It never occurred to Chu Lian that Princess Duanjia, who was so expensive outside, would be so awkward and arrogant.
She couldn't help smiling even more, "Okay, I know."
"By the way, I can only make this cat's head dessert for me alone, otherwise I will blame you."
Chu Lian added another sentence in his heart, Princess Duanjia is not only awkward and arrogant, but also possessive.
The two ate snacks and drank honey water in the flower hall. During the period, Princess Wei asked someone to send some rare late-season cherries to satisfy the two, but she was extremely tactful and did not disturb her daughter's relationship with the friends she liked.
Seeing the sun outside at noon, Princess Duanjia coughed slightly, "Chu Liu, how about I take you out to eat today?"
Chu Lian really couldn't laugh or cry, Princess Duanjia's temper is too out of character, and she is a guest in the palace, shouldn't she stay in the palace, what is going on to eat out
Seeing Chu Lian staring at her with wide eyes, Princess Duanjia curled her lips, "Okay, I want to eat the roast duck in Yuehonglou, are you going or not?"
Reading the Red Chamber
One of the top restaurants in Shengjing City, famous for its roast duck, this is like the modern "Quanjude".
Chu Lian still has a "Gui Lin Ju" to take care of, but he can go and see what the best restaurant in Shengjing City looks like.
Chu Lian nodded with a smile.
Princess Duanjia excitedly asked the maid beside her to inform Princess Wei, and then asked a nanny to arrange a car in the front yard.
Before noon, Princess Duanjia and Chu Lian came to the side door of Yuehong Building. The two of them got out of the carriage with the help of servants. Chu Lian glanced casually, and his eyes widened slightly.
Sure enough, this Yuehonglou is unusual, it is located in the best part of Zhuque Avenue, and there are countless people who come and go every day. Looking at them from their position, the lobby on the first floor of Yuehonglou is already full of seats.
There was a special assistant at the side door to guide the two of them in. Princess Duanjia seemed to be a frequent visitor to the Red Mansion, and the two were led to an elegant room of Tianzi by that discerning assistant.
Princess Duanjia ordered a lot of dish names as soon as she opened her mouth, some of which Chu Lian had never heard of.
Chu Lian looked at the decoration in the elegant room of the red building, everything was exquisite and luxurious, there were even potted plants on the flower table by the window, which seemed to be excellent in appearance, elegant and noble everywhere, so I don't know how the food here is up.
Princess Duanjia supported her chin with one hand, and stared at Chu Lian's vivid eyes without blinking, "Chu Liu, have you never been to such a place?"
Chu Lian didn't expect Princess Duanjia to ask directly. Hearing this, he smiled and shook his head, "It's true that I haven't been here before, and this is the first time!"
In the original book, Chu Lian had few friends with his sisters at home, and was oppressed by his stepmother, and his private house money was even pitiful. Needless to say, if he had the opportunity to come out to play, he might not even have any money to reward his servants when he left the house. How could it be possible to have the opportunity to visit the Red House? It looks like the top restaurant in Shengjing City.
Princess Duanjia heard her honesty and guessed that her life in the British government was not easy, but she saw that her eyes were clear and clear, without any darkness or resentment, and on the contrary, she liked her more temperament.
"Then you eat more today, and when you finish your meal, let's go to the Defeng Teahouse opposite. I heard that there is a song "Feng Qiuhuang" in Defeng Teahouse today."
It's rare to have someone with a similar temperament to eat, drink and have fun together. Chu Lian is careless about things like status. The two girls are like best friends going out shopping.
When all the dishes were served, Chu Lian, who was still looking forward to it, couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth when he saw the dishes on the table.
There are more than ten signature dishes on the table, only one roast duck can pass the eye, and the rest of the dishes are no different from those eaten in Jing'anbo Mansion.
But Princess Duanjia on the opposite side looked at the table full of dishes, but her eyes were bright. The big maid who was serving beside her had already started to put a piece of roast duck on the plate in front of Princess Duanjia. Chu Lian caught a piece.
There are two other small plates in front of them, one stack is filled with dark soy sauce, and the other stack is filled with finely ground salt.
Princess Duanjia pointed to the two small milky white dishes in front of her, and said, "Chu Liu, this roast duck is only delicious if it is dipped in soy sauce and fine salt in front of you. Try it quickly."
Princess Duanjia seemed impatient to pick up the duck pieces in the bowl and dip them evenly in the small plate in front of her after she finished speaking, then stuffed them into her cherry red mouth, closing her eyes slightly, as if enjoying it.
After eating a piece, he twitched his mouth in relish, and then looked at Chu Lian expectantly with wide eyes.
Chu Lian had no choice but to stretch out his chopsticks and put the moderately sized piece of duck meat into his mouth according to Princess Duanjia's method.
Chu Lian: ...
Although the duck meat was roasted crispy and oily, it turned out to be white and tasteless! No wonder it comes with soy sauce and diced salt.
Although soy sauce and diced salt can enhance the taste, but it is wrapped in a layer on the outside of the duck meat, and the taste is uneven. After one bite, it seems to have eaten half a diced salt. Compared with the salt of later generations, the grains are also too large. The duck meat has no taste when chewed inside, and the outside is smeared with salt and soy sauce. It is so salty. How delicious is it!
