Chapter 2666 Tasting (Reward for the book friend "The Cat Living Alone" plus 2)
Gao You returned to the post station angrily, only to see Lou Mian in the house. He frowned slightly and asked, "Why are you back?"
She actually came back earlier than him.
Lou Mian came back early and had already drunk two pots of tea. Upon hearing what happened, he briefly reported what happened in the morning. The main idea was that it was not that he did not work hard, but that Princess Changyu was married now and things were different from before.
And the prince consort was right beside him at the time...
Everything went wrong today. Gao You and Bai Shan drank tea for three quarters of an hour and talked back and forth for a long time, but they still couldn't find out the current trend of Dajin.
Gao You was so angry that he swept everything on the table to the ground.
The person who had been listening intently downstairs immediately went to the Honglu Temple to report: "...I went to Chongyuanfang to visit Lord Zhou and Lord Bai, but the initial invitation was rejected. Unexpectedly, Princess Mingda and her husband were returning to visit relatives, so I was blocked."
"The younger ones couldn't follow them into the hall, so we don't know what they were talking about, but the boxes of things that the High Prince had brought were all carried out in their original form. They were furious when they came out, and they had even smashed some things when they went upstairs."
The official from the Honglu Temple snorted coldly, "Zhou Man has always enjoyed the emperor's favor, and Bai Shan, despite his lack of experience, is also quite slippery. Now that His Majesty is intent on targeting Goguryeo, how could these two be so kind to Gao Youyou?"
He asked, "What about the other side?"
"Mr. Lou went to see Princess Changyu, but he only said hello on the street. Princess Changyu and her husband ignored him and didn't even say a word."
The official from the Honglu Temple was satisfied and nodded, saying, "Very good. We will keep a close eye on them, including their people. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, these people will no longer be under our control."
Today is a holiday, but many people are not allowed to rest, including the emperor, Wei Zhi and others.
In a corner that Bai Shan and his men couldn't see, the emperor directly issued a military order, which was delivered to the generals. Forty thousand troops were drawn from Jiang, Huai, Ling, and Xie, and sixty thousand were dispatched from Liaodong...
The Ministry of Revenue was the busiest. Before the troops set out, the food and fodder had to be sent first. They had to raise food for the army. However, now that the autumn harvest was over, the Ministry of Revenue directly sent officials to the Hebei area to raise food for the army.
This year, the capital area and the south have suffered some damage, but the north has been relatively prosperous. If we draw another portion from the national treasury, the early military rations will be available.
Everyone was so busy that they almost forgot that today was the fourteenth day. It was the servants of each family who went into the imperial city to call people, saying that it was time to go back and have a reunion dinner.
Wei Zhi was also called because Princess Changyu had to go to the palace to accompany the emperor and empress in the evening, so they could only have a reunion dinner at noon.
Wei Zhi went home with his mind full of state affairs. He was used to having a gloomy face when thinking about things and didn't like to talk. Not only Princess Changyu, but even Wei Yu didn't dare to disturb him at this time. So everyone had a dull reunion dinner, and then Wei Yu immediately found an excuse to take the princess away.
Wei Zhi was too lazy to greet them and wished they would go as far away as possible. He had to go and handle official business soon, so he waved at them and told them to leave quickly.
Madam Wei watched them leave eagerly, and couldn't help but turn around and pat Wei Zhi, "Today is a reunion banquet, and we only have one child in the capital, and you don't even want to keep him here."
Wei Zhi hissed, "I know, I know. Aren't you going to the palace during the banquet? Just think of it as a family reunion. It will be the same when we meet again."
After leaving the Wei residence, Princess Changyu breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest, saying, "My father-in-law is even more terrifying than my mother."
Wei Yu laughed and said, "You're talking nonsense. What's so scary about father?"
He helped Princess Changyu into the car and said, "Let's go to Zhou's house."
The doorman of Zhou's house knew they were coming in advance, and as soon as he saw their carriage, he immediately removed the threshold to let their carriage in.
Princess Changyu got out of the car, looked around, and asked, "Where is your master?"
The doorman immediately smiled and said, "He's in the back garden. A servant has just gone to notify him."
But the house was too big, and even if the servants ran over there quickly, it would still take time, and the delay in going back and forth was not short.
Princess Changyu said directly: "No need for them to pick us up, we can go there ourselves."
Anyway, it’s not the first time I’ve come here.
The two sides finally met in the corridor past the main courtyard.
Princess Changyu smelled the scent of crab on them and immediately stepped forward to grab Zhou Man and asked, "Have you eaten?"
Manbao smiled and said, "No, but the crab cage is warmed up on the side, and the smell is coming."
Princess Changyu was happy and went to the garden hand in hand with Manbao.
The garden was full of colorful flowers. Old Lady Liu and Little Qian were all there, but they were sitting at several tables. Princess Bai Shan and the others were at the other end of the open pavilion, separated by a screen. Everyone stood up to greet Princess Changyu.
Princess Changyu greeted everyone with a smile as she sat down on her chair. Seeing many people standing up and leaving, she couldn't help but ask, "Why did they leave?"
Manbao said, "They are all full and want to go back for a nap. We will eat by ourselves."
The servants took the plates to pick up the crabs, while Xibing led people to scoop out the orange flesh and add it to the seasoning dish.
Nowadays, when eating crabs, people like to mash fresh orange pulp into a paste and make it into orange paste to dip in the crabs. It is very refreshing and can remove the fishy smell.
Princess Changyu washed her hands and took a crab. Refusing to allow the maid to help her, she cracked the crab shell herself. Seeing the abundant crab roe inside, she smiled triumphantly and said, "I've always had good luck."
Mingda could attest to this, "From childhood to adulthood, she's always had the best luck in eating crabs in the palace. Father loves to ask her to crack the crab shells the most."
Although the crabs served to the emperor were carefully selected and must be good, there were still some subtle differences between good and excellent.
It was the first time that Manbao knew that eating crabs could bring luck, so she reached out and grabbed one. After looking at it carefully, she was about to break it open.
Bai Shan said: "That's good now, let's see which of you two has better luck."
As soon as the words were spoken, Manbao opened the crab which was all yellow.
Chang Yu was stunned, Mingda's mouth also opened wide. Bai Erlang was already used to it and said to Zhou Man, "Pick one for me."
"What I choose for you may not necessarily be the best, so I'll just give this one to you."
Bai Shan said, "No one here is an outsider. You've all picked the good ones. Who will eat the rest?"
Everyone looked at the silent Wei Yu.
Wei Yu: ...Why?
Manbao had already given the crab to Bai Erlang, and she reached out to touch one herself. After opening it, it was still full of crabs. She smiled and said, "It's because grandma is so good at choosing crabs. These crabs are all carefully selected."
After all, it is used to entertain the princess, so we can't just scoop it up and serve it up casually. They have all been carefully compared and selected by the people in the kitchen.
Manbao scooped a chopstick of yellow, dipped it in orange juice and put it in his mouth. His eyes almost lit up. It was delicious. The taste was different from the condiments made with shredded ginger, aged vinegar and sugar. It had a unique flavor.
See you tomorrow, I really want to see you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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