As soon as he returned to the East Palace, the rain poured down.
The sky was gloomy, and even the palace was much darker. Before Shenzheng arrived, candles were lit in the palace.
Pei Yan returned to his Zixiao Palace, while Tao Ti was lying on the couch like a salted fish.
There was the sound of crackling rain hitting the window lattice, her mouth was stuffed with sweet-scented osmanthus and chestnut cake, which slightly padded her stomach, and she kept eating another plate of sugar-steamed shortbread. It is a sweet milk flavor.
Seeing the appearance of the Crown Princess eating like this, Linglong couldn't help thinking: Didn't the Yongwei Hou Mansion arrange a banquet? How could the Crown Princess be so hungry
After hesitating for a moment, she respectfully asked for instructions, "Crown Princess, is dinner still arranged as usual?"
Tao Ti let out a "hmm", thought for a while, and added, "You let the kitchen cook a little heavier, I don't need to eat such a light meal."
Linglong froze for a moment, then bent over and replied, "Yes."
After about an hour, it was completely dark outside. Exquisite palace lanterns were hung on the long corridor, and Pei Yanhe arrived at Yaoguang Hall before and after dinner.
The prince is here, so tonight's dinner is mainly light, but with Tao Ti's instructions, there is an extra dish of braised duck wings with rich sauce on the table.
I saw that the thick sauce evenly wrapped the duck wings with plenty of bone and meat, and the surface was covered with a layer of green onion and coriander. Under the warm yellow candlelight, it exudes an attractive luster and overflows with fragrance.
Tao Ti picked up a piece and put it into her mouth, and after a little sip, the duck meat melted on the tip of her tongue, and even the bones were stewed so crispy and delicious. The mellow sauce had a little sweetness, which further brought out the flavor of the duck meat. Fresh and delicious.
Although it wasn't the spicy dish she was looking forward to, this dish was very delicious, and she ate two bowls of this stewed duck wing in sauce.
Seeing that she was eating so happily, Pei Yan couldn't help asking, "Is this dish so delicious?"
Tao Ti wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, and said, "It's actually not difficult to make braised duck wings in sauce, but it's a test of heat. It's pretty good to be able to make it like this."
Pei Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, "It's pretty good? Have you ever eaten better than this?"
When it comes to eating, Tao Ti is full of energy and her eyes are bright, "I cook better than this."
Pei Yan was slightly taken aback, "You... know how to cook?"
Tao Ti blinked her black eyes, and there was a little pride on her fair face, "Yes, I'll make it for you if I have a chance."
Hearing this, the palace servants in the palace were a little disdainful: the cooks in the East Palace are all carefully selected and sent by the emperor, and noble ladies like them from aristocratic families who don't touch the spring water with their fingers can make a few pastries. Incredible. She was fine, she came as soon as she opened her mouth, and dared to compare herself with the imperial chef
So capable, why can't she go to heaven!
After dinner, Pei Yan was reading at the table holding a volume of books, Tao Ti didn't bother him, and leaned on the long couch holding a book of words to read.
The spring rain outside the window, and the flickering candlelight inside the house illuminate the tranquility and peace of this room.
Until the night got darker, Fu Xirui came in with soup and medicine as usual.
Tao Ti was drowsy looking at those densely packed traditional characters, but when she smelled the bitter smell of the medicine, she immediately got up from the bed—he was going to drink the medicine.
Pei Yan raised her head and drank the medicine. Just as she was about to put down the medicine bowl, she saw the little girl obediently standing in front of her holding a box.
"Finish?" Tao Ti opened the box in her hand, took out a honey kumquat from inside, and handed it directly to his mouth, "Come on, open your mouth."
This action of feeding surprised the palace people, and Fu Xirui hurriedly said, "Crown princess, you..."
Before the next words could be spoken, the prince glanced at the candied fruit lightly, and then opened his mouth cooperatively.
Palace people, "!!!"
"You have to chew it to let the sweet and sour taste out, so as to suppress the bitter taste of the medicine." Tao Ti looked at him and asked with concern, "How is it? It shouldn't be so bitter after eating candied fruit, right?"
Pei Yan swallowed the honey kumquat slowly and said with a smile, "Well, it's not bitter anymore."
"That's good." Tao Ti also stretched her brows and eyes, put the candied fruit box on the table, and suggested, "In addition to honey kumquats, there are also carved ginger, preserved apples, preserved apricots...you can try other ?”
"No need, just one piece."
Tao Ti looked at him in surprise, rolled her black eyes, and asked, "Your Highness doesn't like sweets?"
Pei Yanwen said, "It's usually fine, but this candied fruit is a bit sweet to Yu Gu."
It is too sweet? Tao Ti looked down at the candied fruit box divided into four compartments, reached out and took a honey kumquat into her mouth.
After taking this bite, she couldn't help frowning. Does the candy in the Honey Fried Bureau cost money? This stuff is so sweet, how can you taste the sweet and sour taste of kumquat
Then she tried a few other ones, all of which were a little too sweet.
Tao Ti put on a tight face, nodded sullenly and said, "It's a bit sweet."
Seeing her like this, Pei Yan comforted her softly, "You specially prepared candied fruit for Gu, I am very grateful for this kindness..."
"It's just a small matter. I promise you that I will prepare it, so I won't break my promise." Tao Ti smiled, and reached out to cover the candied fruit box, "It's better not to eat it, too sweet at night will cause tooth decay."
Taking advantage of Pei Yan's washing time, Tao Ti let the palace servants in the palace taste the candied fruit, and they all thought it tasted good, not too sweet.
Hearing these answers, Tao Ti distributed a box of candied fruit to the palace people, thinking: Maybe the people in Dayuanchao are more sweet, so the candied fruit in the palace honey frying bureau is also made into public taste
From the current point of view, Pei Yan's taste is quite close to his own. Well, she'll have to find a way to get some less sweet candied fruit so she can drug him too.
