The crossed scholar

"Seventh sister is very happy to visit my little sister's house in person!" Nineteenth sister said in a sweet voice.

"Hmm! What a delicate beauty! I think you are the most beautiful princess among all the princesses! In comparison, my sister is old!" Xia Zerong couldn't help but sigh after seeing it.

"Where is it? The seventh sister is in full bloom and is famous all over the world. She has always been a role model that my younger sister admires and a role model to follow!" Xia Zhen'er said with a blushing smile.Xia Zhen'er didn't expect Seventh Sister to be so easy-going, and she even smelled the scent of rose soap from Seventh Princess!

The Seventh Princess also smelled the unique scent of magnolia flower soap on Xia Zhener's body, and the two smiled at each other.

Entering the mansion, the Seventh Princess couldn't help being a little surprised, Xia Zhen'er's mansion was even simpler than she thought!Manpower is also pitifully small.Although the Nineteenth Princess' Mansion was cleaned very cleanly, it looked much shabby compared to other princes and princesses!

But what surprised Princess Seven was that the two hundred female guards behind Xia Zhen'er were all full of energy, and they all had a confident and proud look on their faces.Mr. Wu on the right hand surprised the Seventh Princess even more, this man is definitely a master!And it is a person who has been killed countless times!

"Are you Wu Yue who wants to compete with Gao Tiehua?" Seventh Princess asked suddenly when she passed by Wu Yue.

"Yes! King Rong is a thousand years old!" Wu Yue was also taken aback, and quickly clasped her fists in salute.

"Are you sure?" Xia Zerong asked with a smile, Wu Yue was much younger than she expected, so Xia Zerong couldn't help asking again!

"As long as it's a fair competition, I can win!" Wu Yue said confidently.

"Hehe! Don't worry about this, your competition will be held in my house. But that Gaotiehua has some real skills!" Xia Zerong said softly, and then whispered to Wu Yue: "But I hope you can win !"

"Thank you Seventh Princess!" Wu Yue looked at Seventh Princess very gratefully and saluted again.

Xia Zerong smiled, and then smiled at Ji Zhizhen who was standing aside: "Mr. Ji, the tea you sold me is not very good!"

"Ah? No, no, princess, you'll be fine once you get used to it!" Ji Zhizhen was a little dazed, of course he knew his own tea, and the so-called top-quality tea in the shop was indeed not very good!

The nineteenth princess Xia Zhen'er beside her also had a slightly hot face, but she didn't expect the seventh princess to point out the lack of tea in person!Quickly said: "Seventh sister, please sit in the living room, I will let the servants serve tea!"

Of course, after entering the living room, the guards and servants stopped following, and there were only a few people left in the living room.This time Xia Zhen'er didn't dare to serve green tea anymore, and ordered his servants to serve the best tea on the market!Then start talking with Princess Seven!

And the steward outside the living room is counting the gifts from the seventh princess. This time, the gift from the seventh princess is not light. good wine.In addition, there are 200 taels of gold!As if the Seventh Princess knew about Xia Zhener's situation, the 200 taels of gold could make Xia Zhener's money much easier!

Not long after, Duanmu Qi and Manager Wu in the living room found an excuse and ran out.There is no way that the two princesses have already started talking about the experience of using soap, and then they talked about topics such as bathing and changing clothes, so the two big men ran out very knowledgeable!

If women put aside politics and talk about beauty and beauty, it will immediately become very popular!Seventh princess doesn't look like a prince Rong at all right now!Instead, they were enthusiastically talking about the soap that Xia Zhen'er gave her.Speaking of which, Seventh Princess has been obsessed with this soap for the past two days, but this thing is used too fast!No wonder, she takes a bath twice a day, and washes her face and hands before and after meals, so the usage rate is super high!

"Yes, Seventh Sister! I'm used to it too, and I don't use the original fragrant soap anymore! It's simply incomparable!" Xia Zhen'er also responded positively.

"Hmm! Nineteenth Sister, I have a question. Is there any fragrance powder we made in that soap?" Seventh Princess finally couldn't help but ask first.

"That's right! Originally, the scent of our soap was too weak, but the scent powder made by Seventh Sister's fief made a big difference! This is how I achieved the most perfect effect!" Xia Zhen'er said frankly, Didn't she just want the Seventh Princess to talk about this aspect!

