Chapter 379 It's Your Own fault
Miss Zhao struggled to step over the threshold, but her eyes rolled back and she fainted in the arms of her maid.
He Jinglan waved her hand, signaling Zi Yan to deal with it and quickly clear out the troublemakers.
The following banquet is the highlight.
The storm had subsided and the broken screen was carried away.
He Jinglan and He Jinghui invited everyone to continue the banquet.
At this moment, Censor Zhao’s family still didn’t know what kind of situation Miss Zhao had dragged the Zhao family into by herself.
After laughing and showing contempt, the guests all had new considerations in their minds.
Some people even secretly speculated that the reason why He Jinghui was promoted several levels in a row and became the youngest Shangshu was because of this.
In addition to his personal abilities being valued by His Majesty, perhaps it was because he discovered this treasure, Boss Gu.
The emperor was worried about how to revive people's livelihood and fill the national treasury.
Having someone like Boss Gu, working with the newly renovated Ministry of Revenue, isn't that what the emperor wants most?
No wonder the He family invited a commoner girl from the northwest to live in their mansion and treated her like a guest of honor.
"No wonder I want to be good sisters with you, because His Majesty values your value, and my brother can use you to secure his position as Minister of Revenue." He Jinglan smiled and winked at Gu Xixi, "I'm sure many people are thinking this at this moment."
Gu Xixi laughed, "How do they know what you are like in the northwest?"
“It’s not surprising to think so.”
The main course has already been served.
Only then did some people have time to drink the bowl of appetizer tea.
Except for some male guests who don't like sour food, they just took two sips and put it down.
The reception was quite positive from the female guests.
Someone asked with a smile, "Where does the sour, sweet and fragrant taste of this appetizer tea come from?"
He Jinglan was waiting for this question, and said, "This is Chinese wolfberry black tea. Chinese wolfberry tastes very sour, and its fragrance is special, as if a dozen spices are mixed together, with rich layers."
"It is just right to use it with black tea to make an appetizer."
The ladies all praised him.
"It's sour and sweet, and really refreshing and appetizing."
"It leaves a lingering fragrance after drinking it!"
"It's worthy of Miss He's banquet. Even the drinks are unique."
After drinking the appetizer tea, everyone became more and more excited about the drinks that would be served with the main course.
What was finally served was a palm-sized ivory porcelain bowl.
The pure white porcelain bowl is delicate and translucent, making the pink-pink soup look particularly beautiful.
Dark red petals float on the soup.
Stir gently with a spoon to turn up the white rice grains and a dried plum that sank to the bottom.
He Jinglan smiled and said, "This is a Roselle and Plum drink, with a little fresh fermented rice wine added to enhance the flavor."
"Girls may not be able to hold their liquor, so when they refill their cups, they still taste just as good without the wine."
The girls ignored the delicacies on the table and drank their drinks first.
It tastes surprisingly delicious when you take a bite.
Slightly sour and sweet, with floral and fruity aromas mixed with a light aroma of rice wine.
It is perfect whether you drink it directly or pair it with meat on the table.
During the banquet, there were maids who refilled the guests' cups.
So the ladies had nothing to feel embarrassed about, and many of them couldn't help but drink two more bowls.
In addition to the common sweet and salty snacks after meals.
It is paired with a turquoise drink and served in a light apricot-colored crabapple-shaped high-footed porcelain bowl.
The difference is that this time it comes with a small silver spoon.
In the middle of the green soup, there are four snow-white, round glutinous rice balls piled up.
Golden dried osmanthus flowers are scattered randomly on it.
The combination of three colors is pleasing to the eye just by looking at it.
He Jinghui asked with a smile, "What's the name this time?"
He Jinglan stood up and said, "Brother, these are Matcha red bean dumplings."
He Jinghui turned it over with a spoon and found that the red beans were buried underneath.
Then he smiled and said, "I thought you would give them poetic names, but why are they all named after ingredients?"
He Jinglan curled her lips, "It's clear at a glance."
The dessert shop puts up a sign so that customers can look at it and choose according to their taste.
In the end, this drink received praise from almost everyone.
Steamed green tea is ground into powder and then made into tea soup.
The tea soup is bitter, the red beans are sweet, and the glutinous rice balls are soft and chewy.
This is a drink that even those who don’t like sweets will love.
After the banquet, they moved to the garden. According to custom, although men and women appreciated the flowers separately, the content was similar.
It is nothing more than writing poetry, painting, tea ceremony, and elegant music around the theme of flower appreciation.
But today the female guest has already deviated from the topic.
"We seem to have some dried Roselle in our house. I'll let them try it later!"
"I like sour food, but I love that appetizer tea. It must be good to drink it iced when the weather is hot."
He Jinglan and Gu Xixi just smiled after hearing this.
Since they dare to name their products after ingredients, they are not afraid of being imitated.
Even if someone goes home and learns how to make it and drinks it themselves, it’s fine, but it’s very difficult to make it taste exactly the same.
So someone asked He Jinglan about the recipe of the drink.
"Where did you find such a skilled cook?"
Others enthusiastically echoed, "Yes, these new tricks have never been heard of before."
"This is the first time I've seen a cook who specializes in making drinks. There should be other things, right?"
He Jinglan pursed her lips and smiled, “No matter how knowledgeable you all are, you all say it’s new.”
"The cook in my house can do it, but it's not something they came up with."
When everyone saw her smiling and looking at Gu Xixi, they suddenly realized and were in disbelief.
"Is this the recipe that Boss Gu came up with?"
"Miss Xixi, is there anything you can't do?!"
The girls surrounded Gu Xixi, lively and enthusiastic, with none of the alienation or disdain they had when they first met.
He Jinglan was familiar with these people's habits and didn't bother to be polite with them.
He immediately started promoting his soon-to-be-opened dessert shop.
Let everyone go and patronize whatever they want to drink, saving the trouble of making it at home.
By the way, he also revealed a little bit that the new store was named by the Regent himself and the plaque was inscribed by him personally.
The girls were surprised and delighted.
The Regent is the "top choice" among many women in the capital.
He Jinglan first let everyone taste the delicious drink, and then revealed the name of the Regent.
Most of the money had already been won before the business opened.
I don’t know how many rich girls will secretly compete for this in the future.
It's like a competition of "Whoever has not been to this store to shop is lagging behind the trend in Beijing."
Gu Xixi and He Jinglan finally managed to escape from the flower-viewing pavilion and met Dou Rongsan who was coming towards them.
When both sides met, they were stunned.
He Jinglan thought that she was the one who invited the guests, so she decided to be polite.
"Why isn't Miss Dou joining everyone?"
Dou Rongshan snorted, "Some people have two different faces. It makes me upset."
"If you two really enjoyed the flowers, you wouldn't have come out."
He Jinglan understood that she was satirizing certain noble ladies, who had just been with Miss Zhao and looked down on Gu Xixi.
Now he can still shamelessly join everyone in treating Gu Xixi as a hot commodity.
He Jinglan smiled, looked at Dou Rongshan, and said, "I wanted to call you over to give me some more advice."
"In the end, I was a little surprised that you didn't make trouble."
Dou Rongsan rolled her eyes at He Jinglan.
He just shuddered slightly when his eyes passed over Gu Xixi.
"I don't have to be against Boss Gu..."
Gu Xixi sighed inwardly and wanted to persuade Dou Rongsan not to be so scared, but suddenly she heard someone shouting from the other side of the rockery.
"The top scholar fell into the water!"
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