The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Chapter 1873 On Refined Taste, Your Uncle Ge is Number 1

Before taking it out of the pot, I sprinkled a handful of bright green scallions and chopped cilantro on top as a garnish, which made it look much better.

Then Shang tide called out to Dayan, "Dayan, get the plates. These two fish are for you guys who haven't eaten yet."

Big Eyes had been preparing a large earthenware bowl for a long time. When he saw two big, fat fish being put into the bowl, his mouth gaped open and he couldn't close it again.

Just as he was about to leave with the large earthenware pot, Cheng Feng called out to him, "If you won't let me try the braised pheasant with mushrooms, then I'll at least try this braised fish."

Cheng Feng picked up a piece of fish and put it in his mouth. Meeting Shang tide's confident gaze, Cheng Feng gave her a thumbs up, saying, "Wife, after all these years, your fish stew still tastes the same! Authentic!"

Cheng Feng naturally wouldn't dare say that his wife's fish-cooking skills hadn't improved.

Ke Shangxi automatically interpreted it as Cheng Feng praising her consistently excellent cooking skills.

So when these two dishes came out of the pot, Shang Xizhi was very pleased with herself. Then she looked back and saw that the chef's dishes were already ready!

Compared to the ministers' delicacies, Shang tide's two dishes and one soup were simply not good enough.

Not only was their plating exquisite, but every dish was intricately carved with dragons and phoenixes. Shang tide couldn't understand how these people could be so skillful! Meanwhile, her two dishes were just dark and unappetizing!

Looking at the prepared food, Cheng Feng had it brought to the main hall of her house while it was still hot. Then she hurriedly ran back to her courtyard to change her clothes, and then ran to her mother's courtyard to ask for help.

"Uncle, the meal is all prepared, let's move to the main hall!" Cheng Feng's voice was excited!

It was already dark outside, and Wan Lianxing was long past his usual hunger pangs. "I thought we could have a simple meal in my sister-in-law's courtyard."

Wan Lianxing found it troublesome and didn't want to eat in the main hall. He didn't want to eat dinner today either, but his sister-in-law forced him to, and he couldn't refuse!

Seeing that his uncle didn't want to move, Cheng Feng said, "Uncle, there's a lot of food. I also had someone heat up two pots of wine for you. I'll have my sister and Boss Qian have a drink with you later."

"Cough cough cough!" Cheng Feng was drawn by the loud cough and turned his head to see Cang Man standing behind Boss Qian.

Cheng Feng went straight to Wan Lianxing as soon as he entered. He really didn't see Cang Man. "When did you arrive?"

Cang Man winked at Cheng Feng, "I've been here for a while. Before my boss and his wife left, they sent someone to deliver a message to me, asking me to come and handle this trouble!"

Although the words were spoken subtly, Cheng Feng understood. Boss Qian was worried that Wan Baiqian wouldn't be able to drive away the Han family members causing trouble in front of Prince Pang's mansion, so he sent someone to call Cang Man to deal with them. Cang Man was more adept at dealing with people from all walks of life. He was even more skilled at handling unreasonable, tantrum-throwing people like Madam Han than Wan Baiqian. It was just a pity he was a step too late; otherwise, the Han family wouldn't have fled in terror. Cang Man would have made the Han women run away in a panic, crying and screaming for their parents.

Cheng Feng said, "Then you've come at just the right time. You're a good drinker, so have a few drinks with the Emperor!"

Cang Man looked at the Emperor and said, "Your Majesty, if you don't mind, I'll have a couple of drinks with you!"

"What's there to complain about? Back when I was the Prefect of Fengying, you would make excuses to run away when I invited you for a drink. You won't run away this time!"

"I'm not as good at drinking as the Emperor, am I? I just don't know if I can outdrink him now." Cang Man was unwilling to admit defeat in many things, and he was even more unwilling to admit defeat when it came to drinking. It was just a pity that his opponent today was the Emperor.

Boss Qian scolded, "Stop being so rude! The Emperor is magnanimous, how could you compare to him! If you say anything more disrespectful, you'd better leave now!"

Cang Man chuckled, still with his usual nonchalant attitude: "I was just saying it casually, I didn't mean any disrespect!"

Wan Lianxing said, "It's alright, let's drink and eat meat, there's no need to be so particular about those details."

Cheng Feng urged, "Then let's go quickly! Mother, why don't you go and have a bite with my uncle? He's made quite a few dishes, and your daughter-in-law has shown off her skills too."

Madam Wan smiled and waved her hand, "Go and eat with your uncle. Make sure he eats more; he's so thin, it breaks my heart to see him like this!"

Wan Lianxing was raised by Old Madam Wan. Hearing that Wan Lianxing was too busy with official duties to eat, she was worried. Today she finally had a chance to say a few words to him.

"Don't worry, sister-in-law, Lianxing will definitely eat two bowls of rice today." Wan Lianxing said this simply to put his sister-in-law at ease!

Wan Lianxing knew that his sister-in-law was restless because of the Han family's affairs, but he had been here for so long and she hadn't mentioned a word about the Han family, nor had she pleaded for them. Wan Lianxing understood that she was afraid of putting him in a difficult position! Between the Han family and him, her brother-in-law, she had chosen him.

After leaving Madam Wan's courtyard, Wan Lianxing said to those around him, "There are no outsiders today. Send someone to call Suiming and Suixin over. Feng'er said she prepared a lot of food; how much can just the few of us eat?"

The old steward chuckled and agreed, "Alright! This old servant will have a servant go. It won't take long for the servant to go and return! The two of them can get there in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn!"

Cheng Feng stayed by Wan Lianxing's side the whole time. When he heard that they were going to invite people to dinner, he suggested, "Uncle, should we invite Uncle Ge? If Uncle Ge shows up, this dinner will be no ordinary dinner!"

Mentioning Ge Dongqing, Wan Lianxing couldn't help but snort softly, "How is it different?"

"How elegant! My Uncle Ge might even leave some calligraphy in our palace if he's in a good mood!"

"When it comes to refined tastes, your Uncle Ge is undoubtedly number one. Let's invite him along too, because if he gets too drunk, you'll still be the one taking him home!"

Cheng Feng said, "Sure, I'll take him home. Do you think I'm afraid of taking Uncle Ge home? Over the years, for various reasons, I've lost count of how many times I've taken Uncle Ge home! It's alright, I'll take care of taking Uncle Ge home in a bit!"

Wan Lianxing glanced at the old steward and said, "Have your attendants make a detour to the Ge residence and invite Dongqing over."

Seeing that the Emperor was pleased, the old steward smiled and agreed to everything, then went to carry it out!

Inside the main hall, there were several servants, as well as Yu Hua and Shang tide. The food was far more lavish than Wan Lianxing had imagined. He had only intended to have a simple meal, a bowl of congee and two small dishes, but the young couple had made it so complicated. Fortunately, there were many people, so he had also called Sui Ming and Sui Xin; otherwise, Wan Lianxing would have been quite worried looking at the table full of food.

Shang tide gestured for everyone to sit down. Wan Lianxing naturally took the seat of honor, with the seats on either side empty. Shang tide asked, "Why are all those seats empty?"

Cheng Feng said, "Sui Ming and Sui Xin will be here in a bit, and my Uncle Ge will be here too!"

Shang tide nodded knowingly and quickly asked someone to add more bowls and chopsticks!

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, all the invited people arrived.