Chapter 164 A Different Palace Banquet
Chen Huazheng didn't expect that the Queen would ask her to host a banquet, especially a Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet.
It has to be said that Emperor Jingning and his wife are both very generous, and they always give her rewards that she cannot refuse.
Although the Queen gave Shen Huazheng full responsibility, she still had to compare it with previous palace banquets to see how to do it better.
She looked across at Zhou Ying and Princess Lejia: "What do you think of the annual Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet?"
Princess Lejia was originally a princess of the royal family, and she celebrated every festival in the palace.
Before Zhou Ying got married, she had to follow the Zhou family into the palace to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. After she got married, she attended the banquet as the hostess of the Weiguo Mansion.
These two people are very familiar with the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the palace, so just ask them.
Princess Lejia swallowed the mooncake in her mouth and curled her lips: "Not very good, it's always the same thing. Not tasty at all, and they're all cold. There are only some fruits that can be eaten, and I never feel full every time."
Zhou Ying also nodded: "That's right, I originally wanted to eat hot food in autumn, but the dishes served were not very hot every time. It was cold, and it got cold in a short time. Every time we went to the palace to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, we had to eat in the mansion before going, otherwise we would be hungry."
Shen Huazheng quickly found the key point from the two people's words. The dishes at the banquet quickly became cold, and they all wanted to eat something hot.
Princess Lejia took a sip of tea, and the corners of her lips unconsciously lifted up: "Zheng Zheng, I was so happy to know that you are the one hosting the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet this year. I can finally have a full meal this Mid-Autumn Festival, and I don't have to suffer through eating those cold and unpalatable things anymore."
Zhou Ying looked at Chen Huazheng: "Zheng'er, have you decided what to do?"
Chen Huazheng pursed her lips and smiled: "I've thought about it. This year's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, from beginning to end, I guarantee that the dishes you eat will be hot."
Not only that, it will also give everyone a refreshing feeling.
Princess Lejia and Zhou Ying's eyes lit up at the same time. With Shen Huazheng here, there was no need to worry about the taste of the dishes at the banquet.
But she also guaranteed that the food would be hot from beginning to end during the entire banquet!!!
They never thought that one day, they would be able to eat delicious dishes at the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, and they would still be eating hot dishes!!!
Oh my God, this is something they never dared to think about before.
[It is not easy to have hot and delicious food. You can have a hot pot banquet or a double-boiled hot pot. One side is a spicy hot pot, and the other side is a mushroom or other healthy hot pot base. ]
Zhou Ying & Princess Le Jia: !!!!!!
Yes, you can eat hotpot. Zhenger/Zhengzheng is so smart!!!
Moreover, this shabu-shabu pot sounds quite interesting.
It must be delicious~~
[There will be both spicy hotpot and clear soup hotpot, and everyone will like it, no matter if they can eat spicy food or not. Just prepare some more ingredients and cook whatever you want. It will be so convenient. In this way, cousin Ying and Aning can eat their fill and have hot food. ]
Princess Lejia rushed over and hugged Shen Huazheng's arm.
"Zheng Zheng, you are so nice."
Zheng Zheng must have known that she liked spicy food, so she thought of preparing a shabu-shabu hot pot. Otherwise, wouldn't it be okay to just use a clear pot?
Maybe it's not that troublesome.
Woohoo, I'm so touched~~
Zhou Ying: `(*＞﹏＜*)′
Last time she praised Zheng'er's mushroom soup and mushroom sauce for being delicious, and Zheng'er took note of it.
Even when making the shuangyan hotpot this time, I was thinking of making a mushroom soup base.
Chen Huazheng: ???
It seems that Aning and cousin Ying were deeply hurt by the previous Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet. Now they are very excited to know that they can have a normal meal.
This time the palace banquet must be held well, and Aning and the others cannot be left hungry again.
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The Mid-Autumn Festival finally arrived. All the ministers dressed neatly and brought their families into the palace to celebrate the festival with Emperor Jingning.
The palace was decorated with lights and colorful lanterns everywhere, and exquisite palace lanterns were hung up, creating a festive scene.
The banquet was held in the Chaoyang Hall, and a beautiful revolving lantern was hung outside the hall.
Occasionally, when the wind blew, the pictures in the carousel suddenly started to spin.
The hall was covered with red carpet, and it seemed different from before.
Some ministers suddenly remembered that Emperor Jingning seemed to have said that this year's palace banquet would be somewhat different from previous years, and they couldn't help but feel some anticipation in their hearts.
Will there really be a unique Mid-Autumn Festival banquet this year? ?
Can they have hot meals during this Mid-Autumn Festival? ?
It’s really exciting just thinking about it.
However, this excitement soon disappeared in the cold wind.
Perhaps what Your Majesty said is just different in the decoration of the palace, and has nothing to do with the dishes on the table.
The banquets in the palace always have the same things, year after year. It is impossible for them to suddenly change this year.
Wow, it looks like I’ll have to eat cold food again this Mid-Autumn Festival.
The Shen and Zhou family members who knew the inside story were all very happy.
This Mid-Autumn Festival, I can enjoy the feast prepared by Zheng'er, hahaha~~
Soon, all the ministers arrived. They sat upright, waiting for the emperor to arrive.
Mo Zhishan thought of the several palace banquets he had attended in his early years and couldn't help but shudder.
He is already quite old and can't stand the hardship.
If the food on the table is still the same as before, just eat some fruit to get by.
I can go back and eat something else to fill my stomach.
As Mo Zhishan was thinking this, his eyes inadvertently swept over Grand Tutor Zhou who was sitting not far away.
Seeing that Grand Tutor Zhou looked calm and composed, his eyes paused slightly.
Among all of them, Grand Tutor Zhou was the most picky about food and had the most discerning taste.
In the past, every time he attended a palace banquet, he always looked miserable.
But now, Grand Tutor Zhou looked calm, and even had a gentle smile on his face.
Something is wrong. Something is very wrong.
Grand Tutor Zhou used to be picky about food, and now because of his granddaughter, he is even more picky.
Oh, that granddaughter of his!!
Thinking of Shen Huazheng, Mo Zhishan's heart moved.
Could it be that today's banquet will also be different from the past? ? ! !
Not long after, Emperor Jingning also appeared in Zhaoyang Palace with the Queen.
After accepting the kneeling homage of all the ministers, Emperor Jingning and the Empress sat down in their seats.
The banquet officially began. As the melodious sound of stringed instruments rang out, palace servants came in one after another, carrying trays in their hands.
Someone with sharp eyes immediately noticed the steaming pot in the maid's hand. Will there be hot soup this year? ?
When the hot pots were served on the table, the ministers and their wives realized that they were not hot soups but hot pots.
I was already very happy to be able to eat something hot, but who knew that what the palace servant served me was actually hot pot.
However, the hotpot seemed different from the ones he had eaten before at Yipintang and Shen’s Mansion.
The pot was split in half, steaming hot.
On one side is the bright and rich red soup, and on the other side is the clear white soup.
The two kinds of pot bases, one red and one white, seem like two extremes.
Everyone was excited as they watched the bubbling hot pot.
Although I have never seen this kind of hot pot before, it smells so good!!
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