Chapter 211 Arrival in Beijing
These words were like a knife, stabbing straight into the hearts of the second wife. The expressions of the two were extremely ugly.
This is what they care about most at the moment.
"Old Master Pei Er came to see me today. I was angry and spoke harshly at the time. For the sake of my elders, I was planning to bring it up with the new emperor. But now it seems that there is no need to do that to the ungrateful person."
After saying that, Pei Yian took Pei Liu away.
Wouldn't it be nice to give them a little hope and then let them destroy this hope with their own hands?
As for helping the people from the second house return to Beijing, Pei Yian really didn't have that kind of intention, but as long as they believed in him, it would be fine.
This is probably the most painful revenge for them.
Pei Yuanyuan stood there in a daze, watching the figure turn around and leave without any regret. Is it possible that she...will never be able to return to the capital again?
Had I really done something wrong? If she hadn't had such thoughts, would the outcome have been different?
If she had known that the eldest wife would be starving one day, she would have made friends with Pei Tiantian.
Mrs. Pei's protective attitude fell upon hearing this. She began twisting Pei Yuanyuan's arm and accusing her fiercely, "You damned girl! Why did you have such harmful thoughts for no reason? Now look what happened. You've implicated our entire family! You're so stupid! As dumb as a pig!"
After the other people in the second house knew what happened, they also began to blame and resent Pei Yuanyuan. They even forced Pei Yuanyuan to apologize and asked her to kneel in front of the first house and Pei Tiantian to apologize and ask for forgiveness.
These actions of the second wife will not produce any results.
After finishing the business in Qizhou County and saying goodbye to everyone, the Pei family drove their carriage to the capital.
Before leaving, Ji Zhisui turned around and looked at the bustling Qizhou County. This place was full of memories and emotions. Now he was reluctant to leave.
"Sui Niang, if you like it here, we will come here every year." The house in Qizhou County was not sold either, as it carried the memories of their group.
After seven or eight days of traveling by carriage, they finally arrived in the capital.
Pei Yian had already arranged and packed up everything regarding the capital, so he could just go back to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion when he arrived.
The new emperor valued the Pei family very much and asked his trusted subordinates to welcome everyone.
Ji Zhisui lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and looked at everything around him curiously.
The prosperity of the capital city is incomparable to Qizhou County, or even Huizhou City. It is bustling with people and traffic, and all kinds of sounds are heard everywhere.
She thought to herself that if she did business in a place like this, the market and customer flow would be larger.
The two children were also looking at everything outside with curiosity. These scenes were a little unfamiliar to them.
Returning to the Pei Mansion, the Pei family was filled with emotion. Although the scenery hadn't changed, the things inside had changed drastically. Perhaps because no one had lived there for a long time, even though it had been cleaned up beforehand and there were still many servants, it still felt a bit desolate.
Everyone returned to their rooms to rest, while Pei Yian hurried to the palace to report.
The new emperor couldn't help but jokingly said, "You've finally decided to come back? There are always people in the court who are ready to make a move. You can't just sit back and watch!"
"I know."
"I heard that your wife is an excellent cook. Can I go and see her today?" The new emperor was really curious about this. When he was an idle prince, he often traveled around the capital and tasted delicious food.
Pei Yian rejected the suggestion. Sui Niang and the others had just returned to Beijing and must be tired. Besides, there was no need to rush to eat.
"Okay, everything is up to you. I'll come again tomorrow." Even though he was rejected, the new emperor was not angry and made an appointment for tomorrow.
He planned to go to Pei Mansion, not only to taste the delicious food, but also to build momentum for Pei Yian, to make him reappear in everyone's sight, to show that he, the new emperor, values him.
After Pei Yian chatted with the new emperor about official business, he returned to the mansion and told Ji Zhisui that the new emperor would come to dinner tomorrow.
After all, the emperor was coming, so Ji Zhisui dared not neglect him and planned to cook his own specialties to entertain the new emperor.
This was her first time cooking for the emperor, but she was also somewhat curious about the new emperor.
The new emperor and An Ge can be considered as close friends. With Pei Yian's assistance, the new emperor has brought the country to unprecedented heights. It can be said that the two have achieved mutual success.
Although there were many servants in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, Ji Zhisui was curious about everything in the capital, so he and Pei Ersao took many servants to buy vegetables.
While buying groceries outside, you can also get to know the local market.
There are many varieties of food in Beijing, with more choices, and of course the prices are higher.
Ji Zhisui also visited several shops under her name, one of which was originally a restaurant business. She felt that with just a small adjustment, she could open the Baiwei Restaurant.
After shopping, everyone went home and Ji Zhisui started working in the kitchen.
It is autumn now and the weather in Beijing has become a bit chilly. She originally planned to make hot pot, but after thinking about it, she gave up. Hot pot can only be most effective when eaten in winter.
The transition from summer to autumn can easily increase dampness, cause internal heat and lead to drowsiness, making it the best time to nourish the spleen and stomach.
When paying attention to health preservation, you can't be too simple. After all, the other party is the emperor, and you can't let him feel unhappy.
For the first main dish, she planned to make pig's trotters stewed with soybeans.
Soak soybeans in clean water for two hours, put pig's trotters into a pot with cold water, add onion, ginger and cooking wine, cook until the foam comes out, then remove and wash.
Add onion, ginger, garlic, cooking wine, soy sauce, rock sugar, star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, etc. to the plate and start stewing in the pot.
After stewing these things for half an hour, add the soaked soybeans again and continue stewing for another half an hour. After serving, sprinkle with wild onions to enhance the flavor.
The soft, tender and fragrant stewed pig's trotters are ready.
The second dish is steamed chicken with cordyceps flowers. Prepare chicken pieces, ginger, red dates, and cordyceps flowers.
Cordyceps flowers nourish the spleen and kidneys and protect the liver.
Continue to add soy sauce, cooking wine, starch and oil, mix well and marinate, then boil water and steam until cooked.
Next is the yam egg custard. The yam is ground into a paste. She chooses large pieces of yam, which are easier to handle and not so itchy.
Beat a few eggs in a bowl and mix well, then add the yam paste. Don’t forget to add some water, so that the steamed egg custard will be more delicate and smooth.
Place tender tofu on a plate as a base, pour the yam and egg in the bowl, cover the rim of the plate with fine gauze, and steam for half an incense stick.
Cut the purchased sea bass into pieces, mix well with soy sauce, cooking wine, starch and salt and marinate. Use a casserole to stir-fry chili pepper, garlic and ginger slices as a base, evenly spread the marinated fish pieces on top, simmer on medium heat aside, and finally sprinkle with chopped green onions and hot oil. This is a delicious and fragrant sea bass stew.
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