Yongwang Mansion, although it is also borrowed I don't know which of the guilty ministers and nobles, but when King Yongwang opened the mansion and built his teeth, it has been renovated and rested by the inner treasury, according to the regulations of the prince's mansion, the momentum is naturally not comparable to the Jingbei Hou Mansion. The height of the house is deep, the eaves are flying corners, and the carved beams are painted, showing the supremacy and dignity of the royal family.

Because King Yong has not yet married, and there is no hostess in King Yong's mansion to preside, Qin Zheng Qiu Chen and Yang Jingyong are very familiar with each other, and no one pays attention to what is different from men and women inside and outside.

Afu Aman had never sat in a sedan chair by himself, and this time he saw that he had prepared their sedan chair, and he couldn't help but be happy and excited, and he didn't care about Qiu Chen's slightly worried gaze, he waved at Qiu Chen with a smile, and got on the sedan chair under the service of the mother-in-law and girls.

Seeing the two children like this, and the girls and mothers-in-law waiting beside him, Qiu Chen had no choice but to let go.

The two mothers-in-law of the palace politely waited for everyone to take a sedan chair and went all the way to the inner garden.

Although the location of Yongwang's Mansion is not Shichahai, it has its own way to attract water sources, and also dug a pond in the back garden, but the amount of water and area of this pond is much worse than that of Jingbei Houfu.

Liang Guogong's Mansion also has a bright sedan chair to travel, Qiu Chen sat once and almost adapted, no longer as at the beginning always felt that the swaying was unreliable, at this time to sit in the bright sedan chair of the Yongwang Mansion, Qiu Chen has been able to carefully look at the layout and material in the sedan chair, as well as through the semi-transparent green bamboo curtain to see the outside of the attendants, although these are all trivial things, but they can reflect the master's heart and preferences.

The bright sedan chair of the Liang Guogong Mansion is covered with a double-layer cicada wing yarn, and the chair cushions and pillows inside are also made of brocade, and even the falling corners of the four corners of the sedan chair are also made of red gold and are made of peace and fortune made of silk threads, showing prosperity and wealth everywhere.

Compared with that, the bright sedan chair of Yongwangfu is much simpler, the basic frame is wooden, the curtains and door curtains on three sides are woven into a soft curtain made of bamboo and green silk, and I don't know how to skillfully weave the bamboo and green silk into a very delicate ring, a ring and a ring, the curtain made of the most unbroken is not harder than the fabric silk, soft and breathable, countless soybean-sized empty grids are connected together, it has become the most natural perspective grid, the outside can not peep into the car, but the people in the sedan can see everything outside. Looking at it a little farther, you can also see that this bamboo curtain is also woven with delicate and detailed patterns, which is the most labor-intensive and time-consuming and laborious character story map...... It is said that there is a jacquard brocade craft in the world, and a skilled weaver can only weave one foot a month. Qiu Chen really wanted to ask, the curtain used in this bright sedan chair is not easier than the brocade, right?!

Although it is only made of bamboo and wood, but this fine work is not at all less labor-saving than the silk brocade, just look at the thickness of the bamboo and green bamboo strips is almost the same as the hair, touch it with your hands, it does not feel rough and piercing, soft and silk cotton is almost the same, according to Qiu Chen's speculation, the cost of this bright sedan chair is definitely higher than Liang Guogong's luxury and brightness, and it may be several times more than ten times higher.

The cost cannot be studied in detail, but in terms of taste, it is indeed just a glance to make a judgment.

Sitting in the comfortable bright sedan chair, Qiu Chen glanced at it a few times and then turned his gaze away, looking at the girl who was accompanying outside the sedan chair, Qingxing and Chengying followed on both sides, and the two grandmothers of Yongwang's Mansion followed further outer, the two people were also dressed inconspicuously, but under closer inspection, they were all gowns made of rare Xiangyun yarn, and the ornaments on their heads were also simple and not coarse, all fine and elegant. Looking at the expressions of the two of them again, they are neither humble nor arrogant, and their hands and feet are all just right, elegant and gratuitous, which makes Qiu Chen quite familiar, without him, but they are the same as the expressions and manners of the two grandmothers who came out of the palace, not looking at their appearance, only looking at their demeanor, almost the same. It seems that those who can get out of the palace are all elites!