"Oh! No wonder, I feel very familiar and friendly when I use it!" Seventh Princess said in a daze, but she was still very proud of herself. After all, only with the special products of her own fiefdom can she make perfect soap!

"Yes, yes! I still want to cooperate with Seventh Sister on this matter! I just don't know if Seventh Sister is willing to support my younger sister!" Xia Zhen'er immediately took over the conversation.

"Oh? Let's hear it!" Seventh Princess looked at Xia Zhen'er with great interest and asked.

"Hmm! Seventh Sister provided me with face powder and other raw materials, and I gave half of the made soap to Seventh Sister for distribution! In this way, both me and Seventh Sister will benefit. I don't know what Seventh Sister thinks?" Xia Zhener asked tentatively. road.

"How much can you produce per month?" Princess Seven asked after thinking for a while.

"The output of this kind of soap is not high, only a thousand yuan! Because the process is relatively complicated, 1000 yuan is already the upper limit!" Xia Zhen'er seemed to think about it seriously, and then said softly.In fact, the processing of this thing is extremely simple, let alone 1000 yuan, even tens of thousands of yuan is not difficult.But Zhu Xiaobao considers that rare things are more valuable, and Xia Zhen'er doesn't have too much strength, once it becomes popular, it is easy to be hated and calculated by others!

"I want 700%! Sister Nineteen, it's not that my sister is greedy. Not only do I have a store in the imperial city, but I also need to sell it in my fief. It's only [-] yuan a month for soap. Excluding my own use, it's really too little! How much does a piece of soap cost?" The Seventh Princess has returned to her true colors as a strong woman, and her words cannot be refuted at all!

"About a tael of silver!" Xia Zhen'er said in a low voice.

"Then how much do you plan to sell?" Princess Seven's eyes lit up, the cost of this thing is not high!

"A tael of gold! Do you think it's suitable?" Xia Zhen'er was a little uncertain, after all, it hasn't been sold on the market yet!

"Two taels! Two taels of gold! If I guess right, even two taels of gold will be sold out at once!" Unexpectedly, the Seventh Princess directly set the price of two taels of gold!This is simply an opportunity to steal money!It is very scary to know that women go crazy for the sake of beauty!

"Well! I listen to Seventh Sister!" Xia Zhen'er said obediently, but her heart was trembling with shock. Originally, Zhu Xiaobao's talk of a tael of gold made Xia Zhen'er think that he was crazy about money. !I didn't expect Seventh Sister to be more ruthless here!Xia Zhen'er felt that she didn't even understand the world!Although I don't know Zhu Xiaobao's processing process, the cost of that thing is definitely very cheap!

Xia Zhen'er did not expect that the cooperation with the Seventh Princess would be so smooth. Although Seventh Princess accounts for [-]% of the relationship, Xia Zhener's situation will be much more stable with this relationship!In addition, Seventh Princess has doubled the price, and in this way, my net profit has increased a bit!

Of course, as for how much the seventh princess can earn in this regard, then don't worry about it.Although Seventh Princess is very rich, her expenses are also very high!Maintaining those warships is a huge expense!Many warships are already very old, but they have not been updated!There are also horses, armor, and weapons. If you want to spend money, you can spend tens of thousands of taels of gold every minute!

The Seventh Princess and the Nineteenth Princess chatted happily, and before they knew it, it was time for lunch.The nineteenth princess seemed to suddenly remember it!Hurry up and invite Seventh Princess to move to her elegant residence by the stream for dinner!

"Yaju by the Stream? It's a very unique name! I just don't know what's so special about it?" Princess Seven also smiled curiously.

"Hmm! It's very special, and the items inside are very novel! The food is also very special!" The nineteenth princess smiled ostentatiously at this time.At this time, the relationship between the two seems to be much closer!The nineteenth princess is not so restrained anymore!

"Okay! Then I'll wait and see!"

Chapter 35 A Very Special Banquet

Originally, the nineteenth princess wanted to ask the seventh princess to ride a horse, because it was a bit far from Zhu Xiaobao's residence.But the seventh princess insisted on walking, so the lovers followed the two princesses and walked towards Yaju by the stream!

