In early September, the sky is clear and the wind is smooth, and the warm sunshine covers the Yaoguang Palace.

A tempting sweet fragrance wafted from the kitchen. A large pot filled with fried chestnuts, one round and small, the brown chestnut skin could not stand the roasting of the high temperature, and a hole was opened, revealing the golden and fragrant chestnut meat.

Yesterday, when Xu Wenchan came to hand over the account with Tao Ti, he brought a large basket of chestnuts and hawthorns.

After asking the palace people to handle it briefly in the morning, Taoti began to study food.

On weekdays, she would definitely not be so diligent and would enter the kitchen in the morning. But today is different. This afternoon, Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Gu, the eldest girl of the Gu family would come to the East Palace to pay her respects.

Thinking of the secret care of Pei Yan for many years, and Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Gu are elders, Tao Ti, a junior, decided to treat them well. After all, there is delicious food on the dining table, which can also enhance some feelings.

Hawthorn is not easy to eat, so Taoti made some appetizing and strengthening the spleen, snowflake hawthorn balls, hawthorn jam, canned hawthorn and other desserts.

As for chestnuts, in addition to the sausage of chestnuts, Taoti made a stewed chicken soup with chestnut braised pork, and also cooked a pot of yam chestnut porridge, served in a purple clay pot and simmered it slowly over low heat.

In addition to the chestnut dishes, she also made sweet and sour and crispy pot buns, and a large portion of chicken wings and shrimp stews. In addition, the six specialty dishes delivered by the Donggong kitchen were placed on a large table, which was full of sincerity.

When the Gu family's female family arrived at Yaoguang Hall, Tao Ti was changing into a neat skirt in the bedroom.

When she heard the report from the palace servant, she was a little nervous, pulled her clothes and asked Linglong, "Is this good looking?"

Linglong smiled sincerely and said, "Okay, very good. Even if you don't dress up, the Crown Princess is pretty and slim."

"You are becoming more and more proud of me." Tao Ti blinked at Linglong with a sly look, "But I like it!"

"What I say is the truth."

"Okay, let's go out first, it won't make people wait for a long time."

Tao Ti took a deep breath, straightened her back, and a gentle and friendly smile on her bright and delicate little face.

No matter what, you have to grasp the temperament.

With Linglong's support, she walked around an eight-foot-high red sandalwood walled jade cloud-dragon pattern screen and slowly walked towards the flower hall where guests were entertaining.

Mrs. Gu, Mrs. Gu Bai, and Gu Minglan, the eldest girl of the Gu family, sat in the right position of the lower head in turn. Seeing Tao Ti coming out, the three of them quickly stood up and saluted respectfully.

Tao Ti whispered, "Grandma, aunt, and cousin, are all a family, there is no need to be too polite, please sit down quickly."

Before entering the palace, Mrs. Gu and Bai had a little indescribable impression of Tao Ti, the Crown Princess.

They had heard of the princess taking poison on their wedding night, and they had also heard of the princess sharing the joys and sorrows with the prince, and were very gentle and considerate to the prince... After hearing so much, they had no specific understanding in their hearts.

But now when I heard Tao Ti’s kind name to them, I couldn’t help but feel a little more favor in my heart.

After taking the seat, he looked up at the upper seat and saw Mrs. Gu and Bai both lit up their eyes.

Tao Ti is wearing a gentle and gentle bean-green long dress today, wearing a tea-white shirt embroidered with lotus flowers, a concentric bun, and a pearl head. The pearls are round and bright, dotted between the crow's hair, making her temperament more gentle.

Her makeup is also light, with a little makeup, delicate but not charming, and generous.

In addition, she bent her eyebrows and smiled sincerely, giving people a sense of comfort with the spring breeze blowing on her face.

Mrs. Gu has lived for most of her life and has seen many people. When she saw Tao Ti's appearance and aura, she knew that this grandson-daughter-in-law was a good girl with clear minds.

Bai is a gentle and kind-hearted person. Now she sees the Crown Princess white and beautiful, and her eyebrows are full of gentleness and closeness. She does not show off her airs of a Crown Princess, and her impression of her has improved a lot.

