Not long after Mu Lingxue returned to the main room, she heard Ziyi coming outside and asked her mother-in-law to carry a wooden bucket in. Shuizhu went out and saw a bucket of koi. Although he was full of doubts, he
I immediately took my mother-in-law to the kitchen and placed the barrel there.
Ziyi finished her work and left with her two wives.
Qiangwei accompanied Mu Lingxue to Concubine Rong's place. She was happy when she saw the koi carp, "The princess wants to make carp hot pot?"
Shuizhu walked in from the outside, "Are you greedy for fish? How can you eat this koi? I asked the two women, this koi was caught from the lotus pond in front of Concubine Rong's courtyard. Back then,
The prince heard that Concubine Rong liked it, so he specially had it transported from the south. Now he has been captured and given to the princess, which shows that the prince also wants to see the princess. Congratulations to the princess."
After saying this, Shuizhu got down and went away.
Mu Lingxue smiled faintly, "It's just a few fish, how can I talk so much. I happened to have nothing to eat at night, so I asked the kitchen to prepare it. Let's eat koi hot pot. Remember to go to the front yard to get five grams of wolfberry and five grams of Codonopsis pilosula.
Add five grams of licorice to the soup."
This herbal fish hotpot is light, delicious and refreshing, and it uses koi, so it must taste even more delicious. If the man knew that she took the initiative to ask for the koi for food, I wonder what would happen.
It turned out that before leaving the Nuan Pavilion, Mu Lingxue directly asked if she wanted some koi fish. Feng Guqiu agreed without hesitation. She turned around and the fish were delivered as soon as she entered the courtyard. This man was very happy to do things.
Mu Lingxue liked it very much.
After Ziyi finished his work and returned to Nuange to reply, Feng Guqiu waved his hand to let people go down, but he didn't care in his heart. The woman was probably aware that he had specially obtained koi for Concubine Rong, so she wanted it. Is it possible?
She wanted to demonstrate, but it was inconsistent with everything she had done before.
When it was time, Jing Baqi came into the house with food in his hand, "Master, it's time to eat."
Feng Guqiu got up and got out of bed. The food on the table was very simple and light. While Jingba took out the dishes from the tray and put them on the table, he muttered, "Master, you have been eating vegetarian dishes for so many years.
It's time to eat some meat, people are so thin."
Feng Guqiu picked up the chopsticks, ignored him, and started eating gracefully. Jingpachi sighed, "I think the princess is good at eating, so I heard people say that the princess made medicinal food for the koi carp sent by the prince.
Fish hot pot, I don’t know what medicinal fish hot pot is, I have never heard of it, I guess it is a special dish of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.”
Jingpachi was chattering there, but he didn't notice his master's hand that paused slightly, and his face that stiffened quickly. Feng Guqiu then smiled bitterly, it seemed that he was too narcissistic, it turned out that the woman didn't want to look at the fish,
But eat.
"But it's a pity, that's a koi." Kyopachi said to himself.
Feng Guqiu didn't care about the food, but the word "medicinal diet" made his eyes flash, "Princess, does she know medical etiquette?"
Kyopachi shook his head, "I've never heard anyone mention this before."
Something flashed across Feng Guqiu's eyes so fast that he couldn't catch it, but he just felt that the thing was right in front of him but couldn't remember what it was, and he was no longer in the mood to eat.
He put down his chopsticks and said, "Withdraw."
Kyopachi couldn't help but grimace when he saw it, "Master, how many bites are you going to take?"
Seeing his master looking over, Kyopachi didn't dare to say anything and quickly removed the things.
In the courtyard next door to Pinxiang Pavilion, Concubine Rong forced a smile on her face, "Okay, clean up the edge of the pool. There are water stains everywhere. It won't be good if the prince slips and falls when he comes to enjoy the fish.
"
Ye Ju then helped the person into the house. Concubine Rong also turned cold. She didn't say anything and just sat on the soft couch with a sullen face. Ye Ju didn't know how to persuade her. If she really wanted to watch, that's all.
