When she entered the kitchen, everyone was still busy. Upon seeing her come in, the kitchen manager, Granny Xu, hurriedly came forward to greet her: "Does Your Highness wish to order anything?"
Han Luoxue smiled and said, "No, it's because Her Majesty the Empress Dowager wants to eat roast meat, so I came to prepare it!"
Granny Xu was puzzled, but her expression remained respectful: "Your Highness, are there any other special considerations for roasting this meat? What should we be careful about?"
Granny Xu was still quite surprised. Many people outside the palace knew about the recent events in the palace. The ministers felt that the Crown Prince's wife was somewhat unsuitable for public life, and many secretly wanted to send their daughters or granddaughters there, since the current Crown Prince was not only handsome but also far more capable than the previous Crown Prince.
If a daughter enters the palace and becomes the empress, wouldn't her family rise to great heights?
However, His Highness the Crown Prince insisted on having his own wife. When Granny Xu found out, she was still quite envious.
Later, it was said that the Empress Dowager also liked the Crown Prince's wife very much, and even publicly supported her. At the time, everyone guessed that this was the Crown Prince's idea. Perhaps the Crown Prince had agreed to some condition from the Empress Dowager, but it seems that's not the case today!
The Crown Prince's residence has plenty of servants, so why would the Empress Dowager send the Crown Princess to prepare it herself?
This is enough to show that the Empress Dowager still trusts the Crown Princess. More importantly, the Crown Princess has given birth to two children, and they are rare twins, a boy and a girl. You see, the Empress Dowager hasn't gone back after coming to the Crown Prince's residence. This has never happened before!
Therefore, the servants in the mansion dared not neglect the Crown Princess in the slightest.
She's still the Crown Princess now, but in a few days she'll become the Empress.
As Granny Xu was pondering, she heard Han Luoxue say, "No, what kind of meat do we have here?"
In fact, most of the meat in the palace and the Crown Prince's residence comes from her spatial storage. The Zhou family also gets their supplies from her.
They wanted to enter from another place, but there wasn't one!
"Your Majesty, we have pork, beef, mutton, and chicken here now."
Granny Xu recounted the details with great familiarity, and Han Luoxue smiled and said, "Where is it? I need to take care of it first!"
Granny Xu hurriedly told people to bring out all the meat. Han Luoxue personally took charge of the knife, selected the best pieces, and then began to cut them!
Granny Xu was startled and quickly stopped her, saying, "Your Highness, it's not necessary. Just tell me how you want it cut, and I'll do it!"
"It's fine, I have nothing better to do anyway!"
Han Luoxue spoke casually, and only then did Granny Xu realize how quickly she was cutting. In no time, all the different kinds of meat were cut.
Han Luoxue sprinkled the seasonings she had brought onto the bowl, then poured in soy sauce, vinegar, and salt. After mixing it well, she instructed, "This needs to marinate for a while! Leave it here and don't touch it!"
There was no barbecue grill here, so Han Luoxue thought for a moment and then told them to set one up in the yard first.
She plans to order a few barbecue grills another day, so it will be more convenient when she wants to eat barbecue.
Granny Xu was dumbfounded. This Crown Princess was quite something; she was definitely a glutton!
After finishing her tasks in the kitchen, Han Luoxue returned to the front hall.
"Sister Xue'er... Cousin-in-law..."
Han Luoxue didn't even know when Zhou Jie had arrived. Upon seeing her, she first habitually called her "Sister Xue'er," but then, remembering that the old lady and the Empress Dowager were also present, she quickly changed her address.
She even secretly stuck her tongue out at Han Luoxue. Sigh, calling her "Sister Xue'er" used to be so easy, but now she doesn't even dare to!
As expected, the old lady glared at her fiercely, and Zhou Jie shrank back: "Didn't we used to call her that so naturally?"
"I think you're asking for trouble!"
"Grandmother, my cousin-in-law is younger than me, so I used to call her 'little sister'?"
Zhou Jie pouted. She felt so pitiful, like no one liked her anymore!
Madam Wu sneered, "You know you're old? Look at Xue'er, she's younger than you, and she already has a husband and children. And you? You can't even see a shadow of her!"
Zhou Jie... how could she have forgotten this? I feel like I'm just asking for trouble.
"Oh dear, Grandmother, I haven't arrived at my destination yet, have I? When I see a man I like, I will definitely make my move!"
Madam Wu was both amused and exasperated: "Don't you have any sense of propriety? You're not even married yet, and you're already trying to find a man on your own?"
The Empress Dowager laughed heartily. Zhou Jie was indeed a straightforward girl; most girls wouldn't dare to speak like her. But this girl wasn't annoying at all; her words were quite amusing!
"Grandma, don't worry, Sister Zhou will bring one back for you soon!"
Han Luoxue quickly stepped in to smooth things over, but Zhou Jie walked up to her and pinched her waist hard.
"You're getting me into trouble! Where am I supposed to get it?"
Sister Zhou leaned close to Han Luoxue's ear and whispered a question.
Han Luoxue gave an awkward smile: "You'd better get through this first. What if your grandmother asks the Empress Dowager to make the decision for you..."
Although Sister Zhou had the imperial decree she had chosen, she couldn't refuse the marriage if the Empress Dowager truly granted it!
Upon hearing this, Zhou Jie immediately became obedient.
"By the way, Xueya, are we having barbecue later?"
The Empress Dowager still remembered the delicious food that Old Madam Wu had mentioned. She had eaten all kinds of delicious food in her life, and she just couldn't believe that Han Luoxue's roast meat could be better than that made by the imperial chefs in the palace.
"Grandmother, I've already marinated all the meat. We can have roast meat tonight!"
"Alright, I'll have to try it then, Xue girl, to see how delicious your barbecue is."
The Empress Dowager glanced at Old Madam Wu as she spoke. When Sister Zhou heard about the roast meat, her mouth practically watered. She grabbed Han Luoxue's arm and pleaded, "I want some too! I want some too! You're so mean, you didn't even call me when there was good food!"
After returning to the capital, she could only eat at the Zhou family's house. Having gotten used to eating with Han Luoxue, she suddenly found every meal prepared by the family's cook tasteless and bland, and she could hardly stand it.
As soon as she heard that her younger sister Xue'er had returned, she rushed over. Even though the Empress Dowager was here, she still had to come and see her.
If she had known this would happen, she should have come yesterday. Zhou Jie is now filled with regret.
"Is Xue's barbecue really that delicious?"
The Empress Dowager also knew Zhou Jie, and now she was even more excited.
"Your Majesty, it's not just delicious, it's incredibly delicious! I'm even thinking of having my cousin-in-law open a shop there, so I can eat there every day!"
The Empress Dowager laughed and said, "Then let's forget about it. If you go there every day and freeload, my Xue'er will have to pay for it!"
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