Chapter 129: Afternoon Tea
Out of the Imperial City, the carriage stopped at the door of a small food shop. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ ο½ο½ο½ο½
"The Emperor... Sir, we're here. "Gonggong Shi is used to shouting the emperor, and he almost said it smoothly for a while.
"Hmm." Every time he goes out of the palace, Emperor Jingtai will come to this restaurant for a meal.
Qinglan helped Jiang Guifei get out of the carriage, ho, the famous fly restaurant in the capital! I just heard Brother Huan mention it yesterday, and I can accompany the emperor to eat today, and I don't have to spend money, what kind of character, great! In other words, the emperor is quite good at eating...
Jiang Guifei put on her rose-red coat, and her look of disgust was fleeting, Qinglan bet that Jiang Guifei must be the first time to come back to this kind of place.
(You're mistaken, people just dislike your clothes...) οΌ
Qinglan is white-skinned, and she is in her twentieth decade, so she naturally looks young and beautiful in everything she wears. Looking at Jiang Guifei again, although she can't see the folds on her fat face, the rose red color is obviously not suitable for her, at least "not dignified" - Jiang Guifei said in her heart.
"Yo~! Rare guest, you haven't come to our small shop for a long time..."As soon as I saw Shi Gonggong, the shopkeeper hurriedly ran out to greet the guest, this guest he was particularly impressed, very exquisite, the dishes and chopsticks were brought by himself.
The shop is not large, there are twelve tables in the hall, and there is an old-fashioned counter by the west window, and behind the curtain next to the counter is the kitchen.
"Or is it the same old rule?" The shopkeeper was short, and he didn't dare to get very close to Emperor Jingtai, he had experience, and when he approached this master for the first time, he flew out of the lobby in an instant, and to this day he didn't understand how he got out at that time.
Father-in-law Shi nodded with satisfaction, because the lunch was over, and there was not a single customer in the small shop at this time. "Call your cook."
"Whoa, whoa!" The shopkeeper agreed, and personally took a novice towel to wipe the tables and chairs several times before inviting Emperor Jingtai and Jiang Guifei to take a seat, "Old lady, please." β
Qinglan thought that Jiang Guifei would squirm, after all, those tables and chairs looked... Not only is it old, but there are also some oil stains that are difficult to hide, who knows that Jiang Guifei will do it with a generous ass.
Anyway, it's not the clothes of the main palace.
"Xiao Shu, you can sit down too." Emperor Jingtai felt a little awkward after saying this, Xiao Shu pronounced the same as "uncle", and always felt that he had suffered a loss.
Qinglan looked at Gonggong Shi and Wu Yi, both of them sat down next to Emperor Jingtai, and she sat down next to Concubine Jiang Guifei.
Silent, because the two big men didn't speak, Qinglan didn't dare to enliven the atmosphere without permission (noise), so she had to take out her own handkerchief and wipe the table over and over again.
This is also her old problem, every time she goes out to eat, as long as the dishes are not ready, she wipes the table and plays the time, Thirteen Xiaobao and others know her habit.
But Emperor Jingtai and the others, who sat at the same table with Qinglan for the first time, didn't know, and thought that Shu Qinglan was wiped for them, and they were quite useful in their hearts.
"Here," seeing Qinglan only wiping the tabletop, Jiang Guifei couldn't help but make a sound, looking at it like a hand that didn't work at home, "and the side..."
The corner of the shopkeeper's mouth twitched, at first he was ready to serve beside him, but Qinglan wiped it vigorously, and there was a conductor next to him... The shopkeeper can't stand it, are you wiping or shaving? I don't know, I think our table has just been burned with new wax, please come to wax! Hey, I'd better go to the kitchen to urge food.
As soon as the dishes came up, it was Qinglan's turn to be calm, she actually saw the bowl chicken in Dashun hundreds of years ago? What's going on!?
Gonggong Shi quickly threw the strings into the white jade porcelain plate in front of Emperor Jingtai, and Qinglan painted the scoop according to the gourd, trying not to let the red oil splash on Jiang Guifei's body.
I don't know if it's because I've been drinking too much medicine recently, Emperor Jingtai always feels that today's dishes taste sweet, and he can't help but ask the shopkeeper: "Have you changed the cook?" The tone was similar to that of the minister.
The shopkeeper was suddenly scared and sweated, this tongue is too clenched! But his own family did have a new cook, and the shopkeeper had to bite the bullet and say: "Yes, the last one..."
Emperor Jingtai put down his chopsticks and got up before he heard what the shopkeeper said, it was difficult to get out of the palace, and he actually changed the cook!
Jiang Guifei also stood up immediately, although she thought it tasted good......
Qinglan also stood up, at this moment her heart was broken, and her sister hadn't even eaten a bite......