Chu Lian, who was used to a bland taste, suddenly became ill. Being stared at by Princess Duanjia expectantly, Chu Lian couldn't spit it out, chewed it a few times in a hurry, and then swallowed it with difficulty.
Princess Duanjia saw that she had eaten a piece, coughed twice, and asked: "Chu Liu, how is it, does it suit your taste?"
Chu Lian raised her head and glanced at Princess Duanjia. Although her face was calm, the eagerness for affirmation was very obvious in her eyes.
Chu Lian couldn't bear to brush off her kindness, so she had no choice but to avoid the seriousness and said lightly: "It's still possible."
Hearing her answer, Princess Duanjia immediately frowned, "Isn't it delicious?"
Chu Lian smiled awkwardly, she was already numb, and the food in the Great Wu Dynasty was probably the same as the royal banquet in the palace.
Suddenly Princess Duanjia's eyes became brighter, "Chu Liu, do you know how to cook better roast duck?"
Just as Chu Lian was about to refuse, Princess Duanjia immediately said, "Don't lie to me! Otherwise, I'll tell my father that you bullied me."
Uh... Chu Lian didn't expect that Princess Duanjia, who was friendly just a moment ago, would suddenly become arrogant.
Thinking about the identity of the King of Wei, and thinking about the declining British government and her father who has no skills and only plays idle jobs, let's forget it, his father is too powerful, and it is completely hopeless to fight for his father.
Chu Lian was still very sensible, "My lord, it's not really a better roast duck, but at least it's a little bit better than the roast duck in Yuehonglou."
As Chu Lian spoke, she stretched out her white and tender right hand, and pinched her two fingers together for comparison.
Princess Duanjia never thought that the girl in front of her could really cook roast duck, she rolled her eyes, "In a few days, I'll invite you to the palace, how about we cook roast duck together?"
Princess Duanjia said so, and she fell down laughing in her heart, huh, I said earlier that this roast duck is like a piece of cake, and the fourth brother spent a lot of money to buy the secret recipe, and now even Chu Liu can make it. This is delicious, she really laughed to death, next time when Chu Liu is ready, the first one will be given to the fourth brother to taste, and he will be mad at him.
Princess Duanjia was so proud of herself that she completely forgot how she thought about coming to Yuehonglou to eat roast duck before.
However, this roast duck has won Chu Lian's evaluation, and it seems that it is not as delicious as the ones I have eaten before. I always feel that it doesn't matter if I eat it or not.
Chu Lian didn't know what to do, this day when he came to have a small gathering with Princess Duanjia, he just ate and drank like this.
Really dumbfounding.
Princess Duanjia of Yuehonglou had his eyes on the same roast duck at first, but other dishes were naturally disdainful, and now Chu Lian's interest in roast duck was also disturbed. The fruit wine was mellow, sweet and delicious, which made the two of them drink a few more glasses.
Princess Duanjia and Chu Lian's words in the private room were just a joke, neither of them knew that they had already fallen into the ears of the people next door.
Tang Yan couldn't help but put his fist on his lips, his cheeks flushed red, he finally couldn't help the smile in his chest, coughed twice, and then he didn't try to cover it up, but let out a "haha" laugh.
The fourth brother Jin Wang mentioned by Princess Duanjia was already full of displeasure, and his blue eyes, which were very different from ordinary people, glanced at Tang Yan opposite him coldly, which made people shudder for no reason.
Tang Yan received such a warning look, quickly held back his smile, and pretended to be serious and said: "Your Majesty dared to ask Fourth Highness, how much money did you buy for the secret recipe of the roast duck?"
King Jin's face froze, and another sharp glance flew over, "Tang Yan, do you think that my salary is too much, and I still have money to visit the Red Mansion for dinner?"
Tang Yan immediately closed his mouth knowingly, just like Princess Duanjia, but he lost his appetite when he saw the crispy yellow roast duck in front of him.
He sighed, "I don't know how skillful the princess's close friend's roast duck is, but I really want to try it."
King Jin gave him a cold look without hesitation, and said coolly: "You are still addicted to food!"
Tang Yan coughed twice in embarrassment, and quickly got back to business, "Your Highness, He Sanlang has arrived in Liangzhou. This is a letter he sent."
Tang Yan is a subordinate official of Jin Wang's family and a counselor, so he is quite valuable.
The King of Jin took the letter paper from Tang Yan, only read the letter He Changdi wrote to him, and kept the other two letters for the Jing'anbo mansion, and sent someone to deliver the letter to the Jing'anbo mansion when he was ready to return home.
"You arrange a team of troops for Chang Di to obey his orders."
Tang Yan nodded.
The two people here have almost discussed things, and King Jin heard that the two little girls next door were about to leave to listen to a play at Defeng Teahouse opposite.
Recalling what He Changdi said in his letter to ask him to take extra care of Chu Lian, Jin Wang and Tang Yan also got up and quietly followed to Defeng Tea House.
In fact, the phrase "take care" in He Changdi's letter to the King of Jin was written through gnashing of teeth. When writing these two words, the pen was still a little trembling, and it almost smudged too much. I don't know if King Jin can understand the entanglement and anger in his heart.