Chapter 393: It seems premeditated

Su Yun was so good at making such a wishful calculation that the abacus beads fell on his face.

You are really good, using the current emperor as a business tool.

But it is also very realistic. No matter what time or dynasty, there will always be people who follow the trend. Fans will support the delicacies that celebrities have checked in and the products that they endorse.

The emperor is the most noble man in a dynasty. He attracts much attention and has a star effect. Many fashionable clothes, dresses and jewelry are also passed down from princes and nobles. The people unconsciously follow suit and pursue their daily dress as a trend.

Su Jing arranged a place for him to stay. After he had a short rest, he took the three people he brought with him, as well as the tools and other things, and went to the place where they cooked in the enclosure.

The emperor said that he could command the people in the kitchen as he pleased, and their only task was to ensure that the food for tonight's bonfire party was delicious.

There were a total of fifty people in the kitchen, most of whom were women. After he arrived, he roughly counted the number of people, registered what each of them was good at and what dishes they were good at, and then assigned each person what to do and what seasonings to prepare in an orderly manner.

He also brought some dessert ingredients. Since he was here, he had to leave a different impression on everyone so that they would remember this delicacy for a long time and come to support Chenglou.

Those who cut the meat cut the meat, those who wash the vegetables wash the vegetables, and when eating barbecue, don’t you have to wrap it in vegetable leaves and eat it?

This is a way of eating invented by Su Wan. She said that eating meat alone is too greasy, and it has to be eaten with vegetarian dishes to get rid of the greasiness while eating.

Su Yun tried it and found that this way of eating was really good, very interesting and had a unique flavor.

Don’t tell me, don’t tell me, it’s really delicious and fun.

As a result, a barbecue platter dish was added to Chenglou’s menu, and many people ordered it.

After the meat is cut, it has to be marinated using the seasonings he brought from Chenglou.

Some meat needs to be cut into strips, some meat needs to be cut into cubes. Anyway, there are many things to pay attention to. Su Yun personally supervises the process, not missing any details and strictly controls it.

He also took the sour plum soup seasoning packet, which he also mixed himself, with the right balance of sour and sweet.

The weather in June is very hot. Although it is still cool in the woods at night, eating barbecue with a stove on is spicy, so you must have some drinks to relieve the spiciness and heat.

Boil the sour plum soup package with mountain spring water, then add the same proportion of old rock sugar cubes and simmer.

Prepare edible ice cubes. Kyoto has so much snow every year that the ice reserves are still very large.

Iced sour plum soup with small barbecue is absolutely delicious.

There is also double skin milk, which can be drunk by those who don’t like sour plum soup.

I don’t like double skin milk, but I also like tofu pudding. If you really still don’t like it, there’s ginger milk.

It was still light here, but smoke was already rising, and the kitchen was bustling with activity.

Su Yun was wearing a small apron and directing everyone's work. He looked busy and seemed to be enjoying it. It was obvious that he really loved his career in the kitchen.

At night, the large lawn near the emperor's tent had been decorated. The tables were all double-person tables, and everyone formed their own teams, but they had to sit according to their status.

Those with higher status sit a little further forward, while those with lower status sit a little further back.

At that time, Su Wan will sit with Sun Ling'er, his elder brother and sister-in-law, Su Mu and Su Yi.

They are all in the second row, and the front row is filled with princes and princesses.

Jiang Yu sat with his father, Duke Jiang, his concubine Ning Wei, and his illegitimate son Jiang Yan.

They were sitting in the first row opposite each other. Su Wan could see Jiang Yu by just turning her head slightly, but he hadn't arrived yet. Only Ning Wei and Jiang Yan had arrived.

Many noble ladies dressed up in the evening. After all, there were still several princes present who did not have a wife. If they were lucky enough to be chosen, they might be selected when the time came to choose a prince's wife.

Some of them are specifically aimed at the queen, and some are specifically aimed at the concubine.

Gu Yue was also in the enclosure, but there were too many people there, and Su Wan rarely appeared in public. This was the first time I saw her after two days of being here.

She was also sitting in the second row, actually sitting with Zhong Lier. She had forgotten that the young marquis of Shunde Marquisate seemed to have appeared with Murong Sheng before, and he was Gu Yue's bootlicker.

They are in the same camp, so it doesn't make sense that Gu Yue and Zhong Lier are close.

If Zhong Lier were to marry Jiang Yu, it would mean that the Duke of Jiang's Mansion would also be under Murong Sheng's control. The more he looked at it, the more it looked like a premeditated action.

However, Zhong Lier was not at all worthy of Jiang Yu's attention.

As if noticing Su Wan's gaze, Gu Yue patted Zhong Li'er's arm and motioned her to look over.

Zhong Lier turned her head and accurately located Su Wan's gaze, and actually raised a disdainful smile, as if she was looking down on Su Wan.

Su Wan was so angry that he laughed. Where did he get the confidence from? Why was he so arrogant?

So, Su Wan gave her a look that looked like trash. Even at such a long distance, the two glances flashed like lightning and sparked with excitement.

Gu Yue raised her wine glass with both hands and toasted Su Wan from a distance.

Su Wan raised his glass with one hand and returned the toast perfunctorily.

According to the setting, both of you are not as important as me, so I am qualified and confident to treat you in this way.

"Who is she pretending to be? If someone doesn't know her, they'd think she's a princess!"

Zhong Lier was so angry that she complained to Gu Yue in a low voice.

Gu Yue just smiled and then comforted him:

"Although she is not a princess, she is favored by Prince Jiang and has the support of the Su family."

The invisible fanning of the flames made Zhong Lier even more annoyed.

"It's true that the brothers of the Su family are all favorites of the emperor. She's just taking advantage of their power. By the way, didn't you say that you've been in the Su family for more than ten years? Could it be that they have no feelings for you at all?

After all, he's your brother, so why doesn't he seem close to you?"

Although Zhong Lier was angry, she could only rage helplessly. After all, she was a princess. Although she, the legitimate daughter of a marquis, sounded noble, her status was still not as high as hers.

So, she questioned what Gu Yue had said to her before.

She revealed to everyone all the mistakes she and Su Wan made when they were young.

Gu Yue gave a wry smile:

"That being said, it's been so many years now. The Lady of Xuanle County is beautiful, good at talking, and has a very pleasant personality. She's their biological child, so it's only natural that the brothers favor her. I haven't been with them these years, so naturally, our feelings have faded."

Good guy, you didn't say a word about what you did. You know how much the Su brothers cared about you in the beginning. Isn't it your own fault now?

These words made it seem as if Su Wan was very scheming. She bribed the brothers as soon as she arrived, making her feelings of more than ten years seem so pale and powerless.