143. Amber lotus seeds
Ning Xi saw that he had a bad attitude towards Wu Shiqing, and somehow secretly felt a trace of joy in her heart, so she simply let go and thought, if Wu Shiqing really had this ability, there would always be a chance to catch his heart in the future, and now, she just wanted him to be good to herself.
Thinking of this, Ning Xi pulled Jun Qianyu up: "Let's go, she said that the Queen Mother should get up at this time, and I will also make some afternoon snacks for the Queen Mother to eat." โ
"Well, I'll go with you."
"No need, why don't you go to the Queen Mother's side to Chenghuan's knees?"
"But I'm just willing to accompany you." Jun Qianyu said a little tricky.
He can see that this woman is very talented in cooking, and she usually looks quite smart, but in fact she is very scheming, let her stay in the palace alone, and she will help count the money even if she is sold!
There are many rights and wrongs in this palace, how can anyone watch her please the Queen Mother, not to mention anything else, just take advantage of her inattention and put some ingredients in the food she makes, it is enough for her to go around without eating, or it is safer to stare at it with her own eyes.
When Ning Xi said that he wanted to stay for the Queen Mother to adjust her diet, the emperor had already explained that he had arranged a place for her to cook, which was a small kitchen specially set up next to the imperial kitchen, and the ingredients to be used were to be used in the imperial kitchen at any time.
Ning Xi and Jun Qianyu went to the small kitchen prepared for her, only to see that although the place is not big, although the sparrows are small, they are all in order, and they have all the kitchen utensils they should have, and it seems that the emperor and the queen mother have no intention of embarrassing her.
Ning Xi thought about it carefully and quickly decided on the snacks to make in the afternoon.
Since it was an afternoon snack, it naturally couldn't be too greasy, and the Queen Mother was used to being a vegetarian, so it was not good to disobey her too much at once, so what Ning Xi planned to do was vegetarian.
First of all, it is an amber lotus seed that has the effect of nourishing the qi and nourishing the heart and calming the nerves.
First, the glutinous rice is steamed, mixed well with two spoonfuls of white sugar and light vegetable oil, smeared with oil at the bottom of a small bowl, and the lotus seeds are neatly stacked in the bowl, and then the mixed glutinous rice is put into the lotus seed bowl and covered with lotus seeds, leaving a hole in the glutinous rice, red bean paste is put in it, and then the whole bowl is filled and smoothed with glutinous rice.
The packed lotus seed glutinous rice bowl is steamed in the steamer until the lotus seeds are soft and glutinous, and after being taken out, they are buckled in a celadon plate, and the side is decorated with orange petals and green cherries.
Finally, the hawthorn juice is sweetened and boiled, poured on the lotus seed glutinous rice, and the bright brown hawthorn juice covers the surface of the white glutinous rice, in which the appearance of the lotus seed is faintly visible, just like a piece of amber in good condition.
This thing looks simple, in fact, every ingredient is selected by Ning Xi himself, and he cooks it himself, and it takes a lot of effort to make it, Jun Qianyu looked at her attentively on the side, and during this time with him, his little face was pale and white, and he was cooking the ingredients in his hand with his head down, and his long eyelashes trembled slightly, and he actually gave birth to a taste that captivated the country and the city out of thin air.
Jun Qianyu's heart trembled, a little sour, and a little itchy, I don't know if the long-bloomed Ning Xi is really a beauty embryo, or a lover's eyes, in short, this is a person who makes him feel that it is not enough to put it on the tip of his heart, I just hope that this afternoon will never pass, he has been watching and watching for a lifetime.
In addition, Ningxi also made a binaural listening to the piano, fungus and white fungus plus celery cold dressing, which has the effect of nourishing blood and helping digestion, strengthening the spleen and moistening the lungs, and a tangerine peel alfalfa, which also has the function of strengthening the spleen and nourishing blood, mainly because Ning Xi thought that Wu Shiqing let the Queen Mother eat too cold a few days ago, and the spleen and stomach must be weak, no matter how good the health meal, if there is no healthy spleen and stomach to digest, the effect will be halved, so the spleen and stomach must be regulated first.
After making those small dishes, Ning Xi was afraid that the Queen Mother would feel bland, so she decided to make another sweet and delicious one, just remembering that at noon in the Queen Mother's Palace, she saw a big and red apple on the table, so she asked people to take a few and make a fragrant baked apple.
Divide an apple into two, remove the pit, dig a small pit, fill it with raisins, walnut kernels, almonds and other dried fruits, and pour the juice boiled with sugar and cinnamon, which is also a food that strengthens the stomach and spleen.
All the food Ningxi made in quadruplicate, divided into two portions and sent them to the emperor and queen, and the queen mother's share was sent to the queen mother's palace together with Jun Qianyu's share, and Jun Qianyu accompanied the queen mother to use it.
In fact, Jun Qianyu ate a lot when he was in the kitchen, and went to eat with the Queen Mother, just to show an attitude, he trusted Ning Xi completely.
