Chapter 199 Rong Jinchen's Contribution
There was an inexplicable awkwardness in the air, and the corridor filled with people was quiet and silent.
Su Zhenzhen smiled nonchalantly and said, "Why hasn't Luwu come back yet? I'm hungry. In my experience, the meat you roast yourself is the most delicious. Princess and sister-in-law, please give it a try." As long as she is not embarrassed, she is not afraid of embarrassment.
The Crown Princess and Princess Jin also gave face to Su Zhenzhen, the host, and both said yes with a smile.
"Thanks to the princess, we can now enjoy the royal gift. How could we normally have such a blessing?" Xu Siyu's mother said with a smile. She looked at her daughter standing beside Su Zhenzhen, her smile almost unable to stop.
Gu Hanyue smiled and said, "Your Highness the Princess knows how to eat. Let's get started. I can't wait." She felt that she had had enough tea.
Su Zhenzhen looked at her with a smile, "Don't worry, there is not only venison, but also roast suckling pig and roast duck." In fact, she wanted to eat grilled steak, but as a princess, she couldn't take the lead in eating beef.
There are about thirty or forty ladies and young ladies attending the flower viewing banquet today, and it is just right to divide them into five or six tables.
Fortunately, the corridor was long enough to accommodate several tables, and there were curtains to block the wind, leaving enough ventilation and space to enjoy the scenery. Smokeless red charcoal was also lit, and the servants set up the iron rack, oven and other equipment.
There are also roasted suckling pig and roast duck kept warm over charcoal fire, steaming teapots, and freshly baked bird's nest (not golden blood bird's nest) stewed duck and seasonal candied fruits.
Although Su Zhenzhen invited all the ladies and young ladies to attend the flower-viewing banquet, she actually still liked to eat, drink and have fun. After all, she was enjoying the flowers. The crabapple blossoms blooming in Prince Yan's Mansion were a unique sight in winter.
She is the master and she has the final say.
Sitting at the same table with Su Zhenzhen today were the Crown Princess, Princess Jin, Princess Chu, her mother and two sisters-in-law, as well as Xu Siyu and the fifth princess.
The other princesses were sitting at the bottom of the main table and were not familiar with the surrounding area, so they were allowed to roast for themselves.
Su Zhenzhen looked at Princess Ningxia of Chu. Seeing that she was tall and charming, she couldn't help but take another look at her.
Ningxia couldn't help blushing when she saw her super beautiful fourth sister-in-law looking at her, "Why do you keep looking at me?" Her little face was as red as a cooked shrimp. Su Zhenzhen supported her little face with her hands and raised her eyebrows, "Now that my fifth brother's wife has come into the family, I am finally not the youngest among the sisters-in-law." She blushed again.
Su Zhenzhen looked at Ningxia, who looked like a queen but had a soft personality, with a delighted look. She was so adorable, she propped her cheeks up with her hands and looked at her. Ningxia shyly lowered her head under her gaze. The Crown Princess looked at Su Zhenzhen's quirky antics, her eyes curved. "You're so naughty." She looked at Su Zhenzhen and raised an eyebrow at her playfully, smiling until tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.
Princess Jin looked at her, her eyes darkened slightly. This fourth brother's wife was really living a comfortable life.
She is not worried at all that she has not had children after almost two years of marriage. Her expression is as innocent and cute as when we first met. I didn’t expect that His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan actually likes this?
Thinking about the fact that she was going to attend the flower viewing banquet and was warned by Prince Jin Rong Jinyu not to force Su Zhenzhen to give birth, she gritted her teeth in anger.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin was involved in cheating in the imperial examinations in the middle of the year. Although he has managed to escape punishment, he still angered his father.
He said that he would never let Rong Jinchen flatter him in front of his father, as this would be very disadvantageous to him.
Princess Ma Miaoying of Jin has always been generous and considerate in public, advising others to be virtuous and magnanimous. However, she secretly cried to her wet nurse, and her attitude of swallowing her anger was no longer effective for a while.