Gu Minglan, a girl from the Gu family, was also amazed by Tao Ti's beauty. Before she came to Chang'an, she had only heard people say that the Crown Princess was so good or that was not good, but she had never heard of her appearance.

Now looking at her face, standing next to the prince's cousin... Well, it's a match that barely complies.

Seeing that the palace servant had poured them tea, Taoti asked them if they wanted to drink milk tea or honey grapefruit tea and eat some sweet things, and they were in a good mood.

Mrs. Gu and Bai said politely, no, but Gu Minglan said curiously, "Crown Princess, do you have milk tea here too?"

When Tao Ti saw her answer, she thought to herself that it was true that the strategic policy of using food as a bridge of communication was correct!

"My cousin has heard of milk tea?"

"Before I entered Chang'an, I heard that there was a popular drink called milk tea in Chang'an. I wanted to try it, but what limited sales of milk tea in Taotie Pavilion were for? I sent my maid to three times, but I didn't buy it in three times!"

Gu Minglan was also wondering, is this milk tea so delicious? It is so popular.

Upon hearing this, Tao Ti chuckled, "Cousin, don't worry, I'll give you a VIP card. You can buy it next time with this card and go to Taotie Pavilion to buy it, and you will definitely buy it."

Gu Minglan was stunned for a moment and shook his head, "I heard that there are only one hundred VIP cards in Chang'an, which is very rare. Thank you for your kindness. I can't accept this."

Seeing that this cousin had a cheerful and neat personality, Tao Ti narrowed her eyes and smiled, "It's okay."

Gu Minglan wanted to refuse, but Tao Ti, who was present, added, "I am the shopkeeper behind this Taotie Pavilion. I still have many VIP cards like this. Please be polite, my cousin."

Gu Minglan, “???”

She looked at Tao Ti in shock, and Tao Ti nodded slightly at her, counting as a sure response.

Gu Minglan, “!!!”

Although Mrs. Gu and Bai were not showing their faces, they were a little surprised. Unexpectedly, the Crown Princess was still opening a shop outside the palace to do business, which was strange.

Soon, three cups of fragrant and sweet pearl milk tea and a portion of fried chestnuts were placed on a tea table together.

Gu Minglan took a sip with the bowl, and the warm and silky milk tea poured into his mouth. It was extremely mellow, and the strong milk aroma contained a tea aroma, but it was not particularly greasy. The pearls had a faint sweetness, and were glutinous and chewy.

"The taste is really good!" Gu Minglan was conquered by the taste all at once.

Mrs. Gu and Bai also took a few sips, and both thought it was good.

The atmosphere in the flower hall is much more harmonious than it was at the beginning.

After sitting for a while, a palace servant came in and reported that it was the stew of yam and chestnut porridge on the stove.

Tao Ti put down the cup in her hand and smiled and said to Mrs. Gu and the others, "It's already noon now, let's go to the dining room for lunch."

Mrs. Gu responded, "Okay" and walked towards the side hall together.

Looking at the table of rich dishes, Mrs. Gu gave a slight meal and sighed, "You have to worry about such a big table of dishes."

Tao Ti whispered, "Grandma, aunt, and cousin are not only guests of the East Palace, but also relatives connected to His Highness's blood. Naturally, I have to treat them well."

Mrs. Gu said this so well.

After taking the seat, Bai glanced at the dishes on the table and smiled gently, "There are several dishes made from chestnuts today."

Tao Ti said, "It happened that I got a basket of chestnuts yesterday, so I made a few to taste the unique taste of autumn."

Bai looked surprised, "Crown Princess, do you think these chestnut dishes are all made by you?"

"Well, I also made that pot with meat and chicken wings and shrimp stewed pot."

After saying that, Tao Ti personally scooped a bowl of yam chestnut porridge for Mrs. Gu and said softly, "Grandma, try this porridge, I specially prepared it for you. Chestnuts and yam are good ingredients for nourishing in autumn. They are good for your health and longevity."

Looking at the white porcelain bowl she handed over, Mrs. Gu felt warm in her heart. She was about to take it, but she saw the white jade bracelet on her slender wrist.

Mrs. Gu was obviously stunned.

