Chapter 1190 The Meal Replacement Lady is Not Likeable (5)
"This is called Taro Lotus. It's filled with taro paste and lotus seeds, and the outer layer is a transparent glutinous rice skin." Yuan Shichu replied. She didn't know whether such a dessert as Taro Lotus had been invented in this era. She was bored today, so she asked her maid to learn how to make it. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be quite delicious, probably because the ingredients were fresh and of high quality.
"Yu Xiang Lian? This dessert has a nice name." Zhan Runiang was still a little girl. She was not only attracted by the taste and appearance of the dessert, but also thought the name was well chosen.
"If you like it, you can take some back to eat." Yuan Shichu said generously.
"Then I won't be polite." Zhan Runiang said happily.
"By the way, second sister-in-law, your sister married the third prince, right? That's really amazing... Have you ever seen the queen and concubines in the palace?" Zhan Runiang asked Yuan Shichu curiously.
Yuan Shichu shook his head: "No, there is no reason. How can I see the queen and the concubines?"
"But won't your sister be the Third Prince's consort?" Zhan Runiang was puzzled.
"Yes, my sister is the Third Prince's consort, and I am just the married sister of the Third Prince's consort, and our relationship is just average." Yuan Shichu did not hide the fact that he did not have a good relationship with the Third Prince's sister.
Zhan Runiang was very disappointed when she heard this: "I thought that if I followed my second sister-in-law, maybe I could get some help from your sister and enter the palace to have a look?"
"That may disappoint you." Yuan Shichu shrugged.
Zhan Runiang came and chatted with Yuan Shichu for half an hour before leaving. When she left, she actually took Yu Xianglian back with her.
In the afternoon, Zhan Shulin returned from Yuan Mansion. For some reason, he was full of energy when he went out, but seemed a little listless when he came back.
Yuan Shichu narrowed his eyes and couldn't help asking him, "Did something happen at the wedding banquet? Why are you like this? If others see you, they will definitely think you are not going to a wedding banquet, but to a funeral."
When Zhan Shulin heard her words, his eyes suddenly became complicated: "You are so outspoken, what if this word gets out? This is your sister's wedding day after all, and your brother-in-law is the third prince, so be careful."
Yuan Shichu apologized perfunctorily: "I said the wrong thing, I apologize, now can you tell me why you went to a banquet and came back in such a horrible state?"
Zhan Shulin paused, looked at Yuan Shichu steadily, with sympathy and pity in his eyes, and asked her: "Did you have no status in your mother's family before?"
When Yuan Shichu heard what he said, he immediately raised his eyebrows and looked at him with some surprise: "You can even see this? You have a strong observation ability. That's right, I really have no status in the Yuan family and I am not very likable. Are you disappointed to marry me?"
"I'm not disappointed, just a little surprised." Zhan Shulin said, "Today your parents were very happy and sent your sister off with rosy faces. The wedding banquet was very lively and decent. Our previous wedding was far from comparable."
"That's really unfair to you, because you married me, a daughter who has no status in the Yuan family. Your wedding and dowry cannot be as good as mine." Yuan Shichu looked at him tentatively.
Zhan Shulin looked at her calmly, "There is nothing wronged. I made the decision to marry you after careful consideration. Since I have chosen you, I will accept all the facts you bring. We don't have to compare ourselves with others."
"Oh, really?" Yuan Shichu didn't know whether what he said was true or not, but since he said so, she would believe it for the time being.
As the couple was talking, a maid from the old lady's yard came to report that the old lady had received a deer from the people in the farm today, and asked everyone to go to her yard in the evening to eat it together.
Zhan Shulin and Yuan Shichu naturally agreed. Deer meat is not so easy to get these days, and you have to rely on luck to eat it. Yuan Shichu will not miss this opportunity.
So when it was time for dinner, Yuan Shichu went to Old Madam Zhan's courtyard with Zhan Shulin. At the gate of the courtyard, they happened to meet Zhan Shulin's brother Zhan Yuanning and sister-in-law Chen.
The two couples greeted each other and entered the yard one after another. When the old lady saw them, she waved for them to sit down and said, "We are in for a treat tonight. I specially asked the kitchen to make roasted deer legs, three-fresh deer antler soup, pine branch deer meat, shredded silver tooth deer meat, and deer meatball soup... whatever you like, we have it all."
"Thanks to mother, I have this delicacy. Mother is kind and gentle, so she always thinks of us when she has something delicious. I am so lucky to be a family with mother and to enjoy such delicious food..." Chen's endless compliments made Mrs. Zhan smile.
"Then you should eat more. The deer today is very big, enough for you to eat to your heart's content." Old Madam Zhan said to Chen with a smile.
"Then I won't be polite, daughter-in-law! I will definitely have a good meal tonight..." Chen boasted.
However, when it came time to really start eating, Chen was very reserved when she picked up her chopsticks. She only ate half a bowl of three-fresh deer antler soup and a few slices of pine venison. She ate very carefully, fearing that a little too much oil would go into her stomach.
When Mrs. Zhan saw the way she ate, she immediately felt very bored. She had been so excited before, but when she really started eating, she was like a chicken pecking at rice. She didn't eat much for a long time, which made people lose their appetite.
The old lady stopped looking at Chen in disappointment and shifted her sight. Then she saw Yuan Shichu who was eating very enthusiastically. Her movements were not rough, but rather elegant. However, her movements were extremely swift. When she ate the meat, anyone could see that she was really enjoying it: she squinted her eyes and savored it carefully. When she thought it tasted good, her eyes lit up surprisingly and she did not hide the joy on her face at all...
When the old lady saw how she enjoyed the meal, she immediately felt her own appetite increase. She felt that the venison in her mouth was indeed very delicious, so she couldn't help but eat more.
"Madam, this roasted deer leg will get cold if we don't eat it now, right?" Yuan Shichu stared at the whole, roasted deer leg that was served to him, and said to Madam Zhan with drooling eyes.
When Mrs. Zhan saw her like this, she couldn't help but laugh and said, "Yes, it will get cold if we don't eat it now. Xiu'er, come and slice the roasted deer leg and share it with everyone. Didn't you see that your Second Young Madam is greedy?"
Then the maid Xiu'er came forward and quickly and nimbly sliced the meat from the roasted deer leg, put it in small plates, and distributed it to the several masters one by one.
Yuan Shichu couldn't wait to pick up a piece. It was indeed fresh and delicious, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. She couldn't help but exclaimed: "This roasted venison leg is really delicious. Which chef in the kitchen has such good skills? He can open a shop outside, right?"
(End of this chapter)
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