In order to show her attitude, the Queen Mother also called Wu Shiqing to her side, divided half of her food into her to eat together, and said lovingly: "Shiqing, tell me, what are the health benefits of what you eat today?" โ
Usually when the Queen Mother eats, she can say a lot of truths in her head, so when the Queen Mother asks her to talk at this time, she also has the intention of letting her show off, so that her stubborn grandson knows that she Ningxi is not the only one who understands health preservation in this world.
How do you know that Wu Shiqing usually has done enough homework in advance, and she has memorized the book according to the recipe of the Queen Mother that day, this time she didn't know what Ning Xi would do in advance, and now there is no Du Niang to search for here, where can she say it, so she had to break a few words.
Jun Qianyu laughed: "Imperial grandmother, this dish is made by Ningxi, let's let her talk about it!" โ
Ning Xi said softly: "Black fungus soothes muscles and activates the nerves, white fungus nourishes yin and moistens dryness, and celery has the effect of tonifying the kidney and clearing the liver. โ
The Queen Mother nodded: "This tastes pretty good." "Actually, it's not bad, after eating the dishes made by Ning Xi, in retrospect, the days ago were simply not people's lives, but I didn't want her to be too proud, so I didn't show it.
The emperor directly expressed his appreciation for Ning Xi, and also rewarded two ingots of gold to show encouragement, in fact, the emperor did not oppose Jun Qianyu wanting to marry Ning Xi like the queen mother and the queen, back then, the โกโก emperor was also born with mud legs, and the world was beaten on horseback, saying that the emperor still took out the bad wife married at home and named the queen, which has always been a good story.
But the queen is different, she is a noble daughter from a noble family, she has a strict sense of hierarchy since she was a child, and she attaches great importance to her family background, if other princes want to marry a folk woman, she may object to it at will, but this Jun Qianyu is her biological son, so although she is not disgusted with Ning Xi, she just can't pass this level in her heart.
After eating the snacks, the Queen Mother drove Jun Qianyu out, leaving only Wu Shiqing to talk to her.
Of course, Wu Shiqing wants to take the opportunity to pretend to be a good person: "Grandmother, this Ningxi's craftsmanship is indeed extraordinary, if she is willing to stay all the time, her grandmother will be blessed!" โ
The Queen Mother "snorted" and said: "No matter how good the craftsmanship is, but he is also a cook, how can he be worthy of our royal heir, Qing'er, don't worry, this position of Princess Yu must be yours who can't run away, I know that the fifth child is a hard-mouthed and soft-hearted child." โ
Wu Shiqing's face turned red, and she twisted: "Grandmother, I'm making fun of people again." โ
The Queen Mother smiled: "What, doesn't Qing'er still look down on your fifth cousin?" โ
Wu Shiqing became more and more shy: "Among the five cousins, there are dragons and phoenixes, Qing'er is natural, and she is naturally admired." Grandmother, in fact, in fact, if Ningxi is willing to stay in the palace to regulate her grandmother's body, Qing'er doesn't mind letting her enter the palace. In the end, Wu Shiqing bit her lower lip, and there was a hint of grievance in her shyness.
The Queen Mother hugged her lovingly: "Good child, this palace will not let you be wronged." Although in her selfish heart, she also wanted Ning Xi to stay.
Wu Shiqing said again: "Grandmother, Qing'er will definitely work hard to learn cooking skills and health care recipes, and Qing'er also hopes that her grandmother can live a long and healthy life!" โ
Here Wu Shiqing is trying her best to be coquettish, and over there Ning Xi is already seriously preparing the dishes for dinner.
Of course, you can't just eat vegetarian dishes and no meat, but you can also get in the way of the queen mother's eyes at once, so I decided to make some light dishes.
Thinking that he had said that he would teach Wu Shiqing before, Ning Xi asked Wu Shiqing before cooking, and the man replied that Miss Qing would come over soon, and Ning Xi was not happy that the two of them would meet in front of him, so he said that Jun Qianyu would leave.
Jun Qianyu didn't want to touch her, and he couldn't rest assured, so he had to let a henchman and a little eunuch stare at him and leave by himself.
Wu Shiqing soon came to the kitchen, wearing a complicated and gorgeous dress, she didn't look like she was here to work at all, Ning Xi didn't care too much, Shao Jiaqing in her previous life was a person who didn't touch the spring water, not to mention this pampered eldest lady, she didn't want her to work, but just reminded her in the process of cooking, so that she could understand some tricks, and when the time came, she could instruct others to cook for the Queen Mother.
In fact, when cooking, it is very likely that two people use the same raw materials, the same tools, and the same steps to cook, but the results are completely different, and the key is in some small know-how, some skills are used well, which can play the role of the finishing touch.
Now that Ning Xi is facing Wu Shiqing, he doesn't hide his selfishness at all, he just hopes that in just a few days, he can teach his own skills, even if there is no way, he can teach as much as he can!