Before starting the meal, Yan Mingzhu gave Qi Jue a warning look.
This was at the dinner table, and there were a lot of people sitting there, all of whom were elders. It scared people, and she was really going to get angry!
Qi Jue naturally knows the importance and is particularly calm at the dinner table.
At this time, the maid brought chicken soup, and everyone had a small bowl.
"Your Highness, this is chicken soup stewed by a newly slaughtered hen. This hen is fed by Xiaoxiao from early in the morning to late at night every day. The meat is very tender and different from the ones bought outside."
Yuan Yixiao raised her tail proudly, "That must be very different. I run behind the chicken's butt every day, and the chicken comes out of the biceps. The meat is so tight!"
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Everyone at the dinner table was amused, and just when Qi Jue was about to reach out, Yan Mingzhu suddenly spoke: "Grandma, Your Highness doesn't eat meat very much, how about chicken soup?"
The elder's wife didn't know that Qi Jue didn't like eating meat, so after hearing this, she said: "I didn't ask clearly in advance, so please remove the chicken soup."
"It's okay, I didn't really like it before, but there is a person who loves meat and is not happy with anything. Every time I see her eating something very delicious, I also develop an appetite just looking at it."
This person around me is naturally referring to Yan Mingzhu.
After saying that, Qi Jue picked up the bowl and took a sip, "It's fresh and delicious. It's indeed very unique."
The senator's wife smiled and said: "Your Highness thinks it is delicious and nothing can be better."
"The food in the Hou's Mansion has a kind of fireworks that is not found in the Dingbei Prince's Mansion. I am afraid that after tasting it today, I will feel that the food is tasteless when I return to the Prince's Mansion."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Yixiao quickly added: "If Your Highness likes the food in Hou's Mansion, you can come to Hou's Mansion for dinner if you have anything to do!"
Mrs. Yuan Er stopped her chopsticks and coughed at Yuan Yixiao.
This child is really not too old or too young. I am just saying this in a polite way. The chefs in this palace are all carefully selected from the imperial kitchen.
Those are all top chefs who have cooked Manchu and Han Dynasty banquets. Can these junior chefs in the Hou Mansion compare with them?
Furthermore, given Qi Jue's status, he would never have tasted any delicacies. He was just a guest at someone else's house, so he just said a few polite words. Unexpectedly, this silly girl in her family believed it.
Unexpectedly, Qi Jue answered naturally: "If you don't mind me, Madam, I will bother you more in the future."
Everyone in the Yuan family: "..."
"Of course, I will bring my own food. In the future, I will be responsible for the fuel, rice, oil, salt, fruits, vegetables, etc. for the Hou Mansion. I don't ask for much, just add an extra bowl and a pair of chopsticks to the dining table."
Feiyun and Feiyu standing behind: "..."
His Highness is really shameless in order to gain favor in front of his sweetheart's family!
Yan Mingzhu exhaled a breath, and she knew that this guy would never be content unless he did something shocking!
Afraid that Qi Jue would say something shocking again, Yan Mingzhu picked up a piece of ribs and stuffed it directly into his mouth.
"Your Highness, if you just talk and don't eat the food, it won't taste good when it gets cold!"
The subtext is, don't stop talking, just shut up!
As expected, Qi Jue stopped talking and ate the ribs that Yan Mingzhu stuffed into his mouth.
Next at the dinner table, Qi Jue didn't say much. On the contrary, he was very focused on peeling shrimps.
Peel out a crystal clear shrimp and place it neatly. After the small plate is filled, it will be naturally moved to Yan Mingzhu's hand.
Yan Mingzhu glanced at him, then looked up at the other people at the dinner table. Almost at the same time, all eyes disappeared, as if everything was normal and everyone was only focusing on eating their own meals.
But in fact, Qi Jue is sitting here, how could he not attract attention? His every move has been seen by everyone.
When Yan Mingzhu saw that everyone was eating as usual, she took two shrimps from the plate and put them in Qi Jue's bowl, signaling for him to eat too.
With a smile in his eyes, Qi Jue picked up the shrimp and put it into his mouth.
And this series of small actions were all seen clearly by the senator's wife and others.
At this time, Mrs. Yuan Er spoke: "I want to ask a more personal question, and I hope Your Highness will not blame you."
Qi Jue put down his chopsticks politely, "Of course, if Mrs. Yuan Er has any questions, you can ask her directly."
"Your Highness is already twenty years old, but there is no mistress in the palace yet. Your Majesty and Concubine Zhuang are probably getting very anxious, right? I'm afraid they usually see a lot of girls for Your Highness. Do you have anyone you like more?"
It’s coming, it’s coming, the problem of death, the test from the beloved’s natal family has finally come!
"We have met each other, but I have never been there. The only time was the flower appreciation banquet not long ago. My mother and concubine arranged for many girls from aristocratic families without informing me in advance."
Mrs. Yuan Er just frowned when she heard Qi Jue say in a calm and unhurried manner: "But on that day, Zhuzhu entered the palace with me. Zhuzhu knows more about what happened specifically."
What, on the day of the flower appreciation feast, Qi Jue actually brought Yan Mingzhu into the palace?
Yan Mingzhu, who originally thought she was just interrogating Qi Jue and had nothing to do with her, was happily eating when she was unexpectedly taken away by Qi Jue.
She could only glare at Qi Jue first, and then smiled and explained to Mrs. Yuan Er: "Second aunt, I was indeed there that day, but I didn't see each other that day because something happened in the middle, and later I and Mrs.
Your Highness then left the venue early together."
Obviously, Qi Jue knew in advance that Concubine Zhuang was going to show him a woman at the flower viewing banquet, so he deliberately brought Yan Mingzhu into the palace.
This can be regarded as being honest with Yan Mingzhu and not hiding anything.
Mrs. Yuan Er was quite satisfied with this answer, so she gave Mrs. Yuan Da a look.
"Although His Highness has shied away from it before, after all, this has been the word of matchmakers ordered by parents since ancient times. If His Majesty directly grants you a marriage and chooses a well-matched noble girl for you, what will Your Highness do?"
Mrs. Yuan Da's question can be said to be very straightforward.
Yan Mingzhu wanted to say something, but Qi Jue answered calmly: "If you are not the one I love, even if I come, I will not be able to make me bow my head. My father has always understood my personality.
He didn't dare."
What Qi Jue said was not that he couldn't, but that he didn't dare.
Because he had always been arrogant and domineering, when he came back from the Battle of Yueshan, he chopped off the Minister of the Ministry of Finance without saying a word with his sword.
Although Emperor Zhao was angry, he only gave him a few words of education afterwards, and there was nothing he could do.
If Qi Jue is really pushed into a hurry, he can do anything, and Emperor Zhao will not dare to take risks easily.
Obviously, Mrs. Yuan Da did not expect Qi Jue to answer so directly, and she couldn't help but choke.
Only Yuan Jinshen, who was still outside the situation, heard Qi Jue's answer and sincerely admired him: "Your Highness is truly a hero among men. He is free and easy, and all the ministers admire him!"