Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

That night, Chang Ying served the prince a meal and invited a prefect from Shanxi to eat with him. As someone who had lived in the northwest for a long time, he had never eaten seafood cooked this way before and praised it highly.

Seeing the prince carving the radish while eating it, he curled his lips secretly.

Chang Ying's eyes were always useful, and he immediately became unhappy. He complained while explaining the dishes to the prince, "There are fresh vegetables sent from the greenhouse in winter. Listen to the noble families outside, they don't eat enough green vegetables and cucumbers, right?

"You think that stuff is too expensive, and you only want to eat the radish and cabbage that are in season. Today, Master Li in the kitchen has no choice but to use the radish flowers that the apprentices use to practice knife skills to make a bowl.

"The mistress in the back hall said that you must eat this bowl of rice to fulfill the imperial physician's instructions. Let the servants keep a close eye on you!"

The prince raised an eyebrow: "Which mistress?"

"Master Chenghui." Changying replied softly, doing everything she could to prevent the outside officials from hearing what happened to the concubines.

The prince smiled with satisfaction: "She has been in mourning for three years, and she has figured out how to eat these radishes, cabbages and tofu."

He smiled and asked the prefect to try it, "I am not feeling well, so I have to eat this. I am sorry to make you laugh. This way of eating is not bad, you should try it too."

The prefect knew that it was his expression that caused the trouble, so he thanked the prince awkwardly. As expected, he tasted one and his eyes lit up: "It's delicious."

He laughed again, "The Northwest is similar to the capital. It's cold in winter, and the weather is dry with heated kangs and fire walls. People also eat radishes in various ways. But this way of eating is rare. When I go back, I'll ask the kitchen at home to try it."

"Oh? What ingredients are available in the northwest in winter?" The prince followed his words and started chatting.

"There are a lot of radishes and some potatoes. Cabbages are hard to come by and only the rich eat them. Most people just rely on pickled vegetables." The prefect answered correctly.

Chang Ying was smart. Looking at the prince's expression, he picked up another radish flower dipped in rose sauce and gave the prefect a piece of radish.

The guests and hosts enjoy themselves.

In Cheng'en Palace, the Crown Princess watched Tao Ge'er eat four "flowers" in one breath, and was surprised and delighted: "Oh my, I've never eaten radishes so happily before!"

He hurriedly ordered it to be shown to the kitchen.

Zhu Qing remained calm and said with a smile: "The kitchen only has half the credit.

"This is the menu that Lizheng Palace specially asked Wang Chenghui to come up with. I heard that Wang Chenghui was afraid that the menu would conflict with the imperial physician and the kitchen, so he went to the kitchen in person and discussed it with the chef for a long time before deciding on it.

"This dish of radish flowers dipped in fresh flower sauce was her idea."

There was silence in the hall.

Everyone looked at the Crown Princess anxiously.

Even Tao Ge'er stopped chewing happily and stared at the Crown Princess with concern.

Nanny Weng even crossed her arms subconsciously.

Unexpectedly, the Crown Princess burst out laughing: "She is still young and likes to think! I think she has been dealing with these vegetarian dishes for a long time in the past three years.

"My brother was able to eat so well today. She deserves credit. I have to reward her."

After thinking for a while, he looked at Zhu Qing and said, "That's perfect. Didn't the family send two jade bonsai the other day? Leave one for Tao Ge'er to play with, and send the other to He Ke!"

"Along with the jade bonsai, there are two hand warmers. Send them to the East Hall of Yiqiu, one for Wang Chenghui and one for He Ke."

Then he smiled and coaxed Brother Tao, "We are boys, we don't use jade, that's for girls!

"Let's use the cloisonné copper hand warmer that the Empress Dowager gave us as a gift! Just like Daddy! Okay?"

Tao Ge'er was just tucking into another radish flower, nodding with his little mouth puffed up: "Yeah! Yeah!"

Nanny Weng put her hand down and smiled with satisfaction: "It is our Crown Princess who has set an example and taught the little prince very well! The harmony between the siblings in the future is all due to the good teaching of the Queen!"

Zhu Qing's face froze, but he had no choice but to lower his head and agree.

After serving dinner, she went to deliver the food.

Wang Xifeng and He Ke had just finished their meal. Both of them were full, so they held hands and walked and chatted in the yard.

Zhu Qing came over to watch, her teeth almost breaking, but she still had to smile and compliment: "Although Wang Chenghui is still a girl, she knows how to take care of children. Even the Crown Princess praises her!"

When Wang Xifeng saw her coming, she did not enter the palace, but turned around to look at her in the courtyard: "Miss Zhuqing is here? What's the matter?"

"I heard that Wang Chenghui cooked today and our prince ate very well, so the Crown Princess gave it to us as a reward." Zhu Qing smiled but did not smile. "Please invite Chenghui and the princess to come into the hall and kneel to receive him."

Kneel to receive?

Aunt Meng and Nanny Ji were listening nearby and subconsciously raised their eyebrows, then glanced at the two trays held by the little palace maid who was following them.

Although when the mistress gave gifts, concubines and concubines knelt to receive them, it was considered within etiquette.

But given the Crown Princess's temperament, she would not give away treasures and then put on such an attitude to attract hatred...

Nanny Ji looked at Zhuqing secretly.

Does this person have any grudge against Yi Qiu Dong Dian?

Wang Xifeng didn't care. She pulled He Ke back and knelt down to accept the reward. She was grateful and surprised as if she had never seen such a good thing before. She also held He Ke's hand and forced her to act with her.

Zhu Qing then felt a little relieved.

But as soon as she turned around and left, before she even left the palace gate, He Ke was puzzled: "During the Dragon Boat Festival two years ago, is the coral tree that Cheng Hui gave me not as good as this bonsai?"

Zhu Qing was so angry that his face changed immediately. He turned around and wanted to come back to argue!

Wang Xifeng covered He Ke's mouth with her hand and said, "How can this be the same thing?!

"The Crown Princess is your legal mother. She loves you and treats you the same as your brother. She gave you and your brother one thing each!

"Why are you so picky when you're not secretly happy? Are you crazy?!"

He Ke broke free and said with a pout, "The Crown Princess has always treated me very well, I naturally know that.

"I just don't understand. This maid who delivered the message must have been in the palace for seven or eight years. How come she has never seen anything good?

"It's clear that the Crown Princess's kindness has become a condescending charity in her mouth. How unhappy she is in her heart that Cheng Hui and I respect the Crown Princess..."

Zhu Qing's face turned pale. He immediately turned around and almost ran away from Yi Qiu East Hall.

She ran to the gate of Cheng'en Hall in one breath, then she leaned against the wall of the courtyard, gasping for breath!

The little palace maid who had followed her all the way timidly went to help her up: "Aunt Zhuqing, are you okay? Are you feeling unwell?"

"I'm not feeling well. I'm probably cold." Zhu Qing said with a trembling voice, and turned back to the little palace maid coldly, "If you go to report to the queen, do you know what to say?"

The little maid was frightened by her eyes and took a step back, stammering: "Chenghui and the princess are very grateful...but later they think our things are not good..."

"Well, go ahead. Just say that I felt dizzy and fainted, and was helped back." Zhu Qing said as he fell to the ground.

The little maid was in a panic and rushed into the palace to call for help: "Hurry up, Aunt Zhuqing has fainted!"