Chapter 109: Making lunch for the Queen
Sure enough, she was the only one who had a head full of yellow trash. On the other hand, Xiao Jinyan was always a gentleman and never crossed the line.
She had already bitten Xiao Jinyan twice~
Xiao Jinyan tapped her plump forehead, "What are you thinking about?"
How could Shen Chuwei have the nerve to say that she had a wrong idea?
She raised her delicate little face with curved eyebrows, "Your Highness is so tall. I have to look up to see your handsome face." By the way, she praised him. Flattery never wears out!
Xiao Jinyan chuckled: "I am a man, so I have to be taller. It is difficult for a woman to marry if she is too tall."
If Xiao Jinyu heard this, she would definitely say, brother, there is really a woman as tall as you. If she is difficult to marry, I will support her.
Chunxi prepared breakfast early in the morning. The prince stayed overnight and made steamed buns specially.
Although Shen Chuwei didn't know why Xiao Jinyan wanted her to accompany him for dinner, causing her to get up early, when she saw the steamed buns, her little resentment disappeared.
She always started eating after the prince did, but it didn't affect her eating speed.
Xiao Jinyan ate two of the six steamed buns, and the remaining four went into her stomach.
Just when she was eating the fourth, Xiao Jinyan said, "Eat less, it's easy to get food accumulation."
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I have a super good digestive function." Shen Chuwei said and took a bite, eating very happily because she ate the most.
During the meal, Xiao Jinyan mentioned that Shen Chuwei should move to another place, because it was a bit far from his bedroom, and it would take a lot of time to go back and forth for meals.
How could Shen Chuwei be willing to give up the small vegetable garden and chicken coop and fish pond in Xiyun Pavilion? She must have refused, and she refused very tactfully.
"Your Highness, moving to another place is of course good. Hehuan Palace has a large area, you can grow vegetables and raise chickens and ducks, and maybe you can raise something else."
When Xiao Jinyan heard this, he stopped moving to another place, he really couldn't stand the smell of the chicken coop.
After breakfast, Xiao Jinyan left Xiyun Pavilion. Before leaving, he said, "I will come to Xiyun Pavilion for lunch."
Shen Chuwei bowed, "Then I will wait for Your Highness."
After Xiao Jinyan left, Shen Chuwei immediately lay on the bed and continued to take a nap.
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The Queen's taste became more and more picky, and she couldn't eat the food in front of her at all.
Qingying looked at the untouched food and advised, "Your Majesty, please eat a little."
The Queen shook her head, "No, I will go to the East Palace."
Qingying knew that the Queen couldn't help it and wanted the Prince to prepare some side dishes.
The Queen's ceremonial procession was magnificent, and they walked all the way into the East Palace.
Xiao Jinyan was having breakfast, and when he heard that the Queen was coming, he hurriedly got up to greet her.
In recent years, the Queen rarely took the initiative to visit Xiao Jinyan, but she came twice this month.
"Your son greets you, mother. May you be blessed with good health."
"Get up." The queen glanced at the table. "Is the prince having a meal?"
Xiao Jinyan nodded. "Yes, mother, do you want to have a meal together?"
The queen was a little embarrassed at first, but the prince took the initiative to bring it up, which eased the embarrassment.
"It has been a long time since I had a meal with the prince. Today is a coincidence, so let's have a meal together." Then she sat down at the table.
Liu Xi asked the maid to prepare another set of bowls and chopsticks.
Xiao Jinyan also sat down, waiting for the queen to start eating.
The queen picked up the chopsticks and looked at the food in front of her. There were a few things she had never seen before, so she picked a dish that looked delicious. With curiosity, she picked up a piece and put it into her mouth to chew. The taste was better than she imagined.
She asked curiously, "What is this dish?"
Xiao Jinyan: "My mother, this is stir-fried tofu with green peppers."
"It tastes good." The queen couldn't help but pick up a few more chopsticks and ate half a bowl of porridge.
Xiao Jinyan watched the queen eating breakfast. This was the first time he had eaten at the same table with the queen since he came back. They had never eaten at the same table before.
They didn't talk while eating or sleeping. After breakfast, the queen said, "The chefs in the Crown Prince's Palace are getting better and better."
Xiao Jinyan said modestly, "Thank you, mother."
The queen took a sip of tea and asked, "Do you still have the side dishes you sent some time ago?"
Xiao Jinyan guessed that the queen came for this, because the queen rarely came to the East Palace.
Xiao Jinyan: "My mother, I haven't. If I have, I will ask Liu Xi to send it to you."
The queen was a little disappointed when she heard this, "That's good, you go ahead and I'll go back."
Xiao Jinyan sent the queen away and went to do his own thing.
The queen wandered around the East Palace and passed by Xinlan Palace. She planned to go see her niece because Lan'er was inevitably a little sad about the establishment of a concubine.
When the queen came, Shen Mingzhu was also there, and she saluted the queen with Chang Liangdi.
"Hello, Queen."
The Queen glanced at Shen Mingzhu and sat down on the couch.
The maid brought tea, and Chang Liangdi served it, "Aunt, have some tea."
The Queen nodded and took the tea.
Chang Liangdi sat down with her skirt lifted, and asked with concern: "Aunt, have you had a better appetite recently?"
The Queen sighed, "It's still the same. I have no appetite for anything. The food in the imperial kitchen is not innovative at all."
Speaking of this, Shen Mingzhu still remembered that she was demoted for cooking for the Queen.
She suddenly thought of Shen Chuwei, and she took a step forward and said: "Queen, I heard that Shen Liangdi is a good cook. The Queen has a poor appetite, so you can ask her to cook some delicious meals."
The queen looked up at Shen Mingzhu, who also remembered the stupid things she had done, "Your cooking skills are not good, how good can Shen Liangdi's cooking skills be?"
Shen Mingzhu lowered her head even more, "Replying to the queen, Shen Liangdi has been in poor health since childhood and was fostered in the countryside. Shen Liangdi once told me that she knows some cooking skills."
Shen Mingzhu made it very clear that it was Shen Chuwei who said she could cook. If she couldn't cook at that time, it was Shen Chuwei's own lie, and it had nothing to do with her.
The queen believed it a little bit, so she ordered: "Qingying, call Shen Liangdi."
"Yes." Qingying took the order and went to Xiyun Pavilion.
This was Qingying's first time to Xiyun Pavilion. The journey was much farther than Xinlan Palace. Chunxi greeted her.
"Madam Qingying, what's the matter with you?"
Qingying was a dowry maid beside the queen. Her status was there, and her words and deeds showed calmness and moderation.
"Is Concubine Shen here?"
"Yes." Chunxi took Qingying to the inner room, and she opened the gauze curtain and walked in.
"My lady, Aunt Qingying is here."
As soon as she finished speaking, Qingying walked in.
Upon hearing this, Shen Chuwei immediately got off the couch.
"Aunt Qingying."
Qingying bowed, "Concubine Shen, the queen heard that Concubine Shen is a great cook and wants to try her cooking."
Shen Chuwei was stunned for a moment. She could cook, but only Chunxi and Xiao Jinyan knew about it, and they would not tell the queen.
How did the queen know that she could cook?
"Aunt Qingying, how did the queen know that I could cook?"