Chapter 253 The world's sorrows and joys are not the same
Inside the Palace
The Queen Mother had just learned from the palace servants that Emperor Jingning and the Queen had secretly left the palace to attend Xie Yanqing's wedding banquet, and she paused slightly while holding the teacup.
"Never mind, just go. I should have thought of this earlier."
This was the first wedding banquet hosted by Yipinlou. How could the emperor, who was so greedy, sit still?
Aunt Fang asked cautiously, "Empress Dowager, would you like to order someone to serve the meal?"
Although she felt that the Queen Mother might not be in the mood at the moment, according to the rules, it was time for lunch.
The Queen Mother: "Let's serve the meal."
Although I'm not in a good mood, I can't go hungry. I have to eat something.
No matter how you treat others, you must not treat yourself unfairly.
Aunt Fang breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes."
Soon, the palace servants brought up lunch.
Although the Queen Mother's lunch was simple, it included both meat and vegetables and was nutritionally balanced.
In addition to rice, there are also stewed fish, mutton pot and blanched lettuce.
The Queen Mother glanced at the food on the table with an indifferent expression.
Under normal circumstances, these would actually be to the empress dowager's liking.
However, now that she knew that her son and daughter-in-law had left her behind to have a big meal outside the palace, she was not in a very good mood and had no interest in the food.
Aunt Fang sighed in her heart and was about to persuade the Queen Mother to eat a little, when she saw her slowly pick up the chopsticks and leisurely eat her lunch.
The Queen Mother chewed the fish in her mouth slowly, but what she was thinking about was the fish that would appear at the wedding banquet at Yipintang today.
The girl from the Shen family seemed to particularly like arranging seafood on the table. The sea fish on the seafood banquet that day was so delicious.
The fish and other dishes that can be served at today's special banquet must be exquisite and delicious.
Thinking of this, the Queen Mother suddenly lost interest.
She picked up the spoon again and scooped a spoonful of mutton soup into her mouth.
Just one bite and the Queen Mother frowned.
I used to think the mutton soup made in the imperial kitchen was pretty good, why is it so bland today?
Forget it, since the meat today doesn’t suit my appetite, I’d better eat some vegetables.
The Queen Mother put down the spoon and picked up the lettuce with chopsticks.
As soon as she took a bite, the Queen Mother's brows furrowed even deeper.
The lettuce was a bit overcooked. It was not tender enough, nor was it crispy and sweet enough.
And isn't it boiled? Why does it taste greasy?
Haven’t the cooking skills of the people in the imperial kitchen improved a lot nowadays?
What happened today? ?
The Queen Mother was extremely unhappy with the meal. She felt furious but didn't know where to vent her anger.
She frowned, ate a few bites, and then had the food taken away.
Aunt Fang opened her mouth and wanted to say something to persuade her.
But after seeing the Queen Mother's expression, she shut her mouth and did as she was told.
The other palace servants also became more cautious when cleaning up the dishes, fearing that they would be affected if they were not careful.
Not only was the Queen Mother in a bad mood, but the Crown Prince was also feeling very aggrieved.
He went to look for Emperor Jingning and the Queen, but found that neither of them was in the palace.
If he wasn't in the palace at this time, where else could he go except to Yipinlou for a banquet?
The prince is now very sensitive because he was abandoned several times by his father and mother.
This time, after learning from Xiao Jingran that Yipinlou was going to host the wedding banquet of the Xie and Yun families, the prince became cautious.
Just before noon, the prince was still full of expectations.
He fully believed that even if Emperor Jingning and the Empress wanted to leave the palace to attend the wedding banquet, they would take him with them.
Unfortunately, reality slapped the prince hard in the face, leaving him dizzy and heartbroken.
Didn’t father say last time that he would take him with him when he leaves the palace next time?
Why not bring him along this time?
The more the prince thought about it, the angrier and sadder he became.
Wow, was it possible that everything father said before was just to coax him?
She also said that she would often find opportunities to take him out to experience folk life, but that was all a lie!!
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The joys and sorrows of the world are not something that can be shared. The Queen Mother and the Crown Prince were in a bad mood in the palace.
Emperor Jingning, the Empress and Prince An's family were having a happy and enjoyable meal at Yipinlou.
As soon as the second dish was served, everyone at the table stared at the braised inkfish with its tempting color and fragrant aroma.
Cuttlefish is actually what is commonly known as cuttlefish, and is also called squid and cuttlefish.
It is different from squid and octopus in appearance, meat texture and taste.
Octopuses are soft all over, squids have cartilage, and cuttlefish have hard bones.
Squid has the most delicate texture, a chewy texture and a certain firmness.
Due to the characteristics of its meat, cuttlefish has a thicker and more delicate taste and is elastic after cooking.
The taste is crispier than octopus and squid.
Octopus fibers are strong and have the firmest texture.
There are many ways to eat cuttlefish, it can be steamed, stir-fried, cooked into soup, braised or eaten in hot pot.
Among these ways of eating it, Shen Huazheng’s favorite is braised inkstone.
Braised cuttlefish is a delicacy if it is cooked well.
It’s fresh, crispy and extremely delicious.
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