Chapter 52: Banquet (Part 2) (Update 1)

"This is the Plum Blossom Crystal Cake, this is the Matcha Egg Cream Soufflé, this is the Eight Treasures Ruyi Roll, and this is the Mugwort Dumpling." Yuan Ziyu smiled, pointing to the desserts on the four plates and introducing them one by one. Finally, he picked up the can of tea and said, "This is the tea I roasted again using West Lake Longjing tea. It's sweeter than the original tea. I brought it here today to share with the princess and my two sisters."

"Oh my!" Miss Zhang San clapped her hands and laughed, "I've never seen these snacks before. The names are nice and they smell good. I think they must taste good!"

Princess Linyang laughed and said, "I know you're greedy, but you still lay the groundwork!"

Miss Zhang San smiled and said, "The princess really understands me!"

Princess Linyang smiled at Yuan Ziyou and said, "Don't pay attention to her. She's the type who forgets everything when she sees something delicious."

"Princess, I'm not exaggerating at all!" Miss Zhang San blinked innocently.

"That's right, that's right!" Miss He also clapped her hands and laughed, "That's exactly the case! Last time, I don't know who it was, but they were so busy eating fruit in the palace that they forgot to pay their respects to the Queen Mother."

"Oh my," Miss Zhang San said shyly, "Sister He, I was still a child then, how could you remember it for the rest of your life?"

"The Queen Mother also remembers it. When she mentioned it, it was you, the little girl who ate fruit, hahaha!" Princess Linyang laughed!

For a moment, everyone burst into laughter.

Princess Linyang ordered Suiyu to brew a pot of West Lake Longjing tea that Yuan Ziyu had brought. Then they sat around in the pavilion, eating snacks and drinking tea while admiring the red plum blossoms outside the pavilion.

"It's so delicious!" Miss Zhang San picked up the Eight Treasures Ruyi Roll and took a bite. She immediately widened her eyes and exclaimed!

Miss He Er also echoed: "It is indeed delicious."

"Sister Yuan, I'm truly amazed!" Princess Linyang tasted a piece of the plum blossom crystal cake and took a sip of tea. A look of amazement flashed across her eyes as she exclaimed, "You are not only talented and skilled in martial arts, but you can also make such delicious snacks. I really want to know what else you don't know or are not proficient in."

Spring water is added to this, and the West Lake Longjing tea is sprayed with spring water and then dried again, which enhances the deliciousness of the food to the extreme. Naturally, it is not comparable to ordinary delicacies.

Yuan Ziyou smiled and said, "To be honest, my lady, there are so many things I don't know. The lantern riddles on the Lantern Festival were just a coincidence. In fact, my needlework and other talents are really not good. Even the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting are not something I can show off."

"If you ask me, what's the point of those pretentious things!" Princess Linyang said, "Putting aside other things, just based on your culinary skills, you can gain a foothold in the circle of noble ladies in the capital. If anyone disagrees, just let them try and see if they can make such delicious snacks and tea."

"That's right!" Miss He Er and Miss Zhang San also echoed.

"Hey, Sister Yuan, it would be great if I could eat the snacks you make more often!" Miss Zhang San sighed as she ate her snacks, "If you opened a shop in the capital, I would definitely visit you every day."

Princess Linyang said, "Sister Zhang is right. If you open a shop in the capital, I will protect you. Even the king of heaven would not dare to cause you any trouble!"

"To be honest with you, Princess and my two sisters!" Yuan Ziyou said with a smile, "I really plan to open a pastry shop in the capital!"

"Really!" Princess Linyang and He Zhang's eyes lit up when they heard this: "Sister, are you serious?"

"Of course!" Yuan Ziyou smiled and said, "The location for the shop has already been chosen. It's on Chongping Street. It was my mother's dowry shop. When she heard that I wanted to open a snack shop, she gave it to me to practice."

"That's great!" Princess Linyang said happily, "When you open, I'll go and support you."

"It will probably take more than a month!" Yuan Ziyou said with a smile, "The person who rented the shop hasn't returned it yet. When it's back, it needs to be renovated. When it's ready to open, I'll send a notice to the princess and my two sisters!"

"Then it's settled!"

Miss Zhang San was so happy that she smiled from ear to ear, and only stopped when Miss He Er teased her again.

After a while, the snacks and tea were removed, and the four of them walked around in the plum forest for a few more laps. Princess Linyang also took the three of them to visit the back garden of the palace. It was not until noon that the four of them returned to the pavilion to prepare for lunch.

Because there were not many people, the variety of dishes prepared was not very wide, but they were extremely exquisite.

A plate of barbecued pork and venison, a plate of fermented duck, a plate of crystal shrimp, a plate of cloud-lined ham, a plate of chicken marrow bamboo shoots, a plate of shredded silver sprouts and a bowl of wild mushroom and wild duck soup.

"Sister Yuan, the wild mushroom and wild duck soup here is a delicacy. Even the empress dowager praises their chef highly." Miss Zhang San said to Yuan Ziyu with a smile.

"That's right, today's wild duck soup is exceptionally delicious!" Miss He also laughed and said, "I heard from Suiyu that the chef who made the wild duck soup tasted the snacks you brought and exclaimed that it was impossible. He must be determined to win back his victory in the wild duck soup!"

Princess Linyang laughed heartily and said, "Today's soup is indeed exceptionally delicious, Sister Yuan, it seems my cook has been impressed by you!"

Yuan Ziyou pursed his lips and smiled: "Amitabha, then I am really guilty!"

Because they couldn't resist eating a few more bites of snacks before, they just soaked a bowl of rice with wild duck soup and ate a few bites of vegetables, and they were full.

After digesting the food, they asked the maids to find an open space and play shuttlecock together.

They were having a lot of fun, and their laughter and chatter attracted many maids and servants, who all stood by and cheered them on with smiles.

Behind a rockery not far away, Prince Kang stood there with a man in a bright yellow robe.

"Linyang is a very lively kid!" said the man in the bright yellow robe with a smile.

Prince Kang laughed and said, "Royal brother, you don't know Linyang yet. He has been like a boy since he was young."

"Linyang is sixteen years old now, it's time for her to find a husband." The man in the bright yellow robe asked with a smile.

"That's right!" Prince Kang sighed, "My wife and I are so worried, but Linyang insists on finding someone who can beat her. She doesn't even think about how many people actually dare to beat her."

As he said this, Prince Kang sighed helplessly!

The man in the bright yellow robe laughed heartily and said, "Yes, you have the spirit of the children of our Xuanyuan family."

After saying that, someone pointed at Yuan Ziyu and asked, "Whose family is this girl from? She's quite skilled in martial arts."

"I don't know. Let me ask someone!" After Prince Kang said this, he sent someone to investigate!

After a while, the subordinate returned and reported, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, that woman is the daughter of General Yuan Qifeng, her name is Yuan Ziyu."

"His daughter!" The man in the bright yellow robe was none other than Emperor Wen of Qi—Xuanyuan Ye. Emperor Wen of Qi looked at Yuan Ziyu with a smile, "As expected, a tiger father will have a dog daughter!"

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