She originally wanted to use the fact that Su Yiyi gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, to hurt Su Zhenzhen's heart. Who made King Jin believe that twins, a boy and a girl, were a blessing? And Su Yiyi became more honored because of this?
Princess Ningxia of Chu looked at Su Zhenzhen, her face full of curiosity and a shy blush, "Fourth sister-in-law, is it fun outside? I have never been out of Beijing." She blinked at Su Zhenzhen with anticipation in her eyes.
Su Zhenzhen asked Bai Zhi to roll up her sleeves while she grilled the sliced venison with tongs. "Travel is nothing more than going from a place you're tired of to a place others are tired of. I've written a travelogue and will print it out and give you a copy."
The Crown Princess and others said, "Fourth sister-in-law, please don't be partial. I want a portion too." Su Zhenzhen said generously, "We have both." She simply picked up a piece of the roast suckling pig that had just been served on the table with her chopsticks and stuffed it into her mouth. Everyone started eating as well. For a moment, everyone was very happy and the atmosphere was very pleasant.
During the meal, "Fourth sister-in-law, why isn't Bai Zhi, who serves you, here?" Princess Jin said to Su Zhenzhen while waiting for the roasted venison.
Su Zhenzhen raised her eyes, took the handkerchief handed to her by Lu Wu, wiped the corner of her mouth, and then said: "Bai Zhi and Gu Cheng, who is beside His Highness, are married. I can't bear to see them separate." She picked up another chopstick of roasted venison that was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside (don't eat it in real life, it's required by the plot).
Princess Jin smiled and followed Su Zhenzhen's example, stuffing the roasted venison into her mouth. Only venison roasted by herself would taste delicious.
At this moment, Su Zhenzhen remembered something and warned Xu Siyu and the fifth princess Rong Ruoxue, "Yuyu and Xuexue, don't touch the candied haws later. Hawthorns are good for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, so pregnant women shouldn't eat them." Xu Siyu and the fifth princess Rong Jinxue nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, Princess/Fourth Sister-in-law, we promise not to eat them."
Ye Mingyan looked at her precious daughter who was doing whatever she wanted, and felt that Zhenzhen had married the right person.
She hadn't expected that His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan would go to such lengths for Zhenzhen. She was afraid that someone would displease Su Zhenzhen like she did that day, so she had everyone explain clearly that if anyone dared to force Su Zhenzhen to give birth, don't blame him for attacking their husbands and sons in the previous dynasty.
She looked at the extra roasted venison in her bowl, then looked at her baby daughter, who still had a rosy complexion and chubby face, with her eyebrows curved and eyes smiling, and then she picked up her chopsticks and took a bite.
Luo Zhihan savored the roasted venison carefully. How could she have imagined that venison could be eaten in modern times?
It seems that traveling back to ancient times is not without benefits.
At this moment, the Crown Princess casually said, "Speaking of which, my second uncle's legitimate daughter has also reached the age of marriage. Madam Su, could you please ask your brother if he's interested?" Gu Hanyue was slightly startled, then smiled and replied, "Your Highness, it's too late to say that. My brother already has a crush." She had only just learned about this in the past two days, adding, "Your Highness's sister is a woman sought after by hundreds of families. It's just that boy who's unlucky." The Crown Princess was only asking casually. Seeing that it wouldn't work out, she didn't have any other intentions. Prince Yan and Su Zhenzhen were closely tied to her and the Crown Prince.
If Gu Wenmin hadn't known that Luo Zhihan had also received an invitation to the flower-viewing banquet from Princess Yan, he wouldn't have confessed so quickly.
Gu Hanyue was so angry that she couldn't help but grab Gu Wenmin's ear and twist it. How could he treat his sister as an outsider like this?
After learning that his sweetheart was the Princess of Chuyang, Gu Hanyue finally felt relieved.
God knows how afraid she is that she might be a prostitute or have a mistress. Will she still be able to maintain her reputation?
She had made a special observation today about Princess Chuyang and found her to be a pretty good woman, barely worthy of her brother.
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