138. Full of gold and jade
The Queen Mother originally thought very well, the most distressed granddaughter was matched to her favorite grandson, the two were equally good-looking, it was a match made in heaven, she was complacent for many days, and finally looked forward to Jun Qianyu's return, and couldn't wait to tell him about it in person, who knew that he actually replied to her with a face, he has a sweetheart?
Is it early or late, but at this time? The Queen Mother didn't believe it, it must be an excuse to shirk.
"You have a sweetheart, whose girl is it?" The school-age daughter of an official above the fourth rank in the DPRK, she once asked people to send portraits, and she showed him all of them, and he didn't have a favorite of them, there were no new officials in Beijing recently, and he didn't hear of a young girl suddenly in any family, where did he find his sweetheart?
Looking at the Queen Mother's expression, Jun Qianyu faintly felt that today's matter might not go well: "It's the girl I met outside." ”
"Acquaintances from outside? What family background? ”
"It's an orphan girl, but she's a good person, and she's sincere to her grandchildren."
The Queen Mother suddenly smiled "hehe": "With your identity and appearance, which girl would be insincere?" If you really like it, it doesn't matter, Shiqing is not a stingy person, after Shiqing passes the door, you can take her into the door, since she is an orphan girl, the identity of an aunt is almost the same. ”
Jun Qianyu clenched his hands into fists, but he also knew that now was not the time for a dispute, so he only responded lightly: "Grandmother Huang is right, by the way, at today's dinner table, I only saw vegetarian dishes and no meat, could it be that the imperial chef in the palace did not do well?" The grandson saw that the imperial grandmother seemed to have been cleared, and the grandson went to Guangzhou to preside over the chef competition this time, but he also met many talented cooks in the people, but he needed to summon a few grandchildren into the palace to cook for the imperial grandmother? ”
As soon as I talked about this queen mother, I became angry: "I have been a vegetarian and eaten well for decades, but your father said that eating meat is good for the body, but after eating for a few years, the body does not necessarily get better, but it becomes more and more bulky." Thanks to Shiqing's timely arrival, Shiqing said that livestock are spiritual creatures, and when they are slaughtered, they are frightened, and a toxin will be produced in the body under the fear and fear, and people will get sick after eating this poisonous meat. ”
Jun Qianyu frowned: "Imperial grandmother, hasn't this kind of fallacy been banned a long time ago?" How can you still believe it? ”
The Queen Mother was dissatisfied: "Why is it crooked? Shiqing said that this is a doctrine that has been studied by some overseas master after decades of research, and it makes sense. ”
Jun Qianyu said with a smile: "Cousin Shiqing has lived in Yunnan for a long time, where do you know any overseas doctrines?" ”
"How don't you know? That's what the divine doctor she said who helped her regulate her body all the year round, when your cousin was born with congenital deficiencies, only a little bit big as a kitten, if it weren't for the divine doctor's proper conditioning, how could there be such a healthy body today, don't look at me now It looks like I've lost a little bit, Shiqing said, it's hard to buy old and thin, this is the best! ”
"Well, you're right. Since the imperial grandmother likes to eat vegetarian food, and the grandson also knows a lot of people who make vegetarian dishes very well, why don't you bring someone to cook for the imperial grandmother tomorrow? ”
Jun Qianyu has confidence in Ningxi's cooking skills, since the front can't make sense, he can only save the country.
The Queen Mother thought about it carefully, in fact, she felt that the dishes she ate during this time were a bit bland and tasteless, and she had to listen to Wu Shiqing talk about the benefits of eating like this to her body every day, so that she could keep going, but when she thought of being delicious, she couldn't help but drool a little.
"That's fine, but let's talk about it first, what kind of dishes do you want to bring in, but you have to ask Shiqing, and she said yes."
"Grandmother Huang, don't worry, of course you will take your old man's body first."
After Jun Qianyu went back that night, he couldn't help but have some apology in his eyes when he looked at Ning Xi, Ning Xi saw it in his heart, but pretended not to know anything on his face: "What did you eat tonight?" I made you a supper, but can you still eat it? ”
"Got a late-night snack? Great, I didn't eat a few bites of dinner, and I was already hungry. ”
Ning Xi smiled and sent a cup of osmanthus wolfberry stewed official swallow, using a high-grade white bird's nest, decorated with a few bright red wolfberries and light yellow osmanthus flowers, which is not only more nourishing and moisturizing, but also pleasing to the eye at a glance, and greatly increasing appetite.
There are no good ingredients on weekdays, and when he returns to the palace, he naturally has everything, so Ning Xi stewed this nourishing product for him to moisten his throat and clear his lungs.
Jun Qianyu was slightly disappointed: "Why is there no meat to eat?" "Usually not a lot of meat people, just because of that lackluster dinner, he misses the taste of big fish and meat very much.