When passing by Xikuayuan, the seventh princess saw many female guards washing clothes by the well. Of course, this is not the point. The point is that the female guards are washing clothes with soap.This made Seventh Princess jealous.Unexpectedly, these female guards in the Nineteenth Princess Mansion are treated like this?

"Oh! Now soap is the monthly standard for the guards, one piece per person per month. There will be no soap for the time being, after all, the production is too small!" The nineteenth princess explained.

"Oh! Where is the soap processing workshop?" The Seventh Princess couldn't help asking. In fact, this should be very taboo, but the Seventh Princess was really curious, so she couldn't help but opened her mouth.

"Well! It's not here, it's managed by my people!" The nineteenth princess said calmly. In fact, she was most afraid that it was the seventh sister who would ask this question, for fear that the seventh princess would have some plans!

"Oh! I'm being reckless! This production method must be kept secret!" Princess Seven said angrily, because she behaved a little out of control today!

"It's okay! Seventh Sister and I hit it off very well!" Princess Nineteen smiled.

While chatting, he had already reached Zhu Xiaobao's residence.From a distance, it is really 'chic', because the water wheel alone is very eye-catching, even the Seventh Princess and her followers can't understand what the water wheel is for!

However, the construction of this elegant residence by the stream is really simple, there are no pavilions, towers and pavilions, and there are no carved beams and painted buildings.The shape simply couldn't be simpler!There is nothing elegant and beautiful about it!

In front of Yaju's gate, there are several servants in white clothes busy in and out!Taking a closer look, they were all wearing a very novel chef's uniform and a chef's hat on their heads. This was Zhu Xiaobao's attention, and the Princess Mansion rushed to make it overnight.Even Princess Nineteen thinks it looks a bit fresh!Because this batch of costumes was rushed out last night, she hasn't seen it yet!

At first, I thought I could enjoy the surroundings of Yaju, but now I saw that it was unnecessary, there was no scenery at all, Princess Seven was directly invited to the dining room, which was actually Zhu Xiaobao's study!It is now arranged into a simple restaurant!And it can only hold the next table for a banquet!

But as soon as they entered Zhu Xiaobao's residence, the Seventh Princess began to witness miracles one after another!Duanmu Qiwu was the one who was able to enter the dining room to eat with the two princesses, and the other seven princesses specially appointed Wu Yue and Ji Zhixuan to sit in!This made Wu Yue a little surprised, and also a little dissatisfied.Of course, this kind of dissatisfaction is in my heart!On the surface, nothing was revealed.Because she prefers to eat outside with other guards, that hearty way is her favorite!

As soon as Princess Seven sat down, she was attracted by the six cold dishes in front of her, because there were three cold dishes she had never seen before: sauced beef, chicken feet with pickled peppers, and grilled cuttlefish.

"Seventh Sister! Please, these are all ordinary ingredients. I hope Seventh Sister will not laugh at you!" Princess Nineteen said a little nervously. To be honest, she had no idea. She didn't know if it would arouse the contempt of Princess Seven. After all, other princes The princess entertained the seventh princess, but they were all full of delicacies!

"No problem! I think it's pretty good!" Seventh Princess shook her head, she was already tired of those delicacies, but now she was looking forward to something new that Nineteenth Sister would bring her!At least it has given her a little appetite now!

According to the usual practice, it is still necessary to wash your face and wash your hands before meals. Four maids in white chef uniforms brought copper basins, face towels, and soap.The seventh princess saw that there were actually three pieces of soap placed side by side for her to choose from!Of course, the seventh princess also noticed that the three pieces of soap were not carved, it seems that the soap given to her was specially processed!

"Nineteenth sister is very expensive! This is six taels of gold!" The seventh princess was in a good mood immediately, and she chatted and laughed with Xia Zhen'er.

"Hehe! As long as my sister likes it!" Xia Zhen'er also said with a coquettish smile, and the two looked at each other and smiled, only the two of them knew the meaning of six taels of gold.Didn't you just set the price for the soap!Two taels of gold!

