Chapter 119：

The arrival of Emperor Zhaokang once made the scene very embarrassing.

Tao Ti was still a little dazed, Pei Yan squeezed her finger gently, and she came back to her senses, and hurriedly followed the crowd to salute and greet her.

Emperor Zhaokang raised his hand and said, "Get up all the time. Just as the excitement before, don't become constrained because of me."

Everyone said to obey orders, and they knew in their hearts that as long as the emperor was there, it was impossible to let go.

Pei Yan walked to Emperor Zhaokang's eyes with a warm smile, "Father, you can come, my son is very happy."

Emperor Zhaokang looked at his son who was a little taller than himself, patted him on the shoulder, and his eyebrows showed affection, "Well, let's take a seat."

Fortunately, the round table is big enough, so Zhaokang is not too crowded by himself.

Emperor Zhaokang sat on the top, with Princess Jingyang and Pei Yan on the left and right. Concubine Xu and the five princes sat next to Tao Ti. After sitting in a circle, Tao Ti suddenly realized that the position layout was somewhat different. Awkward--

In order of status, Emperor Zhaokang sat in the upper seat, and the Gu family elder brother was sitting in the lower seat opposite him. The two Gu family juniors dared not raise their heads during the whole process. After all, the deaths of their grandfather and aunt were related to Emperor Zhaokang. Moreover, the emperor demoted their Gu family to the bitter and cold place like Shazhou for so many years, so their sentiment towards Emperor Zhaokang was very complicated, respectful, fearful, and somewhat resentful.

On the other side, the Xu family brothers and sisters were sitting across from Qinghe and Xie Xiaogong. Qinghe and Xu Guangji were okay. They looked at each other from time to time, and they were affectionate, shy and joyful. But the more they dazzled, the more embarrassed Xu Wenchan and Xie Xiaopai who looked aside...

Little Grandpa Xie held the teacup tightly. He went to see Xu Wenchan several times, and she deliberately avoided looking at him, staring down at the porcelain bowl with tangled lotus patterns on the table.

He didn't understand, why did she reject him so much?

In the previous few contacts, he asked himself, there was no offense or impropriety.

If he had to find an improper behavior, perhaps his remarks at the Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet were too abrupt, but he was also concerned and confused, worried that she would be pointed to Pei Changzhou by his uncle. At that time, he thought that whether Xu Wenchan liked him or not, he had to fight for it.

After that, he tried to explain to her many times, but she avoided it.

Little Grandpa Xie was very worried, but felt that the sweet honey kumquat water had become bitter.

Is he not good enough? He reviewed himself.

The birthday party began in such an inexplicably embarrassing atmosphere.

The maid removed the dried fruits, preserves, and pastries on the table, and replaced them with four pickles, sweet-scented osmanthus hot sauce mustard, dried purple fragrant, assorted coriander, shrimp oil cucumber, and a cup of Junshan Silver Needle per person.

After that, cold dishes, appetizers, soups, main dishes, dim sum, porridge, etc. were served, and soon a large round table was filled. Most of the dishes are made by the royal kitchen of the restaurant. Tao Ti mainly made six main dishes, the fragrant and rich Buddha jumped over the wall, the red and bright spicy chicken with spicy flavor, the tender and delicious crab meat double bamboo shoots, sweet and sour spring. Ya's palace fried shrimp balls, ten miles of fragrant spicy and boiled fish fillets, and finally a piece of breaded lamb leg with full ethnic flavor.

Emperor Zhaokang drank a bowl of Buddha jumping over the wall to drink, and saw that the soup was clear in the white porcelain bowl, and he could smell the lingering aroma of wine when placed under his nose.

Taste a bite, the essence of forty precious ingredients such as sea cucumber, abalone, shark fin, scallops, pigeon eggs, fish maw, scallops, pigeons, etc. is fully dissolved in the soup, making the soup rich and fragrant, meaty but not greasy, soft and tender Soft and moist, the taste is endless.

After Emperor Zhaokang finished drinking a small bowl of soup, he raised his eyes to Tao Ti, "This soup is good, but why is it called the Buddha jumped over the wall?"

Tao Ti humbly replied, "The original name of this dish was Fu Shouquan. Later, a literati came to admire the fame. He happened to smell the rich fragrance when it was simmered into the altar, and was instantly overwhelmed by the fragrance. He wrote a poem on the spot, Qi Xianxiang drifted around, the Buddha abandoned Zen and jumped over the wall to come'[1], meaning that the Buddha would jump over the wall to eat when he smelled the scent. This story is interesting, and gradually, the name of the Buddha jumped over the wall spread."

Emperor Zhaokang narrowed his black eyes and asked faintly, "You didn't think of this dish yourself?"

