bookrebus Chapter 317 Hiding deeply
Chapter 317 Hiding deeply
Luzhu spent a long time selecting in the storehouse, her mind full of the word "elegant". She could not even read a few words, so how could she appreciate those calligraphy and paintings?
In the end, she could only concentrate on picking out the ones she felt were good. Ye Jintang just took a look, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said nothing, and let her hang it up.
In addition to calligraphy and paintings, a screen is also needed at the entrance. After much deliberation, she chose a set of extremely expensive glass screens to put at the entrance.
Glass screens are not only expensive, but also have good wind-blocking effects.
In Ye Jintang's space, in addition to the rare treasures looted from the Danyang Marquis Mansion, all the way from the capital to Ningchuan City, whenever she entered a large city, she would buy some of her favorite items.
There were antiques, calligraphy and paintings, all kinds of beautiful tableware and tea cups, decorative vases, and even more than a dozen potted plants in his space. It would be perfect to take them out and decorate the banquet now.
Pots of green plants and flowers were placed in prominent positions, which even surprised Aunt Zhang, who was well-informed in the capital.
"My queen, we should move these delicate flowers to the Wutong Courtyard. Even though there are felt walls here, it's still a bit cold. What if the flowers get frozen?"
"It's okay, it's just a few pots of flowers."
Ye Jintang was embarrassed to say that her space was not short of flowers of various colors. As long as she wanted, she could immediately turn the entire palace into a sea of flowers and shock everyone.
After looking at the banquet decoration, Ye Jintang ran to the kitchen again. She was not worried that the dishes in the kitchen were not good enough, but the kitchen said they wanted to make a dish called Buddha Jumps Over the Wall today. She hadn't eaten this dish for a long time, so she came to take a look.
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall requires a lot of delicacies from land and sea, and even the base soup has to be cooked with several chickens and ducks. Just thinking about it makes Ye Jintang drool.
Before she even reached the kitchen, she could smell a rich aroma.
"It's worthy of being called Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. I'm craving it just by smelling it."
"I've met my empress."
When Chef Liu saw Ye Jintang coming in person, he hurried out to greet him.
"Can Buddha Jumps Over the Wall be made in just one day?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Although the time is a bit tight, the ingredients Your Majesty gave us are really good. The Buddha Jumps Over the Wall we made is even more delicious than those in the palace that have gone through countless processes."
"That's good."
Ye Jintang took a look at the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall in the casserole and reminded, "At the banquet later, each person should have a small bowl, and leave some for ourselves."
As she spoke, she took out the smallest soup bowl from a box beside her, put about half an abalone in it, and a little bit of other ingredients and soup to make it full.
Chef Liu was smiling with his eyes curved. Everyone in the kitchen had already been crying with greed for the taste of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. They had thought that there would be too many guests at the banquet today and there might not be enough Buddha Jumps Over the Wall to share. They could only drink the soup to taste it.
He didn't expect that Ye Jintang only wanted to let the guests taste the food and let them eat the rest themselves. He had never heard of such a master.
"They love to eat vegetables, so when we stir-fry some vegetables later, give them a big plate each."
Ye Jintang took out a round plate the size of two palms and signaled Chef Liu to serve according to this amount.
"My lady, isn't a large plate of greens a bit too much?"
"It's okay, just follow this amount."
Chef Liu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. If he ate a large plate of vegetables, he probably wouldn't be able to eat much of the other dishes.
Except for the larger portions of vegetables, the portions of various meats are very small. Each person gets one lamb rib for lamb hand claws, and the beef is stir-fried directly, and each person can only get a few slices.
Time passed quickly, the sun set, night fell, and guests came to the palace for the banquet one after another.
Mr. Wei and Niu Zhengye happened to meet in front of the palace, and Niu Zhengye stepped forward and saluted Mr. Wei.
"Where's old man Niu? Why don't we see him coming?"
"My father has been coughing since winter began. He has taken a lot of medicine, but it hasn't gotten better."
"It's like this when you get older. A minor illness won't heal for days."
The two chatted for a while and followed the palace servant into the front yard of the palace.
In the middle of winter, Xiao Mo only tidied up the garden in the front yard casually. Except for a few ornamental stones and some pines and cypresses, the entire front yard was bare and looked a little desolate.
Old Master Wei looked at the palace in this state with an unpleasant expression. Everyone knew that Hua Cailiang helped to renovate the Prince Qin's palace, but he renovated it into this state. Isn't that a slap in the face of the Prince Qin?
If he were the King of Qin, he would probably have been furious and punished the Hua family as soon as he saw the yard.
"Please come this way, my lords. The banquet will not start until later. My lords, please have a cup of tea first."
The servant led the two men into a small side hall.
The two men were able to thrive in Ningchuan City, so they were certainly not idiots. As soon as they entered the house and saw that the windows were sealed, they knew something was fishy.
After the servant left, Niu Zhengye stood up, pulled away the thick felt on the wall, took a look at the window on the back wall and laughed.
"Hua Cailiang is really bold. How can a one-brick-thick wall withstand the severe cold of Ningchuan City? He wants to freeze the King of Qin to death."
"Look at the felt on the walls."
Mr. Wei did not respond to Niu Zhengye's words, but instead brought up the felt.
“It looks like good quality.”
"This kind of felt is made by the Beidi people. The long-wool sheep they raise have the longest wool among our countries. Although it is rough and not suitable for spinning, it is very suitable for making wool felt blankets. Just one the size of a wall would cost at least fifty taels of silver. See how many there are in total."
Niu Zhengye pulled open the felt blanket and saw that it was six layers and three fingers thick. No wonder the room was so warm. With such a thick felt blanket, not even a trace of cold air could get in.
"Even if you build a four-brick thick wall, it won't cost more than three hundred taels of silver."
"This is just one side hall. Didn't you notice that no one else has come in since we came in? This means there are other rooms for people to rest in."
"Oh my god, if anyone says the King of Qin has no money again, I will get angry with him."
"This is nothing. Look at the paintings hanging on the wall and the vases on the table. Guess how much they are worth."
"Mr. Wei, I don't know much about these things, so don't keep me in suspense. Besides, you know I'm a rough man, so how can I appreciate these elegant objects?"
Old Master Wei laughed and started talking to Niu Zhengye about antiques, calligraphy and paintings.
"The two paintings hanging on the wall are both masterpieces. I thought the painting of five bulls had been lost for many years. I didn't expect to see it in the Qin Palace. As for its value, if the prince says you can sell it to me for 10,000 taels now, I will go home and get the money right away."
"Oh my god, 10,000 taels for a cow painting, this, this is too expensive."
Old Master Wei did not explain. Some things can only be encountered by chance. If he wanted to buy them, the King of Qin might not be willing to sell them.
A decorative painting is so expensive. Anyone who says that the Qin Palace has no money is really blind.
The two finally sat down to drink tea. Niu Zhengye took a sip of the tea in his hand and immediately muttered, "The King of Qin's tea is the best Longjing."
"Well, I am looking forward to what kind of surprises the King of Qin will give us at today's banquet."
Since entering the Prince Qin's Mansion, it has given them so many surprises.