Tao Ti followed her gaze and saw that it was the jade bracelet, and explained softly, "This is...well, the Madam Lan next to her mother handed it to me, saying that she left it to her future daughter-in-law."

"Yes, this bracelet was also what I put on for her when she was crowned the queen... You are her chosen daughter-in-law, so she will naturally leave it to you." Mrs. Gu said softly, her voice trembling with sadness.

In a blink of an eye, her Yuanyuan has been away for so many years.

Bai heard that her mother-in-law was in a wrong mood, so she looked over and saw at a glance that this was the jade bracelet that her sister-in-law often wore when she was alive. Seeing her mother-in-law like this, she was afraid that she would miss others when she saw it.

She pursed her lips and quickly changed the topic, "Mother, look at how good this yam chestnut porridge is stewed, with a strong fragrance. The princess is really considerate."

Hearing this, Mrs. Gu also came to her senses. When she looked at Tao Ti again, a little sincere love appeared in the slightly turbid old eyes, and she sighed, "Yes, the Crown Princess is really intent."

"You can eat comfortably."

Tao Ti took his hand back, covered the jade bracelet with her sleeves quietly, and said to Bai and Gu Minglan, "Auntie, cousin, let's use our chopsticks too, otherwise the food will not be delicious when it is cold."

"Eat, eat while it's hot." Mrs. Gu said.

Tao Ti picked up the chopsticks on her own, picked up a piece of red-colored pot meat and put it into her mouth.

The layer of starch skin wrapped in the pan meat was fryed twice in the oil and became crispy and crispy, with a rich sweet and sour sauce on the surface, sour and sweet. When you bite the outer skin and eat the tender tenderloin inside, the meat smells everywhere, and the large pieces of meat stuffed into your mouth, giving people an extremely satisfying feeling.

Seeing Tao Ti eating the pork dumplings and looking at her enjoying look, Gu Minglan frowned slightly. She just fucked her meat on a plate, and she was so happy to eat it?

She also got a piece of it curious.

As soon as she threw it into her mouth, the sweet and sour taste made her eyebrows slightly move. After chewing it for a few times, her eyes gradually became lit up, "This stir-fried meat tastes really good. Princess, did you really make this dish?"

As soon as she said that, she suddenly realized that it was a bit rude to ask this question, and hurriedly added, "Don't get me wrong, I'm not suspicious of you, but this fried meat is so delicious..."

Taoti smiled at her, "I understand what you mean. I do make this dish. I like to dress up and cook... Well, it's pretty good."

Gu Minglan exclaimed and thought to himself: This cooking skill is more than just a good one, this cooking skill is simply amazing!

Seeing that Gu Minglan was also a favorite, Tao Ti suggested, "Cousin, try this chicken wings and shrimp stew pot again."

"good!"

Gu Minglan looked at the braised pot and saw that the black casserole was filled with ingredients. The tempting river shrimp and chicken wings were neatly arranged. The white sesame seeds and green green onion were sprinkled on the surface, red, green and white. With the rich fragrance that kept emitting, it brought people a double stimulation of vision and smell. Before I could taste it, my saliva was automatically secreted.

Not to mention Gu Minglan, even Mrs. Gu and Bai were aroused of a strong appetite when they saw this dish and stretched out their chopsticks.

Gu Minglan first picked up a chicken wing, and cut it with a flower knife on it. During the stewing process, the salty sauce was completely immersed in the chicken wings along the opening, making every strand of chicken full of fragrance. After one bite, the chicken wings melted in the mouth and were extremely tender.

The shrimp meat in the pot is also fully integrated with the sauce. The meat is full of elastic teeth. If you chew it carefully, you can taste the unique sweet taste of shrimp.

"Wow, it turns out that there is a layer of vegetarian dishes buried below. I think it is a whole pot of fresh shrimps and chicken wings." After Gu Minglan picked up the third chicken wing, the lotus root slices, onions, potatoes and carrots buried under the braised pot were also exposed.

"These vegetables absorb the aroma of meat and soup underneath, and the taste is no worse than chicken wings and shrimps. They are especially good at rice." Taoti said enthusiastically. Every time she eats a stew pot, she can eat six bowls of rice with soup and vegetables.
To be continued...