Chu Lian was leisurely drinking a cup of Jiuhua honey water prepared by Gong'e, but before he swallowed it, he suddenly heard the result, choked and coughed violently.
What? How could it be Jing'anbo Mansion who won the first prize!
Fortunately, their side is far away from the first seat, and her abnormality just now has not been seen by too many people.
Xi Yan hurriedly passed the handkerchief to Chu Lian, and asked in her ear worriedly, "Third Grandma, are you alright?"
Chu Lian shook his hand, indicating that it was okay.
At this time, almost all the noble ladies looked in the direction of Uncle Jing'an's mansion, and after a moment of silence, some noble ladies congratulated Mrs. He.
Mrs. He was dazed for a moment, and reacted in time, and took the two granddaughters-in-law by her side to return the gift to the congratulatory lady one by one.
Mrs. Pan was sitting at the table in front of them, and at the same table was Mrs. Yang, her husband and cabinet minister.
When it comes to embarrassment, it belongs to Mrs. Pan's table.
Before the female officer announced the ranking just now, the wives at this table had already started to congratulate Mrs. Pan, but now the leader is not the Pan family, nothing is more embarrassing than the current situation.
The ladies who spoke just now closed their mouths tightly, lowered their heads slightly, and tried their best to reduce their sense of existence.
Only Mrs. Yang smiled knowingly.
Mrs. Pan's extremely kind face could no longer maintain the modesty of the past, and it instantly became as dark as the bottom of a pot.
She raised her head and glanced at the top, she couldn't believe it, it was obviously a pre-determined plan, how could it suddenly change and land on the head of Jing'an Bofu!
She couldn't bear the anger, stood up, took a few deep breaths, and then forced a smile, and said to the table where the old lady He was sitting behind: "The old lady is really hiding it! Are you lucky enough to taste the dough cakes offered by your mansion?"
Chu Lian frowned slightly, but at this time the head of the family was Mrs. He, and as a granddaughter-in-law, she had no right to speak.
Mrs. Yang next to her also stood up, but she didn't speak. She just looked in the direction of the wives in the Jing'an House, with a slight smile in her eyes, especially when she looked at Chu Lian, her expression became more gentle.
Mrs. Pan didn't believe that the dough cake from Jing'an Bo's Mansion could win the first prize!
Others don't know, but she doesn't know that the cakes from the Jing'an Mansion were snatched away when they entered the Ninghe Palace!
I don't know where to get the dough cakes that make up the number, if you can win the first prize, where will the faces of the rich and nobles in Shengjing be placed!
Today, in front of the emperor, let her dismantle Jing'an Bo's mansion! Let them lose face!
Diagonally across from the table of the maid of honor, Concubine Wei Gui was also curiously looking at the table where the family members of the Jing'an Mansion were sitting, and seeing that the wives over there stood up, it seemed that there was a dispute. The corners of her eyes were raised, and she was extremely satisfied. If she hadn't quarreled, she would have let down the good show she specially arranged!
Emperor Taiping squinted his eyes and saw Concubine Wei Gui who was full of smiles. He picked up his wine glass and took a sip, glanced at her, and suddenly said: "Concubine Gui, I see that you seem very happy?"
Concubine Wei was stunned, and hurriedly suppressed the strangeness on her face, and replied coquettishly: "Your Majesty, this Mid-Autumn Festival only happens once a year, how can I be unhappy."
Emperor Taiping withdrew his gaze, put down his wine glass, and said paradoxically, "Really?"
"Of course, how dare a concubine deceive the emperor."
Princess Duanjia looked over and saw that Chu Lian seemed to be in trouble again, so she hurriedly got up and went to help, but was held back by Princess Wei.
"Concubine Mu! Don't stop me, I want to go over and have a look, that idiot Chu Liu has been bullied again!"
Concubine Wei glared at her, "Don't go! You're just adding to the chaos by going now! Jinyi is not as stupid as you think. If she has no other tricks, she will send someone to ask us for help."
"But… "
"But what, you watch carefully, maybe the unlucky person in the end wants to bully Jinyi instead."
After being told by Wei Wangfu, Princess Duanjia could only sit down and watch the situation over there anxiously.
When Mrs. He was young, she dealt with these noble ladies in Beijing all day long. Naturally, she was not so easy to bully. Mrs. Pan insisted on seeing the cakes from the Jing'an Mansion, which clearly did not believe in the strength of the Bo Mansion. , want to slap in the face.
Mrs. He saw the confident look on her face, and she knew in her heart that the inexplicable loss of the uncle's cake today may have something to do with Mrs. Pan.
Although Mrs. He is old and her hair is already gray, her eyes are sharp and bright, and her mind is not confused at all.
The old matriarch didn't flinch at all, on the contrary, Mrs. Zou, who was beside her, shrank back under the stares of all the senior officials' wives, and stood behind the old matriarch, trying to hide herself.
Now she had long forgotten that she was jealous of Chu Lian's offer of cakes just now, and she was only glad that this matter had nothing to do with her.
Chu Lian supported Mrs. He, and saw that Mrs. He not only did not flinch, but her back was straight. Chu Lian felt that she was standing more straight.
"Mrs. Pan, is this deliberately embarrassing my old body? The cake has been dedicated to the Queen Mother. If Mrs. Pan wants to taste it, I am afraid that she should ask the Queen Mother for this favor!"
