A retired aunt traveled through time and space, and her daughter became rich!

Two days later, in the imperial manor in northern Beijing.

It was afternoon, the sun had set and a cool breeze was blowing.

In the imperial manor, water was diverted to form a lake covering an area of ​​one hundred hectares. The lake was full of lotus flowers of various colors. It was the blooming season, with lotus leaves lush and flowers as numerous as stars.

The old emperor woke up from his nap today and was in high spirits, so he wanted to eat meat and admire the lotus flowers by the lake.

As the supreme being, with just one thought, thousands of people will naturally be busy working for it.

So there is a lively summer feast on the lakeside.

The old emperor sat alone in the main seat, and at the tables nearby sat several important ministers of the court.

Further down are the princes and grandchildren of the emperor.

The seats for the female members of the family were located several hundred steps away, separated by several screens and corridors.

Because the two queens passed away one after another, now there are only two high-ranking concubines sitting at the top, and the rest of the low-ranking concubines are sitting on both sides.

The families of those important officials were also on the list.

Due to the hot weather, the dishes at the dinner are mostly cold and fresh.

The few hot dishes are various grilled meats.

One after another, flower-shaped dishes resembling peonies were served.

This dish is the favorite raw fish sashimi of the nobles in this season.

This sashimi is made from fresh river fish that has been washed and skinned, with the fattest and tenderest parts cut into paper-thin slices that are transparent and then chilled in the ice to preserve freshness. It is then served with eight kinds of sauces, and is naturally very fresh and delicious.

Soon, the dish was served to the small table in front of the princes.

Although the Eighth Prince is young, he is of a higher generation. Some of the emperor's grandsons are old enough to be the Eighth Prince's father, but they still have to call him "little uncle" and sit behind him.

Although the Eighth Prince's seat was near the front, he was only six years old, and the Seventh Prince was a few years older than him, so they could not get along.

The Ninth Prince was too young and could only stay with his mother at the moment. He was not able to come to such an occasion independently. Therefore, the Eighth Prince sat alone, and his brothers or nephews would not come over to talk to him, making him look quite lonely.

After this raw fish dish was served, the princes and grandchildren on both sides started to eat with their chopsticks and praised it highly.

"Chef Sun's cooking skills have improved!"

"The last time I ate fresh fish from this imperial farm was two years ago!"

"It's really wonderful to eat this fish sashimi in such hot weather!"

The eighth prince half lowered his head, not only did he not touch the dish in front of him, he also picked up the small teacup beside him and savored a sip of the tea carefully.

Although Chef Sun's cooking skills were superb, there were too many distinguished guests at the table, and fish sashimi had to be placed in front of each of them. Therefore, the portion of this dish was not large, and there were only four or five slices on the delicate and small fish plate.

Therefore, those who love this dish can finish the plate in just a few bites.

Even if you don't like it, you should try a slice or two.

The Seventh Prince has always loved eating this, but he is already a grown-up and has not yet established his own household, so he naturally cannot ask the chef to prepare whatever he wants like his brothers do. The princes in the palace also have limited portions.

He finished the fish sashimi in a few bites, but still felt a little unsatisfied, so he looked around as usual.

The Sixth Prince, who was sitting in front of him, had only one piece of food left on the plate in front of him.

But his eighth brother didn't even touch the five slices of fish sashimi!

"Eighth brother, this fish sashimi is not to your taste?"

"Yes, your maternal grandparents are very wealthy, and you were able to go back to their house to play recently. I'm sure you must have eaten a lot of delicacies!"

Although the Seventh Prince was not yet an adult, his words were so sarcastic that the eldest grandson sitting on the other side of the Eighth Prince couldn't help but look at the Seventh Prince a little more.

The Eighth Uncle is still young, and he probably doesn’t know the dangers here.

If these words reached the ears of the emperor's grandfather, he might think that the Zhu family was arrogant and extravagant, and that they lived a very lavish life, to the point that they even looked down on the fish sashimi prepared by the imperial chef and were unwilling to eat a single bite.

As far as he knew, this Eighth Uncle, like his biological mother, Concubine Zhu, was a simpleton and probably couldn't understand the hidden meaning of his words!

It's hard to say that as the emperor's nephew, he might as well say a few words to defend his eighth uncle. After all, he is the eldest of the emperor's grandchildren.

The Seventh Prince's sudden attack caused those sitting nearby to look over here involuntarily.

The Eighth Prince looked up and looked at the Seventh Prince in confusion, "Seventh Brother, this has nothing to do with whether my grandfather's family eats delicacies from land and sea. I am the one who dares not eat this dish."

The Seventh Prince asked with a smile, "Since Xiaoba doesn't dare to eat it, can you give it to me?"

The Eighth Prince quickly handed over the plate in front of him.

"Then give it to Brother Seven."

Today we came to the imperial farm. Although it was cooler than in the capital, it was not much cooler. The Seventh Prince had lost his appetite and was thinking about this chilled delicacy.

Xiao Ba doesn't know the value of the food, so it's a good opportunity for him to have a few more bites.

The seventh prince picked up a piece, dipped it in some condiments and put it into his mouth.

Still so delicious!

The Seventh Prince narrowed his eyes in satisfaction and asked Xiao Ba with a smile.

"Eighth brother, why don't you dare to eat such delicious food?"

The Eighth Prince spoke weakly, "Seventh Brother, I'm afraid of bugs."

There are only six words in the Eighth Prince's sentence.

However, as soon as he uttered these six words, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.

It seemed as if the area twenty steps away, centered around the Eighth Prince, was frozen.

The seventh prince's chopsticks just happened to be on the second piece of fish fillet.

Hearing this, I froze for a moment.

After more than ten breaths, he gritted his teeth and asked the Eighth Prince.

"Eighth brother, don't talk nonsense! This fish fillet is very clean. If there were worms, how could we dare to serve it at the banquet?"

Could those imperial chefs and handymen dare to be dishonest and harbor evil intentions?

You dare to present unclean food to the emperor. Do you think you don’t want your head anymore?

The eighth prince was very stubborn and kept shaking his head.

"No matter how clean the food is, if it is not cooked at high temperatures, it will carry many invisible tiny insect eggs and bacteria. Although this raw fish looks clean, it is still raw. What if the insect eggs make a nest in my stomach after I eat it?"