Seeing nothing anymore, Qiu Chen withdrew his gaze and leaned back in the sedan chair to close his eyes and recuperate. Whether it is Tang Wenyong or Yang Jingyong, Qiu Chen is not afraid of him, but that Lin Xianniang...... Alas, it really left her speechless.

Without giving her much time, the sedan chair had already passed through the front yard into the back garden, and walked along a carved verandah for a quarter of an hour before stopping in front of a curved bridge near the water.

Qiu Chen bent down and got off the sedan chair with the slightly inclined sedan body, and before he could raise his eyes, he heard Aman's cheerful voice coming: "Uncle Wen Yong!" ”

"Hey, Man'er!" Yang Jingyong's brisk and pleasant voice came, followed by a complaint, "Girl, you have grown meat again, and your uncle can't hold it!" ”

Then there was Man'er's giggling laughter and Ah Fu's greetings, Qiu Chen smiled and shook his head, Yang Jingyong always laughed and laughed in front of the children, and the children were also extremely relaxed, not restrained at all.

When I raised my head, I saw a big and two small laughing and intimate appearances in front of me. Feeling that someone was approaching him, Qiu Chen turned his head and smiled at Qin Zheng who came over: "The two children still don't know his identity, and when they are older, ...... when they are older."

Qin Zheng looked sideways at his wife with hidden worries in her eyes, and said indifferently: "It's okay, the children are really affectionate...... That's exactly what he wants! ”

Also, Yang Jingyong was born in a heavenly family, and if you talk about power and wealth, no one can compare. But on the other hand, what the Heavenly Family lacks most is probably the family and friendship that is sincere.

The two children are innocent, really close, and treat each other sincerely, which is exactly what Yang Jingyu didn't dare to think about elsewhere, and it was impossible to get it!

After figuring it out, Qiu Chen relaxed, stood side by side with Qin Zheng, and smiled at Yang Jingyong, who was dressed in a crimson silk storage suit, and laughed with the two children, after a while, Yang Jingyong let go of the two children, ignored the wrinkled robes, and raised his eyes lazily: "You two plan to keep watching?" ”

Qiu Chen looked back at Qin Zheng and smiled, shook his head and walked over, and the little girl immediately abandoned Yang Jingyong, ran over with a smile, and raised her hand to Qiu Chen and Qin Zheng: "Mother, look at this jade wrench, does it look good?" I'll be able to use it when my dad teaches me archery! ”

Qiu Chen was surprised to see the jasper wrench that Aman was barely hanging on his thumb, and then looked at someone over there looking at someone here with a look of resentment, and couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.

Catching Aman and taking off the wrench from the little girl's hand, Qiu Chen kissed Aman and asked, "Is this Uncle Wen Yong's?" ”

The little girl was a little embarrassed to be asked, blushed slightly and nodded.

Qiu Chen picked up the little girl, held the wrench and whispered: "This wrench is good, but it is not suitable for Man'er to wear, so wide...... Does Man'er want his fingers to grow so thick? ”

Man'er seemed to have just noticed this, stared at the wrench in her mother's hand, and shook her head very resolutely: "Don't!" ”

Qiu Chen laughed, returned the wrench to Man'er, and said in a low voice: "It's either a good thing or a suitable one...... When you learn archery, my mother will customize a special one for you! ”

"Ha Lu Ha, that's great!" Man'er cheered, hugged Qiu Chen's neck and snorted loudly, and then slipped out of Qiu Chen's arms, "Then I'll return this to Uncle Wen Yong!" ”

Holding the wrench that was stuffed back by Aman, Yang Jingyong said a little unpleasantly: "Hey, how can there be someone like you, it's very hurtful for the things that were sent out to be returned, okay?" ”

Qiu Chen pursed his lips, not planning to pay attention to this hypocrisy at all, unfolded a smile, grabbed his daughter who ran back from Le Dian'er, and the well-behaved son next to him, and walked straight across the curved bridge.

"Hey, sister, how can there be such a thing as you, I give my niece a little gadget, where is it worth you like this?" The neglected owner didn't seem to realize this and followed closely, but the problem was still the return of the gift.

