As he spoke, he quickened his pace and walked quickly inside. When he came to the door, the door of the room was ajar and not closed. Xia Ziying's shouts came from inside, "Hurry!
Let’s serve the dishes. There are so many people. This is not enough. Order some more. Ling’er, why are you so stupid? I asked you to serve the dishes. Look, you actually knocked over these lotus root slices. How can you eat them?” said
Then he walked over, and through the crack in the door, he saw that she actually bent down and picked up the lotus root slices that fell on the ground bit by bit, and then handed them to you Ling'er and the maid: "Go, wash these again.
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After that, he said to the eunuch on the side, "Little belly, hurry up and move the table and stools, the cooking will be done soon."
Little Belly was very obedient and hurried to move the stool and started to work. The two guards on one side were still standing there blankly. Before Little Belly left, he said to the two of them: "Hey, don't be idle anymore, hurry up."
Let’s move the stools and tables together!” Then he led them out to move things to other rooms.
The moment the door was opened, my little belly was dumbfounded. Isn't this the emperor? He was standing at the door when he was not aware of his arrival. I really couldn't believe that the emperor came to Yongxi Palace. I was stunned at that moment.
He was about to salute and shout, but Mu Lianlong hurriedly covered his mouth, "Don't make any sound, you go about your business, do you hear me?"
This sentence stunned Xiaodu and the other two guards. They really didn't expect that the emperor would say this. Others said that the fifth prince was very strict with people before. Since he became the emperor, he has also treated the people around him.
They were quite harsh. They didn't expect to look like this to some of them today. They nodded humbly, then glanced behind them, and left quickly. For them, the only thing they could do now was leave as soon as possible.
is the first choice.
As for his master, it depends on how the emperor handles him. Thinking of this, he bowed lightly and left quickly.
Mu Lianlong looked at them turning back step by step, and his face suddenly became angry, and he quickly ran away to move the tables and chairs.
Mu Lianlong then peeked through the crack in the door and looked inside. Xia Ziying was still busy with herself. The maids around her seemed to be okay. They just stood aside and watched Xia Ziying doing such inexplicable things.
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Mu Lianlong gently pushed the door open. The door made a clear sound. Xia Ziying was so busy that she didn't even turn around. She just said: "Little belly, just put the table and chairs in the main hall. We will be there soon."
You can start eating."
When the maids on one side saw that the emperor was coming, they were about to salute. Mu Lianlong immediately stopped them, waved his hands to them, motioning for them to get out of the way, and slowly walked to Xia Ziying's side, stood still, and then this
Only then did I see what Xia Ziying was making. It turned out to be a small round pot with a stove underneath. The seasoning water on it was tumbling, and suddenly it gave off bursts of spicy smell. No wonder it smelled so good.
The strong smell turned out to be this. Just when she was about to call her, Xia Ziying suddenly spoke, "Dong Xiang, give me the spices next to you, and the Sichuan peppercorns."
Mu Lianlong smiled slightly, looked to the side, and handed the seasoning packet over. Xia Ziying took it easily. When she turned around and took it, she suddenly glanced at the hands that were handed to her.
Why was it so rough? He turned around out of curiosity and was startled. He knelt down quickly, like a child who had made a mistake, blushing with shame and nervously shouting: "Hail, Your Majesty."
Mu Lianlong doted on her, lifted her up, took a look, and then looked at the things that were being tossed in front of her, "Oh, what are these things? They smell quite fragrant." Mu Lianlong said and already
He picked up the spoon, scooped a spoonful into the soup pot, and was about to taste it. Seeing this, Xia Ziying immediately held his hand, "Your Majesty, you can't help it, this is not for drinking."
"Oh? What is that? How do you eat it?" Mu Lianlong asked curiously.
"Let me tell you, Your Majesty, this is not for drinking or eating, but for cooking vegetables together. Once cooked, you can eat it. This is called hot pot!" Xia Ziying said a little softly, almost at the end.
There is no sound.
Mu Lianlong came closer to her and asked: "Hot pot? What is it? You really surprised me."
"What I'm cooking now is hot pot, but it's not ready yet. It should be almost ready after a while. When my little belly brings the table and chairs over, it should be almost ready. If the emperor doesn't mind, you can sit down and taste it together." Xia Ziying
As he spoke, he glanced at him secretly, feeling a little scared when he looked at his psychology. He always acted as if he was not facing a person, but a terrifying lion.
"Okay. Then I'll give it a try and see how you eat this hot pot." He said and cooked aside.
Seeing that Mu Lianlong actually agreed, Xia Ziying was a little surprised, so she nodded repeatedly and said: "Okay, wait a minute, Your Majesty, it will be fine soon." Then she said to Dongxiang aside: "Look at the little belly and put it on the table.
