Early in the morning, Tongsu began to have people prepare tables, chairs, decorations, bowls, chopsticks, and other items for the banquet.
Xiao Qingwan assigned her two trusted maids to Tongsu.
Tong Su glanced at them casually, saying it was a hint, but in reality, she was openly monitoring her.
Xiao Qingwan stood idly to the side, suppressing her excitement, eagerly waiting to see Tong Su make a fool of herself. She sneered repeatedly.
Is it really that easy to organize a banquet?
Although it was a gathering of young ladies, not bound by formalities, precisely because it was a gathering of young women, even the slightest mistake would be closely watched. Once noticed, people covered their mouths and giggled, gossiping about it, and it immediately became the laughing stock in the circle.
In her previous life, Xiao Qingwan had organized several gatherings, but this time she was so busy she barely had time to breathe and was filled with anxiety.
Any oversight in plating, failure to serve hot and cold dishes in the correct order, or use of inferior ingredients that detracts from the dish's prestige would be subject to widespread ridicule behind one's back.
Xiao Shisan understood these principles as well. As soon as Xiao Lingchen finished his meeting with the ministers, he hurriedly went up to him and asked, "My lord, may I go and take a look?"
"Where are you going?" Suddenly a head popped up beside him. Prince Helian said with a grin, "I heard that your eldest daughter is holding a banquet and has invited many noble ladies from the capital. The capital is full of beauties, and I would like to go and see them. Brother Xiao, would you allow me to?"
Xiao Lingchen said indifferently, "Why would you go to their girls' gathering?"
Xiao Shisan glared at Prince Helian. Where did this guy come from? He really is a womanizer, always chasing after excitement!
"Oh dear, Brother Xiao, don't be so serious. It was your sister who arranged it, aren't you going to go and see?"
"I'm not going."
Prince Helian curled his lip: "Fine, then I'll go secretly by myself. You're not that old, but you're so old-fashioned, you have no vitality at all!" He walked briskly and disappeared around the corner in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Shisan sighed with a bitter face, and Xiao Lingchen asked, "What were you trying to tell me?"
"Uh, sir, the young lady hasn't hosted many banquets before. What if she's not very skilled at the process...? Should I send someone to help her?"
Xiao Lingchen nodded: "Go and ask her what she needs, and send it to her."
"yes!"
Xiao Shisan nodded solemnly and left, while Xiao Lingchen returned to his tent with his hands behind his back and opened an official document.
Half an hour later, he silently put down the official document he hadn't even read a single word of, walked out of the tent expressionlessly, took a long detour to avoid people, and quietly headed towards the camp where Tong Su and the others were holding their banquet.
He wasn't worried about her at all.
They were just afraid that Prince Helian would cause trouble!
Yes, that's it.
Tongsu was instructing the maids to remember the order in which the dishes were served.
"This is a small gathering, so we don't need to be too demanding, but it shouldn't be too simple either. We should start by preparing some light tea to cleanse the palate. The first course should be a cold platter with crystal shrimp jelly, cucumber comb, etc. When the hot meat dishes are served, they should be a good mix of meat and vegetables. Remember which dishes shouldn't be served one after the other..."
Xiao Qingwan initially watched with schadenfreude, but gradually, the mockery on her face faded, and was unconsciously replaced by astonishment and indignation.
That shouldn't be happening!
Organizing a banquet is such a troublesome matter. Someone as dull-witted as Xiao Baishu should have been overwhelmed and made mistakes by now. How come she was so orderly and well-organized, without showing the slightest sign of panic?
In her past life, she made mistakes while organizing banquets, so why was Xiao Baishu able to do so smoothly? Now it should be her turn to embarrass herself!
Xiao Qingwan grew angrier the more she thought about it, biting her lip and her eyes filled with resentment.
Why... why does everything she does go so smoothly? Why is her life so good?
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