"After the banquet, you and I will go to the Prime Minister's Mansion!" the Eighth Prince said excitedly.
Qu Linglong's eyes lit up! No one had seen the winemaker anyway, so just go to the eldest brother's tavern to find a replacement winemaker.
Thinking of this, she looked at Yun Daozi and asked, "Is the Imperial Master going?"
"No need." Yun Daozi said lightly.
"Master, aren't you looking for a winemaker? Why don't you go?" the Eighth Prince wondered.
Yun Daozi looked at Xia Jin who was beating her chest and coughing and said nothing.
When everyone is here, the banquet begins.
This banquet gathered many young ladies who were not yet married. After the birthday celebrations, the ladies would take turns to perform.
Of course, their performances are all purposeful. Firstly, they can increase their reputation in the aristocratic circle of the capital. Secondly, they can choose a suitable husband, meet them at the banquet, and get engaged privately. Most of them are at the banquet.
It happened at a large banquet like this.
Of course, part of this was directed at Lin Ziyi just like Qu Linglong.
Some of them came for the Eighth Prince, and some even targeted the Imperial Master.
Xia Jin, on the other hand, focused on the food on the table!
The first dish is a crispy and refreshing pickled radish strip, which Qin Haoou made himself at the beginning of the year. It tastes crunchy, sweet, spicy and refreshing, and is the most suitable appetizer.
Lin Ziyi was sitting next to Xia Jin. When he heard the sound of her crunching radish strips, he turned around and saw that she was eating with gusto. The corners of her mouth were shiny and she licked the corners of her mouth from time to time. She was so greedy.
Like a kitten.
He held his chin up and watched Xia Jin eat with interest.
From appetizing radish strips, to refreshing vegetable assorted plates, to steamed fish, roast chicken, and lion head.
She squinted her eyes from time to time and tasted it carefully, with a look of enjoyment on her face.
No matter what the outside world is like, she only sees the delicious dishes on the table, as if nothing can disturb her or affect her.
"General?"
Lin Ziyi came back to his senses and turned to look at the woman standing in the middle of the hall, looking at him shyly.
"Say." He returned to his cold expression.
"I heard that the general can play the flute. Tian'er wants to ask the general to play the flute to accompany him."
"There are many musicians at the back. You have to choose who you want." Lin Ziyi answered straightly.
Old Taijun and Mrs. Sun were already used to it, and this answer was considered normal operation.
If you really go up and play the flute, you are seeing a ghost!
After Xia Jin had eaten and drank enough, she looked up and saw Lin Ziyi looking at her strangely, their eyes facing each other. Lin Ziyi quickly looked away and looked away.
Seeing that Lin Ziyi didn't move his chopsticks, Xia Jin asked, "General, don't you want to eat?"
"For this kind of banquet, the food is all laid out and no one uses chopsticks," Lin Ziyi said.
Xia Jin held her chin, "This is very similar to some modern celebrity banquets!"
"Modern?" Lin Ziyi narrowed his eyes.
Xia Jin explained: "A village called Modern."
"The name of this village is very strange." Lin Ziyi said.
Seeing that no one was using their chopsticks, Xia Jin remembered that her disciples had been busy for three days to make preparations, and couldn't help but read Li Shen's pity for the farmers.
"One grain of millet is planted in the spring, and ten thousand grains are harvested in the autumn. There is no idle land in the world, and farmers are starving to death... It is noon on the day of hoeing, and the sweat is dripping from the soil. Who knows that every grain of rice on the plate is hard work!"
"So much manpower, material and financial resources and the efforts of the chef were spent, but in the end no one ate it. A good table of food was wasted. Grandpa Yuan's heart will hurt when he sees it in the sky."
Xia Jin spoke softly, her voice not loud, but her eyes were filled with helplessness.
Xia Jin needs a lot of food every time she uses too much power. She knows the feeling of starvation all too well. The feeling of exhaustion that makes her whole body tremble is not pleasant at all.
Therefore, she cherishes food very much.
It was precisely because of this persistence and emotion that she embarked on the path of becoming a chef.
Lin Ziyi was shocked by Xia Jin's words!
Looking down at the food on the table, he frowned.
"Stop it all!" He suddenly stood up.
The young lady who was performing stopped, the musicians stopped playing, and they all looked at Lin Ziyi.
"These dishes are cooked by Chef Qin of Desheng Building himself. Please taste them carefully. As for the singing and dancing performances, just let the dancers join in the fun."
After Lin Ziyi finished speaking, he sat down and began to eat the food on the table.
Seeing this, the old lady nodded.
"Everyone, let's eat. Don't go back hungry. Today is my birthday party. It's the happiest thing if everyone eats and drinks well!"
Everyone looked at each other, but in fact they had been hungry for a long time. Seeing that the general was taking the lead in eating, they also picked up their bowls and chopsticks and started eating.
For a while, the gentlemen and ladies, who had been sitting upright watching the performance, all started to enjoy their food.
Why it’s hard to dance when you’re full, why you can’t sing when you drink too much soup, why it’s unseemly to have oil stains on your clothes, forget them all!
Xia Jin looked at this scene and gestured his thumb towards Lin Ziyi.
Lin Ziyi couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth with a beautiful curve, and even the food on the plate became delicious.
The banquet is coming to an end and everyone has almost eaten.
This was the first time for them to come to a banquet like this and then go back with too much food.
You must know that these ladies have dry food in their carriages, just waiting for those who are hungry after the banquet.
Now, there is no need for it at all!
With Xia Jin's guidance, Qin Hao'ou's cooking skills have improved by leaps and bounds, and it will be no problem to conquer their taste buds!
Suddenly there was a noisy sound outside.
Not long after, Butler Luo hurried in and said breathlessly: "The old lady, the general, and the royal guards have barged in, and the old slave can't stop them!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of royal guards wearing vermillion brocade clothes broke in.
"This commander has received a secret report and suspects that the general's mansion is colluding with foreign enemies. We are here to investigate! Search!"
He gave the order, and the Jin Yiwei dispersed and walked towards different courtyards.
"Who dares!" Lin Ziyi shouted angrily.
Commander Du cupped his hands and said, "General Lin, I'm just following orders, so please don't make things difficult for me. Besides, if General is acting upright and sitting upright, why are you afraid of being investigated?"
Lin Ziyi looked at him indifferently, his aura was full and overwhelming!
"Just give it a try!"
Commander Du twitched his lips, lowered his head slightly, and said with cupped hands: "If we don't find it, we will leave on our own and ask the general to help! Otherwise, we won't be able to explain to the emperor!"
Is this using the emperor to suppress others?
Lin Ziyi snorted coldly and said:
"If you want to search the general's mansion, then find the person who reported the general and confront him. Otherwise, don't even think about it!"
As soon as Lin Ziyi finished speaking, Mu Gu led his soldiers to surround them.
Seeing this, Commander Du's face darkened and he advised: "The duty of our Jin Yiwei is to investigate people and things in the capital that are unfavorable to the emperor and the court. Now we are just enforcing the law impartially. Please think twice before taking action!"
