Male superiority and female superiority: forced love

The prestige of the Dali Temple often appears in television dramas, movies, and books. Now, a "live" Dali Temple Shaoqing is about to arrive at the mansion, and soon he will taste the food he cooked himself. Ruan Chuyin's eyes lit up with excitement.

"I heard that Lord Yan is the same age as the prince." She followed up Chen Ping's words and asked.

"That's right. Lord Yan is twenty-four years old this year. He used to be a companion to my prince. He is proficient in knowledge, poetry, painting, chess, calligraphy, and military strategy. He won the top prizes in the provincial, metropolitan and palace examinations. I wonder how many famous ladies in Liangcheng are attracted to him." Chen Ping praised with envy.

Wow, so excellent?

Ruan Chuyin was stunned and unconsciously stopped what she was doing.

"Master Yan is truly talented." She was trying to think of a string of compliments in her mind, but unexpectedly, she could only come up with this sentence.

Suddenly, the figure of Qin Guanzhi flashed before his eyes, and he asked tentatively, "Is the Prince Qin of the Zhenguo Mansion also well-educated?"

Several of the cooks immediately became excited and came forward one after another: "Miss Ruan, do you know Prince Qin? Have you been to Liangcheng?"

"No, no, I haven't been there. I just heard the prince mention it before," Ruan Chuyin quickly denied. She had heard the name Liangcheng constantly these days, and she couldn't help but yearn for the place. One day, she would set foot there and build the tallest and most luxurious restaurant in Dayong.

"Prince Qin and Lord Yan are known as the Four Beauties of Liangcheng. They are the most proud students of Cai Zhiyuan, the dean of Songshan Academy. In terms of knowledge, they are full of poetry and literature, and their articles are majestic and inspiring. In terms of martial arts, they wield the Qinghong Sword to perfection, with no one in Liangcheng to match them. They are a martial arts prodigy that is rarely seen in a century."

"Prince Qin is competing in martial arts?" Ruan Chuyin was stunned. She blinked twice and slowly digested this shocking news.

Qin Guanzhi looks gentle and refined in his daily life, with a strong scholarly air in his every move and graceful speech. He often wears light-colored robes, brews a cup of hot tea, and reads a book leisurely in the morning light. It is hard to imagine him wandering among the swords and sabers.

"The three princes of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion are all capable of martial arts, but only Prince Qin is good at both literature and martial arts." Huotoujun added.

Don't judge a person by his appearance! Ruan Chuyin nodded hesitantly.

"By the way, who are the other two of the four beauties of Liangcheng that you just mentioned?" She suddenly got back to the point.

"One is our prince, and the other is the current crown prince."

At this point, the kitchen became even more lively. Everyone lost interest in work and started chatting about anecdotes in the capital.

The more Ruan Chuyin listened, the more surprised she was. It turned out that Qin Guanzhi was so popular among the noble ladies in Liangcheng. Every day, women would block him at the gates of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and the academy.

Seeing her pupils dilated and her face filled with shock, Chen Ping and the others searched even harder in their minds for all the things they knew about Liangcheng.

The amount of information from twenty people was enormous. Ruan Chuyin was like a giant sponge immersed in the vast ocean, desperately absorbing water.

The Four Beauties of Liangcheng are simply the Liangcheng F4. They are the ideal husbands for all the unmarried women in the capital. Even some married women can't help but fantasize about them in their hearts. Princess Yong'an Jiang Yunzi of the current dynasty is one of them.

I heard that she once thought of taking Yan as her concubine, but later the Prince of Linhuai stepped in personally and the matter came to an end.

Jiang Yunzi was obsessed with strictness and had used some despicable and shameful means to make him submit many times. As a result, when he saw Jiang Yunzi now, he was like a mouse seeing a cat, and he would hide as far away from her as possible.

Ruan Chuyin continued to digest this information, and the most difficult thing for her to digest was Dayong's polyandry.

Here, it is a common phenomenon for women to marry five or more husbands, and it is extremely rare for women to marry only two or three or only one. For example, women who marry into royal families, have poor families, are in poor health, or have a terrible appearance.

"Brother Chen, can a woman not marry?" Ruan Chuyin asked timidly. She had no intention of staying in this strange world. If she found a way to return, she would definitely turn around and leave without hesitation, so she couldn't marry.

