cook maid concubine

Chapter 206 The Queen Mother's Birthday Banquet
Although Qian Hongxian had seen a banquet held in the palace on TV in her previous life, seeing it with her own eyes was a different experience.

Since it was the Empress Dowager's [-]th birthday, the Ministry of Rites and Guanglu Temple jointly undertook it, and all officials of the fourth rank and above could bring their family members to attend.

All the meals for the birthday banquet had to be prepared before the birthday banquet started, that is to say, when the birthday banquet really started, Qian Hongxian had nothing to do.

After waiting all afternoon and seeing Princess Eleven making a move, Qian Hongxian couldn't help wondering if she was thinking too much, but thinking about Princess Eleven's temperament, she was brought into the palace on purpose, so it shouldn't be just It's as simple as letting yourself go.So, is the other party planning to make trouble for me during the birthday banquet?
If the other party was just looking for trouble in the imperial dining room, with Ji Nanjin and the Seventh Prince around, maybe he could find a way to suppress it.But once something goes wrong at the birthday banquet, in front of the queen mother and the emperor, no matter whether it is her fault or not, it will end badly for her.

Thinking of this, Qian Hongxian was in a bad mood, and at the same time secretly cursed Ji Nanjin in his heart.If it wasn't for the other party, she wouldn't have provoked Princess Eleven, a difficult master.

The birthday banquet has just begun, and there is still a long time before the end. Qian Hongxian doesn't know how the Eleventh Princess will deal with her. She doesn't want to stay in the imperial dining room in fear, and she doesn't want to wait until the Eleventh Princess makes her move. .In addition, she hadn't seen what it was like to hold a birthday banquet in the ancient palace, so she asked Eunuch Fu to secretly take her to the main hall to see it.

As the head of the imperial dining room, it is not difficult to arrange someone to go in.In addition, with the protection of Ji Nanjin, the Seventh Prince and the Eleventh Princess, Eunuch Fu didn't dare to offend her, so he dressed her up as a court lady and stuffed her in.

Because it was the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, no one dared to be absent, and there were many officials and family members who came, and there were also many court ladies waiting on the sidelines, so generally no one would notice her.

Eunuch Fu is still very relieved about his arrangement.

Since Qian Hongxian was temporarily arranged, the banquet had already begun when she entered the hall.

Although I have seen similar palace banquets on TV before, but it is separated by a screen, and there is a certain difference between TV and reality after all, so the feeling of the two is completely different.

She entered the hall following a group of maids passing dishes. At this time, the banquet was already in the middle, and she followed the end of the line with a tray in her hand.

"Serve--"

Following a new order from the eunuch in charge of ceremonies, all the court ladies jumped into the hall with a new round of dishes.

"'Two Dragons Playing with Pearls', 'Crouching Dragon', 'Blue Sky and White Sun', 'Guihe Yongshou', 'Shenzhou Dragon Beard', 'Phoenix Crystal'..." With the voice of the singing eunuch, the dishes are uniquely shaped , the fragrant dishes appeared in everyone's sight.

Qian Hongxian followed behind the crowd, feeling inexplicably nervous.

She cooked all these dishes, and even the names of the dishes were decided by her, not to impress everyone, but to make no mistakes.

Qian Hongxian paid attention to the reactions around her while walking, and was secretly relieved to see that everyone didn't pay special attention to her cooking.At this moment, the maid who was walking in front of her stopped suddenly, and Qian Hongxian knew that the table she was in charge of serving had arrived, so she stopped her steps accordingly.

As he raised his head, a familiar face appeared in front of him.Seeing the other party suddenly, Qian Hongxian couldn't help being surprised. She didn't expect such a coincidence that the table she was in charge of was the Eighth Prince.The other person seemed a little surprised to see her, but soon returned to normal, and raised his eyebrows at her, Qian Hongxian was secretly startled, not wanting to attract other people's attention, deliberately pretended not to see the other person, and lowered his gaze , calmly put the dishes in his hand one by one in front of the other party.

But obviously the eighth prince didn't intend to let her get away with it like this, so the other party suddenly said: "You did these?" The other party's voice was not high, but it still surprised Qian Hongxian.He quickly raised his head, looked around with a guilty conscience, and found that the seventh prince was sitting on the other side, and the ninth prince was sitting on the other. Seeing that no one had noticed her side at this time, he was slightly relieved, and then he sat again. He lowered his head and let out a soft "hmm", and at the same time accelerated the movements of his hands.

Although the other party helped him out of the siege last time when he was in Prince An's Mansion, every time Qian Hongxian saw him, he always felt that he couldn't see through the other party.

Unlike the innocence of the Ninth Prince, the gentleness of the Seventh Prince can be felt at a glance. Every time the other party gives her feelings, good and bad, good and evil, she always feels that she wants to stay away from him .

During this period of time, she had also heard many rumors about the other party. It was rumored that the Eighth Prince was a casual, unrestrained, and unrestrained person, and no one knew what he would do in the next second.

Qian Hongxian's only thought at this moment is to get away from this man quickly, so as not to be tricked by this guy accidentally.

After finally putting down the last dish, Qian Hongxian was about to leave, but the man in front of her looked at her with a half-smile, suddenly pointed at her and said, "You, stay here and pour wine for my prince."

