Chapter 483 Phoenix
On the day of Concubine Xue's birthday, Zhu Huaizhen got up very early.
It was rare for her to wear plain clothes and take off her wooden hairpins, looking elegant and refined.
By the way, Taoyao Tower was renamed Baohexiang.
The main ingredients of Baohe incense are agarwood, sandalwood, ambergris, lilies, and honey. First, wash the agarwood with spring water, dry it in the shade, and then dry it in ovens before grinding it into coarse grains. Next, pound the sandalwood (Sandalwood tiliaceus) into a fine powder. Next, mix the coarse and fine powders, place them among fresh lilies, and pound them into a fragrant paste. Shake it in the shade until it is half-dried. Add an appropriate amount of honey, knead it into incense cakes, and dry it in the shade. Finally, sprinkle it with ambergris solution and bake it dry.
Baohexiang is light, harmonious and peaceful.
"Everyone, my mother came to me in a dream last night and gave me a phoenix. I have been thinking about it this morning, but I still don't know the answer." Zhu Huaizhen said slowly, with a hint of sadness between his brows.
"So, we can't listen to the opera in Taoyao Tower today. Please forgive me." Zhu Huaizhen bowed deeply, his eyes full of sadness.
"In order to make up for your losses, my prince has decided to give a 50% discount on light dishes ordered today," Qiu Niang continued.
This was what Zhu Huaizhen had told Qiu Niang earlier, that she had to find a way to keep the guests today.
"Qiu Niang, what light dishes do you have?" Some of the regular customers of Taoyao Tower come for Qiu Niang's cooking skills.
"Bijian Soup, Banglin Fresh Soup, Taishou Soup, Steamed Vegetarian Duck, Qingjing Rice, Roasted Mandarin Duck, Crispy Yellow Dumpling, Shanhai Dou, Shanjia Three Crisps, Lotus Pod Fish Bun..." Qiu Niang said coldly.
After hearing this, these regular customers immediately became interested and wanted to book private rooms.
"Qiu Niang, give each table a vegetarian dish and put it on my account." Zhu Huaizhen said softly.
After hearing this, Qiu Niang said yes.
As a result, Taoyao Tower was filled with guests, just as grand as yesterday.
"Your Highness, everyone really believes in the legend of the phoenix." Tu Mi whispered.
Her Highness slept soundly last night and didn't seem to be dreaming.
"Tu Mi, you have to believe it even if you don't want to." Zhu Huaizhen joked.
After hearing this, Tu Mi had an idea in his mind.
This phoenix cannot be summoned, but it is possible to have hundreds of birds pay homage to it.
Sure enough, at dusk, Zhu Huaizhen climbed up the Taoyao tree in the backyard of Taoyao Tower, picked a sycamore leaf from somewhere, blew it gently, and frowned.
The tune of "A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix" was taught to her by Xiao Ge.
She hadn't played the flute for a long time and wasn't very skilled.
However, when he arrived at Xiao Ge's birthplace, Shangjing, the capital of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Zhu Huaizhen had to do something for Xiao Ge.
In an instant, the sound became pleasant and melodious, transforming into the musical feeling of metal, stone, silk and bamboo instruments such as chimes, zithers, flutes, pipes, harps, xiao, and shengs. Zhu Huaizhen played the instrument very seriously.
Then, in less than a cup of tea, a group of birds came and circled on the roof of Taoyao Tower.
There are larks, thrushes, plum birds, red-tailed trogons, green-tailed trogons, cockatiels, red-crowned cranes, white peacocks, wild geese, etc., dancing gracefully.
Larks sang with clear voices, thrushes chirped a thousand times, a pair of plum birds with light blue feathers and two crimson flowers on their beaks tap-danced, the red-tailed quetzal and the green-tailed quetzal danced in tandem, wild geese circled, cockatiels chirped, red-crowned cranes stood proud, and white peacocks spread their feathers...
"Birds pay homage to the phoenix!" someone exclaimed.
It is said that only those with the Danfeng fate can summon the magnificent scene of hundreds of birds paying homage to the phoenix.
However, the rumor was wrong.
This phoenix fate includes red phoenix, divine phoenix, and fire phoenix.
The guests of Taoyao Tower all believed that Princess Ronghua was destined to be a phoenix.
The last person with the Danfeng destiny was Empress Roujia of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
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