Tao Ti honestly said, "My daughter-in-law read this dish from an old cookbook. The one who researched this dish was a cook from Fujian Province. My daughter-in-law just made a pot according to the recipe."

Emperor Zhaokang also asked casually. Seeing her answer honestly, he gave a low hmm, and turned sideways, gently persuading Princess Jingyang and Pei Yan beside him, "You guys also try this soup. Thick but not greasy, the wine is fragrant, worth a taste."

"Yes." Princess Jingyang and Pei Yan responded with a smile, both scooping a bowl. After tasting it, I couldn't help but brighten up, boasting, "Yes, it's delicious and fresh."

The five princes drank the soup while the five princes could not wait to scoop a large spoonful of Kung Pao shrimp balls. He ate himself happily, and he did not forget Princess Six. He hurriedly said, "Xiao Liu, this shrimp **** are delicious. One bite. One, sweet and sour, you can eat too."

The sixth princess obediently said, "Okay."

Xu Wenchan was more interested in the breaded leg of lamb. A whole tender leg of lamb was wrapped in golden brown and crispy bread. Just looking at the crispy bread outside was enough to attract people's mouth.

It's just that no one has started with this dish yet, and she is not too good to go beyond the rules, so she had to resist her saliva and prayed in her heart: Look at this bread leg of lamb! ! It's so fragrant and so big, don't you want to eat it? If this lamb leg is cold, the taste will be greatly reduced!

Just as she shouted in her heart, a voice suddenly sounded on the other side, "Uncle, mother, would you like to try this lamb leg? This kind of practice is rare, and the taste should be good."

Xu Wenchan was startled, and quietly raised his eyes, and saw the handsome side of Master Xie.

She seemed to miss a beat in her heartbeat, and quickly lowered her head like an ostrich.

If you said that there was not a hint of joy just now, that would be a lie, but...Xu Wenchan, Xu Wenchan, don't think about it so much, just eat lamb leg!

She unceremoniously pressed back the fawn in her heart that wanted to jump. The deer let out a feeble cry.

Breaded lamb shank is a delicacy in Xinjiang. It is marinated with fresh lamb shank, sprinkled with salt, cumin, and spicy noodles. Then the dough is revived, and the dough is rolled into a thick cake, and then the whole is marinated. Lamb leg meat is wrapped in the dough, and then sprinkled with a layer of onion to get mutton and fragrant, and finally put it in the oven to roast.

Because the temperature of the roast leg of lamb is very important, Tao Ti not only sent two eunuchs to guard the kiln, she also walked around the kiln whenever she was free, and then made this breaded leg of lamb that was crispy on the outside and loose on the inside. .

Because of the reminder of the little grandpa Xie, the princess Jingyang asked the palace people to cut the bread and gave everyone some meat and bread. After everyone tried it, they were full of praise——

"The fragrant wheat is rich, and the more you chew, the more fragrant it is. This lamb is really tender, and gravy comes out of your mouth when you bite it." Xu Guifei said.

"Yes, it's really fragrant, especially the bread on the outside, which is crispy and chewy!"

"The mutton in it is good too, it's just right and tender, the sauce is fully marinated in, and it's spicy and delicious."

The princess put down her chopsticks gracefully and looked at Tao Ti with admiration, "Ati, did you take a lot of effort on this dish?"

Tao Ti smiled, "It's been guarded all morning. But as long as it tastes good, it's worth it."

Pei Yan tasted it here, and said softly, "There is still a burst of fruity aroma in this lamb and bread."

Tao Ti raised his eyebrows, "Because it is grilled with fruit charcoal, it will be more fragrant."

Pei Yan looked at her with a little proud cheek, his eyes became more gentle, if not so many people were present, he would have to hug her and kiss, but at this moment, he can only restrain.

"Cook so many dishes today, Ati, you have worked hard."

After a pause, he leaned toward her and said in a voice that only two people could hear, "I'll squeeze your shoulders when I go back tonight."

His scorching breath brushed Tao Ti's skin, and her ears became hot unconsciously.

Last time he said that he would rub her waist, rubbing it, and after the last toss, her waist was even more sore!

"You don't need to pinch your shoulders. You are celebrating your birthday today. Later, I will ask Linglong to pinch my shoulders." Tao Ti refused with a firm gaze, frightened.

Pei Yan's eyes condensed, and when she saw her white and tender ear tips dyed pink, she also understood.

He raised his mouth, a little bit dumbfounded.

What he said just now really didn't mean that much, and she didn't expect her little head to jump so far all at once.

but……

Pei Yan stared at her rosy and coquettish side face, her eyes deepened.

He doesn't mind having a good meal at night.