Concubine Hui's expression suddenly changed when she heard this, and she flicked the teacup beside her to the ground: "Nothing goes well!"
She narrowed her eyes, a chilling light flashing in them. She parted her red lips, glanced at Nanny Sun, and said, "Are you really ill, or are you just making an excuse?"
Nanny Sun was a meticulous person. When Deng Sanguan claimed to be ill, she didn't believe him at first and even went to his residence to check.
She couldn't tell anything else about him, but she could tell he was quite old. He was lying there coughing, and the sound coming from his chest was like a broken bellows. She didn't dare get close to him.
When this was said to Concubine Hui, she couldn't get angry anymore. After hearing what Nanny Sun said, she lost her appetite. How could such a cook cook?
"What about dinner?" Concubine Hui did not pursue the matter any further, but she was still worried about the meal. Without Deng Sanguan, it would be impossible to change the food.
Concubine Hui was feeling a surge of annoyance, but Nanny Sun's face brightened. She said, "I was worried too, but then Sun Yishao volunteered to me, saying..." She leaned closer to Concubine Hui and said, "He said Deng Sanguan could do it, and he'd already quietly learned it."
"Sun Yishao?"
"Yes, he's the chef who made the old duck porridge for our princess."
Speaking of old duck porridge, Huifei had an impression of it. The porridge tasted really good, so Sun Yishao's cooking skills must be good too.
Since he said so, we can only try our best.
After arranging the meal, Concubine Hui and Princess Baohua waited outside the palace, eagerly awaiting the Emperor.
When Emperor Xuan Jing arrived, he saw Concubine Hui step forward with a smile and bow: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
Princess Baohua also bowed in a formal manner: "Your son pays his respects to the emperor, father."
Emperor Xuan Jing smiled and said, "No need to be polite."
Then he walked forward and picked up Princess Baohua, with a fatherly gentleness on his face.
Princess Baohua also wrapped her arms around the emperor's neck, and rubbed her face against Emperor Xuan Jing's chin like a spoiled child, saying, "Father, I miss you so much."
Emperor Xuan Jing couldn't help but smile, hummed, and said, "Father misses you too."
Concubine Hui also approached Emperor Xuan Jing and said with a smile, "The princess hasn't seen the emperor for a few days and can't stop thinking about you."
Perhaps because she had already bathed, she did not have the strong fragrance on her body as during the day, which did not make Emperor Xuan Jing feel uncomfortable.
After they entered the house, the palace maids took out the prepared dishes from the sandalwood food boxes and placed them on the table.
Concubine Hui prepared a very sumptuous meal. At a glance, there were about twenty or thirty dishes, which could be said to be very luxurious.
Because Emperor Xuan Jing arrived late, Princess Baohua couldn't wait and had already eaten dinner, so her nurse took her to the side hall to play.
Only Concubine Hui and the Emperor were left at the table.
After taking her seat, Concubine Hui held the chopsticks in her jade hands and personally picked up a piece of shredded chicken stingray for Emperor Xuan Jing. With a gentle smile on her face, she said, "Your Majesty, please try it."
In front of the palace maids, Concubine Hui was domineering and terrifying, but in front of Emperor Xuan Jing, she was indeed indescribably graceful and gentle.
Emperor Xuan Jing's eyes moved, and he looked at the table again. Although there were a lot of food on the table, he still found it at a glance, but some of the dishes were quite familiar, such as the shredded chicken and jellyfish in front of him, and the bowl of red oil crystal powder.
It was the one he had eaten with Bai Susu in Qixiang Hall.
He felt increasingly annoyed. Concubine Hui was so good at scheming that it was difficult for people to feel her sincerity.
I tried to suppress my impatience and tried the shredded chicken with jellyfish with my chopsticks. The taste was very similar, but I couldn't tell the subtle difference.
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