Story of Yanxi Palace: Fu Ying's banner will never fall

Chapter 137 Lychee Banquet

In fact, the careless Amber did not notice that there were not many lychees on the lychee tree. The beautiful lychees had long been picked by Wei Yingluo and sent to the imperial tea and food room to make fresh lychee dishes. They deliberately let Amber in at the last minute.

Afterwards, Xiao Quanzi leaned close to Wei Yingluo's ear and said something, then handed something to Wei Yingluo... Wei Yingluo examined it carefully, then suddenly realized.

At this time, exquisite dishes were delivered to the banquet table like flowing water.

There are tender and juicy lychee shrimp balls, golden and crispy fried lychees with eggs, refreshing and delicious fresh lychee cold roast duck, colorful lychee rolls, fragrant lychee pork meatballs and so on.

Every dish exudes an enticing aroma, making people salivate.

The queen elegantly scooped up a spoonful of white soup, in which a snow-white lychee and a few bright red wolfberries rolled. The red color in the white looked like one or two red plum blossoms falling in the snow, which was particularly lovely.

"Empress, this is the White Snow and Red Plum specially made by the imperial chef." Seeing the curiosity on the Empress's face, Mingyu explained softly.

"Lychees are hot in nature and can easily cause internal heat, so we soak them in warm salt water to reduce their heatiness. We also add wolfberries to neutralize their heatiness. This way, you can enjoy the deliciousness of lychees without being too hot."

The queen nodded slightly in appreciation.

She smiled and said: "Chashanfang's creativity is really unique. The appearance of this dish alone is very elegant."

Then, she turned to look at the emperor and said gently, "Your Majesty, please have a taste too."

The emperor sat on the dragon throne, but his eyes drifted towards the audience. He seemed absent-minded, and it was unclear what he was looking for in the crowd.

It was not until the pot of snow-white red plums was brought to him that he came to his senses and smiled: "The queen is thoughtful."

The emperor took the spoon handed to him by the queen and gently scooped a spoonful of soup into his mouth.

Suddenly, a refreshing fragrance filled his mouth. He savored the taste carefully and nodded with satisfaction, "It tastes really good, fresh and not greasy."

A hint of jealousy flashed across Concubine Gao's eyes, but she still gracefully stroked her tortoise-shell nails and said with a sweet smile, "Although it's not common to cook with lychees, we get dried lychees every year, so it's not that unusual.

But if you add some seasoning, it won't taste the same as before! We are looking forward to tasting fresh lychees. Queen, aren't you going to pick lychees yourself today? Why haven't you seen any lychee trees yet? "

The queen was confused. According to common sense, the litchi tree should have been moved to the stage by now, but why was there no movement?

The emperor frowned and whispered, "Who is responsible for this?"

Concubine Gao raised her lips slightly, and replied with a hint of pride and sarcasm, "I remember it was a palace maid named Wei Yingluo."

Hearing the name, the emperor suddenly stopped picking up lychees and his eyes became sharp and focused.

At this moment, the emperor suddenly said, "It's getting late. Let the maid named... Wei Yingluo bring the lychee tree up."

The queen was shocked. Although she felt a little uneasy, since the emperor had already spoken, how could she dare to reject his request in public? In desperation, the queen had to bite the bullet and said, "Where is Yingluo? Ask her to send the lychee tree up."

However, after this message was passed on, no one brought the lychee tree up. Gradually, discussions arose.

"Oh, that Wei Yingluo is so arrogant that she actually makes the masters wait for her, a servant." Concubine Gao's smile became deeper and deeper, and the sarcasm in her words was not concealed at all.

She continued, "Only your palace, Queen, can train such servants, haha."

Concubine Chun smiled and said, "I don't think there's any rush. Miss Yingluo has always been the most opinionated. I think she must have made some special preparations."

Although it sounded like Concubine Chun was speaking for Wei Yingluo, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Concubine Chun was deliberately putting Wei Yingluo on a pedestal. If something went wrong, she would only fall even more miserably.

At the same time, the surrounding concubines began to talk, accusing Wei Yingluo of not knowing the rules and daring to make the emperor and the concubines wait. The whole scene became extremely awkward and the atmosphere became more and more tense.

The queen frowned slightly, and a thoughtful look appeared on her face. She knew that Yingluo was always cautious and quick-witted, and she didn't seem like someone who would make such a mistake for no reason. Something must have happened.

She slowly scanned her surroundings and saw Concubine Gao gloating over someone else's misfortune. She couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Could it be that this matter is related to Concubine Gao? Thinking of this, the queen's face became solemn.

However, there is no time to think about these things now, as there are more important things to deal with.

The Emperor, Concubine Gao, Concubine Chun and many others were looking at her, waiting for her to give an explanation. And how could she answer?

Just when the queen was feeling embarrassed, she suddenly heard Mingyu's voice: "Your Majesty!" She turned around and saw Mingyu looking at her with surprise and said in a low voice: "Yingluo! She's here!"

Wei Yingluo is here? Everyone looked towards the door, wanting to see what this daring palace maid looked like.

At first glance, they found that her clothes were nothing special, just like other palace maids. But if they looked more closely, they would find that she was different.

The first thing that catches your eye is her exquisite face, with beautiful features and a clever look between her eyebrows.

Secondly, she has a unique temperament that makes her stand out in the crowd. Although she is just a little palace maid, she gives people a feeling that cannot be ignored.

Not to mention the palace maids, even among the beauties who had passed through layers of screening, few could compete with her in appearance.

The queen is so generous that she actually keeps such a beauty by her side. Isn't she worried that the emperor will fall in love with her?

In comparison, the woman supported by Wei Yingluo seemed a little dull, and she looked like a withered flower.

However, the only thing that makes this woman comparable to Wei Yingluo is probably the clothes she wears, which represents her master's status.

"Noble Lady Yu, why are you here?" the Queen asked in surprise.