Qiu Chen didn't pay attention to him at all, and didn't look back: "It's almost noon, you're not hungry, my daughter is hungry!" ”

Yang Jingyong stared at a guest who was completely out of sight, swallowed his saliva, but couldn't speak at all. It happened that Qin Zheng was one step behind and approached him, and Yang Jingyong shouted at Qin Zheng: "Hey, how did you instigate my sister?" It turns out that my sister loves me the most, why did she change as soon as she married you? ”

Qin Zheng glanced at him with disdain, and kept talking: "Marry a chicken and a dog, marry a dog, marry me, and naturally follow me!" ”

Yang Jingyong originally wanted to make up for it, but who would have thought that he would be choked again, but he could only stare dryly and couldn't say anything.

He froze in place for a while, and the family of four spontaneously sat down in the pavilion before he reacted. Thinking about it, I can only be annoyed by myself, those two people are a martial artist and a shrew, he hasn't been taught, why can't he learn well?

was aggrieved and helpless, and had to take out delicious food and wine to entertain people...... Yang Jingyong felt that he was probably the most aggrieved prince in history!

The chefs in the Yongwang Mansion have imperial chefs, and there are also famous chefs collected from all over the world, Yang Jingyong is a person who knows how to enjoy life and pay attention to the quality of life.

In Liujiaao, I ate a lot of natural food made by Qiu Chen and the cooks, this time it was the first time that Yang Jingyong entertained Qiu Chen's mother and son, and naturally wanted to do his best, not only designated the chef with the best skills, but also specially sent people to Zhuangzi in advance to collect the freshest ingredients, fresh vegetables and other things were sent to the palace this morning, just to ensure the best taste of the dishes.

Looking at the plates, saucers, cups and cups that filled the table, Qiu Chen didn't know what to say, he just ate very casually, while taking care of the two children.

These dishes are all the best works that do not get tired of eating, even if it is a hot choy sum, only the choy sum and the clear soup are seen on the plate, but the fresh and sweet taste to the extreme, but at least a dozen or even dozens of excellent ingredients need to be boiled into fresh soup to make the tasteless and tasteless choy sum become extremely delicious.

Hanging broth, also called boiling fresh soup, is the product of palace cuisine and official dishes in the same vein, Qiu Chen's soup recipe is modern, and many of the best ingredients are extremely rare in this era, where can she be a mountain village woman can get, so she made deletions and modifications, and replaced them with relatively cheap and easy-to-obtain ingredients, although the fresh soup is good, it is still a lot worse than the real recipe.

Therefore, Qiu Chen's greatest concern is naturally this hot cabbage heart.

She first took a slice of choy sum and tasted it slowly, and then scooped a tablespoon of fresh soup and tasted it slowly...... It is indeed very fresh, but the oiliness in it has not been removed, because the soup is thicker, and the umami that should have been has not been fully expressed.

Qiu Chen tasted two more mouthfuls of other dishes, and found that the materials used in these dishes are excellent, and the bad ones are probably that there are too many processes, but they do not grasp the key points, and the craftsmanship is not exquisite enough - this is also understandable, after all, modern recipes and production methods have more than hundreds of years of accumulation and precipitation, the Ming and Qing dynasties of the big salt merchants paid attention to the dishes to an almost outrageous level, and the ability of human beings to conquer nature has grown rapidly, so that many deep-sea and global top ingredients can enter the homes of ordinary people from the luxurious banquets of wealthy families...... All these factors have led to the rapid development and sublimation of cooking techniques in later generations.

On the other side, Yang Jingyong barely ate, just paid attention to Qiu Chen's expression, and saw that she seemed to be particularly interested in a plate of hot cabbage hearts, so he hurriedly asked, "This dish is not bad, right?" ”

Qiu Chen nodded: "Not bad!" Do you know which chef's craft is Lu Dao? Can you get him to come up and ask a few words? ”

Honorable officials and eunuchs have the habit of appreciating the kitchen, and if the guests who come to the banquet think that a dish is delicious, they can reward the cook.

Qiu Chen had seen it in Anyang Mansion, so he made such a request.

