Chapter 170: A Royal Gift? Not uncommon!
Although I live in the palace, there is an imperial chef who studies all kinds of dishes all day long, and the taste of the emperor and queen is also relatively tricky, what kind of dessert haven't been eaten? What kind of things haven't you seen?
At the moment, eating the cake made by Xi Yao, there was no lack of surprised expressions on his face.
The emperor first took a small bite, his lower lip was merged, and the fragrant taste of the crushing cake diffused throughout his mouth, soft but not greasy, sweet but not, the so-called too much, but this thing is appropriate!
After taking one bite, I wanted to take a second bite, but before I knew it, a small plate full of cakes was sipped into the emperor's mouth one by one.
The same goes for the queen on the side.
And the people at the head of His Highness, if they didn't have the words of the first two high-ranking people, no one dared to move, so they could only watch and watch.
For a long time, it wasn't until the emperor and the empress ate the two cakes cleanly, and the aftertaste of the cake in their mouths was completely gone, that they nodded in unison, "Delicious, it's really a rare delicacy in the world!" ”
For a while, there was an uproar under the palace.
People began to pick up spoons smaller than spoons from their bowls and plates to scoop cakes, eager to put them in their mouths.
In the entire hall, the fragrance of the cake gradually spread, and the fragrance of the burning in the hall was overshadowed.
In the process of people immersed in food, they did not forget to praise Xi Yao's good craftsmanship, and for a while, those glamorous ladies were not as eye-catching as Xi Yao, who was usually dressed plainly.
It's okay for others, Wang and Gao Gao Lan really can't swallow this breath. Listening to the praise of the lady next to him, Wang was very proud on his face, but his palms had already been almost bleeding from his long nails.
A good banquet, a good banquet for her daughter to shine, just let this stinky girl take away all the light. Why is she?
Thinking about it for a while, the girl was busy and didn't know what she was doing, thinking that it was just to study this thing called cake, and she was able to think of using food to attract the attention of people at the banquet, and this girl has also grown.
Gao Gao Lan thought silently in her heart, but on the surface, she wanted to be like the Wang family, pretending to be happy for Xi Yao.
Although the cake is not small, it can't resist the banquet with so many people to share, and it doesn't take much effort, and there are hardly many three-layer cakes.
Fortunately, Gao Yang, who was the first to cut out, deliberately set aside a few copies and put them aside.
Just when people were praising the superb cooking skills of the eldest lady of the General's Mansion, the emperor who was upside down suddenly spoke, "I am also blessed by Gao Yang today, and I am fortunate to taste such a delicious delicacy in the world, your name is Gao Gao Ying?" ”
To be named by the Venerable is to be especially thanked.
Xi Yao understood this truth, handed the small plate with the cake in his hand to Bai Moyang, walked out by himself, walked to the center of the main hall, and made a big gift, "Courtier, Gao Ying, knock on the emperor, long live the queen, long live the emperor, long live the queen, and the queen is in good health." ”
The queen narrowed her eyes that she thought were kind, nodded approvingly, "Well, she is a good girl who knows the rules, so get up and talk back quickly." ”
Xi Yao got up slowly, and her movements flowed smoothly, without any difference.
The emperor saw it in his eyes, and he had already buried it in his heart at the beginning, and his worries about Xi Yao's relationship with Gao Yang were dispelled.
"Your cooking skills today have really opened the eyes of everyone present with me, so it seems that if I don't reward you well, I won't be able to pass the Gaoyang level!" After glancing at the queen and thinking about it again, the emperor smiled and said, "I will reward one hundred taels of gold, one hundred silk cloths, and one hundred satin ......."
As if none of these things were his own, the emperor slipped out a lot of things.
Hearing this, Wang Shi and Gao Gaolan's eyes were straight.
saw Xi Yao, who was standing in the middle, indifferent.
It wasn't until the emperor finished saying the last reward that she knelt down slowly, "The courtiers thank the emperor for his grace." It's just that what the courtiers did today is not too much, where is it worthy of such a heavy gift from the Lord of Long Live Lord, the courtiers dare not be ashamed! ”
Burying his head, Xi Yao's tone was firm, leaving no room for turnaround.
The emperor's face sank suddenly, several times colder than the thousand-year-old ice and snow.
The faces of Zhou Youcheng and Yuen Long both changed at this moment, not so much that this was a surprised expression, but that there was a sense of surprise and worry in their faces.
Not only them, but everyone else present was almost dumbfounded.
What a bold little woman, who dared to openly refuse the emperor's gift at the royal banquet, how dare you dare to do such a thing?
In addition to Bai Moyang's calmness, Gao Yang is second only to Bai Moyang.
Just when everyone was speechless, Gao Yang suddenly walked out, knelt beside Xi Yao, and said to the emperor, "Father, can you please allow Gao Yang to say a word?" ”
"You say ......" compared to the tone of the gift just now, the emperor's tone now seemed very displeased.
Gao Yang tightened his throat, squinted at Xi Yao, and then said, "Father, it's not that the sons are biased in favor of Miss Gao, it's that she is young, and her skills are comparable to the imperial kitchen. What's even more commendable is that she doesn't love money, what a valuable quality this is Father, it is precisely because of Miss Gao's quality that her sons are willing to join her, looking at Miss Gao's dress at today's banquet, you can know that she doesn't like those gold and silver bowls. The original father wanted to reward others, but today is the home field of the son, and the son has the courage to ask his father for a favor, and this reward is up to the son to decide? ”
Although it was winter, but the banquet was smoked warm by the stove, Princess Gaoyang's little face was very pitiful, and she heard these words into the emperor's ears, thinking for a long time, the emperor's frowning thick eyebrows gradually stretched, "That's it, today is Gao Yang's home field, so it's up to you, in this case, Gao Yang, how do you think you should reward it?" ”
"Since Miss Gao's craftsmanship is something that all of us have seen, why don't you give Miss Gao the title of Emperor Father?"
"Title?" The queen repeated, then looked at the crown prince.
The prince stood in place, his expression solemn.
Just listened to Gao Yang continue, "Yes, behind the scenes, why don't you just decide on the 'Wonderful Chef'?" Give another plaque to hang in Qingying's courtyard to show royal kindness! ”
Finishing in a clever tone, Gao Yang immediately blinked his eyes mischievously and looked at Xi Yao, the eyes of the two were in the air, and Xi Yao smiled faintly.
This is exactly what she wants!