After wiping her hands clean, another maid brought a cup of tea, and the seventh princess didn't care!But after taking a sip, I couldn't help being a little surprised, it was much better than the top-quality green tea sent by Ji Zhizhen the day before yesterday!The entrance is fragrant, fresh and sweet, which seems to show the unique charm of tea itself!Moreover, the tea soup is clear, and the shape of the leaves is delicate and delicate...

"Good tea!" Duanmu Qi praised first, and then took another sip, savoring it carefully!

"Is this the best tea, right? Mr. Ji?" The Seventh Princess could not help but ask with a smile, feeling the fragrance between her teeth.

"Ah! Princess, this... this... this... is for our princess's royal use, so we can't mass-produce it!" Ji Zhizhen's reaction was still very fast, and she immediately pushed it to Princess Nineteen.

In fact, the nineteenth princess is also annoyed in her heart!She didn't drink so well by herself, Zhu Xiaobao took out her own good things today, but she didn't say hello to herself in advance!

"If Seventh Sister likes it, I'll give Seventh Sister a can later! I thought Seventh Sister couldn't get used to this kind of green tea!" Princess Nineteen said with a coquettish smile.

"Okay! Mr. Duanmu, don't forget to take it with you when you leave!" The Seventh Princess ordered without being polite at all.

"Yes!" Duanmu Qi replied with a smile.He knew that Princess Seven's performance like this meant that he recognized Nineteenth Sister!

The atmosphere gradually turned up. Seventh Princess moved her chopsticks first without hesitation. First, she chewed a piece of sauced beef. The sauce was rich and the meat was tender but chewy.I took a chicken foot with pickled peppers, and my eyes lit up after I took a bite. It is definitely a taste that I have never tasted before. It is delicious!Cool!hot!The meat is plump, tender to the bone, so delicious!

"Okay! Bring the wine!" The Seventh Princess couldn't help but shouted, she took the teacup away with a wave of her hand, what she needed most at this time was a bowl of good wine!

Don't look at the seventh princess as the King of Rong, but she came all the way through killing, so her bold ambition is stronger than Wu Yue's!However, the wine in the princess' mansion is really not very good, what Xia Zhen'er can sell is the imperial gift from the palace.But the Seventh Princess didn't like this kind of wine at all, so after drinking a bowl, the Seventh Princess asked someone to bring over the fine wine she had just given to the Nineteenth Princess!This wine is strong enough!

"Good wine!" Mr. Wu couldn't help but praise after taking a sip of the wine sent by Princess Seven.

"Of course! Several lords ask for dozens of altars from me every year!" Princess Seven said proudly.

"Well! I've heard about it a long time ago! I just don't know if the seventh sister can reward the younger sister with a few altars every year?" The nineteenth princess said softly. In fact, she was cautiously testing the seventh princess. Sending a few jars of wine, wouldn't that be the recognition of the Nineteenth Princess?Moreover, the people sent by the seventh princess are all His Royal Highnesses with fiefdoms, such as King Ming, King Sheng, and King Wen.

"Yes! As long as my sister likes it, I will send you a hundred jars of good wine every year!" Unexpectedly, the Seventh Princess immediately agreed!

"Hehe! The nineteenth princess, Huizhi Lanxin, my princess has never been so close to any princess before!" Duanmu Qi who was sitting on the side also said with a smile.But Duanmuqi's eyes are very deep, as if he wants to see through the heart of the nineteenth princess!

"Mr. Duanmu has won the award!" The nineteenth princess quickly replied with a smile, even though it was just the seventh princess's shogunate, Duanmuqi's influence on the seventh princess was too great.Moreover, Duanmu Qi's knowledge and strategies are far beyond ordinary people, which makes people feel difficult to figure out!

"Old man, with such delicious food, why don't you make a couplet?" Ji Zhizhen was very relaxed and not restrained at all.At this time, he wanted to fight Duanmu Qi again!

"Oh! I don't have this mood today, there are so many novel things here!" Duanmu Qi shook his head and sighed, he was looking up at the ceiling fan at this moment.I didn't notice it when I first came in, but after I drank some wine and felt a little hot, I felt a gust of cool wind, which was continuous. After tracing back to the source, Duanmu Qi discovered that the source of the cool wind was the wind above his head. This ceiling fan.

"Haha! That's a ceiling fan! My little treasure...my lady's little treasure!" Ji Zhizhen was so overjoyed that he almost told Zhu Xiaobao. Fortunately, he reacted very quickly and immediately became the princess' little treasure.