Sure enough, Yang Jingyong raised a smug smile, waved his hand again and again, and turned back to Qiu Chen and said, "Wait a minute, this is coming!" ”

Qiu Chen bowed slightly, turned around and saw Man'er eating a plate of deer blood custard on the table, and hurriedly stopped her and said, "This is not what you eat,...... Come on, eat some of this! ”

Put a few fish balls into Man'er's bowl and give Ah Fu a few more...... In this era, because of the backwardness of navigation technology and marine fishing technology, seafood is more preserved as dry goods. Fresh seafood is almost invisible, and only a few are occasionally obtained, and many of the pelagic aquatic and deep-sea species that were common in later generations are not available.

The pearl fish ball soup in the Yongwang Mansion should be made of mandarin fish in freshwater fish, and March and April are the season of peach blossom red salmon fat, but it is not easy to transport fresh mandarin fish into the capital thousands of miles away.

The two children didn't pick their mouths, and followed Qiu Chen and Old Man Mu to understand some of the principles of medicine, especially Aman, who is now a closed disciple of Old Man Mu, and it is not a game to follow Old Man Mu for a year, but he really followed Old Man Mu to drill into the deep mountains and old forests several times, and saw all kinds of medicinal and poisonous things, naturally not as delicate as she usually shows, yes, for the obstruction of his mother, Aman Afu did not have the slightest objection, and obediently bowed his head and ate fish balls.

Qiu Chen has already tasted this fish ball, the fish bones are extremely clean, the meat is delicate and smooth, the only thing lacking is that the elasticity is a little worse. It is indeed delicious enough for children to eat, and there is no need to worry about getting stuck in the throat by fish bones.

When Yang Jingyong saw this scene, he laughed very unkindly, and pulled Qin Zheng and said in a low voice: "That child can't eat, you can eat more...... Hey! ”

Qin Zheng glanced at him, took a sip of the wine glass in his hand, and said lightly: "I have never eaten it, but I don't know how to do it, you always have this in your house!" ”

Yang Jingyong was choked again, glared at Qin Zheng, and said, "I haven't even made it to be a relative, where do I need to prepare this!" ”

Qin Zheng looked at Yang Jingyong, who suddenly looked a little depressed, and was very kind and didn't chase the poor man anymore, and lowered his eyes to concentrate on drinking.

Anyway, after all, Yang Jingyong is a fair prince and prince, and this royal liquid wine is rare in the noble family on weekdays, but he can drink it openly, and he doesn't have to worry about the lack of supply.

At this time, the little waiter outside the pavilion came up to report that the cook had arrived.

Yang Jingyong waved his hand, and a middle-aged man who was not tall and slightly short and slightly chubby was led up.

Although the cooks were working in the palace, they did not see their masters a few times. Now he was brought to the guests again, although most of the guests gave rewards at this time, the cook was still full of apprehension and trembling, and stopped outside the pavilion, did not dare to raise his head, and knelt down respectfully and kowtowed.

Yang Jingyong said lightly: "I called you over, it was the county lord of Anning who had something to ask you, you can't hide it!" ”

The cook hurriedly kowtowed, changed directions under the guidance of the little servant, kowtowed to Qiu Chen, and knelt there with his head hanging tremblingly, waiting for questioning.

Being tossed like this, Qiu Chen was a little embarrassed, but even if she didn't want to ask at this time, she was afraid that she would cause trouble for the cook, so she had to ask.

Sighing secretly, Qiu Chen spoke: "You don't have to be afraid, I called you here to ask you, how do you make this hot cabbage soup?" ”

The cook was slightly stunned, subconsciously looked up, and hurriedly hung his head. Blanched choy sum...... It should be that dish, right? It's just that the dishes in the palace will have an elegant name, and when it comes to hot cabbage, even the chef can't remember it for a while.

Guessing, the cook didn't dare to talk nonsense, so he had to ask first: "But that jade white jade soup?" ”

Qiu Chen glanced at the hot cabbage sum on the table, the white vegetable stalks, the green leaves, and the slightly milky white soup, it really looked like jade and white jade...... So he nodded with a smile, and then remembered that the cook was kneeling with his head down, but he couldn't see that she nodded, and added: "Exactly!" ”

The cook decided on the dishes, and he had a bottom in his heart. After all, it was a dish he cooked by himself, and all the ingredients and methods were in his head, so he didn't open his mouth to say this.

