Long Live the Empress

Chapter 256 Taoist Meal

I have to say, Chitose Prefecture is Chitose Prefecture, the ingredients here are all top-notch, even the fruits that are only grown in summer are too numerous to count.

"Hmph, what a person who knows how to enjoy life!" Yue Jinghao muttered, peeling a lychee and putting it in her mouth. Hmm~ This lychee is not only fresh, but also sweet and juicy.

Agate was helping on the side. She was reluctant to let Yuejing do the work of washing vegetables with cold water!

Yue Jinghao would feed Manju the cut fruits from time to time, and said as she fed them: "This fruit is very rare, we can't eat it even if we want to! Eat more!"

"Miss, please eat by yourself! If I eat too much, people will notice it!" Agate's mouth was stuffed so full by Yue Jinghao that she looked like a little squirrel.

"He can't finish all of this by himself! We are helping him, and he has to thank us! Eat quickly!"

"Miss, you eat too!"

……

Wang glanced at Yan Liyuan, who was smiling in front of him, and said boldly: "Master, the secret guards spent a lot of effort to get these fruits yesterday! Especially the lychees, which were stolen by the secret guards from the ice room in the palace..."

"As long as she likes it!" Yue Jinghao always wears a disguise, even her smile is so hypocritical... Yan Liyuan knows that Yue Jinghao has her own ideas, but he hopes to see Yue Jinghao without worries, even if it's only for a moment...

Wang Yi pulled the corner of his mouth, thinking: The governor is too fond of Miss Yue. Before she even enters the house, he has already sent the secret guards who have been practicing killing skills since childhood to get these fruits and vegetables. If she enters the house, their future life can be imagined...

Yan Liyuan watched from a distance for a long time until the guard came to report an important matter, and then Yan Liyuan left reluctantly.

The master and servant worked hard for the whole morning and finally prepared lunch.

"Let someone invite Mr. Nine Thousand to have lunch!" Yue Jinghao said.

"Yes, miss! Jiu Qiansui will definitely like it!" Agate was deeply impressed by Yue Jinghao's superb cooking skills, because Yue Jinghao would make extra of each dish so that Agate could also taste it.

"Miss, Guard Wang said that the Ninth Prince has been waiting in the hall for a long time!" Agate ran in hurriedly and said.

"Then let someone serve the food!"

A group of male guards were carrying trays and walking silently behind Yue Jinghao without making any sound.

"Greetings, Your Highness." After Yue Jinghao bowed, the guards behind her came in one by one and Yue Jinghao personally placed the items on the table.

“The first dish is plum juice white dried fruit.”

The so-called plum juice white dried food is made by soaking white radish cut into thin strips in fresh plum juice. It is full of the sweetness of plums and a hint of sourness...but you can't taste the flavor of white radish. It is a good appetizer.

Yan Liyuan took only one sip before looking at Yue Jinghao beside him and said quietly, "I really underestimated you!"

"It's just an appetizer. Ninth Thousand Years Old, please don't jump to conclusions so early!" Yue Jinghao served the second dish. "This is charcoal grilled quail."

The quail is boiled in the stomach of an old hen for two hours and then taken out and roasted on charcoal. If it is cooked for too short a time, it will not be flavorful, and if it is cooked for too long, it will become rotten, so this dish is a test of the cooking skills.

“This is lychee shrimp balls!”

"This is Yang Fangzangyu."

“This is crab meat lion head.”

“This is Shili Ginkgo.”

"This is……"

Yue Jinghao prepared nine dishes, plus a Feilong soup, which left Wang Yi stunned.

He had seen the world, but he had never seen the dishes cooked by Yue Jinghao. Then, seeing Yan Liyuan eating without putting down his chopsticks, he knew that the dishes tasted good.

Yue Jinghao and Yan Liyuan were having lunch quietly. The atmosphere was very pleasant. Suddenly, Yan Liyuan asked, "Where did you learn this?"

"..."

This is what Yue Jinghao learned in her previous life for Wei Zilin. As the saying goes: If you want to capture a man, you must first capture his stomach...

But Wei Zilin is a man without a heart, so how can he be caught?

“Can’t you tell me?” Seeing Yue Jinghao’s hesitation, Yan Liyuan didn’t intend to ask any more questions, but he heard Yue Jinghao say, “Nine Thousand Year Old Man knows my situation. I can’t eat whatever I want… Whenever I feel hungry, I will flip through some books that record meals…”

"Oh? Miss Yue, are you just trying to fool yourself?" Although Yan Liyuan was speaking sarcastically, he was actually thinking in his heart whether he should destroy the Yue Mansion right away. Who would have thought that the daughter of an important official wouldn't even have food to eat.

Yue Jinghao burst out laughing, then nodded and said, "Nine Thousand Years Old is right!"

……

After Yue Jinghao "served" Yan Liyuan with lunch, she went to the warehouse with Yan Liyuan to check the dowry.

When passing by Wang Yi, Yue Jinghao whispered, "I made some extra, and it's still hot! Just consider it as my daughter's thanks to the king's guards!"

When Wang Yiyi heard that Yue Jinghao had actually saved some food for him, his heart suddenly warmed up, so he took some time to go to the kitchen for lunch.

Wang couldn't stop eating after taking one bite. How could there be such a delicious dish? It was so delicious...

The secret guards had sharp eyes. When they saw Wang Yi hiding in the kitchen eating food with big mouthfuls, they ran over one by one.

Wang Yi was furious and screamed, "Don't eat it, this dish is terrible! It's too salty and too sour, I can't eat it at all!"

"Tsk! We were all watching! The Governor finished the whole table of dishes by himself. How could the taste be bad? Tell me, brothers." Wang Er smiled sinisterly.

"Yes!" the secret guards shouted loudly.

When Wang saw that he couldn't fool them, he stuffed food into his mouth faster.

The secret guards rushed forward...