Xichun pulled out a piece of paper from his sleeve, found the picture by comparison, and said:
"Oh, here it is. This is called Mint Jelly Cake! What do you think, Madam?"
Du Anlan ate a piece and said happily, "It's very good. It's not greasy at all!"
Because the first plate of dim sum was a success, she tried all the subsequent dim sum!
Sure enough, each one was delicate and not greasy, just to her liking!
Although Du Anlan only tried a small amount of each, he felt a little full after trying them all.
She wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and said, "You guys should try it too."
Seeing this, Xiqiu and Xichun hurriedly expressed their gratitude.
Xiqiu picked up a piece of auspicious cloud-shaped dessert, took a bite, and asked vaguely:
"Did Leng Mu tell me where he bought these snacks?"
Xichun handed over the drawings of various snacks and said:
"Look, this piece of paper says Dongping Street Tangshui Tea Restaurant!"
Upon hearing this, Du Anlan's eyes lit up. He took the paper with the picture on it and saw that there was a bowl of fruit jelly painted on it!
She had eaten it once at the Zhunayaxu Lao in Anping County!
Du Anlan nodded secretly, that girl is really capable!
But what I don’t know is that she went north to provide disaster relief and has been gone for more than two months. I don’t know when she will be able to return to Beijing!
She put the drawing paper on the table and said:
"From now on, for all banquets in your mansion, big or small, you can order snacks from this shop."
At the same time, in the imperial palace, in the imperial study.
Emperor Chongde looked at Crown Prince Qi Nanyuan and asked, "Have you bought the snacks I asked you to buy for your mother?"
Qi Nanyuan glanced at Qi Nanche who was sitting at the last seat opposite him and said:
"In reply to Father, I did buy the snacks, but they were not delivered to Mother's palace."
Emperor Chongde frowned and asked, "Why not send it? Can't you even handle such a small matter?"
Qi Nanyue, who was sitting below, turned his head slightly and looked at Qi Nanche beside him. He saw that he just lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking about.
It didn't look like anything was happening. Could he be overthinking it?
But just now, he clearly saw the prince looking at his fifth brother!
Qi Nanyan hadn't figured out the prince's look yet, but suddenly heard him say:
“I gave that snack to my fifth brother.
But don't worry, Your Majesty. I've already ordered the snacks for tomorrow and will definitely buy them for you and send them to Your Majesty's palace!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Qi Nanyue's expression tightened slightly, and he quickly looked at Qi Nanche!
But his fifth brother stood up suddenly as if struck by lightning, and shouted:
"Brother Crown Prince, what are you talking about? When did your brother have a snack with you?"
When Emperor Chongde saw the irritable look of the fifth brother, he was so angry that he shook his head!
He and the third brother are brothers from the same mother, so why are their temperaments so different?
He glared and cursed:
"You are shouting so loudly, are you thinking we are all deaf? What are you yelling about?"
Qi Nanyuan said with surprise:
"Didn't my fifth brother ask your wife's maid to stop my sedan chair outside the Tangshui Tea Restaurant?
No problem, just pretend it never happened. It's just a box of snacks, I can still afford it."
As soon as these words came out, Qi Nanyan immediately pulled Qi Nanche to kneel on the ground and said:
"Father, please forgive me, Old Five was not aware of this matter!
He would never dare to snatch anything from his brother the Crown Prince, not even a piece of dessert!
When he returns home and finds out the whole story, he will definitely give an explanation to the Crown Prince!"
Although Qi Nanche has a bad temper, he is not stupid.
After his brother said this, he immediately understood what the prince meant, and he hurriedly said:
"Brother Crown Prince, there must be some misunderstanding!
Not to mention that you were going to send it to the Queen Mother's palace, even if it was for the servants in your house to eat, I wouldn't dare ask you for it, let alone snatch it away!"
Qi Nanyuan saw this and said nothing more, only:
"What are you doing? I've already told you, a mere box of snacks is nothing!"
Upon seeing this, Emperor Chongde's face darkened and he scolded coldly:
"Even if there was a misunderstanding, the woman in your mansion's backyard actually snatched the snacks I was going to give to your mother!
The people in the mansion must be disciplined and must understand the rules!
I will fine you three months' salary as a warning!"
Qi Nanche nodded in thanks and said, "Thank you for your grace, father!
I will go buy snacks from the Queen Mother's palace tomorrow!"
Upon seeing this, Emperor Chongde said nothing more. His son was grown up, so it was better to just say a few words to him. Talking too much would only make him annoying!
He waved his hand and said:
"Let's go, those old guys should have arrived at the Qinzheng Palace by now!"
After he finished speaking, he stood up and walked out of the hall, with Qi Nanyuan following behind him.
Qi Nanyan pulled Qi Nanche up and shouted in a low voice:
"Go back and take good care of your backyard. Be careful with your words and don't get yourself implicated!"
Qi Nanche has a bad temper, but he is most afraid of his eldest brother.
He nodded like a chicken pecking at rice and said, "Okay, I understand!"
In the Qinzheng Hall, Emperor Chongde glanced at the ministers below the stage, then rested his gaze on Si Junshan for a moment and said:
"A few days ago, General Si Junshan went north to fight the enemy and inflicted heavy damage on the Hanlan Feiyu Army at Xuefeng Mountain!
Afterwards, the two armies remained in a standoff, and Han Lan neither advanced nor retreated, which was really a headache!
Now, Han Lan has sent an envoy to Beijing. Ministers, what do you think of Han Lan's purpose in coming here?
In other words, in response to Han Lan's repeated provocative behavior, should I, Long Yin, fight or make peace?
If we were to fight, what would be the strategy? Would we capture them all in one fell swoop? Or would we capture a few of their cities?
If we make peace, what conditions should we negotiate?"
Standing on the top of Si Junshan, he looked at Emperor Chongde and felt that there was a sense of reproach in the emperor's eyes.
Could it be that the emperor was blaming himself for executing the emperor without authorization after returning to the capital after being injured?
Or is it that something else was not done well, which made the emperor unhappy?
Thinking of this, he strode out of the train, bowed and said:
“I believe that both sides suffered casualties in the last battle at Xuefeng Mountain, and Han Lan’s visit this time should be to negotiate peace.
However, the Hanlan people have always been greedy, I'm afraid they want a lot!"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the ministers in the hall began to discuss the matter.
"The Hanlan people are too difficult to deal with. The Ninth Prince defeated them a few years ago, but I didn't expect them to cross the Snow Peak Mountain soon and harass the people of Fencheng!"
"If we can catch them all, then we can solve the problem once and for all!"
"You make it sound so easy, Master Liu! It's not that easy!"
No one noticed that Qi Nanyan, who was standing at the front of the train, had a glimmer of light in his eyes...
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