Chapter 911: Holy Will

Everyone turned to Gu Ye, the organizer and provider of the lottery—how about...you pick one out? Just kidding, Gu Ye is not stupid, how could he do something like this to offend others? She rolled her eyes and brought four paintings worth tens of thousands of taels to the flower hall.

The guests saw that sitting in the flower hall at this time, but the emperor and the empress are a distinguished couple, can they still not understand? The four old painters suppressed the excitement in their hearts, but also felt a little apprehensive.

These few are equally distinguished in terms of painting skills and artistic conception, and their reputations are also among the same. On the surface, they are very polite and harmonious, but in fact, they are all suffocating in their hearts, and they all want to overwhelm each other on this rare occasion. It ended up being a tie!

The little genius doctor showed the painting to the Holy One, and the first place at that time will be hand-picked by the Holy One, which is similar to the hand-picked number one scholar. That person is almost the number one scholar in the painting and calligraphy circle hand-picked by Jin Kou Yuyan! Can you not be excited?

Gu Ye held the painting again, and said with a smile: "The emperor said, several of them are masters in the painting and calligraphy circles, so there is no doubt about their painting skills. If you insist on choosing one, it is just a matter of personal preference!"

In the expectant eyes of the guests, she finally announced that the old landscape painter surnamed Zeng won by one vote, and the others were tied. With a small wave of Gu Ye's hand, he made a decision: the other three calligraphers and painters tied for second place, and all enjoyed the prize of second place.

The four old painters were very satisfied with the result. The youngest of them had passed the age of knowing their destiny, and the oldest was almost seventy years old. With the aging of body functions, various diseases began to appear. There are little genius doctors who give them tailor-made pills or medicated diets, and they can suffer from a lot of pain less.

They were lucky to listen to their family's advice and come to this gathering. In normal times, it would be difficult for them to see the little genius doctor. The emperor expressly forbids disturbing the little genius doctor lightly. In addition, the door of Prince Ning's mansion is notoriously difficult to get in, and ordinary relationships may not be able to get in.

I heard that King Ning also posted posts to several other old guys. Those old guys relied on their identities and pretended to be noble. I don't know if they will bang their heads against the wall with regret when they hear about the success of this party?

The next banquet made them feel that it was worth it. The whole cow feast does not mean that all the dishes are made of beef, but it opened their eyes. They never knew that there are so many ways to eat beef!

Sauce beef, stewed beef, spiced beef, boiled beef, spicy cumin beef strips, braised beef stew, beef with potatoes, beef with onions, beef stewed with tomatoes, black pepper beef tenderloin, pan-fried steak, West Lake beef soup...

Even the leftovers can be delicious. Like braised beef tendons, soft and rotten, loved by elderly friends; spicy beef cheeks, let the guests know that beef cheeks can also be eaten, and it is so delicious; cold spicy noodles, who can imagine Such a delicious cold dish is actually made of beef tongue?

There are also thousands of silk tripe, spicy beef veal... the beef offal soup has also gained many fans. You must know that these ingredients, these powerful and high-ranking officials, have always dismissed these ingredients. And the cook of Prince Ning's Mansion, who turned the rotten into a miracle, actually cleaned it up cleanly and deliciously!

In addition to all kinds of beef, fresh and various vegetables are also very popular at the banquet. In winter, there are so few vegetables to choose from. If you have a hot spring village, you can grow a few green leafy vegetables. But cucumbers, tomatoes, eggplants, beans... These vegetables all appeared in the banquet, making the guests suspect that they had a fake winter.

There are also all kinds of fresh seafood that are popular on the table, such as abalone, ginseng, belly, big lobster, sea crab, not to mention the big size, and the cooking techniques are also novel. In Qingfeng Building, the Buddha Jumping Wall, which cannot be booked half a year in advance, has a large altar on each table, satisfying the long-awaited gourmets.

After-dinner snacks, there are only things you can't think of, and there is nothing you can't eat at your banquet! Fresh melons and fruits are enviable. The guests only hated their missing stomach, and they could only look at the many delicacies later—because their stomachs were so full that they couldn't eat any more.

At the end of the banquet, Gu Ye had no choice but to distribute a Xiaoshi pill to each of them. I'm really afraid that some gluttonous guests will cause trouble at her banquet. Alas, if I knew it earlier, I wouldn’t be doing so many kinds of food. Who would have thought that these high-ranking officials and dignitaries would be like this——I couldn’t control my appetite!

Emperor Shengde went on tour in his micro-clothes, and besides his guards, he only brought his father-in-law Li Shun with him. Dining in the palace, with so many eyes staring at it, no matter how delicious the dish is, you can't pick it up for the third time.

After coming out today, he managed to have a hearty meal, and Emperor Shengde shook off his cheeks and ate vigorously! However, there are so many kinds of delicacies, every taste is absolutely perfect, he can't taste each dish for the third time, just... full!

Not only Emperor Shengde, but almost all the guests regretted that they had a small appetite. Some dishes were just tasted, and they couldn't bear it in the end!