Prince Pian sent the fish over, and the prince immediately asked his servants to stew it. He didn't appreciate the prince's favor, but he even slapped the master invisibly. The fish that the master regarded as a treasure now became the princess's dish.
Dish, such a comparison always feels a bit humiliating.
"Master, do you want someone to prepare bath water?" It's been half an hour, and doing this all the time is not an option.
Ye Ju looked cautious and saw that her master was still sitting there, wondering what he was thinking, but he didn't hear her words.
The room slowly turned dark. Ye Ju turned around and lit the candle. The room became brighter, and then Concubine Rong made some noise, "Tomorrow I will ask someone to pick out some larger koi and send them to the princess."
Ye Ju responded softly, but she couldn't understand what the master meant. What was even more strange was that the master didn't lose his temper and even asked people to send fish, but in general, it was good.
As for the main courtyard, Mu Lingxue and Ben didn't think much about it, because the mother-in-law and Ben in the kitchen didn't know what hot pot was, and naturally didn't know how to make it. Mu Lingxue directly asked people to prepare charcoal and put the required food.
After getting to the main room, he closed the door and directed the two girls around him to start moving.
Since they didn’t know what hot pot was in ancient times, it was a way to make money and they couldn’t be learned by others. Qiangwei and Shuizhu couldn’t figure out this kind of thinking. When the princess told her to keep it secret, they thought it was a secret recipe passed down exclusively from the princess’s family.
, but I’m very curious about this new thing, so I don’t feel tired doing it myself.
It was late at night before Mu Lingxue ate hot pot, and even pulled Qiangwei and Shuizhu to eat together. The two of them couldn't hold her back, so they could only sit down awkwardly. After eating for a while, they let go.
On a whim, Mu Lingxue even had some wine prepared. In modern times, she liked to take a sip, and most of the time she liked to make some wine herself. The wine soaked with medicinal herbs tasted delicious.
After eating, she also drank a bottle of wine. Mu Lingxue didn't pay attention to this kind of low-alcohol wine, but her body couldn't do it. She swayed a little when she stood up. Qiangwei and Shuizhu sneered and said
The man moved to the bed before clearing the things on the table.
The next day, it was almost noon when Mu Lingxue woke up. Her head ached and she had no appetite for breakfast. Shuizhu said from the side, "Princess, you can't act like this anymore. Your health is important."
Shuizhu pursed his lips and smiled after hearing this, "Concubine Rong sent a bucket of large koi as a gift this morning, which is enough for the princess to eat for several days."
Mu Lingxue raised her eyebrows, "It's my fault. I didn't think about her mood. In this way, I went to the warehouse to pick up a few pieces of good cloth and sent them over, and then had someone make a fish and send it to the prince.
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"Princess, the prince has always been a vegetarian," Shuizhu reminded at the side.
Mu Lingxue was slightly startled, then smiled. She never expected that such a man could be a vegetarian, which was quite interesting.
"Forget it, let's put it in the water first." She couldn't be allowed to go to Concubine Rong to plead guilty, saying that the prince gave her fish and she ate it, so that Concubine Rong could save her face.
Although I don't want to make enemies with the women in this courtyard, there is no need to explain everything to them.
I'm afraid that if she does that, people will think she's hypocritical or that she's going to demonstrate. It's better to do less than to do more. In the worst case, just be more careful in the future.
Qiangwei and Shuizhu didn't know what she was thinking, but they felt that their master had finally gained a firm position with the prince. Anyway, the prince had given his master enough face in the past two days.
Two days later, the prince held a happy event. Feng Guqiu was supported by servants and welcomed the newlyweds into the courtyard. After all, she was just a concubine and did not need to pay homage to the court. Moreover, as an idle king, Feng Guqiu did not bear any heavy responsibilities in the court.
He was just an idler and didn't interact much with the ministers, so on the day of welcoming the concubine, there were not many people in the house deserted.
Feng Guqiu was ill again, so he didn't need to go out to entertain guests. However, that night, he fell ill again. He invited a doctor late at night, and he didn't calm down until nearly dawn.
As for Concubine Yang in her new house, she sat alone until dawn.