25. The royal family

The four princes are too cautious and disciplined, and they are simply not like he, the emperor, who was born from Lao Tzu. Living in the palace, this kind of temperament is certainly a good thing, but Concubine Yuan, who saves worry and effort, can't help but feel regretful. can't enjoy the fun of training, lack of sense of achievement, Concubine Yuan has always been dissatisfied with court training. Luckily, there is a book scale! What to say, what to listen to and what to answer, tame and humble, sincere eyes and sincere expression, a great way to meet the surging educational enthusiasm of Concubine Yuan. So in this era when patriarchy is prevalent, Concubine Yuan rarely came to a conclusion: pity the hearts of parents in the world, and do not rebirth men and daughters.

Although it is more comfortable to place a small number of personal favorite foods in front of a person, it is not as good as a large round table after all. Mrs. Yuan was also used to it, and half-pushed and half-pushed the book to sit with him. Of course, the dinner table is Shuheng's home field, and she has never had the consciousness of sitting with her. I did two chest expansion exercises in a row, so as not to affect my performance under the cover of the big shirt. The chopsticks were together, and they began to grind their teeth against the table full of delicacies.

In fact, the concubine insisted on implementing this policy, and there was another reason for it, the four princes were very picky eaters earlier, and most of Concubine Yuan's craftsmanship was practiced for her precious son. When Shuheng entered the palace three years ago, he saw the four princes sitting alone, with mountains and valleys full of jade plates, marigolds, delicacies, and jade ulva in front of him. There are five flavors of sweet, sour, spicy and spicy, and there are all kinds of vegetable and meat soups. But he didn't open his mouth or move his hands, his little brows were still wrinkled tightly, his face was full of resistance, and the anxious people in the palace were sweating profusely, so the palace maid was anxious, and the temptation and scare didn't work, even if Concubine Yuan personally picked the vegetables and persuaded them, she barely ate a bite.

Pork, fat, beef, hard mutton, roe deer meat is annoying when you hear it. Tofu is too white, don't! The fungus is too dark, take it! Nests? I don't want to eat that kind of nestling bird, the reasons are all kinds of strange excuses, in short, two words: owe a beating!

Is it bad for a child to skip a meal? Wrong! It's zinc deficiency! At that time, Shuheng's mind was full of this advertisement, look at the delicate pseudo-Lori, and look at the dazzling delicacies, and the final goal is locked in the bowl of the four princes, the rouge rice porridge is fragrant and glutinous, the chicken shredded is cut in a regular manner, and the thickness and length are all exactly the same, which is particularly attractive. Shu Heng leaned in front of him and looked at him with blank eyes: "Your Highness, really don't want to eat?" The fourth prince snorted arrogantly and ignored her very coldly.

Then Shuheng did something that surprised everyone, she snatched the bowl of the four princes without hesitation, raised it high and ate it in one breath, buried her face in the bowl, and then smiled sweetly at the stunned everyone, with a grain of rice hanging on the corner of her mouth: "It's delicious, I want it too." Mrs. Yuan secretly covered her face with her sleeves on the side: the face of the entire Guogong Mansion was lost by the foodie girl.

In the interval between the palace people's porridge, Shuheng ate a piece of jujube paste and yam cake, a pine and silver silk roll, and the dishes on the table, drunken chicken, stuffy duck, braised fish, roasted rabbit, stewed pigeon, and ham, none of which escaped her clutches, tasted all kinds of colors, and his eyes were shining brightly, and his interest became more and more high. The fourth prince saw another piece of fish on his plate enter Shuheng's mouth, and finally couldn't help it: "Is it so delicious?" Shuheng nodded desperatelyβ€”his mouth was stuffed and he couldn't speak.

Of course, Shuheng is not really "young and young", but has a theoretical basis and practical experience drawn from the welfare institute and a large family of relatives. How many little kids who didn't eat well were taken care of by her. She used to have a little nephew, but a bowl of soy milk could make her mother chase and coax and scold, drink from the door of the house to the school gate, and she was not completely cured by Shuheng with poison.

Love is contagious, scientific research has proved that if a person yawns, then eight out of ten people around her will yawn in a row. And Shuheng proved that appetite is contagious, and eating depends on the atmosphere. Everyone is watching, the crowd is watching, testing poison and peeping medicine, and strictly guarding it, even Bajie will have no appetite, and once she sits on the food stall, Sister Lin, who eats Ying and drinks dew, can eat barbecue. When Shuheng snatched the dishes of the four princes for the third time, he finally picked up the chopsticks, snatched the wine-stuffed pigeon eggs she liked before Shuheng, and under the encouragement of Shuheng, he drank a whole bowl of porridge and added a spoonful of rice for the first time. The palace people who served him were so moved that they burst into tears, Concubine Yuan was overjoyed and smiled, and rewarded one after another. Everyone followed Shuheng to the light, and she became the most popular guest and the most popular mascot of Zhaoren Palace.

