jdhmnovel Chapter 243 Emperor... Emperor Grandfather Don't Eat
Chapter 243 Emperor... Emperor Grandfather Don't Eat
Soon, Gu Qingwan directed the palace maids to bring dishes into the hall. The palace maids' faces were a little stiff.
The Empress Dowager was considerate of her servants and gave some rewards to the palace maids, but their eyes revealed indescribable sympathy.
Mu Wanwan and Si Yuan looked at the expressions of the palace maids and became more and more uneasy. Then they looked at the dishes on the table, which looked okay. But when they thought of the expressions of Si Yuchen and the palace maids, they couldn't help but look at each other, took a deep breath, and sat down with gritted teeth.
Si Yuchen forced a smile and took up his chopsticks first. Just as he was about to pick up some food, Gu Qingwan knocked his chopsticks away and said, "Don't fight with Wanwan and the others for this today. I'll make it for you every day. Wanwan and Yuan'er rarely come back, so let them try it first."
After hearing this, Si Yuchen immediately put down the chopsticks in his hand without any hesitation. Who wants to snatch them?
Gu Qingwan picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of fresh-looking fish and placed it in Mu Wanwan's bowl, looking at her expectantly, "Wanwan, try it."
"Thank you, mother." Mu Wanwan picked up the fish and put it into her mouth. Her brows furrowed slightly, and she held her breath for a moment, trying to swallow it down. But she forced a smile on her face: "It's delicious. Mother, your cooking skills are really good!"
Oh my god, my mother is a kitchen killer!
This fishy smell, excessive saltiness, and inexplicable sourness are intertwined together. How on earth did my mother create this!
Seeing this, Si Yuan also bit the bullet and put a piece of chicken into his mouth. His brows were furrowed, and he forced himself to swallow it. "Mother, it's delicious."
Then he picked up the teacup beside him and took a big gulp of tea, trying to dilute the strange taste in his mouth, but still maintained a stiff smile on his face.
Seeing their reactions, Gu Qingwan smiled even brighter. "If it's delicious, eat more. Don't be shy. I prepared this especially for you. It's a rare opportunity for you to come back, so I need to nourish you well. If you like it, I, the Queen Mother, will be happy."
After saying that, he picked up the chopsticks and filled their bowls again.
"Achen, you eat too." Seeing that Si Yuchen didn't move his chopsticks, Gu Qingwan thought that Si Yuchen was angry that she didn't give him food, so she hurriedly picked up a piece of chicken and put it in his bowl.
Si Yuchen smiled helplessly, picked up the chicken and took a light bite. His brows frowned slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.
Having experience, he chewed it with difficulty for a few times, swallowed it with all his strength, and said reluctantly, "Wan'er, this dish is not bad."
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingwan's eyes flashed with relief, and she continued to enthusiastically pick up food for everyone.
The three of them looked at each other, swallowed their bitterness, and sighed inwardly: "Today, our lives are going to be decided here!"
"Mother, why don't you eat?" Si Yuan looked at the full bowl of 'delicacies from land and sea' and picked up the serving chopsticks to pick up a piece of fish for Gu Qingwan.
Gu Qingwan waved her hand and smiled, "The Queen Mother is trying to lose weight recently. You young people should eat more to supplement your nutrition."
After saying that, she asked the palace maid to bring up the weight loss meal prepared by the imperial chef for her. She looked at the plate of light vegetable salad and a few slices of boiled chicken breast.
For the first time, Mu Wanwan felt that eating grass was pretty good.
The taste of these dishes was more "unique" than the other. The three of them were very uncomfortable while eating, but they were trying hard to maintain smiles on their faces and verbally praise the dishes.
"Mother, I'm full." Mu Wanwan finally finished the food in the bowl. Seeing Gu Qingwan was about to serve her some more food, she hurriedly stopped her.
Si Yuan also quickly said that he was full, fearing that his good mother would pick up more food for him.
Seeing this, Gu Qingwan's eyes flashed with disappointment. How could he be full so quickly? "Achen, you can eat the rest of the food. Don't waste it."
Si Yuchen thought to himself that this was not good. These two little bastards actually slipped away so quickly. It looked like he would have diarrhea again tonight.
“It’s… it’s unpalatable.”
"Pfft...Pfft, wuwuwu."
Suddenly, two baby voices came from outside the door. It turned out to be little Jingxi and little Jinghuai at the door. They opened the food box placed by the palace maid at the door, secretly tasted a bite, and instantly frowned and vomited with tears in their eyes. The palace maids hurried forward to comfort them.
"What's in this food box? What did you feed my little grandchildren?" Gu Qingwan's face suddenly changed. She hurried to the door. Seeing the two children's tearful eyes, her heart tightened. She glared at the palace maids, "Who told you to put the food box here?"
The palace maids knelt on the ground in fear, explaining in trembling voices, "It is...it is the dish you just gifted us. We were planning to take it back to eat later, but we didn't know the little grandchildren would steal it."
Seeing this, the three people at the table hurried over. How could these two little ones eat what adults eat?
Fortunately, the two little guys just took a small bite and didn't swallow it.
Si Yuchen and Si Yuan quickly picked up the two children and coaxed them softly: "It's okay, baby, don't cry, let's go eat something delicious."
After hearing the explanation from the palace maids, Gu Qingwan's face changed. She rushed into the hall, picked up a piece of fish with chopsticks, and then spat it out with a "Puh, Puh, Puh".
"This dish...why is it so unpalatable..." Gu Qingwan stood there, her face full of shock and embarrassment. The dish she cooked was so hard to swallow, and Wanwan and Yuaner ate so much of it.
And Achen, he has been silently enduring these days, it's really hard for him.
Mu Wanwan and the others gathered around, not knowing what to do for a moment. The air was filled with suffocating silence.
Gu Qingwan sighed, a trace of guilt flashed in her eyes, and she said softly: "Let the imperial chef arrange it in the future."
"I just love what you cook." Seeing Gu Qingwan sad, Si Yuchen hurriedly hugged Xiao Jingxi and went forward to comfort her.
"Grandfather doesn't want to eat... doesn't want to eat..." Little Jingxi was frightened by Si Yuchen's words, her face turned pale, she grabbed Si Yuchen's clothes tightly, and muttered softly.
Gu Qingwan smiled helplessly, stroked little Jingxi's head, and said softly: "Okay, okay, I won't be the Royal Grandmother anymore."
Mu Wanwan also stepped forward, took Gu Qingwan's hand, and comforted her, "Mother, we all understand your intentions. Cooking is not an easy task. You should not go into the kitchen in the future. The smell of kitchen fumes is not only bad for your health, but it will also make our skin rough."
Hearing that the skin would become rough, Gu Qingwan was shocked and nodded hurriedly: "Wanwan is right, I will never go into the kitchen again."
Then he pulled out a small mirror from somewhere and carefully examined his face, frowning slightly. "It seems to be a bit rough. No, I need to put on a mask tonight to take good care of it."
"Mother, I would have forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it. Si Yuan and I bought a lot of gifts for you and Father in the modern world this time."
Mu Wanwan took out the gifts she bought for Si Yuchen and Gu Qingwan from the space.