Taoist Master Yun did not forget and promised his disciples that he would teach them how to use the Qingxin Bell today.

But he was planning to stay in Qingfeng Palace yesterday. He hadn't spoken to his third disciple for a few years, but in the end he decided to follow the cute little Tang'er.

Anyway, with the Azure Dragon Wooden Puppet, it would only take him a moment to get back to Qingfeng Palace, which was much easier than flying in the air by himself.

Yun Tang and Yun Xuanmo watched their master leave, then turned around and went to the mansion's main kitchen.

The chef is the imperial chef of the palace, and there are several other chefs from outside the restaurant. They are all chefs in the Princess Protectorate's mansion now, and they have been on the job for more than half a month.

Butler Zheng has already discussed with the chefs and arranged more than a dozen dishes and cold dishes, which are similar to the dishes for the housewarming party.

I also want to use today's small banquet to let Yuntang and other distinguished guests, especially the emperor, see these banquet dishes.

Among them, some of the dishes are Yunzhou specialties that Yuntang will bring out, as well as Tanzhou sour duck.

Yuntang told Butler Zheng yesterday that she still had a lot of these ingredients on hand, enough for the banquet, and they were all fresh.

Therefore, the table setting for the housewarming banquet was actually based on the original plan decided by Marquis Yong'an, with a few more dishes added.

The original twelve dishes have been expanded to sixteen dishes today, plus six cold dishes to go with the wine. It is very rich and grand and in line with the regulations of the Princess's Mansion.

Even the round tables for banquets are custom-made large tables. Ten people can sit at each table without feeling crowded. Some tables can even seat twelve people if they squeeze in. If women and children are seated together, up to sixteen people can sit at the table.

These large tables were custom-made by carpenters last month by Yong'an Hou. They can seat 100 people directly, which will be convenient for future banquets.

Even if the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion wants to host a banquet, they can just bring the food to the Yuntang Mansion.

The regular round tables for eight to ten people that were originally in the Princess Protectorate's Mansion were of course not in small quantities, and they could be put to other uses.

For example, they are placed in some open pavilions, flower pavilions, waterside pavilions, mountain houses, and small open spaces, making it convenient for guests to sit and enjoy tea and snacks.

After all, it was the first time that the Princess Protector of the Nation hosted a banquet, and it was two banquets held at the same time. The invitations alone almost attracted all the powerful families in the capital.

This kind of grand banquet was different in meaning from the grand banquets in other mansions. Moreover, Marquis Yong'an had long understood the other purpose of Yuntang's banquet, so naturally he wanted to hold it to the greatest extent possible.

Even some wealthy families in the capital, as long as their backgrounds were clean, received invitations. Some wealthy families with lower social status also got wind of it. On that day, the Princess Protector of the Country's mansion opened its doors to welcome guests.

Yuntang didn't know all this, but Marquis Yong'an reported all the details to the emperor and got his permission.

After all, everyone in the capital, whether court officials, officials, wealthy households, or ordinary people, are subjects of the emperor, and the Princess Protector of the Nation is not protecting just one person, but the entire Great Xia Dynasty.

In this way, why not let these common people who usually don't see grand scenes see the true face of the Princess Protector of the Nation?

Marquis Yong'an even prepared a three-day plan for Yuntang to distribute porridge and grain from February 11 to February 13. Ten long grain distribution sheds would be set up in the city, with one at each of the four city gates.

There are fourteen positions in total, which means Yuntang’s fourteenth birthday, and also means praying for Yuntang.

After all, considering what happened to Yun Tang after his full moon, if he hadn’t met Taoist Master Yun and his disciples, it was obvious that he wouldn’t have survived more than two days, and he might have been eaten by wild beasts in the mountains later that day.

Therefore, she survived because of Taoism. Every birthday of hers was given by Taoism and was a blessing from God. Now, Marquis Yong'an, as her biological father, also sincerely wanted to do something in return.

Naturally, this plan was approved by the emperor.

Yuntang didn't know that the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion was recently busy with a plan to provide free porridge and food, and the Jiang brothers didn't mention this to her.

Yuntang is hosting a banquet for his disciples today. Those young men already knew the news yesterday, and they would all come even if we weren't invited.

By then, the banquet will be set up in the garden, which is also a rehearsal for the day of the banquet.

Of course, we also have to be wary of the weather. Xiao Beichen had already calculated that there would be no rain in mid-February, but there would be wind and rain in the second half of the month.

Therefore, Yuntang had no problem holding the banquet, but Yunshang Temple was building a temporary awning in the square that could be covered with felt to protect against the rain.

Just like building a house, you would build columns and install beams on the outside. With the presence of the Heavenly Master, it would be easy to cover the entire large square with felt cloth.

Several wide-eaved corridors are also being built along both sides of the official road at the foot of Panlong Ridge, which makes it convenient for walking on rainy days and is also suitable for taking shelter from the rain.

These are of course additional costs, but with the temporary Ningyudan business, these costs are nothing.

It is impossible for the 49-day Luotian Grand Ceremony to be completely windless and rainless, so many measures are being implemented to avoid affecting the event as much as possible.

These days, Gu Yifang has been busy with those things, from outside the south gate of the capital to the Panlongling area.

Because of the increase in imperial farms and roadside vendors, some wealthy and powerful families are also adding farmhouses, and it is almost forming a small town in the suburbs of Beijing.

It is closer to the capital than the original small town in the suburbs of Beijing.

Yuntang only learned about these developments yesterday when his sixth senior brother told the master and senior brothers about them.

After arranging all the dishes and pastries in the kitchen and which small kitchens would be used, the chores were handed over to the steward in charge of kitchen affairs.

Yun Tang and Yun Xuanmo had just returned to the garden and were discussing what kind of wine to use today when they saw a few excited little guys running out from the peach blossom forest near the second gate.

"Master Junior! We are here!"

"Uncle Junior Master! Let's play together!"

"..."

Following the three little guys were several children from Brother Lan’s family, who also followed Lan Xian and the others in calling “Little Master Uncle” and were very happy.

Following slowly behind the children were the older boys and girls, as well as those from Lan Jue's cousin's family.

There are a total of twelve children from the Lan family who came to the capital this time. From the youngest to the oldest, they are: Lan Hui, Lan Xian, Lan Ting, Lan Xue, Lan Xuan, Lan Yu, Lan Qian, Lan Zhou, Lan Xin, Lan Wei, Lan Cheng, and Lan Jin.

From the age of four to eighteen, they come in groups of two or three, just like herding sheep, the big ones herding the small ones, the small ones herding the smaller ones...

But it is unusually harmonious and warm.

They lived together on Qingyang Street. Before their parents arrived, they walked over early because their younger brothers and sisters were making noise.

First go to the next door and call Wang Yan and Wang Qi, and then come here together.

The servants and guards at the gate had already seen them before, so they naturally did not stop them and let them go into the garden on their own.

Wang Qi and Lan Hui jumped in front of Yun Tang hand in hand, and immediately held Yun Tang's hands one by one, smiling brightly and saying, "Little Master, let's go see the plum blossoms!"

They were on their way here just now, and heard from their brothers and sisters that there were still red plum blossoms in the capital, while the spring plum blossoms in their Yunzhou were almost withered.

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