Chapter 530: Get Together
"My lady, it was His Highness the Third Prince who told me not to tell you."
Dong Gui pursed her lips and looked at Xiao Jiuyue's gloomy face. Having been by her side for so long, she naturally knew that she was angry. Dong Gui immediately said, "On the second day of the Third Prince's recuperation, a foolish palace maid ran into the Third Prince. The Third Prince broke out in a rash all over his body, and that's why he didn't dare to come to see the eldest lady."
"His poison hasn't healed yet, and he's got a rash again. Isn't that very uncomfortable?" Xiao Jiuyue's mind was in a thousand circles. Thinking back to when she first met Jun Lie, he was covered up tightly. She originally thought Jun Lie was afraid of being seen, plus the weather was cold, but she didn't expect it to be this reason...
It seems that the emperor is right to be suspicious. After what happened that day, did the emperor think that Jun Lie's special illness had been cured?
She didn't believe that the palace maid who had never dared to approach would suddenly run into Jun Lie.
"Don't worry, Miss. The Third Prince has taken the medicine. Although he still has a rash, his life is safe." Dong Gui added quickly.
"Well, that's good. I'll prepare some ingredients later and make something for him." After Xiao Jiuyue recovered completely after a few days, he began to think about cooking some delicious food.
There is no shortage of wild animals in the hunting area here. Xiao Jiuyue made pheasants into two flavors. One is spicy diced chicken, which is made by eating chicken in chili peppers and peppercorns to stimulate the appetite and help digestion.
Another way is to stew pheasant soup, which is delicious.
As for the wild rabbit, she planned to make a hand-shredded rabbit. Jun Lie was recuperating, so it was okay for him to have some spicy food occasionally, but the rest had to be lighter. She would then make some eight-treasure porridge, which would not only be fragrant and delicious, but also not as bland as white porridge.
"Make some pickles to go with the porridge." Xiao Jiuyue did what he said and soon became busy.
When the Sixth Princess arrived, she happened to smell the aroma of chili stir-fry. She sniffed and said, "Sister Xiao, you, you can actually cook?"
"I learned a little bit when I was in Hongdu." Xiao Jiuyue brought a plate for her to taste: "Are you afraid of spicy food? How about you try it?"
"Yes." The Sixth Princess looked at the bright red pepper and felt a little hesitant, but the pepper kept drilling into her nose, making her not want to give up at all.
Xiao Jiuyue asked Lianxin to serve her a bowl of white rice and reminded her, "If you can't handle spicy food, there's some water here, rinse it in."
"Don't be afraid." The Sixth Princess couldn't wait to taste it. It tasted spicy and sweet, more numb than spicy, and salty, fresh and mellow, making her want to gnaw on the bones.
"Delicious!" The Sixth Princess praised as she ate, "Sister Xiao, this tastes really good!"
The Sixth Princess gave Xiao Jiuyue a thumbs up and looked for chicken to eat among the pile of peppers. Before she knew it, she had finished the bowl of rice.
"Are you full?" Xiao Jiuyue had just brought up the second dish of hand-shredded rabbit. "This is called hand-shredded rabbit."
"Hand-torn?" The Sixth Princess had been meaning to continue staring at the chili chicken, but when the second dish arrived, she couldn't take her eyes off it anymore. Finally, there was a bowl of delicious pheasant soup...
"It's so choking, what are you doing?" Du Ting smelled the chili and started coughing. He led people to find Xiao Jiuyue, but unexpectedly, he saw the Sixth Princess sitting there eating rice in a very unpresentable manner.
The Sixth Princess' lips were red from the spicy food, and even her cheeks were slightly flushed. Du Ting looked at the dishes on the table and couldn't help asking, "What is this? Stir-fried chili peppers?"
"This is called Spicy Diced Chicken, and it's made from pheasant meat." The Sixth Princess picked up a piece and showed it to them, praising it, "This was made by Sister Xiao herself, it's so delicious."
"Miss Xiao can cook? Isn't this a cook's job?" Du Ting said sarcastically.
Miss Gao, Miss Lin, and Miss Feng, who were dragged along, smelled the fragrance. Miss Gao, who was the most cheerful, asked shyly, "Miss Xiao, I, I smell it very fragrant. Can I also try Miss Xiao's cooking? I can make pastries."
Miss Gao asked the maid to go back and get some cakes, saying, "The chestnut cake I made is extra soft and melts in your mouth."
"I also brought Eight Treasures Cake." Miss Lin also said proactively.
Miss Feng said, "I brought some scented tea, including jasmine and rose."
"That's perfect, let's get together and have some fun." Xiao Jiuyue listened to what the girls said and showed goodwill. If they spend more time together in the future, wouldn't their relationship become closer?
"Donggui, Lianxin, add another table and more bowls and chopsticks." Xiao Jiuyue turned around and gave the order. Fortunately, when she was preparing today, she specially prepared portions for many people. Not to mention these girls, she could even make a few more portions.
The dishes she sent to Jun Lie and her father had already been packed into lunch boxes and sent away.
Du Ting was stunned to see them all sitting down. Why, why was no one paying attention to her? Cooking by herself? What was there to brag about? What was there to praise?
"Princess Mu Xi." Du Ting wanted to make an ally. After all, they would all be the Second Prince's people in the future. At this time, they had to be united against the outside world.
"Miss Xiao, I brought some walnut rolls, which are a specialty of our Yongzhao Kingdom." Princess Mu Xi smelled the fragrance and really wanted to eat it.
Xiao Jiuyue said enthusiastically, "Then we're in for a treat! We can try some of your Yongzhao snacks."
Soon, everyone sat down, leaving Du Ting standing there alone. Xiao Jiuyue asked, "Miss Du, would you like to try it?"
"Yes." Du Ting spoke faster than she could think. After she sat down, she realized that everyone had brought food. She said, "Miss Xiao, I was in a hurry so I brought some candy from Fu Ji. I'll let everyone try some later. They're freshly released almond milk candies and they taste really good."
"I know. There's an almond on top of the toffee. I asked my maid to queue up for a long time before she could get one."
"It has a rich milky flavor and tastes good."
Everyone was talking at once, and Du Ting smiled and said, "The owner of Fu Ji is a branch of our Du family. If you want to buy, you can come to me."
"Then Miss Du is in for a treat. Many of Fu Ji's dim sum are quite good."
Shengjing Fu Ji's candies are undeniable. Xiao Jiuyue saw everyone talking about this and immediately said, "Almond milk candies are quite easy to make. There are a lot of cows in Yongzhao, right?"
"A lot! We have a lot of cattle and sheep, and they are all fat and strong!" Princess Mu Xi was eating. She had never eaten such delicious food before, but it was a little spicy.
"There are also horses. We have a lot of horses." Princess Mu Xi said.
The Sixth Princess said unyieldingly, "Sister Xiao, there are actually a lot of cattle, sheep, and horses raised in the outskirts of Shengjing. And there are also vast grasslands in Jincheng. Many of them are sent to Shengjing every year. Unfortunately, the mutton is too strong."
"You can make mutton hotpot in winter. I guarantee that even people who don't like mutton will find it delicious." Xiao Jiuyue is very knowledgeable about food. Soon, Xiao Jiuyue diverted her attention to the topic brought up by Du Ting.
"Sister Xiao, hot pot is to cook and eat boiling hot dishes. If it is light, it will not taste good after eating it for a few times. It is worse than the spicy diced chicken made by Sister Xiao. It is spicy and numb, and it makes you sweat in winter." The Sixth Princess likes to eat spicy diced chicken and hand-shredded rabbit.
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