Born a phoenix? The husband I picked up is the young emperor

Chapter 1924

He watched Ye Xun eat without any problems, and then he breathed a sigh of relief. He wanted to step forward and add, "Master, you can have your meal now."

Emperor Zhaowu didn't take it seriously. "Today, it's called... ahem, it's really a new experience for me." He almost blurted out the self-proclaimed title, but it turned in his throat, "I'm so lucky."

Shi Anxia smiled and explained, "It's a real treat. My cousin is from Huizhou, and I made this especially for him."

Qiu Zhiyan stood up upon hearing this, with his sleeves hanging down as he performed a standard scholar's salute, "Thank you, cousin, for your concern."

Shi Anxia quickly asked him to sit down, "We are all family, there is no need to be polite, cousin."

Emperor Zhaowu laughed loudly upon hearing this, and brushed his black cuffs across the golden nanmu table, "Quickly sit down, I will taste the Huizhou flavor carefully."

The silver chopsticks lightly picked up a piece of trembling elbow meat, the gelatinous texture glowing under the candlelight. When dipping the meat, the meat was scraped three times on the edge of the celadon plate to remove the floating oil.

The moment he took a bite, the emperor's brows raised slightly, "Wonderful! The skin is like solidified fat, the meat is like cloud-like cotton wool, even more tender than the ones I've tasted in the capital. But the sauce is the soul of this dish."

Qiu Zhiyan was flattered. He was about to stand up and bow. Just as his knees were three inches off the table, Emperor Zhaowu's silver chopsticks were already weak. "Sir Qiu, please wait. Let's eat. You scholars should change your habit of bowing at every turn. You will feel full after a whole meal just by bowing."

Ye Xun suddenly chuckled, but said nothing. He just turned the dipping sauce dish in a circle between his fingers.

Qiu Zhiyan caught a glimpse of Ye Xun's expression from the corner of his eye and returned to his seat in embarrassment.

Bei Hui was about to pick up the jug to pour wine, but Nan Yan took it first and pressed her fingertips on the back of her hand inconspicuously.

Nan Yan's meaning was very clear. She was unwilling to let Bei Hui serve Lord Zhuo personally.

Bei Hui understood Nan Yan's painstaking efforts and appreciated her kindness.

She wanted to leave, but Shi Anxia called her back, "Bei Hui, you also take your place."

Bei Hui was shocked and said, "No."

Besides the young master, there is also the emperor! Is this going to shorten her life?

Shi Anxia smiled and said, "I'm afraid you'll have to get used to it in the future. Soon you'll be Mrs. Zhuo, and there will be many opportunities to eat at the same table with her. It's okay to practice now."

Bei Hui's ears blushed, knowing that Madam was trying to please her, but she could not really sit at the table regardless of status.

Especially since Nan Yan was still pouring wine and serving food for her. She thanked him again and again and insisted on leaving. Her eyes met Zhuo Qiran's lightly, and two blushes flew across her cheeks.

Shi Anxia didn't force it. Since there were more people coming, she asked the kitchen to serve a few more side dishes.

However, the crystal pork elbow and tangerine peel and old duck soup were still the most popular dishes at the table.

When the sauce dish in front of Ye Xun was empty, he took the initiative to speak for the first time, "This sauce is excellent, please add more."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Zhaowu hurriedly pushed his plate forward and said, "I want some too." After saying this, he glanced at Ye Xun meaningfully.

It turns out that this person has a mouth and can speak.

Ye Xun raised his eyes and looked at him.

The two of them looked at each other and then separated, as if an invisible edge gently collided in the air. No one at the table seemed to notice it, except that the steam from the bowl of tangerine peel and old duck soup was blown a little messy by the wind.

Qiu Zhiyan asked Shi Anxia and Zhuo Qiran, "Princess and Master Zhuo, do you want to add more?"

Shi Anxia shook her head gently. She had always been very restrained in her dinner, and just now she had only dipped her chopsticks in the sauce twice, leaving the aftertaste of the sauce between her lips and teeth.

Zhuo Qiran, however, had a rare good appetite. "Thank you, Lord Qiu. I didn't expect that Lord Qiu had such a great cooking skill."