear soup, rabbit with scallion, golden belly soup, ham and fresh bamboo shoot soup... The fried tofu stuffed meat is placed in the middle.
As soon as he was seated, Xu Wenchan couldn't wait to pick up his chopsticks and reach for the fried tofu stuffed meat.
Just as Tao Ti wanted to remind her that the juice inside was hot, Xu Wenchan had already put a whole piece of stuffed tofu into her mouth.
Fried tofu is fried in advance. When making stuffed meat, just cut a hole in the fried tofu, dig out the tofu inside, and stuff the prepared meat stuffing in. Fry first and then braise, so that the aroma of tofu and the taste of meat blend together perfectly.
Bite down, the golden fried tofu is full of delicious juice, bursting in the mouth. The soft toughness of the bean skin and the delicious and rich taste of the meat filling are so delicious that it makes people cry.
"Wuu... too, ma'am, it's delicious!" The delicious juice was indeed very hot, Xu Wenchan stretched out his hand to fan his mouth, but he kept chewing, and he couldn't bear to spit it out.
Tao Ti couldn't laugh or cry when she saw it, so she took a piece and tasted it, it was indeed delicious.
Xu Wenchan ate two pieces in a row before asking, "Ah Ti, how do you mix this meat stuffing? It tastes really good, not greasy at all, and very refreshing and tender."
Tao Ti said, "In addition to meat, fresh water chestnuts, arrowhead mushrooms, lilies, lotus seeds, taro and water chestnuts are also chopped into the stuffing."
"There are so many ingredients, no wonder it's so delicious." Xu Wenchan sighed, but the speed of picking up vegetables didn't stop at all.
…
Pei Yan is not a person who pursues appetite. After going to court, he usually has lunch with the officials of the Eastern Palace in the dining room. Of course, only senior officials in purple robes like Song Taifu and Min Taibao were qualified to have a table with him.
Seeing Linglong bring a food box over, Fu Xirui immediately greeted her, "Miss Linglong, what good things did the Crown Princess ask you to bring?"
Linglong smiled and said, "I'll find out after opening it later. Eunuch Fu still can't trust the craftsmanship of our princess?"
Fu Xirui took the food box, thanked her, and asked Linglong to wait outside, saying that the prince had something to ask her later.
Linglong understood, and retreated out of the hall obediently.
Fu Xirui walked up to Pei Yan with the food box, bent down and whispered, "Your Highness, it's a new dish made by the Crown Princess, and I said it was brought for you to try, do you see...?"
Several officials at the table had tasted the pork jerky cooked by Tao Ti, among them Song Taifu had tasted not only pork jerky, but also egg yolk crisps, and knew very well that the princess concubine was very good at cooking. It's so delicious to make a small snack on weekdays, but now cooking, it's definitely not bad!
I don't know what kind of delicacy it sent this time? How curious!
Pei Yan's eyes swept away, and he couldn't help snorting when he saw the old-fashioned and reserved teachers and elders sneaking glances here one by one.
He said to Xi Rui lightly, "Bring it out."
Fu Xirui, "Yes."
Song Taifu and others were all overjoyed.
As soon as the food box was opened, after a while, the alluring and strong fragrance immediately spread out, as if there was an invisible hook teasing their gluttons.
It's so delicious!
Not to mention Pei Yan's table, even the officials of the Eastern Palace at the next table followed the scent and looked over, subconsciously rolling their throats.