This time, he used his full voice, and even the emperor and queen at the top couldn't help but glance in his direction. Seeing that it was just a court lady, he didn't take it seriously, and quickly looked away.

The Seventh Prince and Ninth Prince who were closest to him also looked in his direction at the same time. After recognizing the Qian Hongxian in front of him, their expressions changed slightly.The Seventh Prince was a little surprised, but soon returned to normal.The Ninth Prince looked excited. If Qian Hongxian hadn't kept on winking at him, the other party might have screamed on the spot.

At this moment, Qian Hongxian couldn't help but want to scold her mother, she just wanted to secretly join in the fun, and by the way, let's see what tricks Princess Eleven is going to play. She didn't expect to meet the most difficult prince among the princes by such a coincidence. The entangled Jun Fengyan.And the other party didn't know which sutra was wrong, and actually asked her to stay and serve in front of so many people, as if she was afraid that others would not notice her.

Qian Hongxian vomited to death in her heart, but she didn't dare to disobey the other party in front of so many people, so she could only lower her head as much as possible, and pretended to be obediently answered "Yes!" Then she retreated unwillingly. behind each other.

Seeing her obedient behavior, Jun Fengyan curled the corners of her mouth in a good mood, and she didn't forget to wink at her. Qian Hongxian was very annoyed when she saw her, and she couldn't help but hate her teeth itching. .

However, Jun Fengyan ignored her anger, picked up the chopsticks in his hand and tasted the dishes in front of him one by one, then half-closed his eyes and smiled: "I haven't seen you for a few days, your cooking skills are so good. I have grown up, and I really regret that I didn't force you to come to my side. In other words, are you really willing to stay in Prince An's Mansion as a cook for the rest of your life?"

Qian Hongxian rolled her eyes silently, resisting the urge to talk to the other party, and replied in a low voice: "Please trouble the eighth prince, I think there is nothing wrong with being a cook."

Jun Fengyan raised her eyebrows, and soon smiled again: "Yes, I almost forgot, you are different from other cooks. Ordinary cooks can't enter the palace, let alone participate in the palace. Queen Mother's birthday banquet." Qian Hongxian knew that the other party was deliberately teasing her, so she simply shut up and ignored the other party, letting the other party talk to herself.

Seeing that she didn't speak and was not annoyed, Jun Fengyan paused for a while, and then heard the other party say: "And I also heard that that kid Ji San threatened to marry you as the imperial concubine?"

"..." The dignified prince actually gossips like this, Qian Hongxian said helplessly: "It's nothing, the eighth prince misunderstood."

"Really?" Jun Fengyan raised her brows, without continuing, she just shook the empty wine glass in her hand, motioning for her to pour the wine.Qian Hongxian gave the other party a blank look, walked forward silently, picked up the jug on the side to help him pour it out, and then backed away.

As soon as she stood still, she felt something hit her, raised her head in doubt, and saw the Ninth Prince Jun Fengli waving at her.

Qian Hongxian looked around, seeing no one noticed him, and slowly moved towards Jun Fengli.

Jun Fengli was very excited to see her. As soon as Qian Hongxian approached and immediately pulled her, he asked in a low voice, "Hongxian, why are you here? Is it because you are curious about the emperor's grandmother's birthday banquet?"

Qian Hongxian looked at her sleeve that was being held by him, and coughed lightly. Only then did Jun Fengli realize her gaffe, and hastily let go of her hand. Her fair and handsome face flushed uncomfortably, and then she felt slightly annoyed. Said: "I originally planned to go to the Imperial Dining Room to find you early in the morning, but the starling kept pulling me to ask me to accompany him to choose the birthday gift for the emperor's grandmother, so it was delayed. You are in the Imperial Dining Room, have you not been bullied?"

Seeing the word "caring" clearly flashing in the other party's clean and clear eyes without any impurities, Qian Hongxian felt warm in his heart, and then smiled and said, "Your servant is fine, thank you Ninth Prince for your concern."

The latter pouted his lips unhappily when he heard the words, and said childishly, "Didn't you agree to call me A Li? Does Hongxian refuse to be friends with me?"

Qian Hongxian said with a helpless smile: "How could it be? Slaves, of course I am willing to be friends with Jiu and Ah Li."

Only then did Jun Fengli show a satisfied smile and said, "Great, we'll be friends from now on. By the way, where did you cook for the imperial grandmother today? Why haven't you served it yet?"

Qian Hongxian was a little surprised and said, "How do you know that the dishes I cooked haven't been served yet?"

Jun Fengli pursed her lips and said, "Those old fellows in the imperial dining room have not changed at all in their cooking skills for more than ten years. I can eat them as soon as I eat them." Then she looked at Qian Hongxian with shining eyes Said: "The food you make is still delicious, much better than what they make."

No one doesn't like to hear good things, and Qian Hongxian is no exception. Hearing the other party's undisguised admiration for her cooking skills, Qian Hongxian was in a good mood, and said with a smile: "The things in front of you are made by me, I hope you Don't regret what you just said after eating."

"Really? Then I have to taste it quickly." Jun Fengli's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks in front of him.Just as she was about to reach out her hand, Princess Eleven suddenly stood up above the bustling hall.

(End of this chapter)