Chapter 14: The meal brought by Mr. Shen
Hearing what Princess Lejia said, Princess Yian's smile deepened a little, and her eyes looked at Chen Huazheng more kindly.
Her granddaughter was a precocious child, but she had few relatives since childhood and had very few friends around her with whom she could play.
In the past, there was a boy from the Xie family who could talk to her, but in the past two years, the boy from the Xie family went to the border, and her granddaughter no longer has any playmates of the same age around her.
Princess Yi'an was a little disappointed when she first heard the servants report that Princess Lejia took a group of noble ladies to play chuiwan and left alone after a while.
Later, the servants reported that Princess Lejia and Shen Huazheng were having a pleasant conversation in the pavilion on the lakeside of Qinfang Garden.
As Zhou happened to be here, Princess Yi'an asked someone to invite Shen Keting and Shen Huazheng over.
Chen Huazheng is good-looking and well-behaved and polite. Princess Yi'an likes her more and more.
It seems that this flower viewing banquet was really well organized!
"Good boy, it's rare for Ning'er to have a friend to play with. If you have time on weekdays, come and play with Ning'er more often. The Marquis' Mansion and the Princess' Mansion are always open to you."
Princess Yi'an gave birth to two sons. The eldest son, Jiang Jinzhuo, inherited the title and became the current Marquis Wenxin, and the second son, Jiang Jinrong, is the biological father of Princess Lejia.
A few years ago, the Jiang family split up, and Jiang Jinrong and his family also moved out of the Wenxinhou Mansion.
Princess Yi'an has always kept Princess Lejia by her side and taken good care of her. The two usually live in Marquis Wenxin's mansion, and occasionally stay in the Princess's mansion for a while.
Mrs. Liang, the wife of Marquis Wenxin, also had a warm look on her face. "I'll ask the mansion to prepare some snacks and fruits that the girls like to eat nowadays, waiting for the fourth girl to come."
Liang gave birth to two sons and no daughters.
She felt sorry for Princess Lejia who lost her mother at a young age, and whose father and two brothers were all taken away by others, so she had always loved her niece as her own daughter.
Now that she saw her niece making friends with such a lovely girl, Liang was also happy.
Shen Huazheng smiled obediently, and the two cute dimples on her lips added a bit of sweetness.
"Thank you, Princess, and thank you, Madam."
Xiao Jingran also hurriedly expressed his opinion, "Sister Zheng, Ran'er likes you as much as cousin Ning does, and sister will also play with Ran'er more often."
He readily changed "Sister Chen" to "Sister Zheng" in an attempt to bring the two closer together.
Looking at the soft and cute little ball in front of her, Shen Huazheng couldn't help but feel soft in her heart.
She touched Xiao Jingran’s head and said softly, “Sister will.”
*
When Chen Huazheng left Wenxinhou Mansion, Princess Lejia reluctantly sent her to the door.
She waved her hand, and the maid beside her immediately handed over the box in her hand. "These are freshly picked osmanthus flowers. In previous years, I would pick some at this time to make wine. This year, the osmanthus trees bloomed more and earlier, so I ordered people to pick more. I thought you might want some, so these are for you."
Chen Huazheng was a little surprised. She had just smelled the fragrance of osmanthus flowers on the road. She was thinking of asking someone to pick osmanthus flowers after returning home.
She took the box and thanked Princess Lejia.
"Aning, we really have a tacit understanding."
The corners of Princess Lejia's lips couldn't stop curling up. She and Zhengzheng really had a telepathic connection.
This is one of a kind in the world.
[With so many osmanthus flowers, you can make a lot of delicious dishes. I will process these osmanthus flowers when I get home, and then I can make a dish of osmanthus glutinous rice lotus root. My mother will definitely like it. ]
[Make some more osmanthus honey for later use. I haven’t made the osmanthus tofu pudding I promised to make for my mother last time.]
Zhou's heart softened to the point of being completely soft, and she almost couldn't help wanting to go forward and hug Shen Huazheng and give her a hard kiss.
She is such a caring little girl. She always thinks of her mother whenever she gets something.