It is said that the four princes at the beginning, delicate and tender like flowers and jade, delicate as treasures, I still feel pity, who knows that he started to eat well and smoked a little poplar like a rubbing upward, and he is a head taller than Shuheng. When Shuheng hit him, he stretched his sleeve forward with his fat and soft lotus root, and said to the little arm of the fourth prince like a white jade bamboo: "Haha, you can't win me by breaking your wrists, call my sister to listen, little - sister - sister." "Now that I think about it, it's really self-inflicted, and the two small mustaches on my head are kneaded by the little demon king who has an increase in altitude as he wants, and I can't run and I can't break free.

Sweet and sour fish, braised pork ribs, fish-flavored eggplant, kung pao chicken, cherry meat, not a precious delicacy but expensive in the taste and authenticity, these are all Shuheng's favorite food. If you want to say that Concubine Yuan is as talented and intelligent as Grandpa Guo, she knows everything about the art of changing teeth. Even the chef in charge of the imperial dining room praised her as a one-in-a-million cooking genius, and she only hated that she couldn't afford to be under her command (the one hundred and eight failures of bean sprouts wearing ham were completely the self-stigma of Concubine Yuan's godson). Shuheng's dinner table will definitely not be lonely, it is lively and lively, after eating, the two of them are playing and hiding for a piece of Wuhe jade with crisp, Shuheng ran two steps and was pressed to the couch to search for purse, and scratched his cheeks with his fingers to help her shame: "Don't go around if you can't finish eating, Miss Yuan." ”

"Isn't it just a piece of snack, Your Royal Highness, you're so embarrassed. Cheapskate! Cheapskate! Shu Heng couldn't stop laughing, and finally grabbed his ribs with both hands and scratched him twice, and the fourth prince couldn't stand the itch and snorted lightly. Shuheng immediately escaped, his face was red and he was panting, "Okay, Your Highness spare me, I'll exchange the pearl for you." The fourth prince smiled and waved his hand: "Whatever you want, there are all the boxes in the plate to take back." Shuheng wondered: "You don't like it, then what are you robbing me of!" The fourth prince smiled, revealing four pearl-like white teeth: "The teacher said that what you get is too easy and you won't cherish it." "Shhhh Shuheng turned his head proudly: Give me a lesson, you are much more tender.

The two babies were eating and drinking well while playing, but Concubine Yuan and her wife were busy packing some new dishes that had just been baked into boxes, all kinds of which were both beautiful and mellow. "These eight treasures cake uses poria cocos, white lentils, lotus seeds, barley, yams, atractylodes, cishi, as well as ginseng and codonopsis, the most nourishing qi and nourishing yuan, the queen mother has just recovered from typhoid fever, just use this, I will send it in person later." In this portion, two ginseng were added, malt and hawthorn were added to help digestion and strengthen the spleen and stomach, and they were kept for Xiaosi and Heng'er. ”

Mrs. Yuan was helping to load the dishes on the side, and said with a smile: "In the end, Niangniang is thoughtful. Concubine Yuan smiled: "Idle and have fun for eternity, don't find something to do, and be lonely for yourself." Saying that, he commanded the palace maid: "This rock sugar pear is on fire to moisten her throat, the simmering heat is just right, send it to the queen of Yongning Palace, I went to ask for peace this morning, I heard her throat rustle, and her lips were a little dry." And this, the second princess loves to eat puff pastry and butterfly rolls, let's send it over one piece. And this, the eldest prince's favorite spicy fish. But Wofeng Hall was not allowed to approach, so they were sent to Yongning Palace together. ”

The palace maid took the order and left, and Concubine Yuan put a silver wire amphora fine porcelain round-footed deep bowl in the food box, and the mezzanine was placed on the stove to warm it.

Mrs. Yuan was curious: "What kind of good thing is so precious?"

