"Jinchuan is a rural place. There is nothing good. It's just home-cooked food. Your Highness, please take a few bites."
Jin Feng pointed to the main seat, and then he sat down on the guest seat first.
After running all day, he was very tired.
In the feudal era, there was a strict hierarchy.
How can a princess who has not yet left the palace eat at the same table with a strange man?
Qin'er glared and tried to lift Jin Feng up, but was stopped by the Ninth Princess's eyes.
But Jin Feng also saw Qin'er's little moves.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Qing Mulan smiled and said, "Wuyang, do you know what I like most in Xihewan?"
"What?" Ninth Princess asked very cooperatively.
"What I like most is the atmosphere of dining at my husband's house. The whole family, no matter men, women, old or young, all sit at the same table to eat. Everyone can say whatever they want. It's very happy."
Qing Mulan pushed Princess Ninth onto the main seat and said, "My husband's sister-in-law is also very cute. I like to sit with her every time we have dinner."
"That's really good."
Princess Ninth agreed with a smile.
She understood the implication of Qing Mulan's words and explained to her that this was the dining habit of Jin Feng's family.
"You have the nerve to say this. Xiao'e has protested to me many times and asked me to close the door when eating in the future, so that you won't always grab her chicken legs."
Jin Feng glanced at Qing Mulan.
"It's so delicious to rush to eat," Qing Mulan said nonchalantly: "Sir, haven't you noticed that since I went to your house to... no, since I went to your house to eat, Xiao'e eats much faster?"
"No, if you eat slowly, you will take away all the chicken legs!"
"Sister, are you still fighting for chicken legs with the little girl?"
The Ninth Princess laughed so hard that her eyes rolled up.
She really couldn't imagine that Qing Mulan, who always liked to wield swords and guns, would fight for food with a little girl.
While several people were talking, Qin'er took an empty plate, put a little of each dish on it, and ate it quickly.
"Sir, Wuyang is a princess. Before eating, you must take a poison test..."
Qing Mulan helped the Ninth Princess explain again.
"It's okay, I understand."
Jin Feng looked at Qin'er: "Girl, is this okay?"
Qin'er ignored him and nodded to the Ninth Princess.
According to the rules, Jin Feng, as the host at this time, has to toast the Ninth Princess.
But Jin Feng didn't realize this at all. Instead, he picked up his chopsticks and considered which dish to eat first.
Qing Mulan took a look and quickly picked up the cup in front of her: "Wuyang, drinking is prohibited in Double Hump, so my sister will give you a drink with tea instead of wine! This is to calm your nerves, and I wish you all the best on your trip to Tubo!"
Hearing this, Jin Feng had no choice but to put down his chopsticks, pick up the cup, and said casually: "May all your wishes come true, Your Highness!"
"Thank you very much for your generous action today, Mr. Wen'erjing! I also admire Sister Lan!"
The ninth princess picked up the cup and the three of them drank it in one gulp.
"Why does Double Hump prohibit drinking? Is it because they are afraid of causing trouble?"
Ninth Princess put down her cup and asked curiously.
"No, sir, he said that many people in the world are still unable to eat. Whether they use grain or fruit to make wine, they are taking life-saving food from the people's mouths. Sir, I can't bear it."
Qing Mulan explained.
"If all the scholars in the world can care about the people as much as you do, why not worry about the prosperity of the great people!"
Ninth Princess raised her cup: "Wen'er has another toast, sir!"
Qin'er quickly stepped forward and poured a cup of tea into the cup.
"Your Highness is so complimentary."
Jin Feng had no choice but to raise his cup.
I haven’t even taken a bite of the food yet, so I drank water first to make my stomach full...
Fortunately, Qing Mulan came to the rescue in time and gave the Ninth Princess a piece of meat with chopsticks.
"Wuyang, don't just drink water, come and try this stir-fried pork slices, it's delicious."
The meat slices were wild boar meat thickened with flour. They were tender and elastic. Princess Ninth, who had never eaten stir-fried vegetables, immediately fell in love with it.
Just as she was about to order more, Qing Mulan gave her another chopstick of fish.
"Here, try this sweet and sour pork, it's my favorite."
"There is also this vinegar cabbage. Even though it is just a Chinese cabbage, it tastes completely different when fried and boiled."
…
Qing Mulan introduced the dishes on the table to the Ninth Princess one by one.
The Ninth Princess also ate happily, and even the troubles about the shipwreck were temporarily forgotten.
After tasting more than a dozen dishes, Princess Ninth was almost half full.
Qing Mulan told her about the interesting things in Xihewan again, and unknowingly, they also talked about wine making.
"Wu Yang, you don't know. In fact, my husband is as good at making wine as he is at making salt. I've been to his laboratory to drink a few times, and it's no worse than the wine my brother brought back from the capital. I'll get you some when you go to Xihewan.
Come out and have a taste..."
Jin Feng was immersed in cooking when he heard Qing Mulan mentioning the laboratory. He raised his head and asked, "Qing Mulan, wait a minute. How many times have you been to my laboratory? I even made some for His Highness to taste.
You can get some for me to try first!"
"I……"
Qing Mulan knew she had said the wrong thing and choked up.
"Tell me, did Jin'er take you there?" Jin Feng asked.
The security level of his laboratory is second only to the warehouse in the back mountain. It is guarded by bodyguards 24 hours a day. It is impossible for Qing Mulan to enter without anyone.
"It's not Jin'er, it's... it's Xiaorou."
Qing Mulan was afraid of hurting Zhou Jin, so she had no choice but to tell the truth.
"Why did she take you to the laboratory?" Jin Feng asked.
Guan Xiaorou is the most protective of her family. She knows that the secrets in the experiment can be worth a lot of money, so she will never bring anyone in easily.
"Isn't Xiaorou and Wanniang mixing essence? I'm the only one in the village who has been to the capital. After they mixed it, they came to me to smell it..."
Anyway, he had already said it, so Qing Mulan simply gave up.
"So you stole my wine to drink?"
Jin Feng stretched out his hand and knocked Qing Mulan on the head: "Do you know that some of the wine has not been processed yet, so you cannot drink it randomly. If you are poisoned by drinking it, how will I explain to Qinghou?"
Qing Mulan shrank her neck guiltily and stuck out her tongue.
The Ninth Princess next to her was stunned.
Because of similar interests, Princess Ninth and Qing Mulan have a very close relationship.
But after so many years of knowing each other, this was the first time she saw Qing Mulan showing such a daughterly side.
It can be seen that Qing Mulan trusts and relies on Jin Feng very much.
The three of them were eating happily when Da Liu walked in quietly.
"Sir, the county magistrate is here and wants to see His Highness. Can you please let him come up?"
The Ninth Princess encountered robbers in Jinchuan and almost died. Even if the Jinchuan County Magistrate did not know that she was coming, he still had an unshirkable responsibility.
When he got the news, the county magistrate was so frightened that he immediately led people to Shuang Hump.
In fact, not only the Jinchuan County Magistrate, but also the Guangyuan County Sheriff who had just received the news had already left the city in the rain and were on their way to Jinchuan overnight.
The county magistrate came to see the Ninth Princess. Jin Feng did not answer Da Liu and looked up at the Ninth Princess.