Seeing his wife and children eating happily, Emperor Shengde waved his hand: "Reward!"

This reward is not for the owner of Prince Ning's Mansion, but for the chefs who cook these delicacies. Everyone who participates in the cooking has a reward of ten taels of silver!

Aunt Guangyan would definitely not be able to handle the twenty tables of banquets by herself with the people from the small kitchen, so she specially invited the most ace chef from Qingfenglou from all over the place early to come to the rescue.

Many of the dishes at the Quan Niu Banquet were new dishes. Not only did they learn a lot of new skills, but they also reaped a surprise—a reward from the emperor! These ten taels of silver, they want to take it home and offer it up, this is not ordinary silver, it was rewarded by the emperor of the Ninth Five-Year, it has a special meaning!

The servants of Prince Ning's Mansion, although they have been busy for several days, are very busy. Not only did they receive the silver reward from their master, but all the leftover dishes from the banquet were also rewarded to them.

You know, many dishes on the banquet are almost the same as untouched. The dishes praised by the nobles are tantamount to shocking food for them, and it is like a dream after eating.

Because there were so many dishes left, even the servants who cleaned the house and the boys who fed the horses were all given one dish. Like those masters who serve maids and nanny by their side, they are rewarded twice and three times. When a few people get together, they can almost make a banquet! The servants of Prince Ning's Mansion were all so happy at night as if they were celebrating the new year.

Prince Ning's Mansion had a banquet for the first time in many years, and the rich and powerful in Beijing talked about it for a long time. The guests, especially the female guests, who were lucky enough to receive the post to participate in this banquet will take the trouble to tell the "full cow banquet" over and over again as if showing off.

When the little girls got together, they also had a conversation about picking fruits and vegetables by themselves. When I got home that day, many elders discovered that their daughters (granddaughters) not only ate but also held them—the melons and fruits they picked were really sweet!

Those who did not have the opportunity to participate could only listen enviously, guessing the delicacy of those dishes that had never been seen or heard from the descriptions of others. They already knew that there was Concubine Ning in Qingfeng Tower, so they kept paying attention. If Qingfeng Tower got a cow one day, they could almost fight for a dish!

However, Gu Ye, the "instigator", looked at the cost of the Quan Niu Banquet with displeasure: "Oh! I will never hold such a party again, and I have tried my best not to talk about it. The key is that it is too expensive! Those guests are too expensive! I can eat it, and I have eaten up two whole cows! There are other expenses-husband, my heart hurts, my liver hurts, and my meat hurts!"

"How much money did you spend, I'll just pay you back!" Ling Juechen thought his daughter-in-law's appearance as a small money fan was cute.

Gu Ye was not comforted: "Isn't all your money mine? It hurts, it hurts, it hurts so much! And my greenhouse, it was ruined badly. You ask for leave tomorrow, and quickly help me replant the fruits and vegetables. Transplant it!"

"Okay! Go and look at the gifts you received, maybe your heart won't hurt anymore. Among other things, if you take out and sell a single piece of works by Mr. Yuan and the four masters of calligraphy and painting, you can get your money back!" Ling Juechen pinched the little daughter-in-law's nose.

Gu Ye threw the ledger aside and looked at another gift list. As far as the social class of Prince Ning's Mansion is concerned, those who can receive posts are either high-ranking and powerful, or are relatives of the emperor, and most of them have family backgrounds. Prince Ning's Mansion hosted a banquet for the first time in more than 20 years. How could he show such a low gift?

Although the gifts are all cultural relics and antiques, calligraphy and painting treasures, jade and jewelry, but their value is there. Adding up the gifts from dozens of families——Gu Ye calculated silently in his heart, and suddenly his heart stopped trembling, his flesh stopped hurting, and his back straightened:

"If it wasn't too much effort to hold a party, I would have wanted to do it professionally to raise money, wouldn't the money come in too fast? Let me think about it, whole rabbit feast, whole deer feast, whole sheep feast, whole game feast..."

"That's enough, that's enough! You're not short of money, why are you so rich?" Ling Juechen didn't want his daughter-in-law to be tired, just ordering a menu, thinking about it for several days, and soaking in the kitchen to test dishes... ...Even if he can earn gold and silver back, he won't do it!

Gu Ye thinks about it, except for the two years when she first wore it, she has never been short of money in this life: "Maybe... it's a fault of getting used to it in the previous life, right?"

"What about past life and present life?" Princess Rong and the Eldest Princess walked in and asked with a smile.

Gu Ye panicked for a moment, but when her husband held her hand, he quickly calmed down again. She smiled and said: "Mother is here, let mother judge. Is it a blessing from a previous life to marry a good wife like me?"

Princess Rong and the eldest princess were taken aback for a moment, as if surprised by her thick skin, but they still cooperated and said: "Yes, our brat must have been a good person in his previous life!"

"I must have done a lot of good deeds in my previous life and cultivated a lot of blessings. Otherwise, how could I have met such a good mother-in-law?" Gu Ye made an "ok" gesture to her husband behind her back, successfully bluffing through.