Free Web NovelChapter 395: An Ordinary Meal, Not a Delicacy
Helian Chen took a taste, and in the blink of an eye, his bowl was empty.
He picked up his chopsticks and began to eat the various dishes, each one seeming to him like the most delicious food in the world.
As the saying goes, one shouldn’t talk while eating, and the meal was indeed exceptionally quiet.
Xiliu Yuan believed that Xi Yan had countless culinary delights, but they still paled in comparison to the dishes before him. ’The concubine in the General’s residence is truly remarkable,’ he thought. ’Her culinary skills surpass even those of the Imperial Chefs.’
Xiliu Yuan, who normally had a small appetite, ate double his usual amount today.
Mo Geluo was the most boorish of the group. The plates in front of him were practically licked clean, and most of the pot of soup had also found its way into his stomach.
Peony’s heart ached watching him. ’An entire pot of good soup, all gone down an ox’s gullet, and my little Pangtuan has barely had any.’
Dean Chen had been staying at the General’s residence for several days. When he first arrived, what he looked forward to most was mealtime. He had grown accustomed to it by now, but today’s meal still managed to astonish him.
The concubine’s skills were far superior to those of the General’s residence’s own head chef. The food had reached a whole new level of deliciousness.
"BUUURP." Mo Geluo let out a satisfied belch.
More than thirty dishes were scraped clean, a testament to just how delicious they were.
Dean Chen set down his chopsticks. "Has everyone eaten their fill?"
"Indeed. The food at the General’s residence is a true delicacy, even better than the banquets in the Imperial Palace." Prince Yu had never tasted anything so delicious.
They had all sampled the finest restaurants in Beili and had once thought them unparalleled.
Only now did they know what ’unparalleled’ truly meant!
Xiliu Yuan set down his chopsticks and elegantly wiped the corners of his mouth.
Helian Chen patted his little belly in satisfaction. ’Especially that pot of soup,’ he grumbled internally. ’I barely had any before it all went into the stomach of that big bear from Xi Yan.’
"It’s just some simple home-cooked fare. You flatter us, Prince Yu," Dean Chen said.
"You call *this* simple home-cooked fare?" Prince Yu was flabbergasted.
’More than thirty exquisite dishes! Any one of them would be considered first-rate. If they eat like this every day in the General’s residence, it’s practically the Immortal Realm!’
"It’s just a meal," Ye Qianning mumbled.
Prince Yu’s face flushed, and he looked at the chubby little girl. He finally understood why she was so plump. ’If I ate this much delicious food every day,’ he thought, ’I’d get fat too.’
Peony picked up a napkin to wipe Ye Qianning’s mouth.
Helian Chen sized her up and down. ’It’s all an act!’ he suddenly thought.
"Who would’ve thought a crude man like Xiang Minghou would have such a beauty in his residence? And her cooking is superb, too." Mo Geluo’s eyes were fixed on Peony, his gaze greasy and lecherous.
Ye Qianning’s eyes narrowed to slits as she stared openly at Mo Geluo.
’He mocked my father before the last banquet, and he was even more brazen during it. I haven’t settled those two scores with him yet, and it looks like I’ll have to add another one today.’
’But my Fourth Aunt is the feistiest of all the concubines. Never mind a general from Xi Yan; if you get on her bad side, she’d dare to talk back even to the Emperor himself.’
Prince Yu was no longer so keen on currying favor with the men from Xi Yan. He subconsciously pulled his nephew’s chair closer to his own, as if to show they weren’t well acquainted.
"You honor me too much, honored guest. I only made a few simple home-cooked dishes," Peony replied, poised and graceful. freēwebnovel.com
"Don’t be so modest, beautiful. Dishes like these aren’t something an ordinary person can make." Seeing her light smile, Mo Geluo’s own grin widened.
"Delicacies? From which noble house does our honored guest hail?" Peony asked in return.
"Hahaha, I am Mo Geluo, the Great General of Xi Yan!" he boomed with laughter.
A flicker of surprise crossed Peony’s face. "They say Xi Yan is the wealthiest nation in the world. The fine foods you must have tasted as a General are surely countless. How could our humble home cooking possibly be worthy of the word ’delicacies’?"