[You can also make some sweet-scented osmanthus ribs and brew sweet-scented osmanthus wine. My father and brothers will probably like it.]
Shen Keting was so moved that he almost cried. In his heart, he had automatically blocked out the "father" in Shen Huazheng's voice and the "brothers" in "brothers".
He just thought in his heart that his sister really loved him as the eldest brother the most, otherwise how could she remember so clearly that he liked to eat spare ribs?
Well, I have to be nicer to my sister in the future!
[You should also send the princess some easy-to-preserve foods, such as osmanthus honey, osmanthus cakes, osmanthus crisps, osmanthus milk jelly, etc., or invite the princess to your home for dinner.]
Princess Lejia:!!!
Whenever Zheng Zheng got a few flowers, she thought of her and tried every way to make delicious food for her.
Woohoo, why don't I live with such a good girl like Zheng Zheng? ?
Why isn't the Shen Mansion next to the Marquis' Mansion or the Princess' Mansion?
Princess Lejia sent Chen Huazheng to the carriage, wishing she could climb onto it and leave with them.
Seeing her look like a young wife who was reluctant to leave, Zhou couldn't help but find it a little funny.
Although she didn't understand why Princess Lejia suddenly became so close to Shen Huazheng, Zhou also hoped that her daughter could make friends.
She had a gentle smile on her face, “The princess can come to the Shen Mansion as a guest anytime.”
Chen Huazheng also held Princess Lejia's hand, "Aning, we can meet often in the future."
"Okay." Princess Lejia nodded vigorously and delivered the visiting card to the Shen Mansion in two days.
She was just thinking wrong. They were all in the capital anyway. Even if Zheng Zheng didn't live with her, it wouldn't be difficult for them to meet often.
In addition to visiting the Shen Mansion, you can also ask grandmother to hold a few more banquets and invite Zheng Zheng to participate.
She is such a clever little girl, hehe.
*
I don’t know when it started, but Lord Shen, the Minister of Revenue, would bring breakfast from home every day.
Gradually, Lord Shen stopped eating lunch from the kitchen and had food delivered from home instead.
Every time Lord Shen's food box was opened, the room was filled with fragrance, making everyone drool.
Fortunately, Lord Shen is not a stingy person and always shares some with his colleagues present.
When it was lunch time that day, the officials from the Ministry of Revenue who did not have meals delivered to them went to the dining room to get their meals.
As the Minister of Revenue picked up the chopsticks, a fragrant aroma wafted into his nose.
Without looking specifically, everyone knew where the fragrance came from.
Only the food sent from Lord Shen’s house is so delicious.
Shen Zhaonian took out a large bowl from the food box, and a white mist mixed with the rich aroma of rice instantly rose up.
When the fog cleared, everyone could see clearly what was in the bowl.
Shen Zhaonian didn't show it on his face, but he was a little excited in his heart.
So this is the Chinese sausage rice my daughter was talking about.
*
The rice is soft and glutinous, the sausage is shiny like rubies, and the vegetables are green and juicy.
While the heat had not completely dissipated, Shen Zhaonian poured the sauce prepared by Shen Huazheng into the bowl.
With a "sizzle" sound, a more intense fragrance wafts to the face.
The officials of the Ministry of Revenue suddenly felt that the aroma of food was lingering around them, and they all lost their appetite.
Just when everyone thought that Shen Zhaonian's lunch today was this bowl of rice, he opened the second layer of the lunch box and took out a plate from it...
"Osmanthus? Why does it smell like osmanthus?"
"Yes, it really smells like osmanthus."
Shen Zhaonian's expression remained unchanged, but there was a hint of pride in his tone. "This is the sweet-scented osmanthus pork ribs my daughter made."
What? Sweet Osmanthus Spareribs?
Osmanthus can actually be used in cooking?? !!
Colleagues couldn't bear it any longer, so they put down their chopsticks and gathered around.
The golden osmanthus flowers are paired with the bright red spareribs, the sauce is thick, and it looks great.
The osmanthus spareribs have a strong smell, with the sweet and sour taste mixed with the fragrance of osmanthus. Just smelling it is appetizing.
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