Ning Xi glanced at him: "It's a big night, why are you eating so fat?" If you really want to eat meat, I'll make it for you tomorrow. ”
Jun Qian Yuyuan was just joking, seeing this cup of bird's nest is also full of appetite, and then picked up a spoon and scooped a spoonful into the mouth, the heat of this official swallow stew is just right, the entrance is dense and delicate, sweet and sweet, I just feel that it is ironed all the way from throat to stomach.
After eating several bites in a row, he paused for a moment, and then said slightly apologetically: "I'm afraid I will have to work hard for you for a while tomorrow, and go to the palace to cook a few dishes for the Queen Mother." ”
"The Queen Mother, is that your grandmother?"
"Exactly."
"Since she is an elder, I should cook for her old man, so why is it hard?" Ning Xi is not a person who clings to the powerful, but the other party is his elder, so it is different, she likes him, and naturally she is willing to be good to his family.
"The Queen Mother is actually a good person, but she is old, sometimes her thoughts are a little paranoid, if you say something that you don't like, don't mind too much, it's best if you can please her this time, if not, it doesn't matter, let's think of another idea." Then, Jun Qianyu told Ning Xi about Wu Shiqing's situation, and of course concealed the Queen Mother's intention to match them as a pair, only saying that because the Queen Mother believed in Wu Shiqing too much, it had a certain impact on her body, and hoped that Ning Xi could use her skills to awaken the Queen Mother's desire for food.
Ning Xi nodded and said, "Don't worry, it's hard to say anything else, I still have confidence in myself." ”
The two of them sleep together at night, naturally they will inevitably touch and rub something, Ning Xi actually can't figure it out, it's all come to this point, what difference does it make if you don't do the last step? I really don't know what he's insisting on, if you want to say that for the sake of her reputation, the two of them live together, where is she innocent in the eyes of others, really, she has made a fuss in vain, but the meat hasn't been eaten yet, it's really unwilling!
Thinking about it, it can only be explained that he probably has a cave complex!
Before going to bed, Ning Xi casually asked the Queen Mother what taboos she had on her diet, Jun Qianyu thought for a while and said: "The taboo is nothing, but the Queen Mother can't eat spicy, especially hates the taste of celery, green peppers and shiitake mushrooms, and there is a kind of carrot imported from overseas, she is also unwilling to eat, as long as she tries to avoid these few ingredients, she can do anything else, oh, by the way, the Queen Mother eats exquisitely and gorgeously, and it is best to have some nice sayings, which will make her old man even more happy." ”
Ning Xi thought in a daze before she was about to fall asleep, there must be no shortage of ingredients in the palace, and it would not be a problem to avoid these few ingredients with heavy flavors, and when the time came, she could make them at the full banquet of the Manchu and Han Dynasty, and it was not a problem to make a few vegetarian dishes with all the colors and flavors to make the old man happy.
Who knew that the next morning, when Jun Qianyu took Ning Xi into the palace, and was taken by the chamberlain into the stove specially set up for her in the imperial kitchen, she knew that she was still underestimating the enemy, and it turned out that people didn't give her a chance to choose ingredients at all.
Instead, he directly put a basket of vegetables in front of her: "This is what Miss Qing explained, and I used these to cook today." ”
Ning Xi flipped through the vegetable basket, celery, shiitake mushrooms and green peppers, corn, water chestnuts, as well as two shriveled carrots and a pile of tofu skin, and a sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth, it seems that this sunny girl has the intention to make her ugly!
But she really wasn't afraid!
Ning Xi only thought about it a little and decided on the dishes to make today. Jun Qianyu only asked her to make a few dishes to attract the attention of the Queen Mother, and did not let her complete the whole table of dishes alone, since the Qing girl wanted to make her ugly, and the ingredients provided were limited, then she only used these ingredients that the Queen Mother hated the most to make a dish that she could praise, she believed that this appearance would be even more amazing!
Cut the tofu skin into large square slices and set aside.
All kinds of vegetables were taken out and washed, celery and shiitake mushrooms were finely chopped, water chestnuts and carrots were peeled and finely chopped, corn was peeled into small pieces, and then mixed together, salt and sauce were added to taste, fortunately there was no restriction on the seasoning, and it was taken by her.
Then take a clean flat subway plate, burn the fire at the bottom, smear a layer of crispy paste after the iron plate is hot, spread two tofu skins, and then smear a thin layer of crispy paste on the tofu skin, spread the seasoned vegetable grains on it, cover a piece of tofu skin, smear a layer of crispy paste, sprinkle a layer of vegetable grains, and finally add a layer of tofu skin on the surface and smear the crispy paste.
Under the heat of the iron plate, the crispy paste quickly wraps the contents of the tofu skin into a whole piece.
Then put the finished tofu skin, put it in hot oil and fry it slowly until golden brown, take out the dry oil, cut it into small squares and put it on the plate, in the blank space next to it, Ning Xi played her superb carving skills, carved a lifelike peony flower with a carrot and put it on, with a golden small square, the whole dish will show the atmosphere of wealth and nobility.
Ning Xi picked up the plate and handed it to the eunuch who delivered the food: "The hall is full of gold and jade!" ”