"Hmm! The water wheel outside the door is probably equipped for this thing, right?" Duanmu Qi nodded, but his insight was extraordinary, and he immediately thought of the connection.

"Mr. Duanmu's opinion! Exactly!" Director Wu said with great admiration.

"Where is it, compared to the craftsman who made this object, I really feel inferior!" Duanmu Qi smiled and shook his head, his interest in these things became more and more intense!

"Why don't you eat it?" The seventh princess is still intoxicated by the delicious taste of pickled peppers and chicken feet, which is not usually the case, but today she is in a good mood, and she regards the nineteenth princess as her own, so she eats very well Have fun, don't pay attention to any etiquette at all.

"It's gone? I haven't eaten yet?" Ji Zhizheng looked at the empty basin on the table and murmured.

"Ah? It's all... I ate it?" Seventh Princess looked at everyone in surprise, and then asked a little uncertainly.This is too embarrassing!The majestic King Rong is actually so imageless!

"Oh! Look at me, I forgot to let them serve the food!" The nineteenth princess hurriedly said apologetically. She really didn't expect that this thing is so popular. Stopped rationally.But now that plate is bottomed out!Just a few peppers left.It still looks very attractive, but Wu Yue really wants to eat those pickled peppers too!

Now that the princess gave the order, the following hot dishes were brought up one after another, which quickly diverted the attention of the seventh princess from the embarrassment of the chicken feet with pickled peppers. They were all dishes that had never been seen before, but The ingredients are very common, but the taste really makes her want to stop!

Stir-fried shrimp, squirrel mandarin fish, beef tenderloin with hot pepper, stir-fried kidney flower...every dish is delicious in color and fragrance. , he was also overwhelmed by the dishes in front of him!Being able to produce one or two novel and unique dishes is already impressive, but now most of the dishes on the table have never been seen before, but they are still very delicious!There are capable people under the nineteenth princess!

"How many chefs does my younger sister have?" Seventh Princess didn't know how to evaluate this nineteenth sister!He obviously doesn't have much money or strength, but life is indeed so delicate!There are more than 100 cooks in my house, and I still worry about what to eat every day, I really have no appetite!

"One!"

Chapter 36 A Very Special Banquet

"On a!"

The Nineteenth Princess said in embarrassment, before Zhu Xiaobao came, there were six cooks in the Nineteenth Princess's house, but she brought them from the tribe, and she didn't deliberately recruit them.

"Eh? Just one?" The Seventh Princess sounded like a slap in the face. She has more than 100 chefs, but she can't compare with a chef of the Nineteenth Sister?But this kind of embarrassment is acceptable, after all, it is a very happy scene!Can you not be happy?Seventh princess is having a good time eating a garlic bone now!

"Yeah! I made Seventh Sister laugh!" The Nineteenth Princess nodded. It wasn't because she was modest, but because she had been aggrieved all along!If it wasn't for Zhu Xiaobao's arrival, her life would be really miserable!

"Oh? No, no, no, it's just a joke. You are a great chef! Call me in, I will reward you!" Princess Seven shook her head repeatedly.

"Okay!" Princess Nineteen was still very well-behaved, but she was startled in her heart, secretly worried, if Seventh Sister asked to ask for Zhu Xiaobao herself, it would be troublesome!It is very common for nobles in the palace to ask each other for servants!No one would lose face for a servant!What's more, if Zhu Xiaobao followed the Seventh Princess, his slavery problem would be solved easily!Seventh Princess has her own fief, and she can directly pardon Zhu Xiaobao's slave status.That is to say, for this matter, it is possible that Zhu Xiaobao intended to follow the Seventh Princess!

Sitting on the side, Mr. Wu was also anxious. This was a completely accidental event. Who would have thought that the Seventh Princess would be so happy?Damn Zhu Xiaobao, what are you doing with so many dishes?It's too late now, a maid has already gone to the kitchen to call Zhu Xiaobao!Manager Wu had no choice but to wink at Wu Yue desperately!Of course Xia Zhen'er also saw it, and had an emergency solution in her heart!