Are you done with the chair? It’s time to start.”
Dongxiang hurriedly left the house. When she came out, she saw Xiaodu and two guards, each carrying a table and chairs. However, they were all staying outside and were in a dilemma. They didn't know whether they should go in or not. Logically speaking, the emperor saw them like this.
If they look like this, they will definitely stop them. When Dongxiang saw them, she shouted: "What are you still doing? Move the things in quickly, the emperor is still waiting inside!"
The little belly heard this and asked in surprise: "The emperor is not angry?"
"Yeah, no, Lord Long Live said he also wants to try this hot pot." Dong Xiang replied immediately.
"Okay, let's go in now." Xiaodu felt happy when he saw that the emperor didn't get angry. He quickly asked the guards to move the things in and quickly set up the tables and chairs.
Seeing that the table had been set, Xia Ziying asked people to bring the small stove and the soup pot to the table, and then placed all the dishes. At this time, Ling'er had already brought over the washed lotus root slices, and saw that the emperor actually
I was there, and I suddenly became a little worried, but when I saw my mistress looking very enthusiastic and completely treating the emperor as one of them, I immediately thought, scolding my mistress, I didn’t know she was lacking in roots.
Jin is really just so desperate.
Xia Ziying ordered the dishes to be cooked bit by bit, and then prepared a small bowl for each person. She poured some of the juice she had prepared into the bowl. After pouring it, she said to them, "After one more day,
When the meal is ready, everyone can eat as much as they want, and then eat with open stomachs."
"Ahem..., Your Majesty... come on!" Ling'er reminded Xia Ziying carefully at the side.
After Linger's reminder, Xia Ziying remembered that the emperor was still sitting behind her. Seeing him sitting upright, she had no intention of joining in. She walked over and said, "Your Majesty, there are some rules for eating hot pot.
, Since the emperor wants to eat well and enjoy himself, he must follow the rules for eating hot pot. I wonder if you can move to the table."
Seeing Xia Ziying's slightly concerned look, Mu Lianlong wanted to laugh from the bottom of his heart, so he paused slightly and said, "Okay, then I'll let you do it. Just do what you say, I'll listen to you."
After saying that, she walked over, and Xia Ziying immediately found a place for him to sit down.
At this time, the vegetables in the soup pot had begun to tumble, "Come on, eat quickly, it's already cooked." Xia Ziying shouted nervously, and then picked up a few vegetables from the soup pot for the emperor and put them in a bowl.
But the others didn't move and stood there quietly, all with their heads lowered. When Xia Ziying saw this, she knew why. She looked at Mu Lianlong and saw that he was also looking at everyone. She suddenly
After understanding what it meant, he said to everyone: "Don't be restrained, be natural, and do whatever you want according to your master's wishes. There is no emperor or concubine here tonight, we are all the same."
Now that Mu Lianlong had spoken like this, but none of them took action, Xia Ziying became anxious and put her chopsticks in everyone's hands and said, "I now order you to pick up your chopsticks. Do you hear me?"
"Those who haven't picked up their chopsticks will stand outside tonight."
After saying this, they slowly picked up their chopsticks, hesitating and still not daring to eat. Xia Ziying looked at Mu Lianlong and said: "Your Majesty, they are unwilling to act without your order, you still say
Show your dragon power."
When Mu Lianlong heard Xia Ziying's words, he suddenly had the urge to faint. From ancient times to the present, he has never heard of anyone wanting the emperor to show his power. Even so, he had no choice but to stand up and hold a pair of chopsticks.
He asked them: "If you don't want to eat it yourself, do you want me to put vegetables in your bowl?" After saying that, he was about to put vegetables in Ling'er's bowl. When Ling'er saw this, he immediately
He picked up his bowl and said quickly: "I don't dare, I can do it myself." After saying that, he started to take action. He picked it up from the pot and saw Ling'er take action. Little belly, Dong Xiang
, the guards began to pick up the food. Seeing them like this, Xia Ziying laughed happily, "Yes, this is the atmosphere of eating hot pot. If you eat hot pot alone, it will have no taste. If we are all together,
Only then can you eat deliciously and enjoy the food!" As he said this, he picked up the vegetables for himself and dipped them in the juice he prepared. It was spicy and delicious.
Mu Lianlong suddenly rolled up his dragon robe. His sleeves were rolled up at night and he was about to start eating. Seeing this, Xia Ziying quickly stopped her, "Your Majesty, your dragon robe is very valuable. The taste of this hot pot is very delicious."
Seriously, you'd better take off your dragon robe and put on casual clothes before eating!"
"Haha, that's right. It's really inconvenient to eat in this dragon robe. Okay, I'll take it off then. You can bring me a set of casual clothes." Mu Lianlong said and walked into the house.