Concubine Yuan smiled: "Tofu." Princess Celestia yered at me several times. Fulfill her wish today. ”

Mrs. Yuan said curiously: "This is strange, the eldest princess can't eat anything, she prefers to cook for her mother, is it possible that after the concubine's hands, this tofu will become fine?" ”

Concubine Yuan smiled: "It's amazing, isn't this tofu going to be refined?" On that day, the saint suddenly found an ancient recipe for me, and I stewed it according to the ancient method, and the effect was surprisingly good. Don't look at it as just tofu, this method can be very cumbersome. Start by taking a piece of tender tofu and a piece of old tofu. The old tofu is peeled on both sides, cut into thin and uniform slices, the lard heats the bottom of the pot, and then puts the dried tofu skin in it, sprinkles the green onion and adds a glass of sweet wine to soak. And this tender tofu should be scalded with hot water, and then put in the chicken broth and roll it twice, the chicken broth should be thick, and finally the bad oil must be added, and the shiitake mushrooms can be chopped before they can be cooked. ”

"It's one dish and two flavors?"

"Isn't it? Divide the tender old tofu into the mandarin duck bowl, first spread a layer of tofu, sprinkle a layer of ham crumbs, pine nuts, bamboo shoots, sharp diced yam, then spread a layer of tofu, pour a layer of tender yellow steamed egg custard on the old tofu, 36 prawns and 99 small shrimp according to the favorite pattern on the top of the tofu. The eldest princess loves peonies the most, so I put Luoyang red. And this dried shrimp, you have to boil for an hour, then add autumn oil and roll again, and finally decorate with the boiling water green onion segments, looking bright and fresh. Although it's tofu, it's really a big deal. If nothing else, what if I made it for her every day? It really takes effort to eat this. ”

Mrs. Yuan opened the box and looked at it first, appreciated it and sighed again, and was full of praise: "I am so sincere and sincere, I don't have the patience to do this." But Niangniang, you thought of the Queen Mother, the princess, the prince and even Heng'er, why don't you remember that? Concubine Yuan was surprised: "Which one?" Mrs. Yuan shook her head with a smile, and stretched out her hand to point up: "This one, who else can there be?" ”

Concubine Yuan said with a smile: "Madam said that she laughed again, the rain, dew and thunder are all heavenly graces, and the top-notch ones may not be pleased." The emperor's diet and daily life have his own people to worry about, so why should I have to do more? As for the harem grace, it has its own divine will. I have to worry about what I gain or lose, so why should I care? ”

Mrs. Yuan smiled and praised sincerely: "Niangniang is still so reckless, this insight is not something ordinary people have." ”

In fact, Concubine Yuan's words are quite euphemistic, and today's Majesty's brain circuit is strange and strange can not be measured by common sense, and you can't predict what he will do next. For example, during the Shangyuan Festival that year, guessing lantern riddles, walking the colorful bridge, and clearing the customs along lì can beat the flower drum and win the grand prize. The eldest princess, the second princess and the third princess walked all the way, smiling as usual, and the flowers they saw were about to produce results, but the emperor shot an arrow from afar. The second princess, who was about to take the drumstick, was startled, shrank her hand violently, took a step back, and if she hadn't been pulled by the eldest princess, she would have fallen off the high platform.

The jade hairpin skirt all over the ground didn't know what was going on, Long Yan was furious, and he was so frightened that he was prostrate on the ground like a sieve, who knew that the emperor's majesty was coming from Pegasus, and laughed: "I'm sorry, I made a mistake, you continue." ”——

Keep up the big-headed ghost. The pale-faced third princess quickly returned to the palace, and the second princess was also dragged into the arms of the queen mother by the eldest princess, and then fell ill for three days. Until now, several princesses no longer participate in this kind of fun with the people at will. In the end, the matter did not come to a conclusion - the emperor said that his hand slipped, "Oh, it's great that no one has been injured by mistake, God bless." Hahaha! ”

The delicate Concubine Yuan has an open-minded mind, she is happy when the emperor comes to Zhaoren Palace, she is still happy if the emperor does not come, and she lives a delicate and warm life behind closed doors in the palace, full of tricks, and has nothing to steal fun.

However, there are so many unhappy people in this world, and as a harem with a high incidence of spring grievances such as daughters' tears and blood, there are even a few resentful women. Regardless of anything else, the master in the Xianfu Palace, Concubine Li Shufei is one. The experience of this Concubine Li is also quite mysterious, she was born in the Li family of Huabo Mansion, and is the niece of the current Queen Mother and the cousin of the current Emperor. She has been raised in Li's harem since she was a child, cultivating a relationship with her childhood sweetheart, His Royal Highness the Prince, and preparing to be the queen in the future. It's just that the former crown prince is not the current emperor. At that time, she was not a cousin but a cousin.