Tian An had just finished the opening ceremony when Hong Lei told her that the Crown Prince had arrived.
She took the menu and prepared to go and order for them herself.
As a result, when she arrived at the door of the private room she had arranged in advance, she found that someone was guarding the door. Thinking that the other party was the prince, it was normal for him to bring some people with him when he went out, so she didn't pay much attention to it.
He stepped forward and said politely, "I'm here to take the order for the guests inside. Please let me know."
The people inside naturally heard the noise at the door. The emperor looked towards the door and said, "That's the girl outside, right?"
Zhao Yiming stood up and replied, "It's An An."
The emperor raised his hand behind him, signaling Eunuch Defu to open the door. "Go and bring the girl in! Don't keep her waiting too long."
The door in front of him suddenly opened inward, and an old man whom Tian An had never seen before said with a smile: "Please come in, my lord."
Hmm? That voice? It's a bit sharper than a normal man's. Could it be a eunuch?
Tian An was puzzled, but he didn't show it on his face. He nodded politely and said, "Thank you."
Then he stepped inside.
There were only two people in the room whom she didn't know.
Before she could ask, Zhao Yiming stood up and led her towards the middle-aged man. "An An, come with me to meet your uncle and aunt."
Uncle? Aunt? Tian An was shocked. Aren’t Zhao Yiming’s uncle and aunt the emperor and empress?
The emperor and empress came to her shop in person?
Fortunately, after learning from Madam Xiao for so long, even though she was shocked, she performed the proper etiquette perfectly. "An An greets uncle and aunt..."
Although she was shocked at first, she remained calm and collected, neither panicked nor anxious. She also learned the etiquette and rules very well. Her whole temperament was excellent, and there was no trace of a country woman at all. The emperor and the empress both smiled and nodded.
Seeing the two nod, Tian An felt relieved. This was considered a pass, right? Right!
The Queen took her hand with a loving look on her face, "She is indeed a wonderful person. Standing next to Mingyu, they look a perfect match."
Tian An pretended to be shy and lowered her head and said, "It is An An's blessing to be recognized by my aunt."
"This girl is still shy."
The queen teased, then took off a topaz bracelet from her wrist and placed it on her hand. "My aunt left in a hurry and didn't bring anything nice with her. This bracelet is pretty good, so I'll give it to you to play with."
Tian An was startled and looked at Zhao Yiming beside him. Is it really okay to take the queen's things casually?
Facts have proven that it really works. Zhao Yiming nodded at her and said, "Since it is a kind gesture from my aunt, we will accept it. We will remember my aunt in our hearts from now on."
Tian An understood and thanked the queen with a smile.
The emperor, standing aside, said in a good mood, "Your aunt at least wears a bracelet. I really can't even take out a single copper coin from my pocket! Oh! How ashamed!"
"An An is already very happy that his uncle is here today, so how can he ask for gifts?" Tian An said sensibly.
What a joke! She wasn't so naive as to complain about the emperor not giving her any gifts!
The emperor pointed at her and laughed, "This girl is so easy to satisfy."
Yaoyao, who had been waiting for a long time, finally got the chance to speak up for Tian An, "My sister An An is the best."
The Crown Princess beside the Crown Prince deliberately said, "Only your sister An An is good, so your sister-in-law is not good?"
Yaoyao hurried over to comfort her, "Sister-in-law is also very good."
Taking this opportunity, Tian An paid his respects to the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, and then successfully obtained a jade bracelet from the Crown Princess.
However, the menu in her hand seemed a little hot.
Could it be that he really ordered food for the Emperor and Empress? They probably wouldn't eat anything other than food from the Imperial Kitchen!
Seeing Tian An's embarrassment, Zhao Yiming took the menu and asked, "Uncle and aunt, would you like to order something to eat?"
"Order it! Isn't the purpose of coming to a restaurant to eat?"
The emperor had spoken, so Tian An naturally followed his instructions and immediately introduced various hot pots to the people in the room. In the end, they chose the yam belly chicken hot pot, and Tian An was in charge of arranging the side dishes.
After the dishes were ordered, Tian An had to go and watch over them personally and had to leave the room temporarily.
As soon as she left the room, she patted her chest with her hands. "Oh my god! That's the emperor!" She was so scared. Fortunately, she didn't do anything wrong.
Tian An gave the orders for the dishes and asked Deng Xue to keep a close eye on them. She found an empty room and secretly took out a bottle of fine red wine, a few wine glasses and a decanter from the space. After removing the label from the bottle, she brought out the wine.
The hot pot was served very quickly. Tian An personally checked the food and made sure that there was no problem before he personally took his people back to the private room.
The emperor was immediately tempted when he saw the wine in Tian An's hand. "I heard from Mingyu that you can make wine. This must be what you made!"
Tian An replied, "Uncle, we just started brewing this year, so we can't brew much."
Pointing to the bottle of red wine in her hand, she playfully said, "This bottle is the best. My uncle is coming today, so please help An An taste it and give him some advice so that we can make better wine in the future."
As he spoke, he used a corkscrew to open the cork of the red wine bottle and poured it into a transparent decanter.
Suddenly, the room was filled with the aroma of wine. The emperor had drunk a lot of good wines, and he knew that this wine was good as soon as he smelled it. It was a rare and fine product.
But seeing the movements of Tian An's hands, he was a little confused, "What is this girl doing?"
Tian An explained: "This is called decanting. Decanting wine can make the taste smoother and more palatable, and it has the effect of enhancing the taste.
It allows the aroma of the wine to bloom, releasing its fragrance, making the taste fuller."
"This statement is quite fresh. I'll have to try it carefully later to see if it is really as you said." The emperor's wine craving was aroused by the aroma of wine in the air.
After sobering up, Tian An personally poured wine for everyone. Eunuch Defu wanted to take over this job, but Tian An declined, saying, "Eunuch, please take a break today! Let's taste this wine together later."
"This..." Defu looked at the emperor, and the emperor said straightforwardly: "Just do as this girl says."
Eunuch Defu happily thanked the emperor first and then thanked Tian An.
In fact, as the emperor's eunuch, Eunuch Defu should be the first to try the food, and he can definitely drink the wine, but tasting the food is not the same as having a glass for yourself!
Tian An only poured one-third of the red wine into each person's glass. With a bottle of red wine, except for Yaoyao, he only poured one glass for each person.
Looking at the two sips of wine left in the glass, the emperor felt a little regretful for letting Defu drink with him.
They had never seen this wine glass before. Fortunately, Tian An was just as quick as everyone else and was always one step ahead of everyone else. Everyone followed her example and finally tasted the wine.
Tian An raised his glass to the crowd, tilting it at 45 degrees, and took the first sip, doing the wine tasting for Eunuch Defu.
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