This time, Shi Gonggong walked at the end, and Qinglan guessed that he must have left silver for the shopkeeper.
After getting into the car, Qinglan closed her mouth even more, usually at this time, people who haven't eaten food will be in a very unhappy mood, especially when they are hungry, she doesn't want to touch this mold.
The carriage was walking very slowly, and Emperor Jingtai suddenly asked Qinglan, "What are the places to play in the capital recently?" β
Qinglan immediately thought of Qu Wanying's theater, but this point... The big names only appear in the evening.
"Or... Going to Juxian House for tea? "I've only heard of that place and haven't been there, and says that there is a storyteller there who is not bad.
Jiang Guifei swept Qinglan from the corner of her eye, and the latter immediately showed a flattering smile, guilty of sin, Weichen forgot about Guifei Niangniang.
Emperor Jingtai was in a state of interest, he wanted to eat quietly at this time, the teahouse was too noisy, and there was nothing to eat. (That's the key, right?)
"Or..."Qinglan suddenly thought of her own small shop, because there are more copycat dessert shops than mushrooms after the rain, so business has not improved. Your Majesty, Niangniang, Weichen has a small shop called Beautiful Time..."The two of you are going to sit and sit with your faces?
Jiang Guifei instantly changed her look, indicating that she was willing to "deignate".
"Then go and see." Emperor Jingtai was as relieved of Shu Qinglan's talent in studying food as Zhu Yuanfang was in studying weapons.
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As soon as Qinglan arrived at the store, she immediately changed to the signboard of "East Inventory", and the beautiful time will not be open to the public this afternoon~
Led Emperor Jingtai and others all the way to the back garden, Qinglan presented lemonade and menu, "Your Majesty, Concubine Niangniang, please." β
The scenery in the garden is chic, and it will only be open to the public on weekdays when the wealthy daughters charter the field, and today's spring is bright and the spring flowers are blooming, and the garden is really full of spring and can't be closed~~~
"Ice cream fondue?" I'm not mistaken, I don't eat less ice cream, but hot pot... Can you eat these two things together?
Qinglan didn't explain, and looked at Emperor Jingtai with a smile: "Weichen has written it down." "Your Majesty, when you leave later, remember to leave a Mobao for your ministers~
Jiang Guifei also turned to the last page, to be honest, she had seen a lot of new terms in front of her, and she also wanted to try strawberry Dafu and Guifei (mango) panhalberd, in other words, what is this concubine pancake made of?
Qinglan's ability to "observe words and colors" has increased recently, so she not only served the ice cream hot pot that made Emperor Jingtai curious, but also prepared a series of desserts that girls love to eat, including strawberry Daifuku and concubine pancake.
As for the other two, Qinglan didn't fall behind, she prepared a mille-feuille fruit mixed chocolate cake and jam mousse cake for Shi Gonggong, and a fruit platter stacked like a small tower for Wu Yi - anyway, he won't pick anything to eat, as long as the amount is large.
Almost all the tableware and pairings of Belle Epoque are made by Zhu Yuanfang, and the glass "stove" with fountain chocolate sauce surrounds all flavors of ice cream, which looks very pleasing.
If you have a mobile phone at this moment, I believe Qinglan will not hesitate to post on Moments.
It turns out that the soup base of this "hot pot" is chocolate, Jingtai Emperor is very satisfied, he especially likes the chocolate made by Qinglan (probably the reason why the first impression is particularly impressive) - of course, so far, few Quan Dashun will do it, Qinglan is equivalent to pulling frustration in a short man.
Jiang Guifei had also eaten mangoes before, but it was the first time she had eaten mangoes like this, and it seemed that the palace had to recruit a food bureau that could make desserts.
"These...," Jingtai Di pointed to the dishes on the table, "all of them did you figure out by yourself?" β
Qinglan shook her head honestly, "Not all," most of them were copied, "Some of them were researched with Yuan Jin." β
Yuan Jin..."Zhu's sister? Although Jiang Guifei doesn't like the Zhu family very much, now for the sake of her giving birth to her eldest son, she is not too disgusted.
Zhu Yuanrong finally added a son-in-law to Li Desheng after Pei's family. No matter how busy His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is, he will definitely find time to see his son.
Qinglan nodded, and said in her heart: Is there no harmonious mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the world? When you say those two words of Zhu's, can you not release the air conditioner?
"Your Majesty, why don't you let Master Xiao Shu write a recipe..."Father-in-law Shi admitted that he had a little selfishness, who made this mousse cake so much... Grab your stomach too!
Jiang Guifei gave Gonggong Shi an approving look, that's right, that's right, that's right.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Jingtai said: "Food can't be used more, so forget it." "This Nizi's family background is not thick, and the business of this store is not good, so let's keep it for her to earn money and save the dowry~
Father-in-law Shi: ......
