Maimaiti's eyes widened in anger. He was, after all, a general personally appointed by the emperor, and had led many soldiers to kill enemies on the battlefield. How could the princess look down on him like this?
“Princess, I’m sorry, I did this for the sake of the king, and you have to suffer this injustice.”
The princess frowned, took a step back in fear, and warned, "What are you going to do? I'm warning you, I am a princess, someone you can't afford to offend. If you dare to lay a hand on me, I'll have my father skin you alive and drain your blood."
The general seemed not to hear, and made a gesture and a look. The surrounding soldiers stepped forward and directly restrained the agitated princess, preparing to kidnap her back to the palace.
The princess was lifted up by her feet by the soldiers, who were trying to carry her away. Her feet swung wildly in the air, but she couldn't shake off the well-trained soldiers at all.
The princess cried out, "Ah! Put me down right now, or I'll be guilty of betraying you! You're all too audacious, listening to a general instead of me?"
The soldiers who had the princess in power did not dare to raise their heads, and only followed the general's orders. Although they were afraid of the princess's power, they were even more obedient to the military tally in the general's hand.
Just as they were about to leave, Xu Yuehuai, with her small frame, spread her arms wide to block a large group of horses, stopping them and saying, "Let her go! Can't you see the princess doesn't want to go back with you?"
Maimaiti looked at you with disdain, as if you were a weak ant, and said, "Don't think that just because the princess spared you out of kindness, you can act arrogantly in front of me!"
Xu Yuehuai refused to move aside, which made Maimaiti want to kill her. He drew his knife and was about to slash Xu Yuehuai's neck.
"You obstruct the administration of justice! I'll kill you and report to the king!"
Xu Yuehuai remained calm and said, "The king hopes the princess will return to the palace, but he did not ask you to force her to go back. The princess has her own choice. If the king finds out that you are bullying the princess like this, and if he blames you, can you bear the consequences yourself, General?"
The general hesitated after hearing Xu Yuehuai's words. He had impulsively kidnapped the princess to leave Xu Yuehuai because he disliked her.
Unexpectedly, the princess cooperated with Xu Yuehuai and shouted, "No, you're going to make me so angry I'll die! I'll make my father punish you! Let me go right now, you're hurting me!"
Maimaiti was somewhat frightened, so he had no choice but to let his men release the princess. The princess immediately ran back behind Xu Yuehuai, glaring at the general and his men.
The general had nothing to say and could only lead his men away. He had acted impulsively by forcibly kidnapping the princess; otherwise, if the princess had really blamed him, the entire army would probably have been implicated.
After the general left, Xu Yuehuai said to the old nanny again, "Nanny, you saw it too. The princess is unwilling. You should go back first. When the princess wants to go back, she will naturally go back."
The old nanny had no choice but to warn, "That's all we can do, Miss Xu. Please take good care of the princess. You can't afford to take responsibility if anything happens to her, understand?"
Xu Yuehuai did not respond, but politely said, "Take care, Granny, I won't see you off."
They finally breathed a sigh of relief once the others left.
Xu Yuehuai glanced at the little princess, said nothing more, and then called on everyone to prepare for the opening: "Alright, alright, we've already missed the opening time, let's get ready quickly."
"Brother Chen, Anan, you two take the little princess to play in the back first," she reminded him.
Once the others left, Zhou Wan asked curiously, "A-Yue, why did someone suddenly come to take the little princess back? Did something happen?"
“Of course.” Xu Yuehuai nodded lightly and explained the whole story to Zhou Wan in detail.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Wan was immediately shocked, her expression changing repeatedly before she finally calmed down and said, "A-Yue, I think we need to leave here and return to Chang'an City now. Staying here any longer will only lead to more danger than good. If something like this happens once, it will happen again. It's better to make plans as soon as possible."
As soon as she spoke, Xu Yuehuai shook her head. It wasn't that she hadn't thought about these things, but she didn't want to give up halfway and let all the efforts go to waste. She reached out and patted Zhou Wan on the shoulder, then called everyone to prepare to open the door and welcome guests.
Seeing this, Zhou Wan sighed, but she also knew Xu Yuehuai's personality and knew that once she made up her mind, it was not easy to change it. She could only sigh and turn around to prepare for opening the door to welcome guests.
The appointed time arrived, and the doors swung open. As soon as the doors opened, a large number of diners rushed in from outside. Zhou Wan was also standing at the door and was almost knocked over by the surging crowd. Fortunately, the waiter next to her pulled her up.
The restaurant was quickly filled to capacity.
When Manager He heard about the situation, he was worried that they couldn't handle the workload, so he limped over to help.
Xu Yuehuai glanced at the busy Manager He, pondered for a moment, and then reached out to say, "Manager He, your injuries haven't fully healed yet, so you shouldn't be busy at the front. I'll go to the back and teach you how to cook."
"OK."
"Boss He, let me teach you how to make boiled sliced pork." Xu Yuehuai said, leading Manager He to the backyard.
Manager He was also very curious about the new dish: "Okay." He said and quickly went into the kitchen.
"If you want to make this boiled pork slices delicious, you have to start with the meat." Xu Yuehuai said, taking a knife to cut the pork.
Take only the tenderloin from both sides of a freshly slaughtered pig, slice it into thick slices, rinse it briefly with water, squeeze out the excess water, and place it in a bowl for later use.
Manager He watched intently from the side, occasionally jotting down key points.
Once Xu Yuehuai entered the kitchen, she became completely absorbed in her work, no longer saying a word, but bustling about like a radiant fairy.
She brought out another egg, separating the egg white from the yolk.
Add half an egg white to a bowl and mix well. Add salt and pepper to taste, mix well, and then add cornstarch in small amounts several times. Mix well again and then seal with a small amount of oil for later use.
Take fresh bok choy or Chinese cabbage, wash them thoroughly, and then cut them in half.
Light a fire on the stove, add oil to the wok, and when it's slightly smoking, add the stems of the vegetables and stir-fry evenly. Once the vegetables are just cooked through, immediately add the leafy parts, a little salt, and stir-fry evenly. Set aside.
Cut the scallions, ginger, and chili peppers into sections and set aside. Mince the garlic cloves and set aside.
Heat oil in a wok again, add scallions, ginger, garlic, chili peppers, and various seasonings. Once the aroma is released, add boiling water. When the wok boils vigorously, skim off the residue and add a little sugar to taste.
The aroma quickly filled the small kitchen, much to the astonishment of Manager He.
She then first added the bok choy, and after it had absorbed the broth, she took it out and placed it at the bottom of the bowl. Immediately afterward, she added the sliced meat, and as soon as the meat floated to the surface, she poured it into the bowl along with the broth.
Place minced garlic in the tip of a bowl, then immediately rub it into the pan. Heat plenty of oil in the pan, and once the oil is hot, immediately add the chili pepper pieces. Pour the mixture over the chili peppers as soon as the aroma is released.
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