In the pavilion, Concubine Yue was accompanying Lin Jinqian, while Tang Ru, his wife and Tang Yuanxi were ordering dishes with a strange-looking recipe book.
Lin Jinqian looked at the strange pictures on the menu and began to criticize: "What is this fish head with chopped pepper? How could a restaurant have such a vulgar name?"
Then he kept flipping through the recipes, pointing at the messy-looking pictures, and kept complaining: "What is the spicy shredded chicken, what is the toothpick mutton, and this fresh pepper SF turbot has such an unpleasant name?"
, and asking for five taels of silver is simply a swindle."
Sang Kun frowned as he listened.
Unfortunately, she was a high-ranking princess, so he had no choice but to patiently explain: "Reporting to the princess, fish is a specialty of the restaurant. Even the smallest piece of ordinary fresh fish costs three to four hundred coins. This turbot is a sea fish.
It’s not easy to catch, so naturally it’s more expensive than ordinary dishes.”
After a pause, he replied cautiously: "Even if the princess wants to eat today, the more than 20 turbot fish sent by Haikang County have been sold out, and I can't bring them to the princess."
"What, this princess came to your restaurant and you actually said that this dish is no longer available?"
Lin Jinqian was immediately furious.
"The common people don't know that all the noble people are here"
The anger in Sang Kun's heart was rising, and Tang Ru also lost his patience. He directly put away the recipes in the hands of several people and interrupted him with a stiff smile: "Don't mind it, Chief Shopkeeper. Your Highness the Princess is just asking casually, please."
The boss can just prepare some of the restaurant's specialty dishes."
Concubine Yue stared at everyone calmly and didn't answer. Since this willful princess wanted to make trouble, she should make it.
After all, she now relies on the big tree of King Nandu, and can make friends with the old ministers of Jingling City. As for the Tang family, she has no hope, neither to please nor to offend.
Lin Jinqian glared at Tang Ru reluctantly, grabbed the recipe and threw it on the table, saying loudly: "Then serve all the dishes on this recipe to this princess."
"this"
Sang Kun immediately turned cold.
When Chu Nanzhi came out of the other courtyard and heard Lin Jinqian's complaints, he led the servants passing the dishes forward with half-smiling smiles and said solemnly:
"It's easy to say, there are eighty-eight dishes on my menu. In addition to the twelve dishes that were sold out today, there are more than seventy dishes. Logically speaking, the imperial concubine, the emperor's uncle and the princess are here, so I shouldn't be stingy.
Not to mention these eighty-eight dishes, I would still be willing to find another eighty-eight dishes.
But now the drought in Pingning Prefecture has just passed, and people in many places cannot even have enough to eat. The princess's body of a daughter may not have lived a hard life, but the Nu family grew up in the village, and they know what it is like to not have enough to eat. Now as an official
When a woman opens a business, she should be more considerate of the people's sentiments. Even if His Majesty is here today, the rules of the restaurant cannot be changed. It doesn't matter how many dishes you order, but you must not be extravagant and wasteful."
After finishing her words, she deliberately took a look at everyone. Except for Lin Tingyan and Lin Tingkai who were not present, there was only one new face. She immediately guessed that the graceful and luxurious jade woman next to Tang Ru was the doted Princess Qian.
Lin Jinqian was speechless by her words.
This woman didn't play by the rules at all, she wasn't asking for money from herself, but she gave such a high-sounding reason, which was really embarrassing.
Indeed, due to the drought in various parts of the south, His Majesty and the Empress Dowager are living in a tight diet in the palace. Even if she is favored again, she will only spend the Tang Muyi rewarded by His Majesty. How can she dare to be so willful?
Guiltily glanced at the husband aside, Tang Ru already had a gloomy look on his face, obviously unwilling to pay for the rhetoric he had given up, so he could only ask with a grimace and pretend to be calm: "Are you Princess Pingning?"
"Exactly."
Chu Nanzhi responded in a neither humble nor overbearing tone, and ordered people to put the prepared salmon and sauce on the table, indicating: "This large salmon was just delivered by the fishermen of Haikang County a few days ago, just in time to invite Concubine Yue and
Everyone, give it a try."
“Sashimi?”
Concubine Yue couldn't help but frowned: "Can this thing be eaten?"
"Of course, you might as well give it a try."
Chu Nanzhi personally took a sliced fish fillet, dipped it in the sauce, put it on the plate in front of Concubine Yue, and invited her to taste it.
Concubine Yue carefully observed Tang Ru and his wife, then fed the fish fillet into her mouth. First, a cool and pungent taste entered her mouth. After chewing slowly, the soft and cold taste became more and more intense as the sauce spread.
It has a flavor that leaves people with endless aftertaste.
"good"
Concubine Yue hesitated for a moment, not caring about the Tang family, and replied pertinently: "It is indeed delicious."
After saying this, I hurriedly picked up a piece of fish fillet, dipped it in the sauce, and ate it with relish.
When Tang Ru and Tang Yuanxi saw this, they imitated her and tasted a piece. Tang Ru, who was used to eating delicacies from all over the world, couldn't put it down and looked extremely intoxicated.
Seeing Concubine Yue and her husband brother and sister looking so hopeless, Lin Jinqian felt depressed and picked up a piece of fish fillet, dipped it in the sauce and put it into her mouth to eat.
Afterwards, he became silent and stopped talking.
This is indeed a very novel and bold way of eating. Although she never eats raw food, this unique sauce gave people an unprecedented mental impact.
Really - quite delicious.
"What do you think?"
Chu Nan Zhi asked pointedly.
"It's not bad."
Tang Ru took advantage of the situation and ordered Sang Kun again: "Then shopkeeper Lao Da will prepare some special dishes."
Seeing that Princess Qian was not in trouble again, Sang Kun left with peace of mind.
Just at this time, Lin Tingkai and Lin Tingyan, who were visiting the garden, strolled back. Seeing everyone eating the sashimi on the table with great interest, they immediately sat down.
Chu Nan Zhi was still a little puzzled as to why he hadn't seen these two imperial uncles. Seeing them come back with his own eyes, he immediately felt more at ease and quickly ordered: "Two imperial uncles, please try the meal prepared by the slave family."
Beibin Wang Lin Tingyan picked up the chopsticks without hesitation and ate a piece of fish fillet just like Tang Ru did. Although the taste was unique, he didn't like it.
It's just that at this time, even if you don't like it, you have to pretend to be content, otherwise how can this group of people be jealous of Princess Pingning.
He praised it sincerely: "Not bad, really good. This is much more delicious than the food at Qi's Restaurant."
These words made Nandu Wang Lin Tingkai lose his face immediately. He ate a piece of fish fillet angrily. It tasted really delicious. He also reluctantly agreed with the compliment: "It's really good."
Lin Tingyan continued to compliment her: "My niece-in-law is really not someone who takes things easy. She is just trying her best. Today she has pocketed thousands of taels of silver, and she is making a lot of money every day. It's unbelievable to keep going like this."
"Uncle Sixth Emperor is overly praised. This is just money from everyone's favor to book a restaurant for one month."
No matter how she heard it, Chu Nanzhi felt that the tone of the emperor's uncle's words seemed to be seeking hatred for him.
There are twenty private rooms on the second floor of the restaurant. The amount of money reserved for this month alone has reached hundreds of taels. In addition, the sixty-six private seats and eighteen private seats on the first floor have been reserved for after January, so today
The revenue is actually only two to three hundred taels of silver.