Qinglan: Your Majesty, Weichen gives you a thumbs up!
It's not that Qinglan is stingy, desserts are not like bicycles, they have irreplaceable core competitiveness, to put it bluntly, they are eating and changing their methods. Originally, his own small store has already released a lot of copycat versions, and then the recipe will be announced... (The Imperial Dining Room is the most secret-free place in the palace), so this restaurant is really not far from closing.
"Who is here on weekdays?" After eating the "hot pot", Emperor Jingtai habitually picked up the glass, hey, is it juice? No, the color is wrong...
"Hmm... Ladies or ladies. Of course, the young lady of the rich and powerful family must eat the "genuine" product, otherwise it will be a loss.
"Master Shu," Shi Gonggong deserves to be the first "service civil servant" in Dashun, and immediately "heard the words and knew the holy will", "Do you have any food here?" β
(βoβ) Oops, forget about this stubble, Qinglan quickly excused herself and ran to the kitchen.
Looking at Qinglan's back running away, Jiang Guifei's gaze fell, this, how can this still have a little image of a quasi-princess!
Qinglan quickly sent someone back to the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion to pick up Pan Erniang and the "Meat Fire Stuffing" together, "You must be fast!! β
The Marquis of Zhongyi's Mansion must have meat burned for breakfast every dayβthe old general Yi demanded, "to make up for the regrets in my heart for many years." β
Could it be that the regret in your heart is that you didn't eat a few meat burn shops?
"What's new in Beijing lately?" When Qinglan sat down again, Emperor Jingtai had already eaten three cakes, and in other words, this thing didn't care about being full.
Uh..."Your Majesty, do you know that Lord Yan has a nickname?" "When will you not be pitted at this time?! What a great opportunity...
Emperor Jingtai looked at Wu Yi, and Wu said expressionlessly: "East Building." β
Emperor Jingtai turned back to look at Qinglan again, Qinglan drew a villain in her heart, showing that you have a secret guard...
"Only?" Only in the middle is Yan Song's word.
Qing Lan was stunned, and immediately reacted that the emperor had made a mistake, and explained: "It's Lord Yan of the Yan Shi Domain." β
"Oh~ how?" As soon as Emperor Jingtai's words fell, Concubine Jiang Guifei immediately turned to Qinglan, and her expression seemed to say: Come on, come on, tell me something that the palace doesn't know.
Qing Lan was embarrassed, thought for a while before slowly saying, "Lord Yan... A new little lady in a room... is younger than Weichen..."Shao Jiajia is a few months younger than herself, right?
"Oh?" Obviously, these two bigwigs are very concerned about the Yan family, little lady, then this family is definitely not a white thing. Emperor Jingtai still had to pay more attention to the family affairs of the courtiers, but during this period of time, he was ill, and most of his energy was spent on Prince Xian and the rest of the party, so it was the first time he had heard about Yan Shifan.
As the supreme leader of a country, Yan Shifan is obviously not qualified enough to enter the core sight of the emperor...
"Lord Xu Chunrong's eldest daughter." Qinglan wears small shoes for Yan Dang openly, and she will talk about things.
The eldest daughter of the four-rank official, Jiang Guifei showed disdain, and the appearance of this surnamed Xu was too ugly.
Xu Chunrong... Emperor Jingtai was completely impressed, he couldn't help but look at Wu Yi again, who is this person?
"Yangzhou Prefect."
Qinglan had some doubts in her heart, according to the prefect of Yangzhou, how fat and lacking! Don't you know who is the official, Your Majesty?
Emperor Jingtai's face darkened in an instant, he really didn't know!
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At sea, pirates rely on seabirds to deliver messages to each other. Luo Yi and Wang Liu were no exception, Wang Liu told Luo Yi that they were still in the realm of Dashun at this time, and Yun Qi and Xiongfeng were discussing how to rescue Zhu Qi.
Luo Yi received the news and began to think about how to talk to Wu Qi.
Shu Qi didn't want to expose Wang Liu, so the two of them could only remind His Highness the Thirteenth by knocking on the side.
Li Shisan was discussing post-war affairs in Fujian with Pei Qingzhi at this time, and most of the officials in Fuzhou had demoted Zhu Qi. Thirteen thought about it like swallowing a fly.
"Your Highness, the minister wants to recommend someone." When Pei Qing first came, after seeing the "ugly state" of Fujian's officials, he began to think about the issue of "governance" in the future.
"You say." Thirteen also had a list in his hand, which was given by the eldest brother before leaving.
"Hai Rui in Qiongshan, Guangdong."
Thirteen thought for a long time and couldn't remember who this person was, "Let him come to see him." β