—
Maybe it was because she was tired after going back to her mother's house yesterday, and Tao Ti overslept the next day.
Seeing the bright sunlight outside the window, she asked Linglong nervously with her disheveled hair, "What time is it now? Where is the prince, when did he leave? I got up so late, did I miss greeting the queen? "
Ah, what should I do, I am too lazy to make a mistake!
Linglong was stunned by her barrage of questions, she was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "Back to the princess, it's almost noon now. Your Highness got up at about the right time. He saw that you were still asleep, the princess, and specially Tell the servants not to disturb you. Your Highness also said that the Crown Princess only needs to pay her respects to the Empress on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar new year, which is what His Majesty meant."
"!!!"
Tao Ti's eyes lit up, is there such a good thing
After thinking about it, I can understand it. After all, Empress Zhou is not the real mother of the prince, so she probably doesn't like to see herself dangling in front of her. Moreover, the main role of marrying into the East Palace is to take care of the prince, not to serve the mother-in-law.
Tsk, the emperor is a darling madman, so he got some benefits from it.
Thinking that she could sleep in happily in the future, Tao Ti was in a good mood.
After freshening up, the Food and Beverage Bureau also delivered lunch.
While serving the dishes, Linglong explained, "His Royal Highness usually eats lunch with Taifu and the others."
"Well, I see." Tao Ti replied, her eyes fixed on the dishes on the table, and a question mark slowly appeared in her heart.
Chicken meatballs with sauce, pork ribs with sauce, fish slices with sauce, eggplant with sauce...
Most of them are stewed dishes.
Maybe it was because the dining room saw that she liked the stewed duck wings in sauce very much, so today's lunch dishes were changed to this
Tao Ti, "..."
Just... don't know what to say.
Seeing that she hadn't moved her chopsticks for a long time, the little eunuch of the Dianshan Bureau asked cautiously, "Crown Princess, but this dish doesn't suit your taste?"
Tao Ti regained her senses and looked at the little eunuch, "Does the dining room in the Eastern Palace have chili peppers, or any spicy seasoning?"
"Spicy?" The little eunuch was startled, and answered after thinking for a moment, "There are dogwood, pepper, sea pepper, Chinese prickly ash, millet pepper, and croissant pepper..."
have? !
Tao Ti's eyes lit up, ahhh, her hot pot, spicy soup, hot and sour noodles, fish head with chopped pepper, boiled pork slices, fried spicy fried rice noodles, spicy chicken, spicy duck neck... are all expected!
She immediately stood up and said excitedly, "Linglong, accompany me to the dining room."
Seeing that the master was going to the dining room, and Linglong was required to follow the roll call, Zishuang, who was also serving by her side, became a little anxious, and didn't know what was going on with the master. After the wedding night, she inexplicably alienated herself a lot. It can't go on like this!
Zishuang's eyeballs rolled around, and she hurriedly said, "Master, the dining room is heavy with oily smoke. You are so precious, what are you going to do there? If there is something to order, please come over to Supervisor Yuan from the Dining Bureau."
Tao Ti glanced at her, "I don't have any instructions, I just want to go to the kitchen."
Zishuang choked and wanted to speak, but Tao Ti had already taken Linglong outside.
Zishuang bit her lips resentfully, she didn't know how this little bastard Linglong flattered and flattered her in front of her master, and made him value her so much! It's really maddening!
—
The East Palace said it was big and small, and it didn't take long for the story of the princess to go to the dining room to spread.
"Have you heard that the Crown Princess thought the food delivered by the dining room was not good, so she lost her temper on the spot, dropped her chopsticks, and even went to the dining room to ask the teacher... It's going to be bad luck for the dining room to be on duty. Slightly."
"No way? She's not satisfied with the food cooked by the chef?"
"Who knows... Anyway, I have long heard that this princess is not a good person. Before she got married, she cried, made trouble, and hanged herself. She refused to marry into our East Palace. She has only been married for a few days. It doesn't stop anymore!"
Rumors spread like wildfire, and there were even multiple versions, such as the princess flipped the table, the princess slapped the little eunuch who delivered the meal, and the princess said that she would replace the master of the dining room... The words are clear and discerning.
When these words reached Pei Yan's ears, it turned into that the Crown Princess was furious and wanted to smash the dining room.
Pei Yan, "..."
The chatterbox Zhanping was still babbling, "His Royal Highness, you really have to take care of the Crown Princess! Whoever eats the food in the dining room of the Eastern Palace doesn't say hello, but she is fine, so picky! She smashed the dining room today, and tomorrow she will be so picky!" Don't you want to tear off the roof of the East Palace?!"
Pei Yan looked at him calmly, "Where did you hear these words?"
"When I first came here, the palace people I met along the way were all talking about this."
Pei Yan pursed his lips slightly, and called the eunuch Fu Xirui in again, "Where is the Crown Princess now?"
Fu Xirui hesitated for a moment, then answered with downcast eyes, "Prince Princess... seems to be in the dining room."
Zhan Ping shrugged his shoulders, and showed Pei Yan a look of "Look, I didn't lie to you".
Pei Yan coughed lightly twice.
Zhan Ping was taken aback, "Hey Your Highness, don't get mad at such a woman."
Pei Yan didn't make a sound. After a while, he stood up and walked out of the study.
"Where are you going, Your Highness?" After Zhan Ping finished speaking, he couldn't help patting his head, hey, where else can he go, he must be going to settle accounts with the Crown Princess!
Thinking of this, he quickly followed up, shouting, "Hey Your Highness, wait for this subordinate, this subordinate will go with you."
Don't miss this excitement!