Chapter 332 Stealing Lychees
Qin Xin hesitated and said, "Shouldn't we...shouldn't we thaw it first? We need to peel it to eat the tender white flesh inside. But now that it's frozen like this, I don't know if the flesh is still tender. This is the first time I've ever seen frozen lychees!"
Shen Wantang picked up one in each hand: "How about this, one thawed and one unthawed, I'll try them and see which one tastes better!"
Qin Xin's eyes lit up, and she took one: "That makes sense! I'll dissolve this one for you right away!"
Qi Yu took the other lychee, used a small hammer to break the ice covering it, peeled it, and handed it to Shen Wantang.
Shen Wantang took a bite, and the fruit flesh, along with ice shards, spread across her tongue. It was refreshing, sweet, tender, and delicious. The ice shards quickly melted in her mouth, and the lychee juice instantly filled her oral cavity.
Shen Wantang exclaimed in amazement: "Delicious! How can this be so sweet!"
Du Juan swallowed hard, "Princess Consort, what does it taste like?"
Shen Wantang smiled, picked up one and handed it to her: "Here, try it yourself and you'll know."
Du Juan was so shocked that she quickly stepped back: "No, no, no, this stuff is too expensive, how can I eat it!"
Shen Wantang forcefully stuffed the lychees into her hand, and then gave one to each of Qin Xin, Qi Yu, Shu Xiang, and Granny Chai. She said with a smile, "You've only ever had fresh lychees, not frozen ones. Try them all. If you like them, we'll go to another restaurant to buy some!"
Qingyunlou sells frozen lychees, so Zuixianlou will probably have them too.
Qin Xin quickly thawed the lychees, peeled them, put them on a plate, and served them to Shen Wantang.
Shen Wantang picked it up and put it in her mouth. Her mouth was filled with fragrance and sweetness, so she exclaimed, "It's so delicious! It's so delicious even when it's frozen and thawed. I can't imagine how delicious it must be when it's fresh!"
She really missed out in her past life, she never even got to eat lychees!
I must enjoy this delicious food to the fullest in this lifetime, otherwise, if she suddenly dies one day, wouldn't all the money I've earned be wasted?
Shen Wantang waved her hand and said, "Granny Chai, pick out the six biggest and best ones and send them to Mother so she can also try the frozen lychees! Dujuan, bring some more gold, let's buy up all the frozen lychees at Zuixianlou!"
Du Juan had endured many hardships alongside Shen Wantang, and seeing Shen Wantang spending money like this, she couldn't help but feel heartbroken: "Your Highness, although lychees are delicious, they cost tens of taels of gold each, isn't that too extravagant? Please don't buy them anymore. I haven't eaten this one yet, so I'll give it to you."
Shen Wantang could understand the maid's heartache. After all, she had been like that in her previous life, living frugally even when surrounded by mountains of gold and silver.
She smiled and pushed the lychees that Du Juan offered back: "Don't worry, I can still afford a few lychees! Gold and silver are just external things; I can always earn more after spending them."
"But... I still think you should eat it."
"Silly girl, hurry up and eat. Qin Xin and the others have all eaten lychees, but you haven't. You should at least try what it tastes like, shouldn't you?"
As Dujuan listened, her eyes reddened. She felt that her master had treated her too well, and she could never repay her master in her lifetime.
She rubbed her eyes, and like Qin Xin, she cracked the icy shell of the lychee. Then she placed it on the stove to roast it slightly. Once the lychee shell and flesh had thawed and separated, she peeled the shell and put the lychee in her mouth.
Shen Wantang asked her, "How is it? Is it delicious?"
Du Juan's eyes widened, and she mumbled, "Delicious! So delicious!"
Shen Wantang laughed out loud: "If it's delicious, take the gold and have Qin Xin go buy more!"
Shaoguang Academy.
Granny Chai had already delivered the lychees to Princess Ning and then left.
Princess Ning looked at the lychees frozen in ice and said with some surprise, "I've been in the capital for so many years and I never knew that restaurants sold frozen lychees?"
Granny Quan replied, "Indeed, it wasn't available in previous years; it's only become available in recent years. I heard it's a preservation method that came from the Western Regions."
"It's not enough to just freeze it with ice; you also need to place candles in the ice cellar. Once all the candles have gone out, the cellar must be completely sealed, and no one is allowed to enter during this time."
"When the cold winter comes, the ice cellar is reopened, and the lychees inside are taken out and sold. Even so, very few lychees are preserved intact."
"These frozen lychees that the Crown Princess sent you must have cost a lot of money. She always sends you the best things first, she's really being filial to you!"
Princess Ning laughed: "Tang'er is so thoughtful. Later, we'll go to the storeroom and pick out a few decent treasures to give her."
"yes."
"I must keep such a wonderful daughter-in-law; I can't let someone else snatch her away!"
Granny Quan nodded, completely agreeing with the princess's words.
The Duchess of Zhenguo is a well-known shrewd and sophisticated woman, yet she actually dared to compete with the Princess for Shen Wantang right in front of everyone!
It is clear that Madam Gu is extremely fond of Shen Wantang, and may even be determined to have him!
Princess Ning ate three lychees and said, "These frozen lychees, though not as tender as fresh ones, have their own unique flavor. Pack the rest away so the Prince can try them when he returns."
"yes."
Granny Quan responded and had just picked up the box when Xiao Qingyuan walked in.
She curtsied and said, "The Crown Prince has arrived."
Just as Xiao Qingyuan was about to speak, he looked up and saw lychee peels and seeds on the table!
Looking up again, I saw three frozen lychees neatly packed in the box that Granny Quan was holding!
Xiao Qingyuan could hardly believe it. He had just told Shen Wantang that he wanted to buy frozen lychees for Huayi, and now his mother had frozen lychees.
Is there really such a coincidence in the world?
"Wait!"
Xiao Qingyuan snatched the box from Granny Quan's hands: "Where did these frozen lychees come from?!"
"Your Highness, this was specially sent by the Crown Princess for the Princess to try."
Xiao Qingyuan's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets: "What?! Shen Wantang bought it??"
Princess Ning frowned: "Why are you making such a fuss? What's wrong with what Tang'er bought? What kind of trouble are you going to cause this time?"
Xiao Qingyuan exclaimed, "Why would Shen Wantang suddenly buy frozen lychees? She did it on purpose, she definitely did it on purpose! She saw that I was going to buy frozen lychees for Huayi, and she was jealous!"
Princess Ning's face immediately darkened: "What did you say? You want to buy lychees for Huayi? Absurd! Why don't you just dig out your own heart and liver for her to eat! You scoundrel, so that's why you snatched the box as soon as you arrived, it turns out it was for the maid to snatch!"
"Why is Mother scolding me? You should be scolding Shen Wantang, she's too malicious!"
"I think you're the vicious one! You're praising a maid to the skies, this is going to completely ruin the Ning Prince's mansion! You immediately return the box to Granny Quan, the lychees inside were specially reserved for your father! You are not allowed to take a single one!"
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