Chapter 184: You know nothing
With these dishes, the people in the kitchen can live a good life for a long time.
"Where, where, the Crown Prince's wife is so talented, she can get these rare things in such weather..."
The gatekeeper exclaimed in amazement.
These vegetables are fresh, they must have been picked from the ground, right?
The problem is, it has been snowing for several days, and all the fertile fields should be covered by snow.
Not to mention growing so big, they would have frozen to death.
If vegetables can be grown in winter, will the nobles in the palace be short of this food?
"Huh?"
When the three giants in the palace saw several plates of fresh white and green vegetables on the dining table, they were so surprised that they forgot to let the palace servants start eating.
The emperor asked the staff of the kitchen: "Where did these dishes come from?"
Such fresh dishes, he, as the emperor, had not seen them for a long time. How could there be any in the palace? How could they be hidden so well?
"To answer your question, Your Majesty, these dishes were specially sent to the palace by the princesses of Yongjing Marquis's Mansion to honor the emperor, the empress dowager and the empress."
The palace staff answered respectfully,
"The staff of the kitchen said that the princesses sent a lot of them, but they can be used in a few days."
The emperor: "?"
The emperor: "!"
In this winter, where did Zhu Xuntao get these dishes?
"There must be some left in the kitchen. Send someone to bring them to me to see what dishes are there."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The eunuch took small steps and took three kinds of vegetables as quickly as he could: green vegetables, bean sprouts and leeks.
The emperor did not mind the dirtiness. He took the three kinds of vegetables from the eunuch's hand and looked at them carefully.
He was not a man marrying a man, so he would not distinguish between good and bad, but he could judge whether the vegetables were fresh or not. With
a light pinch, the lush branches and leaves broke off. The thick and tender feel made the emperor know that these vegetables were just picked not long ago.
So, where did Zhu Xuntao get such fresh vegetables? !
Where did he get them? Of course, Zhu Xuntao planted them himself.
The moment the prince saw the fresh vegetables on his dining table, he didn't even care about eating. He
went out of the house directly, rode a horse, and rushed to the Yongjing Marquis's Mansion, asking Zhu Xuntao to give him an answer.
How powerful is the Yongjing Marquis's Mansion? How could the prince not know?
The only change this year is the addition of Zhu Xuntao, so this dish must have been made by Zhu Xuntao.
Seeing that it was already dinner time, the prince still came to Yongjing Marquis's Mansion. Zhu Xuntao, who was picking up leek dumplings for Xiao Chenliang, was stunned for a moment,
and then greeted him habitually:
"Prince, have you eaten? Why don't you sit down and have a bite?"
After saying that, Zhu Xuntao wanted to slap herself for her gossiping mouth.
Isn't she a background character?
How many days has she been married to Yongjing Marquis's Mansion, and her mouth is so broken?
The prince, who was originally quite anxious, saw Zhu Xuntao's embarrassed face, and his mood miraculously eased:
"That's what I meant."
Zhu Xuntao couldn't run away, and if he had anything to ask, it wouldn't be too late to ask after dinner.
He didn't need to be anxious and starve himself.
"Eat."
Xiao Jingzhan gave the seat next to him to the prince, and the servants seemed to have been prepared. They took out the right amount of bowls and chopsticks to add rice to the prince's bowl and placed them in front of the prince.
The prince's mouth twitched: "Did you know I was coming?"
Xiao Jingzhan shook his head: "I didn't know that early."
It was the moment the dishes were served that he asked Nanny Song to prepare an extra set of bowls and chopsticks, indicating that someone else should come.
Zhu Xuntao and Xiao Miluo thought that Xiao Jingzhan was talking about other people from the Marquis' Mansion who would come to have dinner with Old Madam Sheng.
They never thought that the person Xiao Jingzhan was talking about would be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Zhu Xuntao was speechless about this:
[In order to gain the trust of the emperor, the prince has a good relationship with the Yongjing Marquis' Mansion, but hasn't he always been careful to keep a distance from the people in the Marquis' Mansion? 】
【What kind of madness has he gone through recently? He keeps going to the Yongjing Marquis's Mansion. Aren't you afraid that the emperor will be unhappy? 】
The warmth between the prince and the Yongjing Marquis's Mansion is different from what is written in the books.
The prince who wanted to eat the vegetables with the first chopstick: "..."
Doesn't he want to?
Who caused him to become like this today? ! How
could Zhu Xuntao have the nerve to scold him for being crazy?
He is the prince, the heir apparent of a country. If
he really wants to see someone, he only needs to call the person to his side, why does he need to find them himself.
If it weren't for Zhu Xuntao, would he have to put himself in such a difficult position?
Good guy, Zhu Xuntao dared to blame him in his heart.
"Eat."
Xiao Jingzhan put vegetables into Zhu Xuntao's bowl, asking Zhu Xuntao to eat more and talk less.
The prince was quite tolerant of Zhu Xuntao, but it was better not to touch the beard of a tiger's mouth if possible.
"Mother, good."
The ignorant Xiao Chenliang didn't care at all about the prince who had come to his place frequently recently and had become familiar
to him. All his attention was on eating, and he showed a cute smile to Zhu Xuntao from time to time.
Zhu Xuntao reached out and touched Xiao Chenliang's bulging belly:
"Chenliang, your belly is already full, how about going to see the puppies with Aunt Qiuyue?"
"Okay."
Although Xiao Chenliang didn't eat enough, who asked him to listen to Zhu Xuntao's words.
So, after Zhu Xuntao finished speaking, Xiao Chenliang only looked at the leek box with nostalgia, and was helped
by Zhu Xuntao to get off the stool and find Qiuyue to play with him.
The prince looked at Zhu Xuntao and Xiao Chenliang with strange eyes.
In his impression, this little fat boy is still well-behaved, but not so well-behaved, right?
Old Madam Sheng said with a smile:
"Chenliang listens to Taotao the most. He is a little smart and knows who is good to him."
"These days, he has cheated Taotao of many good things."
"He listens to Taotao so much and has taken a lot of advantage."
Even if she wanted to have a biological son, it would be no more than this.
Taotao's love for Xuansun is beyond doubt.
Thinking of Xiao Jingyu's naughty look, Old Madam Sheng suddenly felt that Xiao Jingyu might be right to always leave Xiao Chenliang to Zhu Xuntao.
Following Xiao Jingyu, Xuansun might grow up to be who knows what he will look like.
But ever since Xuansun followed Taotao, he was really obedient when he was being good, and he was also really naughty when he was being naughty, but he had never been so naughty that it was a headache.
In short, Xuansun was under Taotao's control and no longer listened to Taotao.
"So that's how it is."
The prince had an "I understand" expression, and Xiao Jingzhan couldn't help turning his head away.
The prince understood?
What a shit!
After the meal, everyone's faces were very good, after all, they were fresh vegetables that they hadn't eaten for a long time.
Especially Madam Sheng, after her eating habits were changed by Xuntao,
she was no longer obsessed with big fish and meat, and she was used to eating vegetables. She couldn't get fresh vegetables for a whole season, which made her very uncomfortable.
She enjoyed today's meal.