"After verification, it's definitely the real father!" Yue Fuguang's words hit the nail on the head. Who else could it be but the real father?
Under the intense gaze of their father, Old Yu and Third Master Yu didn't dare to reach for the poorly - looking meat skewers. Instead, they smartly picked the vegetarian skewers.
After chewing a few times, they found that the food was actually not bad. After all, it was the vegetables grown by their daughter. Even with their father's cooking skills, it still tasted okay.
But Yu Zhongchun still said, "Father, this doesn't suit Fuguang's taste. She likes spicy food, and this is a bit too sweet."
After saying that, he winked at his younger brother, and Yu Qinchun immediately chimed in, "Yes, Father. Did you use sugar instead of salt?"
Then he took away the skewers that the old man had grilled in front of Yue Fuguang. With a gentle look on his face, he said, "Fuguang, your grandfather forgot to put salt and put too much sugar. Let's have something else."
Yue Fuguang took the opportunity and guessed that the old man's cooking probably didn't taste very good.
She nodded and said, "Okay. Just in time, I asked the servants to grill some other food, and it should be ready now. Your Majesty and all the lords should have a good taste."
Everyone smiled and agreed. Especially Wu Yong, who was very enthusiastic. He actively followed Yue Fuguang to bring the food that was still being grilled in the Mingyue Pavilion.
From a distance, everyone smelled a rich and alluring sweet fragrance. They couldn't help but sniff, and their half - full stomachs suddenly felt hungry. They wanted to eat!
Emperor Mingxi couldn't help asking, "What kind of fragrance is this? I've never smelled it before."
The Crown Prince also said, "Father, I think this thing must be extremely sweet."
As a sweet - lover, he could smell the sweetness from the fragrance.
Emperor Mingxi nodded. "The Crown Prince is right. I can smell the sweetness too."
Lord Wang said, "This must be the food that the Young Master mentioned."
The others also nodded in agreement. Their hearts were itching like being scratched by a cat, and they just wanted to taste this sweet food quickly.
Soon, Yue Fuguang came back with Wu Yong and others. Except for Yue Fuguang, everyone else was holding a tray.
There were many black - red and black - gray lumps on the trays, and the fragrance was coming from these ugly - looking lumps.
Emperor Mingxi and the others looked at the lumps in front of them that were hard to tell what they originally were. Although they smelled sweet, no one dared to take a bite.
This thing looked black - red with some red tints, and some even had a suspicious semi - amber mucus on the outside. Could this really be eaten?
Emperor Mingxi said uncertainly, "Fuguang, can this thing really be eaten?" Wouldn't this black stuff kill people!
"Your Majesty, of course it can be eaten." Then she planned to peel one herself to show everyone how to eat it.
At this time, Wu Yong, who was determined to be her number one follower, jumped out. He said, "Young Master, tell me how to eat it. I'll try the taste for everyone first."
He could see that if he didn't be the first to eat, the Young Master would eat it herself. How could that be allowed!
Although the Young Master was like a fairy descending to the mortal world, she was still just an eight - year - old child after all. He had many daughters at home and knew that children of this age had weak stomachs.
He couldn't let anything happen to her.
Feng Tangjian, who originally wanted to speak up and offer to help with the taste - testing, was preempted by Wu Yong again. He secretly hated his usually eloquent mouth for being so slow today!
On the Yu family's side, seeing an outsider taking the lead to show off, Yu Chongshan glared at his eldest and third sons in disappointment.
These two useless guys without any sense of propriety. When else were they going to stand up for their own child if not now?
Look, he was just a step too late, and the chance to speak was taken by an outsider.
Before their father could say anything, the two brothers, who knew they had been staring stupidly at the black lumps, quickly said, "Master Wu is a guest. How can we let you do the job of taste - testing?"
It meant that an outsider had no place to show off here.
Yu Chongshan also said, "Yes, all guests should just sit back. Let these two brothers do the taste - testing."
Then he smiled amiably at Yue Fuguang and said, "My granddaughter's grilled food must be delicious. Your father and uncle are really lucky."
Yue Fuguang also smiled and said, "Father, Uncle, when you eat, first peel off the black - red skin on the outside. This thing was just taken off the grill, so be careful not to get burned."
The roasted sweet potatoes and corn in their husks were just right. Although they looked ugly now, she believed that once their ugly outer skins were peeled off, the taste inside would amaze everyone.
As for the matter of people feeling annoyed after knowing what they had eaten, she decided to "announce the names of the dishes" after everyone had finished eating.
The two of them did as she said. Each of them picked up a black lump. Enduring the still - hot temperature, they slowly tore off the black skin.
Suddenly, a wisp of steam with a stronger and more overpowering sweet fragrance rushed straight to everyone's noses.
Some people were even stimulated by the fragrance and couldn't help swallowing their saliva.
The sound of people swallowing their saliva could be heard. Everyone turned their heads and found that they weren't the only ones secretly swallowing their saliva!
Well, it didn't matter then. They continued to watch.
The Yu brothers' hands paused for a moment, and then regardless of the heat on their hands, they quickly tore off a large piece of the skin.
The golden and somewhat translucent pulp inside was exposed to everyone present.
Yue Fuguang thoughtfully handed each of them a small silver spoon and said, "Father and Uncle, use this to eat."
Yu Zhongchun was very pleased with his daughter's thoughtfulness. He took it with a smile and said, "Father will taste my daughter's cooking first."
Yue Fuguang felt a bit embarrassed again. Except for providing the ingredients, even the job of putting them on the grill was done by the four maids in her room.
She didn't do anything at all.
Just like with the vegetable - growing, she was just a figurehead, but all the credit was given to her.
This was the benefit of having a powerful identity.
Well, the roasting was really good. She had to reward those maids in her room well when she got back.
Yu Qinchun was also eager not to be left behind. He said, "It looks delicious. I'll take a bite first."
Then he scooped up a mouthful and put it into his mouth before his elder brother.
He closed his eyes and savored it for a while. People who didn't know better would think he was eating the liver of a dragon and the marrow of a phoenix instead of a small sweet potato.
Wu Yong was the most impatient. He couldn't help asking, "Master Yu, how does it taste?"
As he asked the question, he also couldn't help swallowing his saliva.
Yu Qinchun swayed his head and said, "As sweet as maltose, as delicious as honey. Once in the mouth, the heart is filled with joy!"
Yu Zhongchun also said, "Your Majesty, all the lords, this thing tastes great. You might as well give it a try."
Hearing him say so, everyone who had been waiting impatiently reached out their hands to the trays.
But still mindful of the difference between the monarch and his subjects, they waited until the Crown Prince personally peeled a piece of sweet potato for Emperor Mingxi and put it on his plate.
Only then did the others start to peel and taste it themselves, hissing and enduring the heat while being eager to have a taste.
Sure enough, everyone who took the first bite couldn't help praising the sweet and delicious taste.
The variety of sweet potato that Yue Fuguang chose was not very big, but it was sweet and had a delicate texture.
It was simply a paradise for sweet - lovers. Like the Crown Prince and Wu Yong, while others were still finishing their first piece, they had already started on their second.
After seeing that everyone had eaten the sweet potatoes, Yue Fuguang pointed to the tray beside and the corns wrapped in burnt black and cyan - white corn husks and said, "Your Majesty, my lords, you can have a taste of this. It has a unique flavor and is definitely worth trying."
Emperor Mingxi didn't realize that Yue Fuguang's words tempting them to taste the delicious food were like the whispers of a "demon".
The more enjoyable they were while eating now, the more painful they would be when they learned the truth later!