Chen Ping was stunned for a moment, then thought for a moment and nodded: "The law doesn't stipulate that women must marry." But why not marry? He had never heard of a girl who couldn't get married. Even if she was extremely ugly, she could still have a good marriage.

The male-to-female population ratio of ten to one means that women in this world have an advantage in choosing a mate.

Ruan Chuyin breathed a sigh of relief.

That's good. She was just worried that there were rules about compulsory marriage here, and it would be difficult to escape.

Chen Ping knew that Ruan Chuyin was the prince's favorite girl. Seeing that her temperament was better than any other noble lady in Liangcheng, he boldly asked, "Miss Ruan, what do you think of our prince?"

"The prince is a very nice person. He is very approachable and has no airs. He is also very generous and... very considerate." Ruan Chuyin thought about the one thousand taels of silver she had in her pocket, and her face under her veil couldn't help but blush, and her expression became unnatural.

Approachable? Chen Ping shuddered. It was the first time he had heard someone use this word to describe the prince. It was obvious that the prince treated Miss Ruan very differently.

As we chatted, it was already three quarters after midnight, and there was still an hour and a half before the dinner.

Ruan Chuyin took the prepared chicken and placed it in boiling water, adding scallions, ginger slices, and rice wine. Blanch it for twenty seconds, then remove it and soak it in cold water. Then, she fished it out, smeared it with sauce, and hung it out the window to air-dry for half an hour. Finally, she placed it in a casserole, added the secret sauce and rice wine, brought it to a boil, and simmered it over low heat until the bones were tender and the meat was tender.

As time went by, the aroma in the kitchen became stronger and stronger, making the group of firemen salivate with envy, and their minds were fixed on the casserole.

"Miss Ruan, the food you cook is so delicious!" A fireman smacked his lips and couldn't help but speak.

The kitchen was well stocked with food, but Ruan Chuyin didn't dare to overcook, much less to casually cook the ingredients the prince had bought for the firemen. After a moment's thought, she smiled and said, "My boss opened a Mingyue Bistro on Wu'an Street. They'll be serving up their Shenxian Chicken the day after tomorrow. If you have time, come and try it. It's my treat."

Upon hearing this, everyone swallowed their saliva even harder and asked hurriedly, "Miss Ruan, what else do you have in your restaurant besides the Fairy Chicken?"

"Miss Ruan, while shopping for ingredients today, I heard someone mention that the braised meat at Mingyue Restaurant is delicious."

"Yes, yes, I heard it too. It seemed like a little boy was yelling for his grandmother to buy some braised meat."

Ruan Chuyin's eyes flickered, and the images of Aunt Huang and her little grandson appeared in her mind.

"In addition to braised meat, Mingyue Restaurant also has Kung Pao Chicken, Twice-Cooked Pork, Scrambled Eggs with Scallions, Dry-Pot Cauliflower and other dishes that go well with rice." Ruan Chuyin introduced them one by one.

Everyone cheered excitedly and promised to go to the event the next day.

At this time, Chuyi ran in and informed everyone that Lord Yan had arrived.

Soon, the flames in the stove burned brighter and brighter, and the temperature around it began to rise steadily.

Ruan Chuyin poured the marinated prawns into a hot pan and fried them. After taking them out, she mixed a secret garlic sauce and poured it into the fried prawns. She quickly stir-fried them over high heat for 30 seconds, then removed them from the pan and served them on a plate. A golden and crispy garlic prawn dish was ready.

This dish had to be eaten while it was hot, so she quickly had Chen Ping bring it over. She then proceeded to fry the large prawns and deep-fry the mushrooms. Once these two dishes were out of the wok, she had them served along with the steamed sea cucumber and egg, the divine chicken, and the blanched qianjin cai. As for the fried rice noodles and jade siu mai, they would be served after a cup of tea.

Qingshuiyuanli

Jiang Xuanzhou and Yan Yan looked at the exquisite and sumptuous dishes piled in front of them, opened their mouths slightly, and were stunned for a long time before coming to their senses.

"Your Highness, have you invited the royal chef from the palace?" Yan Yan sniffed the tempting aroma, and the saliva in his mouth accumulated more and more.

"No. It's made by a local chef. Come and try it." After saying that, he picked up the chopsticks and picked up the magical shrimp with a serious look in his eyes.