Madame Pan shook her hands under the wide-sleeved court gown in anger, flicked her sleeves, turned around and left the banquet, and bowed to the empress dowager above her.
The old lady was getting old, and for a moment she didn't see who the lady who came out from below was, and the female officer standing next to her quickly reminded her.
"Mrs. Pan? What's the matter with you?"
Although Empress Shen didn't know about the entanglements at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet today, she was happy to watch the excitement, and raised her eyebrows as she looked at the scene below.
Hearing the question from the Empress Dowager herself, Mrs. Pan was shaken, and replied respectfully: "Back to the Empress Dowager, my wife started to develop a new method of making this cake half a year ago for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. It is true that Sun Shan is dissatisfied with losing his name today, and I ask the Empress Dowager to give me the cake that won the championship today, so that the minister's wife can taste it herself, with the heart of a minister's wife."
Mrs. Pan has a noble status, she has the strength to say this, if the wife of an ordinary official dared to question the Queen Mother like this, she would have been charged with disrespect.
But even for Mrs. Pan, her behavior is a bit inappropriate.
When the Empress Dowager heard this reason, her complexion was not very good. In fact, the Empress Dowager didn’t care about the cakes at all. She was old and just wanted to take advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival to join in the fun, but being questioned always made her feel uncomfortable. unpleasant.
Although the Empress Dowager did not blame Mrs. Pan, her voice was obviously not as kind as before.
"Since that's the case, Ai's family will convince you. Go, bring the cakes from Jing'an Bo's mansion, and let the wives of all the mansions taste it."
The female officer serving the queen mother squatted down, and hurried to the table where the cakes were placed with the two maids.
Emperor Taiping sat in the first place, glanced down, and remained calm, as if he hadn't pointed out the leader of the cake just now.
Mrs. Pan was relieved when she heard that the Queen Mother was right. She turned around and glanced contemptuously at Uncle Jing'an's mansion, as if she had foreseen their tragic consequences.
The female officer next to the Empress Dowager was careful. She divided the cakes presented by the Jing'an Mansion into several portions, put them on porcelain plates with white flowers, and asked several maids to serve them to Mrs. Pan at the bottom and the concubines of the emperor at the top. and clan.
The maid walked up to Mrs. Pan holding the disk containing the cakes, and said while squatting down: "Madam, this is the cake that won the championship today, Madam, please taste it."
As soon as the maid uttered these words, the eyes of all the noble ladies around were focused on the porcelain plate held by the maid in both hands. When they saw the pastries on the porcelain plate, they all gasped again.
There is lace next to the round pastry, and the side facing upwards is a complicated group of flowers. On the group flower is a delicate pattern of blessings and longevity. The baked crispy yellow, a dim sum is only half the size of an egg, and it is neatly placed on the plate. Stack up five.
impossible! How can such a small dim sum make such complicated patterns, which can be compared with embroidery!
Before all the ladies took a sip, they were already attracted by the delicacy of the dim sum.
Zou stared at the small plate of dim sum and couldn't believe it. Where did such delicate dim sum come from? She had never seen it and didn't know why, thinking of this, she suddenly looked at Chu Lian on the other side of Mrs. He, it was her! It's the third sibling again!
In fact, Mrs. He was also the first to see the dim sum that Chu Lian mentioned as a substitute for cakes. At first, her heart was still pounding, but after seeing it with her own eyes, her heart was more than half relieved.
She gave Chu Lian a gentle look, and Chu Lian returned a faint smile.
Mrs. Pan's complexion was not so good. He took a piece with shaking hands and tasted it. He bit off the crispy yellow skin on the outside, and the soft core inside was a little translucent, so he couldn't tell what it was made of. It is similar to the stuffing of dough cakes, with a small layer of bean paste inside. The dim sum is very small, and it is not greasy after eating a piece. The skin is soft, the core is slightly sweet and glutinous, and there is a sweet red bean fragrance. Even Mrs. Pan couldn't help but want to to get the second...
As soon as she stretched out her hand, she remembered the purpose of standing up.
She swallowed the saliva that she had just secreted from eating the "group cake" of Jing'anbo Mansion. Although she didn't want to believe it, the fact was in front of her eyes. Kou Shuojin, she can't deny it.
After Mrs. Pan took a piece of mooncake, Mrs. Yang couldn't wait to take a piece of mooncake. After eating, she gave Chu Lian a satisfied look. The rest was divided among the ladies, who were also full of praise.
Concubine Wei also got one. Princess Duanjia looked at the dim sum in front of her mother and said strangely: "Isn't this dim sum the one I took from Chu Liu in the imperial garden? Chu Liu and I They said they were called moon cakes, but why did they turn into ball cakes again?"
"Oh? Mooncake?"
"Well, that's what Chu Liu said, but no matter what it's called, it's delicious. Hurry up and try it, my concubine. The piece I ate has egg yolk cores in it."
Princess Wei smiled, put the small piece of exquisite mooncake into her mouth and took a bite, um... this one is actually salty, with ham stuffing, not bad, just right for her appetite.
In the main hall of the banquet, all the people who ate the cakes from Jing'an Bo's House looked at Mrs. Pan with different expressions.
Mrs. Pan was completely humiliated today. She took the initiative to admit her mistake to the Queen Mother. After the banquet, she hardly said a word. too lazy.