Wei Yixiao stared at Xu Yuehuai for a long time, his eyes becoming very strange.
He found it very strange; this girl was incredibly audacious. After all, the previous few people who had tried to teach others something so simple had already gone to hell.
Wei Yixiao is the most detestable official in the Imperial Food Bureau.
This leader often comes to the market to buy ingredients and frequently gets into conflicts with people. The poor vegetable vendors don't dare to say much, so people only need to pay one-tenth of the market price to take away a lot of their vegetables.
People were already gritting their teeth when they heard about Wei Yixiao.
In the crowd, someone lowered their voice and said, "I heard that the manager of Daweixian went to the Prince's Mansion last month to cook for the young princess. The young princess was so picky that she didn't eat a single bite. Now Daweixian is going to have to close down."
"The Emperor traveled a great distance to western Sichuan to find a cook. She was very skilled, but unfortunately, none of the dishes she made suited Anning's taste."
"I'm just curious, the Imperial Kitchen is a place in the palace that serves the royal family and high-ranking officials. Is the food they make not appetizing? Or is the little princess just too difficult to please?"
The public will continue to speak out.
Zhou Wan felt a chill run down her spine upon hearing this.
A bead of sweat trickled down her hairline, dripping from her forehead onto the bridge of her nose. She turned around and saw the group of people having a heated discussion.
I seemed to glean something from their words.
Almost everyone who had ever cooked for the young princess met with misfortune, so... Zhou Wan looked at Xu Yuehuai, extremely worried.
Xu Yuehuai herself, on the other hand, smiled and said, "Alright, Zhou Wan and Qianqian will stay and help me out. The rest of you can rest."
"Grandma," the two children said in unison, "you need to be careful."
"Don't worry, it's just making food for the little princess."
Xu Yuehuai, on the other hand, was confident.
Wei Yi smiled coldly and remained silent.
Before starting, Xu Yuehuai looked at Wei Yixiao and asked, "Who are you to the young princess?"
"I am merely the head of the Imperial Kitchen, and I am now in full charge of this matter. You don't need to know who I am, just do your best. If the young princess eats your food, everything will be fine, and the court will even reward you. If she doesn't eat it, you'll be in big trouble."
Xu Yuehua nodded.
So this little princess is a spoiled and pampered person.
Xu Yuehuai looked at the other person and continued to ask, "What exactly is wrong with the young princess?"
“It’s just homesickness,” the head steward said in a deep voice. “I’ll tell you what you need to know, and you’d better not ask about what you shouldn’t know.”
Xu Yuehuai understood that there were rules for survival in officialdom.
I asked this question not to find out too much, but simply to find the right solution.
Fortunately, the high-ranking onlookers did answer Xu Yuehuai's question.
"You don't know this, but the prince is from western Sichuan. He has been summoned back by His Majesty and said he will not leave. The little princess is already weak and is not used to life in the capital. It can be said that she is suffering from acclimatization problems."
Xu Yuehuai vaguely remembered something.
The reason why the current emperor brought back the princes and others who were far away in foreign lands is obvious. After all, it is dangerous for them to be thousands of miles away.
In the future, it will be quite a big deal if they hold military power and become influential.
So we simply brought these princes back.
In this way, they can be easily restrained and controlled, but this will be tough on the young princess. She grew up in the beautiful Sichuan region and was naturally not used to being in the capital city of Ma Long.
Xu Yuehuai pondered for a moment and decided to still make the old-fashioned fish from the pond for the little princess.
The rest of the Sichuan dishes are on the menu. If the young princess actually asks for them this time, we'll see what happens in the future.
"Daughter-in-law, Qianqian, roll up your sleeves and get to work."
When everyone arrived at the kitchen, Xu Yuehuai made arrangements.
Zhou Wan was a meticulous person and knew that the matter was of great importance, so she strictly controlled every step. As for Jiang Qianqian, she was also meticulous in her work.
Xu Yuehuai liked to order these two around.
These two also listen to Xu Yuehuai's orders.
As before, after the hot oil was poured over the Sichuan peppercorns, a dish was ready, and Wei Yixiao from the Imperial Kitchen suddenly walked in from outside.
Recently, he has been racking his brains to find a successor to the traditional Sichuan cuisine.
Each time, they thought they were finding a hidden gem, but little did they know that when these dishes were served to the young princess, she would merely glance at them and not even eat them.
The prince only had this one precious daughter, so naturally he cherished her dearly.
Even the current emperor is worried about this matter.
Just now, a fragrant aroma wafted out from behind the curtain. Wei Yi smiled and hurried into the kitchen to witness firsthand how each dish was created. Xu Yuehuai worked up a sweat, and finally, the entire process was completed.
"The dish is well made, but I wonder if you have a fine horse that can quickly deliver it to the young princess? If it takes too long, the taste will be greatly diminished." Xu Yuehuai was not worried that the dish would be bad, but rather that if it was delivered too late, the young princess would find it unpalatable.
Wei Yixiao nodded, "This is our business, so don't worry, young lady."
A group of guards came in from outside, sealed the food in a special box, and took it away. Wei Yixiao didn't intend to leave and sat inside.
Xu Yuehuai was tired, so she came out, only to see Chun San Niang and the shopkeeper still kneeling on the spot.
Seeing Xu Yuehuai come out, Chun San Niang showed a grateful smile.
As for the shopkeeper, his expression was tense, tired, and numb.
Xu Yuehuai walked up to the two men and said, "The master has asked for a favor, why bother them? Let the suffering ones get up too." In fact, Chun San Niang and her husband had been kneeling for a long time and were gradually feeling their strength failing.
Wei Yixiao glanced coldly at Chun San Niang, who was trembling on the ground, and the shopkeeper, and said, "Get up."
The two men then stood up tremblingly.
"I've finished cooking the food, you can leave now."
These fierce-looking soldiers were infuriating, and Xu Yuehuai wished they would just disappear.
Unfortunately, these guys showed no intention of leaving.
Wei Yixiao's face was ashen as he sat down in a grand chair not far away.
At that moment, Chun San Niang grabbed Xu Yuehuai's hand. The two looked at each other and Chun San Niang suddenly leaned close to her ear and timidly murmured, "He also wants to send food to the Prince's mansion. They won't leave until the little princess has eaten it."
Xu Yuehuai was naturally bursting with confidence when it came to the dishes.
But the capricious and eccentric young princess had an unpredictable whim to do something.
Therefore, the reputation of this time-honored store and the lives of this group of people were now inextricably linked to Princess Anning.
Prince's Mansion.
The group, riding swiftly with whips cracking, had arrived.
They kept bringing the dishes Xu Yuehuai had prepared to the inner room.
Inside the room, Prince Anping paced back and forth, his mind restless and agitated.
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