Besides, listening to the voice of the county lord above, he was also very kind, and he was not unhappy, the cook relaxed a little, quickly sorted out the language, and opened his mouth to explain the materials and methods of the broth: "The soup of this dish is made of a three-year-old hen and a rooster, a two-year-old duck, a three-year-old white goose, and a one-year-old pig's trotter...... A handful of scallops...... Put it into the urn Chinese fire in turn and boil it for one night a day, remove all kinds of materials, leave only the soup, and then use very fine minced meat to hang the soup to remove the excessive oiliness in the soup, and wait until the soup is clear and not thick or greasy, and it is done! ”

"Oh, I see!" Qiu Chen listened carefully and patiently to the chef's detailed description of the ingredients used in his hanging broth, and after comparing them, he understood why his hanging broth still had a greasy feeling and did not fully stimulate the umami.

First, he focuses on meat in the materials, uses less seafood, and the umami itself is insufficient. Second, when he hung the broth, he only used minced pork soup, without special instructions, it should be minced pork with lean pork, rather than chicken minced with more umami. In addition, there is also a must-use ingredient for hanging broth, which is clean chicken blood or duck blood...... Glancing at the deer blood on the table, it is naturally not bad to be able to use this hanging, but the anger is also great, and many people are not suitable for eating.

Knowing the trick, Qiu Chen didn't say anything more, he glanced at it, Qing Xing, who was standing next to him, took out a small gold-painted purse from his sleeve, walked over and handed it to the cook: "This is the county lord's reward for you, take it!" ”

The purse fell heavily in his hand, and it was about five taels to touch. This is a generous reward, and his monthly money is only three taels of silver a month!

The cook was overjoyed, kowtowed a few times and thanked him, Yang Jingyong waved his hand, and his own little chamberlain led him to retreat.

At this time, he looked at Qiu Chen's face suddenly, but he was not half happy, Yang Jingyong could see that Qiu Chen did not appreciate this dish, but asked the reason for the lack of this dish.

He was slightly frustrated in his heart, but in a blink of an eye, he said to Qiu Chen with a smile: "This cook was specially found by me from the imperial dining room, but the taste of the cook is always a little worse...... I guess my sister tasted it just now! ”

Qiu Chen nodded, didn't think much about it, and said casually: "Yes, the color and aroma of this dish are actually very good, the only drawback is that the soup is not fresh enough, and the greasy and heavy taste is slightly heavy." ”

Qin Zheng is not as particular about eating as Yang Jingyong, so naturally he can't taste anything. But Yang Jingyong was originally very particular, and let him taste it by himself before, although he felt that it was lacking, he couldn't say it clearly, and when he heard Qiu Chen say this, he immediately realized.

"Yes, that's it!" Yang Jingyong shouted, praised again and again, and then said to Qiu Chen, "Sister, when you come to Beijing, there is nothing to do, if our sister and brother partner to open a restaurant, the façade and capital are all paid by me, my sister only needs to help the cook set the dishes, and you and my sister and brother will add five to five and fifty to divide the money." ”

"What do you mean it's nothing? It's like I'm idle! Qiu Chen muttered dissatisfiedly, but added, "Opening a restaurant is not a matter of one sentence, it is just a recipe, and it is not a good job...... The dishes that need to be used for me to taste are naturally unsuccessful, and they all need me to think about and improve them little by little, and teach the cook again and again...... I'm tired to death! Let's say, what's the benefit, let's talk ugly ahead, as far as the restaurant's five cents of profit, I won't do it! ”

"Uh, sister......" Yang Jingyong shouted dissatisfiedly, seeing that Qiu Chen was unmoved, he actually picked up the teacup and drank the tea slowly, so he had no choice but to accept the set of coquettish and idiot, and raised his hand to wave away the waiter girl in the pavilion, and then said: "Sister, if I tell you to open a restaurant, I want to be a prince who is greedy for food and beautiful clothes and is keen to make money, are you willing to help me?" ”

Qiu Chen also straightened his expression, looked at Yang Jingyong, and then looked at Qin Zheng in a blink of an eye, and suddenly remembered someone......