It was easy to see what Mrs. Butcher and the ladies present were thinking.
She played with the wine glass in her hand and said, "To be honest, this wine doesn't taste very good."
She then changed the subject and said, "The truth is that this wine is too hard to drink. It's of low quality and tastes terrible."
“The so-called lack of astringency and sweetness is just the feeling when you first drink it.”
"But after drinking it, there is a slight bitter taste on the tip of the tongue."
"Besides, this wine has a turbid feel, not clear at all, and I don't feel like drinking it."
"Besides that, your processing of apricot blossoms into wine is not very good. The floral aroma is very light, and it does not give apricot blossom wine the mellow and soft, long-lasting fragrance it should have."
These words were said without any mercy.
Shi Qingluo also showed an innocent expression, as if saying, "I'm not causing trouble, but you just forced me to say it."
Mrs. Butcher was so angry that she could no longer maintain her previous smile and politeness.
She couldn't help but retort, "Princess Fubao, although you are a princess, you deliberately belittle my apricot wine. Isn't that inappropriate?"
Shi Qingluo sneered, "What do you mean I deliberately belittled your apricot blossom wine? I was obviously telling the truth. Isn't this what you insisted I comment on?"
"Every time I give you a truthful evaluation, you get upset. I want to ask you why you are so narrow-minded and can't accept other people's bad opinions."
"I have reasons for my suggestions. If you accept my advice with an open mind and improve this apricot blossom wine in the future, your winemaking skills will naturally be even better."
"But you insisted that I speak, and you didn't listen when I spoke."
Her expression suddenly became sharper. "I also want to ask Madam Butcher, did you invite me here today to deliberately pick a fight with me?"
When it comes to bickering, she's never afraid of anyone.
She didn't just say random words, but had reasons and evidence to back up her argument, making it difficult for the other party to retort.
Xi Rong also said, "Madam Tu, to be honest, your wine is not unpalatable, it's too unpalatable."
"I really don't know why such inferior wine is called the best in North City."
"I just want to ask, has the wine brewed in North City become so shabby?"
Mrs. Butcher was so angry that she was shaking all over: “…” These two people are really going too far.
She couldn't help but sneer, "From the tone of your voice, have you ever drunk apricot blossom wine that's better than mine?"
Shi Qingluo nodded, "Of course I drank it, otherwise we wouldn't make a comparison and tell the truth."
Xi Rong said more bluntly: "Isn't this nonsense? How can we know what kind of flower wine is the real wine without drinking it?"
"Let me tell you the truth again. Your wine is incomparable to the flower wine brewed by Luo Luo in my family."
She added with full pride: "In addition to flower wine, the white wine and fruit wine she brews are truly unique."
These words stunned all the ladies present, and they looked at Shi Qingluo with suspicion.
This Princess Fubao can make wine? Is it true?
Mrs. Tu felt as if she had heard a huge joke.
Of course she didn't believe that Shi Qingluo could brew wine. She, a young lady from a noble family, didn't know how to brew wine before. It was only after she married into the Tu family that she learned it patiently for several years.
Why did Shi Qingluo do this? This Zhennan Marquis actually used Shi Qingluo to step on her without any reason. It was just as annoying.
She thought for a moment and looked at Shi Qingluo meaningfully, "So the princess is an expert at brewing wine?"
Since it is difficult to refute what the two people said before, let's slap them in the face with facts.
Shi Qingluo knew what Madam Butcher was thinking at a glance. She curled her lips and smiled, "I'm not a master, but compared to Madam Butcher, I'm definitely much better."
There are many winemaking masters in modern times who make better wine than her, so she can’t really be called a master, but she is just pretty good.
After all, everyone has their own expertise, and brewing wine is just a hobby for her.
Although Madam Butcher wanted to deliberately lure Shi Qing into the trap, she was still furious when she heard this.
If Shi Qingluo's status was not much higher than hers, she really wanted to order someone to beat Shi Qingluo out.
What she was most proud of was not that she was the wife of the Tu family, the most aristocratic family in the North City, but her wine-making skills that were highly sought after.
And she also knew that Shi Qingluo must have seen that she was looking for trouble, so he deliberately embarrassed her.
She took a deep breath and forced a smile, "Then I really want to taste the fine wine brewed by the princess."
"The princess thought my Tu family's banquet was bad before, and I also want to taste the princess's banquet."
"I believe the ladies present here have the same idea as me."
She looked at Shi Qingluo and said with expectation and deep meaning: "I don't know if there will be such an opportunity."
She didn't believe that Shi Qingluo could prepare a better banquet, and even less did she believe that he could brew better wine, so she said this on purpose.
What she was waiting for was Shi Qingluo to politely reject her request.
At that time, she would endure the grievance and become the one bullied by Shi Qingluo.
Let everyone see how overbearing and domineering Princess Fubao is, and how she will not tolerate anyone being better.
Most people present thought that Shi Qingluo would find an excuse to decline.
Who knew she would just chuckle and say, "Okay!"
"It just so happens that my husband is here to serve as the prefect of the North City, and I should have invited all the ladies to a banquet."
She said confidently, "Since you want to eat more delicious and unique delicacies and real wine, I will naturally satisfy you."
These people often said behind her back that her family was country bumpkins and looked down on her status as a village woman.
That's perfect, she will take on Mrs. Butcher's malicious intent and let these people know who the real bumpkin is.
These words surprised Madam Butcher and everyone present. They obviously didn't expect that Shi Qingluo not only agreed, but also was so arrogant.
Mrs. Tu was not disappointed because Shi Qingluo agreed. Instead, she felt happy.
She set a trap for Shi Qingluo, and whether the other party agreed or not was all part of her plan.
Shi Qingluo agreed. If he failed to serve more distinctive delicacies and provide better wines at that time, it would be a disgrace to the new prefect and would also bring shame to him.
What happened at the banquet today will definitely get out.
Including the words that Shi Qingluo used to slander her.
So she didn't know how others would frame her. After all, it was very embarrassing for her, the lady of the most aristocratic family in North City, to be despised by a peasant girl.
But as long as it is proved that Shi Qingluo cannot do it, the situation will be reversed.
By then, the only one who will be embarrassed will be Shi Qingluo, and the wine she brews will become more famous and more sought after.
She planned to order people to go out and create momentum in North City today, and push Shi Qingluo into the fire, so that he would never be able to get down from it. Humph!
So her smile was no longer so forced, "Okay, I'm looking forward to the princess's banquet."
The other ladies, whether they were malicious or well-intentioned, all smiled and said, "We are also looking forward to the princess's banquet."
The ladies of Mrs. Tu's faction thought to themselves that they wanted to see how this country bumpkin princess could organize a better banquet than the Tu family.
Shi Qingluo smiled and said, "Okay, I'll post the message for you in a few days."
Glancing at the triumphant smile on Mrs. Butcher's lips, the smile in her eyes deepened.
I don’t know who fell into whose trap. I hope this butcher can still laugh afterwards.
Today's update is over, thank you for your tips and votes~ I will be out for most of the day tomorrow, so the update should be in the morning~ I recommend this friend's ancient farming novel, the author is Yu Siye, the title is "Escape from Famine and Farming: Hundreds of Billions of Materials to Raise a Disabled Villain", those who want to read farming novels can take a look~~ (End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