Of course Zhu Xiaobao didn't know it, and followed the servant girl in.Zhu Xiaobao is also wearing a chef's uniform today, but he also wears a tall chef's hat on his head. Coupled with the white clothes, he looks a bit fat cook!

The seventh princess was a little surprised when she saw Zhu Xiaobao!This little fat man doesn't seem to be very old, he looks even younger than Wu Yue!This figure fits the image of a cook very well!

"Wu Xiaobao! I've seen Princess Rong and Seventh Princess!" Xia Zhen'er said immediately when she saw Zhu Xiaobao, but she changed Zhu Xiaobao's surname!

"I've seen the princess!" Although Zhu Xiaobao was a little strange, but seeing Mr. Wu desperately trying to wink at him, he didn't refute, and bowed slightly, which was regarded as a salute!His way of saluting has always been like this, it is impossible for him to kneel down!Even the Nineteenth Princess has never kneeled before!

"Your name is Wu Xiaobao? So you're from the Wu clan? Who would have expected you to be so young?" Princess Seven asked casually.

"...Yes!" Zhu Xiaobao replied hesitantly, why did he become a member of the Wu clan?He hasn't fully recalled his life experience until now!

"He has been with Wu Yue and me since he was a child. His father is also my mother's royal chef. Well, his craftsmanship is passed down in the family! Wu Yue, why don't you help Xiaobao wipe his sweat!" The nineteenth princess seemed He said lightly, but he stepped on Wu Yue vigorously under his feet. If Wu Yue couldn't figure it out, then all these years of following Xia Zhen'er would be in vain!

Wu Yue got up immediately, and the moment she got up, Xia Zhen'er took the opportunity to wipe her mouth with a handkerchief and said in a low voice: "You have to be real when you smile, and you have to be affectionate. Don't argue with him!"

"Hmm!" Although Wu Yue didn't understand the deep meaning, the look in the eyes of Manager Wu just now let her know that this is a very important matter!He had no choice but to take out his handkerchief with great distress, and walked up to Zhu Xiaobao.With a smile all over his face, he gently helped Zhu Xiaobao wipe the sweat off his forehead.

"This! This! And this..." Zhu Xiaobao immediately pointed at his own cheek very impolitely, and asked Wu Yue to wipe it for him. Wouldn't it be silly not to take advantage of it?What's more, Wu Yue's performance today really surprised Zhu Xiaobao!Feeling a little flustered now!

"Hehe! The two of them have been engaged since childhood! Speaking of which, Wu Yue will be very lucky in the future!" Princess Nineteen is basically very satisfied with Wu Yue's performance!Quickly followed the development of the situation and continued!

"Oh! It's a very...unique couple!" Seventh Princess didn't know how to describe these two people, the difference in image was a bit big, Zhu Xiaobao's height had just reached the tip of Wu Yue's nose!But in this era, women are also very powerful. Many families are dominated by women, and some have married several husbands!

"I'm warning you, don't push yourself too hard!" Wu Yue whispered to Zhu Xiaobao, gnashing her teeth with a smile on her face, her back was facing everyone at the moment.

"It's a bit hot!" Zhu Xiaobao said bluntly, then took Wu Yue's face towel, wiped it on his face indiscriminately, and put it into his arms!Then he walked to the corner and pushed the handle up. There was a creaking sound from the roof, and it was obvious that the speed of the ceiling fan was a little faster, and the wind blowing out became stronger!

Manager Wu's heart skipped a beat!Secretly angry: dog thing!You will die if you don't show off?

Sure enough, the eyes of Duanmu Qi who was sitting beside him lit up, this thing can actually adjust the wind force?It's unbelievable?

The strange thing is that the seventh princess didn't ask, because she already felt that she couldn't digest so many new things, and she would look like a fool if she asked again!

"Hmm! Are you cooking these dishes?" Princess Seven would be safer to ask something she can understand!

"Yes! Is there any dissatisfaction? Please tell the princess clearly! I will change it next time!" Zhu Xiaobao also felt a little restrained when facing the seventh princess, after all, King Rong's coercion is still very strong!

"Haha! That's not true, I'm just curious, how many chickens did you use for your chicken feet with pickled peppers? What did you do with the rest of the chicken body?" The seventh princess is still thinking about the chicken feet with pickled peppers!