Chapter 405: Handle
However, Zhu Huaizhen is never in a hurry.
She thinks Xinchang is a nice place with lots of delicious food.
For example, braised beef, after being simmered for several hours, becomes tender, salty, fresh and fragrant.
Another example is Tianchang Lotus Root Clips, which are made by deep-frying lotus root slices with meat filling until golden brown. They are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with the aroma of both lotus root and meat.
Another example is stuffed tofu, which is made by stuffing the tofu with meat filling, deep-frying it, and then drizzling it with sweet and sour sauce. It is crispy on the outside and fresh on the inside.
Another example is the Qinlan braised goose, the marinade has fully penetrated, the meat is golden and tender, and has a unique fragrance.
In addition, Leiguan pressed duck, Shipo oil tea, oyster sauce skewers, Guanba beef, Langya crispy candy, and Nushan Lake hairy crabs all made Zhu Huaizhen very happy.
However, Concubine Wu Huifei was a little anxious.
She heard some news about Emperor Xuan of Yan.
Zhu Huaizhen specifically instructed her to keep this information secret from Concubine Wu Huifei.
It was heard that Emperor Xuan of Yan planned to cede the city to Northern Zhou, and then Northern Zhou would send troops to help deal with Princess Rongyang.
It was also heard that Emperor Xuan of Yan was going to marry a princess from Northern Jin, who happened to be from the Dou clan of Qinghe, in order to repair relations with Northern Jin and make Northern Jin promise that it would never help Princess Rongyang.
Another rumor was that Emperor Xuan of Yan was ill, suffering from recurring low-grade fevers. He looked fine, but the fever wouldn't go away. The Imperial Hospital was at a loss and was secretly seeking a renowned physician.
Legend has it that Emperor Xuan of Yan was assassinated by a swordsman who had been favored by Princess Pingyang. The swordsman accused Emperor Xuan of Yan of 108 crimes and then jumped from the city wall.
"Mrs. Wu, what are we going to listen to today?" Zhu Huaizhen would ask this question every day, with a beautiful smile and a moving look in his eyes.
In fact, Princess Rongyang was also anxious.
After Princess Rongyang took over several small cities, no other city was willing to surrender voluntarily.
In the eyes of these cities, Emperor Xuan of Yan was the orthodox one no matter how incompetent he was.
Besides, Emperor Xuan of Yan was not incompetent either. He had allied himself with the two powerful countries of Beizhu and Beijin.
From this point of view, Princess Rongyang is actually in a weak position.
The strong prey on the weak, survival of the fittest.
"Then let's listen to "Romance of the West Chamber." Zhu Huaizhen smiled sweetly, her grape eyes clear and bright.
"The West Chamber" is also a love story.
The warm, mellow jade wine, white and cool like water, is likely filled with tears of longing. I fear I won't even be able to eat the food before me, my stomach filled with resentment. "Empty fame in a snail's horn, tiny profit in a fly's head," the mandarin ducks are torn apart. One on this side, the other on that, each sighing deeply.
Concubine Wu Huifei was obviously absent-minded.
However, Wu Huifei did not speak, and Zhu Huaizhen slowly sipped her rich and colorful tea, which was made of sesame, salt, bamboo shoots, chestnuts, loofah kernels, walnut kernels, spring immortal seagulls, swan osmanthus, rose and brine, and Lu'an sparrow tongue bud tea.
Oh, I miss her "Peach Blossom Fan" so much. I won't be able to hear it for a while.
Please ask, ask, the flower calyx is delicate, I'm afraid, afraid, afraid, it's not as better as the flowers in the east of the building, yes, yes, yes, yes, that plum branch once occupied the first spring, and why should I be entangled by green willows, please, please, please, please be sincere to my old friend, so as not to be blamed for my lack of love, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, I bid farewell to the past, your kindness is as high as the sky, I pay my deep affection from the beginning, please, please, please, you can see the old things by yourself, tears are thrown away.
She listens to "Changsheng Dian" every day and keeps dozing off.
"Princess Ronghua, he has the leverage over some powerful officials, that's why they are so obedient." Concubine Wu Huifei finally couldn't help but speak out her true feelings.
"Ms. Wu, then tell me about it." Zhu Huaizhen said with a smile.
Then, Zhu Huaizhen brewed Taoyao tea.
Take the peach blossoms on the third day of March and the white dew on the third day of September, and set out a set of tea-making utensils including a copper wind stove, willow charcoal, wrought iron fire tongs, small green bamboo clips, locust wood water cubes, and Yuezhou jade bowls, and wait for the first boil to produce small bubbles, the second boil to produce gushing springs, and the third boil to produce surging waves.
I have to say, when Princess Ronghua makes tea, every frown and smile is gorgeous and charming.
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