It seemed that Shen Qingqing couldn't bear his venomous eyes. She grabbed her clothes and took a step back, biting her lip with a look of horror on her face.
The boy who was leading the way greeted her kindly and said, "You can sit down if the prince asks you to, you don't have to be humble."
Shen Qingqing nodded like a frightened bird, walked quickly to the table and sat down. She held the chopsticks in her hands, but did not dare to pick up the food.
Qi Sheng laughed again, this time his smile was obviously different from last time, less coercive and more mocking.
He bent down and poured himself a glass of wine, and said as if giving alms: "Let's eat. I am not a tiger and I don't eat people."
Shen Qingqing secretly rolled her eyes and thought: Of course you are not a tiger anymore, you are that old beast with a mind as fine as a needle.
But she had to look flattered on her face, and timidly picked up a diced mango with her chopsticks and stuffed it into her mouth.
I have to say that the food in Wangfu is really good, even the mangoes are sweeter than those outside.
After eating four or five pieces of mango in succession, the Hongmen Banquet finally got to the point.
Qi Sheng leaned beside the table and asked her: "I remember that Mr. Gu never needs personal maids to serve you. What is so unique about you that you can win his special regard?"
Shen Qingqing put down her chopsticks and replied in a low voice: "There's nothing unique about it. The only thing I'm good at is cooking."
"That's because your cooking skills are good, which is also a reason." Qi Sheng chuckled, "Then I will leave the dinner to you. I hope you can give me a surprise."
Shen Qingqing answered "yes" respectfully.
In the evening, someone came to call Shen Qingqing to prepare for the dinner. She was vague, rolled up her sleeves and served, first a dish of spicy stir-fried beef, then a dish of boiled pork slices, followed by mapo tofu, stir-fried shredded pig ears, spicy prawns...
Even the green cabbage leaves are mixed with chili oil.
The whole kitchen was filled with the smoky smell of chili peppers, and even Shen Qingqing, who has always been able to eat spicy food, couldn't stand it, let alone the Xiangcheng people who always eat light food.
Just smelling the spicy smell is like being tortured.
The boy who inquired about the news came excitedly, then ran away holding his nose. After returning, he wiped his tears and complained to Qi Sheng: "That woman doesn't know how to cook at all. The kitchen of the palace will be blown up by her!"
"Go and call Gu Jiali. I want to see what kind of tricks these masters and servants are playing." Qi Sheng tightened his grip on the cup in his hand, with a fierce look in his eyes.
A workaholic who regards investigating crimes as his pursuit of life would go to Xiangcheng to experience the local customs and customs when he has nothing to do. Is this a lie?
When it got dark, Shen Qingqing successfully completed the preparations for the dinner, and plates of carefully cooked spicy and spicy dishes were brought to the table.
Qi Sheng looked at the densely packed green and red peppers and Sichuan peppercorns on the plate, his facial muscles twitching. He practiced for a long time before he managed to squeeze out a flawless smile and said to Gu Jiali: "I heard that the maid next to Mr. Gu is very good at cooking.
I specially invited her to cook a dinner, but I don’t know how it tastes.”
"My maid is certainly not bad at her craftsmanship." Gu Jiali picked up a piece of boiled meat with his chopsticks and ate it. His expression did not change from the moment he entered the mouth to the moment he swallowed it.
Qi Sheng was suspicious, so he also took a piece. The meat was tender enough, and the flavor was rich enough, but it was too spicy, the kind that burns like a fire, the kind that tastes like a mouthful.
Gu Jiali took one look at his embarrassed expression as he poured water into his mouth with a red face. There was a faint smile in his eyes, and then he took two more slices of beef.
When he was young, he lived with his mother in the southern Hunan area. The climate was humid and he often ate spicy food to sweat and ward off the cold, so he was very good at eating spicy food. The dishes in front of him were nothing more than a piece of cake for him.
The guest ate deliciously, so the host had no reason to leave, so Qi Sheng had no choice but to bite the bullet and eat with him.
To be honest, every dish on the table was not unpalatable, and could even be called delicious food, but he couldn't stand it. After a few bites, everything from his mouth to his stomach was burning.
The fire rushed up from his mouth toward Tian Ling Gai, making him sweat profusely and his head was in a daze; it went down to his intestines, making his anus leak, and he almost wanted to ascend to the sky.
In the end, I couldn't stand it any longer. I put down my bowl and chopsticks and raised my hands in surrender: "You guys eat first. I have a document that I haven't approved yet, so I'll go ahead."
Gu Jiali nodded and added another portion of rice to his bowl. After he left, he turned his head and looked at Shen Qingqing and Zhiyi beside him, "Let's eat together. It's a pity to waste too much food."
Shen Qingqing hadn't eaten anything for lunch, so naturally she wouldn't be polite to him now, so she pulled up the bench and sat down.
Zhiyi had long been so greedy for the boiled pork slices floating in red oil that his mouth watered. He didn't even bother to pull up the bench and just picked up the chopsticks to eat. Naturally, his master was disgusted.
The three masters and servants ate and drank as if no one was around, and actually ate all the food on the table.
Half an hour later, Qi Sheng returned to the dormitory holding his burning anus.
The boy who had been waiting for a long time stepped forward with a bitter look on his face and replied: "My lord, they have eaten all the vegetables. They are delicious, even better than eating a big pig's knuckle."
"Where are they now?" Qi Sheng asked through gritted teeth, holding on to the door frame.
The waiter wanted to ask, "So, is the food delicious?", but seeing his unfazed expression, he suppressed the question and answered honestly: "They left after eating. They should rest in Dongyuan now."
"Call that girl." Qi Sheng took a deep breath and limped into the bedroom.
Not long after, the boy led Shen Qingqing back.
Shen Qingqing shrank her neck, acting timidly, not even daring to raise her head, and asked cautiously: "Is the prince dissatisfied with the food cooked by the slave? But the slave can only cook those few dishes, and Master Gu likes it very much."
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Qi Sheng endured the cramps in his abdomen and smiled kindly: "You misunderstood. The food is delicious. It's just that my taste is light and I can't eat anything too spicy. I don't blame you."
Shen Qingqing exhaled, as if he had passed some difficult time, and his whole body relaxed.
Qi Sheng saw her little moves clearly and couldn't help but sneer in his heart. The little girl with no knowledge and courage was frightened like this at the slightest situation. No wonder Gu Jiali always protected her.
He sat upright and pointed to the stool on his right, "Sit down, I haven't finished asking the questions for lunch yet."
Shen Qingqing held the hem of her skirt and sat down obediently.
"What's your name? How old are you?"
Shen Qingqing lowered her head, her brain was running rapidly, and she made up a name for herself: "To tell the prince, my name is Shen Huanhuan, and I am sixteen this year."
"You're only sixteen." Qi Sheng glanced at her with a smile, "At such a young age, don't you find it boring to follow that old man Gu Jiali?"
"It's okay." Shen Qingqing moved her toes awkwardly and added in a low voice: "There are just a lot of rules. I always have to hold my breath when doing work, which is very tiring."
Qi Sheng was very satisfied with her answer, and his laughter even got louder, "Then do you want to change your master? I am...very satisfied with your cooking skills."
Shen Qingqing shrugged her shoulders, and it was extremely difficult to hold back her laughter. This scene turned into fear and panic in Qi Sheng's eyes.