What Grand Dishes Could Your Family Possibly Serve?

A chorus of complaints followed.

Zhou Wanwan said calmly, "These are just appetizers; the real main course is yet to come. What's the rush?"

Princess Jing'an chuckled:

What fancy dishes can your family serve?

Don't make me laugh, didn't I just bring you some groceries?

How about we have your chef prepare it now?

These princesses went to great lengths to mock her.

Zhou Wanwan could foresee that her family would be the headline on the front page of Beijing tomorrow.

Everyone was waiting to see what would happen.

Those princesses had very sharp tongues. "Oh! Eldest sister! It's so hard for you living here. Do you need your younger sisters to lend you a hand?"

"Don't worry, we won't watch you suffer. Come to my house tomorrow, and no matter what, I won't let you eat these vegetable leaves every day."

"You used to be a pampered princess! Now you're truly fallen on hard times."

The seventh princess said, "We're all sisters, is it necessary to be so hostile?"

The other princesses chuckled and said:

"Isn't this Taiping, who married a poor scholar?"

I really don't know what you were thinking, how could you leave out so many talented young men and insist on marrying a poor scholar?

I heard that the poor scholar's mother was blind, and his father had difficulty walking. They were truly pitiful!

"Seventh Sister is the worst off among us, no, now Eldest Sister is the worst off."

"Eldest sister, if I were to live like you, I'd rather be dead!" The second princess was always sharp-tongued.

The eldest princess looked coldly at the second princess and said, "Have you forgotten when you couldn't afford food and had to beg me like a dog?"

The second princess's expression was somber and ambiguous; in truth, she had indeed gone through a particularly difficult period.

At that time, her mother-in-law had a lot of complaints about her and made things difficult for her at every turn.

She begged the eldest princess for help, and the eldest princess did indeed lend a hand, but what good did it do?

Now that the eldest princess has been deposed, she has no choice but to seek higher positions! Princess Jing'an and Princess Ningyuan are her high positions.

People strive to climb higher; she was simply trying to survive better.

Seeing that they had finished mocking her, Zhou Wanwan finally spoke up, "Let's serve the food! I'm hungry."

Before long, a group of maids carrying gilded white jade food platters entered one after another.

Plates of delicious dishes filled the long table, Manman more than a dozen main dishes, and their aroma instantly filled the entire hall.

The dozen or so princesses present were instantly stunned.

Having grown up in the inner palace, they were already tired of delicacies from the mountains and wild game, and had seen all kinds of exquisite banquets in the world.

But the food on the table in front of them completely overturned their understanding.

The table was filled with all sorts of marine treasures I had never seen before.

Some of the prawns were incredibly large and imposing, thicker and longer than a woman's forearm, and bright red all over.

Some sea crabs are even larger than the face of an average woman.

Crispy roast suckling pig, honey-roasted whole deer, braised bear paw, ginseng and deer antler stewed bamboo fox, medicinal stewed sparrow, charcoal-grilled wild mushrooms, steamed Dahai, garlic prawns, braised sea cucumber with scallions, chilled drunken crab with roe, charcoal-grilled fresh oysters, honey-glazed shrimp balls, pan-fried deep-sea fish, nourishing fish maw and pigeon soup, fresh scallop and mountain delicacy soup, seafood and mushroom stew...

The princesses were dazzled by the sight; all 20-plus dishes were the finest of the finest.

Zhou Wanwan sat down, and someone immediately served her food.

She looked at the stunned princesses and said:

"Why aren't you princesses eating? Do you think my family's dishes are not presentable enough?"

Ah, it really is just home-style cooking. I didn't know you guys would come, otherwise I could have made it even more elaborate.

The second princess's lips twitched as she said, "You little brat, what are you pretending for? Eating like this every day, aren't you afraid of getting too full?"

Zhou Wanwan sighed. These days, nobody believes you when you tell the truth.

Everyone only wants to hear what they want to hear.

While eating the Australian lobster, Zhou Wanwan said, "Yes, yes, you're absolutely right. I anticipated you'd come today, so I had so many dishes prepared on purpose. Are you satisfied now?"

The second princess was speechless with anger; she knew it was impossible.

The princesses, while eating and drinking plum wine, remarked, "This wine is quite refreshing!"

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "You can also try the Taohua wine; it tastes absolutely delicious."

Not only Taohua wine, but Zhou Wanwan also had her servants prepare several other kinds of wine.

After tasting the wine, the princesses exclaimed, "This wine is truly excellent; it has a rich and mellow flavor."

Princess Ningyuan looked at the eldest princess and said, "Eldest sister, you wouldn't be reluctant to give us some, would you? We've come all this way to see you."

Zhou Wanwan looked at them and said, "Ten taels of silver for a jar of wine. You can have as much as you want; all this wine is mine."

Princess Ningyuan was furious. "You child, are you obsessed with money? It's just wine! Give me 100 taels!"

The other princesses readily took out money, saying, "Consider it a charity act. Our eldest sister needs to eat and drink here too; she can't do without money."

"Consider these wines our tribute to the Princess."

The ladies of leisure also readily took out their money; they couldn't help it, the wine was indeed quite delicious, and it wasn't available for sale elsewhere.

One lady remarked, "This rice smells wonderful; it's unlike anything we eat at home."

Zhou Wanwan said:

"Of course they're different. Haven't you heard of the white corn from Dongshan Prefecture?"

Even the imperial physicians said it was a type of health-preserving rice, good for your health.

The Sixth Princess said, "I've heard about this too. They say white corn is very nutritious and good for your health if you eat it regularly."

Princess Ningyuan snorted coldly and said, "This white corn is very hard to come by."

Zhou Wanwan said calmly:

"Don't you know now? Not only rice, vegetables, fruits, and medicinal herbs, but even tea can be organic."

I thought you all knew everything in the capital! Turns out you're all just ignorant fools.

Princess Ningyuan glared at her and said, "At such a young age, you're already so sharp-tongued. How can you be as good as you say?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at Princess Ningyuan and said:

"Oh! Princess Ningyuan, what I said is the truth!"

I recently received a batch of organic vegetables, fruits, and medicinal herbs. Do any of you know any imperial physicians here?

Then you should have the imperial physician come and examine it!

Princess Ningyuan waved her hand and said:

"Take my sign and ask Imperial Physician Liu and Imperial Physician Jiang to come and take a look."

If what you're saying is all lies and nonsense, just you wait!

Zhou Wanwan sighed and said:

"Tell me the truth, and you don't believe me."

Eating these things regularly is not only good for your health, but can also prolong your life.

It's none of my business with you guys, since you don't have any suppliers anyway.

Princess Ningyuan snorted coldly and said, "If this princess wants something, there's nothing I can't get."

Imperial Physician Liu and Imperial Physician Jiang arrived quickly. They smelled the rice and then the vegetables.

After smelling the medicinal herbs Zhou Wanwan had taken out, he said, "Princess, these rice, vegetables, and medicinal herbs are indeed different from ordinary ones."