Chapter 507: Chapter 507 - 507 Housewarming Party (1)

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The next day, after she had ordered the Mandarin Duck Pot to be made at the blacksmith shop, she went to the market to look for all kinds of meat.

Although the price was a little high, she still managed to buy some fresh and tender beef in the West District. Zhou Ying then bought some beef hind and neck, a set of beef offal, and two pieces of beef lard.

As for fish and prawns, they were cheap, so she also bought some.

After returning home, she froze the beef and brought the other ingredients to the kitchen. She called Biaozi and Haitang over to make beef, fish, and shrimp balls with them.

Next, Zhou Ying taught Biaozi the stir-frying hotpot seasoning and dipping sauce recipe.

Finally, she added some dried sweet potatoes and a small amount of radish to make a big pot of spicy beef soup.

Later, she asked Biaozi and the others to make some flatbread, and dinner was ready.

After Gu Chengrui reported to the Ministry of Works, he went outside to buy a few invitation cards.

After filling out the invitation cards in the afternoon, he asked his attendant, Lin Yitian, one of the guards provided by King Rui Wang, to send the invitation to each family.

In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the housewarming party. Yang Wanning was the first to arrive, along with Chun Xi, around noon.

Zhou Ying approached her and asked, “Wanning, why are you here alone? Isn’t Chenglin on vacation?””

“No, I heard that there will be an exam next year, so he hasn’t had a holiday since he returned to the academy last time.”

“I see. That’s true; studying is more important. How’s your family now?” Zhou Ying asked.

“Fine. They’re busy preparing the dowry now, so I’m sure they won’t have the time to pay attention to me for a while.” Yang Wanning shook her head as she replied.

However, she knew that was because Mrs. Chui was too confident in her spy and the Hardy Ice Plant. Otherwise, she would not be able to live such a peaceful life.

That’s right; she had already traced the Hardy Ice Plant to the hands of Mrs. Cui.

But she did not say anything because she did not discover that her mother had died because of the plant.

Instead, she picked out the Hardy Ice Plant and put it in Mrs. Cui’s tea leaves.

Zhou Ying did not ask any more questions.

After all, Yang Wanning was not a real young lady. Perhaps she was older than Zhou Ying in her previous life, so this meant Zho Ying did not need to keep an eye on everything she did.

After a simple chat, Madam Consort An and Mingyu arrived.

The two of them immediately stood up and greeted them.

The old madam smiled and said, “Good, good. You’re all good children. Get up quickly.”

“Judging from your complexion, you look much better.” Zhou Ying stood up and helped her sit at the head of the table.

“It’s all thanks to Chengrui. My body hasn’t been this light in years.” The old madam smiled.

“It’s great to hear that the medicine is effective.” After Zhou Ying finished speaking, she personally went to the kitchen to brew a cup of Sanqi flower tea. “This is a tea made from the Sanqi flower. Try it and see if it suits your taste. I heard this tea has a good effect on lowering blood pressure.”

She then poured some rose tea for Mingyu and said, “This is a tea for beauty, fragrance, and relaxation.”

“Is that so? 1 guess 1 must try it. I’ll buy some from the herb shop later.” Madam Consort An took the teacup and replied with a face full of expectation.

“Oh, this is the popular winter rose tea. I bought some at first, but I couldn’t get more of it after finishing it.

“Whenever I want to drink it, I have to enter the palace or go to a teahouse,” Mingyu exclaimed.

“It’s made of roses. If you like them, I’ll wrap some for you to bring back later.”

“Please do.”

“If there is more, I want it too.” Yang Wanning added.

“No problem; we have more than enough for you two.” Zhou Ying nodded.

Then, they sat and chatted about the gossip in the capital..